LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, 18 July 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

iTho Patea election takes ->-»lace to-day. A very sharp shock of earthquake was experienced here at 8.30 last evening. The Teachers' Salaries Commission has decided to ask for a fortnight's extension before they report. A London cable announces the death of Robert Carpenter, a, well known cricketer, aged ?1 years. The Wellington Building and Investment Company declares a. divideni of 9 par cent for the year. Tho annual report mid balance-sheet of j tho Wanganui Firo Brigade is published and circulated as an inset with this m'.ni ing's "Chronicle." _ , Annual subscribers to the local Museum have the right to attend the winter lectures. New tickets can be obtained at the Museum or from the trustees. Mr. G. Cruickshanks, solicitor at C(.ir mandel, has beon appointed Stipendar" .Magistrate and Warden at Tuapeka, vice Mr. Stratford, resigned. An Auckland telegram states that Alexander Mackenzie, the elder son of Mr. A. G. Mackenzie, of Whangarei, was killod by a falling tree in the Whananaki bush. To enable farmers yisiting M^ Palmerston North stock sale on Thursday July i 25th, to attend the lecture on "Ensilage and Silos," to be delivered by Mr J A. Kinsella, Dairy Commissioner, the f< p.m. train from Palmerston .North to Wanganui will be delayed until 5.30 p m The Wellington Hospital trustees li^vrdecided to co-operate with other Hospital Boards and Boards of Health in urv.-m^ tho Government to erect suitable buildings in various centres-for the tre-.lment of consumptives. The London "Dadly Mail" has been mulcted in £2500 damages for stating that Hettie Chattel, tho actress, was the mother of Rosie Boote, who recently married the Marquis of Headford. The evidence showed that Chattel was unmarried and aged 28. Says o- New York cable:— Non-strikers arc playing for high stakes in the invitation trust,. They calculate on the assistance of Wall street. All hands in the non-Union mills in Pennsylvania, Marybind, Ohio, and Indiana have joined the strikers. We are asked to notify the members of the Wanganui Highland Rifles to attend at the Drill Hall to-morrow (Friday) between 7 and 9 p.m. for the purpose of being measured for shell jackets and to receive the new issue of magazine rifles, A full attendance is requested. At the Police Court yesterday morning a man named William John >Hogan, at present serving a term of twelve months' ■ imprisonment for theft from the Masonic Hotel, pleaded guilty to. a charge of ste;ding a gold watch-chain, valued at £3, at Wellington in May last. Prisoner was sentenced to one month's hard labour, the sentence to take effect.at the expiry of his present term. r The following have been selected to play in tba hockey match Wanganui v. T.Y.M.I on the racecourse at 6 p.m. on Saturday next:—Wanganui: Andrews, Osbiston, Bell, Cooke, Delves, Matthews, Franklin, Dyinock, Black, Currie and Lofbus. T.Y.M.I. : Langridge, Foley, Willis, Parkinson, Brodie, Sw.anger, Barrow, Caddy, Roxtrow, Graham, and Loveday. Ai; Greymouth on Tuesday it was discovered that the boiv-hole at Dobson's had been tampered with, tbe new drill not working right. It was arawn up a.nd found to bo blunted. They then tried the drill on hard stone. It bored well enough. They ssnt down a rod with hot wax at the end, and brought up a quantity of steel filings. About a pound weight altogether -was fished up from the bottom of the bore. There is no suspicion as to the culprit. The concert and dance held .it Riverton, notwithstanding the moonless night, was for tho most part a decided success. There ■ivors about 60 present. The musical selections rendered by the ladies were most appropriate, and added much to the enjoyment of the evening. Recitations and songs wore given, ths social being entirely ires to anyone who w^hed to -display tal- | cnt. Dancing was kept up until a late hour. Maay thanks aie aue to Mrs Cameron p.nd other promoters, and the Committee sincerely hope for another similai success some future date. A young man na,m?d Peter Dunn was charged at tha Christchurch Magistrate's: Court yesterday with causiua; to ba received a letter thi ciitening to kill Elizabeth Woodbury. Tho parties had been on fricndily terms for over two years and supposed to ba engaged. Tb'e girl broke it off and walked with another. Accused wroto the letter, threatening to blow hex brains out. Dunn pleaded guilty after tli3 evidence had bson taken, but disclaimed any serious intention. The Magistrate said he would not think of dealing with the case. Dunn was remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence, bail being allowed. The Young Ladres' Guild in connection with St. Paul's Church had a capital meeting on Tuesday evening in tho class room. The room, which-was tastefully decorated, was'Slled with members and friends. Son 5s were rendered hj. Misses liyres and Robsits and Mr. Andrews. The main featura of the meeting was a lecture by tha Rev. Mr. -Cocker, entitled "Life in v.n English' Village.' The lecture was both humorous and instructive, and highly appreciated by all present. A vote of thank's to the lecturer was proposed by Miss Treadwcll, seconded by Miss Austin,, and carried with enthusiasm. On Tuesday evening last the Baptist Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society held their mid-session social. The schoolroom was well filled -with both old ■ and young, who listened to