NOTES FROM WANGANUL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 7

NOTES FROM WANGANUL.

■ (By Correspondent.). Wanganulj January 20. : The Band, Contest Committee has appointed Sergeant-Major " Peacock . supervisor, and Colonel Joim P. Watt marshal of the contest'to ..bo "held hero in March.' Sergeants-Major Sanderson (New Plymouth), M'Nair (Napier), Dovey (Palmorston), and M'Crestall (Masterton) were ; appointed' military ( /judges'. !l'ho Dresden Piano Company s medal has been allotted. to the drum-major whose band scores 'most' military points.. . The -com-, mittee is arranging for jialls for practice iol' tho various baqds "during: contest •week. The outrance ; money from tho-com-peting bands and soloists amounts .to close on .£IOO. ■' .

; Very heavy rain fell'to-day-and the street channels being unable to carry off the, water rapidly, many of: tho' footpaths wero' flooded,- but no damage was done." Tho' weather continues yory/muggy .anioppressive."-,' - , ■ • • : ;Tho unusual. sigHt of: o motor-car in flames caused some sensation' in the Aveiiuo to-day.'. Motorists attempted to .extinguish. tho fire, but without; success, and it had to be left to burn, itself- out, ■tho-car being considerably damaged.' , : The 'New Zealand : Athletic Union advertises' locally -that, no pormit will bo given for the/Wanganui Caledonian Society's sports' pn Anniversary. Day, and all pedestrians tfompeting thereat wijl.be disqualified, whilo cyclists taking part will be barred from tho championship meeting, at Greymouth and otnor places. Tho New Zealand League-of Wheelmen, how-, ever,'granted the society a permit-as regards. oyoling. events.' The secretary ;of the leaguo telegraphed to-day in. answbr to an inquiry that a permit, was' already, on'the way,' and that it was/'nuite saie, for cyclists to compete hero without risk of disqualification. - Some of the . best riders. in . the. Dominion arc engaged " in the wheel events, while, a fine arfay of talent' has been entered for the Highland events. The pedestrian 'entries also are fairly large.