LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 11 March 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Star Boating; Club's crews which are to compete at the Wanganui regatta leave Wellington on Wednesday morning.

The Magistrate's Court will not sit next Tuesday, St. Patrick's I>ay.

According to a Dunedin telegram, Miss Walker's bequest to -the Dunedin Hospital was £1000.

Members of the Orchestral Club are reminded that their practice commences to-night.

Sheepowners should take notice of the fact that the statutory period durinowhich sheep are to be dipped expires on March 31st.

Captain Edwin wired at 1 p.m. yesterday, as "follows :—Westerly strong winds to gale; glass rise slowly ; tides high; sea heavy; rain probable.

The agents of .the s.s. Itarawa advise that the steamer will not be leaving Onehunga for New Plymouth on Thursday, 12th inst, and therefore will not be leaving New Plymouth on the following day.

Wo remind owners and trainers that acceptances fcr all handicap events on the first day, and entries for the Hack Scurry and Final Hack' Flutter at the Taranaki Jockey's Autumn meetinoclose on Saturday, 14th March, at 9 p m.

The manufacure of cheese at the llapunui Factory lias not been at all satisfactory this season: it was decid- **. at » meeting of the dairy farmers in tliat district on Monday to return to the making of butter, this product bein"far more profitable. "'

The Public Works Committee of the Napier Borough Council has resolved to recommend the-Council to ask the ratepayers to sanction a loan M~£40,----000 to carry out the drainage extension works recommended by Mr MicMev Taylor. ■ " " >r

An Auckland telegram states that consequent on continuous interruptions m the electric tram service, the City Council s tramway committee has deeiaed to take legal proceedings to ascertain whether the company has carried out its obligations. The committee was satisfied it could not accept the excuses made by the company any longer. The Parewanui v. Wangahui Polo match arranged to take place at Fordell on Saturday has been abandoned for the presest, owing to an epidemic of influenza at Parewanui. The committee liave arranged for a match .between the local A and B teams instead of the above fixtures. The teams will be as follows:—A Team: L. Strachan 1, A. Higgle 2, L. Higgie 3 and M. Higgio 4. B Team: G. Jones 1, G. McLeod 2, F. H. Jones 3, and C. H. Burnett 4. Emergencies: Albert Higgie and .J. Moore. Afternoon tea will be dispensed on the grounds, and all friends of the Club are cordialy invited. ■ >■■■ Two Maoris at the Police Court Yesterday morning were charged with'behaving in a disorderly manner in the Avenue on Monday evening. According to: Costable Watts, the two offenders were indulging in a quarrel with their fists, while: a large crowd surrounded the pugilste, and urged them "on to fight. The elder "Maori, through; the medium of an interpreter, explained that Ms nephew was trying to get him to visit s a public house, and he did hot want i 6 go. The nephew corroborated this statement, and > was fined 10s and ' costa. amounting to 235. He similingly paid the fine, and, with a face wreathed in smiles, he remarked "kaipai:) as he sauntered out of the Court with his hands thrust deeply into his pockets. • Early yesterday morning, a deadbody gof a Maori was washed up &Trr the:beach at Castlecliff. : Mr Baiintreo was informed; of the fact a | Maori who,had seen the bcdy, and he i immediately. went ;to the spot; about J a mile from thebreakwater, and "fouM the body; face" downwards,^ on the shore clad in an oilskin xfeat; in addition to his ordinary clothes. The police were communicated with, and the body convoyed tothe morgue. The deceased has been identified as the Maori who walked into .the river. near " the Town Bridge last Thursday evening. ~": An inquest will be held to-day at 12 o'clock.

A concert will be given in the Ca .tiecliff Town Hall on Monday evening, the 23rd instant, in aid of'the school funds. A good programme- has been arranged, and the performers include ,-spmo of the best of' our local talent. The price of admission will be one shilling, this includes the train faro from town. A dance will bs held after i the concert, for which an extra shilling will be charged. The chairman (Mr A. Weekes) and the secretary (Mr L. Wuv te.r) have the arrangements almost ooinipleted, and one may expect to enjoy a good concert oft the date mentioned.

