GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 16 April 1949, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Junior Pipe Band at Hospital. Provided the weather is fine tomorrow afternoon, the Wanganui Junior Highland Pipe Band will provide a programme at the Wanganui Public Hospital, commencing at 2 p.m. Rotary Speaker. The guest speaker at the Wanganui Rotary weekly meeting on Tuesday will be Mr. Stanley B. Gamble, of the Rotary Club of Burwood, Australia. On Tuesday evening Mr. Gamble will show moving films in the Savage Club Hall. Easter Pilots’ Gamp. No members of the Wanganui Aero Club are attending the New Plymouth Aero Club’s annual Easter pilots’ camp, which commenced yesterday. The programme for the camp includes flying competitions and lectures on a variety of subjects. Library Holiday. The Alexander Library is observing a five-day holiday during Easter for the first occasion in its history. The library was open until nine o’clock on Thursday and the staff experienced an exceptionally busy day. The library will not open until Wednesday morning. Methodist Camp One hundred and twenty young Methodists from Taihape, Raetihi and Marton are at present in camp at the Wanganui East School. The boys will take part in spiritual study, athletics and sports. Today will be confined mostly to sporting activities. Tomorrow a special camp service will be held. The spiritual instruction will conclude on Monday with a communion service. Tram Service Stopped. A small motorcar was extensively damaged on Thursday morning when it collided with 7 an early tram from Gonville at the corner of Guyton and Sarjeant Streets, near the old cemetery. The car, an old model, was towed to the side of the road by motor lorries from the Wanganui City Council’s nearby yard. The tram would run only in reverse after the accident and a full load of passengers had to complete the remainder of the journey on foot.

Eight-oar Rowing Contest. The interprovincial eight-oar rowing contest for the Halliburton-John-stone Bowl will take place at Wellington on the Korokoro course today, commencing at 10 a.m. Seven crews have entered for the race, which will be an important Empire Games trial. Chief interest will centre in the form of Auckland, represented by West End, and Wanganui No. 1, represented by Aramoho. The other entrants are Wellington, Southland, Otago, Canterbury and Wanganui No. 2. Because of a muscle injury, H. Benge, of Union, has withdrawn from the Wanganui No. 2 crew, and his place has been taken by T. Tuffin, of Aramoho.

Easter Accommodation. Accommodation in Wanganui last night was fully booked up. Hotels and boardinghouses were full and many persons seeking board were turned away. All the huts and cabins at the Aramoho Park motor camp, capable of accommodating 69 people, were taken. Nine caravans stayed the night at the park. Eleven tents were erected at the grounds and the occupiers were inconvenienced by the wet conditions. It is estimated that nearly 150 people stayed at Aramoho Park last night. The Castlecliff motor camp was also well patronised.