LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 7 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. T. Hogan, M.P., will address the electors at the Opera House this evening. A reward is offered for information of the whereabouts of Richard Lander Williams, who left Cardiff some time before 1391/ af,d is believed to have been living in Wanganui.

The mails which, left Wellington on 24th July, per Maheno, and connected1 at Sydney with the Naples mails, pei R.M.S. Ortona, arrived in London during the morning of 21st August, one day early- ';

The postal authorities advise that the Victoria, which left Sydney for Auck land on Wednesday last, has on board an Australian mail, which is expected to reach Wanganui by the express train this, afternoon. r 7

, New Zealand- admirers of " The Lone Hand, "the popular- Australian monthly magazine _ published; the Bulletin Newspaper C/Qnipan'y,?'should be well pleased with the Septem-her number. It is filled fwith; a^plenti^ude.of bright and breezy; matterj .well and. liberally illustrated. The short- stories are all good, and all original, while several particularly interesting special articles are included in the big budge.t. Taken altogether it /makes - ft ; capital shilling's WOrth. V:; :;.; ■.;.-.;; i;.-{:-ii^:.,V \,l '/■ .' '.'.'.

We ai'e informed "by" the secretary ot the Hospital BdaM'that the London and . Lancashire Fire Insurance Gbmpafly have settled In full the Board's claim under the company's policy of insurance M.the Infectious Diseases Hospital, which^ was destroyed by; fire on 16th Augusts v? Theiam.o.unt of the claim (£7oo)iwas tpaid,^ B6ard by Mr W. ORodvKell^Vthe .l6car*agent, on Saturday last, and the company is to be complimented on the prompt settlement.

In response -to -many requests' the Irish Rifles nave^decided to hold another of their very popular socials, the date has -been^ fixed for Wednesday next, September 9th.:;.-The committee are still anxious to give their friends every satisfaction,- and are sparing no pains to make'the final siocial even more successful than any previously held. The supper is in capable" ha.nds; and patrons can rest assured that .they. : will be well cared for. We.,feel sure there will be a large attendance,; as r invitations are going off very^ satisfactorily^''' '". ■

The monthly.,,^ meeting !of the held in Si>v PaiiPs^Hall onX Seoenibter 4th. '■:■ The;re.r was a*7good attendance of ihemb^s; 7:^: {number-of important business matters were discussed by the members. A letter was read 'concerning ; ; the New' Zealand Citizens'. Bible< in State iSchbols League, -and a" resolution .carried.: .Mrs Grant .^^.^BP^Jnte^^e^feikff^er during the absence of Mrs Taylor. Two new members joined "the tinioiii- A prayer meeting in connection with, the Union is held the. third .Thursday-vof^, every month in the T,X.M.I. Cluhtrppm. ;.The a#parently 3 4;ri#J4| question as to who ownedra log^of wood (valued at £4 ,lQs) s .^aa responsible for occupying, for go Me. considerable time, the solemn and serious" attention^ of $ a judge and two learned^courisel c:at; rthe>*iSupreine Court on., Saturday .!:v Iriie J . t tinie>taken, number :of authojcitjej.,quoted, not to mention the able arguments of counsel, will be a£ nothing, with the value of the log^-when 4t is decided who should vhaye pqssessiqnr fof it. However, the point ..is not without considerable-in-sterest.-.as^itidealsvflFifehr)the question of ownership of logs found oh the banks of the 3Yanganui .Ri^ f During argument it;, jvas' Ad^tMT that the question of Maori custpjn :,d.id\.iio£ exist nor enter, into ;the matter.:'' :

A male:.child, 4£ years of age, was "charged" at the Nelson Magistrate's Gourt-4a6t week with; "having no means of • subsistence:'^ ■ ■ 'TH$ Icircumstances surr ounding .«ttoe' case;i*©re> very sad. The child-is! illegitimate,'aiid his mother is dead and the whereabouts of his father are unknown. 'He has been brought up by a single woman, but she, having now to go out to work, cannot longer look after the boy. The little chap, who is particularly brightr.and clean, and who quite took the fancy .of the Court and police officials; was committed to St. Mary's industrial Schpol. The good Samaritan ; ; who so unßelfishly'cared for. the' boy, feels the' partiftg, and the littde fellow's ;" Bpri'fc ■ cryj iniaikher^' touched a : tender chord in many hearts. The iN^lsqn ";MaiL'' a§ks: Could not a mere -child :., lik^-.. this be adopted instead <ti being doomed to an industrial school in the future. .