Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 244, 16 October 1939, Page 6

Town Talk

’ Savage Club Korero. Members of the Wanganui Rotary Club at the final korero of the season on Saturday night. Savage A. V/. Brown was installed as chairman for the night by Rangitira B. R. Dobbs. A bright programme wax provided by the members, led by the popular club orchestra. Cricket Practices. Cook’s Gardens echoed again to the sound of bat on ball oi. Saturday afternoon, when teams affiliated whh the Wanganui Cricket Association practised for the coming season. Friendly matches will be played next Saturday and the senior grade competition will be opened on October 2& Publication Ceases After GO Years. A Press Association message states that the Feilding Star ceased publishing on Saturday after 60 years. The Star joined |he Press Association in 1882. Previous editors included the late Mr. Fred Pirani, ex-president of the Press Association, and Mr. Tom L. Mills, ex-president of the Australian Provincial Press Association. Perfect Golf Shot Playing the 13th. hole at the Cornfort Park Jinks yesterday, Mr. L. Ennis, a member of the Castlecliff Golf Club, was responsible for what is known as the “perfect” shot, holing his tee shot. The number “13” is regarded by the superstitious as unlucky, but whatever the player thought his feat was duly celebrated at the clubhouse. Women Play Baseball. An excellent response has been ao corded the Wanganui Baseball Association’s appeal for women members, no fewer than 18 new players attending the practice on the Gonville Domain on Saturday afternoon. After receiving some coaching, the new members were divided into teams and played a match, winch resulted in a draw, five-all. Only six more players are required to make two new teams, which will be picked and named next Saturday. Erring Cyclists A number of youthful cyclists appear to be unaware of the penalties which may be imposed on offenders against the regulation regarding cycling without a hand on the handlebars. Several have been noted cycling, even in busy streets, with both hands off the handlebars, thus constituting a potential danger to other users of the roads. Recently a substantial fine was imposed on an offender, but, as a Wanganui motorist remarked yesterday, “some people can’t be taught." Golf Tournaments A large number of golfers will par-’ licipate in the veterans’ tournament, which wifi be held at the Belmont links to-day and to-morrow. All players have passed the half-century mark in age, and some of them have been playing golf for close on forty a ears. Several Wanganui lady golfers will be playing at the Heretaunga links this week in the Wellington ladies’ golf championship tournament. Last year the championship was won by Miss P. Bell, of Wanganui, who will be defending her title. Motor Mechanics Busy “Many owners of motor-cars are taking advantage of the opportunity io have their cars overhauled and getting any necessary repairs effected,” stated the owner of a Wanganui garage on Saturday when asked if the petrol restrictions had affected his business. The garage proprietor said that for the first two weeks after the restrictions had been imposed, his business fell off materially, but since then his workshop has experienced an even busier time than usual. Present indications, he said, were that business would be brisk until the midsummer holiday period came round. Flowering Cherries Several Wanganui residents motored Io Palmerston North yesterday, with the intention of including a visit, to the Esplanade in their trip, the object being to see the avenue of flowering cherry trees which Is one of the attractions of Palmerston North in October. Many people are apparently unaware that a large number of flowering cherries may be seen in and about Wanganui. On the banks of the river opposite the Aramoho School are many fine specimens and more may be seen on St. John’s Hill as well as in other suburbs. Import Lines Disappearing. Stocks of various imported commodities acquired by merchants at the lower costs ruling before the war are now running out in Auckland, and in frequent instances cannot be replaced. The same position applies in ’ factories which rely on supplies of materials from overseas. The extent of the depletion is revealed by empty or partly empty shelves in warehouses and stores, and in the disappearance from the market of imported lines formerly available. Th* variety offered to retailers is becoming more restricted each week and through the retailers the effects are being passed on to the public. Health Stamps The campaign for the sale of health stamps will be opened in Wanganui this morning, when the stamps will be on sale at all past offices. The stamps are in two denominations, for sale at 3d and lid, respectively. The former is coloured red, and one penny of the threepence forms a contribution to children’s health camps. The lid stamp is green in colour, and the halfpenny represents the purchaser’s voluntary contribution to the health camp fund. The stamps, which were printed before the extra penny postage was imposed, are overprinted with the additional amount. Written Off Farm Lands It was disclosed in evidence placed before the Assessment Court, which sat in Wanganui last week to hear and decide objections to valuations from property-owners in the Wanganui County, that approximately £8,000,000 was written off New Zealand farm lands by commissions set up under the Mortgagors’ and Lessees’ Rehabilitation Act, 1936. The Wanganui-Marton Commission wrote off £214,150, the bulk of which was principal (£168,433), and the remainder interest (£45,717). In addilion, there were numerous mutual adjustments and there is no question that a further large sum would have been written off if applications had s,” been lodged in respect of all the proid. perties that are now known to be too y., (heavily encumbered, those giving evl’dence stated.