General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 20, 24 January 1946, Page 4

General News

Best of the Season. The Wanganui stock sale, held yesterday, was the best of the season to date. In the presence of a large attendance, a yarding of 5000 sheep and lambs came forward, and met with spirited bidding in the majority of sections. There was a total clearance. Welcome Rain.

Stimulating pastures and a parched countryside, a heavy downpour of rain occurred in Wanganui and surrounding district yesterday. The rain was much appreciated by the farming community, who have had to contend with drying winds during the past few months, which have retarded growth. Telegraphic Service The chief postmaster, Wanganui, Mr. D. J. B. Walker, advises that public telegraphic service has now been restored to the whole of Burma, and the following peaces in the Netherlands East Indies, Java and Hollandia, towns of Pontianak and Bandjermassin in Dutch Borneo, Macassai and Menado in Celebes, and Tanjungpandan in Billiton. All classes of telegrams may be accepted at rates shown in the Post and Telegraph Guide.

Dense Fog at Sea. Mariners trading between West Coast coal ports and the North Island report a dense fog at sea on Tuesday, when the Union Company’s collier Karepo struck the outer rock of the Steeples, off Cape Foulwind. Bound for Wanganui at the same time with a full load of coal from Greqmouth was the coastal steamer Rata. She left the West Coast port at 4 p.m. on Monday and encountered dense fog all the way. It did not lift till the vessel was about eight miles off Castlecliff late on Tuesday night. The Rata berthed early yesterday morning and began discharge later in the day. Heavy Seas Pound Coast.

Heavy seas were pounding the coast yesterday and breaking over the harbour moles at Castlecliff as the result of a westerly gale which sprang up in the morning after torrential rain. The wind increased in strength as the day advanced, but the afternoon was fine and sunny. At 3 p.m. the barometer was steady at 29.80in5. Temperatures were cooler and though the wind had abated to some extent last evening, ragged grey clouds were being driven across the western sky, giving the impression that more wind could be expected.

C.0.R.5.0. and U.N.R.R.A. The aims and objects of C.0.R.5.0. (Council of Organisations for Relief Service Overseas) are to be fully explained to people in Wanganui next week by the appeals organiser for C.0.R.5.0., Mr. J. Gifford Male, Wellington. He is to meet the Wanganui executive of C.0.R.5.0., and later address a public meeting in the City Council Chambers. C.0.R.5.0. is composed of 21 New Zealand bodies who wish to help U.N.R.R.A. (the United Nat.ons Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) to the limit of their capacity. Three Youths Arrested.

Three youths, one of them a juvenile, have been apprehended by Constable C. Dudley following the unlawful conversion of a motor-car in Grey Street on Friday night. The car was found on the Makirikiri Valley Road and some of the goods taken from it have been recovered. A car was also converted from the garage of a dwelling in Parsons Street, St. John’s Hill, early on Tuesday morning, but was recovered that day a few hundred yards down the street. A gold watch taken from the dressing table of a residence in Selwyn Street on Friday night, when the window was left open, has also been located by the police. The youths apprehended will appear before the Court on Monday. Fat Lambs for Export.

With an output each day of more than 7000 fat lambs for export, the New Zealand Refrigerating Company’s Imlay Works are at present operating at full capacity and for another month or six weeks three chains will be working at top pressure. Special trains are being arranged by the Railway Department and there have been no delays because of an absence of stock in the pens. The falling off in weight, compared with last season, continues and an improvement is now considered unlikely. Since killing began in November the average decline in weight per lamb has been three and a-half pounds, due to unseasonal conditions, but the numbers put through to date are more than last year’s tally. Horse Killed by Train A horse drawing a buggy used by a woman herd-tester, Miss M. Schwarz, Bonny Glen, was killed by the Wellington-New Plymouth express near Okoia recently. Miss Schwarz was going from one farm to another and crossing the railroad track. She had just closed one of the farm gates and was about to open the other when the express appeared and the horse, which was on the line, took fright. The animal was killed instantly and the buggy was damaged. Miss Schwarz was clear of the vehicle at. the time. The force of the impact broke the train pipe at the front of the “Ka” class locomotive. This had the effect of allowing the Westinghouse air to escape and the brakes were automatically applied. The tram was delayed about 14 minutes. Marching Display Postponed. The Wanganui Marching Association’s trooping of the colour display which was to have been held at Cook's Gardens on Saturday night has been postponed till some future date. It was stated yesterday that this display is to be something unique for Wanganui, but before it. can be staged with confidence three full rehearsals are necessary. The difficulty in arranging these rehearsals is the cause of the postponement. A rehearsal was to have been held last Sunday, but Cook’s Gardens were in use for a Hawke Cup elimination match and Spriggens Park was hardly suitable because of horses being stabled in the vicinity for the trotting meeting which was held on Anniversary Day. It was feared that the combined bands would have disturbed them. No indication could be given last night as to when the display would be held.