Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 85, 12 April 1940, Page 4

Town Talk

Opening of Season. The Wanganui Harrier Club will open its season on Saturday, April 20. Rotary Speaker. The speaker at Monday’s luncheon of the Wanganui Rotary Club will be Mr. H. J. Duigan. The reception committee will be Rotarians M. G. Bignell and B. A. Beswick. New Members. The following new members were elected at. last night’s meeting of the Wanganui Harrier Club: Messrs. A. Colway, L. Stewart, A. Thomas, M. Minnell, J. Meikle, J. Kenny and G. E. Emmett. Power Board Revenue. An estimate shows that the Wanga-nui-Rangitikei Electric-power Board's revenue from all sources during the year 1939-40 was £139,789, and expenditure £124,913. Detailed figures will be given at the annual meeting of the board next month. Civic Pride An example of civic pride is provided by the action of members of the Union Boat Club. A working-bee has been engaged for some days in levelling out and cleaning up the lawn on the river side of the clubhouse where silt a couple of feet in depth was deposited by the February flood. An endeavour is being made to get this planted in grass so that it will take (before the winter sets in. , Perambulator as Trailer. ■ As a big saloon car turned out of Khyber Pass, Auckland, into Symonds Street, a perambulator ties to the back luggage gird became dislodged and was towed along the roadway behind the vehicle. Misconstruing the signals of the traffic officer on point duty, the driver returned a friendly wave and proceeded serenely on his way pursued by a number of motorists loudly sounding their horns in an endeavour to attract his attention. Boxing Fatalities. The matter of fatalities in the boxing ring, which was raised, at the March meeting of the Auckland Presbytery, was the subject of a report to the April meeting. On the motion of the Rev. J. D. Smith it was decided to draw the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs to the recurring fatalities in the boxing ring in New Zealand and to request him io take up the matter with the boxing authorities with the view to the prevention of similar occurrences in tne future. Electricity Revenue An increase of £670 in the revenue of the Wanganui-Rangitikei ElectricPower Board for the month of Marcn in comparison with last year was shown in the report tabled at yesterday’s meeting of the board by the secretary, Mr. G. A. Ammundsen. The revenue for March, with that of March, 1939, in parentheses, was: Domestic, £4371 (£3905), commercial, £2027 (£1846); power, £2191 (£2293); water-heating, £llO4 (£992); community lighting, £44 (£37); penalties, £67 (£6l). Farmers’ Trucks. “The business of the meeting held on Apiil 3 was to consider what action, if any, might be taken by the association regarding the effort being made by the Taranaki Farmers’ Union to prevent the gazetting of regulations making heavy traffic fees payable on farmers trucks,” stated the report of the executive presented to the monthly meeting of the Automobile Association (Taranaki). “The matter was discussed at length from various angles, but no definite resolution was submitted.” Attacked by Magpie. Severe lacerations on tiie face were suffered by a suburban resident who was attacked by a magpie recently. The bird was one of three which had frequented the back garden, it flew at the resident and inflicted a severe gash on one cheek, narrowly missing the eye. it is not general. y known that magpies are protected by legislation, but many bird-lovers me alarmed at the magp.e’s penchant for attacking other birds. A St. John’s Hill resident stated that during the week he had noticed a magpie kill two tuis over Virginia Lake. Hawera Retailers’ Loan. A loan of £5O free of interest, for the duration of the war and for six months thereafter is to be offered to the Government by the Hawera Retailers' Association, according to a decision made recently. In addition the sum of £2O is to be presented to the national patriotic fund. As an organisation with certain funds lying idle, the association felt that in these times every possible assistance should be given to help prosecute the war effort, said the president, Mr. L. A. Bone, in announcing the decision of the association. It was hoped that other bodies similarly placed would be induced to act in a like manner. Harrier Officers. The following officers were elected at last night’s annual .meeting of the Wanganui Harner Club: Patron. Mr. W. L. Young; president, Mr. F. B. Clark; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. Dustin. S. Harrison, E. C. Card, J. Gowan, B. S. Kench, A. Grant, E. Bevege, W. Hallam, H. K. Johnston, and R. Shaw; committee, Messrs. C. Harper, J. Harrison, S. Harrison, and N. Grant; club captain, Mr. E. Gowan; vice-captain, Mr. H. Clark; honorary secretary, Mr. A. Penberthy; honorary treasurer, Mr. A. Bevege; handicapper, Mr. S. Dustin; timekeepers, Messrs. S. Harrison, A. Powell, A. Grant, and A. Walker. Heavy Booking. Wanganui’s experience when the box plans opened yesterday morning for the booking of seats for tne J. C. Williamson “Ice Show at the Majestic Theatre is parallel with that in other centres which the company lias visited. Before booking commenced yesterday a long queue had been formed outsio’c the D.1.C., and by the time the day s operations had been closed practically every seat in the dress circle for the four nighls of the Wanganui season tiaa been booked. Heavy booking had also taken place in the stalls, but the management announce that plenty of downstairs seats are still available. It has been noted in other centres that many people have waited till later in the season with the hope of gaining admission, with the result that empty seats have been experienced on the opening night, followed by “house •full” signs for the remainder.