LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12884, 18 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A gold watch which was Tost on Monday betwr-nn Cast! eel iff and Balgownin is julvertised for,, and a haudsome reward is oiturecl.

The Wavorley Town Board i s calling fwr tenders for a series of important undertakings—,n, reinforced concrete water, trwer. the pii>es, etc., for the reticulat.'on. -a complete hydro-electric lighting p< iic: r.nd pumping plant, tand "for .n ro-iiforced concrete wall. 'Plans and snceifioatior.s may bo seen :at this ofiict.

Sitting in civil jurisdiction iat tho Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr. W. Koi-1-...5.M.. gavo judgment'by default for the p!iaii\tiffs in the following actinns: The- "Wanganui Herald" Xewsnn-P*-:i- CaTLtd. v. Thomas G. Aitken. '£1 IZi 2d: F. Symes v. Tihima Honare. ro:,ts Cl, 7s; D. Bekker v. S. Crutehley 7s Gd;' Ypungr .and Collins, Ltd v W. Sayflffe, £7 18s sd; The "Wanjsanui Chroniglo"; Co.. Ltd.. v. A. G. Cunningham. £9 Is 3d; "W-anga-nui Herald" C>. l^td.v v. Gecrgenson £1 3s; samo v. I. McAlister los 2d; same v. A. J Thompson 17s 4d; James W. Millns v. M E. Smith £22 10s. A judgment summons was given for the plaintiff in the eases of A. Aitken v. T. Murphy, whon tho amount was ordered to bo pai-1 forthwith, in default seven days' imprisonment.

When the box plan for the "Geisha' 1 season opened at H. i. Jones and -Son's ys&steiday morning there was a very heavy demand for seat 3, land already 'huhtLreds of seats have been marked off for each night's performance. -■■-•' -

The Collegiate School boy Bloomfield, who was left on board the New Zealand on Monday when ■ his mate's-re-em backed' on the* Hiinitangi, landed <at .New: Plymouth yesterday and returned to: Wanganui by the Mail train. He enjoyed himself immensely during the time lie was on the battle-cruiser.

The annual election of members oi tho Wanganui Education Board will take place on. Monday, July 28. The retiring members, all of .whom are eligible; for re-election, are Messrs P. O'Poa, Northern Ward; D. H. Guthrie. M.P., Central Ward. An election, which will aUe take place on July 28, is occasioned by the recent resignation of !Mr. J. P. Aldridge (Central Ward).

Tv.i'ixty-threc men proceeded from W.anpfinui to the scene of the Indrabarah yesetrday morning. They came up fiom Wellington. in the Stormbird yej'veiday.. Owing to the heavy seas, the steamer put into Wanganui. Tho m.-n caught tho "9.30 a.m. train for Giviitioul, where they took a convey-vu-O(\ for Bulls, and thence to the Indra-b-VMh. It is uiiderstood that they will hr) t'liiployed to jettison thirty thousand c^iJ'ciiAc. of frozen meat.

The scenery for the "Geisha" an-ived by boat yesterday from Dunedin, and the committee are greatly pleased with it. It reflects great credit on the artist, who had treated the scenes very daintily. The Wanganui public nuay rest assured that the scenery will not play th<: least important part in the production . A most successful rehearsal was hfilt! last night, in which the principals, chorus and orchestra, took part, Mr. Pollard expressing himself will pleased with the work done.

"Hatpins to the left of us, hatpins to" the'right of us, iand hatpins in tho front of us." So quoth a passenger on a crowded1 tramcar en route to Castlecliff on iMonday afternoon. When the tram happened to lurch in rounding v curve, the said passenger hung on t<) tho straps for grim death, and was kept continually on the gui vive in his efforts to dodge the flower gardens or fowl roosts from which points of cold •steel unblushingly protruded.

Tie town wlmrf yesterday presented a biihv scene, and an exceptional amousit of-" shipping was dealt with. Duriig tJ>? .morning five coastal steamei's ».-vr:ved, bringing the number of vesteh ia port up to ten. These took up iikm'o than tho available bc^thage, and a niirnbf;!1 of boats lay two deep iat tho <Mh:irf The'Stormbird had a- light carg>?, which was quickly discharged. Tho Him took her place, was' smartly unloadoj, and she:then gave place to the John. Tho work of unloading1 all the ■vessels ' was ■ smartly accomplished, and .though labour was short seven of the boats .were cleared before evening.

