General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 81, 7 April 1942, Page 4

General News

Blackout Time. The time for the drawing of blind: in Wanganui is 6.35 p.m. Shops Reopen. Alter being closed for the Easter I holiday period shops m the city and (suburbs will reopen to-day. I Easter Gathering. ! The Easter gathering of the Wan- • ganui Collegiate School will conclude ■ this morning when the annual School ;v. Old Boys’ swimming and Rugby ; matches will be held. Immediately •after the Rugby the whole school will ; go into barracks. Like Pre-war Times. i More motor-cars were seen at the ; Feilding Jockey Club's meeting helc ' at the Marton racecourse on Saturi day and Monday than the petro. j restrictions were first enforced. AL ■ though race trains on both days were I packed motorists “saved time" and ! there were at least 700 cars parked in ‘ the enclosure each day. i Crime’s Holiday i Crime took a holiday in Wanganui during the Easter week-end, the police stating last night that no | offences had been reported. Many ! visitors were in the city for Easter, I and the general behaviour was good. ! Only one case of intoxication came I under the notice of the police. This concerned a motorist who will be charged in the Magistrate’s Court today. Virginia Lake Reserve Virginia Lake reserve, particularly the Centennial Memorial Winter Gardens, came in for a great deal of attention during the Easter holidays, many visitors to the city admiring (he improvements carried out at the city’s most popular beauty spot. People with a love of horticulture expressed their admiration of the Winter Gardens, and the vast amount of work carried out in a comparatively short time. Record Breaker. An outstanding feat at the Wanganui Collegiate School snorts was the breaking of four out of five records by D. A. Farquhar. Competing in events for students under 14, he established new records in the long jump, high jump, throwing the cricket hall, and 220 yards. In the high jump he recorded 4ft. Sin., which is four indies higher than the previous best. Tliir. is Farquhar’s first term at the school, and he comes from Ingham, Queensland. Heavy Road Traffic Unusually heavy road traffic, reminiscent of holiday periods before the war, was noticed in the Wanganui district yesterday, particularly on the main road to Marton. From about nine o'clock in the morning outward traffic on this road steadily increased, and at one stage there was an almost continual stream of cars on the Marangai flat. The attraction was the last day of the Feilding Jockey Club's autumn meeting at Marton. Traffic in the opposite direction was also heavy and it was obvious that many people had conserved their petrol rations for the Easter holiday period. Aiuch ( rockery Broken. 'I he number of cups in daily circulation by the Railways Department is never less than 15,000, many of which are broken through misuse and carelessness. Those which simply disappear form a large proportion of the losses which require replacement. The tost of the crockery in the last two \cars has increased by 70 per cent. iTe present cost is Is. a cup, 9d. a .saucer, and 3d. a teaspoon. The department is embarking on a Dominion campaign to educate the public in con- !■■•' \my its stocks of crockery. Instances of wilful damage have been ’■• ported, and in one instance passengers w ere seen to fling dozens of cups and hall' a dozen pillows from carriage windows. Bulls Rainfall. The rainfall for last, month at Bulls was abnormal, totalling 5.36 inches which fell on twelve days. The av-rage for the last 40 years in March is 2.13 inches, states Mr. K. W. Dalrymple, of Parewanui. March, 1007, with 7.56 inches, and March. 192."., with 5.52 inches, failing on 20 days, are the only limes that the rainfall for March has been higher than March, 1942. A fall of .10 inch o n one day. in March 1911. is the lowest during the same period, hut the rainfall under one inch has occurred six times since 1901. The total rainfall to dale this year is now 10.46 inches, but in 1941 it was 11.89 inches and in 1940 11.33 inches. uareiess ivacegoers. I'ne carelessness of racegoers was empnasised at me Fending jockey uiims meeting, winch was neid on me Marton racecourse on hascer baturuay and ivionuay. Hie announcer was kept ousy m Duiwoen races nroadcasung lost and lound nol.ces. Un baiurda w » al, least a dozen small cnildren were lost in the crowd, a suggestion yesi.eroay Inal, parents snoum Keep tneir cinicren on a icasn seemed to nave me desired eiiect, tor only three sman boys w-erc reported missing. Em.'in Keeping an eye on their oilspring patrons overlooked their belongings, inquiries were made lor two rings oi Ke\s, three railway ticKets, two pairs o< gioves, a lady s bag, an umbrella, two dole books, a goto cross, a gauntlet and two raceoooK covers. Coliegialf Ohl Boys’ Officers. Oliiueis elected al the annual meeting oi the \ , anganui Collegiate School Old Boys Association yesterday were: Patrons. Messrs. K. L. Levin, j. Allen. C. J. tvray, Rev. J. L. Dove, r. W. Gilligan, and Rt. Rev. h. St. Barnc Holland; president, Mr. L. M. Abraham (re-elected); vice-presidents, .Messrs. S. A. Carr (Auckland), a. b. Maunsell (Wairarapa), C. M. Reynolds (Poverty Bay), G. J. Bailey (T'aranaku, r. v i. Kettle (Hawnes Bay), K. M. Gresson (Canterbury), C. de R. Andrews (Dunedin), P. B. Cooke, K.C. (Wellington), G. l. Marshal: (Rangitikei), B. E. Keiller (Manawatu), C. B. Wake (Waikato), A. L. Caldwell (Marlborough), x i. M. Keeping (Wanganui); committee, V. B. Willis, E. H. L. Bernau, E. P. Richardson, N. M. Izard, and C. N. Maclean; secretary and treasurer, Mr. B. m’. Silk; acting-secretary and treasurer. Mr. F. J. Hill; auditor, Mr. H. C Veitch.