LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12458, 21 March 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

a-yvaita' alclaunoiit : at-^is^n^Ce^;-^? :

The m«tobea^'-of .Ijle":Gha^fep;Hif ■ Q^in-, merce are reminded of! the"'nieetfeg'tliis afternoon at the ;6ffioe>Wioteteed^Pla'ce/ at 3.30 'o'clock. I -': V-y^/r-v ;"■-?::•: ■' .

contract for painting the Villa' Maria, lias fallen to Mi-. T. Sparks, as the lowest tenderer. ■•"■ .''.'. ,■:■'.' ■'• ; 7; ••

At a, meeting of • the-Board of Governora of the Wanganui Girls' College last evenhitg it was decided.to lay off the section-in the Avenue, at-the end of Glasgow street, as a hockey ground.

The Education Board Uias accepted tlie tendler of Mr. H. T. Johmsffor the erection' of the plumbing iand1 cooking cloas rooms'at the Wamganui Technical School

Ten of the wapiti which arrived.-; ati Auckland: from America on Wednesdaylast are a pr&sent to tbe> New-Zealand Governmeiili from ' .'President •• Roosevelt. • . . ' ■•'.

Tb& Christ GhurcK Debating Club will hold its first debato ■of the season at the club room to-night at 8 o'clock. The subject to be diiiscussed is the desirability of r«etnipting Ohinese immigration to the colony. - ••.-■,'

The following additional tenders -for ;righte-of:bobl^alls at G^ernment rail--way^stations have beeijyAjl^pted by -the o'apS^^^tiWr^Dann€yarlceyi'\..'QJv Sa«^ j l\V6Qdville,;';W. L. Aitkeia;. Palmei-Ston North, Isabella Essex; Feildiiig, A. H. Macl'ean; Aramoho, O. L. Bndges; Wanganui, James Lett ; Hawexa, E-, H. Boase; Wellington; J. W. Bull

A disousisi'on took plaice at Jiast. night's meeting of the ' Wanganui Education Board in reference to the nori-repOTting of ths proceedings of the Board, on, a* motion. by Mr. Atkinson ,to appoint a, committeo to make arrangements for tho betteir reporting of the meetings of the Board. Complaints were made of the abssnoe of references to many important matters brought " before the Board. The motion, was lost.

A lecture of more than usual interest will be given in Christ Church schoolroom to-night at; 8. o'clock. T3i3 lecture, which is entitled-"A. Oh a.t; with Thackeray," will ba given by Dr. Bather ly,. which if) sufficient, guarantee that it will b© most interesting. Dr. Batherly's powers as a. lecturer are'too well known to be enlarged upon, here. The lecture will be given under" tbo auspices of the Wanganui Churchmen's Guild (late Christ Church Guild). As there is no charge for admission, and light refreshment will be provided, there should be a, crowded house to-night.

At the Police Court yesterday morning, Catherine Bowie, charged with importuning, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. John Smith, aliaa Geo. Williams, 'alias Geo. White, was sentenced, to six: months' imprisonment o.n a charge of vagrancy. George Shei'wood was ordered! to pay 7s. 6d. a. week maintenance of his illegitimate child. Frederick Crayfor. was charged on two informations -with wilfully wounding horses, the. property of J.-Baldwin. and H. G. Skinner, respectively. On the first charge, he, was fined 10s. arid costs £2 11s., and'the information was dismissed on. the second charge. A first offender for drunkenness ,was fined os. and costs.

Letters addressed to "X.," "Fanner," <(JJ,B.,',' "Careful,;,' "8.," and "A.C.M.' aiie lying at this office.

■Members:, of tho Wangaami Church-, men's GuildL are reminded of tho lectUve^ to bo^given by J>v. Hatherly this (Tu^sdajr) ievening, in the* Christ Church-' sdioojj-CM>in. Friends of the Guild are invited to attend.

