WANGANUI.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 850, 15 June 1888, Page 12

WANGANUI.

& ' “ [Bv Telegraph.]

(from our own correspondent.) Wanganui, June 11

A 50-mile walking match between Bowen (who defeated McCune in Wellington) and Ryan (a local ped, who received a concession of five miles) came off on Saturday, and was won by Ryan, who walked well. There is, however, an opinion current that the affair was pre-arranged. Bowen gave up in a very suspicious manner. A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Messrs Spurdle and CaraoD, will visit Wellington this week to interview the Goverumeut as to getting the land up the Wanganui River and along Field’s track opened up, and also to urge that n vote for converting the latter into a dray road should be placed on tho Estimates this year. Some slight feeling is being worked up against the Salvation Army for parading the town with a brass band at 6 o’clock on Sunday morning. The Rev .T. Treadwell, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, preached on Salmond’s Reign of Graoe last night, unequivocally condemning it as unsupportable from Holy Writ. He severely censured the author for holding such opinions for so long and not giving publicity to them. An important case to coal shippers was decided here by Mr Ward, R.M. Walker and Hatrick, consignees of the barque Edith May, sued the captain for £ls for a deficiency in a freight of coal and shale and an excess of freight paid thereon. The captain relied on the pit certificate from Newcastle, and also urged that the words “ weight and contents unknown ” at the foot of his receipt relieved him from all responsibilities. In giving judgment for the plaintiff, Mr Ward said that bills-of-iading must be held a 3 indisputable.