VISITORS TO THE CITY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 247, 19 October 1936, Page 6

VISITORS TO THE CITY

LATEST ARRIVALS FOSTER'S HOTEL. Mr and Mrs Max Steinberg, Mr J. S. Gill, Mr C. E. Piper (Auckland); Mr J. S. Campbell (Havelock North) • Dr. H. Wilson, Mr H. Stewart, Mr H V. Hoadley, Mr W. Hyslop, Mr J. S. Hyslop (Hastings); Mr H. A. Ellingham (Dannevirke); Mr C. A. Wilkinson (Eltham); Mr R. S. Levin (Feilding); Mr L. B. Maunsell (Masterton); Mr and Mrs Hill, Mr J. Scholfield Miss A. Farmer (Palmerston North); Mr and Mrs Pumphrey (Christchuren); Mr F. H. Goddard (Dunedin). GRAND HOTEL Mr R. Drake, Wellington; Mr Blacke, Hawke’s Bay; Mr S. Richards Dannevirke; Mr S. Richards, Hobart; Mr H. Simpson, Hikurangi; Mr Wilson, New Plymouth; Mr W. Stevens Auckland; Miss J. Cooke, Whangarei; Mrs Shepard, Belgrave; Mr Cox' Hawera; Mr G. Page, ChristchurchMr B. Peters, Invercargill; Mr Archibald, Wellington; Mr Holdworth, Auckland; Mr and Mrs Waymouth, Wellington'; Mr and Mrs Long, Hamilton; Mr D. L. Bohm, Wellington; Miss Glennie, Wellington.

RUTLAND HOTEL Mr and Mrs Underhill, Wellington; Mr H. Anderson, Wellington; Mr S. B. Davys, Wellington; Mr and Mrs W. Wright, Wellington; Mr D. Bluett, Wellington; Mr J. B. Nelson, Wellington; Mr R. H. Spencer, Palmerston North; Mr J. A. Grant, Palmerston North; Mr G. Priest, Palmerston North; Mr J. Richardson, Patea; Mr H. Quigley, Dannevirke; Mr H. Young, Dannevirke; Mr Oatridge, Dannevirke; Mr N. Alexander, Dannevirke; Mr and Mrs F. Bullick, Dannevirke; Mr and Mrs W. P. Hulston, Dannevirke; Miss B. Reid, Napier; Mr J. W. Benson, Wairoa; Mr L. Pattison, Wairoa; Mr G. Neville, New Plymouth; Mr J. Coogan, New Plymouth. Pilot Goes Sohr. Yesterday afternoon Mr. C. S. Coldwell, a member of the New Plymouth Aero Club who has been taking dual construction at the Wanganui Airport from Flight-Lieutenant lan Keith, pilot-instructor to the Western Federated (N. 1. Flying Club, made his first solo flight. Fillip for Rowing. Stating that he hoped his gift would give rowing in Wanganui an appreciated fillip for the season, Mr. W. J. Johnston, of the Aramoho Hotel, forwarded the Wanganui Rowing Association a cheque for £5 ss. Naturally, the donation has been gratefully accepted by the executive of the association, and a letter of thanks and appreciation is to be forwarded the donor. Rowing Season Opens. One of the largest crowds seen at the opening of a rowing season in Wanganui marked the commencement of activities for the 1936-37 year on Saturday. Oarsmen from the three local sheds, together with their supporters, gathered in force at the Union Boat Club’s shed, and during the sprint racing, which formed the programme, there was a large crowd o’ spectators on the club-house balcony, on the pontoon and on the river service wharf as points of vantage. M.P. as Oarsman. The generally-accepted idea that an M.P. cannot be expected to take an active part in parochial functions other than such as opening the season with a stereotyped speech, is not subscribed to by Mr J. B. Cotterill, M.P. for Wanganui. Himself a former member of the Union Boat Club, Mr Cotterill performed the task of declaring the 1936-37 rowing season open on Saturday. Quickly changing into shorts and black jersey, Mr Cotterill took his seat as a member of the Pirate crew, which defeated the Harriers in the annual eight-oared event. Then he pulled a sturdy oar in the sprint fours, stroking his crew to victory in two heats before being eliminated in the semi-finals. He was accorded an ovation by spectators.

From the Seychelles A steamer of more than ordinary interest is the Reynolds, which arrived at Auckland last Tuesday from the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean. The vessel brought 6600 tons of guana and after unloading 2600 tons at the northern port, sailed on Friday afternoon for Port Chalmers and Wanganui. The steamer is due at the first-named port to-morrow and at Castlecliff next week. Prolonged spells of bad weather considerably delayed the steamer when loading off the islands and for 58 days she was either taking on board cargo or putting to sea to ride out fierce storms of a type which occur frequently in the Indian Ocean. The guano was loaded at Astove, St. Pierre and Providence Islands, lonely, rugged outposts, which are famous all over the world for the quality of their fertiliser products. The Reynolds cleared the islands on September 1 and the passage to Auckland was uneventful. She will complete discharge at Castlecliff before sailing for an overseas destination not yet announced.