LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12594, 7 September 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. H. Keesing will on Friday continue the sal© of drapery, clothing, and sundries 'commenced yesterday.

We direct the attention of our readers to the -advertisement of Madam Ranee, appearing in another column.

Bedstones stables at Hikuwai, East Coast, have tteen destroyed by fire, four coach horses, valued at •over £100, being lost.

Captain Edwin telegraphed at noon yesterday:—Strong winds from between south and east and north-east; glass fall; tides moderate; sea moderate; rain probably heavy.

The Wangaiehu School Concert, which <was postponed, will take place on the 12th imst, and a splendid programme is being prepared.

The Telegraph Office has received the following: —Shanghai advises: " 3 a.m., communication restored with Nagasaki. Owing accumulation heavy delay on all traffic to and from Japan."

Messrs. Read Bros.' new advertisements this morning deal particularly with dairying leaseholds and freeholds. Anyone in search of a good milking farm will doubtless find just the property they require in Messrs. Read Bros.' extensive list. ,

The leading shots of the colony competed in the £100 pigeon match at Martoti on Tuesday. Out of 32 competitors, T. Piarker, the present Champion, and Dr Graham and T. BamSfer, both of Wanganui, were the only thi*ee to kill all their ibirds. They dividend the prize.

Mr Naylor (organist) and members of Christ Church choir will give a recital of sacred music in the church on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. A very good programme ihas be^n arranged, and it is to lbe 'hoped the parishioners will show their appreciation by attending in large numbers.

For the position of principal of the new Training College the Auckland Education Board has received 14 applications from New Zealand, seven from Australia and ithe Islands,, and 49 from England. Details of the last not yet having arrived, the selection has been deferred foa* some .weeks.

Important developments continue to be reported from .'tine Waiotahi mine, and yesterday the largest haul of goldbearing quartz reported for some time was secured. Six hundred pounds weight of splendid stone was obtained, of which 1501b cam© from the i'eef at the low level. Snares, which six months ago were quoted at 16s, are now worth 795.

Don't fail ito visit R. JE. White and Co.'s Musical Promenade Display on Friday night. The firm are making great preparations to display the different classes of materials to advantage. Ladies who like to. see high-class seasonable novelties should not miss seeing the great show of the season. White's import direct from the leading manufacturers and all goods are marked at the lowest nett cash .prices.

Mr -Chas. Brqugh, the well-known trainer, who was a passenger by the special train to Mariton, had a •sensational expedience on Wednesday morning. As '<$ke train wasl going down the WaJigaeihu Hill he fell fiiom the platform. The train had gone fully half a mile ibefore it could, be stopped, and on being thacked it was found that Mar':- Brough had fortunately, fallen clear of the rails, but had sustained an 'injury to his shoulder, which it is thought is broken .

The Wanganui Hospital Board has just ireceived a very handsome donation. At yesterday's meeting a letter was ■ received from the solicitors of Mr Frank Moore, who stated that though there was mothing in his late brother's will to that effect, his date brother had expressed the desire that a donation should be made to the Wanganui Hospital. Mr iMoore therefores forw&rded a dheque for £200. As this sum will carry a subsidy of 24s to the £, the Board's funds will benefit to the extent of £440.

A sale of work will be held in St. Andrew's Church on Thursday afternoon and evening next The ladies of the congregation (have devoted many hours to the preparation -of articles suitable for eaile, and they have succeeded in accumulating a very credible stock. Everything is good, and the prices decided upon are .very moderate. In adition to the stalls there will be other 'attractions usually associated with events of this nature. The sale of work is being held with the object of reducing the debt on the church, and in view of this a large attendance of the public is anticipated. The sale will be opened at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and again at 7 in the evening.

At yesterday's meet-ing Mr T. B. Williams said he noticed that a number of tenants of the Board had been given notice to put in patent w.c.'s on their properties. This he pointed out, might he hard upon some of the tenants, and he wished to know whether the Board could legally grant any assistance in such, cases.-—The Secretary said that a similar position arose some years ago ■when the Borough Council gave orders that a certain area of the town should be drained. The Board's solicitor on that occasion advised* that the cost of drain connections must be borne by the tenants of the Board's properties which came within the area.—The matter then dropped. Mr Williams intimating that he-would look into the matter and perhaps bring it up again.

A lato cable received last night states tl-ero is heavy weather on the ooasfc south from Sydney. The ketches Kjora and Hero wero driven ashoro at Gabo. Tho crews are safe.

