LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVIII, Issue 12366, 5 December 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho British Admiralty will, not renew the cruiser agreement with the Peninsular and Oriental Company.

Twenty wedding guests at Katelinski, in Germany, were killed by drinking poiisodious^brandy, which had been seclietl.y distilled.

Wo are requested to state that Miss O'Brien will bo pleased .to '.receive any donations towards the St. John's Infant School prize fund.

The New Plymouth Carnival and Exhibition Committee .have added a grand military tournament to their list, and are .giving very good prizes.

Commencing to-day.- (Monday), the postal delivery, by letter-carriers at Gonviife will be extended to include residences on Alma road.

Accordling to a cable from Morocco, Bemmsawer tribesmen-■ attacked the housaof Harris, "Times'" correspondent at Tangier, killing one guard. Hara-is was absent.

The accounts of the Melbourne manager of a well known firm, .'with, its headquarters in London.:'and branches throughout the Commonwealith, are stated to show .a shortage^ of £2000. The manager has been suspended.

The Giisboriie building societies having been informed that they would not be permitted to keep their, offices op-sn on pe'riodi'cnili pay nights for the-receipt of subscriptions, have instructed secretaries to keep the offices open, and suggested that tine Inspector'should go for th© Borough Council for opening its officeone tn'ight fortnightly for the Council meeting.

Mr. James Purneil, who was for over 25 yeaavj' Town Olerk of Warig&nui, has joined Mr. W. M. Ash ton in his business of land, estate, stock, and general agent and valuer. Mr. Purnell will devote his attention tip the 'town. porhJon of the business. For this he is peculiarly fitted by reason of his vast experience as borough, valuer. 'WV hope that the new firm will have along and prosperous career.

A big fire broke out at Waverley at 3.30 on Saturday morning. There was no wind, or the consequenoee would have been, far more serious. The fire totally destroyed the premises of H. Southcpmbe (general storekeeper), Stan Wall (hairdresser, etc.), and C Lyons (tailor), Matliieson (la,ng agent), and the Clarendon; Hotiel had a narrow escape, being slightly. charred. All are insured, but far under their values.

The Feilding Band Contest Commit^ tee met bn Friday evening to1 consider the nominations for the contest- Six were received, being from the Hamilton, Hawera, Dannevirke, .Kaponga, Trinity Young Men's Institute (Wanganui), and Feilding Bands. It was decided to extend the time for 'receiving nomjnations to the 10th instant, the committee considering the prize money too large for such small support. Unless more bands nominate, they willl most probably abandon, the contest. .

A special meeting of the Mataongaonga Road Board was hold on Saturday, to oons'.der tho tenders received for tho supply of cement in connection with the Shakespeare's Cliff protective works. Present—Messrs. Noilson (chair), "Jones, and Mackay. The tender of Messrs. Thain and Co., Limited, at 12s. Bd. per cask, was accepted. Mr. Neilson reported that satisfactory arrangements cou'd bo made for the supply of sbono from up river, and stated that thp Harbour Board ha>d kindly o^nsonted lend their punits to 'bring the tibon© down.

A man named Allan Hendersool'wasbrought before Mr. R. L. Stanford) S.M., on Saturday morning ,and!:Chargr; ed Avith .haviing committed assaulit. Tlie evidence .showed that the man, while drunk, went into the Metropolitan Hotel on Friday and demanded a drink. Th» barmaid refused to serve him, whereupon he threw a water jug at her. He missed his objective, but smashed three bottles of spirits on a shelf at the back of the bar. A fine of £1 and costs was imposer in the charge of assault. On a further charge of wl'ful damage to property he was ordered to pay the damage —£1 3s.

The usual quarterly meeting of tiho Wanganui Licensing Committee was he'd on Saturday morning, there being pre-sant-'Mossrs. R. L. Stanford, S.M. (in the chair), N. Meuli, J t ,. O..'Richardson, J. H. Burnett, and A. G. Bognell. AppLicatio<n was madia by O. Ji McCarthy fora renewal of the lioen&e of : tho Family Hotel. At the previous nteetmg the committee intimated that uniless Mr. McCarthy (fhe licensee) and Mr. O'Hara (the omior) camo to some definite arrangement, the Ir'cen&o woulid be' cancelled. Mr. Marshall, for Mr. McCarthy, stated that Mr. McCarthy had been unable to come to terms with Mr. O'Hara, but if the committee woifd grant the application, Mr. McCarthy would at the next meeting produce plans for an up-to-date hotel, to cost £4000. In lllie event of reduction not being cauried at the next no-license poll he would undertake to proceed, with the erection of the building. In the meantime he wouild'have such repairs effected as were requiredi by 'the Inspector of Hotels. Aft-ar conslderatron the committee granted the application subject to the coaiditi'tona mentioned by Mr. Manshali. P. ■ Har!tshorrt"a application for a. temporary license of the Albion Hoffcel was adjourned for a week.

