PERSONAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15862, 5 July 1919, Page 11

PERSONAL.

Mr A. G. Bignell, chairman of the "Wanganui Harbour Board, is suffering from 3 chill, and will probably be confined. to his horn-? for about a week. Mr ss. E. McCarthy, S.M.. o f ' I'hri.-t----clrijTch, arrived in Wanganui ia-t evening. Air A. Crook-?, .'.M.. ot New P:vnvouth, is at present visiting Wanganui. Last night the Mayor and Cr. Luxford returned from Wellington, where

they have been attending the confer-

ence of representatives of local bodies slid Chambers of Commerce. ■v g Vfr Clutba Mackenzie son of Sir Thos. Nt w Zealand High Commissioner in London, has returned to Wellington £iom Australia by the Armagh. From England to America he travelled as the guest of Lord Jellicoe on H.M.S. New Zealand. Mr D. W. Low, of College Street School, Palmerston X.. has been selected to act as the reprcser.tar.ivt- of -the certificated teachers of the Wanganui Education District on the Teachers' Appeal Board. Several transfers of police officers in the Wanganui district are announced. Senior-Sergeant Till, who is stationed at Hawera has been transferred to Hamilton, and Sergeant Henry, of Palmerston North, will succeed -Sergt. Til! at Hawera. Constable McGregor, of Mokan, goes to Shannon, and his place at Mofcau will be taken by Constable Blakie, of New Plymouth. Mr S. Hard Seagtr, the well-known expert on town-planning and garden suburbs, is at present paying a professional visit to Wanganui. In tire course of a that with a “Herald" reporter, Mr Hurst Seager srx>k- in warm terms of Wanganui’s 'potentialities as a city beautiful. He paid a tribute to the Beautifying Society for the work they had done, and urged that those ruling the destinies of Wanganui should do everything possible to foster the beautification of the town. Mr Hurst Seager emphasised the good fortune of Wanganui in the possession of such a magnificent river, and expressed the opinion that this asset should be developed in every way possible. As hah been demonstrated in the Old World, the banks and surroundings of waterways could be made attractive to a great degree, as instanced in Holland, Belgium, and France, and in the lovely sights on the Rhine. The authorities in Wanganui should take this matter up, for they had a most valuable asset in the river apart altogether from the purposes of navigation. In the course of a discussion of methods of beautification, Mr Hurst Seager said o' that one thing which could be done was the improvement of the town bridge. The footbridge could be roofed and several bays made, these being provided with seats and perhaps flowerbo res. This sort of thing was to be found in various parts of Europe. 'f Nothing would fcc more delightful on a ' df, ,rnl summer’s day or a calm evening a ***■ one these bays and the myriad chabges of light and shadow which make the waters of the Wanganui eo fascinating.