General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 231, 1 October 1941, Page 4

General News

Twelve Moiillu Ago. Twelve months ago to-day an office and a sapper who helped in the re moval oi a time bomb near St. Paul’ Cathedra), were recipients of the firs awards of the George Cross. Germai aircraft caused fires on Merseyside it night raids. R.A.F. bombed Berlin foi four hours. (.'iiine&e Boot Shop The first boot and shoe store kep by Chinese has been opened ii Featherston Street. Wellington. J Chinese woman is in attendance. Cheese Workers’ Homes Over 150 cottages have been com pleted by the Public Works Depart ment at Hamilton for workers ii cheese factories. River Mail Contract Gratification at the renewal of th< Wanganui River mail contract is ex pressed in the annual report of th< ' Wanganui Chamber of Commerce. ! Municipal Swimming Baths The Wanganui Corporation swim ming baths at St. George’s Gate an. Gonvilie will be open for public us< as from to-day. In Bankruptcy. ■ Four bankruptcies were recordec iin Wanganui last month. In the cor responding month last year two wen registered. So far unis yeai there have I been 12 cases of bankruptcy in the city. Customs Returns Customs revenue collected al the Port of Wanganui for last month with figures for September. 1940. ir parentheses, are: Customs, £642( <£5435); beer excise. £554 > £6OB >; sales tax. £5071 (£4592*; war expenses £5281 (£4811). Territorials For (amp Territorials in the Wanganui military district called in the recent ballot will enter Waiouru Camp to-day. The conducting officer will be Lieutenant J. Boult. Yesterday men in the city area who are going into camp were outfitted at the Drill Hall. 'Armbands For W.WS.A. A supply of Womens War Service ! Auxiliary armbands has been received lin Wanganui from Dominion headquarters, and at the fortnightly executive meeting of the auxiliary, Mrs. E. !M. Scott's offer to have them stitched i ready for distribution to trainees was I accepted. Tennis Openings ' To avoid a clash with the opening of the St. John's Tennis Club on Saturday. the Gonvilie Tennis Club's iopening has been postponed until Saturday. October 11. The Gonvilie Club ' was to have been officially opened last Saturday, but was postponed on account of inclement weather. Still No Trace. No further advice has been received I by the Wanganui police regarding th - farm worker. John Gordon Dicker, who was reported missing on Saturday. Dicker was employed on his brother-in-law’s farm at Rananui, an', is presumed to have been drowned while crossing a ilood'd .tream last Frida}. i Start ot Baseball Season. The affiliation of 11 women s teams and six men's teams were accepted at Monday’s meeting of the Wanganui Baseball /Association executive. The attendance of 28 was made up of officers of the association and delegates from all the teams and it was decided ■to start competition games on No[vember 1.

(Jewish Day of Atonement ' Sunset last night saw the start of the Jewish Day of Atonement, which will continue until sunset to-dav. The ritual Day of Atonement is penitential in character. A rigid fast is observed for 24 hours and the prayers are ■ largely devoted to confession of sin to petition for forgiveness, and to the acknowledgment of the frailly of man and the majesty of God. Bandsmen in Forces. Three more m p mbeis oi the Wanganui Garrison Band joined the fighting forces during the Near, states the report to be presented to the fiftyieighth annual meeting on Thursday. Mr. A. Grant is serving overseas and Messrs. R. Francis and J. Simmonds arc in the Royal New Zealand Aii Force Band. Altogether six members of the band are serving with the foi ces.

8.8. C. Broadcasts. At 7.30 o’clQck next Friday evening the BBC will broadcast a shortwave talk by Sergeant Collett, in its “Calling New Zealand" session, this talk to be followed by further messages from New Zealand members of the forces on leave in London. Because of seasonal changes, the Pacific service of the BBC from Sunday next will undergo slight alterations. The 7.45 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. service will be altered to 6.10 p.m. to 10 p.m. and the announcement of the week's programmes will be heard at 6.45 p.m. on Sundays instead of 5.30 as at present.

Advertising Wanganui “During the year, the Publicity Committee under Mr. S. R. McCallum. under took much research work and compiled materia] for the purpose of boosting Wanganui.” states the annual report of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce. “In view of the recent decision of the City Council to set up a permanent Tourist Publicity and Development Committee, on which Mr. McCallum is the chamber’s representative, the material collected will be of much value. The chamber congratulates the City Council on its decision to form a Publicity Committee." Night Parades

A suggestion that night parades, extending to later than dawn, be a feature of the training of the 11th. ‘Wanganui) Company of the National Military Reserve, was discussed briefly at a parade of n.c.o.’s of the company last night. It was raised by the company commander. Major J. P. Wells, who stressed how important ii is to train sections of the company in night manoeuvres, with and without motor transport. General approval was voiced at the suggestion and it is to be referred to the officer in charge of training Reserve. Captain T. C. Laidlaw, D.C.M., to be embodied in the summer syllabus. What is proposed will involve parading at 11.30 | p.m. on Saturday and remaining on parade until 5 a.m. on the Sunday.