WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIII, Issue 15000, 21 November 1899, Page 2

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

c (Pin Peess Association.! I WELLINGTON, Novembu 20. 1 Influenza, which has been more .or. less preyalent for the past tnrec weeks, is now t becoming virulent. Many cases are reo ported. if Mr T. K. McDonald has resigned the po- !, sition of Superintendent of Valuer.i to the i, Advances to- Settlers Department. if An old man named Charles Leech jumps ed off tha Hutt Bridge on .Saturday, but i- was rescued. He bad been out of work, ■c and was in a morbid condition. He was d remanded to enable him to be gofc icto the g Old Men's Home. d The balance-sheet of the New Zealand L - Rowing Association shows a crod:., of £5 .. 18s and excess of assets over liab : ities of ■c £6 ss. The annual report stales that 0 there are three claimants for 'he Championd ship Regatta — Pieton, \i anganui, nn ' Hod rowhenua Lake. The latter has been reis ported on favourably. .. Considerable additions have beet; made „. to the buildings, pf the Hutt Park Racey course. The stand has been extended and t- a kitchen, bar, a,nd two luncheon rooms ;t constructed. One ' of the latter will be it specially set apart for members of the Club [. and families. The stand will now accom- .. modate nearly 900 people more than he- > fore. ■ s The Agent-General reports butter 100s, s market steady. Cheese, 565, firm. ■ s Efforts are being made to induce one of r the lending citizens to stand in the Liberal f interests for the City. The name is kept . secret, bufc the party' claim that if he stands j he will command an instant following, r which Will make his election certain. The Conciliation Board met to consider r the Drivers' disputes. No less n,an 98 r owners are involved, nnd a further number \ was added 'to-day, bringing the total to laQ. After negotiations extending ovei many 5 years, tho United States Gorernm-nt has t at last consented to establishing a 'parcels . post exchange with New Zealand. Ifc is . hoped to havo the system in full working , order by February Ist next. , The steamer recently built for the mail , service across Lake Taupo i;- now Mmple--1 ted, and beginning this week will run regu- ! /arly with passengers and mails. The yes- . sel, on her trial trip, ran i'lvin Taupo to , Tokaanu, a distance of 23 miles, in" two - hours 20 minutes. [ Arthur Johnston, railway expert, who . was brought from England 16 mm 'lis ago t to superintend the installation of tho inter t locking system, has been obliged to resign . for domestic reasons. The Government [ have cabled the Agent-General lo send out j another man. j Mr Hasclden, S.M this morning eypresscd the opinion that the time had arrived when a homo for destitute childien should be established in Wellington so tHt tnev might not be separated front iheir parents.