General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 60, 12 March 1942, Page 4

General News

Blackout Time. The time for drawing of blinds in Wanganu is 6.50 p.m. Okehu Water Supply. The supply of water at, Okehu was improved on Tuesday by two inches ol rain which fell at the watershed, and the level is now only 5 feet 9 inches below the spillway. Hosing restrici lions, however, are still in force. Junior (Ticket. A second eleven from the Wanganui Collegiate School beat Tokomaru yesterday. Batting first School sc-wed 150 runs for four wickets and declared. Facing a hostile attack, the Tokomaru side were dismissed lor - and 42 respectively. Books for Arnjed I’orces. A further consignment of books to be sent to the War Library Service, for stocking libraries in' military camps and troopships has been processed and is now being packed in cases at the Wanganui Public Library. The books have been given by people of the Wanganui district. A.T.C. Cadets Exempt. Cadets enrolled as members of the Air Training Corps are exempt from Territorial and E.P.S. service while serving with the A.T.C.. said WingCommander G. A. Nicholls, yesterday, but should a cadet resign his membership he is automatically liable for service with the Territorial Forces if he has reached the age of 18 years. Spectacular Catch. A feature of the annual cricket match between the first eleven ol' the Wanganui Collegiate School am. Nomads, played oa the School gioun \esterday was a spectacular eaten H. B. Hadfield when he caught our D. A. Cameron. Hadfield was fielding at cover at the time. The same player made another line catch when he was fielding at point. ( luhroom Inspected. Opportunity was taken b\ WingCommander Nicholls, commandant lor New Zealand of ihe Air Training Corps, when visiting Ihe Wanganui Technical College yesterday to inspect ihe i oom al trg - used as Ihe Air Training Corps clunroom. He expressed satisfaction with Ihe facilities provided, including text-books and library. Expensive Oranges. Oranges are expensive in Wanganui. Distributing agents report that only about one-tilth of the usual supply is coming forward and these are mostly Australian. In normal '.imes Jamaican and Californian oranges are on Ihe market al. this time of the year. Al. present supplies are sold out before new stocks arrive. Swimming Record. The Wanganui Central Swimming Club's club night last night at the Si. Georges Gau- baths was notable for the tact that one of the club members. D. McGregor, broke the Wanganui senior men's record lor the 100 yards backstroke, doing the distance in Imin. 17 2-ssec., which is 4secs. better than the previous best. The Central Club has concluded its activities for the season. Captured Troops Build Houses. In a letter from a New Zealand prisoner of war in Germany, it is stated that the prisoners had almost completed one large house and had another three io build. The writer hoped that Iv would have an inside job for the winter, as he was dreading a winter without singlets, socks, or warm clothing. In winter they would be working one hour less a day. starting at 7 instead of 6 o'clock. Rising time was 4 o'clock. Moutoa Gardens Trenches. Six of the slit trenches in Mouton Gardens have been completed amt three more are in various stages o completion. These trenches have been built at one end. 11 is stateci that they will hold approximately 3(" acoplc. Completed trenches on thforeshore between Ihe Town Bridge ami Ihe boating clubs are showing signs of vandalism, the turfed side, having been broken down. I ordell E.P.S. Sub-committees in Fordoil. Wanganui. Okirae, Mangamahu, and surrounding districts are to be formed to prepare an Emergency Precaution.Scheme, and delegates trom each are;. 1 will meet as a central committee tc> report and link-up their scheme.’, w'ni h will, in tui'ii, he placed jpeforo the Wanganui E.P.S. Committee. Th!.was decided at a meeting in the church hall. Fordell. on Tuosda;night, when more than 1(10 resident, attended. Air 'Training Corps unit- al th*' Wanganui Collegiate School and th* Wanganui 'Technical College were inspected yc'stc'rd’a.y morning by the New Zealand commandant, WingCommander G. A. Nicholls. He \va.impressed with Ihe excellent standard of the corps and Ihe lino type of boy.: offering, and he was sure they would make good. 'These schools were par-li'-ularly fortunate in possessing officers keen on the work for upon them depended the success of the corps, he said. Preventing Subversion. A, definition of the term "public safety," as defined in the Censorship and I’ubliiily Emergency Regulations, is extended by an amendment gazetted. The term is stated in the princ.pal regulations to “indude llu effective conduct of military, naval or air operations of His Majesty, the maintenance' of industries essential to Ihe public welfare and the prc\en l ion of seditious utterances." The amendment extends this definition Io inciud" the jjevention of subversive star-‘-ments within the meaning of the Public Safety Emergency Regulationor its amendments. No Sympathy. "Instead of being called the Fellowship of Conscientious Objectors they should be called the Fellowship of Duckshoving Shirkers.” said Mr. W. Turner al a meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Council, when a letter was received from the conscientious objectors’ organisation enclosing pamphlets giving the opinions of nrominent statesmen. Mr. E. H. Beamish: I move that we reply that we have neither Ihe time nor the inclination to discuss subversive literature of that kind. Mr. Tucker: I second that, and we should make the reply collect. It's what thev deserve. IThe resolution was adopted. Check on Cars at Races. “From a check taken by officers of the Transport Department at the Trentham Racecourse on Saturday i' is obvious that many people are still travelling long distances io race meetings by car,” stated the Commissioner of Transport, Mr. G. L Laurenson, yesterday. Cars were seen with registration plates from INew Plymouth. Wanganui Palmerston North. Masterton. and other partof the Wairarapa. Regular checkinc is continuing on the roads leading out of Wellington during the week-ends and particular note of the reg'stere- : numbers of cars seen freoently. Ir j these cases the source of the petrol isunnlv is being investigated.