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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9391, 18 March 1898, Page 2

j if tfie. Wefttii'cr no\ds goods, Mrs Roberts mt'cn'uß holding an illuminated display of autumn and winter goods to-night. Ctipt. Edwin wired:— Wind between north and west and south-west at all places ; barometer fall soon, but rising ' flgcun after 10 to 1C hours; s?fft lieavy on ftll western coasto Tim bavqttenwne St. Kilda still lies in I I the same position on tho South Spit. As soon as the necessary gear arrives im attempt will be made to float her off, the owner being sa«gnino of success.- | The town natives entertained thoir up> river friends at dinnor on the Market ! Square to-day. At half -past one the com- i mittee mot aud paid over th,e l pi l 1?oVi I ;oney (about .-635) in c^rfnectfori ViJlii tho canoe races decided Vp*~*uay . Fully 300 natives wci'c <> pooled on the Square, and the yioceedings were of an interesting character. Tho Victoria Park Tennis Chlb will ba ' engaged in two rnatehfcs ttJ-Mcrl'6w, the ' ladies plAying at Wd.veHp.V and the gentleMen onVMdiift. l'arii agiiinst the Fordell CU\lv, Tlio following will represent the Wanganui Club: — Ladies, at Waverley, against tho ladies of the Waveiley Club : , Miss Cave, Miss J. McCaul, Miss F. McCaul, Misses Parlies (2), and MUs Kelly. Gontlemon (against Foidetl) : F. Aikeu, G. Gordon, F. Paikes, A. O. Cn,vo v Harrison, and Bell. i The oaptain of aft ocean steameT in i somo oases finds out wheh his bViis is HtW-hig an iceberg fro'ni \%'?< ffien in the engine-room', Wfcen & steamship enters water iwstdovably colder than that tftrtu'gh which it has been going the propeller runs faster. Such water sunounds tho vioinity of icebergs for many wilesi When the propeller's aotlon, thorofoi'o, Is accelerated greatly wlthoiH the steam boiug increased, Word is sont up to the officer dil fella bridge that icebergs way be 'expected, and a close look-out is established. But tho thennometor is tho most ] i usoful indicator of the proximity of loo* bergs, of course. i It has been deckled by thS NatiVe 1 Committee toeotHhiue yfStetiky « programme, of ciuioo te'eOii. which was postponod on i ftf'o^nt of the bad weather, to-morrow atternoon. In all there will ha seven eventa, including two hurdle races, which latter should cause a good deal of amusement. No loss than olevon entries have been received for the hurdle events, and in tho Motoua Handicap, for crews of 10 I men, 7 canoes will start. Five Gi'etfsjyill compete in the Jubilee Il;aridtri,p", The races will stattfrpm tl\e Vicinity of yesterday's Wimiln'l post, and finish opposite the old Hospital bUo, whero tho hurdle re<!es wilt take placo. The Committee are anxious to entertain the competitors at a social, and to raiao funds for that purpose will make a small charge of Gd to the onclosuie, from which an oxcellont view of tho raoos may be obtained. The first race will start at 2 o'clock sharp, and we have no doubt a good afternoon's sport will be witnessed .