LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12122, 27 November 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* Mr Calmsn, of Victoria Avenue, notifies that he has reduced the price of augar to 7s 9d for No 2 and 8s for No 1. The under fiat of the building ereotad for the Oddfellows' eosiety in Ridgway Street ie to be let by tender. The Wanganui Naval Artillery parade at the Drill Hall at 7.30 o'olook this evening, and should the weather prove fine will march into camp. Mr C. J, McCarthy has sold out his interest in the lease of the Jutland Hotel to Mrs Scott, late of the East Coast, who takes possession on Monday next. Mr 'John Burns says he knows the British workinan. "Out of work he fs often an anarchipt, an- in work he is too often a blue-nosed Tory,'' A farewell benefit conceit is to be tec dered to Mr Chas. Sdbon at tho Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening next. Wa hoar that a good array of talent has been < secured for the occasion, A coincidence in connection with the weight guessing competition at tbe > Hawera Show is worth recording. MrT. Stanners, of Eltham, guessed tho weight (7201b), and the first prize was £3 or 720 pence. The phonograph and lantern exhibition to be given at the Fordell Presbyterian Churoh to-night promises to bo one pf great interest. Many new raoords will be given, so that a very pleasant evening may be anticipated. The meeting begins at 7.80. News of tho death of the great type i writer inventor, Mr George W. N. Yost- ; eame to hand by the last Sap Francisco ; mail. Mr Yost was 6* years of age, and has a remarkable career as an inventor and manufacturer in connection with 1 several typewriters, besides reaping ma- ■ chines, &«; He leaves a wife and one ) daughter. Constable Joneß, who joined the Per. , manent Artillery at Wellington about four years ago, died in the Auckland 1 \ Hospital on Wednesday last. He leaves ' a wife (to whom he was married only 12, • months ago) and an infant only a w«ek [ old. He was considered one of the most popular men in the force, being a friend of everyone who came m contact with 1 him. The cause of death was inflamma- ' tion of the bowels. Two very fine stained glass windows 1 were unveiled and blessed by the Very ' Rev Father Kirk at St Mary's Church last • Sunday. Tbey are both memorial win- . dows, one being erected to the memory of , the late Anthony Mayer and the other to Christopher Parker asd bis wife, the ' parehtß of an erstwhile Wangamu resi-

~— . " * [ A "Zealandia" mackintosh coat was lost on the racecourse last Thursday. Anyone having the same is requested to bring it to this office. Mr A. D. Willis addresses the oteftors on Oth December, and net on tho llth as | previously announced. We hear that Mr John Brannan, of the Custom House Hotel, has purchased the seation at the corner of St. Hill Street and Taupo Quay, and purposes building a new hotel. A. general committee meeting of the Wanganui A. and P. Association is to be held at Messrs P. B. Jackson and Co.'s rooms ot 2.16 o'clock on Saturday after, i noon. I In the case of E. B. Morgan v Ticrney and Tucker, heard on Monday, in which judgment was reserved, Mr Bettle yesterday non -suited the plaintiff without costs. Mr J. H, Keesing holds a ealo at bis mart to-day. commencing at 1,30 o'clock. Furniture, drapery, and a large variety of general goods and sundries will be offered. A competition for singing, music and reciting, a_d musical selections, is to be held in connection with the Wanganui Band of Hope io about three weeks' timo. A very enjoyable meeting presided over by Mr <■*. Bandal was held in Trinity Schoolroom on Monday evening. We regiet to hear that on Monday last Mr Walter Smail had the misfortune to meet with a serious accident. He was riding at Newtonlees when hia horse stumblsd, severely crushing Mr Smail in the fall. He was kindly driven into the Hospital by Mrs Morgan, and we aro pleased to hear tbat he is progressing satisfactorily towards rocovery. Mr Chas. Naylor's Novelty Company give their twentieth popular entertain* ment at the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening. The first portion of the piogramme will take tho form of an original plantation scene in whioh a variety of appropriate negro songa and melodies will be introduced. In addition to the specialities in the second part the comic sketch, " Cupid's Artful Dodge" and the ooniedietta " Baldwin in a Fix " will be produced. At Upokongaro on Friday evening tbe company hold a grand entertainment and dance in the Court Theatre, At St Mary's Hall to-morrow evening a presentation will be made to tbe Very Bev Father Kirk on behalf of members of the congregation and friends. The presentation will . take tho form of an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns, and the gift is being made on the occasion of the reverend gentleman's silver jubilee, he having been 25 years a priest on tho 6th of tbis month. The presentation would have taken place on that date had it not been that the mission then boing conducted would have been interfered with. A moat enjoyable social will be held in connection with tho pie sentation, commencing At 8 o'clock. The prizes won at the last meoting of the Wanganui Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club are now on vnw in the windows of Mr J. Gcbs' establishment. They include the points prize, a handsome gold chain and albert, a beautiful silver urn for tbe