General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 297, 17 December 1941, Page 4

General News

Twelve Months Ago. Twelve months ago to-day Australian troops were in action against the Italians m the Middle Hast. ILA.F. raided Germany, the main feat in ■ of attack being on Mannheim; bases in France also attacked. Announced in Britain that air raid casualties during November were 4588 killed and 6202 sent to hospital. Greeks entered 50th day of war with Ilaly and everywhere maintained the initiative. ( rippled Ciiildn n. Crippled children in Wanganui will he the guests of the Wanganui Rotary Club at a Christmas parly ia the Savage Club Hall on Saturday afternoon. South African \ <’trrans. The annual Christmas meeting of the Wanganui branch of the South African Veterans’ Association will be held at the secretary's olllee on Friday night. Primary Schools. Although some education boards are closing their schools earlier than anticipated, the schools under the jurisdiction of the Wanganui Board will not close until the afternoon of Friday of this week. Charitable Gifts. Grants amounting to £1(1.435 from surrplus funds of an unions were allocated in Wellington yesterday as a Chris’mas gift to institutions doing charitable work in the Dominion. Gifts in Wanganui included: District Free Ambulance £lOO and Home of Compassion £lOO. Wanganui Wool Appraisal. The second Wanganui wool appraisal of tiie current season, begun ion Monday afternoon, was continued yesterday and will be completed to|day. inirteen Government valuers | spent a busy day in city stores, but an- working quickly and making good jpitigiess. ihe catalogue consist., of ! 24.053 ba*'s. compared with 23.0U0 bales al the second appraisal last season. E.P.S. \“luntuers. Every effort j s being made in Wanganui to bring the E.P.S. organisa lion up to luii strength and enrol ments ar - now being received at the Citv Council offices, Si. Hill Street., The appeal was launched on Monday night, following a combined meeting |of the E.P.S. Executive Committee and the Wanganui City Council. Several enrolments were rece ved yesterday and more are expected. Shopping Week. Reporting to the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Retailers’ Association on Monday night. Mr. G. E. Bennett, said the consensus of opinion among business people was that the recent shopping week in the city had i iieen a successful effort. The meeting lecidcd t lion ol Hie work of Hie sub-commit-tees which arranged details. Mr- R. Ixitl.v said the vffoit had been well worth while, and experience had been | gained for any luture efforts of a similar nature. ifeav) Kain. Torrential rain was ( xpei ei:-. in Wanganui and district yesteiday ar:, minor Hooding occurred in low-lying! areas. Storm water overflowed from channels an al some points roadways | were covered. Minor damage was ■ done to gardens, especially in Wanganui East, where potatoes and bean! crops were flattened out. New Zealand Friends' Sch >ol, on St. John’s i Hill, registered a fall of 1 67 inches I of rain. One dav in 1939. Iwo inches 1 of rain was recorded in Wanganui. Home Guard and E.P.S. In order to ensure the smooth working of any plan ol action that might become necessary in the event of a stale of emcigemv arming, the lion. Guard offered its fullest co-operati-m. stated the Group Director of the Home Guard, Lieutenant-Cclonel R. D. Hardie, D. 5.0., in a letter received bv the Wanganui Exci ulive Committei < . the E.P.S. recently. Major Hardie added that Home Guard battalion commanders and company officers throughout the area had been instructed to keep in touch with local authorities in order to give effect to this decision. Shipping Dilayed. Heavy rain yesterday delayed carg*. operations on the Wanganui vvaieifront, and three coastal vessels ic- > mained in poll overnight. They were! the motor-ships Breeze, Foxion an Hokitika. The Bretze brought general cargo from southern ports, via' Wellington, and the Hokitika has cement fioni Tarakohe. The Foxion. which berthed at. Castlechff, has a quantity of general cat go to discharge before proceeding to Palea. All three vessels are expected Io sail to-day. The Breeze will iel urn to Wellington, and the Hokitika is scheduled io return tu Taiakohe. St'-wart Islanders' Rich Harvest. Stewart Islanders have reaped a gteal harvest from the gathering oi carrageen moss, and up io date about 400 steks have been sent away. These average about £5 10s a sack, so that the revenue has been considerable The difference between the green ami dried articles is about four sacks to on?. The most popular variety is G'gc'rtinas Angulata, which has the most jelly content, but the Gigartinas C* ai.v inii. Divida Protea. and Marginal ra are also procurable and acet; ted readily by merchants. It is inteusting to know that of all the seaweed; and kelps found in New Zeaand none is poisonous. Wanganui Boys’ Choir. The Wanganui Bovs’ Choir held ds I Imai concert for the year recent l.v . when a parentev-nmg was great \ appreciated. A good programim of music included solns by Andrew Little, Kelvin Guthrie. I’rlei William son. David Kenyan, and Ron Wood Cakes for the supper w«ie donaten by Mrs. Brown, of the Home Cookery, jThe choir took the opportunity of making a presentation to its accompanist. Miss E. Cornyns. Expressions of thanks were made b.v parents to tiie conductor, Mr. O. Kitson. for his work on behalf of Ihe hoys, and also ito Mrs. Kitson. Prizes for the best iprogress made during the year were 'awarded to Andrew Utile and Kelvin Guthrie.