LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20038, 23 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest addition to the telephone exchange is No. 1009, Mr Webb-Jones' residence, Gonville Avenu«, Gonville.

Railway arrangements in connection with' the race meeting at Bulls are advertised in another column.

Owing to the fall in prices, several flaxmiUs proposed closing down. Shipping companies, however, have agreed jto a substantial reduction, in freights. Tbe Government' has received from -the Colonial Office a eoinmunication warning New Zealanders against the~ operations of a Continental gang, which* is working what is known as the "Spanish Swindle/ in which a proposal is made to transfer to the dupe a fortune and military pension in Spain ■on receipt of £100. . • ■•

An accident that might have been attended with more serious results occurred at Durietown on Saturday night. It appears that a well-known resident had motored to town with his family to witness the Carnival procession, and when returning homewards a horse* com- , ing in the opposite direction collided with his: oar. The impact was sufficient to knock the horse off its feet and the animal fell over on to the"" car. The lamps and wind screen were smashed, besides other damage being caused, and several- ctf the occupants of /ihe car were badly cut by flying glass. The rider ? v\? the horse was thrown to the roadj bu-i apparently escaped injury, although the horse was badly injured. Those in the car who sustained! cuts were attended to at Mr A. g. Clarke's: residence before continuing their homeward journey.

Transportation is a great problem in ■this city (writes Mr. L. T. Reichel, of Wellington from -New York). Round about the City Ball over 100,000 clerks ure employed, and these, with the countleas other store employees, all make a homeward move about five and seven in the, evening, and the resulting scene at Brooklyn Bridge Station, is some^ thing to remember. The street cars, the overhead railways, the New Jersey and Brooklyn tubes, and the up-town subway are rushed by a mass of jostling humanity, and it is" everybody for himself. The present subway takes twice the number of passengers it was built to carry. Trains of ten cars are rushing along ft at express speed at the rate of one every 90 seconds! In each oar the passengers are*jaonbed as tight as they can be. I myself have been so tightly jammed in that I could hardly breathe. During the rush hours special policemen are employed to push tine waiting passengers into the cars, as the trams oniy wait about 15 or 20 seconds at the stations. The local trains are also crowded, and yet this subway is so well managed that during the seven years it has been running there has not been a single life lost owing to an accident on the part of th.© company.

Those who have been imbued with a sense of humour chuckled pretty freely over the delightful explanation given, by Sir Joseph Ward that he dare not disclose his policy because Mr Mmsey might steal it. The amusing pronouncement has traveled across the Tasman Sea, and naturally provoked laughter and criticism. The Sydney l"Sun" treats it in this way: " A profound political philosophy has just been enunciated by Sir Joseph Ward in New Zealand. He has refrained from declaring a Liberal policy because 'he will not provide a policy for the Government to steal: they have stolen it before.' If salvation is to come from New Zealand it must come only through Sir Joseph; as long as the misguided country chooses to keep Mr Massey as Fi'ime Minister, it may go to the deuce for all Sir Joseph cares. This is party government very frankly expressed. But it is doubtful whether such policy will commend itself to the electors. Whatever Sir Joseph is willing to sell them, they have to buy it in a sealed packet; it may be sand or it may be sugar; a precious ingot or a gold brick. I would like to float commercial or financial companies on the same lines as those which the baronet chooses for his political flotations. 'Please buy your shares in a venture iof great profit and advantage, the nature of which, is not yet to be disclosed.' That kind1 of flotation was successful at the time of the South Sea Bubble, but the investing public has been suspicious and shy of it since then. If Sir Joseph, can make good on a plan like that he is wasted in politics."

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You can. buy the same goods for less money at the MEDICAL HALL, next Newmarket Hotel.

Mr Scotland, the New Zealand avia-» tor, mil give jan exhibition .flight on the racecourse on Saturday next.

Advices from Taihape state that Mr. J. T. Davey had a close call at Toi Toi on Wednesday. He was working on a sandstone bluff, when a slip containing about two tons of earth came down and almost buried him. His injuries comprised two sprained ankles, two badly injured knees, and numerous bruises.

