DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 4

DAILY NOTES FROM WANG ANUI.

, •;:(Prom Our.Special.OorrcsiiondonU. . ■■'/ ■.■■■:■.':■■ i., : : Wanoanui, November 29;. Siity candidates ;,were confirmedl,-.. by tho Anglican Bishop ot Wellington (Dr./Wallis) at Christ Church-yesterday, afternoon. ■ • -.- .. ThofiTst'matcn o£. tho season for the Fountain Binner," presented £or. annual' competition, behv.een tho local bowling clubs,, was playod -on -.Saturday, '.-when "Wanganui.. beat , fcjt; John' 4 by.,78 to 62. , : ;- .' ■: . '■• The- -Wavorley Tennis Club journeyed to ■town on find easily defeated Queen's Park by IV sets (131 games) to. 4-; sets (87 games); : ' -.-.. ■■:. \ . ""•' ,'.■'. ■ ■ ■• ■'■ i Mr. Wm.: Beach,-.tbie-ietired champion, sculler, who has, been spending a few,' days in Wanganui,' left to-da.y for where he will unipiro.. in the sculling - handicap. Hβ ..state .that the.:■■ Wanganui .River surprised liim .greatly, , and ho had no idea it'was such a magnincsnt stretoli of water , with.such'fino scenery. Ho eays.thb championship conrso at Kaiwhaikeisequal-'to tho -best courßO. ho has ever seen, and .much' superior to either .tho Thames' or Parramatte for a sculling race. The youth, of Wangauui, lie remarks, have tmrJTall«d advantages .for rowing. Mr.; Beach intends paying'another and longer, visit to tVa-. nganui-' twelve' months 'hence, ."when' he/will be accompanied by his. wife. ."■.'"'.'.- v ■ ~ Tho Wanganui District * High School swiraming baths are V now practicaily comploto. A little over twelve months ago the eoheme was first launched, and the baths will bo officially I opened on Saturday 'week. They .have .been I designed in accordance-with the latest, ideas, and comprise a main swimming.bath, 25 yardslong and -13J , ynrds'wide; with an extremo depth of 7ft. Bin..- and a "baby" bath, 13J yards by 8 feet, with a depth of two to three feet,- the. latter being-for. .undor instruction. 'During certain hours the baths will be open to the public on tho eame terms "OS- , the corporation . baths. The total cost is' £635; which has been raised by public arid school subscriptions, the proceeds of a bazaar, and Government subsidy. An iin memoriam tablet to the late Mr. S..S. Griffiths, who initiated and launched . the scheme, is a prominent object at one end of the enclosure.