LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 19960, 13 December 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. J. Doyle, caretaker of Wanganui Bowling Club, is not th« J. Doyle who appeared befora the Court this week.

The Wanganui District Nursing League wishes to acknowledge the receipt of 2s. 6d. from Miss Hilda Higgie towards the fund for Cluistmas extras fur the oatients.

Tha winning numbers of the decorated tables at the recent Show are a4 follows:—Ladies, lst^ No. 7; 2nd, No. 1: 3rd. No. 3. Girls: ls"£ No. 16 ; 2nd, \ To. 15: 3rd. No. 17.

l^or the fortnight ending November 30th, butter and cheese from .the-Tara-naki district north and south to the value of £120,073 were shipped away from New Plymouth.

An Auckland ieiogram says that; 'the Sacred Ilearfc College Scholarship of ?5 guineas and two years' tuition open to Catholic primary schools in New Zealand has been won by F. W. Bailey, of tho Marist Brothers' School, Napier.

"Further lessons from the Mount of Transfiguration," -will be %he morning snbj.ept a|' Ahe Wanganui East Baptist Church. Ih ihe evening the topic will bo "The Reality, of the Unseen." Pastor H. E. Edridjze will be the■ preachor -Jit both. aarvicßi.. *-.-.-.

A most unusual sight was witnessed about 8-A5 last evening, when n beautiful lunar rainbow was clearly visible. ■Seen from the "Chronicle" tower, the bow extended from the river opposite the town wharf to the sea. in the vicinity of the kiosk at Castleeliff.

Ta connection with the recent Horticultural Society's' Show no place was found for Home Industries. This does «ot mean that this section is to be dropped. The secretary wishes it to be known that Home Industries are going to bo'made a special feature of the Autumn Show in February next.

A very heavy thunderstorm passed over Hawera and South Taranaki generally on Wednesday, and lightning struck a cow-shed belonging to Mr. R. J. Linn, of Normanby^ Mr. Linn was badly burned on the leg and six "milkers were "knocked out" without serious injury. Tho lightning also destroyed some of the Electric Company's outside switches -it Hawera.

Mr. C. E. Sindel has been appointed general manager of Warnock's drapery business. Mr. Warnock finds that the business has grown too large for him to M'oporly supervise. Mr. Sindel has held i>;cod positions in some of the leading drapery establishments in Auckland and Wellington, and also in Canada, and for tho past few years bas been representing Messrs. J. and N. Phillips, manufacturers, of Manchester. Considerable additions have at various times been made- -to the premises since the [•resent business commenced.

Mr. J. Donald, of Westmere, recently imported a valuable Holstein-Friesian •bull and heifers of the same breed from tho famous stud farm of Mr. J. W. Dimick, United States of,. America. Tho stock arrived in the pink of condition, and have won a considerable amount of admiration from enthusiasts. Pictures of the beautiful homestead in America and also the pastures, showing part oi the herd, only -arrived'by the mail this week, and a™ now on view at the Westmere Dairy Company's new shop in the Avenue.

A serious accident occured in the Kaitieke County a day or two ago. A voadman had occasion to do some blastJug, and the fuse not apparently working as it should, the worker in question took up the charge again^ when tho explosion took place. The man •» hand was not only so badly shattered that it had to bo computated, but it, nppears a, piece of flying bone from the hand struck the poor fellow in the eye, and damaged the optic to such an extont that the loss of eyesight is provable. The sufferer is now an inmate of tho Taumarunui Hospital.

When motors meet a smash usually occurs. Yesterday afternoon a motor lorry was backing off the big traffic s »ridgo"over the river, just as a motorcar in which were several Maoris, apnrnached at a fairly good speed. The hood was up at the time, and appar*ntlv hho driver of the car did not no<ic*o the lorry until he was almost up *o it. It was then too late to avoid v collision, and it is needless to say tho •vir came off second best. Tho impact ••Miuped tho destruction of tho two lamps. Vsides rendering tho wheels immovable, and the attention of a "car doctor" necessary.

Wo are in receipt of " Camp Fire Yarns of the- Lost Legion/ Colonel G. ffaniiiton-Brow;i\s book, which London f.'ibie.-; stated some weeks ago, has atiir.etcd so much attention in England. Tin's volume is of particular interest to poopio in New Zealand, for tho "yarns" niostly deal with incidents connected with tho Maori war. Tho "yarns" are excellently told, and ons is loth to put tho book down before finishing it. Wanganui, of course, was ono of the chief centres in tho fighting days, and old residents as well as the younger generation, will read with more than ordinary interest some of tho '" yarns," especially that which shows "how Matene failed to convert' the 'lower Wanganui."

Mr Hanimond, the. well-known . aviator, is stated to have signed a contract to fly from Wellington to Ohr.istchurch, which he expects to accomplish in about two hours flying at the rate of 80 miles per hour. The flight will tako place between Christmas and New Year. By a sad coincidence, Mr. Fred tlmr, for whom a benefit was given by the Royal Pictures last evening, died at Auckland yesterday. The deceased sustained injury at the Eastown Workshops some- time ago. Much sympathy will bo felt for the bereaved widow and other relatives. Tho following is the list of collectors and the amounts they have collected for Dr. Barnardo's Homes :—Miss Snowden Taylor £4 14s. 6t1., Miss Gardiner £3 4s. 4d., Miss Wicksteed £1 14s. 7d., Miss Burgess and Miss Smitn £2 ISs. 4£d.. Miss D. Schaw 13s. 9d., Miss G. Watson and Miss D. Neilson £1 11s. 9d., Miss Peggy Scott 4s. 6£d., Miss Barrett £1 75., Master Hasler Is. 7d., Masler I s. Wickham Bs., Miss Ruth Mason and Miss Ella Mason £2, Miss D. Powell £2 11s., Miss Hussey £1 3s. 4d., Mrs. Gilmour £l Bs. Id., Miss Craven £1 11s. 10Jd., Miss Worgan £1 Us. Gd. Total £27 Bs. s£d.

