LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12238, 11 June 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Sydney cable states that after three months' suspension for , repairs, tho Lithgow blast furnaces .havo . restarted.

The Dunedin tramway employees apSlied to the tramwy committee for 10 ays' holiday in each year; The application was declined. -

The members of the Egmont-Wan-ganui Hunt Club are reminded that the next "meet" will be, held over Mr T. A. Bamber!s /fßushhall" property, on No. 2 Line, to'-niorrow.

Tho weather bureau reports as follows: Westerly increasing moderate to strong winds, glass fall slowly soon j tides good, seas moderate^ weather unsettled prol>ably warmer.

At /the;'C6u^ nooK ah inquest .was held into 'the circumstances of the death of the young man, A. C.. Thompson, who was found drowned in the river. The evidence was on the lines of what has already appearod in thtse columns and a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane was returned. ■ . , .

Tho Rev H. J. Lewis, tho able preacher who is just now occupying the pulpit at St. Paul's Church, will preach a special sermpn to young men on Sunday evening. His subject will be "Law, miracles and prayer." The preacher desires to: speak to those who are notregular churchgoers and he. invites questions, which must reach him. not later than Saturday afternoon; His address is care Mrs Mclntyre', Plymouth Street. A fine discourse may bo safely anticipated.

The Fire Brigade Hall was crowded on; Wednesday evening when the Irish Rifles gave the first of, a series of socials and dances. There were 80 couples, present. The ,committe3 deserve' very great p*aise for the, manner in which tbev carried out' their various duties. Tho M.C.'s,- Corpi. Powell and Pte. Bourke. kept_ the, dancers go:ng t:> the <*xcellent music supplied by Messrs G.. Copley (piano), W.Scally'(violin), R. Bartossi (clarionette), Se 'gt.-Major J. Anderson (cornet); "and Trownson ' (trombone). Tho supper, which was provided by Mr, T. Hodsoh, was of the very best.- Songs were given during the evening by Messrs Purvis and Bartossi. Extras were supplied by Mrs Marter, Lieut. Slipper, and.J. McGregor. During the evening Lieut. Slipper presented tho marble clock, given by Mr P. Wolf son, for shooting, to Col.Sergt. Hammond.

"The Lords of the King's Navee" in the- June "Review of Reviews," just tee hand, puts most succintly aiid vivfdly tho position regarding Defence which is now agitating the minds of the British public both" at home and over seasiThe question isa live issue now, and it is going to be livelier in the near future, and among the many diverse opinions that arc being expressed it is well to get an inside -view of the situation. This is given in the article mentioned. The. interviews include such important questions as Town Planning/The Federation of Europe, The Success of the Suffragettea. The leading articles from the chief magazines of- the world cover thirty pages, a full and choice compendium of the world's best and most recent thought. Tho Book of the Month is on "The Cult of the Joy -of Life," and contains such exquisite and charming extracts that this number of the "Review" is, certain to be specially laid aside for frequent reference. ■'■■'■ ■

Tho Clifden correspondent of the "Southland Times" describes a,remarkable fight which he saw between a weasel. and ■a . rooster of the ordinary barndoor species. The weasel came from underneath a heap of firewood and began frisking about in the sunshine, whilst the rooster was perched on top of the firewood. The rooster commenced hostilities by making a spring and landing fairly on the weasel's back. Then began a tussle which was very interesting. The weasel was better at "in-fighting," wanting to get a grip, but the rooster was not to be.caueht. Side-stepping, he would jump and alight on the weasel's back. At the end of a few minutes the weasel wished to retire, the rooster's "dirty left" being too much for. him. The weasel tried hard to regain the shelter of the wood heap., The fight came to a abrupt .conclusion, as a fox-terrier nosing around and noticing the fur and feathers flying about, rushed in, •and soon there was one weasel less m' the locality. In the. meantime the, "Laird o' Cockpen" had remounted his old position on the wood pile and gave forth a very defiant crow.

A man charged with drunkenness at the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr H. S. G. Harpor, : J.P., was tiiied 10s or 48 hours'. A man named Wm. McKay was Temanded to Wellington on a charge of forgery. At the householders' meeting at Mars Hill on Monday evening the following gentlemen were elected a school committee : Messrs. W. Lee-Martin (chairman), J. Ruscoo, E. Cox, A. Meyers, and G. F. Day. . Mr J. L. Stevenson, local agent for tho Tyser Line, notifies by advertisement in another column, that the Wanganui cargo ex s.s. Star of Scotland is now. coming to hand and consignees ishotild present bills of lading and obtain delivery orders. Mr Alexander McDonald, who is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, has left Perth, W,A., for land with tho object of organising another South Polar Expedition. It is proposed to force through on Lieuton ant Shackleton's route, using dog teams in the final dash for the Pole. Accidents generally happen at the most unexpected times. A motor cyc-f list to Wellington was gaily sailing through Caiterton recently. The machine was running well, and he,apprehended no difficulty till lie reach the Rimutaka-road, and possibly not then. However "the best laid plans gang aft agley," and opposite a butcher's shop, 'in High street, a burly dog rushed out -at the cyclist, and ran under the wheel. Instantly dog, man and byke were inextricably, mixed, on the road. The dog j was yelping, the motor puffing and gasping, and the man doing all three. The forks of the byke were bent rather badly, but with the assistance of the staff at Hughan's garage, these were soon righted, and as, far as we know the journey was eventually completed with- , out further mishap.—''Age."