General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 282, 29 November 1941, Page 4

General News

Twelve Months Ago Twelve months ago to-day it was reported that an enemy raider was known lo have been operating off the New Zealand coast and that the vessel Holmwood was reported missing. Wholesale I‘rier of Potatoes. The wholesale price of potatoes; tPukekohe) in Wanganui yesterday was 20s a sug-arbag. Price of Eggs. Eggs are still bringing good prices in Wanganui, the wholesale market quoting them at Is Bid lor lirst grade and Is 7d for mediums. Vegetable Prices. Cabbages are arriving in Wanganui more freely and the wholesale prices quoted were 8s a banana case. Good cauliflowers were bringing is 6d each, while lettuces brought Is 6d a dozen. Highway linproxrnients. A prime coat of tar was being laid on the Curl’s Bridge-Upper Tula ‘.iUi main highway, reported the engineer. Mr. S. A. R. Mair, at the monthly meeting in Marton yesterday, ol tne Rangitikei Coua'y Council. He added that the work was being carried uui di ring all favourable weather, and sli-.uld be complied next week if the weather remained fine. Arts and ( rafts Exhibition. All those who have not yet seen the Wanganui Arts and Crafts Society s Exhibition in the Sarjeant Gallery should make every effort to do so. Mr. A. C. Barnes will give an art talk in the Gallery at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, and to meet the convenience of those who desire to witness the marching competitions, the Gallery will remain open an extra half hour on Sunday. Rain Interrupts ( roqiict. Several heavy showers during yesterday, with a particularly soaking downpour about 3 p.m., interrupted the Wanganui Croquet Association’s tournament on the lawns at Victoria Park, St. John’s Hili. At one stage during the afternoon the lawns were like a miniature lake, but an hour later the water had disappeared and play proceeded. Rep. Cricket I nipires.

Umpires in the representative cricket match between Waiouru and Wanganui on the Collegiate School ground to-day will he Messrs. F. W. Gilligan and J. S. D. Tizard in the morning, and Messrs. F. J. Jacobs and H. J. Kilpatrick in the afternoon. Play will start at 10.30 a.m, and the lunch adjournment will be al 12.45 p.m. Plenty of Water. Because of the frequent rain since the winter there has been no need to impose hosing restrictions in Wanganui so far this season. During tne dry weather last wn-k 3,000,000 gallons a day was drawn from the Wanganui supply, much of it I>\ hosing The water in the Okehu dam is one tout below the spillway and there is ample water at present to meet all requirements, according lo the city engineer, Mr. 1.. F. Row. No pumping has been done recently from Kai Iwi springs. National Reserve. Building of a strongpoint will be undertaken by the Eleventh (Wanganui) Company of the National Military Reserve during an all-day parade in the Kaitoke area to-morrow. The Works Company will lake part in the parade. On Thursday night the National Military Reserve was addressed on “March Discipline” by Company Sergeant-Major J. E. Beckett. Squads later trained in machine-gun and “tommy-gun” handling. others being addressed on lirst aid by Lance-Sergeant G. McDonald. The signallers also trained last night. Garden Parties. St. Mary’s annual gat (ten party w ill be held at Hurworth, Grey Street, today. The attractions will include a competition for babies up to nine months ol age and from nine to lb months. The Garrison Band will be in attendance. A garden parly will 0e held al the residence of Mrs. F. B. Wylds, Brassey Road, this allernoon, for the funds of St. Johns Hill patriotic Committee. There will be a stall for Christmas gifts and the Wellington West Coast Regimental Band will attend. 11 the weather is wet lh< gatnering will he held in the Brassey Road Sunday School.

Girls’ (•oliege Roll. Reporting to the Wanganui Girls’ College Board ot Governors al tlu meeting recently, the principal, Miss M. E. Baker, said the school roll ioi the past month was 284, including 71 boarders. The examinations were held from Novembei 13 to 19, and the matriculation examination would begin on Monday, the college candidates silting in one of the new classrooms. Seven candidates for the music examination passed. It was intended to hold a garden party, the funds to be deposited in the college national savings account and later used to supply equipment for the new college. C ontrol oi Helmock. Hemlock and variegat'd thistles had been cut or grubbed hi the BullsParewanui districts, but hemlocu would require further attention in the Parewanui district before Christmas, slated the ihspector of noxious weeds for the southern portion of the Rangitikei County Council, Mr. A. W Trotter, at the monthly meeting oi the council yesterday. In some areas in the lower reaches of the Tutaenui Stream, the Bulls Racecourse ant polo grounds, with further attention this season, hemlock should be almost exterminated, but this cannot be claimed in the case of native hold ir.gs in the Parewanui area.

Kakariki Crushing Plant. All railway work trains had finished their present programme of work reported the county engineer. Mr. S. A. R. Mair, at the monthly meeting in Marton yesterday of the Rangitikei County Council, on the operations of the council’s crushing plan’ at Kakariki. The engineer added that a strong demand continued tor chips and pea-gravel for road surfacing and winter reserves wore practically exhausted. The plant was in good order. The river had been in medium flood at periods during the month, and wa s still keeping up a plentiful supply of excellent shingle in the pond. Trees planted during the winter were now established and showing good growth