GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 29 October 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Salvage Payment. The total salvage payment to the Wellington Harbour Board in connection with the Wanganella was £12,625 6s Bd. This was shown in the report of the general manager to Wednesday's meeting of the board. Union Registration Cancelled Notice is given in last night's Gazette of the cancellation of the registration of the Wanganui Master Bakers, Pastrycooks and Related Trades Industrial Union of Employers.—(O.C.) New Milk District The boroughs of Patea and Hawera and the township of Manaia will be declared a milk district as from November 8 next, with the name of South Taranaki Milk District, states a notice in last night’s Gazette.— (O-C.) Spotlight on Music. There was a good house last night when the Queen Alexandra Band and the Wanganui Junior Chamber of Commerce presented their attractive programme “Spotlight on Music.” The programme was the same as that for the first night and included vocal, pianoforte and band numbers and duets, quartettes and sol instrumentalists. Old School Tie. , A school tie worn by Mr. A. Richards, of Castlecliff, when attending the Wanganui Collegiate School between 1877 and 1822, was presented by him to the school through the headmaster, Mr. F. W. Gilligan, at the reunion of old boys h’eld at Labour week-end. Now aged 84 years, Mr. Richards is one of the oldest old boys and was at the school under the second headmaster, the late Mr. H. H. Godwin (1865-1877).

Dredging At Castlecliff. Good progress with clearing the berthages at Castlecliff is being made by the Lyttelton dredge, Te Whaka, at present on loan to the Wanganui Harbour Board. The vessel .is of the grab type and considerably smaller than the Westport dredge Maui, which was at Wanganui for several months. Dredging operations were interrupted for a period yesterday <,ternoon while the Te Whaka replenished her bunkers, after which work was resumed. At present the vessel is concentrating on clearing siltation which has occurred off the Castlecliff Wharf.

Boat Capsizes. While taking part in the opening race of the season last Monday, the Breeze Along, one of the fleet of the Wanganui Sailing Club, was struck by a squall and capsized, precipitating its crew of three into the river. They swam ashore and were none the worse for their adventures. The boat drifted on to the training wall and was not salvaged until the next day. It sustained a broken mast and ripped sails. Slight damage was done to the hull.

Excellent Packing. “We wish to congratulate you on the excellent way in which the cases forwarded by your committee have been packed, wired, strapped, and addressed,” states a letter received by Mr. L. M. Hallas, secretary-organiser of the Wanganui Aid For Britain Committee, from the Wellington district Aid For Britain store section. The letter added that the goods forwarded by the Taihape W.D.F.F., Lone Scout, G. Bennett, and the Wanganui R.S.A., with other food parcels forwarded by the Wanganui committee, were ready for immediate shipment to England.

Better Weather For the first time for several weeks Wanganui residents yesterday were able to secure a clear view of the snow-covered slopes of Mount Ruapehu. The weather was warm throughout the day with a light southerly wind which turned to the west and increased in intensity during the afternoon. Weather conditions south of Wanganui, however, were not so favourable, and at Wellington a 55 mlles-an-hour wind was reported at Rongotai Airport. The Paraparaumu aerodrome reported bad weather during the afternoon. Hazy conditions prevailed near Wanganui and toward the south-east there was a fair amount of low cloud.

Little Interest in Swimming Although swimming baths under the control of the Wanganui City Council opened on October 1, there has been little interest in the sport due to unfavourable weather. The beach at Cast.ecliff has not been a pleasant spot at week-ends because of the strong westerly winds, and only a few hardened swimmers have been in the surf. The strong winds have caused a greater sand menace at Castlecliff, especially in the area adjacent to the council dressing sheas. At present there is a large amount of driftwood and other debris on Uie beach which does not present an attractive sight. Save Brown Paper.

Thoughts of Christmas but a few weeks ahead brings visions of parcels and parcels mean a headache for the Post Office if they are not wrapped securely. To do this well means the use of plenty of brown paper and string and, as these commodities arc usually in short supply when Christmas parcels are being wrapped, now is the time for saving them. Much of the additional work at Christmas would be saved officials of the Post Office if the public would ensure that its parcels were packed more securely, and hence the advice to begin saving brown paper and string now is being given. Parcels Appreciated

Appreciation of parcels of food sent from the Fordell branch of Federated Farmers to the people of the city of Manchester has been expressed in a letter from the Lord Mayor to the Fordell secretary, Mr. W. H- Bruce. “I am p'eased to let vou know that I have received within the last few days ten gift parcels sent by vou,” states the letter. “I wish to thank you and the members of the branch for those gifis, which will form yrjuable additions to the scanty larders of the poor and deserving persons among whom they will be distributed. We in Manchester are deeply and gratefully appreciative of the practical help the I people of New Zealand are giving us in these difficult times. We owe a

groat debt qf gratitude to our kinfolk and friends in New Zealand and feel that we shall never be able to discharge that debt in full.”