LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17478, 24 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At a sale of purebred Ronineys at ■Masjterton yesterday, nineteen Romnoys belonging (to Sir W. Perry realised 3245 guineas.

The steamer Wiltshire, with 43 »Neiv Zealand officers and .600 men on board, arrived fit Fremawtle last week. The officers and men had taken part in the Pale?!rine campaign.

A "push bike" and a cart came into collision ab the Post Office corner yesterday morning. The rider of the former was left sitting and Jamenting in the roadway. No great damage was done.

A swarm of bees put in an appearance at the Post Qffice corner yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, and at leadb a couple of inquisitive spectators gotstung. Tlie bees finally migrated up the Avenue.

The ? Anzacs who are marrying in Britain average 300 a month, an increase of 40 per cent, since the armistice (stated a cable iPTsagja to the Sydney "Sun" last week). The Australians who have married in Britain now number 7.518.

Mr W. Ferguson, chairman of the National (Efficiency Board, states there is no truth in the reportied resignation of the Board. He is cerffcin Mr Fros. 'tack could not have made the statement aartributed to him, and 'there must hr.ye been some misunderstanding.

According to a cable from Suva, the schooner Espada, bound from Levuka to 'Frisco, is ashore on a reef near Numaublau Island, about 20 miles south of Levuka. Her cargo is six hundred ton of copra. It- is feared sh<; is a total, wreck. The crew are safe.

-'""At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr Wyv e rn Wilson, S.M., a man named Johannes Meertens pleaded guilty >to a charge that, at Wangaeha, lie- did carnally know a girl over 12 years of age, and under 16 years. He pleaded guilty and was coanmit|fced to the Supreme Court for sentence.

A girl, aged 14 years and 10 months, ivho Ava^ arrested by Detecstive-Ser-geanit Hollis, pleaded guilty at -Xne Juvenile Court to the theftl at Wangaehu of a diamond and ruby necklet, and some clothing. It< appears that !the girl entered a house and appropriated the articles. She was eommittied to St. Joseph's Industrial School ait Wellington.

The settlement of the tallymen's dispute before the Conciliation Council at Auckland, provides thait (tallymen are not to be paid for lees 'tlhan four hours' work on any day, between 8 a.m. and, 5 p.m. The minimum wages for those hours are 2s, against Is P" in idle old award; from 6 p.m. to 10 . .jii., 2s lOd per hourj 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., 3s Id per hour, an increase of 'threepence per hour all round..

At a recent meeting of the Waimarinb A.P.H. and I. Association, the following resolution was plaoed on • ecord on the motion of Messrs W. Harris and J. H. Wilson: "That this Association wish to place on record tlifcieir appreciation of the services of all those ladies and gentlemen who so willingly came to the assistance of tdiose who were siVicken down and in need of help in the recent epidemic. On the motion of Messrs Tustin and W. Harris, tihe following resolution was also placed on'the minutes of the Association :— "That the Committee and Association desire to' express their sympathy to th e j Presidentt in the great loss sustained by him, and also to the relatives of tlie lr/e Mr C. G. Morris, who was a member of tlhe Committee, and also a steward, and a well-known figure in commercial circles of the 'town; also, to the relatives of the lai+fe Mr G. Berry, Mr J:' Bowat e r, and Mr James Punch, , all members of tihe Association." '

Since the License poll fakes place early in April, botfti sides have s l+l*rted with their campaigning. Mr Bayley issued a challenge to Messrs Findlay and Armstrong to. debate the question sit, Palmerston Nor'Mi las? Tuesday, bu« they had an engagement alt Wanganui. Recognising the value of the public hearing both sides at the same time, Mr Bayley ha»« issued a challenge ■tyj meet Messrs'Findlay and Armstrong in public deibalt© in Wanganui or other centre, a* an early date suitable, to them. Mr Bayley replies tip the Moderate League on Saturday nigh*.— Advit.