GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 27 May 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

First Solo Flight. After receiving dual instruction from the Wanganui Aero Club's instructor, Mr. D. Dryden, of Waverley, made his first solo flight at the Wanganui Airport yesterday. Of recent months a number of young men from the Waverley district have joined the aero club and several have already received their A licences. Better Lamb Market-

A good yarding of store sheep, with the main interest centred in lambs, was the feature of the Wanganui stock sale yesterday. There was a good attendance of buyers. Top lots and good conditioned lines found a ready sale, with values showing a slight increase on late rates. Poor conditioned and tail-end lots were practically neglected. Visits to Hospital.

Tribute to the work of Mr. H. Barlow in visiting ex-servicemen patients at the Wanganui Public Hospital and distributing to them cigarettes, chocolate and tobacco, was paid at last night’s annual meeting of the Wanganui Returned Services' Association. "His cheerful smile is always very welcome,” said the president (Mr H. R. Gilberd). Advice as to Trees. The Ohakune Lakes Scenic Board intends to plant ■more trees in some of its reserves, and at a meeting of the board this week it was decided to consult the Superintendent of Reserves in Wanganui (Mr. S. I. Cox) and obtain advice on the matter. Flowering gums and tree lucerne were suggested as a means of keeping bracken in check in areas where the native forest had been cleared.

Express Through Aramoho. For the second consecutive night the Wellington - Auckland express passed through Aramoho last night at 8.16, being diverted from the Main Trunk, via Stratford, because of the washout and blockage about two miles north of Taumarunui. Besides five bulldozers, a mechanical shovel is working on the line and about 25 to 30 railway employees are engaged at the scene of the slip, which is one of the largest recorded for a long period. Generous Donations. Two liberal sums, one of £lOO and the other of £2O, were numbered among donations received by the Wanganui City Council yesterday, for the United Nations’ Appeal for Children. Acknowledging this gesture last night, the town clerk (Mr. C. R. White) pointed out, however, tnat on a population basis Wanganui’s effort should yield aßout £7500, and with the appeal closing at the end of the month stimulus was required to reach that mark.

R.S.A. Bowling Club. A very successful season fdr the R.S A. Bowling Club, which was opened last season, w*as reported by Mr. C. S. Smith at last night’s annual meeting of the Wanganui Returned Services’ Association. The membership last year was 62 active members and eight honorary mernners, and it was intended to extend the membership to 85 next season. Already 10 new members had been nominated, which meant that there were still 13 vacancies. Mr. Smith paid tribute to the splendid spirit which existed among club members. Sets of Oars From England.

A set of 16 hollow racing oars has just been received by the Union Boat Club from England. Made of spruce by the well-known firm of George Sims and Sons, of Putney, London, the oars will be a welcome addition to the club’s plant. During the war years, supplies of oars were unprocurable, with the result that most clubs are short today. Prices have shown a big increase on pre-war supplies and the price of new rowing craft lias also increased considerably. The shortage of sculls was so acute in Wanganui that one sculler made a set for himself from poplar. Annual R.S.A. Conference. A total of 253 remits are set down for discussion at the annual Dominion conference of the New Zealand Returned Services’ Association to be held in Wellington next month. They cover a multiplicity of subjects, it was announced by the president (Mr. H. R. Gilberd) at last night’s annual meeting of the Wanganui Association and would be discussed over several days. The Wanganui Association will be represented by Messrs. C. N. Armstrong, M. G. Wadey and E. F. Laws.

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