Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 97, 27 April 1939, Page 6

Town Talk

Aramoho Motor Camp. Undaunted by the nearness of winter, motorists still continue to arrive at the Aramoho Park Camp, no fewer than six being encamped yesterday. An added attraction at the park next summer will be a 300-yard walking track along the river bank. * Farmers’ Union The annual meeting of the Wanganui Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union will be held on Wednesday, May 10, in the morning. At night, in the Opera House, an address to farmers on their problems will be delivered by Mr. W. Mulhorland, the Dominion president. Guaranteed Dairy Price. "The dairy farmers are not altogether dissatisfied with their guaranteed price; they are just wondering,” declared Mr. B. Dawes at yes- ! terday’s meeting of the Wanganui Pro1 vincial Executive of the New Zealand ! Farmers’ Union during a brief discussion on guaranteed prices. Lights on Bicycles. With the return of standard time next Sunday cyclists who are able now to cycle home after work without lights will find it. necessary to have their lamps alight next week. It Is understood that a raid on cyclists without proper lights and reflectors is to be undertaken in Wanganui at an early date. Farmers* Union Conference. The annual interprovincial conference of the New Zealand Farmers Union will be held at Masterton on Thursday and Friday, May 25 and 26. At the conference there will be delegates from the Wanganui, Rangitikei, Manawatu, Southern Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa Provincial Executives. Last year’s conference was held at Dannevirke. Total on Parade. Official parade states prepared yesterday by the chief clerk of the City Council, and Staff SergeantMajor S. Booth, show that the total parade on Cook’s Gardens on Tuesday afternoon, on the occasion of the Anzac Day service, was 1815, exclusive of the official party seated on the dais. The official parry numbered 70, so the oval accommodated a total of 1885. New Bridge at Bulls. The replacement of the present wooden bridge at Bulls is under consideration, according to the Minister of Public Works, Hon. R. Semple. Draughtsmen and engineers had been working overtime and they could not obtain additional competeait engineers or draughtsmen anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. This had resulted in the delay experienced. Land of Opportunity. "The country around Perth in Western Australia holds out great opportunities for young men of grit and determination,” said Mr. J. Steel, of Wanganui, in an address to members of the Wanganui Rotary Club. He instanced a 20-acre farm from which the owner netted £2OOO a year from I celery, his celery being considered the I finest in the at. rid. Thi.; man coni'd- ! ere a that there was heaps of room fori enterprising young men. End of Summer Time. Summer Time will end in New Zealand at 2 a.m. next Sunday, when clocks will be put back half an hour. Summer Time comes into operation on the last Sunday in September and remains in force until the last Sunday in April. The period of Standard Time this year will be 21 weeks instead of the usual 22 weeks, as the last Sunday in April comes at the very end of the month and the last Sunday in September is as far away from the end of the month as possible. Starved For the Theatre. The people of Australia and Newj Zealand seemed starved for the theatre, said Miss Irene Purcell, Broadway and Hollywood star touring the Dominion with “The Women” company. She thought it was a pity that the great talent available could not be given the opportunity to satisfy the public but she supposed there would not be sufficient population to make such a venture pay. It did seem a pity, nowever, to bring companies from America when the ’e were so many men and women w promise as actors, singers and planks Li in Australasia. Apart irom the.r (enthusiasm for the theatre she was impressed with audiences’ mte.'ligence. None of the fine points seemed to be missed. I Grounds for Hockey. Two applications for hockc\ grounds came before the Wanganui City Council last night, one from the Wanganui Hockey Association and the other from a newly-formed Wanga nui Women’s Hockey Association, i which was reported as being a more or less unofficial body. The men’s association asked for two grounds, and pointed out that if a women’s association was formed the men would not require more than two. It was decided to grant the use of Nos. 1 and 2 grounds on Gonville Park to the men’s association and to leave the matter ot allocation of other grounds Ito the chairman of the Reserves Comimittee (Cr. J. F. Broad) and the Mayor (Mr. W. J. Rogers), who were authorised to meet representatives of the women’s association on the park.

Loss on Wool packs. The opinion that New Zealand brokers would suffer a severe loss over the sale of woolpacks for the next season was expressed by the president. Mr. T. Currie, at yesterday’s meeting of the Wanganui Provincial Executive of the Farmers' Union. Mr. Currie said that in other years the Government had consulted the brokers when fixing prices but the brokers were not being consulted for next season. The price for New Zealand packs would be 3s lOd, which would be about 4s or 4s Id in Wanganui, the brokers buying the packo from the mill at Foxton at 4s 5d and selling them in Wellington at 3 S 10(1. The price in Australia for Calcutta jute packs was 3s 9d, the increased price being due to the British oroer for thousands of bags for sandbags.