An accident, unfortunately attended with fatal results, occurred on Saturday afternoon at 'Taylorville. A motor car ■which had just come off the town bridge was proceeding slowly along the road towswds Putiki, when it knocked down a child named Leslie Gosnell. The unfortunate little boy was at once taken to Dr Christie, who ordered his removal to the hospital, where death occurred at 2.30 yesterday morning.

According to the Hawera "Star" some creditors in the southern portion of Taranaki are just now anxious concerning the whereabouts of a dairy farmer, on whose transactions they require more light. He was the owner of a leasehold and milked quite a fair sized herd of cows. He installed milking machines and various farm implements, none of which he paid for, but secured loans on them protected under bill of sale. He recently sold his interest in his lease, together with stock implements, as a going concern for £1400, £300 deposit being paid. There is a mortgage of £750 registered against the lease, so that, the creditors have only a possible interest in £350, and tha purchaser,:as-' certaining the complications, now refuses to complete. The farmer, in the meantime, -has disappeared. "

A sensational incident happened at the Napier Municipal- Theatre during a hypnotic performance last week. A Napier youth who was allegedly under hypnotic influence, was trying to catch imaginary butterflies, and in, so doing he commenced to climb up the proscenium opening. Up he went and into the circle box. Then he stood on the front of the box, climbed out over the stalls, up towards the gallery. Tie audience became alarmed at the youth's precarious position-^ihe was simply climbing up the bare •walls with the treacherous assistance of the stone ornamentation, and ladies commenced to scream. That caused the hypnotist to look round from his work, and he at once directed' his attention to making the lad climb back into the box. He Had just done so when he fell to the floor. Had he fallen to the stalls there would probably have been an inquest, but as it was, he escaped serious injury.,, , The Nelson correspondent of tihe "Dominion" wired as "follows on Saturday,morning: A correspondent in this morning's " Color: ?t" asks whether the account of the IVime Minister's meeting in Nelson on Monday evening in -that paper, or the account in the "T^Tew Zealand Times" from its special reporter, is correct. The editor replied that the re. port appearing in the l( Colonist" was an accurate report. The "Times," therefore, has been seriously hoaxed. From a careful inquiry made it would seem that, fa Iyie vast assemblage, there were not forty supporters of Mr. Atmor©, and the details given to the "Times" are the result of the fruitful but inaccurate imagination of its special correspondent. Mr Atmore' is quite ,a negligible quantity in political circles on this side, and what ne does,or says does not appear to .be of much interest or. importance to Nelsonians. Outsiders , : may safely appraise, Mr Atmore at the, './•" value put upon him by the people of / ' Nelson. The "New Zealand Times" report appeared in the "Wanganui Herald." " "•■•-* While Wellington is .doing ita best for its zoo,. Auckland, through. its s«|ttburb A Onehunga, is striving against a collection of animals'J,. The Borough Council received a letter from Mr. J. Boyd {protesting against the dosing of his zoo owing to -tie roaring of the lions disturbing the neighbqiirhood. He saidi his institution was, favoured by am ov- . . erwhelming majority of the residents of Onehungai, on the grounds that it is an attraction and a cemmercial asset. -It had taken him three years at an ex- ■ penditure of £14,000 to equip the zoo, and lie had recently entered into contracts for the erection of more buildings, including machinery. If the Council insisted on enforcing the-by-law Jie asked for 12 months in which to remove his plant instead of six months. In the event of this extension being granted, Mr Boyd promised not to nouse ,any more animals coming forward at Onehunga, and if necessary to remove two big lions which, it is alleged, disturb the neighbourhood. It was decided to allow Mr, Boyd 12 months' notice to Suit.

A tentative statement of the amounts realised by the Carnival has been made by the secretary, Mr W. H. Gibson. The cash taken at the entrance gates la the afternoon oa Saturday amounted to £189, and in the evening to £191. The stalls realised £300. making a total for the day of £680. The details of most of the attractions are as follows: Grand stand £19, Lavender stall £4, No. 1 tea kiosk £33 5s No. 2 tea kiosk £33 Is, 9d chain stepping £3, motor railway £9, soft drinks £15, theatre £2, bun stall £11, doll stall £14, shooting gallery £3, fruit salad £8, grandstand kiosk £25, flowers £3. splasho £3, sweets £32, tour round world £5, hot pies £8, fruit salad £14, fortune telling £2. To be added to the totals are the cash receipts to< date for the Queen election, admission, art union tickets and cash taken at the theatre, amounting to £1210. There is also the return of reserved seats froa* the coronation to come in, while there is still a good amount to be returned from the sale of voting tickets, the sale of baby competition votes, and admission tickets, which will bring the amount up to over £2000. The secretary requests that all butts and cash be returned at once to him, care Messrs Gibsons and Paterson, Ltd., or to Mr Goldsbury, care Sports and Pastimes in His Majesty's Buildings. All accounts against the Carnival Committee must be sent in at once. - —

