General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 228, 27 September 1941, Page 4

General News

Twelve .Months Ago. Twelve months ago to-day Germany. Italy and Japan signed a 10year pact of alliance for action against interference with “new order' in Europe and Asia. First flotilla of destroyers handed over to Navy by the United States arrived in British waters Germany continued air raids on Britain. losing 133 machines. British losses were 34, with 16 pilots safe. Rotary Club Speaker. The speaker at the Wanganui Rotary Club luncheon on Monday will be Mr. N. M. Izard, who will give a talk on impressions of a visit to Canada. VVaverley Bowling Club The official opening day of the Waverley Bowling Club will be Saturday, October 4. This will be the first bowling club to open the 1941-42 season in the Wanganui district. It is anticipated that Wanganui clubs will commence the season on October 11. Armbands to be Worn. Because of the shortage of uniforms armbands similar to those worn by the Home Guard are to be distributed to members of the Women’s War Service Auxiliary. Road Race at Feilding. Several members of the Wanganui Amateur Road Cycling Club are to journey to Feilding to-day to defend the Hope Gibbons Shield. The distance ot the course is about 13 miles. English Lecturer’s Visit. The English lecturer and author, Mr. Geoffrey Hodson, has addressed more than WOO children during his visit this week. Talks were given at the Girls’ College. Collegiate School and the Technical College. Chamber of Commerce The annual meeting of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce will be held on Monday week, October 6, fri the City Council Chambers. Prior to this meeting the executive of the chamber will meet. Cargoes of Wool. Making two trips to Castlecliff this week, the coastal vessel Holmglen, lifted more than 2000 bales of wool for Wellington. The Holmglen. which is expected in port to-day, will also load a cargo of wool on Monday.

Rotorua Geysers Active. Unusual thermal activity occurred at Whakarewarewa on Wednesday, the three main geysers spouting more regularly to a greater height than usual. Pohutu geyser started at 9 a.m. with a shot 100 ft high and played at half-hour intervals throughout the day, spouting to between 60ft and 70ft. Matter of Identification

“How can you identify your property?" asked Mr. C. F. Treadwell, questioning a witness during the hearing of a theft case at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court yesterday. "In the same way as you would identify your pipe if you lost it,” was the reply. This was a puzzler for Mr. Treadwell, who smilingly said he would let it go at that.

Visiting Hockey Teams. Four visiting ladies’ hockey teams will play matches in Wanganui to-day. Two teams from the College Old Giris' Ciub, Wellington, will play Girls' College and Collegians, and two Masterton teams will play Aramoho and Kaiwhaiki. The Masterton teams are expected to arrive in Wanganui about noon to-day. The Wellington teams arrived last night. Technical College.

It was reported at the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Technical College Board of Managers that 30 pupils had left last month. Tile destinations ot those who left are:— Shops six, offices five, farming five, domestic one, P. and T. messengers two, New Zealand Railways one, left district five, home three, trade two. The roll is 446.

Artificial Silk Quota. Advice that the British Government has extended its export quota system to artificial silk piece goods, was received in Wanganui yesterday. Details of the new arrangement are not to hand and it is therefore not known whether the quota will, like that for cotton goods, be based on a four months’ period. “If the period is shorter than that it will mean that supplies will be more evenly spread,” an importer commented yesterday. “If it is longer supplies will be plentiful at the beginning and scarce towards the end.”

Interjector Silenced A crushing rejoinder was received by an interjector who shouted, “What’s that got to do with it?” when Sir James Elliott was referring at the "Doctors' Bill” protest meeting in the Auckland Town Hall, on Wednesday night, to a letter previously read by the Mayor, Mr. J. A. C. Allum, recording how a doctor in the Middle East braved enemy bombing to ease the last moments of a dying comrade. ■ I’ll tell you if you won’t be quite so rude,” Sir James replied. "The answer is that that doctor was one of my own sons." (Prolonged applause).

Prize Barque Being Docked. A prize of war, the Finnish barque Pamir’(2Boo tons), was docked at Wellington on Wednesday for cleaning and overhaul. Although many types of vessels, ranging from oil barges up to liners of 17,000 tons, have been docked at. Wellington, this was the first occasion on which the port facilities had been called upon to deal with a lofty sailing vessel. Sailing ships, in the form of coal hulks, shorn of their top-hamper, have been docked for overhaul, but. they do not fall in the same category as the Pamir.

Primary Schools Rugby. A request to the union to urge on the N.Z.R.U. the regrouping of teams in the two primary school tournaments in the Wellington Province to cut down travelling and to allow teams which desired similar playing conditions to play together was received by the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union this week from the Wellington Primary Schools' Union, supported by the Hutt Valley Union. The suggested group was: (1) Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, Horowhenua, Wellington; (2) Manawatu, Rangitikei, Wanganui, Taranaki. It was decided to forward the suggestion to the N.Z.R.U. for favourable consideration.