a, capital programme. The meeting opened with a'hymn ■md prayer. Mr S. Austin then contributed su organ- solo, and Mi- Harper (the chairman) spoke of the benefit derived by young men from Mutual Improvement Societies. He was.followed by a recitation by Mr W. Oliver (wlio was encored), reading by Mr Carter, song by Mr H. K. Edridge, recitations by Messrs Small and Henderson, and song by Mr Bell. After Mr C. A. Sanow bad mn.de a short speech, all; tho members joined in a round, which caused a good deal of amusement. At this stage refreshments were handed round, after which the members of the Society gave-an interpretation of Dickens' ftjinous breach of promise case, "Bardell v. Pick-i wick." This piece was very much enjoyed, and at its conclusion the meeting was brought to a close by the singing of the Doxology. The next meeting of the. Society, to which all younnr men arc invited, will bs held on September 10th, when short speeches will be given for Mr Oliver's prize*, . A question- of considerable interest to hotejkecpers Mas raised in the House of Representatives on Tuesday by Mr. Carncross, who asked the ""Premier if, when dealing with the licensing question, he will so amend tho law as id-include a section containing provisions similar to those] con.tamed in section 25 of the IntoxicitiujLiquors Act, 1872, in force in England, an amendment which, has been recommend' .cd by Commissioner Tunbridg-e and his predecessor in otEce. This faction in force •in England deals with tie case of a hotel keeper selling during- prohibited hours' and thosg-peivions not boarders who ate fouiicf in the hotel are liable to be fined as *ell as tbe licensee. Mr. Seddon, in replying, .agreed that the':Jaw required amendment. When thev./Jsaw. ■ a lic'egsc dropped out in one part, of A district; ajid removed1 to soother sonic distance away, though tho Act ■ stated that a license could not bs removed more than a quar- . ter of a mile, they must recognise 'that, the law was being set aside. He knew p. case in which four men went into a publiohouse and stated positively thatthey were boni-i fide travellers. They were; brought .before a .'magistrate -and fined. £5. but tho publican also ha.d his license endorsed and was 'ikied' £5. This w.is a monstrous..state of things* Some amendnien'; of $he law was .required, but whether tho -HousG would be able to come to a •conclusion on such matters time alone would tell. The prohibitionists, those in tha trade, and tho public generally, wero agreed that the law in'- <his respect required amendment and extension.

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The revenue of West Australia for the year is £3,078,000, and expenditure £3,----165,000. T.Y.M.I. members are reminded of the i general meeting at the institute, commencing at 8 o'clock to-night, when officers will bo elected and rules formed in connection with the new gymnasium. In deference to the request of a large number of citizenr., His Worship the Mayor h«s decided that tha ball to be held in connection with the Victoria. Memorial Ward shall be a fancy dress ball—nob a masquerade ball. 1 A large number of people assembled at the railway .station yesterday afternoon to • welome the returning troapers of the j Fourth nud Fifth Contingents. With a ; ' -few exceptions, all the men belonged to Auckland. The Wanganui men who re- • turned were Troopers Barnett and Higgle. 1 An the train steamed into the station the ■ men were enthusiastically cheered. Lieut.- ---; Colonol Dr.vis, wiio nas wen two- years sirvice at the front, also arrived by the ] train, and was entertained by the Mayor. The Auckland men left by me 4 o'clock train for the North. An Otuki ivtaori named Moiii, better known as "Moses," was brought before ' the Wellington Supreme Court the other da-- to answer a charge of assault. The editor of the ."Otaki Mail" wired to Mr Wilford, accused's solicitor, to ascertain if Moses had been sentenced, and received . the following humorous reply: "Moses is ■in the bulrushes!" The editor of the "Mail" . failed to see the joke, and thought the matter' was too serious to laugh about. No doubt it was serious for Moses, aa the '. Court sentenced him to 12 months. The people of America, through the New , York "Journal," Chicago "'American," and [ San Francisco "Examiner," have cnalleng- . Ed the British Empire to a novel contest. [ Americans claim that their children are '. more heautiful than the children of the ' British Empire. To disprove this claim the "Harmsworth Magazine" has taken up 1 the challenge, and offers five prizes of £20 ; each for the .photographs of the most J beautiful children under seven years of age of British or British-colonial birth. In- ■ tending competitors should send photo--1 graphs—which cannot be returned—addressed "Children, Harmsworth Maga- , zinc, London," before August Ist next. A curious imitation of Diogenes is re- . ported from New York. Mrs Nancy Ir- . ving, who is described as a. wealthy Chicago woman, is in search of an honest . man. Instead of carrying a lantern, she offers a prize of £200. Mrs Irving is a pessimist. She says: "Every man is obj liged to play the part of a respectable liar • and thief in order to succeed in. business." ' To prove her assertion she has. deposited ' £200 with a Chicago bank, which is to be ' paid to the first business or professional • man who can conclusively prove that he has carried on his work for a month hon--5 cstly and without lying. Five