A total of 20,035 bales of wool were exported from, Wanganui during the last four months, as compared with the corresponding: four months of the 1906----7 season.t The exports show a satisfactory increase of 1551 bales. Of the above total 13,613 bales were shipped from the town wharf, and1 6472 bales were taken by the Home vessels in tiie Roadstead. The figures for the previous year were- 12,384 and 6150 respectively. The monthly shipments were as follows, those braketed being for the 1906-7 season: November 1987 (1898) bales • December 6276 (5847) bales; January 6493 (4970) bales; February 5329 (5819) bales.

Members ar.d intending members of the Christ Church Young Men's Club are notified of the annual meeting to be held to-morrow (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in the club room -behind the Anglican Church. During the past year the club has ma:le great headway," the different branches now including young men's Bible class, amateur and1 athletic swimming, draughts, cards, billiards, boxing, fencing, debating, dramatic and other amusements suitable for winter evenings. It is intended' tq run a Thursday and Saturday hockey team also a ladies' hockey team in connection with the club this year. We ask all who intend playing hockey this season and have not joined any club to communicate with the secretary.

Offers^ of ten shillings for a standing place at-the Rev J. Flanagan's lecture were made in Dunedin. Those who have heard hiai preach have gained some faint idea of what hs is as. a. lecturer, but the half has not yet been told. Whilst many are theorising en social problems, Mr Flanagan has done something towards their solution. His experiences in South East London, are said to bo worth a library of books on social reform by mere theorists. AYe are confident that the Opera House will bo crowded son Thursday' evening, when this great -preacher will lecture on, "Fourteen Years in Darkest London." His WorsMp the Mayor will . pres'de. Reserved seats may bo booked' at Messrs H. I. Jones and Son's, and tickets may bo obtained at Messrs Bubb, Upton", aii'l Ferguson, as well as from the various church officers. Mr Flanagan will address a meet-ills' fcr man only on Sunday next on "How I Won Jack the London BurpUxr to Jesus Chri t." The mission continues this evening at 8 o'cilnck. We should1 advise thns> intending to be present to arrive early. A 'bus leaves Aramoho each evening at 7.15.

,t T iho- 0^"1^ classes meet at the 'Technical School this evening :-Typini shorthand, dressmaking, mSdhine^f: SgpiSf and joinery> ftnd AH interested in. the study of English literature are invited to join the & S'i'vhl^ niT ts at th« Technical SS.I evening. Browning's stud? °n Ci°Sen as a s Pe^al

At the Methodist Conference, at Auckland, which concluded last night a resolution was carried affirming the Bible- reading i n schools! It was^ decided that the next ©onference should meet in Wellington commencing on February 12, im Third-claes, or elementary certificates, came to hand yesterday from Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, London, for &^i o™*0™* succ<*f "I local shorthand students :-Hilda Wood', Cecil Hay Evelyn Beaumont, Ivey F. A Tilev .beth Clurk. and M. Gore Martin. Tenders addressed to Mr Robert H: Reaney, Distnct i Road Engineer, Wanganui, and marked on the outside 'Wangaehu-River Bridge ContSct! \\aitangi w-ill be received up to noon of Saturday, the 14th March 1908 tor t,xe construction of a truss bridge of one span of 60 feet, on concrete piers across they Wanjraehu Rive* near Wail t£4fe statiOß on the X^ oi_This evening at 7.30 p.m. the Rev *. \V. Herberzer, Lutheran City missionary from St. LouisV will hold a lecture in the Spring Vale School Hall He made the beginning pf the Lutheran City mission in St. Louis—after 17 '• years successful work in various: dW tricts-and for^the past nine yeai^ has "AA , m*nv eventful expereiences,throu{di whioh^he has allowed to labour richTy blessed. . •■■: ' ;;-. ■ .?. The Wanganui Amateur Svvimminjr Club are holding their annual SMamminS sports m the Corporation, Baths next Monday night, commencing at 8 o^clock c, r^gramme includes—lCPyds, 75yds and 50yos, handicap swimmihg: races chvmg competition^^nd: novelt#eventsalso a relay race for teams of mg competitors are notified that entries m a5-"lTe^ te c^ se wi*" tlie eecretafy \K. Richardson) on Friday n,o X t: at 6: