Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 278, 24 November 1936, Page 6

Town Talk

Collegiate School Break-up The annual break-up ceremony of the Wanganui Collegiate School will be held in lhe big school on Monday, December 14. The guest of honour will be the Governor-General, Viscount. Galway. Regatta Crews in Training The crews selected to represent lhe Union, Aramoho, and Wanganui Rowing Clubs in the various events at the Boxing Day regatta at Sandy Hook and the Jury Cup regatta on lhe previous Saturday commenced their training on the river last night. Wanganui Wool Stores Some of the Wanganui wool stores were open on Saturday morning, but others were closed in consequence of the men adhering to a decision not to work on Saturdays until some finality was reached on Ihe subject of a 40hour week. Such finality has since developed. More Improved Scotchman "New Zealanders can afford to be more tolerant and can then afford another instalment, of tolerance,” declared Mr O. N. Gillespie, of Wellington. in an address to yesterday’s meeting of the Wanganui Rotary Club. It was the over-serious man, he said, that, caused all the trouble. He had been told that Now Zealanders were like improved Scotchimen; they did not laugh enough. Porirua Christmas Fund I The Mayoress (Mrs W. J. Rogers) acknowledges the following donations Ito the Porirua Christmas Fund: • Police-Press football match. £4; St. Vincent de Paul Society, £1 Is; other societies and private donations, £3 3s j —total £8 4s. Mrs Rogers and the secretary (Miss K. Fraser), on behalf of the committee, wish to thank all donors very sincerely for their sympathetic support oi’ this worthy cause. Okoia Public Hall. The question of renovating the Public Hall at Okoia, or, alternatively replacing the existing hall with a new building was discussed at a meeting of settlers on Saturday night. Mr L. Wilson presided. It was decided 'o secure an architect's report on the repairs necessary, the cost of carrying out. the repairs and further improvements to the building and, if the cost, is too great, the cost of erecting a new structure. Drink at Dances. "The attitude J take with regard to drink at dances is quite different io drunkeness in a street,” said Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the Wanganui Magisi Irate’s Court yesterday, when two defendants were found drunk al a dance. I "Drunk men at dances are always a nuisance. The maximum penally for a first, offence is £l." Both defendants were lined the maximum penalty, in default 21 hour’s imprisonment . N. Authors’ Week The success of the recent New Zealand authors’ week was mentioned by Mr O. N. Gillespie, of Wellington, during lhe course of an address to ni embe rs o f the Wa nga nu i Rot ary Club yesterday. Mr Gillespie said that authors’ week was held to demonstrate the very high cultural achievement of New Zealanders which, as a world achievement, was on a far higher plane than the peiI formance of (he All Blacks. New Zealander authors had written works of a higher standard than those emanating from Australia and lhe Canadians had done nowhere near as i well. I Proposed Air Service "I interviewed the manager of Union Airways with regard to Wanganui being omitted from the schedule of the proposefl Wellington-Auck-land air service and was informed that conditions still remain the same,” reported the president (Mr W. J. Gibson Hughes) at last, night’s executive meeting of the Wanganui Tourist and Development League. "The three main factors, time, hazards, and costs may be attributed as being the reasons why Wanganui is nob being included. I was informed, however, that there was no reason why Wanganui should not advance sufficient claims for a feeder service being instituted. Stratford, Hawera, and Wanganui may perhaps bo able to co-operate in this direction,'’ Mr Hughes added. The league decided to support the Chamber of Commerce (Wanganui) and other local bodies in any action taken. Publicity for Wanganui Speaking at last, night's executive meeting of lhe Wanganui Tourist and Development League, the chairman (Mr W. J. Gibson Hughes) said lhe matter of a special illustrated booklet concerning Wanganui's many tourist attractions was now under consideration. While in Wanganui for the recent show, both Messrs A. H. Messenger (Government Tourist and Publicity Department.) and G. G. Stewart (publicity manager, New Zealand Railways) had spoken in favour of the idea. Mr Messenger had assured lhe league of all possible cooperation in the matter of writing suitable articles and it was mainly through Mr Stewart that Wanganui was to form the subject of a special article in the New Zealand Railways Magazine, for which purpose Messrs O. N. Gillespie and Leslie Hinge were now visiting lhe city. Referring to the proposed booklet. Mr Hughes added that the suggestion would shortly be put before the New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department in the hope of eliciting its sun-

I . Topographical Map Referring to Wanganui as the ' southern gateway to the alpine districts and thermal regions of the North Island, Mr G. F. Pownall said at. last night’s executive meeting of the Wanganui Tourist and Development League that, ho had prepared a topographical map of Wanganui and district which demonstrated ils central position with regard tn tourist attractions. This map, which was of a tentative nature only, would be submitted to the New Zealand Government Tourist and Publicilv Department in the near future. Mr Pownall asked that if published, it be done so under the ausnices of the league and other interested bodies in Wanganui. "We have nothing that can be placed in the reading rooms of overseas ships for tourists when they arrive in New Zealand.” Mr Pownall added. "Wanganui is sadly lacking so far as literature is concerned.” Mr W. J. Gibson Hughes (president) complimented Mr Pownall on his excellent. suggestion and moved that the league sunport. Ihc propose l The motion was carried. j