General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 61, 15 March 1943, Page 4

General News

Lack of Diligence Punished. Charged with failing to work with due diligence, Tieris Zandi, a cabinetmaker employed by a furniture factory, was fined £lO, with costs, in the Magistrate’s Court, Wellington. Rise in Fat Pig Prices. It is reported that a slight rise in the price to be paid farmers for fat pigs is shortly to be gazetted. This rise, it is stated, will apply to both porkers and baconers.

World Bowls Record. A world bowls record entry of 3216 played in the opening rounds ot the Victoria Bowling Association's (Australia) charity tourney held last month, and netted return of £BO4. “Hat Trick” Feat

Bowling for the Wanganui eleven in a match against Collegiate B on Cook’s Gardens on Saturday, J. S. D. Tizard had the distinction of registering the “hat trick,” taking three wickets in a row.

Moutoa Gardens Trenches. The slit trenches in Moutoa Gardens, which had become overgrown with grass and were cleaned up by City Council workmen last week. Other trenches around the city will be attended to when men are available. Call to Grass Fire.

A call to a grass fire off Heads Road, near the soap works, was received by the Wanganui Fire Brigade at 4.8 p.m. on Saturday. One machine from the Castlecliff sub-sta-tion responded and the flames were extinguished with a lead of hose. No damage to property resulted.

Poppy Day. About 14,000 poopies will be on sale in Wanganui on April 21, Poppy Day. According to the secretary of the Wanganui branch of the Returned Services’ Association, no difficulty in obtaining supplies of poppies has been encountered. Towns in outlying districts of Wanganui will commence selling on April 19.

Athletic, Championships. Entries for the Central Military District’s services athletic championships on Cook’s Gardens next Saturday already total about 380, and many more are expected. The final number of entries is expected to be almost 500. Entries for the open cycle races, which will also be held at the meeting, will total about 110, averaging more than 18 in each event. Good Record

When G. S. Nimmo, of the Technical Old Boys’ team, compiled 108 not out on Saturday in the match against Marist, it was the fifth consecutive innings in which he was not out. Nimmo, a few years ago, scored 1000 runs for the season. This season he has about 600 runs to his credit. His not out scores include 26, 21, 46, 64 and 108. Rats on Increase.

Replying to a question from Councillor W. J. Stevens whether steps could be taken to cope with the increasing rat population and tne steadily-increasing damage done by them, the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. Hislop), at a meeting of the Citj Council last week, said that the health committee already had the matter in hand and-would be making a report at an early meeting. Week-end Weather.

Wanganui experienced fine weather at the week-end, though yesterday was dull and overcast with rain threatening. Temperatures were warm, the maximum recorded at the New Zealand Friends’ School, St. John’s Hill, yesterday, being 69 degrees Fahrenheit. Saturday was warm and sunny, but only an hour and 30 minutes of sunshine were recorded yesterday.

His Ninth Winner When Mr. C. Breed, in his rowing boat, accompanied V. B. Haworth first past the post in the bridge-to-bridge race on Saturday, it was the ninth time that he had accompanied a winning contestant in the race. Previous winners in the race he had accompanied were A. Muller (three limes), J. Campbell (three times), K Harrison (once), and V. B. Haworth when the latter won om a previous occasion.

River Excursions. River excursions were again popular yesterday. In the morning the launch Alert went up to Hipango Park with a picnic party and in the evening the paddle-steamer Waimarie was a full ship when she left Hatrick’s Wharf on a moonlight excursion. Though the sky was overcast v\/ith onlv occasional glimpses of the moon, the night was mild, conditions on the river being ideal for the trip. Several U.S. servicemen had their first trip experience of the Wanganui River. Shock of Depth Charges. “The submarine crash-dived and the destroyer steamed over her and dropped a packet of depth charges that blew her sky-high,” writes a Taranaki seaman, describing an action in which his ship, in convoy, was bombed, and he and his shipmates were left swimming in the sea. “The depth charges made our stomachs rattle as we were still in ‘the drink.’ It was just like a horse kicking you in the tummy and we were numb from the chest down to the big toe.” To Visit Patea.

A party of 24 convalescent U.S.A, servicemen, accompanied by doctors and nurses, will visit Patea next month, says the “Chronicle’s” Patea correspondent. The party will be billeted for a fortnight and arrangements for entertaining the men were completed at a recent meeting of the Patea Borough Council, when a committee consisting of the Mayor (Mr. F. Ramsbottom) and Crs. G. S. Fraser, D. Quickenden and A. H. Langslow was appointed to act in conjunction with the Patea branch of the Red Cross Society. The Mayor said that already a number of offers to billet the guests had been received. It was necessary that two men be billeted in one home, or else in adjacent homes. Colin Horsley’s Broadcast.

Recognised in London as a brilliant young pianist, Colin Horsley, a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Horsley, Delhi Avenue. Aramoho, will be heard on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Pacific programme at nine o’clock to-night (New Zealand time). Colin Horsley, who is aged 22 and a former pupil of Miss V. Rata Johnston (Wanganui), won a scholarship awarded by the Royal Schools of Music (London) and about six years ago left for England to further his pianoforte studies. He is at the Royai College of Music (London). Since the outbreak of war he has given many concerts to personnel of the fighting services. Keen interest will He taken in his broadcast to-night.

Crippled Returned Men. With a view to making provision for the treatment of men returning from the war for whom remedial swimming exercises will be necessary, the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association is seeking information from the. various centres of the facilities in their districts for such work. In a letter which came before the Otago Swimming Centre at its meeting last week, the association stated that it was aware that some centres had done a good deal of work foi crippled children in the past, and it was desired to secure information of what organisations for such work still existed in the centres. It was decided to advise the association of the work that had been done here tc assist the Crippled Children Society and to obtain from the society particulars of its classes.