General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 206, 1 September 1943, Page 4

General News

Y.M.C.A. Street A;»pcxL Postponed c. the Popular Girl contest last monlti. Lie a.iiiikj street appeal in aid ot the Wanganui Y.M.C.A. will be held to-day. Decrease in Deaths. According to the vital statistics in Wanganui tor last month there were 14 fewer deaths than in August, 1942. Comparative figures, with those for the same period last year in parentheses, are: Births 60 (58); deaths 28 (42); marriages 27 (23). The figures for the past eight months are: Births 399; deaths 238; marriages 150. Service at Westmere. As part of the national day ot prayer, to be observed on Friday, the fourth anniversary of Britain’s entry into the war, a special service will be held in the Westmere Memorial Church to-morrow evening. This service, which will be one of prayer and dedication, will be conducted by the Rev. Rawiri Dun. Customs Revenue. Customs revenue collected from all sources in Wanganui last month totalled £22,873, compared with £25,303 for the same period last year. The comparative figures with those for August, 1942 in parentheses are as follow:—Customs duty £5696 (£6855); beer duty. £563 (£573); sales tax, £3958 (£4144); war customs, .£23b (£313); war beer, £453 (£447); war sales tax, £8629 (£8462); miscellaneous, £3344 (£4509). Ward Memorial Shield.

Two Rugby matches for the J. A. Ward Memorial Shield will be played on Spriggens Park on Saturday. The main game will be the Featherston Camp team against the Wanganui A representative side. The visiting fifteen will be captained by J. M. Taylor, former All Black. The curtainraiser will be contested between the Wanganui B representatives and the Waiouru Camp Headquarters team. It is likely that these matches will be the last of the Memorial Shield games for the 1943 season. Coastal Cargoes. With almost a full load of general cargo from Southern ports, via Wellington, the coastal motor-ship Holmdale arrived at Wanganui at the week-end. The vessel discharged at the Town Wharf and loaded for south yesterday. She was to have sailed last night for Picton. In spite of her draught on arrival at Wanganui, the vessel was able to navigate the river and berth at the Town Wharf, indicating that the depth of water available at. Mitchell’s Reach, where trouble was experienced last year, has improved. The small coastal motor-ship Nikau, which was to have loaded cement for Wanganui at Tarakohe on Monday, was delayed by rain and is now expected at the Town Wharf this morning. After discharge she returns to Tarakohe.