A parcel containing a baby boy about a fortnight old, wrapped in woollen garments, waa found on Saturday night on a. doorstep, in Harbomr street, Wellington. . Hie,.infant appeared well nourished, and was not affected by tho oold. It was removed to the Rescue Home, and tho poKoe are now searching for the mother. :

A deputation yaSfcerday moniing asked Mr. A. Atkiansoaito contest "the Wellington bye-etection. '-..He desii^ed; however, to sand domx in. favour.of Mr. J. Hutoheson, who toII bo the Opposition candidate. Mi\ 0. H. Izard, « City Coilnoilloi1, and a candidate ;if on tho Mayorality, mil be the Government candidate. Mr. P. M. B. Pisher, son of tho late Mr. .George FislieV, is also definitely {arnaiuioed as a candidate.

An inquest waa held at tbo Courthouse yestsiday morning into" tho circumstances connected! %yith' tho djeath of Arthur Bnassey Cutfteld. .-Mr. 11. L. Stanford, S.M. (Coroner) presided, and the following- jury was empanelled:— ■Messrs.' 0. V. Powell (foreman), J. T. Lockhatrfc, A. -0: Handy, O. Wv Clayton, P. H. Hatherly, and IL Nev<?rman. Tlie ©videnoo bore out the stoiy given by ua in our issue of yesterday, lllio jury returned a ve'rdiot tliait deceased was aocid'entally killed by a nail way train, at Ka<i Iwi station. , :

It is ttnderstocd (says the CJliristchurch Press) that the two ineat-freez-■ing compainiesin 'Oauterbury liiaye- issued >a circular intimating tihiat" owing to tibe. small' supplies of stock, for freezing coining to .hand, and to the extra cost of working' .-.tihe factories through ■the ihoreaised nates of wages .a&i;" the conditions imposed %:. the decisions of: the Arbitration Court,'.the suirimef rates' for freezing ■will;;.be^':■^nti^iu^^tM>'M'ay 2ist, ;and laifter thai date .winter--"rates' will ba initfroduced. _.;. These later rates will 'be, itiia -ttadedsfoiod, 6n the basis of 7-8 d for mutton,: 18,^for lamb, aid 15-16 d for legs—all less 5;- p>er . ©eat.

A most useful machine, piuMarily devised for lemovins wild oats from seed giaui bub flhi'ch can also be u^ed- for extnacting seeds of noSious or undefensable w«eds oa' -plaaits from almost all varieties of grain and* grass seeds, has locently been v patentted I>y Chiistchuioli firm. The attaehme&t consists maiinily of an endless web of \Vooßen matcnal, set at ia elope varying vith the seed which is 'beang treated^ and on which, the s6ed "falls fiom a hopper and is evenly distributed by am, lai'inangement of poile^ -and slats, the olea.ned-se&L? pagping oil into the gnader- land the wild oatsatid othei- 'mpunties being caught By JEe, weh, shaped off at a ceatam poiMfc »Bd*autom/artaoaJJy/'bagged. The flomb'ned onachine \m easily woiked by hand, •■ and will deal with -25 bushels of otatst-andiasanuchas 40 bushels of uheat or barley am hour. The seetf com as Jeft quite fiee^ of he v-ild seeds, ana the attachment will >be a most valuable lapplianioe for eveiy fanmer who cleans Ihrs own seeds.

