NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 753, 28 February 1910, Page 3

NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

'--; (By;'Telegraph.—Special:'-'-.pp'nceaiioiident.):/ V- '■:'■ '-.fX-'i: (February■■; 27.; ; : ivThe liearing;dt-tho-'charge-df(Tohunßa'-:ism; against; a v -Maori:-and ( his,,wife- oon'•.cluded.Tpn' (Satrirday(, afternoon, 1, : further-' .evidence'-being: giYehj.as.'td (their(attempts'' iat.'ouresXby/supern^ chairman (of the' 1 Jiabri:Cbun'cil (atCßanana ; te'stiiie'd'.'.-to'.-;haTinf.iseei(:^-;prople.iini- : ac-'; :ensed's:.train, :most:'of-: them-isick,- when theyVremoved-'froni -X'astleclifE up: river. Accused rwer^,'.committed ,'to; the'..Supieme Court;.', for;.;' trial,';' bail',,; being':' ; theif;.:own:;r'ecoghisancesf of ,£SO eachi 'on ; condiHph::that (they '.reported '-themselves (to ■the^.pdlice:'every,,'Mon.day^<mbrning'i'-:";i■( :-vpayis( aridHHainesiTchargedvih'cbniiec- : ;tibn : ;-,wiffi^th'b':-.Bn^ra'n'd-\--Hotel i ''nre; , 'iwere' again 'bbfpre.; the 1 ; Court .on Saturday, when , the; charge.;-pf'counselling (td: ; ;crime j'pre-: .•feiTed.:;agains't-(,'DavTs ; ;waE(;'alte'red-:tb'v^ of,. arson.'?,,:ln,iO'dditionV'bbth-men';-were ;cKai'ged:';with : .'.(perjury'in -their:-'e'vidence :Kiyeh' at: the.'.Riitlahd Hotel fire• inquiry; :The.'pdlicd.'stated '• that:'they( would.= be re'ady.;:tp; proceed'.with;the, case;':dii;:Mdh:day,.. (and- : a'ccused ; - were :r'emainded 'till ;then;T^ ; -,:?:v i :';-' : .:-.'. ; . , ,::'(- : '>'.':;!'•: >-, v:\v.':V;y

(Ji'ln/vcpiinectioii-'/.with'':-the'" decision ''to ■ remove,-the-TechnicalVa'nd 'Infant: Scho'dls' -frofn'-.itlieicorner of ! Guytbn Street'and'.th'o .:Ayenu'e : ':td > ;an;other'site,<:the.ilbcal ; School■vOin'mit,tee.yß('; arranging --for;. a'.' site ':'for' the,.;jfornier^school-:,a ..block.'furtherVup ;, tho : ;ayenue., s It * is; proposed., to: secure'•■'asite- on please' from ..the,-trustees-,'of-the' (Collegiate('Sch.dol., Estate,', wh'ilc another (lease;.is,-being:.Secured...from,. the -■same : , t>d(ly,(:in',:(lngestrp'.: St'reet.Jdr.(- ai'.-■central mfantvscHool.io'rfthe'.whole :-town/,, The' nbt;';ii)eet, with (.universalfavour, J .Both: business.:,and..'prbfessidiial' ,men;;intci;viowcd, pipress,the,opinidii. that- ; thp ! : 'AVenue:(should.-.be retained 'for' b'usi--' ;:nn.ss-;pu;rpbses;;,and',that;!;ho sch'oolsyshould. :be,off l 'thorp is ,a:general' concensus (of.opinibiiCthat-two :.°r(three; infant sohdbls.■iiti'Varibus parts (Of;-thp(;, town are prei'drable\to:-(a'.central rtandergarteh, -as:'.the -latter' necessitates •the.-, little ones,( walking .<long' distances, and: running ■ (the. risk;',, of;: accident ' from -.tra'Bio. : ;-".','■.,'-.-.-'.•'■.'• v "'-', : ;' ; -■ '•• : >-•■-■'•- •■■.-■

'^h. a , - weather f or.. several ■ days has' • been ', O ?.SC™ c !jy m «SEy,' and;: disagreeable,:.and still:coritinuds so; '.thd temperature raiiiring.from 75''in .the, mornings,';up to as high:as. 87. iu'.lho afternoons.''; • ■':-'■: :