GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 4 October 1950, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

World Animal Day Today is the world day of the World League for Animals, October 4 selected as the most appropriate date as it is also the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The league uses the day for emphasising the need for protecting dumb animals. School Choir Festival The annual Wanganui school choir festival will be held in the Opera House next Tuesday. Choirs from the Wanganui Girls’ College, the Wanganui Collegiate School, the Wanganui Technical College and lhe Wanganui Intermediate School will be taking part. Produce For Export Two small coastal traders were busy loading dairy produce at Castlecliff yesterday for export. They were the Rannah and the Inaha. The former loaded butter and the Inaha took on board a full load of cheese. Both vessels arrived from Wellington early in the morning and were to have sailed late in the afternoon. Chamber’s Revenue Revenue for the year amounted to £4ll 19s 3d, representing a slight increase over the.previous year, states the annual report of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce for the year ended July 31, last. Expenditure totalled £314 Ils Bd, leaving a surplus of £97 7s 7d. This is regarded as a satisfactory position, compared with the surplus during the previous year of £25 15s Bd. Spring Weather With a continuation of the spell of fine, spring weather, temperatures have been warmer in Wanganui over the past few days and there has been every indication of an early summer I The weather yesterday was again fine with bright sunshine in the morning and cloud and haze later in the day. The wind was a light westerly. At 3 p.m. the barometer was failing slightly at 29.92 in. Powerful Perfume! Telling Wanganui Rotarians yesterday, of the wide range of high-quality goods available in United States’ stores, the District Governor of the 39th. District of Rotary International. Mr. W. A. Whitlock, of Hastings, mentioned colourfully-named expensive perfumes. He recalled that he had even seen one perfume with a card next to it, reading: “Don’t use this if you are bluffng.” Tribute To Junior Chamber A tribute to the Wanganui Junior Chamber of Commerce is paid by the president, of the senior chamber. Mr. N. M. Izard, in his annual report. “The Junior Chamber,” he states, "continues its public-spirited activities and Wanganui has benefited greatly from its work during the past year. We look to the Junior Chamber to produce our future leaders in various spheres of public life and we shall not be disappointed.” Wanganui “A Fine City” “Wanganui is a very fine city with beautiful amenities we do not have on the East Coast,” the District Governor of the 39th. District of Rotary International, Mr. W. A. Whitlock, of Hastings, stated at the Wanganui Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon yesterday. Commenting on the many fine parks he had seen about the city, Mr. Whitlock also told the Rotarians they were fortunate in having at their disposal a hall as suitable as the Wanganui Savage Club. It was ideal, he said. Close International Neighbours. “1 had a late supper in Auckland on Sunday night and the following Thursday night was listening to a concert in San Francisco, and this after spending a full day in Honolulu,’ ’said the District Governor of the 39th. District of Rolary International, Mr. W. A- Whitlock, cf Hastings, to emphasise how close modern air travel had brought New Zealand to its Pacific neighbours. Asia was just as close, he said, but mu' e troublesome titan New Zealand’s American neighbours to the west. The need for a strong friendship with An ciica was obvious and Rotary, thiough its widespread activities was helping to build this friendship. Rainfall At Bulls According to records kept by Mr. K. W. Dalrymple. Parewanui, rainfall in the Bulls district during September amounted to 1.95 in., falling on live days, the average for lhe month being 2.85 in., ranging >jm 5.78 in. in 1905 to .92in. in 1914. During 1919, the September rainfall was 1.40 in. The fall for. l/.is month, however. has been close to Hip average since 1943, when it was 6.40 in. Total rainfall for the first nine months of 1950 in the Bulls district is 21.48 in., compared with an average of 28.47 in., the highest, fall being 32.04 hi. in 193 G and the lowest 20.57 in. in 1928. Mr. Dalrymple comments that In<' October rainfall averages 3.54 in. This is the wettest month of the year, as a rule, and a low fall in September has generally been follo’led by heavy ’ rainfall in October. However, there | have been exceptions.