LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 3697, Issue XXI, 25 June 1878, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hospital. — A patient,f ro m (Jpok ongaro named Edward Brow nj Wa3 admitted to treatment during th c past week, making seven now under treatment. Harboue Board.— A special meeting of the above Board was held yesterday afternoon to open tenders for the lease of the wharves. The tender of Messrs J E. and S. Wright for the Custom House Wharf was accepted, and that; of Mr j Davidson for the wharf at Putiki. Mutual Improvement Society. — At the meeting of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society, to be held this evening, an essay will be read by Mr S. Peters, bearing the suggestive title — " This Evening's Herald." The attractions of such a subject should secure a good attendance. Poisoned. — A valuable dog belonging to Mr Alexander, of the firm of Drummond and Alexander, was found by him on Sunday morning last dead from the effects of poison. It is supposed that the animal, which was chained in the yard, may have annoyed some peace-loving dwellers in the vicinity, who took this effectual mode of quieting it. Meeting op Parliament. — A Proclamation in a Gazette extraordinary informs us that Parliament will meet " for the despatch of business " on the 26th of July. We trust our peripatetic Premier will leave himself sufficient time to glance at the programme for the coming Session ere tlie opening day. Shock of Earthquake. — Towards five o'clock on Sunday morning a tolerably sharp shock of earthquake was felt in town. We learn that residents indifferent localities had sundry articles of crockery and glass broken : but the heaviest sufferer we have heard of is Mr Sharp, photographer, Taupo Quay, who informs us that he had about £20 worth of negatives sinash&d to pieces during the ; " shake." Working Men to the Rescue. — We observe that Mr Liffiton has no intention of letting the Town Hail opponents forget what he conceives to be their duty concerning this much vexed question. An advertisement elsewhere bids the working men to rally round him at his Eutland Chambers, to-morrow evening, where no doubt the wavering will be convinced by irresistible logic, and the faithful encouraged to believe that to squash the Hall project is tantamount to calling for tenders for new roads and stx-eet drainage. Wareengate Corn Mill.— The Warrengate flour mill lately built on the No 2 Line is now entirely completed, and during the past week a quantity of most excellent flour was turned out of it. We learn that on Saturday last a ton and a half was forwarded to the rooms of Messrs Barns and Wilson, who are agents for the Company. The erection of the mill will doubtless have given a considerable stimulus to wheat growers in the vicinity, and we do not doubt but that it will prove a great boon to the settlers. Aw Old Wangantjite. — The following advertisement appears in the Wellington papers :— " Our late partner, Mr Arthur Beauchamp, having an impression that the Gazette notice and our advertisement : is not sufficient to convince the public that he is no longer a member of our firm, has threatened us with law proceedings unless we alter our style ; we have therefore determined, for peace and quietness' sake, to adopt the name o£ Leary and Campbell, late Beauchamp, Campbell, and Co. — Eobert Leary, P. Noble Campbell." Thk Wjsa'iheb. — The wretched weather we Lav eLieeu having lately, seemed to hare reached a climax about five o'clock last erening, at which hour a severe thunderstorm broke over the town, accompanied with torrents of rain and a liberal allowance of hail. The flashes of lightning which rapidly succeeded each other were most vivid, and the thunder terrific, while the rain descended in such quantities that in a very minutes the Avenue ran rivers. The velocity of the wind was such that the few unlucky individuals caught out were either driven before it with such violence that they were unable , to stay themselves, or spread-eagled against the first interposing fence, while amoug the unfortunates, umbrellas inside j out were the order of the hour. The storm was but o£ brief duration, iind the weather since has been as unpleasant as that which preceded it.