Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 103, 4 May 1938, Page 6

Town Talk

One Bankruptcy Filed One petition in bankruptcy was filed with the deputy-official assignee at Wanganui during April. There was one petition during the corresponding month of last year. New Spriggens Park. The Management Committee of the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Union last evening decided to issue an invitation to Mr J. B. Cotterill, M.P. for Wanganui, and Mr W. J. Rogers Mayor of Wanganui, to officially open the new playing area at Spriggens Park next Saturday afternoon, when the senior competition for the 1938 season will commence. Wellington Regiment Members of the Wellington Regiment resident in Wanganui are endeavouring to get a full muster to attend the annual reunion at Palmerston North next Saturday and Sunday. A bus is to leave at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday and will return on Sunday. Messrs C. La Roche and R. D. Smart are organising the trip and wsuld be glad to hear from any members who desire to participate. Civic Service “Men who undertake to serve in a municipal capacity put up with a lot of criticism and the bouquets they get do not take up much room on lhe sideboard,” said Cr. G. E. Bennett, a member of the present Wanganui City Council, referring to the work of the councillors retiring from office, ana expressing an opinion that any who could should oe willing to serve in the interests of the city. Shipment of Newsprint. A shipment of newsprint from lhe paper mills of Nova Scotia ffor Wanganui newspapers is due at Castlecliff. at an early date in the steamer Antigone, which arrived at Auckland on Monday. The Antigone is a British steamer of 4545 tons, and left Liverpool, Nova Scotia, on March 22. The vessel is scheduled to leave Auckland for Whangarei to-morrow and discharges at that port and New Plymouth before coming to Wanganui. Ratepayers’ Association ’. That an organisation such as a ratepayers’ association could be formed with advantage in Wanganui was mentioned by Mr G. H. Trott, the Citizens’ League candidate for I'm mayoralty. when speaking in the Gonville Town Hall last evening. Through its members, such an organisation could co-operate with the City Council in matters of importance to ratepayers. Members of the council could be made to feel that any suggestion emanating from such an organisation would have a responsible body of opinion behind it. Football Grounds Wanted. With a proposal in hand to inaugurate competitions on Saturday mornings for schoolboys, the Management Committee of the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Union is faced with a shortage of grounds. The committee last night considered several proposals for securing the necessary grounds, including one by Mr W. R McElwain that a sports area should be formed in the bluegum plantation between the gaol and Guyton Street. Mr McElwain considered that two grounds would be available there, out other opinions were that there would be room for one ground only. In the meantime, it is proposed to endeavour to secure the use of an area of ground at. the Hurworth School, where two grounds can be made available. Condition of Roads Reports on the condition of roads in the North Island have been received by the secretary of the Automobile Association (Wanganui). The Rotorua-Waikaremoana and the Ro-torua-Wairoa roads are now open for ’ motor traffic, and the road from Gisborne to Wairoa via Tiniroto is open. The road from Napier to Wairoa and that from Napier to Taupo will not be open for some time, and motorists desirous of travelling from Wanganui to Wairoa will have to proceed by way of Rotorua and Waikaremoana. or through Rotorua to Opotiki and Gisborne, thence by way of Tiniroto. a distance of over 500 miles. The Whirikino portion of the WanganuiWellington main highway is now open for traffic after having beer, under water for several days. Coastal Vessels Delayed The coastal motch?-ships Kapiti and Gale were delayed at Wellington on Monday for an unusual cause and consequently did not arrive at Wanganui yesterday for discharge. On Monday morning, the masters and officers of these two and several other vessels met to discuss the terms of a new agreement to replace the agreement which lapsed on March 31 last. As the masters and officers of the vessels decided to remain in port, their ships were unable to sail and will now arrive at Wanganui this morning. On March 31 last the agreement covering the officers and masters of small coastal ships expired, and proposals for a new agreement were placed before the shipowners concerned. These proposals were not acceptable to the owners, who in turn forwarded their proposals to the officers and masters.