JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 22 April 1911, Page 14

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

(By Tclceraph.-SDecial CorresrondenU , „, Wanganui, April 21. A well-known Maori, named Toke Rcihann. iliwl to-day at Kai Iwi Beach, loke who ,va S 38 years of age, was the last of the Roihana family, who ucre chiefs of the Kai,lwi Natives Evidence was taken by the Registrar of the Supremo Court to-dav in a e'ise m which the Wanganui Freezing C 0,,, paiiy is stung A. Hatrick and 'Captain White for £«0 for services alleged To S rendered hy tho company's lighter, Thistle, at the recent stranding or the barquentmo Alcxa. The e-so mil. bo adjudicated upon at tho next sittings of tho Supremo Court. A special wire to tho "Herald" states that a meeting of householders at Waimatc last night decided to ask the Education Board to bring into force the compulsory education of all boys between /•ml,* } vIl °have Jlot l )assGtl the fifth standard. It was stated that the machinery of the Act was defective, and tho intention of those present was to push the Act to breaking point. During the last ten days, several , householders m the upper part of the town have, suffered from the attentions of a burglar, .a large quantity of jewellery and several sums of money bavins disappeared. As tho result of police inquiries, tho thefts have been traced to a schoolgirl, 13 years of age, whoso modus operandi consisted of watching the houses, and when all tho family were out calmly entering and helping herself. Sho will come before the masistrate m duo course. There has been a fusion between tho advocates ot the two rival harbour schemes, by which the supporters of a harbour in town" agree to support the policy of the members of the old board conditionally .on the latter agreeing to obtain an outside independent report on the cost and practicability of making }i K \ l P n , 1 '. t : r at Wanganui instead of at Cast ecliff. If expert advice states that a scheme can be carried out for not more than £300,000, tho old members pt tho board agree to adopt it. If it will bo over that figure, then all parties agree to concentrate on the Cast ecliff scheme. This has resulted in the dissolution of the "Castlecliff ticket, ' and tho electors are now free to choose from nine candidates the six whom they consider best qualified. This applies only to the town representation. So lar as the country seats are concerned, there still seems to 'bo a '•■ large amount of opposition to both ; schemes, and there is somo doubt as i to whether the oid membors will be : returned Mr. J. B. Murray, chairman of tho board, who sits for Waitotara County, will have a strong fight to l;eep Ins seat. |