LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIIII, Issue 12123, 2 March 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pollard's opera season commences this evening. Tbe Wanganui School Committee meets at the Borough Council Chambers this evening, j The ordinary monthly meeting of the i Wsitotara County Council takes place J this morning. I A mooting of the Wanganui Biver Trust Board is to be held at the Borough Council Chambers this afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock. The final payment3 for tbe Wanganui J Cup nra due at 9 o'clock to-night. The 1 weights remain as originally allotted, no I revision having been made. 1 Tho children of the Palmeraton North ] Schools come in for an up-mer excursion lo day. They will be met at Aramoho by * tbe Wairere and Mauuwa', .-, * The Court Singers, wtio on Fjfil&night r last gavo ono of their eicelllSpepncerts t in Wanganui, nre to appear aMßawera on Thursday evening next, Hawera patrons may anticipate'a rich treat. ■ The teachers and children of the Marton, Bonny Glen and Forapa State Sobool* visited Wanganui on Saturday and opent the afternoon at the Heads. The 0 parly numbered between 409 and 600, d

The latest contributions to the Uospital ,| Fund are from P. btiWilliam, £i\ OddEellows' Lodge, £5 5s j D. Fraser, 2a 6d ; nnd E. Martin, 10s. ■ Tlie vital statistics for tho month of February, as compiled and kiadly supplied by tho Kegißtrar, Mr J. Bates, are as fol-lows:—Births-Town, 16; country, 9; tota\ 24, Coaths— Town, 6 ; country, 2 ; Jubilee Home, 1; total, 9. MarriagesChurch of England, 2j Salvation Army, 1 j Eegistrar, 4 ; total, 7. Sargaant Cullen returned on Saturdiy last from bis third visit to the up-iiver settlements. As the result of hw brief Eojourn'in the vicinity of Karioi prosecutions have been instituted againsc a wellknown native and an equally well-known half-caßte for " sly grog " selling. It is a noticeable fact that on e»ch occiE.ion. Sergeant Cullun has returned with a 'full ' b»g." By aivectisoment in another column Mbbsis Hordley and Co, intimate tho arrival of the Whangafoa with a cargo of best Newcastle house and steam coal, which' they offer at prices to suit the times. Farmers who ard about to commence threshing and the general public who wish to purchase first-claiacoal at a low figure Bhould send in their orders to Messrs Horsley and Co. without delay, as the vessel commences discharging this morning. The bat vest thanksgiving services hold i at the Aramoho Wesleyan Church yester day were of a very interesting character. The Eev C. H. Garland occupied the pulpit at the afternoon servic«, and in the evening Mr G- Spsrdle preached. Tha church was appropriately decorated, fruit?, flowers, &c, being conspicuous. A social is to bo held this evening, at the conclusion of which the surplus fruit, &a.' will be sold for the benefit of the churoh a. ladies' handicap tournament in connection with the lawn tennis section of t!)8 Wanganui Cricket Club will be begun this week on the- club ground, Victoria Park. The drawing for the first round and the handicaps will bu found posted on the notice board at the courts. It is requested that all games in the fl«t round be played off by next Saturday afternoon. The sale of Mr G, F. Bridges' howsehold furniture and effects, which had to be postponed on account of illness, is advertised to take place on the premises, Ball Street, to-morrow (Tuosday), commencing at 12 noon. The furniture is really first-class, and as Mr Bridges is leaving tho district, Mr Liffiton has been instructed to sell for cash without reserve. A summary of the principal articles will be found in our advertising columns. One of the crews from the Aramoho branch of the U.B.C. came ta urief while out for a spin near the Heads yesterday morning, a capsize being the result of a too ■ venturesome trip in choppy wat3r. The crew, minus the "riggei" in which they set out, wera compelled to mako un undignified return via terra firma, to Aranpho, which they were fortuuate enongi to reach without a casualty. At the S.M. Court on Saturday , ErnerSmiley was charged on the in tha intort mation of Henry Dudley with having assaulted and beaten him. After evidence had been taken tho defendant was convicted and fined XI and costs 7p, and was also ordered to enter into a bond in £25 and two surieties of a similar amount to keep the paace for 12 months. Defendant was a'lowed until Tuesdiy to p»y the fine and ' provide securities. Mr 0. C. Kettle presided. A most .encoui agin e; meeting in connection with the visit of Mr'lhomas Chang Luke, the Chinese missionary engaged by the Endeavour Societios of "Wellington, was held in the vestry of Wesleyau Church listevening. There were between 20 and 30 Chino3e present, to whom the missionary delivered an appropriate address. For this evening a tea meeting has bson arranged for the Chinamen, while to-morrow evening, commencing at 730 o'clock, a public meeting is to be. hold in the' Bnpiist Chu-cb, Ingest ro . Str'aet, under the auspices of tha combined local Christian Endeavour Societies. Mr Chang Luke and others will speik at the public meeting ' I The twenty-third annual conference of tbo N.Z. Wcsleyan Methodist Church commences nt Auckland to-night, the • Takapuna, whteh -left,. Wellington' for Auckland on Friday afternoon, to at 25 minntsrs and nbont 40 lay representatives to the conference. Tho representatives included clergymen of the Wedeyan, United Freo Methodist and Bible Christian denominations. Amongdt the delegates was Mrs Fleaher, lepresentintf the Eichmond United Free. Methodist Chu'ich The boat was so crowded that the Wellington delegates were unable to obtain berths. Mr 0. G. A. Harvey is the Wan gaaui delegate. Tho3o of our lady rcadorß who r.re interested iu drd3pn>akin{; will no doubt be pleased to le*rn tliat Mi Powell, the proprietor of the " Columbia Fit'er," has decided to extend hU stay in Wanganui. A knowledge of the merits of the " Columbia " is evidontly spreading, and last week, Mr Po.cnll informs us, a cons'derable increase was manifested iu tbe working of the system, a 1 number of prominent lady residents having taken it up, Mr and Mrs Powell will, as umdt, be in at'endmce at the Druids' Hall on each aftei'iooo, and those wishing to acquire tbe syatsm will, if early application is nvtde, receive full tuition.