LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12766, 22 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mitaongaonga Road Board "proposes to wait as a deputation on the Efaukatea Road Board at its next meeting to discuss the question of merging the two Road Districts.

The dismantling of the barquentine Pelotas, which is lying on, the beach at Castlecliff, was commenced yesterday, but the sea was too rough to allow of much progress.

According to a London cable, the Right Hon. Herbert Samuel, British Postmaster-General, said that when the Post Office assumes control of the national telephones in December £6,000,----000 above the purchase price will be raised for development purposes.

The members of, the Wanganui Education Board yesterday, went over the new Technical College now ill course of erection. The opinion was expressed that Wanganui was fortunate in having such a handsome building in the town.

Mails for the United Kingdom by the Warrimoo, despatched on the 16th inst., arrived in Sydney too late for despatch by the special to Melbourne. They will bo despatched by the uerman steamer Lieten, which arrives in London on 27th-July; four days late,

A North Island Utility Poultry Association was formed at Palmerston North on Wednesday evening. Messrs. G. Finn, D. Inman and Tod A. Mumby were appointed a committee to further the movement and report later. The meeting was enthusiastic.

The collections in Ball and Niblett Streets (per Mrs\ Trainor), amounting to £1 14s 2d, were omitted from the published list of the "District Nurse Saturday" collection. The -Nxirsing League ~desires to thank Mr. A. A. Gower, chemist, for a generous donation, in the shape of free drugs for the League's work.

The fire bells rang out an alarm about 5.45 last evening. Though the Brigade turned out promptly Aheir services were fortunately not required. It appears that a curtain was hhrvtn on to a lighted.candle in Mr. J. H. Evans' house in Purnell Street, but the flames were smothered before, any damage was done. Mr. F. Brown, poultry expert, who judged the poultry at the National Dairy Show at Palmcrston North, states that the utility men competing in the poultry section at the show were disappointed at the results. They understood the birds were to be judged purely on utility standards, but as tlio show was held under the license of-the North Island Association the birds were judged on the English standard. Consequently utility birds were passed over.

The members of the Education Board were supplied with copies of the Wanganui Coronation Souvenir last evening. The chairman, Mr. F. T. Piram, said ho thought it was such a creditable publication that the Board should recognise how well the work had been done—(hear, hear)—and how suitable it was for the Board's purpose. It had exceeded all expectations, and the proprietors of the "Chronicle" deserved to be congratulated on the production, which was an honour to Wanganui. He iroved that tho thanks of the Boarct should be passed to the "Chronible. > The chairman's motion was carried- unanimously.

Veterans are requested to meet at the Drill Hall at onejo^clock to-day to take part in the Coronation oelebrations.

The latest addition ; to-the telephone exchange is No. 777, Mr. A. King (Russell and King, motor gaiage),-46a Wilson Street.