GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 3 October 1949, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Antarctic Expedition. Australian scientists will co-oper-ate with the Joint British, Norwegian and Swedish scientific expedition witch will leave shortly to spend two years in the Antarctic, based in Queen Maud Land. R.A.A.F. ski planes may join the R.A.F. unit accompanying the expedition in tests of equipment under Poar conditions. —(Press Assn.). Athletic Centre Meets.

Delegates from New Plymouth to Levin attended the annual meeting in Wanganui on Saturday afternoon of the West Coast (North Island) Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. There was a good attendance and after the annual report and balance-sheet had been presented remits which will go before the annual Dominion confrence of the association were discussed. Mr. G. A. Benson (Wanganui) was re-elected president.

Rowing Interest. With the annual meetings of the three Wanganui rowing clubs disposed of, preparations are in hand for the opening of the new season, which promises to be one of the most interesting for some years. Major events scheduled for Wanganui include the New Zealand rowing championship regatta and the inter-college race for the Maadi Cup. It is hoped to have the appearance of overseas crews at the championship fixture.

Hockey Players Injured. Three hockey players were taken to the Wanganui General Hospital on Saturday and were discharged after being treated. Mr. E. Reynolds, of Ward Street, Upper Hutt, received a severe gash on the knee,- Mr. E. M. Booth a badly cut upper lip when he received a blow in the face, and Mr. T. C. Berry, a suspected fracture of the left foot. A large number of lesser casualties were treated at the Red Cross first aid post on the grounds. Week-end Weather.

After a cold night, Wanganui enjoyel a fine spring day on Saturday with a westerly breeze and warmer temperatures. The sky was cloudy for the greater part of the morning, however, and at one stage rain was threatening. Sunday was cloudy to overcast for the most part with a fresh t< strong westerly wind. There was a rough sea on the bar at the harbour entrance. At 8 p.m. the barometer was falling slowly, the reading then being 30.18 in.

Justified False Call. Justifiable false alarms are usually associated with the Fire Brigade, and are sometimes given when a person sees smoke and gains the impression that a buildinf is on fire. Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, however, a justified false call was received by the Wanganui Hospital Board's ambulance service. Two cars had been involved in a collision at the intersection of Campbell and Dublin Streets and thinking that somebody had been seriously Injured, a passerby called up the ambulance. The only person injured, however, was a woman, who received slight wounds on her face. The services of the ambulance were not required.

Tributes to Town Clerk. Tributes to the town clerk (Mr. C. R. White) were paid by the chairman I of the Opera House Committee, Cr. G. IP. Hawkins, when the last of a series of municipal concerts held in Wanganui on Sunday afternoons (during the winter was presented in the Opera House yesterday. Cr. Hawkins said 'that the idea of promoting these concerts originated from Mr. White, who subsequently entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the move and had I been of greaUassistance. As a result of i his efforts, and also of those associated in presenting the concerts, many Wan- | ganui people had been given a great deal of pleasure.

Week-end Flying, The Wanganui Aero Club's Proctor was flown to Hastings and return on Saturday by Mr. J. Colway and yesterday the aircraft was flown to Auckland and return by the instructor, Mr. G. A. Delves. On Saturday morning a Tiger Moth was flown to Auckland by Mr. L. Jarvis for inspection for the renewal of its certificate of airworthiness. Yesterday morning two Tiger Moths were flown to Hawera byMessrs F. Bosselman and A. Palmer, where a landing and bombing competition was won by the Wanganui pilots. On the return one aircraft was flown by Mr. Bosselman and the other by Mr. C. Williams. Yesterday afternoon there was no club flying because of the strong westerly wind.