LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 13 December 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. The date for the Wanganui East School concert has been fixed for Thursday, tha 19th inst., not the 18th.

The Mathieaon Si. Church of Christ sale of iwork wtas commenced yesterday, .arid will be continued to-day at 2.30. ,

A Sydney, cable states that Speaker "Willis (proposes to visit New Zealand at tlie end of the year and spend an extended holiday.

According to a. Wesbport wire, two men admit blowing uip the Mokihioitti bridge, as it was unsafe. They thought it was the property of the timber company by whom they were employed. They will be charged 'with unlawful destruction.

A large meeting of tannery "'apL^ees in Auckland resolved ,to dfa-tV ,h t" air tention of the Minister of La >-.ur to the ill effects^tb the industry owing'to the systematic cornering of the raw hide market of the Dominion I'-'t export, and ask -for inquiry into^ the ind'thods which are adopted fo crush o. t> of New Zealand's staple indastries.

A few .days ago Mr. Gedge, of Wanganui East, .bought a fine draught horse, paying over £50 for him. He had the use of the animal for a very brief while and lost him under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Mr. Gedge sent a load of timber down to Gonville in charge of a driver with two horses, and just before approaching the Hospital the shafter fell with the load, and ibroke his neck.

'By the aid of X rays the buii-at which struck Constable Wade tlrriijg the disturbance on the 12fch' N^VOmber". has been located. The Kullefc ;s embedded between the ribs and the hipbone on the right side, and had penetrated. five • inches from the point" of entrance. It is understood tua,t i* <s not intended to operate For t\ c lime being. • -. V

- The annual "Gift Day" in connection with the St. Paul's Sunday School" will eventuate on Sunday! Thisin stitution seeks (to aid Santa Clau"s_ in leaving on Christinas Eve jpreseriibs at ; as many as possible of the homes in 5. this town which have 'been visited (by poverty. There lias-been a generous response in years past, and it is hopedi that ia 'large numiber of our citizens will send gifts along to St. Paul's Manse between now and Sunday afternoon^ anid so give Santa Claus and his walling j assistants much pl«a«ili'e in distribut-1 ing them during the ehildiren's "great morning." , . . —v

A bush -felling accident oconr/xl at Rangitatau on Tuesday atternoiii. A man named Kelleher cut himself severely on the knee through his"slasher ■siip-' ping, severing some of the sine .vs. The accident" happened on Mr. Dun.op s property at Rangita^aTi, behind the waterworks, and owing to tho rough nature of the ground" the'injured uianjis mat-es were obliged to stay =it a:;<• pf•bouring bush camp on Tuesday n.'gm.. Dr. Andefrson, who had 'been sum no)ied from town, reached the camp iute in the evening, after a rough walk in the dark, and attended to the injured man, who was brought in to.^the Hospital on Wednesday.

Should the present fine weather continue, there will doubtless Ibe & irecord attendance in Queen's Park] on Monday evening, when the Garrison Bandl give an open-air concert in aid of the applied art scholarship fund. One of tho finest progirammes the' Iband has given for some time will ibe (presented, including ia splendid selection from iGounod's "'Faust," which will ibe played for I the first-time in Wanganui. By request j of several of the band's admirers, tfeit very (popular intermezzo, "In the 'Shadows, ". wil be repeated, also the cornet solo, "II Bacio," played by JJandsm'a'n Woods. \ ■

The Education Board onet yest-orday, ,\vhen business connected with the Technical College was transacted. The resignation of (Miss CopeiLand (a^istant art instructress) -was acceipted' with regret. Out of twelve applibations, Miss Aranburn was appointed lady clerk at the Teichnical College. A vote of thanks wias passed to the Marton Bprougli Council for, a donation to the school funds. The Education Department wrote refusing to recognise as

'"physical culture" the iface massaga , and ihair culture classes iat _ F'eilding. 'A s no reply has been received) from the "'Education Department regarding tile irate of payment on lacodunt of puP'ils .attending the comipulsory classes, it was 'resolved to wire the iMinister to make a tentative arrangement' hefore leaving for England, or to €in■powor j.t to be done before the end of the year. Miss Lear Gould, of Feil•rling; Miss Oathrine BoAvler, of Tiaih-ane

rlins? iftnicl Miss Oa.tJherine Bowler, of Taih'ape, were appointed cadets.

A case presenting some extraordinary was commenced yesterday morning before Messrs. Cummins and J. L. Stevenson, J.P.s, when D. A. Fraser charged with criminally assaulting the wife of a well known Halcombe taker. Mfcissrs. Goirdoto (and Christie appeared for the complainant, and '^.v. Mackav for the accused. The latter was until latterly in the employ of t] c complainant's husband, and the assault is alleged to have been committed in the bakehouse. Evidence in support was given by the complainant, her husband, daughter, sister and .brother. The complainant was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination, the suggestion I oing that she had" made the charge throu^n jealousy on hearing that the defendant was engaged to marry her younger sister, ivho also lived in the house till recently. 'She was also closely ques-ion-•ed as to why she had-followed the ite--fendant to Wanganui on ' Saturday night. In opening the case for tho defence, Mr. Mackay announced t.'jat he was calling six witnesses, mcl rJing two sisters of the complainant. The defendant gave evidence denying t heassault. At the conclusion • f bis ov'Aenco the Court adjourned till to-1 iv, tho defendant being liberated on 1:s own recognisance.

