THE MAYOR'S APPEAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 279, 25 November 1936, Page 6

THE MAYOR'S APPEAL

FOR THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL To ihe Citizens, of Wanganui, I make this earnest appeal to one I and all to do what they can to assist in making the Wanganui ChristmasNew Year Carnival a bumper success. ’ and thereby display the loyalty an I i co-operation that undoubtedly do exist in our city. The purpose of the carnival is Io i brighten up our festive season, and i encourage our Dominion friends, and . tourists, to visit Wanganui, and share ' our pleasures with us, and, at the] same time, to raise funds to provide I for: (1) The means whereby our bands can proceed to the New Zealand bands championship contests. (2) A paddling pool for young children at Castlecliff beach. (3) The planting and decoration of the esplanade at Casllecliff. (4) The youths’ afforestation camp. (5) And other worthy objects that the Tourist and Development League has in view. Much work has been done already in organising this ambitious venture, the programme of which is now in circulation, and it only remains for I citizens to rise to the occasion in every I direction to ensure its succes. I trust, therefore, that my appeal will be received in the spirit with which it. is made, and that the carnival will have the support, that is undoubtedly warranted. Yours, etc. W. J. ROGERS. Mayor. Sharp Earthquake Shock. At 6.40 o’clock last, evening a short, sharp earthquake shock was fell, in Wanganui, but it was not serious enough to do any damage. Acciden; on I’arapara. As the result of a motor mishap on the Parapara Road yesterday afternoon, Mrs. A. H. Cuthbertson, of Castlecliff, was admitted to the Wanganui Hospital. Her condition last night was reported to be comfortable. Presentation for Lovelock. In response to the appeal being made lor subscriptions to the fund for making a presentation to the famous New Zealand athlete J. E. Lovelock, the Wanganui Swimming Centre has donated £1 Js and is making an appeal to affiliated clubs to contribute to the fund. It is anticipated that a ready response wil) be forthcoming. Car and Tram (’ollide. Severe cuts on the head and face were received by Anne Lapham, of Hardy Street, when a motor-car in which she was a passenger collided I with a tram at the corner of Glasgow and Campbell Streets shortly before nine o’clock last night. She was ad- j milted to the Wanganui Hospital and] was reported to be in a comfortable] condition. Two other occupants of the car received cuts and abrasions but were able to proceed home after I medical treatment. War Canoe Journey, One of the oldest modes of transport in New Zealand and one of the newest are within the experience of' Mrs. T. Hewitt, of Palmerston North, who has just passed her 90th birthday. In 1855 Mrs. Hewitt, as a little girl, made a journey in a Maori war canoe from the mouth of Orongorongo River, which flows into Cook Strait between Wellington Pleads and Palliser Bay, to Woburn, some distance up the Hutt River. Her family and their household goods were conveyed by friendly natives in this way to a new home which her father had purchased. Two canoes were used to carry the party. When Mrs. Hewitt last visited her old home she travelled in a limousine car. She was born at Orongorongo. Timber from Little Wanganui. On her third visit to Wanganui, the auxiliary scow Te Aroha arrived at the Town Wharf yesterday from Little Wanganui. The vessel brought a cargo of 43,000 feet of sawn rimu timber. On completion of discharge to-day she will sail for Wellington. The Te Aroha is a vessel of 105 tons gross and is under the command of Captain T. Sawyers, of Wanganui. A member of the crew remarked yesteerday that the ship is being kept particularly busy trading between Wellington, Westport and Little Wanganui. The timber mills are active and the district is progressing considerably. During the last two or three trips the Te Aroha has carried large quantities of steel rails from Wellington to Karamea, where they were used in the protection works which are being constructed along the banks of the river to avoid flood damage. The Te Aroha cleared Wanganui’s namesake at five o'clock on Monday morning and arrived here at 9.35 a.m. yesterday after a good trip.