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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 30, 6 February 1939, Page 6

Rowing Veteran's Broadcast. Mr. C. A. Healey, captain of th< Union Boat Club and a member ol the club’s eight which won the eight-oar race at the Wellington regatta on Saturday, broadcast a hr.ef talk on rowing and physical fitness yesterday from the commercial station. Mr. C. A. Healey, who is rowing seven in the crew, started his rowing in 1911 and since then has competed at regattas in New Zealand, Australia, England and the Continent, was a member of the New Zealand Army crew which enjoyed an enviable record, hut has not taken sn active part in the sport, other than ns a coach, for the past two seasons. However, he decided to take a seat in the eight this season and has revealed the form which earned for him the name of New Zealand’s best stroke. Stolen Moler Gars. A series of thefts of motor-cars has taken place in the North during the past week. A sedan was taken from Whangarei last. Friday, and this was found abandoned in the Mangamuk.i Gorge. The car had gone over the bank and was damaged. The numberplates were missing. Another car was taken from Kaitaia on Monday evening and this was found next morning at Victoria Valley, IL,miles away, also with the number-plates missing. Near to where this car was found a garage had been broken into during the night and a car taken. A small car was taken from a street in Kaitaia on Monday night and later the owner saw a man with the car. When asked what he was doing with the car he said that he thought it belonged to someone else and then made off.