No Doctor thinks of using other Eucalypti Extract but Sander and Sons' Dangerous consequences resulting from other brands are the cause. Do not forget it.

The Late Sir Henry Norman's estate is valued at £11,574.

The erection of the Carnegie Free Public Library in Westport is completed. It is a handsome brick building.

Members of the Economic- and Cooperative Building Societies are reminded that to-night is the usual pay night.

A Ntvvson wire says that Mr. J. Mc~ Harg, the dredgemaster recently appointed at Nelson, oloeta to remam, and will not go to W.anganui.

The recent'floods (says a contemporary) have been a boon to Taihape. Several drays, a buggy or two, and some dead horses, with harness on, have been washed to the surface.. There are no claimants for tho horses.

A painful feature of the recent drowning at Olive Grange, Hawke's Bay, wa*i that the wife and two young children of Mr Smith, tho unfortunate victim, were on-the beach, and witnessed the sad affair. "

Tii-ire was a very largo congregation at Christ Church yesterday morning, when the Bishop of Wellington he.d a oanfirmatipn service. There were fifty candida'tcs presented. In the evening tho Bishop •conducted a service at the Collegiate School Chapel. Wo regret to announce the di ath of Mr. John Hay fimith, an old and respected resident of Marybank, who passed away suddenly last eveniimg. The deceased, who wa;s 6 years of age, had resided in the district for 30 years. A widow is left to mourn her loss, and to her wo extend our sympathy.

The staff of the Technical School as-6-emblted in the b:.g art room on Saturday morning, when Miss C. Burton, who has resigned', her position as assistant art instructor, was presented with a handsome silver hot water jug. Mr. D. E. Hutton made the presentation on behalf of tlie staff, and Mr. A. Varney also spoke. Mice Burton replied in suitable tsrriis.

The peach crop appears to be in great danger of being practically a failure in Central Otago districts from the effects of blight, curl and green fly being ©specially noticeable. In the Roxburgh district the "trees are said to be in a part:culanly bad condition from these causes, and in the Clyde and Cromwell districts the orchards are ail more or loss affected.—Dumtbaai "Times."

The Chevib "News]' says: Mi*. Rutherford, M.H.R., is distributing hia hon©rarluui with a lavish hand. He has* ailready given the sum of £40 to tne various school committees -within h;e electorate for prizes for the 'best allround boys and qiirls in each class in the different schodlsT Ho has also donated liarge yuras -to the football and athletic clubs, and has nob forgotten the churches.

Speaking of the recent. A. and P. Show and the attention attracted by the exhibit of H. Oscar Hewebt and Co., Limited, in Wertheim sewing machines, kilting, and knitting machines, Mr. Boole, their local agent, reports excellent results, and the free instruction m art work, accessories, given by the company's expert during the week as having bean much appreciated.

An examination wUI be held in the Technical Scbodt this evening, for the building oonstractiion fcxJhdLarsh'ips awarded" by the Master Builders and the Education Board. The scholarships are open to all apprentices under the age of 21 years. No entrance fee will be charged, and it is to be hoped that a 'large number w.M avail themselves of the opportunity. The plumbing (theoretical) examination rfl alw> be held this evening at 7 o'clock for the Master Builders and Plumbers' scholarship prizes.

After the death of a certain per former •recently in Paris, a friend isent a wire to 'the undertakers to make a large wreath, having the words, "Rest in Peace," on both sides, and on one tide, if there was room. "We shali meet in Heaven."' The Frenchman, nob being a.ble to read English very well, had the ribbon extra broad, and it bore the foillowing inscription;: "Rest in peace on both sides, and if there is room we shall meet in Heaven."

The physiology of -alcohol is being s budded by keen workers Jill over the world. Mossp, the famous physiologist, -of Turin', has just added a quite unexpected detail to the aliready enormous amount of information amassed on this important subject. He has shown that when alcohol is taken at great altitudes, as at the top of Monte Rosa, at is entirely without any of its characteristic actions on the nervous system. This is another link in the chain which will one day end. in a complete explanation of the manner in which nerve-cells react to th©

drug

The Irishman is a man to laugh with, not at. The protest recalls the story, nightly or wrongly attributed to a genuine son of Erin- "How d'ye call this a. bull at all?" quoth he. "I was going over WerJtmnister bridge the other day, and I met Patsy Hewins. 'Hewins,' saya I, 'How are ye ' 'Purty well, thank ye, Donely,' says he. 'Doneilily,' says I, 'that's not my name.' 'Sure, an' mine isn't Hewins/ says he. So we looked at each other again, and, faith, it turned out to ba neither of us." One rather fears that iibat is too complete a bull to have been the spontaneous production of an Iriihrnan, ■ but the following iis genuine. It was a direction received recently from an oild Irish woman. "Ye tmvr-n to the left, and kape straight on, an* when ye git to the end, ye can «sk annybo, only there'll bo nobody there, and I'll jist gco'lang an' ye can ask me whin y' ara there."

