LOCAL AMD GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12599, 13 September 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AMD GENERAL

There will be no practise of the Orchestral Society this evening in consequence of the rehearsal at the Opera House of " *My Sweetheart."

Those who are intending to go out in the brake to the West mere dance should book their seats at Jefferson's stables to avoid disappointment.

The total output of coal from the Westport Coal Company's mines for the month of August was 41,481 tons 11 cwt.

The electors of Aramoho are reminded of Mr Hogan's political address in the Boating Club's hall at 8 p.m. this evening.

Mr F. H. Haselden will deliver a political address at the Road Board office, Eastown, this evening at 8 p.m. Mr C. E. Mackay will occupy the chair, and ladies are specially invited.

Earl Selborne, High Commissioner for British 'South Africa, has accepted the presidency of the Bible Society's Auxiliary at Johannesburg, where he is taking the chair at a meeting on August i)th.

Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. notify sihippens of wool, etc., that the s.s. Corintihic, leaving Wellington, on. 9th October, will be in time for the November wool sales in London.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.53 yesterday : —.Strong winds to gale from between north-east and north and west after 20 'hours from now with glass falling, tides high, sea heavy, rath j>robaible.

Mr Robert Davies, of Bangor, has sent a donation of £10,000 towards the Centenary Fund of the British and Foreign Bible Society. This magnificent gift leaves only £7000 now to be raised in order to complete the needed quarter of a million guineas.'

Tho following is the result .of the competing pens of tho Wanganui section at tho Blenheim egg-laying competition :—L. Peat, 29 for the week, total 312; G. Silcock, 29—295; T, Frethey, 29—275; T. Frethey, 16—230; Townsend and Green, 29—257.

The 'N.S.W. Mines' Depai-tment has ordered the Stockton Colliery to withdraw the men from the workings under the sea, as tests prove that there is only eighty feet of x^andstone between the workings and the ocean bed. The Act dmands 120 feet. Two hundred men are affected, and the output of the colliery will be reduced by one-half.

A letter signed by the leading business firms in Auckland asks the Post-master-General to give receipts for telegrams, in the shape of a small tag attached by perforation to the top of tele-* graph forms, the object being to prevent misappropriation of money.

At Dunedin yesterday about 120'6f Reid and Gray's employees .met in the dinner hour and passed unanimously a. resolution appointing Mr T. D. Dalton as a delegate to attend a mass meeting of agricultural implement employees tonight to protest against the American Harvester Trust,. The men insisted on sulscribing tha delegate's total exjiensss, irrespective of the firm.

The Wanganui Cricket Association 'having .prepared a wiicket on Cook's 'Gardens, practice will take place on Thursday afternoon. Members, and especially new mem'ber-s, acre specially invited to l-01l up. Some members; of the committee, who were authorized to form the clubs, will be on the ground, and they would like to se9 as many intending players as possible practising.

The question of the charge which' should ice made for the carriage of bicycles across the Upokongaro Ferry }va»-. :' mentioned at the Wanganui County/.'. Council meeting yesterday. It was"-*1 pointed out -that at the present time " there■ was no regulation charge, and in consequence all kinds of charges were > made. Some ferrymen had made ihe r ] . fee so high -that many cyclists had'beerirl prevented from making the round .trip' , from Wanganui arid back. Notion was given that the charge be fixed at 2d per bicycle. ,

The criminal calendar at the Supreme , Court .sittings, which commence this morning, is as follows: —Rex v. Raines (horse-stealing), Rex v. Broughton (forgery and uttering), R^x v. Griffiths (indecent assault), two charges; Rex v.: Armstrong (indecent assault); and Rex ' v. Qll inn (fraudulent conversion of - money). The following are the civil cases:—Gollan y. Parker, Ellis v\ Monk Wilson, Day v. Mitchell, Daltonv. 'Leo, Orawley v. Knight, Humphrey. -v. . Enough, Freeman v. Popple. Stoddart^vy Best, Quintan v. Knight, and Wall r. / Porritt (a question of partnership ac- ' counts). In addition, to the above the appeal,.cases (two) of Johnson v.'MeQuairters will be; heard. Two divorce petitions will also lie heard, viz.',' Hamlin v. Hamlin (wife's petition), and Godden v. Godden (wife's petition).