GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 November 1950, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Woman On Jury. The sect nd woman to serve on a jury in tie Wellington Supreme Court, Mrs Co/isiance Fulh r ; was called in the Supreme Coui; yesterday. The registrar (Mr W. Parkci) said she was the firs* woman to be accepted as a juror in his long experience. Chimney Fire in Hotel A chimney fire in the Parkville Hotel was quickly quelled by the Wanganui Fire Brigade last night. The call was received from the box on the corner of Ridgway and Wilson Streets at 9.9 p.m. New Swimming Title On the recommendation of the Gonville club delegate, the annual meeting of the Wanganui Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association last night decided to include a medley race in the district championships this season. Raced over three lengths of the swimming bath, this event will comprise one length of breaststroke, one of backstroke and one of freestyle swimming. It will be contested by senior and intermediate competitors. Bus Service Changes. To handle more effectively the passengers offering on the Aramoho route, Greyhound Buses Limited will introduce an amended timetable for that area early next week, the general manager, Mr. G. W. Holmes, announced yesterday. A service for residents oi the Sedgebrook Street area, Wanganui East, and the Railways settlement is also planned. Four buses a day will aiso run to the Toi StreetFox Road section or Gonville to provide a shoppers’ service.

Ski-ing Hazards The large quantities of broker bottles and empty tins found near the Salt Hut is causing much concern tc the Tongariro National Park Board. The warden (Mr T. Shout) reported to the board that tins, bottles, cartons and other litter created a condition that was unwholesome. A member stated that clubs must accept a portion of the responsibility for the conditions, as he had seen bottles on the ski-ing grounds at the head of the glacier. It was decided to provide more bins for rubbish, to erect notices for the benefit of visitors and to generally try to educate people to be tidier. It was staed that when the snow was becoming light the bottles and tins were a hazard to people who fell in the snow. National Park Tussock Land. The National Park Board received an application from Mr. L. Little for a lease of 300 acres of tussock country lying close to the National Park railway station and having a frontage to the Ohakune-Taumarunui highway. The applicant, who occupys a small acreage of the adjoining land, stated that the area adjoined the railway and constituted a fire menace during the summer. His intention was to drain and put the country into permanent pasture. In support of the application Mr. Kearins, M.P., said this block was a potential fire danger not only to the National Park settlement, but to the park itself and a big acreage of it had been burnt last summer. The chairman said the property could revert to Crown Lands and Mr. Little’s application could be dealt with by that department. Titles Secondary While efforts should be made to improve the standard of competitive swimming in Wanganui, the principal responsibility of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association —the promotion and encouragement of the knowledge of swimming and lifesaving—should not be lost sight of, stated the review of the year’s activities tabled at the annual meeting of the Wanganui Swimming Centre last night. “The main operation is the encouragement of as many people as possible to learn to swim—not just across the pool, but proficiently—so that they may keep themselves safe from possible drowning and also be able to assist others less proficient. The vast amount of work which lies ahead is a challenge to all connected with the sport and one which we should readily accept,’ the report stated.