NOTES FROM WANGANUI

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 5

NOTES FROM WANGANUI

THE JOHANNESBURG COMET.

WAS IT SEEN FROM EGMONT? ' (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) .' "' ...... Wanganui. January 25/ As the; Shakespeare ' : Cliff, protective, works loan falls due shortly, the <Wanga-. nui'; East Borough Council is issuing £1800 worth .of 5 per cent, debentures'-to repay it. - Tho council-..is in receipt of a letter- from-, tho .Public'. .'Works, Department 're 'the. proposed, new traffic bridge to connect with Wanganui. ' Tho Department states''that tho plans will', be for a bridge 1020 ft. in length; part beiig 'in 25ft: 1 spans,and constructed of wood, tho remainder'.'beihg in' two.i spans: of 147 ft. each,. and. one. of. 60ft.,-with; a': lifting, span to, permit : river traffic-", to : pass, these .larger spans of- timber-and; steel resting : on reinforced;concretei"The.piers, of the' .bridge will -be. designed;'/to carry .tho 'heaviest;; traffic, '^including'.the tramway service; 'and the" cost/ will .be /approximately jaO.OOO. - The estimates' last ..session contained a vote of JOSOOO ..for the bridge, leaving i!ls,oooV'.tov 'be raised locally, and the Wahgimui -East Council has appointed a. committee ' to/ confer with.' the ',Wanganui > Borough Council :'rq the: allocation" of respective contributions, and also to come to an understanding re the' site; ' ■■ //

. ' Reports ; from the :: Waverley. /district state' that road work' there is at a /complete'standstilli and, thoiigh. a'large sum has: been-.voted-for. this--'purpose;. the money is not available. ..: The -Wanganui branch, of ,drivers, /.Eiremenj, and Cleaners'.-',Associa- : tion. has ipassed/a - resolution- commending. the association' for the-stand mode before the Railway Committee;, and' has'decided, to support the association's'council -as the- only body really; represkiting that branch of, the service. v -. , /'.

,: ' Tho ;Hpn. ti l)irector. .of/thoviWanganui 'Observatory- states that,vr'thel-comet recently observed.'at lohanhefi6urg, ~South 'Africa,: should, if the gabled: positions .bo xorrecfc/.be - visible, again ; abiult ; January- ■ 27.' The director.'; has ;beeh'.' informed .that .the comet':,was seen from Monnt, Egraont by - a Taranaki resident on January 19, .before' the/cabled- report-from' Johannes-: burg' \vas' received.^"■'■At''present it is behind the'sun/but shoultl'show;out again" on tho date named. With -/regard /; to .Bailey's Comet, Mr.\Ward states that it should be . visible in ; about.' three months' timo. in': the morning.. Its visibiliiy will last .only a little time, however, as it will, soon pass; behind; the sun,' emerging again' after; a short, period/ when/it will be seen 'in tho ■ ■ evenings, .moving away from our ken. - - : V-'' : :-/-.'.. -./." -

. .Tho'news .of the victory of the Union orow .in'the vchampioh'-fours/and-of l the Rowing Club in, tho champion double :, sculls/ at :Eicton/ was received here ' with great enthusiasm,, interest; in 'the-regatta .at Pioton having been ! very keen.'".'"'//'/:^.v/.://; ,