Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 6

Town Talk

Primary Schools* Rugby. The annual tournament of the NewZealand Primary Schools’ Rugby Football Association is to be held at Palmerston North on August 20, 22 and 24. In view of the interest being taken in Rugby among schoolboys by the unions this year, it is expected that greater interest will be taken In the annual tournament. Aid For Pilots. The Government has announced its intention of installing a direSon-finc-ing and beam radio station at the Milson aerodrome. Palmerston North, to assist aircraft landing at night or under unfavourable weather conditions. Equipment of this type is standard at all the large overseas aerodromes and increases the safety factor to a considerable degree. Civil Reserve of Pilots “During the year the Government inaugurated a new scheme for the training by the various clubs of civil reserve pilots and four of these were trained by the club," states the annual report of the Wanganui Aero Club. “Through an unfortunate accident to one of our 'planes, the training of civil reserve pilots was held up tor a long period. However, when the machines were all available, with the concentrated efforts of the clubs instructor and ground engineer, the training of the reserve pilots was completed within the prescribed time, thereby enabling the club to obtain the additional Government subsidy." Farmers’ New Cars. “I wholeheartedly disapprove of carping criticism directed against farmers who buy new cars,” said the Hon. P. C. Webb, at Hawera on the occasion of the South Taranaki Winter Show. “Why should not they have up-to-date and comforlab’e cars? They are isolated, many are a long way from a doctor and the conveniences of a town and the dairy farms of the country form its most important industry. I hope the day will soon come when every farm house is connected with electricity and there is a metal road to every home.” At Hawera, he said, there was more than one car registration for each house in the borough. Produce For England. A further shipment of frozen produce from the Imlay Freezing Works and the cool stores at Castlecliff, for the English market is to be loaded at Wanganui when the Shaw Savill liner Fordsdale arrives from New Plymouth to-morrow. The Fordsdale is a 9949-ton steamer under the command of Captain Christie and is at present loading at New Plymouth. When the Fordsdale is loading at the Wanganui roadstead it is understood that the New Zealand Refrigerating Company's new lighter Kaiwhaka and the new barge will be placed in commission. The Fordsdale proceeds to Picton from Wangaui and is scheduled to sail for English ports via the Panama Canal on June 11. Young Farmers' Tour A party of 23 young farmers, representing the Masterton, Carterton, Featherston, Eketahuna and Ballance districts, is making an educational tour of the North Island which will conclude on June 2. The members from the Ballance district represent the oldest foung Harmers’ Club In New Zealand, the club having been formed on September 24, 1934. During their tour, the young farmers will visit the (tangapo and Hatu prison farms, the Tikltere native land development area, the Ruakura experimental farm, the Waitomo Caves, the Arapuni power station, and a pig farm at Te Awamutu. Sightseeing tours will be carried out at Rotorua and Auckland. The party is in charge of Mr N. Lamont, secretary of the Wairarapa Young Farmers' Clubs. Minister Travels by Air. Carrying the Minister of Mines, the Hon. P. C. Webb, from Hawera to Wellington, the Wellington Acre Clu-b's Waco cabin machine called at the Wanganui Airport yesterday to refuel. The Minister, who was accompanied by his secretary, Mr. S. Y. Jones was at Waikouaiti, near Dunedin, on Monday afternoon and addressed a meeting at Geraldine during the evening. After the meeting, he motored to Christchurch, where he arrived at 2 a.m. on Tuesday. He travelled to Palmerston North by Union Airways’ service and was flown to Hawera from Palmerston North in the Waco piloted by Mr. I. E. Rawnsley, pilot-instructor to the Wellington Aero Club. Mr. Webb opened the winter show at Hawera on Tuesday night and returned to Wellington yesterday in time for lunch. Cargo Ship Launched Another new Union Steam Ship Company vessel for the New Zealand coastal cargo trade was launched at the Linthouse yard of Alexander Stephen and Sons, Limited, Glasgow, ■early this month. The vessel, which has been named Korowai, will be ready to sail for the Dominion about June 3. The Korowai is 290 ft, in length, 45ft. in beam, and 21ft. 9in. in depth, and her gross tonnage will be about 2560. She has a single deck, with poop, bridge, and forecastle. Fitted with single-screw triple expansion engines, she is expected to make an average speed of 10 knots in all weathers on the trip to New Zealand, but will be capable of faster speeds. The new cargo ship was named by Miss Elspeth MacLellan, younger daughter of Mr Alexander S. MacLellan, a director of the firm which built her. The voyage to Wellington will be made via Suez, Safaja Bay, Colombo, and Torres Strait. Bi-centenary Banquet The Wesleyan bi-centenary commemoration banquet is to be held in Wanganui this evening, when more than 400 Methodists and representatives ot other churches will attend. The toast to the memory of John Wesley is to be proposed by the president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, the Rev. P. R. Paris, of Wellington. He will also respond to the toast, “The Methodist Church," proposed by the Rev. H. W. Austin, Wanganui. The toast, “Sister Churches,” will be proposed by the Rev. R. Dudley, responded to by ths Rev. A. C. McLean, while Mr M. Goldsbury will propose the toast, "The People Called Methodists,” responded to by the laity—Messrs S. Newsonme, J. F. Martin, and E. Buxton. “The Dominion of New Zealand," proposed by the Mayor of Wanganui, Mr W. J. Rogers, will be responded to by Mr J. B. Cotterill, M.h*. for Wanganui. Items will oe given by Misses J. Harman, L. Ramsay, M. Spurdie. and Mr A. Brown. I The accompanisle is to be Miss F. I Carrad.