At the meeting of the Wanganui Fruitgrowers' Association last .week correspondence Avas read from the Department of Agriculturo stating that the Government had decided to renew its guarantee on trial shipments of apples, pears, and peaches made to European and North American.markets during tho coming season. The object of guarantee is to develop the "overseas mai'ket" for the:.prod nee ofr our orchards, a market, that is already beginning to absorb a/growing quantity. Last year th© export business showed an advance of £5,000 on the previous year's output, which exceeded that or* 1910 by £2.000. The conditions under which a minimum return will be guaranteed can bo obtained from Mr, Blanche, tho Society's secretary.

A new railway by-law prohibiting the throwing of missiles has been gazetted. It provides: (a) "No person shall throw or cause to be thrown at or from any carriage or other vehicle upon any railway or on to aary railway or any part thereof, any glass, stone or other missile, or any filth, dirt, rubbish or any matter of a similar nature, (b) Any person wha shall commit a breach of the foregoing by-law, on shall do any act which by such, by-law is directed not to bo done by him, shall b& liable to a penalty not exceeding £10 for each buch breach or the doing of each such act as aforesaid ire&^petetivelyi, but if any such person is employed on or about the railway, and the by-law relates to his conduct, he sihall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ,£1 for each breach or act respectively."

Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., has forwarded a copy of the Wanganui Special Rate Empowering Bill (Loan Pooling Bill) which has jlist been passed into. la.v by Parliament, to His Worship the Mayor. Ono amendment-to the original measure fixer, the limit .of. interest to be paid on the loans at of per cent. Briefly, the measure provides for the amalgamation of all the various special loans of the Borough into one, without^ however, affecting the securities on which they were raised, being passed for tho purpose of facilitating the collection of tho special rates in respect of these loans in tho shape' of one soecial i-ate over the wholo borough, instead of mbout ten special rates as at present. Instead of a general and ten special rates, there will in future be thus only, a general and one special rate struck. This will ensure economy in administration, imposo far less trouble on the Council's officials, and establish a uniform rate system over the whole borough area.

The value of hypnotism is just beginning to become recognised. Theio ?s a local lad who is desirous of h:i\ rin.^ ii growth on the neck removed, and ho is to take advantage of Professor. Braemar's presence in Wanganui- by baying the operation performed while uncV.?r tho influence of hypnosis. A well-m-own local doctor will perform the operation after tho patient has bee-i " p-it oil" by Professor Braemar. According to the latter, this method of undergoing an operation is admittedly the I.est, inso far as no loss of blood Or exceedingly little) is occasioned, and the anaesthetic does not have to be continually ■applied. In support of his .statement;, tho Professor gave a demonstration yesterday afternoon in the presence of local Press representatives. His patient van put; under the hypnotic influence, and" we professor demonstrated in an effective manner upon him Ordinary pins wero stuck first into the left arm and then into the right arm. S^me of tho .pins were driven into *he iiesh over an inch deep, ami wnen they wevo withdrawn no blood was brought to the surface by the punctures. This was repeated on the left cheek, and arm '.vas also put through the tongue, with similar satisfactory results. lv ade'ition, Professor Braemar gave m my m^xancos of success of hypnosis **n the tarrying out of operations, efc.

Under Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson's capnblo conduct the Hurworth school has established a- record as one ol the very best preparatory schools in the Dominion. At the prize-giving ceremony on Thursday evening there was a large attendance, and the parents present had reason to Qbe proud of tiie progress inado and the ability displayed by their sons. One of the principal prize-win-ners was Arthur E. Porritt, son of Dr. E. E. Porritt, who was top of the second class mi ajrithme^ic, jtop of -th-o \first classes in Latmj French, and English, whilo he was second in algebra and geometry, third in history and jjeugraphy, and second in Scripture. Besides these honours, he won the official school prize, awarded for the best boy •in J>hs scbpo'l, arid the Jrilnss r-rrlze. Both of these are coveted distinctions. In athletics he was in the first rank. Ho annexed the Senior Championship, 100 yards Senior Championship, 220 yards Senior Championship. Long Jump Senior Championship, while m every ether event for the seniors he was placed. Master Porritt's record is surely a remarkable one. Another suf-cerssful pupil was N. E. Liffiton. grandson of Mr. E. N. Liffiton, and son of Mr. E. V. Liffiton. Master Liffiton so-cured tha scholarship for the year, and was second in three other subjects. The hoy ir, not yet 11 yrars of ««c!, !nt he displayed considerable ability. These promising young students will no doubt mako their future marks in the world as other Wanganui boys, such as Marris. Governor of a province in India, Johnson. Speaker of tho House ia the Australian Commonwealth ; Rutherford., of radium celebrity; Professor Marshall, cf the Ota go University, who the other night delighted his hearers with ?. description of the Alps and fiords of tho South Island, have done. It is to ho trusted that Porritt and Liffiton uill add their names to the roll of honour in the world, and show conclusively the high standing of the educational establishments of Wanganui.

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