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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9387, 14 March 1898, Page 2

Vedette has been sciatched for the Great Easter Handicap at Christchurch. The Aoiangi, which anived at Vancouver on the sth, averaged neaily 14 knots. Captain Edwin wires :— Wind between north-east and east and south ; barometer fall everywhere. A notification to members of the Wanganui Naval Artillery appeals in another column. The Wanganui J.C.s Jubilee Cup is at present on view at Mr J, Forbea's shop in the Avenue. Tho barometer at 2 p.m. to-day registered 29.29. The thermometer inside wrb 64°. Mr David Lundon (of Auckland) an old and respected Wanganui resident, returns Noi th to-morrow after spending a most enjoyable holiday trip here. The Executive will not consider the cases of the murderers Philpotts and Clements, till the Governor returns to Wellington at the end of tho week. The Hawke's Bay, which is expected in the roadstead on Thursday, will take from this port about 570 casks tallow, 300 bales wool and 8000 carcases mutton. The up-river picnic in connection with the Aramoho Boating Club was held yesterday, the Manuwai taking up about 100 excursionists, who thoroughly enjoyed the pleasurable outing. A London cable of the 10th says that the Canadian Australian Coy.'s legal formalities are completed and Mr Cowan has been confirmed as liquidator- A regular service will now be efficiently maintained. Mr R. E. Beckett's Marton sale takes place at 1.30 to-morrow. The list of stock, etc., to he submitted is a large ono, as will bo noted on reference to our auction columns. The latest additions to tho telephono exchange are— No. 172, C. F. Millward's private residence, Wilson Street ; No. 173, A. Hatnck's piivato residence, Wilson Street. The commercial travellers' and seamen's votes have increased Mr Duthio's majority for AVellington by five, making the total 1034. Tho official count gives the same result as that already published. Mr C. E. Tustin announces the arrival of a shipment of linoleums, fancy chairs, perambulators, and go-carts, dnect from the Home manufacturers. They are to be offered to the public at ptices" slightly o\ er cost. Tho establishment of tho Distiict High School at Stratford has, the Education Board considers, been so far jnstificd, as there are now twenty-one pupils taking advantage of tho oppoitunity thus given them. Constablo Frank O'Connell was charged at the Magistiato's Court, Wellington on Friday, with having on the Gth March without gieat emergency, absented himself from his beat on Lambton-quay, and with having, on tho same date, been found drunk in a public place when on d'lty. Brown, a passenger by tho Miowera, to Wellington, was arrested on tho steamer's arrival on Satuiday on a warrant from Sydney for wife desortion. He paid £80 into the Court and was allowed to proceed. Mrs Schnackenburg, President of tho New Zealand W. C. T. U. , lias received a cable from Miss Slack, of London, to the effect that the memorial services to the memory of the lato Miss Francos Willaid will be held in all parts of tho world on March 20th. At this season of tho year good ripe fruit is always in demand, so that there will no doubt bo keen competition for the 10 casos of prime peaches and four cases of plums to be submitted by public auction at ton o'clock to-morrow morning by Mr T. B. Williams at the Produce Mart, Taupo Quay. The partnership lately subsisting botween Messis Hogan and Dune, pioduce merchants, etc., of Taylorville, has been dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued under tho style or firm of Hogan and Duiie by Mr Charles A. Durio and John Patrick Mahony, by whom all debts duo to or owing by tho said lato firm will be received and paid. The Auckland Trades and Labour Council has resolved to recommend tho conference at Wellington the advisability of amending the Industrial and Conciliation Act to make it clear that non-union firms can be cited to appear before the Board or Court, and that the method of the recovery of a line for breach of agreement when filed in the Supreme Court be more clearly set forth. Mr F. J. Tasker, of the Ranfurly Chambers, opened on Satuiday his hairdressing and shaving saloon under the management of Mr I. I. McVickers, who has had considerable experience as a tonsoual artist in Otago. Judging by tho number of patrons who visited tho establishment and their favorable comments theicon, the proprietor should have no cause to legret his new speculation. The building b a decided improvement to Ridgway-street. At the Linwood Cycling Club's sports at Cluistchiuch on Sutuiday, the two principal races resulted as follows :— Linwood Wheel Bace, 2 miles— G. Sutherland, 25>ds, 1; E. Wall, 25yds, 2; H Reynolds (Ireland), sch, 3 ; T. Clarkson, sch, 4. Time, 4min 32 2-sth sec. One Mile Provincial Championship of Canterbury—T. Clarkson 1, G. Sutherland 2 E. Wall 3, A. K. Barker 4. E. Reynolds fell in tho previous lace, and was unable to compete. Time, 2min 27 3 sth sec. The fire-proof safes to he sold by Mr J. H. Keening at his sale on Wednesday are of the well-known " Climax " brand, and should leadily find purchasers. Some beautiful clocks, cruets, and fenders are also included in the catalogue, besides hre-brasses, cutlery, tools, spoons, violins, accordeonß, forks, and many other attractive lines. The sale of consignments such as those is very popular in larger centios, as they afford an opportunity to buyers to save a good deal in the purchase of items they requiie. On Wednesday next at 2 o'clock, Messrs Liffiton and Nixon will offer at their Rutland Chambers, some valuable leases of educational reserves, in the Manganui, Mangawhero, Mangakaretn, Omahine, Wairoa, Momohaki, and Makotuku districts. One of the sections to be offered is about 10 to 11 miles from Pipiriki/ on the mi/in road, and has a lot of valuable sawing timber on it. The conditions aro liberal— no residential clause, and no covenants for improvements. It may also be noted that all improvements except the grassing are protected. Plans and full particulars may be seen at Messrs Liffiton and Nixon's chambers. The visiting competitors at the late Wauganui Amateur Swimming Club's championship meeting — Messrs Rich and Gower (Lyttelton), Truscott (Christchurch), and Crobbe (Wellington) — left by Saturday's train for their homes, and were given a good fead-off by members of the local club. The visitors speak in the highest terms of praise as to the beauties of Wanganui, and as to the kind and hospitable treatment extended to them during their brief but pleasurablo sojourn here. The next meeting in Wanganui is looked forward to with interest, and there is every probability that the number of competitors from the South will be materially increased. The rain that has fallen since last evening, light (hough it has been, has given general satisfaction, as the gardens and pasturage are in a deplorable condition in consequence of the long dry season. Residents in the outskirts of the town for some time past have had to cart and carry water for household purposes from long distances, and butter and milk suppliers have been in sore straits through shortage of feed for their stock. As showing the results of the dry teason, one butter maker informed us that he is milking 20 cows and only making 201bs of butter per week, as against 100 to 1501bs from tho same number of cows in a good season. Many other farmers have had a similar esoerienoe, • -