judges will - be appointed to decide on the merits of - the applicants, two selected by Mrs Ir- : ving, two by the applicants, and the fifth - salectod by the four. Each applicant's busit ness record will be thoroughly investigated. Mrs Irving says that; there is r.o dan--3 ger of her losing her money,' but she is 5 certain, if she does, that the honesty of _, .the.jjian who gets the prize will have reT duccd him to such povertj' that he will need it badly. i A.writer in the "Army and Navy Gaz- , ette," in dealing with the future of the , sword, says of affl weapons it lias been 1 the most highly honoured. Its entire ab- , olition as a military weapon can hardly b? conceivedSv-hile armies and States con- - tinua what th:j are. .The Sword of the. State is one of the prized regalia of this . . kingdom. The sword is at once the sym--5 b-ol of authority, military power, and jus- [ tice. By it the monarch confers knightly [ honours. It lias its time-honoured place I in tho great ceremonies of the State, mll eluding the coronation of the Sovereign, ■ and is borne before kings, lords, and governors. Nevertheless the retention of the [ sword, as well as that of the bayonet, ; cannot conceal the truth that their value as offensive military weapons has very largely diminished, and that the opportunities "for their effective employment in ; the,,field will, in future, be comparatively ' rare. The retention of ths bayonet will ' ba mainliy due to the fact that it is still regarded as the historic weapon of the ' British infantry, and the retention of tho I sword will be due, in some measure at . least, to the veneration surrounding it, as. with a halo -of .sanctity, from, the ass.o-. ' \ ciations that have come down with it from 1 the ages that are past. Since that article was written Earl Roberts has done.away with sword, lniice," and" bayonet exercises in favour of rifle practice. , Messrs William Denny and Borthers, of ! Dumbarton, have launched the King Edward, the first passenger .steamer afloat to ba propelled by turbines. The vessel has bE'cii built for a syndicate who are desirous of introducing this form, of propulsion in \ passenger steamers, and her performance on the Clyde this season will doubtless ba watuhed .with great by people interested in shipping matters. The, route for which the vesssl is' at present ihtendecl 'is from Greenock to Campbelltown (via Fairlie). Tho dimensions of the vessel are as follows: Length between perpendiculars, 250 feet; breadth moulded,' 30 feet; depth to promenade deck, 17 feet 9 inches. Externally she is not much different in appearance to the later vessels of ,-.the Clyde passenger type, excepting that there are no projecting sponsons. The boiler, which is a large double-ended one, having a funnel at each end, is supplied by Messrs Denny and Co., and tlie turbines, of which there are three, by the Parsons- Marine Steam Turbine Company, of Wallsend-on-Tyne. There is one high-pressure arid two low-pressure turbines, the high-pressure one being fti the centre line. Each turbine drives one shaft, the centre one having one propellor, and the outside ones two, making five propellers in all. The vessel lias \bcc-n built under tlie special supervision of i^e Board of.Trade, and has a certificate for'" carrying over 2000 passengers. It is nowadays, part of. the recognised business of an Agent-General to obtain for colonists of good-repute tickets for such functions as the trooping of the colours, but (writes tho London correspondent of •the "Lyttelton Times ) some colonials- on the wallaby appear to get into their heads a notion,, that their colony's representative ought to be able to do a great deal more. Quito recently an urbane and very obliging Agent-General received from ■ a well-to-do visitor from Australia a letter libsrally instructing him to obtain, ponding the arrival of the 'travelling party, ..fivo. tickets for tLe Private View of the Royal Academy! This was.a-prettv tall order, * the'Agent-General, though considertvbly amused by the peremptory tone of his correspondent, set to work, and by •dint of- fossicking round among friends 'managed to secure a couple of tickets, which* he' forwarded, with his compliments, to the visitor, who was in Paris. The recipient, instead of being grateful, wrote Back in- terms that would have been very offensive to the Agent-General but for the amusement he derived from' his correspondent's estimate., .of his own importance, as shown by the letter- I- cunnot quite recall tho words, but the concluding paragraph was in this1- strain :—■ ; "I bear letters of introduction -from tlie- ] Premier and the'^.'Jister for Agriculture, •' both of wbanrwill,- I 'am siti-e; be dls- ' pleased io hear that my application to : vnij mis mat with such partial success." ' Another instance of a • olonisfc's .failure to. ' grasp tho situation in regard to an Agent- \ General's ability and duty in the matter ; of "free passes" for visitors came under ' my notice a few days ago. The visitor in ? tliis^instance was, .asked by the "Agent- , General whether he could do • anything for , him. Tho reply was a staggering-list of ticket requirements, ranging from orders \ to view certain of our leading convict es- \ tablishments to a permit for Woolwich ,: Arsenal and Devonport Dockyard. But ;; tho plum cairic when the visitor added, , "And, of course, I shall have to go- to : Epsom for +/erby Day. - Could you, get me \ 'v, pass for that?" • - ' ' ' \