LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12768, 24 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The pearling cutter Thistle foundered off Sharks Bay^ and two of the Malay' crew were d.rpwnod. The latest addition to tho telephone exchango is No. 761, "Xaumai" Tea liooms (Mrs. Blair), Victoria Avenue. The Circuit Court of "Delaware has decided that the powder trust, under the leadership of the Denomours Company, is a combination in.restraint of trade, and dissolution has been ordered. The Coronation illuminations were a welcome udj m t V tho .street Jalaps last evening. - Tho decorations en the Post Office, Btc.," 'wiU'iio -doubt' '>c ad"mived again to-niglit. ''"' • '• , • ' "A ballot 'of •' the Boulder and Kaltgoorlio branches >of, the-Miners' Union decided not to work w.ith non-jUnjonists. No decisive) action has' been taken. — Perth cablograin'.' Wanganui Band of Hope will hold a public meeting on Monday evening first, at 7.30 o'clock, when "Facts and Figures" will be tho subject of a lecture to be given by Mr. Harper at Mathieson Street Church.

The Gazette, says a Wellington wire, contains, a notice by the Minister ot Internal Affairs revoking all licenses issued under tho Race Meetings Act of 1909, as from July. 31st, 1911, with the view to issuing licenses in future on such dates as may be required. q Teachers of music are reminded'that entries for tho Associated Board's practical examination-close with the secretary on Saturday, July Ist. The-ex-aminer this year is Mr. Douglas Redman, who is duo in Wanganui about September 14.

The Caledonian Society last evening discussed whether or not it should continue affiliation with the St. Andrew's Society, of Edinburgh. Mr. C. E. Mackay, in urging the necessity for advertising Wangatiui, suggested that some copies'of the "Chronicle's" Coronation Souvenir of Wanganui should be seiit to"-ISt. Andrew's Society.

Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co., !the iJocal agents of the Shaw Savillaud Albion Company, inform us that all the company's mail steamers aro now fitted with wireless telegraphy. This company is the first of all tho regular lines trading with the Dominion to have their boats so fitted.

Tlie delivery of *ho "Chromclet's" Wanganui Coronation Souvenir in the borough and suburbs is going On apace. Already a considerable portion of the borough has been covered,, and it is expected that a copy will have been left at every occupied house in the town and suburbs before the middle of next week. Many of those householders who have already received a copy of the Souvenir have expressed their warm appreciation of the book, and' already quite a nurabn; of extra copies have been ordered. The Souvenir is on sale jn all, the local bookshops, and orders may also be sent to the " Chronicle" office. (

The question of Whether the Caledonian Society should affiliate .with the New Zealand' Athletic Union was again ' before the local society at the annual meeting last evening. Mr. J. T. Muir Has strongly in favour of affiliation, for ho did 'not think, the society, by standing out, was doing• justice either to the Wanganui public or to itself. When. a. good man—amateur or professional —came along, the public had n right to see him. Mr. Mnir said that from long connection with . athletic bodies he know a lot about amateurism—more than he cared to say. Amateurism was an imported flower from England, where men strove not for tho intrinsic value of the tronhy but for the honour. "Gut hero they took a different view. , Amateurism out here was "all rats." That might be a slang expression, but it was expressive, and ho was quite prepared to prove the statement.

Tt apncars that tho mishap which nrourrod during the performance 01 i Mr J. E. Jones's buckjumpers on Thursday night was not fraught with such serious results as was at first ; foared. It transpires that only two i ladies were iniurod, one of them sustaining a bruised n»-m and the other an injury to one of her leas. Tins , lady was the only person whom it ivp.s ' found necessary to assist after tho r-o. \ eident.'n»d it was she who. a"si«tcr« hv • ' two of Mr. Jones's «taff and hv Mr. . .TrMio*' himself, was token to th<» Vlbion , Hotel: Mr. Jones ho* voluntarily un--1 dertaken to d^fvav nil,,csp"»w in ""•>•- red ns a. result of the a^id'Vit. r?;'e accident Mas, Mr. Jones declares, r-jih^. nnavoidahle. mifrht hnve r :-r>'"-rr>d i" the beet regulated eire"«. and in all probability is not, ore" likely to <v>/"ir arrain. A final T^rformanc^ of the "'■ Tin'rikiuniFors is to be given this evening.

A Quantity of i«^ijag matter4-in- - eluding a report" of ythe". annUai., meeting of the Caledonian Society— is crowded out of^ this issue, ." : : 'An awstrd of a bronze:. medal..- and •iOOdol. ',' known as the Ames. Prize, in oohnectioh-'ivith; Harvard University, Massachusetts, 11..A., has been received by^Mtf J ,Solicii»rr-Cieneral ofNew Zealand, :\, in recognition of his treatise oh j tlie law of t6rt£;" '.] . v, A special thanksgiving service will be held ill "^rinityWfesleyaa morfbw eyehiiig.•' i Hymns Cpronation services a^U -be s^n^:,.. "similar to those sims;. nine-years at tho Coronation of King Edjpard Mr H. Neverman will sing, <cTlie King Is 'Coming!? and Mr J. Trevilcotik (a tenor recently from England) wll: sing: 'The Lost .Chard." The service will open with" Jaftksbh's "Te Deum/' Tlig ■vVonderf ul. distance-devouring power, of the niode'rii. teelgraph' jCabie was .strikingly' evidenced yesterday, when New Zealanders. founti. in their morning newspapers a complete and comprehensive report of the Coronation of KingjGeorge V, which 'took place in London (16,000 milos away)' on the-previous day, or, to be more coWect, so far 1! as this Dominion is oonceriied, on the^ previous eveninp;. New Zealand time is,. roughly> eleven arid a half hours - ahead of London time, so that tho ceremony really, comnjenced; in the Abbey at what was about ,il p.'ni.. on. Thursday in New' Zealand. Tho;-first messages, describing the decorations, routes", -aiid1 procession' were received , here .at 7.15, and/e^V continuous series of messages covering tho whole story of the great historic event was continued through- ; out tlie -'night, the last message reaching the "Chronicle" office at 2 a.m. yesterday. . *