In referring to the appointment of Mr J.. Crichtou as one- of the judges at the forthcoming band contest at AuckL knd, tho "Southland Times'.' says :-— Mr James Criehton is a name to conjure Avith in band circles. It was under his brilliant leadership that Wanganui Garrison Band rose to the commanding prsition.it now occupies, and his retirement from active band work owiiig to- ill-he-aith was deplored by ,all 'vi ho ,knew him. For ■ sound judgmrat, koen musioal knowledge, besides being a- first-rate instrumentalist hiinself,-.'it better min,could not be picked*"in New Ztialand for the ijosition. • ' '

For some time past a conspicuous figure in tho Avenue has ibeen a fruit hawker, who usually displays his goods be--tweon Maria- Place anil Ridgway St., and at time 3 opposite- the- Post Office, thp busiest centre of the town. A member of the Borough Council drew atten-, tion to tho fact at last evening's meeting, tho said councillor expressing a wish to have tho. hawker back, his barro'.c into Maria Place. He-was about to move in this direction, when an appeal was made to tho borough by-laws to see what the' Council's position was. However, nobody seemed to -know tho reading of the by-laws, and the matter ■hnd perforce to. be dropped. -

While occupying the MaYoral chair, Mr T. B. Williams evidently means' to keep councillors ud to the mark, insofar as the method" of putting through the business at the- Council table ' is concerned. A report from the Reserves Committee was before the Council for adoption or otherwise last evening, when on^ of the councillors rose;iand made a few preliminary remarks on.tfe question of adopting the report. H© then proceeded to read from some few sheets of closely written manuscript, but had not finished the second line when ho was pulled up by the Mayor, who would not let him read any more of his mattar, which his Worship said he looked upon as a private report. Mr Williams .stated that .if tho councillor in question was a new member ho .would perhaps (permit him to read such, but as he was not, he could not allow him to continue. Then the councillor sat down, and all the time and thought ho had put into his "nauer" vrere apparently gone for nought^

On inquiry ,at the hospital last eveninc w 8 ascertained that" the victim of Monday's accident ;nt Gonville. Mil. It. Con on, was progressing very satisfaetorilv. It appears now that "he was knocked down by a motor car which was driven by a Maori, but though the police hiavo tho number of tho car (registered in Christchurch), they have n->i. yat been able to ascertain the drivorr, jj/im?. When the collision took niaco tho motorist did not leave the unffflunate man on the road, but drove him ■.str;u J 7hti to the hasnitn.l. Tt is f^?o that like many other motorists on itlonday, the Maori was driving his (vv a! a very fast spe-.^l. but ha pulled up within 20 yards of where the accioer* happened. He was well over on tho grass portion of tho ro-nd, and when the brakes were put on, the tyres cut vp tno c-arth for n considerable dist.'iii«'.?. He narrowly csrviped collidinowiMi a tolonhone post. Conon, .wlio liv" o.i ;;i So. Bel] St., worketl on the Borotich drainftgo works at Aramoho.

'J'he first meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Hnrry Evm, horse trainer, of Awapuni, was held on '•Mon-i-i'iy. Thoro were present Mewrs G. J. Scott, D.O.A. (presiding;), H C-ouper. •bankrupt and his solicitor, Mr A. E Meatyard. In tlie course- of his written statement;, J>ankrupt stated tho.t ho had naid Us way until three veers s%c Ho was then a horse trainer in ..Now Plym.-vith. He h^d a small m-o----portv in New Plymouth worth .about .■fcbOO, on which ho had paid £100. This wa.j taken over from the bankrupt nhoi'.t ttvo v?~rs ;?igo hy'n creditor for a dplit of £ ir:o that ho ow«l. Bankrupt came t/>. Palmorston North About Mnv 11th, ]912, and was training for Mr O'Xeill and Mr Hurley. Since h^ bad been h?r-->. ho had r.'^o trained homes for Mr G. Gresn. Hir, averse earnings a. ? a traino;- would •bo about £2 per week, cut oi' vhirh Ji-a I>-<1 i. n keen ft vrite rind throe children.' Fir the last two years ho had not had any percenta<ro on his ho".sc> training. Bankrupt nttrib'ifH h'-: pr"<i»nt position to sick-n(-s.s in his fajnily, and'to a creditor irisistins: on taking out a wama-nt of imprisonmont. He rerrrottrd that he could not m-iV> i?;i-jv off.M- to his (creditors ct prccc-nt. Examined o:i cath, bank-, r;ip*. statetl that he had not k^pt any! ■books setting out how ho tad made and used his money.

Footballers will be interested to hear that the Borough Council has decided that Laird..Park be put in playing or-d-ir next season.

The .latest additon- to the,s,.telephone exchange is No. 491, Mr Paul Muller, baker and confectioner, , Victoria Avenue. ■ . :

' As will be, seen by our report of the Palinorston Show yesterday, "Wanganui, Hawera, Waverley, OMartoh and Taihape exhibitors secured prizes in the Home Industries and Arts and industrial sections.

The sth annual meeting of the Wanganui District Nursing League will be held in the Borough Council Chambers on Thursday, the 26th inst., jat.4 p.m. The report and balance sheet will appear in this paper prior to that date. The commitee hope to see a large attendance of the public.