General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 56, 7 March 1942, Page 4

General News

Blackout Time. The time for drawing of blinds in Wanganui is 6.57 p.m. Grass Fire. A call to a grass fire in Heads Road was received by the Wanganui Central Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon at 3.15. No damage was done. Wanganui Rates By Thursday, the last day on which rates could be paid without the imposition of a 10 per cent, penalty, 1126,076 of the total amount levied by the Wanganui City Council had been collected. The levy was £133,808. and the amount paid in represented 94.22 per cent. It was 55 per cent, more than the amount collected on the same day last year. Araanoho Boat Club. Good entries are expected for the Aramoho Boating Club's “At Home” aftrnoon, which will be held to-day. It was stated yesterday that arrangements were well in hand for the fixture, which is expected to be very successful. ..A series of sprint fours will be raced over the Aramoho course under the auspices of the Wanganui Rowing Association. Musketry Training. Though members of the No. 15 (Wanganui) Lincs of Communication Company are trained mainly in convoy work and other transport duties, a knowledge of small arms is essential. Further musketry training will be carried out to-morrow, and the programme will also include instruction in range discipline. Members of, the company are taught how to use all light weapons, including automatic rifles. Home Guard Corps. The Medical Corps of the Marton Home Guard Battalion is reported functioning very well under the supervision of Mr. J. McChesney and members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The corps has a membership of 30. and on a recent evening Dr. R. A. Church lectured on Army drill routine work and injuries, amt what would be expected of the Medical Corps in battle. ’Own Correspondent ). Improved Batting. Improved batting by members of members of the Wanganui Technical College loam was a feature of their match played on Cook's Gardens on Wednesday, as a prelude lo matches against Wellington Technical College and Palmerston North Boys' High School. The side compiled 349 runs, lheir highest total for many years. Both L. McCarthy (153) and R. Smith (not out 94) played soundly and confidently. McCarthy hit 21 fours, a five, and three threes. Smith hit 17 fours. Military Appeals Further appeals against Territorial service will be heard by the No. 6 Wanganui District Manpower Commit lee at a sitting in Wanganui next Tuesday. The committee will be in Marton on Friday and in Taihape on the morning of March 19. Appeals will be heard in Hunterville that afternoon. A sitting of the No. 3 Armed Forces Appeal Board, whicr? deals with appeals lodged for reservists drawn in overseas ballots, will held in Wanganui on March 17. Cross Street Sealing A portion of Cross Street, Castlecliff, is now being prepared for sealing, and if the weather remains fine the work will bo completed by the City Council in three or four weeks. The area concerned is about 15 chains in length and extends from Mosston Road to Polson Street. When completed motorists and cyclists will have a lar-sealcd road from the city to Castleciiff. via Puriri Street, This is an alternative to the Heads Road route, which is already tar-.'-calcd. Taranaki Holiday. Employees throughout Taranaki whose awards provide for it will observe Monday as the provincial Anni-1 yersary Day holidav. This will bring i into operation for the first lime an I arrangement made two years ago between (ho Taranaki Employers' Association and the unions to observe the ' holiday permanently on Ihe second' Monday in March rather Ilian on the | nrop- r date. March 31. Shop assist- i ants and clerical workers are the two; largest seclions of omployeso whose I awards proxide for the holiday. I Afternoon Services. Because of lhe blackout restrict ions, | evening services a: SI. And' w. s Pres-i byterian Church, Marlon, will be dis-j continued as from Sunday. March 15. and afternoon services will be held in-' stead, reports the “Chronicle's” Marton correspondent. It is stated that ' this course has been adopted to; comply with the blackout regulation.'.; Because of lhe war and other difiicul-' ties, the church commitlee has decided not lo hold the annual chrysan- ' themurn show this year. It is usually held in the Civic Theatre during the' first week in May. Air Training Corps. The new l\-formed No. 9 Squadron' of the Air I'raining Corps will be inspected al (he Wanganui Technical! College grounds on Tuesday evening' by Wing-Commander G. A. Nicholls, i commandant for New Zealand of the I corps. The No. 9 Squadron was I form d toward the end of last. year, and is separate from lhe Air Train-, ing Corps established al the Techni- . cal College and Collegiate School. ' The commanding officer is Flich - : Lieutenant F. W. Gilligan. College* i units will be inspected at Ihi ir ■ five schools on Wednesday morning. ' Al present Wing-Commander Nicholls ! is making an inspection tour of the i western district. |