DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 6

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

THE. V EETEEJ!CHMENT,: AT' MOUMAHAKI. ; ißj Telcirinh.-Special •' '■•'! "'-.-'..\ : > '■■'"■' Wanganui, December 10.. , ','Lady .Plunket'had a busy l day at Wanganui' yesterday., .In the afternoon' she presented .the certificates', in cpnneotion with, .the i St. John Ambulance Association, • afterwards speaking in support of the .movement' to''obtain-a'.'l'lunket. nurse for Wanganui, and. urging' that; as Wa-, nganui was ■ the fifth ' largest - centre of : ; the Dominion, it ought,,to have at : least twovsuch nurses.,, In the evening her 'Eioelieftiy 'presented the .prizes: to. the'successful students of .the Girls': College. ■:■■'■■ ■■■■■'■ •.■•.-•■

; On .the racecourse right-of-way. dispute being' mentioned .in 'the Supreme, Court yesterday af•ternobn, counsel for l 'the Jockey Club asked leave, to .withdraw, the case without prejudice to future' proceedings.'-.■.'■'Mr;. Justice- Chapman .accordingly agreed to strike'out'the'case, seven' guineas costs .being .dloweaV'against 'plaintiffs: - T.he draft-balanoe-9heet ; ''oj; the Wanganui Agricultural. Association-.'shows ia profit of ,£IG2. : The -association: has parsed a resolution 9trongiy protesting against the" retrenchments recently, .made' ,at'. Moumahaki Experiment Farm,: considering, that the idea-; of ceasing, operations, at this .time, of the ;year is inexplicable. ■'■ Other associations .on this,-coast .are; to,be,asked to co-operate in a. 'united ..protest'; t6.:.the'.Governmen, .;'■'. ] •The ; ''&flpute.\between' the Borough .Council and -the;. Education: Board lover. the ; -latter's water-supply; account'has, been-ended by the board'.paying;.the;amount;:..,'_', ; The-,-extension; of ; gas , ..mains,,to.:the suburbs of Wanganui; East, Smithfleld,; and Gonville are pracncaUy. completed,.and all the inhabitants; .thereof .will'soon have the same lighting ;seryioe'as the town.,-, ■■■:■'■'■■:■'■:< -~'• ' The local tramway system • celebrated its first birthday :to-day.: During, the twelve' months' which the system,.has .'.been in operation, not ,a single, serious accident'to'the public or the .tramways, has occurred,- 'and-; the suction gas 'engines, for power generation; concerning > w;hichmany doubts wore once expressed, have worked splendidly.-.• M,,.. '• ■' ' ,

!'• Christinas. hampers ', ■of choice ■.wines, 1 '- spirits and. ale .Have by .Messrs. • Preston and Co.; :Ltdj,;.ll9'.'Lainbton.C!uay. ; .,:, ■, ._ • '■• The' Town r Clerk' of-'Ashbnr'ton invitea ; tenders tor' several contracts connected with tho waterworks. -\- ~ '•;,/■■• .■.'■..:. ■:' ■ V i' At tho.Misterton' stock'.sale,, next Wednesday the;.N6,w Zealand Loan, and Mercantile ARcncv .Company. •Ltd.,: will offer 500 head of cattle. ' .A. ~H. Patergon and Co; have a 25-hn Delaunay. Belleville' car . for sale. ..'-..-' ■''.-. ■In consequence:of the liquidation of tho Arm of .0. :H.-Harris'and Co., furniture manufacturers, Adelaide Bbad; Messrs. A. L. Wilson and 00. have- received instructions' from Mr. 0 . Harris, who has taken over tho liabilities ° f , PP. lato company,- ; -to sell,-at tho factory. : Adelaide Koad, £500. worth of high-doss furniture of their own : manufacture. The sale, will take .place next Tuesday;;commencing at 11 a.m. On Monday next the same auctioneers will hold ; ;a sale ,of timber,- iron, .bricks;, three cooking ranges, etq;, at Kaiwarra. . '■ The:'•'attractive' qualities.-of-'.M'EwanV Scotch I ale,are tho subject of an. advertisement. ~ ' -_Tho -Tramways'- Band, will-.perform-' at. -Island : Hay, at ~3.v p .m. to-morrow. ,"..'•■'. :Thc Waldegravc'Park Land Company, Ltd., has , instructed Messrs/ A.' L.,.Wilson and Co. Mo tell - :y'; lc * e '',™>urban sections, opposite the Upper ■ Witt. Railway' Station, at- the. auctioneers'-rooms. ■ .26-Brandon'..Street,".on • Wednesday, .February 2 iM.'W.jmd.." ■"•■ : '-.'.v,'j.;-.- V--.,-...-.