LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 9 January 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thero was a clean sheet at the Police Court yesterday morning. Mr. Brookfield, dentist, has returned to town and resumed his practice. We acknowledge a very '-handy wall calendar for 1908 from tho Northern Assurance Company. , ; Tho Kaikorai Band has decided to enter for the Ballarat competition, to be held in October next. Nominations of candidates to fill the vacancy on the Education Board close on. Tuesday, 28th January. ;Bubb's shop and the adjoining buildings were sold by Mr. Keesing yesterday by public auction. They were purchased by Mr. J. S. Chrystai. Wo have to inform our readers that the Mangamahu ASports Association have changed tho date of their meeting horn the 22nd to the 29th February. ;:;,. ..A":fire at East. Gorfi; yesterday-morn-' ing partially destroyed premises Owned and occupied by I\*:Cainpbelli butcher.' Thero was £250 ; ; in the Victoria office' on the building >;andi£7s in the Victoria and North British *oii the contents.' The Chief-Postmaster' .notifies that the posting box at the oorncir of Victoria Avenuei and Guyton Street (Bubbs) has been removed to the telegraph pole ■on the opposite corner, in front of the Technical School. " This : will keep twenty-five extra clerks in Wellington scribbling information that will be of no value to anybody. "r-Mr. W. Ritchie, at the Charitable Aid Board- yesterday, referring to Dr. Valentine's request for details of "charitable .aid^granted. The following is a comparative statement, of the-business at the 17 chief offices iduring^the periods 17th to ,24th December;■ in, 1906 and 1907. Value" of stamps sold—l9o6, £17,181; 1907, £19----864. Number of mail bags handled, 31,098 and 46,707. Following is a com- . parativo statement of traffio. at the 17 principal telegraph offices during the four days preceding'Christmas'Day of 1906 arid 1907:—Number of telegrams forwarded:—l9o6, ' 68,934; 1907, 7-6,995. Received—7l,B33 and. 83,212. Transmitted, 101,661 carid 134,051. Messrs. Millward and Co. will be pleased, to give plans and all information, with regard to the Marainanga Estate, which is to "he sold by public auction on Wednesday, the 15th inst., at the Town -Hallj Wellington. There are about 40,000 acres altogether of mostly rich land, which is cut up. into sections varying from 400 to 400 acres. Saptain Edwin advised, at noon yesterday : —Southerly moderate to strong winds; glass rise slowly; tides moderate; sea moderate. Sir Joseph Ward states the revemie for the nine'months endjd December 31 amounted to £6,307,100, compared with £5,826,000 for the corresponding period of the previous year, the increase being £484,000. For the twelve months .ending December the increase was £683,300. ■" The increase," says the Premier, "is exceedingly satisfactory, and indicates & remarkable buoyancy in revenue that has continued foivso,;;long; a period. With anything :.Jikei€U^:.Vsame proportionate increase: foivSEe;?balance of the last quarter, the financial position at the end of the year will show;-hotter results than at any time in the history of the Dominion.

Quite a number of prominent officials in New Zealand have accepted the Caledonian Society's invitation to be presont at the coming sports meeting on the 22nd inst. Yesterday morning the secretary of the- Society received intimation from the Premier, Sir J. G. Ward, stating that he hopes to be present at the gathering. The time for entering for handicap events at the Caledonian sports has beon extended to Friday, the 10th' inst., at 9 p.m. After this hour no entries will bo received. This applies to amateur events as well as others.- The amateur events are 12U yards and 880 yards; entrance fee.2s each. Tlie office of the secretary, 69 Ridgway Street, in addition to ordinary ofiico hours, will bo open for the .'purpose of receiving entries on Thursday evening from 7 to a o'clock, and on Friday from 7'to'-9.

A strange incident occurred at Remuera (Auckland) on Tuesday, when a •visit was paid by Detectives Miller, Cox, and Scott for the purpose of executing a warrant for the arrest of J. Pearse Baker, lately carrying on business as an auctioneer at Newmarket, on three charges of obtaining money" by means of valueless cheques. Tlie landlady, on being applied to, denied that the man wanted was in her house, and refused admittance to the detectives.' The latter, however, insisted on entering, and on a search being made Baker was found secreted under a mattraes in sv bedroom. He was duly arrested. <

The inevitable light comedy enlivened tlie proceedings in connection with the Nimrod send-off at Lyttelton. A man onboard one of the small craft following the Nimrod was in a much stimulated state .from-excitement and liquor, when a, handkerchief fell overboard.. He plunged into the sea to the rescue with great gallantry, and, losing his hat in the dive, swam after it, recovered it, and put it on. He then endeavoured-to catch his steamer. which had pulled up and was waiting for him to rescue himself. He came out much subdued. • ■ ■

■ Tho next race of the season to be flown under the auspices of the Wan--ganui Flying Club will eventuate on Saturday next from. Timaru. Only eight birds have been entered, the lofts having been somewhat disorganised by :th'e recent Christchurch fixture. Members are requested to bo at the station to-day with their birds. .The first prizo for the race will be the President's (Mi\ A. Hatrick) trophy. Following the Thnaru race will be the annual long distance event from Russell, which will be the final race of the season. The birda will be liberated at Russell on the 22hd inst. The day on which they must reach the station will, however, ba advised latoi on..

It will be remembered that during the holiday season a series of some ■'halfdozen .burglaries happened iii .Wanganui. Feilding has had a peculiar connection with the, second phase of the burglaries. It appears that a man and a woman got on the train at Wangan ri in such a hurry that they had».not furnished themselves with tickets. On the run down of the train the Feilding police were communicated with in con-

nection with these persons, who apparently desired to travel at cheap rates ■~J~T? us* tike influential tourists. Sergeant >•■'■ Bowden. saw1 them.on the station, and gave them some friendly advice., He recognised them as, old friends of the police, but had no reason to believe that they were fleeing from justice. It would seem, however, as if the two travellers # got a scare, because since their passing through Feilding they must have unloaded some of the .spoils of their .Wanganui depredations. On ,;> : the line a$ .Aorarigitwo watches were ' \piqkod:;_up;'--;an3.;:atVai^rpssing';nea^"..Tao.-. njii a large amoimt of^jfewellery was- also gathered in ; by;sonie.people down there and passed on to the police. The recoyored., jewellery, which was valued 'at about £30; was sent on to.' Wangariiii. and. has been identified as the sp^il'df, the burglaries, for '.which a man arid :; a woman were arrested, in Wellington.--* ' ::<star." ■; :[c r- .::■•:;.-. ■-■ ■.-■-■