GENERAL NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 22 December 1950, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

No “Chronicle.” There will be no publication of the “Chronicle’ ’on either Christmas or New Year’s Day. Advertisements for the issue on Boxing Day will be accepted from 7 p.m. on Monday night and the commercial office will be open on Boxing Day froln 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. There will be normal oflice attendance on Wednesday. Similar arrangements have been made for the New Year period. Waterfront Commission * The Royal Commission Inquiring into the Waterfront Industry will visit Wanga’nul on March 14 and will inspect the port facilities on the following day. Band Parade The Wanganui senior Highland Pipe Band paraded at Aramoho Park last evening and held the attention of a fair-sized crowd with its programme. The band’s next municipal parade will be on Sunday, January 7, at Castlecliff, but the band will turn out on New Year’s Eve. Maori Jury Age The maximum age at which a Maori is qualified to serve on a Maori jury or a mixed jury where one is claimed under the Julies Act, 1908, is raised from 60 to 65 years, according to an amendment to the Maori Jury Regulations, 1927, gazetted last night Mid-summer’s Day. Yesterday was mid-summer’s day in the southern hemisphere when the sun reached Its maximum southerly declination of 22 degree 27 minutes. From now on the days will gradually become shorter, but the apparent shortening will not be noticeable for some weeks. Malicious False Alarm The Wanganui Fire Brigade turned out to a malicious false alarm from a call-box at the corner of Heads Road and King’s Avenue at 1 a.m. yesterday. Another call received yesterday was to a car which caught on firq i’n Trafalgar Place about 9 a.m. No damage was done. Levy On Bran At the request of the poultry division, provision fo'r the imposition of a levy not exceeding 20s a short ton on bran and pollard is contained I'n the Bran and Pollard Levy Regulations, 1950, gazetted last night. The moneys derived from the levy on bran and pollard used for the production of eggs are to provide a fund for the organisation of the poultry Industry. The levy on other bran and pollard is to be applied by the Wheat Committee toward meeting the subsidy on wheat products. Ambulance Flight The Wanganui Aero Club’s Proctor was flown to Dunedin yesterday by the instructor (Mr. K, E. Fenwick) with an urgent stretcher case from Palmerston North, This is the second flight to Dunedin with a stretcher case this week, and the third medical case handled by the Procot'r in three days. Today the Proctor will carry two passe'ngers to Whangarei and pick up passengers from Auckland on the return flight. Surprise Packet Used to unusual requests, an Auckland customs officer smiled when he handled one particular Christmas parcel this week. The parcel came from New York and was addressed to an Aucklaid resident by his daughter. The customs declaration tied to the parcel bore a space for a description of the contents, but instead of the required description the space had the message: “Christmas surprise— Please don't make my father pay duty—it spoils the surprise.’’

Jelllcoe Memorial Hut. Gratitude for the assistance given by Wanganui people in raising funds for the establishment of the Jellicoe Memorial Hut for returned servicemen is expressed by the honorary secretary, Mr. R. M. Granville-Smith. He reports that a Wanganui resident has donated a copy of Sir John Lowery’s famous historical painting of the fore-cabin of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth at Rosyth, on November 16, 1918, When Admiral Beatty read the armistice terms to the German representatives . Bookings for the hut have proved so heavy that no further applications can be handled until March. Mr Granville-Smith states.