The Wanganui Chronicle AND PATEA-RANGITKEI ADVERTISER NULLA DIES SINE LINEA." MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1894.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11932, 19 February 1894, Page 2

The Wanganui Chronicle AND PATEA-RANGITKEI ADVERTISER NULLA DIES SINE LINEA." MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1894.

Ordinary monthly meeting of the School Committee this evening. Mr Atkins, architect, invites tenders for the erection of a house in Bell-Etr6St. Full rehearsal of "Rip Van Winkle," , for music and dialogue, at the Theatre tonight at 7.45. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a football club at Aramoho is colled for to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, in the rovrinp shed. Tickets for the Union Boat Club's moonlight excursion od Wednesday evening are going off well, quite a number having boon disposed of on Saturday last. Christeburch Truth has no hesitation in saying that an immense amount of preventable disease in tbia colony is owing, to the fact that diseased meat, fish, and milk ate daily offered for sale in every centre of population. The Rev. James Tread well was much weakened by his recent shaip and sudden attack of illness, and although not now confined to his bed it will be some time before he will be quite equal to his pulpit and pastoral work. A social will be given to-night in the Christ Church Schoolroom, by the Sons and Daughters of Temperanco, m a farewell to one of the membere who is leaving for England. Proceedings will commence at the usual hour. The many friends of jf r David Bell, who has been laid aside on a bed of pain for some months past, will learn with sorrow that he is failing fast, and that bis medical adviser has now little hopo of his even temporarily rallying. We greatly regret to hear that Judge Ward's illness continues, and that it is of a really serious character. We hope soon to learn that favourable symptoms have set in, and that the genial judge is in a fair way to take up his official duties again. Tennis players who have entered for the combined doubles handicap, are reminded tbat the fiwt round must be played on or before Tuesday, the second on or beJjre Thursday, the third on Friday, and the final, if passible, will be played on Saturday, Mr St. Clair has communicated with Mr Pinches, lessee of the Oddfellows' Hall, booking dates for a four-night season commencing on March 6th for Frank Clark's Alhambrd Company, The Company open in Wellington this evening, and are spoken of as one of the best vaudiville combinations that lui3 visited Wew Zealand. In a conversation with Mr Hylton.cuetj dian of the Public Library, we learned that his "country parcel system" is gradually gaining favour. By this means small communities, by working together, are able to obtain a regular supply of literature, and the usefulneßß of the institution is naturally extended. Already parcels are sent as fat north as Manaia. On Wednesday next, the 21st inst,, a concert will be given at Maxwelltown, for whi.>,h an excellent programme has been prepared. Refreshments will be provided during the evening, and altogether the proceedings promise to be very pleasant. The Rev. C. H. Garland will preside, The Autumn meeting of the Wanganui Gun Club will bo hold on March 7th, when the principal event will be the Great Autumn Handicap, the p ize for which is Messrs Hill and Poolb's 26 guinoa cup, with JE3S added. The meeting will be held at Flemington Lodge. Nominations close on 27th inst., handi caps will be declared on March Ist, and acceplancos close on March 6th. There are many still in the community who will remember Mrs Farnie, widow nf the late Captain Farnie, wbo returned with her family to Sydney a few years ago. Old fr.'ends tfill sympathise with Mrs Farnie in the misfortune which has just recently befallen her, in the death of her daughter Lottie, in hor tn-et ty-third jear. Lottie will be well remombsred by many young women in the district who a few yours ago woro fellow pupils with her in the Girls' School here. We have roeeivod from the publishers, Messrs Geo. llobertson and Co., of Melbourne and Sydney, tho second number of "The Antipodean," an illustrated annual. From the introduction we lake tho following -.— '' It has been the en. deavour of the editor to set before their roadors a collection of Elories, sketches, and verse of a characteristically Australasian tone, colour, and flavour, racy of the soil, and with ono exception, the work of colonial writers and artists only. The number before us contains a recenfcportrait of R L. Stereneon, the novelist, and among the contributors are Wolfe Boldrewood, E, L, Stevenson, and Sir Charles Lilley, late Chief Justice of Queensland. The lust named contributes 'Travel Scenes und Fugitive Thoughts in Maoriland,' an outline of a trip through New Zealand. "The Antipodean" h exceedingly woll got up, the sketches being particularly good, and wo havo no doubt it will find a ready ealo in New Zealand,

