JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1180, 15 July 1911, Page 13

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

A "LIVELY" MOMENT OR TWO. (By Tdecraph.—Special Correspondent.) Wanganui, July 13. For the Wanganui Boxing Association's tournament on July 27, six entries have been received in tho heavy-weight division, four in middle-weights, two in tho welters, nine in tho light-weights, two in the feather-weights, and three in the bantams; total, 26. The nominations aro subject to cancellation should tho entrants fail to attend he official weighing and medical tests.. The winner of each division will receive a district championship medal. "Tim" Tracey is to be asked to referee.

A lively quarter of an hour occurred at tho Wanganui Education Board meeting last evening. After the chairman (Mr. F. Pirani) had outlined, a scheme for tho erection of a now High School at Marton, Messrs. Dixon and O'Dea—two northern members—put in a strenuous claim on behalf of Patea. Mr. Pirani said that the Marton peoplo had helped to got their school, but tho Patea peoplo had done nothing, and in reply to further remarks by Mr. Dixon, the chairman dubbed tho latter "tho most parochial man lie ever met." Mr. Dixon said that this r/as untrue, whereupon Mr. Pirani ordered a withdrawal, saying that he did not mind being told that he was wrong, but he objected to be virtually called a liar. Finally oil was poured on tho troubled wnters, and the chairman said that he had no idea of .side-tracking Patea, only Marton deserved first consideration. The rest of tho board taking the same view, tho chairman's scheme was adopted.

Messrs. Baldwin and Ra.vward, patent agents, Wellington, report that they havo filed the following applications for patents in New Zealand, during tho week ending July 11:—Lanibson Stores Service Co., Ltd., Sydney, improved pneumatic cateii carrier and dust-extractor, and parts thereof; R. G. Ralph, Huntly, an improved construction of rat-trap; T. F. Fitzsimons, Sydney, ventilating and" discharging valve for vessels containing quids; A. Cooker, Palmerstcn North, improved rush or tussock knife for attachment to plough; W. Massey, Auckland, improvements relating to straining fencing wirei; Messrs. Liunbye and Munt, Nelson, improved lire-lighter; H. Droutlege, Auckland, an improved teat cup and milking and vacuum parts connectcd thereto; F. W. Ryan, Canada, improvements in ride buckets; E. M. Thompson, Auckland, an improved singlc-cord vrnctian blind.