General News Museum Patronised.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 4, 6 January 1944, Page 4

General News

Museum Patronised.

Although the majority of Wanganu. people spent the Cnristmas and New Year holidays out of town or at the beaches there were particularly large attendances at both the Alexander Museum and at the Sarjeant Gallery during the period. The exhibits in both ouilciings won high praise from the Visitors,

Cottage Quickly Built. The advantage of private enterprise was illustrated in a case in Hamilton, says an exchange. The first pile ol a semi-prefabricated cottage was laid in Tisdale Street on December 14, and on Christmas Eve, 10 days later, the dwelling was occupied. The occupants are a widow with four children who had sought in vain for over a year to have a Government house provided for them.

Ambulance Kept Busy. By last night the St. John Free Ambulance had covered 515 miles for the first five days of this year. The average mileage for a month is between 1000 and 1100, but long-distance calls during the past few days have kept the service busy. Ambulance cars have made trips to Feilding, Marton (on two occasions). Hunterville, Kauangaroa, Kakatahi, Turakina, Kai Iwi and Wangaehu. Czech War of Nerves.

After the capitulation of Italy the Nazi authorities in Prague ordered a blackout, which produced surprising results (says a bulletin received from the Czechoslovak National Council of America). In the morning after this blackout many lamp posts were decorated with the following inscription: “Maximum weight—four Nazis.” The larger posts bore the inscription: “Six Nazis.”

Weekly Stock Sales. The first Wanganui stock sale of the New Year was held yesterday, when a large number of future vendors were present to obtain first-hand knowledge of the trend of values. The entry, comparatively small, as is usual at this time of the year, consisted of .1200 lambs and 400 grown sheep. The auctioneers report in spite of present conditions realisations were better than expected. In addition. 150 mixed cattle and 35 mixed pigs were offered. Shoddy Goods. Support for criticism of articles placed on the market by a few New Zealand manufacturers has been given by a Taranaki men’s outfitter, who produced a pair of boy’s khaki trousers containing five shades of colour. The front of the shorts, states a Taranaki paper, was in one shade of khaki, the seat was in two shades, the hip pocket was in a fourth shade, and the waist band was in a fifth. Another example was a fairly high-priced shirt on which the cuffs of the sleeves were in the same material as the shirt, but of another colour.

High Tramway Revenue. Tramway and bus receipts during the week between Christmas and New Year increased by £39, compared with returns for the corresponding period in 1942. Traffic was so heavy on New Year’s Eve, particularly between 7.30 and 8.30 in the evening, that every car in the Wanganui. Corporation Tramway fleet was in commission. Loadings were also consistently heavy during the day. Receipts for the week totalled £829, compared with £790 in 1942. Revenue for New Year’s Eve amounted to £207, as against £199 on New Year’s Eve 12 months ago. Fine weather during the present week has meant heavier loadings on trams to and from Castlecliff Beach.

Gonville Bowling Pair. A Gonvlle Bowling Club pair, Anderson and Mailman, qualified for post-section play in the Manawatu Bowling Centre’s New Year Pairs tourney, but were eliminated after the first round. The Manawatu Standard had the following to say about the first round of play: The hardest battle of the first round was between Arnott and Mailman, the former prevailing over the last four heads to win by a small margin. With 14 heads completed Mailman was leading 14 to 11. A brace to Arnott on the 15th. head decreased the advantage, but on the next two Mailman added one each time to his score. On the 18th. he'ad Arnott carried the kitty to his own bowls for a three to level the scores. He took singles on the 19th. and 20th. ends and a brace on the 21st. head.