" What I say," said a man in the audience at the Opera House last night, when the Parliamentary picnic to the islands was under discussion, " what I says is they didn't bi'ing any fish back foa* Yarrow."

Miss Violet Price, acting secretary of Trinity College, London, received a wire yesterday from Mr Alfred Mistowski, Mus.B. Oxford (visiting examiner for practical subjects) that he would hold an examination in St. Paul's Hall, Wanganni, on Wednesday, 13th inst.

As the recent go-as-you-please contest prayed a success the committee have decided, provided a sufficient number of entries come forward, to hold an individual walk or a teams walk. Ail interest wl are requested »to attend a meeting to be held in Mr Read's rooms to-morrow night at 7.30.

As p. result of observations of the operations of the Japanese navy, it has been determined to do away with conning towers on the United States battleships. They will bo replaced by "armoured nests" in the interior of the vessel, worked by a new system of reflection by mirrors.

Mr. J. J. Roberts, district manager of the Provident Life Assurance Co., is at present on a business visit to Wanganui. Mr Roberts is accompanied by Mr F. Taylor (Me of London, England), who has been appointed as assistant in charge of Taranaki Division, which division will include Wanganui. Mr Taylor has decided to make Wanganui his headquarters.

A very enjoyable social and dance was held on Tuesday evening under the auspices of the Defence Cadets. There was a very large attendance. Owing to his recent 'bereavement Captain Fdrder was not present. Mr J. T- Hogan kindly acting in his stead. Mr Dickison and Lieutenant Turner 'acted as M.'C.'s. The~^ music was supplied by Mrs Locke tt. Towards the end of the social Miss M. Robson sang " 0 Dry Those Tears."

Says-the Taihape "Post":—A citizen of Taihape in forms us that foas Black Orpington hens, which are only. 4£ months old, are now laying, and that the Brown Leghorns commenced at five months. The eggs of both.these strains were procured from Messrs Snow and Roberts, of Wanganui, and speaks very highly for the genuinness of that firm's production. Th'-j following1 will represent the Highlanders in the tug-of-war conltests tliis evening:—'Heavy-weights, Bell (anchor), Courtenay, Griieve, Harper, Thompson, G., Thomson iP., Olsen, Lambert, Laird, Ross, and Murphy. Light-weights: McDoagall (anchor), Thompson, Gunn, Coriby, Gibbons, McGonagle, Bradd, SouteTj Thorne, amd Weston. All of the above are requested to be at the orderly-room to-night at 7.15 sharp.

A committed of Congressmen, who have just concluded a tour of investigation, will shortly report on the advisability of adopting a. suggestion to contribute 25,000,000 dollars on building a ship canal between Chicago and St. Louis. A decision favouralble to the scheme would give Chicago direct ©onnection by water with, the Panama Canal, Cuba, and the West Jndies. Next to tihe Panama Carnal itself the proposed waterway will be itihe most, costly •work of the kind in tße Western Hemisphere. Chicago alone Has already expended more than 50,000,000 dollars in making a canal that can lbe used by steamboats between the Great Lake 3 and Desplaines River.

In the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darm-stadt medical men aro just as addicted to writing their prescriptions with the same mysterious signs as they use in England and elsewhere. As the death of a patient followed upon a recent attempt oF an apothecary to decipher a niovo than usually cryptic prescription, the Government- has given orders that dispensing chemists are to insist on receiving legible prescriptions, or to incur themselves the responsibility for errors made in compounding them.

The annual sale of work -in connection with the Baptist Church will be • held this afternoon and evening. Judging by present indications this year's sale will surpass all records. A very fin© lot: of goods has been collected, wftli the result that the various stalls will be loided with -articles of all descriptions. A feature of the sale will be the Indian Ohieon, work. These 'beautiful articles should lie inquired for early j as the supply is limited. The ladies in charge of the stall containing this work will take orders and procure the articles from India In addition to the usual sale of work, .woodwork, flowers, pot plants, etc., will be on sale. There will also be refreshmenib stalls, etc. The sale wil 1 open at 3 o'clock.

" Do you believe in the Weights and Measures Act being applied to publicans? " was a question submitted to Ma* Hogan at the Opera House last night. " Whaifc I mean," added the gentleman, " is, suppose I want a pint of beer, I have to pay 6d for it; why should I, if I only want half-^a-pint or a ' pony' have to, pay for 6d for it just the same. If ia milkman sells me a quart of milk for 3d he only charges methreeh'alfpence for ia pint. Why should I have to pay 6d for half-a-pint of beer?" To whicn 'Mr Hogan promptly replied: " The ebst thing you can, do is to ask for a pot every time!" But the questioner was still unsaibisfied: " Suppose I don't want a pot," he said; " suppose I only want ibaiLf->a-pint? " And then the crowd laughed.

