LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12198, 16 April 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special feature of to-morrow's supplement will be the first of a series, of special illustrated articles.-.dealing) with the British' Navy.' These articles have been specially written .by an expert who is an enthusiastic advocate of the maintenance jbf Britain's supremacy on the."sea. Tho first article, "The Wasp of the Sea," gives a vivid description of a torpedo boat destroyer and will be found intensely interesting. The other departments of our week-end budget are quite up to the standard, and our readers will, wo feel sure, find the" twenty-eight . closely printed columns full of bright and entertaining reading. ' -

DuriP" next' week. Mr G. E. Mackay will address meetings of the burgesses in the upper end ofthe town.

In another column Mr A. J. Joblin, ot< Pohonui, announces himself, as a candidate for the vacancy on the Wellington Land Board. ;

The Borough Council decided last evening to stop the trams from. 7 to 8.15 o'clock on Sunday evenings, this experiment to be tried for one month.

• Councillor Muir, a candidate for the Mayoralty,, invites the burgesses, to meet him at the Liverpool Street schoolroom on Monday evening next, when he will explain his views on municipal matters. Mr J. T. Hogan, M.P., will preside.

The steam trawler Nora Niven has been operating in Tasman Bay for some time with successful results. Nelson fishermen, however, complain that their business is being injured through damage to the recognised fishing beds and representations are to be made to the Government to fix limits within which each branch of the industry may operate.

At half-past tfcree yesterday morning a fire broke out in a five-roomed house in London Street, occupied by Mr H. Fi. Taylor. Mr Taylor was the onry one in the hoijm at the time, Mrs Taylor being at present away on a, visit to Auckland. The house and Contents were totally destroyed. The furniture was insured for £80.

The tender of Messrs Walpole and Darlington was yesterday accepted by Mr T. H. James for the erection of the fine new building for Mr A- Burnett, on the sito of the old Rutland Chambers, which are at present being demolished. The agreement provides for the completion of the contract in six months.

Cr Harkness, referring at the Borough Council meeting last evening to the request made by the Ministers' Association to have the trams stopped during church hours, remarked that ho thought the real grievance was that religious coins were finding their way into the trataways' coffers. This statement brought forth a chorus of dissent from the councillors present.

Messrs Cook Bros., who at present carry on whaling operations at Whangamumu, near Cape Brett, are forming a syndicate to establish a depot at Campbelt Islands to hunt the "right" whale, and it is hoped to be able to commence operations at the beginning of next year's season. The intention is to fit out a whaling steamer with a heavy bow gun firing explosive sheel, as at the Norwegian stations.

At tho- meeting of the Borough Council Jnst evening billiard licenses were granted to Louis Frost, C. H. Hunt, J. H. Ba.nhil!, and G. Greener, with a caution that'any breach of the byelaws will be followed by immediate cancellation of the license, and further that tho polite be requested' to keep ii strict lookout as €o ths general conduct of the rooms and report to the Council. The Councillors subsequently paid a visit of inspection to the saloons. Now that the holidays are over it has been decided to push on the annual meetings of branches of the T.Y.M.I. so as io allow them to be in full working order after the next fortnight. Memherj arc therefore asked to attend the annual meeting of the gymnastic class tonight at 8 p.m. sharp, as the purchase of mere apparatus will depend on tho strength of the c'a.ss. All interested aro requested to make a special point of attending.

A ra'o of work in aid of Dr Barnaruo'ii Homes will bo held in th_> Hall, Furd 11 to-morrow a.ternoon (Saturday)

Tho Committee of tho Wanganui Orphanage desire to thank donors who curing tho pas: month forwarded gifto •;Ji fruit, vegetables, cakes, hoi c/os'J buns, pro:crves and clothing.

The Marino Department is advised that tho captain of the Cygnet, which narrowly escaped capsizing at Akasoa on Monday, was cautioned against overloading his vessel, lf'tlio Department finds that there has been a breach of the regulations, action will hi taken.

The open-air concert to be given by tho Garrison Band at the Hospital, on Sunday ■ afternoon, _ will provide pleasant recreation for the- inmates of that institution, as a very~ attractive programme has been prepared. Among others, a Swiss selection will be given entitled, "In Switzerland," arranged by J. Ord Hume. An "Air Varie," on Welsh melodies, and a very popular selection "Old Memories." 'The concert will commence at 3 o'clock, and will attract a very la;g} audience.