GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 5 November 1949, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Man Injured A resident of Rapanui, Mr Mervin James Cotterill, suffered a cut wrist last night and was admitted to the Wanganui Hospital. His condition was reported as comfortable. A New Potato. “I want to tell you something—l saw a new potato yesterday,” said the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. S. G. Holland) amid laughter at the Opera House last night. “It is perfectly true. I only saw one though,” he added. Justified False Alarm. A justified false alarm to the premises of Barton Bros., pastrycooks, Victoria Avenue, was responded to by the Wanganui Fire Brigade at 11 o’clock last night. The premises were fumigated and it was thought that a fire had broken out. Summer Helmets. Indicating that, for the Police Department at least, the summer months have arrived, Wanganui members of the police force are now wearing their white helmets. The distinctive white headgear became an official part of street duty uniform from November 1 and is worn, weather permitting, throughout the summer. A.T.C. Training.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force Oxford from Wigram made a brief landing at Wanganui yesterday en route to New Plymouth. It was flown by Flight-Lieutenant J. O’Donnell who will return to Wanganui this morning on Air Training Corps business. Pageant At Hastings.

» The Wanganui Aero Club’s Proctor and at least one Tiger Moth will fly to Hastings this morning for the Hawke’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club’s 25th. birthday pageant. The aircraft will take part in competitions at Hastings tomorrow and will return to Wanganui in the afternoon. One Tiger Moth will be kept at Wanganui for training purposes and a second Moth may also be in use. The “Arcadians.”

For several weeks now a big cast of members of the Wanganui Musical and Dramatic Society has been rehearsing the musical comedy “The Arcadians” for presentation next week, and the following week, This society has moved from success to success since it revived “Our Miss Gibbs” in 1945. “The Arcadians” is a bright play and the chorus, especially the male section of it, is reported to be very good indeed. Jurors Not Wanted.

The common jury summoned for the Supreme Court for next week will not be required as all the cases involving juries have been dealt with. It is the usual practice to summon a jury for the second week of the Supreme Court session to deal with cases that arc unfinished in the first week and to provide a reserve of jurors but at. recent sessions the services of the jurors called for the second week have not been necessary.

Condition of Highway. It was surprising the number of people who asked when the unsealed portion of Cliff Road would be completed, said Cr. A. S. Coleman at the monthly meeting of the Rangitikei County Council. This was part of the Bulls-Te Kuiti State Highway and one of the principal links between Wellington and Auckland, but was in a rough condition. “People are asking if something cannot be done about it,” he added. The county engineer, Mr. H. Murray Reid, said that he understood from the Ministry of Works that this portion of the highway would be sealed during the coming summer, but the work would not be done till January or February.

Band Concerts The first municipal band concert ol the 1949-50 season will be presented by the Wanganui Highland Pipe Band at Virginia Lake tomorrow afternoon The schedule for the season has Deen drawn up and in all 30 concert.-, will be presented. The final concert will be given in early April. At least ujie recital will be given each Sunday and provision has been made for six Thursday concerts. in addition to the Pipe Band, the Wanganui Garrison and Queen Alexandra’s Own bands will participate. Concerts will be given at Virginia Lake, Castlecliff, Wanganui Hospital, Durie Hill, Jubilee Home, Queen's Park and Aramoho Park. Rainfall At Bulls. According to records kept by Mr K. W. Dalrymple (Parewanui), the total rainfall in the Bulls district las f t month was 1.76in5., falling on 14 days. The average for October is 3.68in5., the rainfall during October, 1948, being 4.56in5. Total rainfall at Bulls for September and October this year was 3.16in5., the lowest for those two months since records were kept in 1895. During the same period in 1914 the fall was 3.26in5., and in 1905 it was 11.29in5. The average rainfall for the two months in question is 6.64in5. During the first 10 months of the year, 30.21in5. of rain has been recorded in the Bulls district, compared with 30.11 ins. last year. By-Laws and Guy Fawkes. Today is Guy Fawkes Day. and it is expected that the Wanganui by-laws will be broken many times. The bylaws permit the lighting of bonfires and the exploding of fireworks only under special circumstances. “No person shall set off any fireworks or explosive matter within the borough without special permission in writing,” state the by-laws. Permission may be given only where lhe explosion will be 25 yards from any building, fence, street, public place or adjacent lands. More stringent is the section covering bonfires. They must be more than 60 yards from any public or private street or public place. The by-laws have been in force for a considerable time, hut, Guy Fawkes, being what it is, the authorities have taken no active steps. Should a flagrant breach occur, however, the power is there.