LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11127, 12 February 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Capt. Edwin telegraphed at; 4.26 p.m. yes* terday ;— Bad weather approaohing after 12 hours from now, between north-east and north and west. GHass wil! fall within that time. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday one drunk, Mioliael O'Brien, was fined 10s : , or in" default 48 hour*' imprisonment, it being his second offence. The following is.the result of the polling for the Makirikiri licensing distriot yesterday ; John Morgan, 28 ; David Blyth, 27 j David Strachan, 27 ; John M»Gh-egor, 25 ; James W. Baker, 28 j Charles Enderby, 11. The first five have therefore been declared duly eleoted. The Alexandra Cavalry will hold their annual shooting at the .Rifle Bangeto»day, when a number of prizes will be competed for. ; A refreshment booth will be on the ground, where lunch may be obtained. The annual general meeting of the troop will be held at Ohavanne's Hotel this evening. It will be seen by advertisement, in another" column that Mr H, Alexander has engaged the p.s. Tuhua for an excursion trip next Sunday. Mr'Ktehett, the reliable and efficient telegraph lineman, who for some years has been attached to the Wanganui office, ha» for some unexplained reason been super-, seded by a young gentleman from Wellington. Mr Fitchetb goes to Hawera, which is a kind of left-handed promotion, seeing that his salary is stationary. Incredible as ifc may appear, we are assured that a white woman was engaged yeßterday in trying to traffic some of her children off upon the Maoris who are located upon the Eiver Bank. 1 The annual tea meeting of the Yorng Women's Prayer Union promises to be a decided buccbbb. The programme for the after meeting will include some sweet singers and capable instrumentalists who have not previously been heard in Wanganui. Buyers will Tamember that the firßt wool sale, under the auspices cf Messrs Barns and Began and Co., will take place tonday, commencing at Messrs Eogan's stores at 1.30 o'olock. At a meeting of. the Caledonian Society's committee last night the secretary presented a balance-sheet of the recent sports and concert, which was passed, and ordered to. bo printed and circulated amongst members, The finansial position of the BOciety reflects great credit upon the management, the balance-sheet showing a credit balance of £101 Bs. Of this, the games contributed a net profit of £75, and the concert £26 The großß receipts were £348 16s 6d, made up of £297 from games and £57 16s 6d from concert ; while the total expenditure amounted to £248, £223 on the games, and £25 on the concert. Mr Nancarrow, Government Inspector of Machinery, arrived from Wellington, by the Huia yesterday, for the purpose of inspecting the p.s. Tuhua. Owing to the excursion trip of the steamer, for which a special permit had been obtained, Mr Nan* cairow was unable to fulfil the object of his mission yesterday, but will- doubtless do ao to-day. English papers ■ mention that a petition has been lodged agaimt Mr Jesse Colling s and his colleague for Ipswich on ik; grounds of bribery, treating, and other illegal practices. The Anglo-Mew Zealander b%jb that Mr W. B. Gladstone celebrated his 7Gbh birthday on 29th December. Amongst hun^ dreds of birthday greetings from all parts of the world was a cable message from Wellington, New Zealand, containing the words " Bespectful congratulations." . By'a typographical erso* the name- of Mr J. Campion, who has kindly undertaken to act as starter, was left out of the programme of the Feilding Jockey Club. Mrs Bullock's picture art union will be drawn for at Mr Filmer's office on Saturday night next, at 8 o'clock. Messrs Me Arthur and Co., of Auckland, have determined to cultivate the trade of this distriot by establishing a permanent agency here, for which purpose Mr Turley, of, the Auckland establishment, has , just arrived in Wanganui, and is on the look-out for suitable quarters. An error occurred in our local yesterday, referring to the consignment of Lincoln rams. They were bred by Mr E.B. Andrews, of Christchurch, not Mr Anderson as before mentioned. ' The 17th of March next (St. Patrick's Day) has been determined upon as the date for a select concert in aid of the funds of St. Mary's School. The precise object, we believe, is to raise sufficient funds for the erection of two additional rooms, one of which Father Kirk intends to set apart for the purpose of a library for the young men of the congregation. In addition to the choir of St. Mary's, the best local talent has been secured for the concert. We (Post) are informed that Mesars F. H. Jackson and Co., of Wanganui, have purchased an allotment of land at Johnsonville, adjacent to the railway station, on which they purpose to erect extensive sale and cattle yards, and in which they will hold weekly sales as soon a3 the railway line to Otaki is completed. The stock will be brought by train from the west coaat as far as Otaki, and until the through line is completed the sheep and cattle intended for sale will be driven down to the Johns onville yards. Messrs Jackson and Co. have already applied to the director* of the Wellington and Manawatu Bail way for abiding to run frem the main line into their proposed yards, and there is every reason to believe the request will be acceded to.