WANGANUI NEWS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 866, 5 October 1888, Page 31

WANGANUI NEWS

[By Telegraph.]

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WANGANUI, September 28. The young fellow Caine, who was killed at Upokorango last night, frightened his hcvrse by striking a match to light his pipe. The horse bolted, and when Caine’s companion reached him he found him lying unconscious on the road. He never recovered consciousness, Mr Peter Bell declines to contest the .mayoralty. It is rumoured here that a Wanganuite, who is now at Mahakipawa, has made £3OO within the last few days out of hia claim. The Heads Railway Company have decided by a resolution to form a new company with a capital of £4OOO te take over the concern. The idea is that by releasing the company of the bank overdraft of £3OOO, the saving in interest will enable the line to be worked at a profit. Most of the present shareholders have agreed to double their shares. Wanganui is not likely to be largely represented at the Melbourne shooting, as Purnell, Churton and Remington, three champions, and Foster and Hughes (silver medal men) oannot get away. Flyger, Watt, Duncan and Sommerville are the probables now. The English footballers will be entertained at lunch while here. Wanganui, October 1. At the Harbour Board meeting to-day, it was resolved to recommend Mr A. Hatrick, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, for appointment to the vaoanoy on the Board by the Government. Stevens and Gorton, of Bulls, report that at their late sales the late rise in cattle was fully maintained, but bidding for sheep was not quite so spirited. Vendors are expecting a little too much for their sheep. The price of bread was raised to-day to 3Jd cash and 4d booked for the 21b loaf. H. P. Mills, storekeeper, Okehu, has .filed a petition in bankruptcy. The local Customs returns for the September quarter show an increase of £IOOO on the figures for the same period last year. Wanganui, October 2.

The Railway Department state that the traffic in live stock on this section has been as great ,for the last two weeks as in any six weeks before. This is being put down as being due to the rise in prices. Hill and Poole were again successful in tendering for the working of the totalisators for the Wanganui Jockey Club, It is rumoured now that A. J. Parsons, proprietor of the Rutland Hotel, will contest the mayoralty. He is likely to be well sup. ported if he stands. Owing to a difficulty between the garrison officers and Bandmaster Crichton of the Garrison Baud, the latter has been asked to resign. In consequence of this the members of the band also resigned in a body. They consider the bandmaster has not been fairly treated, and resent the proposal of the Band Committee to place a new comer '(Mr Martin, of -Dunedin) over them. J. F. Tardiff, a remittance-man, who styles himself “ gentleman’' in his petition ot bankruptcy, has filed, with liabilities of £94, due to local tradespeople ; assets, nill