LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 11401, 13 May 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Supreme Court resumes its sitting at 10 o'clock this morning. The Queen Charlotte Sounds Gold Mining Company of New Zealand, with a capital of ,£200,000, has been registered. There will bo an inspection parade of the Wanganui Rifles to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 7.30 p.m. The Bank of New Zealand at Hokitika shipped 30030zs of gold, valued at ,£12,000, on Saturday. Mr .1. W. McDuff advertises several vehicles of different descriptions for sale, all in good order. The Gas Company have been notified by the Borough Council that they want the street lamps reduced from G3 to 20. A meeting of tho Council of: the. ; Parliamentiiry Union is to be held this week, to make arrangements for the opening ceremonial of tho session. Messrs T. W. Boundy and Co. had a most ' successful sale ' on Saturday last, and tho demand for their cheap goods was very large. Mr 'Whitworth Russell notifies the arrival of another shipment of American goods. His now advertisement will appear to-morrow. Messrs Walter Turnbull and Jamps Smith, lately carrying on business in Wellington, under the style of Turnbull and Co., have dissolved partnership. Mount Vesuvius is reported to be again in a state of activity, and afresh eruption of lava is creating anxiety in the neighbourhood. Madame Melba, the cantatrico, who is appearing in Paris in the character of Ophelia, was recalled threo times during the progress of the opera. Mr Henry Howorth, M.P. for Salford South, has given notice to ask tho Government to appoint a rOyal prince to succeed the Marquis of Londonderry as Viceroy of Ireland. Another instance of tho unreliable nature of the Press Association's messages will be seen in another column in the account of tho fighting in Abyssina, a corrrction of the first cablegram being appended. We noticed a large shipment of Snowflake flour being shipped by the Stormbird on Saturday for Wellington. There is evidently a growing demand for this flour outside of Wanganui. There will probably be a special meeting of the Union Boat Club in June, when a decision will bo come to with re-gai-d to the celebration of the anniversary of the Club. The members of the Wanganui Navals who attended the Easter Encampment have each had 2s 6d returned to them from their ration money, which reduces the amount they had to pay to twelve shillings. The Hon. G. P. Richardson arrived at Hokitika by the Stolla on Saturday morning, and ' proceedod to Ross in the afternoon. Ho visited tho'Codar Creek Reefs. Ho meets the various local bodies on Monday. ;The Salvation Army intend having a giant demonstration up the River in the Tuhua, on May 24th, tho Queen's Birthday, when the public generally aro cordially invited. According to ■ a Press Association telegram from Auckland, the Colonial Sugar Company have made another advance of 10s per ton on the price of all grades of sugar. Tho increase in five weeks 'amounts to 30s per ton. Advices from Zanzibar state that Captain Wissman, who is in charge o? the German operations on that coast, with a force of 900 men, attacked the' rebel leader Bushire, at Bagomoyo, at the head of 600 Arabs. After some severe fighting Bushrire was badly beaten, and ' fled, leaving some eighty men killed. The anniversary of: the Sons of Temperance is tobe, celebrated to-night by a tea 1 and entertainment, in the Fire Brigade Hall. Tickets, have been selling woll, and there appears every prospect of a most successful gathering. Tea will be on the tables at C). 30, and the entertainment commonces at 8 p.m. The City. Rifles parade to-night for inspection. All members are particularly requested to attend, as a meeting will be held after the inspection, in order to discuss business of importance. Up to the present there are no names mentioned for the captaincy of the corps, which will shortly be vacant by the impending Designation o f Captain Plyger. , At a meeting oj the Navals on Wed? nesday evening last, Gunners Reid 'and McKinnon were elected second class Petty Officers, and second class Petty Officer Carrell was told to hold himself in roadiness to pass his examination for the first(■lijss rank. Next Wednesday an inspection parndtj takes place, and absentees without bona fide excuses will bo served with blue papers. Mr Scrivener, of Wanganni, has presented the following books to the Public Library : — Tho Crown Colonies of Groat Britain (2 vols), The British Empire, ffilii; Trade Unmasked, Tho Western FaMuev' of Amqwga, of Gold, The Old Poor Law 1 and' the New, Socialism, Popular Fallacies regarding Trade and Foreign Duties, Free Trade and English Commerce, The Displacement pf Labor and Capital, Cobden's Political Writings, and R,iohard C'obden. As showing tho usefulness of nocidqnt insurances in this district it may be mentioned that the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company has, through its uoftfcgpntative, Mr Culpan, received and adjusted,' during tfyfi I'l^ fl ve weeks, some ten claims, amounting in the aggrogate to £500 odd. Facts like thpse speak for themselves. The " New Zealand "is now tho only office doing business in this colorj.y, and has already absorbed two oilier companies, besides aiding ji Fidelity Guarantee DopartniQut tq its business. Its success is phenomenal.

- j The Alexandra Cavalry,, under tho 1 command of Captain Soininerville, - paraded on Saturday for inspection on , the Racecourse. There was la muster of 3 some thirty-six of all ranks, several being f absent owing to the fact of .being en- -. camped up in the bact country.' Colonel I Stap2> was the inspecting officer, and got : through his work very quickly, after > which the corps proceeded in double file s to tho .Avonuo, where they were .dismissed < i for lunch. rAt 2.15 p.m. they : mustered > in tho Avenue again, and proceeded to ; tho Racecourso, where tho first of three 1 competitions took place for a presentation ■ sword. The mon on the, whole showed < good form, and thero wore somo good ; displays of both horse and swordmanship.' 1 Trooper E. R. Morgan headed the list. Colonel Noake and Captain Lomax acted 1 as judges, and Sergeant Chavanne was time-keeper. "Drum-Major "was on the look-out, so wo shall probably hear moro of the corps in his notes on Friday. : .Remarkable news, and a fact to be long remembered by the public of Wanganui'in our opinion is what follows. To our certain knowledge the, unprecedented sale of Nicholls and Boundy's ' stock (thrown on tables by Mr Boundy on Saturday last) is of such an order that little, if any of it, will remain over this week. This, in our minds, is the niost, genuineof the .many, sales wo have hitherto had in- Wangjahui: Messrs T. W.'Bo'undy and Co., we are asaurod, have been selling their new goods at greatly reduced prices. We can, with confidence, recommend all intending purchasers to judge for themselves! W^jwish the' new firm continued shecess.— Advt.