At the invitation of Mr- and Mrs Gatenfoy, between 30 and 40 ladies met yesterday, and after a delicious afternoon tea and social chat they formed themselves into a working committee for the purpose of advancing Mr Gatenby's candidature in the forthcoming election. In a few well-chosen words Mr Gatenby thanked those present, remarking there was no doubt that to a large extent it was the vote and influence of the ladies which proved such important factors in securing any candidate's return, and therefore he was more than pleased that such enthusiasm had been shown that afternoon by those ladies present, Avho had voluntarily offered their services to secure his return as member for the district. Mrs Comyns was appointed chairwoman of the ladies' general committee, and Mrs Gatenby secretary, after which the meeting adjourned, to meet again in about three weeks' time, the date to be duly notified by circular and through the columns of the daily press.

The Primitive Methodist Church held its quarterly on Tuesday evening last, ten officials being present. The chair was occupied by the Rev. E. Drake, and Mr C W. Hoffmann was elected secretary. -Eight new members were received" ais a" result of the quart€ir's work, and two were imported as having left the district, thus making a not increase of si&. The income met the expenditure, vfitlh the aid of the Mission Grant. Several efforts had also been made for trust purposes during the quarter. The; meetingwas of the opinion that the work of the church is being consolidated, and that a good future is before it. Arrangements were made for the anniversary in November next, and it was announced that the sale of work would be opened by Miss/Fraser on Thursday, October sth next. A hearty arid unanimous invitation was extended to the Rev. -E t Drake tp remain for a third year. The Tev. gentleman accepted'the invitation.

The gardening daiss in connection with th© Technical School will meet at Virginia Nursery this week. Members of the Fire Brigade teams taking part in die fug-of-war to-night «jro asked to meet at the station at 7 o'clock sharp. The only reKahle-at-lhaj-vest-time Reaper and Binder is the McCormick. Agents, Williams and Harper, Wanganui. It may be interesting to learn the length of time that the three gentlemen of the sealed envelope, responsible for the, voucher charges, have been in the employ of the Government. Larcomfce's servk* is 18 years 5 months 17 days; Willis', 14 years 1 month 11 day&; West's, 5 years 7 months 11 days. Mr Ronayne, General Manager of. the New Zealand 'Railways;, speaking in Wellington at a reception given him iby the railway officers, alluded to the advances made in tlhe application of electricity to trains. At Vancouver, a line 12 miles in length had its electricity generated by" water 150 miles away. That was the sort of thing they ought to be doing in New Zealand. The Canadian Pacific rolling stock and carriages could not be improved upon anywhere. A feature of American (trains was the use of bells -instead of whistling. Another feature was the absence of platforms and verandahs. The latter were scarce everywhere, and in this respect New Zealand was-ahead, Locomotives. in America <are not so well maintained I as in England and New Zealand, and he scarcely ever saw a clean engine m the States. The carriages, however, ■were ia decided contrast. At Pitteburg, he saw an electric locomotive he*»g turned out, weighing 135 tons. The people were rather afraid of at. The Westinghouse and General Mectncal Company had promised to keep New Zealand well informed of the latest de- j volopments dn the electrifying of railways. i JUST A FEW ITEMS 1 From tho price list of Mrs. Roberts' Great Half-yearly Sale. Black Figured Alpaca, double width, at 6d and Is per yard. iGood Dark Dress Material at Is yard, very thick and warm. ; Sky,' Pink and Cardinal Gashmere at 6 yards of good Unbleached Twill Calico, for 2s 6d. Holland Pinafores and Aprons, at Is «aoh. , . _ Ladies' Macintoshes, 20s; sale price 9s 6a. Ladies' Cloth Capes, 27s 6d; sale price, 9s 6d. Long Sleeve Woven Vest 3 at:ls lid and Is 6d. Combinations, 7s 9d; # sac price 5s 9d. Combinations, 13s 6d; salo price 9s 'id. ; A splendid lot of New Black,, Straw Hats, at Is. Another lot of White and Burnt Straw Fretteh Sailor Hats, at A beautiful assortment of high-class Trimmed Millinery, at greatly reduced See'our lovely lot of Creme Silk Blouses and White Underskirts, 50 to choose from, anH not two alike, at Mrs. Roberts' Great Half-yearly Sale.