Landoneis aie just <now gazing on the tallest iman iin the world. Machnow, *" "who is the icumrent "draw" at the London Hippodaome, is a, Jtussian vho outgisarafcs tail oth 0 giants. Be stands 9ft 2iins. an 'has socks—specially woven fox* him—and the rest ox him, except his neck, is in proportion. The great gold * rang which he wears on his first finger weighis nearly half a pound, and would make a lespectable collar for a prize >fox teroier. iHas fiock-coat contains ■enough maternal It© clothe thioe ordinary man, land the wears ia size in hats ihtthieato undreamt of m Bond Stieet. The only paints of his raiment which hava not to be miade specially for bam are his collars, m which he takes 15£ inches. During Ihis stay in. London lie oan never- tona/vel an a hansom, am omnibus, KM- a railway vehicle.. He will be compelled'either ito walk or to ride in a motor-car, or on the outside of an omnibus. When he ob at sea he has to sleep on. deck, as aio Ibunk has ever been constructed -to1 hold him. CSaretaker of Miaohnow as <ftot likely to have a<n easy time of it dirrong itihe stay of has charge an Lo^donl" In the first -place", the gaint is a. Rossiaai—-and Russians, 'large and small,, laire *apt to be misundei-^tood by'Looidoners a)t the present moment. If iM&cfhnow- gets naisitiakeTi for one of the twenty Grand Dukes, ia.ll sorts of unpleasant' things might happen to him,

Thediespaiseh of 'tfoe rtJnioin. Coihpdiiy?s^:-:'; steanreir; :A^6h«mi)lao; 'from ~ Fijijc:Buva>l;i; f t to iNew';¥prk:da^b mbjith witfca^cargo,i;(-u of 50CK) tote'-lof/^ugar is of -imofelihia-iivi;:;? ji;.. flestinig^ ihteresfc' '; Itl; is eiefnificanfc ait; "^i": several respects ,(say® a Sydney vpa^^rS?^. and andicaites that J?iji has other n^v>;.:; kets opan ifor its pubducts than immedir > '- iate British-colonies/" The vi^ue;of^tlievv-;.■ sugar tlaken (by ifcte is. w^i"tlt '": something like £70,000,^^ ajad must.^s^-ire- - garded as a orfiditatlie ■. colony,; 'alike ffim' bulk /anid rvalue. itlxe vcSompletion' of the■V'P..auamia; Qaajial:-::V the a*oiad 'from Fiji to the eiasterii; Stages of ;;Ain!feriioa and to Europe will oe: T'Sry; ):/■; much ghoi-tened, jaiiid iti May yet '■] i. the fashion of Fiji-to send ,ca;rg<^ ;of -' ';'-■ sugar 'alnd^:banl^^liaa:^to:^.G^^^r||ain.::;;": That ttihe AucheiiiblaeWicaigo 3of jjsugai- \; : goes to J^ew/.Yoii-k iisv^u^tJess^tiattri- .-..'; v ■Dutiable td.:tlhi^ idtts*®^ito^:^M<|Eniar- .':; ; ket. :due to^Jtfe.^:e^'p:aaiat^v^yf;i^c6^ abolition of cpiiifii'nieiita.l teViiities?oife t sug- ': ar in Eua^iopei fern. ■<3rtih& coriseqiieSSl; im-/ ?; ar in Europe, iand TTialue »£ th©:oan.e^product. Of;*h© 1903'or^of^Fiji-prodttc-./ . ed sugaa* 5000 ;ti6nß;3veW'; deepatciied to : BritisS Goluonibia; '-•<£ %0e) 1904 crop -; 5000tcin.9 jgo^fco Vth©?same ~destihiationC: and 50001 «toii>9 ■■:&*■. New ;¥pirk. ; . It is ' Mifctle notejiwoi-thyS-.it-hiat.-'the foargoi-- cii; ':-'-v-J. ix>u^e-iß..not itofbe ikurided: iat ; What the exact fiscal conditioiis are at?; V'anco.uvfei'i as, ooivering. the inia'oduc-5 iiufcou iGaniada^^f;i Fijiaai .pVoducfe is<. ; v •not :qiii-te'.;icleia.tfc.: : Whatever -the fiscal-: .' oonoassions iat Vancouver, the departua"©! ;. of t'he^^^sbeaTnei* wnr imder inotice -would iiidiicate tinat. they-wei'e on a, more li--' ■ ibei^al-'scialle iii/the United States.: -Of .- ■■"■:< the 1904 season' sugar crop about 40,- : 000-tonig were sufficient to supply the ' eyer-iixcreasing demiaaid of tie New Zealand .market. _. - ,■.;•'..'■-■