first prize in the recent road rice, and a quantity of valuable plate of various descriptions, as well as a number of medals. The windows were quite a source of attraction yesterday, and the excellent display will no doubt tend to further the interests of the club, ' At last night's meeting of the Borough Council his Worship -the Mayor stated that several ratepayers had expressed their opiniou to him that it was not right for the Council to grant the use of 'the Chambers for meetings, &c , as it operated against the interest of those people who owned or leased publio halls. Gr Carson eaid he was always pleased to bjb the use of the chambers granted for meetings, and. considered that when no charge for admission was made by thoso using the rooms no exception conld be taken. Cr Bassett thoupht it was a good thing to place the chambers at the disposal of cricket and football clubs, Ac , and the Councillors present generally agreed with .the sentiments expressed. Ihe Maoris are well-knovn to be a cunning Tace. The latest instauce of their 'cuteness.is in connection with payment—or , rather non.payment -of the wheel fax, .In order to mislead the Inspectors the owners of vehicles have hit upon the plan of getting different people to drive— one from one end of tbo disttict one day and another from the other end the next day, but such tactics were not crowned with succesx, 88 some of the defendants who were before the Court on Monday will find when they come to pay the costs. One of, the defaulters, when asked for the license, told the Inspector to go to Tohu, which is equivalent to saying go to Jeriohj! —Taranaki News. The London correspondent of a contemporary says of the new steamer ordered by the Government : —The new steamer is designed strictly fo .- use and not orna- ; mont. She will not be by any means pretty and yacht like in appearance, and will not have anything like the fine lines of the Hinemoa. Bub she will be a ureful comfortable boat, although her cabin accommodation will necessarily bo limited. She will be fitted up forward with all the necessary cable repairing apparatus. As regards her machinery, sho is to have every latest improvement in engines and boilers. It is estimated that she will steam 14 knots per hour on a comparatively small consumption of coal, I understand she ib to be named the Theresa. A brief discussion ensued at tho Borough Council last evening incidental to the appointment of members to nominate representatives to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Cr Bassett ex- ! pressed the opinion that the Board had been extravagant in the erection of the new Hospital, and stat9d that the small accommodation provided did not warrant the expense which had beon incurred. Similar sentiments were expressed by Cr Carson, who, however, thought that those who had been instrumental in undertake ing the work now in hand should bo per., mitted to carry it through. Cr Liffiton, in justice to his fellow representative on the Board, said he was sure that Cr Par. sons firmly believed thnt they would be able to obtain the money ceoeasary to finish the work from the Government, He (Cr Liffiton) did not think the Chairman of the Board would have undertaken the work if he had not had good grounds for believing that that would bs the case. Cr Manson, while agreeing that considerable extravagance had been shown, thought that Cr Liffiton had no data for making such a hard statement concerning the Government. He himself knew of no such promise as that indicated, by Cr Liffiton. After a little further discussion the matter dropped. A fitting recognition of Mr T, Wilson's success in being elected to a seat on the board of Appeal for railway service was shown by the railway employees on Saturday evening, when they held a smoke concert at the Bailway Hotel in honor of his elsotion, and aleo presented the candidate with a beautifully framed illuminated address. Mr J. Foster (Manawatu Eailway Company) occupied tho chair, and Mr Mair vice chair.' After full justiee had beeu done to an excellent Bpread prepared by Host O'Leary in his best style, Mr Pirani, in the absence of Mr Stephenson (chairman of tbe Testimonial Committee), presented the address j to Mr Wilson, which road as follows : — "To Mr Thos. Wilßon. From the North ' Island sections of the N.„. Eailways. Dear Sir,— We herewith offer to you our I iao'st sincere congratulations on your splendid success at the first election to represent us on the Board o( Appaal for railway eorvice, snd at tho same time to | express the high esteem in which yon aro hold by the very large majority of us, Also to thank you for the past services rendered to us in furthering the interests of your fellow workmen, Trusting you will be spared many years to continue tbe work you have bo ably aad efficiently commenced, Signed on behalf of the subscribers, H. Stephenson (Chairman), H.Downey ( Treasurer), H, Bowe (Hon Sec). Palmerston North, November, 1895." Iho addresa was tastefully illuminated and enclosed ''n a beautiful red plush frame with gold edge, relieved by a light blue background. In the corner was the monogram "NZB.," in coloured letters, on each side of which wero scrolls with the mottoes ''How long we live, hot years but aotion s tell," and "The man lives twice who lives the first lifo well." The address was executed by Mr H, Mi l Williamß, of Wanganui, who deserves credit for his excellent workmanship.— I Mausnatu Times.