General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 43, 20 February 1941, Page 4

General News

Friends’ School Picnic. Pupils of the New Zealand Friends’ School, St. John’s Hill, held their picnic at Kemp’s Pole, Wanganui River, yesterday. Easter Camp Subject to the usual conditions, the Wanganui Education Board, at its meeting yesterday, granted the Wellington Young Women’s Baptist Bible Class Union the use of the Marton District High School buildings for a camp at Easter. Schools Sports. A request from the Ohingaiti District School Sports Association for permission to close four schools on February 28, to enable the first annual district sports meeting to be held at Ohingaiti. came before the Wanganui Education Board yesterday. Thq request was granted.

Difficulty Experienced. In reporting on the board's workshop at the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education Board yesterday, the architect, Mr. E. R. Hodge, said difficulty was being felt in procuring certain hardware lines necessary in the manufacture of more modern equipment. The board's workshop staff numbered 32. Under Scheme 13, 20 men were employed, making a total of 52. Subsidy Sought.

"Unfortunately, the board has no power to spend money,’’ said Mr. E. F. Hemingway (chairman) at yesterday’s meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, when a letter was received from the Wanganui Hospital Board, seeking a subsidy towards the estimated expenditure of £lOO in extending a classroom at the Public Hospital.

Bowling Coincidence. Two skips who met in the finals of the Wanganui Bowling Centre's open pairs tournament yesterday, J. Steel (Wanganui Club), and W. G. Herd (St. John’s Club), were born in the same town in Scotland—Motherwell. The pair skipped by Herd won the final. Both men have lived in Wanganui for many years and are keen bowlers. They have met in finals on previous occasions.

Lady Galway Guild. Because of unforeseen circumstances the Army, Navy and Air Force Fair, which was to have been held on Cook’s Gardens to-day had to be abandoned. The gathering was under the auspices of the Lady Galway Guild. The effort sponsored by the Wanganui Air Force Relations Committee is .to take place in the first week of next month on Cook's Gardens, and elaborate preparations are in progress.

Hunterville School. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education Board yesterday, Mr. L. Bailey (Mangaweka) drew attention to the draining of the Hunterville School ground, and suggested that soil be used instead of clay as it would enable the water to perculate through. He also suggested that the clay be removed to the front of the school, and be used to form a parking area for the school bus. Two Distinct Organisations.

It was pointed out at last night’s meeting of the Wanganui E.P.S. that the Home Guard and the E.P.S. are two separate and distinct organisations. Each has its own regulations should an emergency arise. The Minister of National Service (Hon. R. Semple) also stresses the fact that while there should be the fullest coordination, the two organisations are distinct.

Waverley’s Enterprise. Speaking at a garden party at Waverley, Mr. H. G. Dickie, M.P. for Patea, said that Waverley was probably the first country district to establish its own emergency hospital and set about raising funds to maintain it. An emergency hospital has been established in the Waverley Toftm Hall and the garden party at which Mr. Dickie was speaking had been arranged by the Waverley Women's War Service Auxiliary for tile purpose of raising funds. A sum of £BB was raised.

N.Z.K.S.A. Badge. The small red attachment seen on badges of the members of the Wanganui R.S.A. during the past year, which has been favourably commented upon by the general public as lending a distinctive spot of colour to the badges, will disappear at the end of next month. The colour is issued to indicate that the wearer of a badge is a financial member of the association, and during the coming financial year a blue attachment will be used. The red attachment now worn is marked with the figures 1941, but’ the blue attachment will have the figures 41-42.

Supremo Court Session. Civil business set down for hearing at the present quarterly session of the Supreme Court, Wanganui, which opened last Monday before Mr. Justice Smith, was concluded yesterday, when two cases were heard. A jury of 12 was required in each instance. At 10 o’clock this morning. His Honour will sentence prisoners, after which he will hear divorce petitions 'and other business. The session is expected to conclude to-day, but His Honour will sit on Friday if the divorce business Is not concluded. From Wanganui His Honour will go to New Plymouth for the session which opens there next Monday. Three criminal cases are set down for trial, including one which was transferred from Wanganui. Bushcraft.

One of the most important units New Zealand has been able to put. into the field to aid Great Britain is the Forestry Unit, located in England. The fact that New Zealand could form such a unit was due largely to the fact that bushcraft is still practised in the Dominion. Indication of that will be given at the Makirikiri sports 'next Saturday. Excellent entries have been received in the woodchopping and sawing events, and a great deal of interest will be taken in the jigger chop, which is a test of being able to fall a tree from a jigger cut into the trunk at a height from the ground. The double-handed sawing event is another Interesting one on the programme.