General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 62, 14 March 1942, Page 4

General News

Blackout Time. The time for the drawing of blinds in Wanganui to-day is 7 p.m. Demand for Fruit. Good Ones of peaches and tomatoes met a keen demand at city auction marts yesterday. Peaches brought 7s to 8s a bushel case, tomatoes 5s a 121 b case while coking apples sold for 6s a bushel case and dessert apples 8s a bushel case. Fire Brigade Display A feature of the F ire Brigade demonstration at Cook’s Gardens this afternoon will be the extinguishing of incendiary bombs. Later, at the Town Wharf, there will be a pumping display by five fire engines with ten powerful jets. Hospital Church Service. A service is to be held at the Wanganui Public Hospital to-morrow by the Rev. Nigel Williams, M.A., of the Wanganui Collegiate School. Anglican hospital chaplain, assisted by Chap- | lain W. Fraser, Maori hospital chap- I lain, representing the natives. During the service Chaplain Fraser will | sing a solo in Maori. Inter-house Rowing For several weeks crews from the Wanganui Collegiate School, who arc taking part in the annual inter-house fours, have been training assiduously on the river each afternoon. The crews are Grey House, Hadfield, Harvey, Selwyn and Marris. The first scries, of races will take place on Thursday, March 19, Hospital Beds \\ anted. Wembers of the E.P.S. Medical Section have been busily engaged during! the past few days in collecting iron! hospital beds and other equipment needed for casually clearing stations established in the city and suburbs. The public has responded ver.\ well, but more beds are required. Blankets • are also in demand. Transport, for this equipment is being arranged. Kit Authority. The Army Office, Wanganui, has prepared final despaich-to-camp notices calling men to camp on Wed- I nesday. March 18. These notices may be used by local personnel as authoritv to call at the Drill Hall between 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday next Io be issued with kit. uniform and clothing before proceeding to camp. First-Aid Posts. A request lor certain lirst-aid sup plies and equipment, maae by the Fordell Battalion ol the Home Guard, was received by the Wanganui County Council at its monthly meeting yesterday. The letter was referred to the chairman, Cr. A. 11. Collins, ano the county engineer, Mr. R. R. Daw- . son. The Fordell Battalion adviseo that it. proposed setting up one dressing station and two lirst-aid posts in the country. Evening (lasses. Many adults in Wanganui are taking advantage of the free place system of education at the Technical College evening classes which, in 1 March, resumed for the year. The 1 supervisor, Mr. C. C. Day. states that there is a large increase in enrol- , ments in this section compared with las'i year. Because of the call for military service th o classes for youths from 18 upwards have dwindled considerably. Kail Travel Restrictions With the object of preventing congestion at. Easter, the Railway Department advises that persons desiring to travel more than 100 miles by ordinary trains between April 2 and April 7'. inclusive, must be prepared . to give their reasons. On acceptance of their application to travel they must reserve their seats. The rest riel ions imposed are similar to those imposed last Christmas. Vegetable Prices. Local vegetables were sold in good i supply at Wanganui auction marts I yesterday am. these met, with a keen ; demand. Supplies from ouiside dis-, f riels were negligible. I’otatoo, slightly smaller quantities, sold at 8s to 9s a sugar bag. Other prices quoted were: Carrots. 3s a dozen]' bunches; pumpkins, 8s 6d Io 10s a sack; marrows. 4s to 6s a dozen; peas 6d to 8d a lb.; beans, 3d a ib. Cabbages were in plentiful supply but there was not a great demand. Company Registered. The following company registration appears in tile latest list issued: Wai ma ri no Contracting Co., Ltd. Registered as a private company on ] March 2. Office: Seldon Str- et. Rae-1 tihi. Capital: £lOOO into 1000 shares i of £1 each. Subscribers: Raelibi - A. Webb 500 H. E. Webb 500. Objects: To construct, execute, carry out, equip, improve work, develop, administer, manage or c mlrol, in public works and conveniences which 1 includes railways, tramways roads, streets, highways, and incidental. Turakina E.P.S. Residents of Turakina and Wangaehu districts turned out in force on Wednesday night to a meeting in the Turakina Town Hall, to consider the question of evacuation in an emergency crisis. The chairman, Mr. G. e. Marshall, coum illor for the Otakapu Riding, presided, and explained the , procedure of the evacuation scheme that had been formulated, which met with the approval of those present. Mr. Marshall was appointed chief : warden, with power to appoint wardens for all parts of Turakina and Wangaehu. Thanks for assistance were accorded to Crs. J. Brice and A. S. Coleman. Headlight Masks. It docs not appear to be generally known that motorists are required to carry headlight masks in their cars for use in case of an emergency. Last night a suburban constable took a check on over 50 motor vehicles and not one was provided with the necessary equipment. In fact the majority of drivers did not seem to understand what the constable was talking about when apprehended. The regulations state: “Vehicles, during the period of emergency, may use lamps not exceeding seven watts, provided that the aperture through which the light is emitted is obscured by covering the whole of the aperture with paper or other material equal to two thicknesses of paper (not wetJ. and no light shall be displayed while the vehicle is pa?ked.”