LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIII, Issue 15000, 1 February 1899, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first quarter of the Wanganui Technical School commences un Saturday, next. No bankruptcies were recorded in the Wmiganui District fbr the month just ended, as . against one for the same period last year. Three first offenders for drunkenness were before the Court yesterday. One of them was further remanded for medical treatment, and the other two were convicted and discharged. The animal exhibition of drawings and paintings by students at the. Technical .School will be open free to the public today from twelve till four, and in the evening from seven to nine o'clock. Major Sommerville, has definitely ar : ranged for a site' for a range at Putiki for the forthcoming meeting of tlie N.Z.R.A. The site is an admirable one in every respect. -he scholars of the Baptist Sunday School are invited to attend the funeral of their late schoolfellow, Fred. Evans,, this afternoon., meeting at the railway crossing, Ingestre Street, at 4 o'clock. During last month 22 patients were admitted to the Wanganui Hospital, and 22 were discharged. One died, and 23 remained in the institution on the 31st January. In all, 46 were treated for the month. The Canterbury College Board of Governors concluded a discussion on Monday afternoon on the question of reducing the salaries of certain. Professors. The motion was negatived. Three persons were charged, before Mr. 0. 0. Kettle, yesterday morning, on the information of Mr. W. It. Taylor, Truant Inspector, with having respectively neglected to send a child to school a sufficient number of times. The Inspector, being satisfied with the explanations offered, withdrew the informations by leave of the Court. , The Wauganui Sash and Door Factory are the successful tenderers for making the target frames for the N.Z.R.A. Meeting, the price being 6s for large and 4s for small. The other tenderers were : H. J. Johns, 7s 6d and 6s 6d ; W. H. Taylor, 7s aijd 6s; N. Meuli, 7s 9d and 6s 6d ; W. (i. Bassett, 6s 3d and^Ss 3d. Mr A. M'Ciegor, of Marton, is offering his line St. Bernard dog, Bangatira, for sale. This animal is well known, having Unco first prizes, including iwo firsts in Wanganui. He has a good pedigree, ann any intending purchaser can have a copy on application. He is now ot mature age, and is a splendid colour, and a good companion. We are indebted to the Deputy-Registrai of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Mr. Hylton) for the following statistics for the month of January: — Births, town and suburbs, 24; . country, 2; total, 26. Deaths— Town, 8;* Hospital, 5; drowned, 2 ; country, 4 ; total, 19. MarriagesRoman Catholic, 1 ; Wesleyan., 1 ; Presbyterian, 2 ; .Registrar, 2 ; total, 6. The meeting of ratepayers convened by Messrs. Willis, Thain, Parsons, and Gatenby, in connection with the Harbour Board elections, is to be held in the Drill Hall, instead of in the Borough Council Chambers, as at first notified. Mr Willis informs us that the change of hall has been made on account of the large number of ratepayers who have signified their intention of being present. The meeting takes place on Friday evening next. We have been requested by the Secretary 'of the Hospital Board to acknowledge with thaiiks the receipt of six cases' of fruit from Mr John Duncan, a number of magazines from Mi. Newman (Turakina), and a parcel of illustrated papers from Mrs Stevenson for the benefit of patients at the Hospital. The Secretary also wishes lo acknowledge w ith thanks a parcel of clothing for the inmates of the Old Men's Home from a xriend. The report presented to the Timaru Harbour Board by Mr. J. P. Maxwell, consulting engineer, recommends the construction uf a rubble mound extension of the breakwiftef from tlie bend eastward 1500ft. ; the first .half )to be started at once, and completed in two or three years, ' at a cost of £35,000 ; the other half within ten years ; at some future time an eastern mole, to form a basis.for starting another mole for forming an outer" harbout'. It is the intention of the Wanganui tlarrison Band to give a grand sacred concert at the Oddfellows' Hall on the evening of Sunday, the 19th inst., prior to leaving for the Palmerston North contest. The selections . will include the test pieces, while Mr. Deny, the champion cornetist of New Zealaiirjk will play one or two solos. The date arranged "wiiu the only one available, as Mr.- Deny will not arrive in time to take part, in the concert if arranged for an. earlier date, and the. Band leaves for Palmerston on Monday, 20th. The Prince of Wales. This is a wellbuilt place on Taupo Quay, formerly one of the most prominent hotels in 'Wangftimi. Latterly it has been used as a boarding-house. It has really first-class accommodation, as to bedrooms, conveniences, etc., and there are two billiardrooms. At present it is let at a rental of £104 per annum. lt is one of the properties in Nathan's estate to bo offered for public auction by Messrs. Liftiton aud Nixon, on 18th February, and should com mand keen competition, as the freehold ifc for sale unreservedly. The total amount required for the Wanganui District- Match, in connection with the forthcoming -meeting of the N.Z.R.A., is £150, and His ; Worship' the Mayor (Mr, Hatrick) will be glad 'to receive and'acknowledge subscriptions. ' • Messrs. Thain and Co., in addition to presenting a Mauser rille, valued at £25, havo intimated to i|i. Mayor that they will also donate £5 lu the Pi.