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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 247, 18 October 1937, Page 6

Personal

Group-Commander Cochrane and Squadron-Leader Isitt paid an official visit to the Wanganui Airport yesterday in a Whitney Strafe machine.

Mr Ormond Wilson, M.P., is still in hospital in Wellington, and will not be able to attend to his Parliamentary and constitutency work for a week or two yet. The doctors anticipate that he will be out of hospital before the end of next week when he will return to his home in Bulls.

Mr. Cranleigh Barton, who recently returned from Europe, is now showing a wide collection of his latest water colours at the Sarjeant Gallery. Among the scenes depicted is an interesting series of London subjects and it is interesting to note that there are depicted scenes from as far afield as Athens, Istanbul and Algiers.

Tribute to the memory of the late Mr Frederick Streeter was paid by members of the Wanganui East Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon. At the invitation of the president, Mr A. W. Jones, members stood in silence as a mark of respect. For many years Mr Streeter was a keen member and a zealous worker in the interests of the club.

When the members of the Wanganui Bowling Club assembled at tne green on Saturday for the opening of the season, three familiar faces were missed and feeling reference was made to those departed members by the president (Mr A. Crawford) Messrs A. A. Flower, A. T. Cavell ana C. W. Poynter. Mr Crawford spoke, also, of an esteemed ex-member oi the club who had passed away, Mr R. McSkimming. “Each of them, by his own particular personality, has left an indelible mark on the corporate life of the club,” Mr Crawford stated. The gathering observed a moment's silence in tribute to memories held very dearly.

Palmerston’s Cherry Trees. The flowering cherry trees on the Esplanade at Palmerston North are attracting many visitors to the city. Yesterday there was a continual stream of cars passing along the locality all day.

Spriggcns Park Trees Ornamental shrubs and tree? planted in Spriggens Park, the headquarters of Wanganui Rugby, are rapidly making a show along the Guyton Street frontage. In a very short time quite an attractive display will be made by flowering gum* and other trees of a like nature.

Cars in Collision. Two cars collided at the intersection of Wicksteed and Dublin Streets at 4.15 yesterday afternoon, and although one vehicle was extensively damaged no one was injured. The drivers were Tamoti Horu, of Kaiwhaiki and Kenneth Hicks, of Pahiatua.

Fish Plentiful. With the brilliant day yesterday, besides the large crowds at the beaches, Castlecliff Wharf also had its quota of fishing enthusiasts. Conditions were ideal, and cod were plentiful, as many as three fish being landed from a cast. The best “bag” during the afternoon was two dozen cod in just under two hours’ fishing.

Japanese Steamer. The Yamashita Kosen Kaisha Line’s steamer, Chifuku Maru, discharging sulphur at Castlecliff Wharf attracted considerable attention yesterday and was inspected by a large number of people. She is loading approximately 100 bales of wool purchased by Japanese buyers at last season’s Wanganui wool sales, and is expected to sail for Lyttelton to-mor-row, where she will load sheep and wool for Japan.

Labour Day Weather In recent years the public has come to look forward to fine weather on Labour Day with very thin hope. Almost every year the holiday provides weather of the worst type. Recently a Gonville resident had occasion to call in a plumber to mend a tank. It was Monday morning and the womenfolk were not quick enough to draw off water for washing day and the plumber’s assistant was criticised rather harshly. “Don’t worry about that lady,” he said, “Labour Day’s quite close and the tank’ll get filled that day if on no other this side of Christmas.”

Tar Oozing From Roads Several Wanganui motorists complain that the recently scaled surfaces of some of the roads about Wanganui have not prevented the tar from being affected by the heat, and vehicles have received liberal coatings of almost liquid material which, when it sets, is very dilficult to remove, more especially if it has become lodged on the paint. One who complained of the matter suggested that not sufficient sand was laid over the surface to allow the sealing to set before it was churned up by passing traffic.

State Houses The houses being erected at the corner of Godwin Crescent and Jackson Street in furtherance of the State scheme of alleviation of the housing shortage, continue to interest the public. In the warmth of yesterday’s sun, the locality was inspected by quite a number of interested people. The fact that several of the buildings are nearing completion and work lb proceeding on the interior decoration and fittings accounts for the continuity of public interest.

Railway First-aid Work. The comprehensive way in which the Railway Department provides first-aid equipment and training for its men is described by an officer of the department. There were 350 railway stations equipped with ambulance stretchers, he said, and 750 with first-aid boxes, and in addition all departmental workshops were so equipped. Wellington, Dunedin and Frankton Junction stations had ambulance rooms, and every guard’s van had its first-aid box. Members of the platform staffs were qualified in firstaid work and wore The St. John Ambulance badge. To encourage its own St. John Ambulance divisions the department gave the men leave on pay and rail passes to participate in annual competition with other St. John Divisions, and it paid the men’s class fees and provided all their equipment. In the last eight years it had spent £2500 on fees and equipment and since 1928 1500 employees had qualified as trained St. John Ambulance men. At the instruction of the general manager, Mr. G. H. Mackley, the department proposed to extend its first-aid training still further.