In connection wiMi the service held in the chapel of the Wanganui College 3-es-terday afternoon, when the unveilling oi tablets to the memory of Capta'n Piers L. Tudor, D.5.0., and other Old Boys took place, we may mentidon that amongst those who received special.invitations to be present were Captain.. and Mr. F, Wood, their journey being •broken for tfaiii purpose. Captain Wood and the late Captai.u Tudor were -comrades in the ranks as weill as commissioned officers. Captain Tudor, as weil as being a good and bravo officer, was most popular w#h 'both oofonial and Imperial men. He was given speciail duties ■to perform on many occasions, not the least of these 'being on the Caledon Uiver, when with 30 men he kept in touch with some 400 of the enemy fur two days and nightla, and successfully staved off disaster till rertjeved by General; Plumer's force, under whaw? command he was serving. He Aras always considered one of the most trustworthy officers, and his many, good qnatives only .intensified the floss caused to New Zealand by his death..' New Zealand eomradea throughout NeWZea.la.nd and the many friends, he made in South Africa w:ll be pleased to know that Wanganui has made a ilasfcing memorial to one >so brave and true.

The U.F.C.A. carts will run to No. 1 I/oie and Forde! diMricts on Monday, sth instant. Orders for delivery on that date .should bo sent to the U.F.C.A. at oneo to secure space.

Professor McAlister told the students of Guy's Hospital recently, -tliat he had discovered in the British Museum a hair restorer invented by a King of Egypt. The ingredients are calves' feet and dogs' claws boiled in oil.

The men engaged at the coal! mines at Brunner were always entitled f o change under sixpences, and they have decided in future to allow the company to retain theso odd amounts on their, behalf, and give it as a donation to the Greymouth Hospital.

"Half the girls in the town will come flock big to the show if we invite the officers'and crew of the warship," remarked the secretary of the Christchurch Horticultural-Society." "Many a girl would come to see a uniform who would not come to see a rose," ne added.

The Kaponga Dairy Company is now receiving 30,000iibs. of milk daily. The ■Riverlea Creamery of the same company is receiving 27,0001b5. and the Rowan 18.0001-bs. The total output of butter per day at the Kaponga Factory is now about 58 boxes.

"Pi korry! what ti good like, a that? I think kau too small. Ti pakeha farmer he nefe-r kif im no kaii, I think" —a Waiokura native's opinion of the Kerry and Dexter cattle (which are very diminutive) exhibited at the Hawera Show th© other day.

A flogging machine has been perfected by a Russian inventor with the object of saving labour in this detestable department of official industry. It catchers the arms and feet of the. unhappy culprit, holds him or her in a suitable attitude, and administers the required number of strokes automiatioaiMy.

A Christchurch telephone girl relate.? this story—An excited lady rang up and said: "I 'wanifc my husband, please, at once." "Number, please," asked the sybil aifc the other end. "BDqw many do you tlhink I've got ,you impudent hussy?" came o'er the wire from the excited lady.

It is a well known thing that an eal will, wriggle into a hole however smaJJ, but how an eel could wriggle Mmseif into a 20-gallcn milk can is the problem that is facing the manager of the Whenuakura Dairy Factory, as the supplier in whoso care it was, has nob the slightest idea >of how it got there, considering his cans are nearly two chains away from a creek. —Patea "Press."'

A young lady who intended to go from Wellington to Nelson made the mistake of'going 'on board the wrong steamer at the Wellington wharf on Tuesday evening, and, when it was too late to rectify the error, found herself on board the Rotomahana, bound for Lytteiltoji. The officials of the Union Steamship Company, on the case being represented to them, made arrangements for her to return to Wellington by the Rotomahana.

A simpile bxit very ingenious machine for date-stamping tickets is at present in rove in 'the booking office at the Dunedin Railway Station. Tbo machine, which has been patented throughout the world, is the invention of Mr. W. P. Nolan, employed at the Milton Railway Station, and as it is apparently "very effective it should meat with favour. Hitherto it hasbeen necessary to stamp return tickets separately at each end, but Mr. No'lan's invention is provided with, a double set of type, so that the necessary stamping is done in one application, and for that reason the machine tfhouild prove a boon to the railway officials on. holidays and special occasions, wneii tlhe demand for tickets is very heavy.