LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12347, 18 October 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the* rough ' weather,'" the, rifle match which was to- have 'jyeeh held on the Putiki range last Saturday, was postjjoned. .

Two" drunks,"; who ,will appear before the. Magistrate,;this,, .morning, have occupied the, lock-up since Saturday. ■' ■'; ■ ■ '■'■•■'i '■'" ''-'-'!~ '- '■■"■' ' ■

On the attendance"' rolls of the public schools the Dominion there were at end1 of 1908 147,428, ah increase of 6357 over the previous year..

His Worship the Mayor, Cr Poynter and Mr Battle interviewed the Minister of Railways at Wellington on Friday night relative to the land which was taken from the. Borough for railway purposes. The Minister promised to compensate [he Borough for the land taken.

It was recently reported that an action for libel was pending between Mr M. C. Keane and the proprietor of the "Triad." The October number of the "Triad" contains an apology to Mr Keane and an expression of regret for the appearance of the irtiele in which certain statements affecting him were made.

His Worship the Mayor (Mr C. E. Mackay) and Mr D. Mason (chairman of the Wanganui County Council) waited on the Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works at Wellington and asked for the assistance of,the Government in connection with the protection of the Taylorville bank of the river. The Minister promised a subsidy of 75 per cent on the cost of the work.

The Pelorus Guardian states that Mr G. H. Dive, son of Mr W. E. Dive, sawmiller, has come out at the top of the examination for commissions in the Royal Army Medical Corps. There were fifty-four entries, but only twenty of the candidates got through. At the head of the list stands the name of Mr G. H. Dive, M.R.CS., L.R.C.P., with 632 marks.

The ceremony of "Turning on ihe Gas" in Wanganui East took place on Saturday in Mrs A. D. Willis' residence. Mrs Willis lighting Wanganui East's first gas jet. Speeches were made by the Mayor (M.-* J. Jones), and a number of the Councillors and by Cr A. Burgas (chairman of the Wanganui Borough Gas Committee) and Mr G. D. Stone (Manager of the Gas Works).

A committee meeting of the Wiinganui Amateur Boxing • Associat'on was held last Friday evening. The Rev J. LI Dove was elected president and Mr W. Corby was elected an active member. A programme for the opening tournament to be held on November 19th and 20th was drawn up, and will be submitted to the Wellington centre for approval. The boundaries of the Wanganui District were defined and the various officials appointed.

The "Feilding Star" says that whilst a motor load of Feilding sports were returning from v the Otaki races they ran over and killed a dog owned by a Palmerston drover. The motorists refused to stop when called on, and the drover, who was on horseback, galloped up and, it is stated, lashed the driver of the car with his whip. He secured the rtames of the occupants and the number of the car, and a prosecution is expected to follow.

The Castlecliff Railway Coy. Ltd. are providing every convenience for passengers for "the incoming season. A station has just bern completed at Imlny, which no doubt will be appreciated by the residents of that district. The town station buildings are about to be renovated and paint?d, and the platform gravelled with suitable fine top. dressing from the Manawatu Gorge. The ttntion at Castlecliff is "having a verandah erected, and the main building is also leiiva painted and repaired. The Company's cars, waggons, etc., have lately been overhauled and painted, and put into ordcu- m readiness for the increase of traffic during the summer months.

A school concert and dance in aid of the Ohakune school funds is to lie held at Ohakune on the 22nd instant.

The election of a councillor to fill the vacancy in Marton Borough Council caused by the resignation of Cr Manning took place on Friday. Only 254 votes were recorded. The result was as follows: John Zajonskowski 107, W. H. Gomez 49, Ja-3. Wilson 36, Wm. Oldfield 30, John Meyer 29. There were three informal votes.

At the meeting of the Taihape Borough Council a letter was received from the Curator of the Wanganui Museum suggesting that a petition be presented from Taihape to the Government to have the Utiku caves protected before being irrevocably ruined. The Mayor stated that the caves were on private property (Smith Bros.) and it would be necessary to petition Parliament to take the land under the Scenery Preservation Act. It was a question whether these caves were of sufficient importance to take this trouble over. After some "discussion it was decided that the Town Clerk make inquiries into the matter and report.