We need hardly remind those interested of the meetin? callod by His Worship the Mayor for this evening, for the purpose of considering as to what steps shall be taken for the entertainment of tho polo visitors next month. The meetinp will be held at the Bcrough Council Chambers at 8 o'clock. Mr Peters, the mail contractor between Mangaonohe and Tokaanu is now running a regular mail coach once a week, leaving Ohingaiti on Friday morniag, arriving at Tokaanu on Sunday, and leaving again oa Monday evening, arriving at Ohingaiti on Tuesday evening; A coach will also be put on to connect with the steamer at Pipiriki aS soon as tbe road is open tor traffic. As tho time for the March races draws nearer the exponents of the ■" spoiling " profession turn their thieving eyes towards Wanganui and gradually begin to accumulate, Already residents in the suburbs have been placed on their guard by the appearance of a few suspiciouslooking characters. A timely warning may ensure a little more caution on the part of residents, and hence we montion the arrival of the "twos and threes" that precede the customary swarms. This evening the Town Band, under Bandmaster Eichardson, will, weather permitting, play the following programme in the Botunda, commencing at 7.30:— Quadrille, " Albion " (J. Eobinson) j selection, "El Dorado " (H. liound) 5 waltz, "Mobb RoBe" (W. V. !?choles)i selection, " Gem of Scotia " (H. Bound) \ waltz, " Sweet Harmonies " (J. Orb Hume) ; intermezzo, " The Setting Sun " (4. H. Calloway)j lancers, "Windermere " ( G. Webb) j galop, " Hercules " (Herbert fciason); and God Save the Queen. On Saturday afternoon last whit might have proved a serious cab accident was narrowly avoided. Tbe horses in the vehicle started off before the driver, who had dismounted to attend to a fare, had time to properly remount his seat and get possession of the reins, the result being 1 that he was thrown down to the ground and received a rather sovero shaking. The horses, however, continued running, and were not stopped until they had brought their vehicle into collision with a grocer's cart, and thus occasioned a general upsot, with consequent damage to cab and cart The Mashona completed her loading on Saturday evening asd sailed for her destination. She took 2319 tales on account of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, 390 per Johnston and Co., and 336 per United Farmers' Alliance, making a total of &795 bales. The Waikato came up to tako the balance of the wool now ready for . shipmont, and whon her loading is completed will have taken 153 lor tho N.Z L. andAl. Agency Company ,6lß per Johnston and Company.; 99 per Sclanders and Co , and 28 per United Farmers' Alliance, or in all 896 bales, making a grand total for the two vessels, on account of the consignors mentioned above, of 3690 bales. The Lumsden corespondent of the Southland News states that a novelty in th 6 way of strikes ia tu'.ing place in the district. All the raUnters emplojnd on the extensive runs of the Ndw Zjaland Agricultural Company havo signified their intention to cease work The cause of the striko is the notice that after next week no small skins will bo accepted — not even those already caugh. All dogs aro ordered off the estate at once. Nothing but trap for rabbit-killing is to be allowed in future. Only on three days a, week aro rabbits to be takon over, and these must be caught and packed into Lumsden by the rabbiters on those days. In order that they may be frozen and sent home evtry rabbit must be clean and nob bruised. The men have been able by working their hardest with their dogs, every day in the week, at the old prices (for tbe skins only), to earn about .£2 5s psr week. Under the altered conditions they say positively nothing can be made, and so they have struck. In the New York State there has been for some years a cheese brand law, under which every manufacturer of full milk cheese may put a brand upon each cheese indicating "full-milk cheese," and the date when made, and no person shall use such a brand upon any cheese made from milk from which any cream had been taken, Tho vniry Commissioner ia his last report states that the law continues to grow in favour, and it is recognised by the wholesale dealer, the retail dealer, and by the expoiter as a guatau f ee that the cheese is full-cream when the brand is upon it. The Commissioner addstbat the demand for State brand cheese will, in his opinion, ciuso every manufacturer to brand hia cream cheese if full cream, and then the problem of branding skim cheese will he solved, as a cheese with no brand on it will be classed as a skim cheese. The last report of the Dairy Commissioner gives the number of creameries and cheese factories in the States as 2000.