<jii'ic£ M^tclj fund. The following geiillenieit hayp ijlsjj'cych contributed £s:— Messrs. ,V. H. tj. f^ter, 1). Iji;Farliiue, J. Paul, P.. .fiernjaii, B. Jlugl-s for Wangnniii Bif|es, and, the MayorAt the Oddfellows' Hall, at 2 o'clock today, Messrs Williams and Harper will offer at auction a specially selected lot of rattan I ware and Japanese goods. The goods were 1 oil vjeiv yesterday afternoon, and were inspected by ;,, considerable number of people. There are a great Yjjrietv of artistically designed rattan chairs, tilples, setteej!, couches, etc., ifs well as a number of novelties, itlbhidiu^ picuiell|g hampers, fitted with trays, and picniciug teapots and cups iu handy padded baskets. The stock is one of tjie best of its kind ever offered at a local auction, ijnd should attract a large number of buyers. An inquuMt w.is held at the Court-house yesterday, before Mr. E. N. Lilliton, Deputy Coroner, into the circumstances attending the death of the young lad Ficderick Evans, who was drowned in the Wuug,;/mii River on Monday afternoon. Tlie fulTowfHg jury was empanelled: — Messrs. Jeremiah O'ifriscll, i^jlliam Kennedy, Robert Kyau, Walter I'jiquhail, Joseph Cody, and Samuel Ridgway. Mr Cody was chosen foreman. After hearing the evidence of several witnesses, the jurv vet uluebi "a verdict to the effect that the deceased was" accidentally drowned. Ji rider was added to the effect that the police i had done all in their power towards re-' Covering the body,,

While acting as bearer of a coffin at Ballarat, a man named Passenger dropped dead. We hear that one of the local hotelkeepers is to be proceeded against for supplying en intoxicated pe.-soii with drinks. William Scoon, a well-known, resident of Rangiora (Canterbury) committed suicide by cutting his throat with a pocketknife ou Sunday morning. An inquest was held on Monday, and a verdict returned of suicide whilst of unsound mind. The Borough Council's new steam road roller, which has been put together by Mr. David Murray, was given its first trial yesterday afternoon. Again, in tlie evening, in the presence ot the Mayor and Councillors, and a considerable number of spectators, it was driven, up and down the Corporation yard for inspection. A destructive fire occurred in Liverpool Street aud Karangahape Road, Auckland, on Monday afternoon. Five dwellings were destroyed, all two-storeyed, save one. The fire originated in Stokes' laundry, in the ironing room, Liverpool Street. Mother-a should visit Messrs R. H. White and Co. 's special remnant sale, w hich is now on. Messrs R. H. White and Co. liave lately been cutting into a lot of stuff during their main sale, with the result that they now have remnants of all classes of drapery goods, which wc understand have betn measured up and marked at bargain prices. The following particulars" showing the circulation of books and periodicals at the Wauganui Public Library for the month of January, us compared with the same month last year, were compiled and kindly supplied by the Librarian,, Mr. Hylton : — Fiction, January, 1899, 1279; January, 1898, 1276 ; history, 46, 23 ; poetry, 6, 4 ; general literature, 32, 42 ; travels, 55, 43 ; biography, 25,. 23 ; science, essays, etc., - 8, 15 ; divinity, 3, 4 ; bound magazines, 11, 4; children's books, 28, 18; total, January, 1899, 1493 ; January, 1898, 1452 ; _ magazines in parts, 463, 482. Through somebody's blunder a good deiil of unpleasantness w,as occasioned at the Drill Hall last evening, owing to the re- ' served seats not having been markftd off. As a result a large number of people who had taken the trouble to reserve vents found them occupied, and had to- scramble for a Seat wherever one could be found, while quite a numDer were forced to be content with standing-room. It is to be hoped that the management will see to it that a similar bungle does not occur tonight. r Yesterday was the last day appointed for the Registration of Factories under the Factories Act. However, the local Inspector,. Mr. W. G. Blake, informs us that quite a number of factory-owners have failed to register, and have rendered themselves liable to the penalties imposed by the Act. The following notice, which speaks for itself, is to be sent out to all defaulters to-day : — " Take notice that you have not fulfilled the conditions and requirements of 'The Factories Act, 1894,' entitling you to the issue of the annual certificate of registration of your factory, inasmuch as you have failed to furnish the Inspector with the notice or return, required by Section 9 of the said Act, and the regulations made thereunder, and have also failed to pay the registration-fee required by Section 11 of the said Act ; and further take notice that the annual certificate of registration for your factory will not be issued until the said requirements and conditions have been complied with; and further take notice that if you allow any work to proceed in your said factory ' after service of this notice on you, you are liable to a penalty of £10 for the first offence, and £50 for any second or subse--1 quent offence."