The latest addition to the Telephone Exchange is No. 831, Mr. F. E. CaUaghan, bootmaker, Victoria Avenue.

A meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce will be held-this morning at 10 o'clock in J. L. Stevenson's office, 14, Wicksteed Place.

■ Tne electors are reminded that Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., will give an account of his stewardship at the. '• Opera House to-night at 8-o'clock. (>:■-

A Manawatu farmer stated yesterday that since the advent of the fine weather —a matter of eight or -nine days —^his milk, returns had increased by 3001bs.

The annual prize giving in connection with the Wanganui Collegiate School takes place next Tuesday evening,- commencinig at 7.30. The BMidp'of Waiapu will officiate.

In the contest iat Hastings for the lightweight boxing championship of the (Dominion, Hlagerty, of Timiaru, took the title from Len Porter, 5f Hastings, on points.

"News," Christchurch, understands that another attempt is to be made to recover the jewellery belonging to Mr. J: Rothschild; which went down with the Tasmania, off Mahia Peninsula, between Napier and Gisfborne.. The jewellery was valued at £4000, and consisted largely of diamonds. The attempt is to be made by the General Grant party.

On Sunday morning the sound of the firebeJl was heard in Taumarunui, and startled the Sabbath quietude of the town. Flames had been seen 'bursting

out of the side of Mr. H. L.'Jennings'

shop just' under'the eaves. The Fire Brigade with volunteer helpers extinguished the fire 'before much damage was done, fortunately for Mr. Jennings, who has a stock he values at £2000, with only £700 insurance. The fire is supposed to have been originated by a bird taking a match to its nest under the eaves, where it took fire on touching tlio hot iron of the roof.

In the Republic of Uruguay women «re given more encouragement to interest and advancememnt in their cititerest and advancement in their citiof the globe. Actual' help,^ instead of hindrance _0r,... unpopularity, ■is given ■them to enter the professions. For instance, the National Council "of German Women has presented to theyßeichstag a petition asking that, in this land of State-owned theatres, a minimum 'wage should be fixed for the humiblest women employees, and pointing out that the remuneration given those in the chorus and"" in very small parts is nothing approaching • a possible living -wage. ■

The"December number of "The Review of Reviews for Australasia" is to hand. The most striking article is that which deals with " Great Britain's Agricultural and Pastoral Industries." It is stated that the soil of Britain, properly t/i'eated, could produde dnough to feed every man, woman, and child of the population, and in this way nearly £180,000,000 a year might be saved. The i*emainder of the magazine maintains its usual high standard. The leading articles from the "Reviews of the Month," give the reader an excellent survey of current thought and events. In place of the "Book of the Month," several recently published novels are briefly reviewed.

"To hell (with agreements," is a "Red Fed." motto, and anti-militarists in Christchurch have apparently caught the same fever, and would like to con- ■ sign to that undesirable rendezvous, everything pertaining to militarism. In further continuance of their obnqxi-V ous methods at Christchurch, the antimilitarists amusecT "themselves rec.eiitly by painting in large letters, various insulting and traitorous remarks in a prominent position in the city, i Oh a door at jghris't's College was' painted, ">We have nothing to defend." On-the Victoria Street bridge and along the; railings ift Park Terrace appeared the words—"To hell with Godley," while the proprietor of a printing establish--ment in Victoria Street found his front door disfigured this morning with the message^-" To hell with Canterbury training." ' "

An amusing civil action wiae heard at Napier a few day® ago. Miss iCoe sued a young man aiiamed Edward Mullany tor £3, the value of ,a lring she had lent him, land 'which he failed to .return or make good. In the course,olf evidence it transpired that the young man saw the young lady, who is on!i-;£~A9, home from & dance, and their .affectionate natures resulted in the exchange-; of rings, the young lady forgetting' tJnat her golden circle waa noit hers, but 'belonged to her mother. That fact caused the trouble. Mu'l'Lany said he lost the ring, and -would replace it/but never .made his promise good. Mies Coe admitted' that they were "skylarking" on the way home. MuLLany, in evidence, said he would h/ave replaced';'the ring had the old nian Coe aiot threatened to put the matter in the hands of the police. That "got his monkey up." He iwalked home with rtihe ginl in tflie " usuial wiay," band in ha^nd. The Magistrate heid tbat as defendant took the ring off the girl's finger he would have to ipay for his experience,, and gave judgment for the full amouinrt, plus costs.