LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12550, 13 July 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A musical treat at St Paul's Hal this evening. The Customhouse, Taupo Quay, is the latest addition to tlhe Telephone Exchange No. 433. Thero are persistent rumours in Christiana that Prince Charles of Denmark is favourably considering th© ofiet of tho Norwegian throne. Notwithstanding the reports at harvest time of the Irish blight, potatj s are now offering freely in Christchurch. the price being £6 per ton for Derwents and Up-to-dates. The Awatuna Post Office was burnt down on Monday evening. Most of the letters and Government property were saved. Tlio owner (Mr. Fisher) of the storo attached to the post, office is a heavy lose/. A four-roomed cottage in Victoria street, Masterton, was gutted by fire at an early hour yesterday morning.. Nothing was saved. The building was insured for £100, and the furniture for £50 in the Lnited Insurance office. T^. mon*hly. committee meeting of the Pirate Football Club will be held at tlhe Newmarket 'Hotel this (Thursday) evening, ,at 8 o'clock sharp. As the busi ness is very important it behoves all ofncaaJs to be present. We£6gl^ J° hear tllait > owing to illness, Dr Malcolm Mason. Chief Health Officer, has been -obliged IEO postpone ihis ■lecture on "Battle of the Microbes," which he was to have given on Friday, to some future date. Tickets for the concert to be held in the Opera' House on Monday evening may be obtained at the Wellington Piano Companyjs shop, Ridgway Street. Inose who wish to obtain good seats should .inspect tihe box plan early, as a large number of seats have already been marked in. - A well-known bu&mess man was somewhat amused the other day at a remark made by a small and intelligent boy dTmng: the course of a conversation. . lheres oil/ One day's difference between Captain Edwin and .myself," said the lad. "He can tell wihat kind of weatner we are going to have to-mqrtowV-" and 1 cm tel! what kind we had yesterday. .; .■; .-■'. ■ . .-■ ■. . ■' >'.:..;-..■. i.c A y« concert was held in Mr. Horace Bayly's woodshed, Kai Iwi, on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of th©/.Kai Iwi Cricket Club. There was a large attendance, some 140 being present. The programme was lengthy and of a very enjoyable nature. At the conclusion of the programme supper was pro Tided, after which the hall was cleared for dancing. Some sixty couples graced the floor to excellent music.; Mr. A Dayey was seoretar" and the duties .©f M.C. were carried out; by Messrs. C. Laird, A. Davey,.and G; Buckley. Through an ©raw in the - advertisement of Messrs. Horsley and** Co- in our issue yesterlday, it was made to appear that -they were selling coal at 82s per ton; whereas'it should teive been 28s. The enrotp was somewhat .excusable, when best lumpy 'household; coal is offered lat such am unpreoedentedly lowfigure as quoted above. In another column it will be seen that *he above mentioned 'firm have 350 tons to arrive ex "Maroro," now about due, which they aire offering at tihe price named, and as they are dbso selling the coal in small quantities from itiheir yards, they should have a big rush during the cold weather. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Kaukatea Road-Board was1-held yesbeirday. Present: Mesrs. J. E. Wilson ■ (chairman), R. Old, M. Jones, and D. Herlihy. It was decided thai the fence be allowed to remain:, as it is during the. pleasure © fthe Board. It .was decided •to /accede to tihe request of Mr. Dudley ■that a drai\n be. cleared out opposite Mr. Wilsqn's old Ihiouse to .take the water away from tihe front of/his own house. It was decided that amy two members of the Boajrd, with the Tfereasusrer, be authorised to sign cheques. An account to. the amount of £8 l4s was passed for payment. Ib mas resolv^edto hold over consideration of' khe" opening up of Mr. HiggieV drain, // The monthly meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was at. ..tended. Three new members were admitted into fellowship. A framed photo of the convention was presented to the • local Union, "in grateful-memory of many kindnesses received by convention from the Wanganui Union," and it was absolved to ask the managers of St. Paul's to allow at to be hung in the class room. A special meeting of the Union is to be held on Friday, the 14th, at wMch, a communication from <tho Prohibition League wall be considered. Mrs. G. H. Smith brought forward the question of a memorial to the late Mrs Seive■right, amd the limitation of time for officers. After the business for the afternoon. Mrs. O. H. Smith gave a very interesting laoccmnt of her voyage and stay in England. . \ The annual weekly .meeting of the Boys' Empire League was held, last evening at the Fire Brigade Hall.. about 50 members being present. Mr. Edson ;- kindly gave selections with the phonograph, which, were greatly appreciated by all present. Other games were indulged in and a reading from "Deeds that Won the Empire" formed the programme of an enjoyable evening. This afternoon the Thursday fifteen play a team from Ma 1 Atkinson's school. The following members are (requested to be present on the Reserve,' at 1.45 p.m: :— W. Arthur, Hounsell, Orutohley, Hood, Loveday, Ward, Burrell, Cooper, Dunkley, McKinnon, Wainwiright, Healey, - Parker, McGonagle, Boyle, C. Arthur. ; . Caster, Ross, Esau, Port-sous, and " Smythe. A captain will be elected pvej vious to the game. -*..'■