General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 150, 28 June 1943, Page 4

General News

Harrier Race. 49 A four-mile harrier race under the auspices of the Wanganui Y.M.C.A. resulted: C. Beck 1. E. Heim 2. B. Seddc.n 3, B. Farrell 4, D. Gilbertson 5. F;. Hannett and T. Smith shared sixth place. “Midget” Rugby. A further series of matches in the "Midget” competition was played on Spriggens Park on Saturday afternoon. Matches resulted: Marist. ,3 beat GonviHe 0, and Wanganui East 12 beat Aramoho 0. W.W.S.A. War Loan. Members of all sections of the W.W.S.A. are asked to meet Miss Hallam at the War Loan Office, Maria Place, to-day in order to take up their allotted jobs in connection with the Liberty Loan. Pawnbroker’s Licence, An application for a pawnbroker’s licence, made by Thomas Windie in the Magistrate’s Court, Wanganui, on Saturday, was granted by Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M. The last pawnbroker’s licence held in Wanganui lapsed about 10 years ago, and there had been no applications in the interim. Island Oranges Rationed. Because of the keen demand for Island oranges, and to ensure their equitable distribution, the majority of fruiterers in Wanganui have adopted a system of rationing. Some shops had cleared their supplies by Friday night, and those with stocks would only sell two or three to each customer. Rugby Team Departs. The 24th Field Ambulance Rugby team, which beat Wanganui on Saturday, in the second match for the Ward Memorial Shield, left for their camp yesterday. While in the city they were billeted at the Y.M.C.A. Their manager was Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Fea, a former AH Black and South Island representative player. Bullet Wound in Foot. While shooting rabbits on the Westbourne golf links at about eight o’clock on Saturday morning, Mr. .lames Gatfield, aged 26, 214 Heads Road, Castlecliff, received a bullet wound in his right foot and was taken to the Wanganui Public Hospital by the St. John Free Ambulance. Mr. Gatfield stumbled when carrying a .22 rifle. Radio Dealers’ Licences. A substantial reduction in the licence fees payable by ail six classes of radio dealers is made in amended regulations. It is stated that the reductions are made to assist, dealers because of their considerably depleted stocks. There are about 780 radio dealers of all categories in the Dominion. Present For Tojo. Wanganui residents who wish to participate in a gift to the Japanese are invited to purchase War Savings stamps and to paste them and bond facsimiles on six 5001 b. bombs which will be on view during Air Force Week. These bombs, which will be be brought io Wanganui to-day, will be delivered, with the city’s “compliments,” to Tojo at Tokio. Bond Sales After Parade. Following the military parade, which was staged in Wanganui on Friday to stimulate bond sales in the Third Liberty Loan, the sum of £l2Bl was invested. The sales were made from two General Stewart tanks in Victoria Avenue, and the response was considered h.ghly satisfactory, for the sellers operated for only one and half hours. Road Cycling.

A 10-mile race under the control of the Wanganui Amateur Road Cycling Club on Saturday afternoon resulted; U. Beswarick (2min. 15sec.) 1, G. Pidwell (scr.) 2, T. Philpot (scr.) 3. The fastest time was clocked by Pidwell, who registered 23min. 40sec. Then followed Philpot, 23mln. 40 2-ssec., and F. Clinton, 23min. 40 3-ssec. Beswarick has had three wins and one second in the last four starts. Week-end Travel. Running practically to time, express trains which passed through Aramoho Junction on Saturday were moderately heavy, but smaller than customary during recent week-ends. The express from New Plymotuh to Wellington arrived at Aramoho with eight cars and a van. and left with 10 cars, Jwo vans and more than 400 passengers. By a coincidence, the express from Wellington to New Piymotuh had the same number of vehicles and passengers. One car, with passengers for Wanganui, and also a van, were detached from the northbound express at Aramoho.

Telephone Disappears. The telephone in the public call box in Somme Parade, near the tramway waiting shed at the corner of Kaikokopu Road, disappeared one night recently and so far remains untraced. The metal case which contained the instrument, and also the receptacle for pennies, was screwed to the wall, but was wrenched from its fastenings after the wires had been severed. The instrument, was presumably taken for the money it contained, but because of a wartime shortage of equipment replacement is difficult. In the meantime a closely-populated suburban are?, is without a public call box, the nearest public telephone being at Calver’s Corner. Air Force Week. Air Force Week in connection with the Third Liberty Loan commences to-day. The War Loan Committee is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the "week” being a success. The R.N.Z.A.F. is co-operating and already air personnel have arrived in Wanganui to give public demonstration in the use of equipment in the shop known as the “Fun Parlour.” Y’estcrday the wing of a bomber was set up. This is fitted with bomb racks and bombs and demonstrations will be given during the week on how they are sighted and released. There is also a working model of a bolt and pull 2-gun turret of which the average bomb to-day carries three. For the purposes of demonstration this model is driven by a petrol engine. The cost of this turret is £lBOO. More Wet Weather.

Though fine weather was experienced in Wanganui on Saturday, hopes for more settled conditions were dispelled when more rain fell yesterday. Sunday was overcast with showers in the morning and heavy rain in the afternoon. No sunshine was recorded at the New Zealand Friends’ School, St. John’s Hill, and the rainfall for the 24 hours ended 6 b.m. was .35in. There was a moderate north north-westerly wind on Saturday, followed by a calm which lasted till midnight. Yesterday there was a fresh north-westerly to westerly wind, with a considerable sea at the harbour entrance. The barometer was comparatively high on Saturday, ranging between 29.60in5. and 29.70in5., but by noon yesterday it had dropped to 29.40in5. At 7 p.m. it was unsteady at 29.44in5.