The man tnamed Meredith who was admitted to the Taihape Hospital suffering from serious internal injuries sustained through being kicked by A hoTS&, ds in. a critical condition. Mrs Fisher's Kazoo Band, which, throughout the progress of the Queen of the Carnival campaign and the Carnival, provided immense amusement ip large crowds in the streets or the town, and elsewhere, performed a con* aiderate and " much appreciated little act in an unassuming way on Saturday afternoon. When the interest m .the Carnival was at its height the band quietly left the grounds, andi at the hospital entrance gave one of their humorous entertainments. The miniates enjoyed the fun a great deal, and valued the thoughtfulness of a company -which, in the midst of the festivities of Carnival, were not unmindful oi ifaose who could not attend.

Before a large attendance of the Trinity Young Women's and Young Men s Bible Classes yesterday afternoon, the "Itev A. B. Ohappell. M.A., delivered his final address prior to his departure for New Plymouth. In continuation of hie series of addresses on the "Religious Movement &of the Sixteenth Century, Mr Chappell spoke on the Puritan movejnent. He referred to the great fight ■for simple forms of worship, and of the efforts of the Puritans to get at truth. The addTess was lengthy, and very interesting. At the conclusion reference was mode by the leaders to the good work Mr Chappell had done for the classes during his year's sojourn in iWanganui.

The "Storyteller" for March should not be missed by magazine readers. Seldom does a sixpenny magazine contain a full length six shilling novel in one issue, yet the "Storyteller" for March gives its readers this fine value; Secret Springs," by Kate Jordan, is really v a complete long novel of absorbing interest. In addition to this story,, John Oxenham writes " Johan and Jean," and the following well-known writers contribute: Oaptam Shaw. I. A. R. Wylie, E. iP. Oppenheim, Jae. O. Ourwood, Andrew Soutar, etc. The " New Magazine" and "Cassell's Magazine of Fiction" are «lso splendid numbers, each featuring a complete novel in addition to an at--traetive budget of short stories by the * most popular writers of the day. Two little boys were lost during the progress of the Carnival -on Saturday. A little boy was found walking aimlessly about the grounds. He was alone, and someone took him into the secretary's office. He was a boy of about eight ■years old. The secretary did his best to get information as tq the ".child's home ana parents from him> but the boy :would not speak. Someone suggested a placard bearing the words " Found—A ■ Boy. Apply Secretary's Office," should "he taken round:. This was done, and had the desired effect. Considerable anxiety "is felt for the safety •©£ a little boy named George Elliott, the eight-year-old son - of Mr and Mrs Elliott, of Patea. The mother saw the boy. accompanied by his 12-year-old sister, leave Patea by the in the morning for the Carnival. .'After noon, the two children were wandering about the Carnival grounds, and then they separated. "Where the boy got *** to no one seems to know. The secretary

and the police were informed, and up . till a late hour last nignt no word had • been heard, of the missing child. At the 9 time of tig..disappearance the boy was ■ wearing a^dafk Norfolk suit, 'brown t overcoat,. jyhite* collar, with brown bow. ,Ho wore no hat. Anyone hearing of the whereabouts of the boy would relieve the mothers-anxiety by telephoning to "the "Masonic Hotel, Patea, or to tho local -police. • ,>

D. H. M. S. .J'irst Quarter. ... ... 5 4 40 12 p.m. Full iMoon — 12 3 55 17 p.m. iaflt-Quarter 19 7 15 16 a.m. 2*ew iMoon 27 5 46 13 a.m Perigee, 13d. 9h. 40min. a.m. Apogee, 28d. 2h. 42min. a.m