AN IMPORTANT CONCESSION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9941, 18 January 1900, Page 2

AN IMPORTANT CONCESSION.

Some months ago Mr A. D. Willis, chairman of the Wanganui Harbour Board, was instrumental in inducing the Government to abolish the paasing-in charges on goods and to get their assurance that a new goods shed should be erected without increasing the handling charge of lOd per ton. Since then Mr Willis has been pressing on the Government the desirability of making a further concession of Id per ton, owing to the extra business done on the wharf. To-day Mr Willis received a telegram stating thnt this would be granted, and as this means, an increase of over .£IOO per annum to the Board, the chairman must bo congratulated on his action, llio (lovot'imont -il'-o aiv deserving oi (hanks tor then promptness w nnku'g the LouccisKm and i-eeogmiin<» tlio fat 'hat the inoiPBV t.j the tiarte ot the poit justifies their aUion.

Our report of last night's meeting in connection with tho Transvaal "More Men" Fund (held in the Drill Hall) will : bo found on our first page. Mi's F. M. Watt gave last night, at the patriotic meeting, tile intm of £50. Mr fehvArd Chapman has volunteeied i'or the Wnnganui Contingent, and offered to provide his own horse. "A True Briton" has omitted to send his namo and iHldr,oss, consequently we i •uii'st dec\iji& to publish his letter. The Sash and Door Company gave J625 at thn patriotic meeting, and Mr Spurdlo guaranteed rtttotlliir £10. , A Special and important practice of the Christ Church choir will bo held tomorrow night at o'clock sharp. Tho Henderson Fund has been further augmented by a donation of 5a fiom Mn Braithwaite. We hear that & number of Collegiate School "old boys" are sending in their immcs as willing Id join tho third New Zonlaiui Contingent. Messrs Jefferson and Youngaou havo kindly xuidoi'taken to take chaigc of aud alnblo the hoises ol Wangamu s special Contingent tice of all chaige. At tho Magistrate's Comt this morning, before Mr E. N. Liffiton, J.P., two girls, of the age of 16, were charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, and were remnnded for a week. Tho Mayor by advertisement appeals for hinds, and also advertises for horses, and wishes to iilftuiate that those wishing lo send in their )iames must do so to Lieut-Colonel Watt. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day — North-east to north aud west gale after twenty hours fiom now, glass fall; sea heavy; tides high, veiy strong ebb tides in Straits. A Christchiuch wire states-that a boy niimed Peicy Ilormblow, ten years old, vv«B drowned whilst bathing at Stunner yesterday. Tlie littlo fellow wus carried away by tho current, and tho body has uot been recovered. Mr C. L. Duigan wants a piompt purchaser" for a six-roomed dwelling, with shop attached, in a splendid situation on tho River Bank. The property is a voiy desirable one, and the price asked most reasonable. Mr J. Siddle announces that plums and other fiuit in season suitable foi jam-making are rapidly coming iorwnul, and may be obtained at tho Avenue establishment in any quantity and at cheapest rates. During 1899 the shipping at New Plymouth totalled 401 vessels, of an aggregate tonnage of 150,615 tons ; and Waitara, 216 vessels, of 35,932 tons. The expoits from the combined ports totalled and the Customs revenue was .820,350. A Napier wire states that Sydney Goodwin, who waß injured while shunting at the Napier railway station, died yesterday in tho Hospital. The evidence show that the affair was purely accident/ al, and due to deceased wearing boots with nailß, which slipped on the fails. Tho jury found no one was to blame. Tho Henry Dramatic Company are to play a season, of three nights, commencing on tho 31st inst., in the Oddfellows' Hall. When the Company were here last April it was pronounced a really first-class combination, being so evenly balanced. To-morrow, at one o'clock, Mr J. H. Kecsing will sell at the rosidence of Mr Wm. Light, in Church Place, the whole of hia nearly new and valuable furniture. These goods have been in use only about twelve months and every * care taken of them. Intending furnishes will do well to attend this sale. Mr C. L. Duigan, land and estate ngent, of Ridgway Street, reports a Veen demand for Mr William Reid's sections in Harrison and Keith Streets, the fact of their being tho best available building sections being apparently generally recognised. Mr Duigan is prepared to treat, with buyers during the next few days for the few unsold sections. Tho Mayor requests a meeting of the committee of the Wanganui special Contingent, and wishes to say that the mooting is open to nil, not necessarily to the fow names which woro hurriedly pro posod at the mooting, and the Mayor specially usks for the co-operation and assistance of ladies. Meeting at 2 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) at Council Chambers. In connection with the departure of tho second Now Zealand Contingent from Wellington on Saturday the Wanga.nui Steamship Company intend running an excursion with their fane cargo and paHsengor steamer Manaroa, which leaves here on Friday at noon, thus enabling passongeis to bo in Wellington hist thing on Saturday morning. There will bo no service at St. Mary's on Sunday owing to the absence of the Very Rev Dean Kirk and Father O'Sulhvan at Wellington, where tho annual retreat of the Catholic elorgy is being held. Tho members of St. Mary's choir are, hpwever, requested to attend practice to-monow (Friday) evening, when a special Mnss (Haydn's No. 3) for Sunday week is to be rehearsed. On Friday next thero will be a limelight concert in the Primitive Methodist Church, when a number of popular songs, such aa "Tho Holy City, ''The Bettor Lund," "Nazareth," "The Little Hero," "Slio Wore a Wreath of Hoses," will be sung and illustrated by limelight wcwb. Admission will bo by silver coin and doubtless the church will be crowded on the present occasion, as those present were so delighted with the last exhibition that the present one is being given by special request. Messrs 8011, Esau, and Co. commence their great half-yearly surplus sale tomorrow morning, and, judging by the preparations mado for the ocoasion, they mean, as usual, to do the thing thoroughly. Tho centre of the floor has been cleared, and three long show tables, with spaces between, extend tho whole length of the shop and show room. On these tables, and on the counters us well, whole piles of goods of every concoivablo description are marked off for this special occasion, and altogothor the firm assert that they mean to make this tho sale of the century" for bargains. For further particulars we rofer our readers to the firm themselves, who will doubtless verify what they assert. St. Laurence's Church at Aramoho w as prettily decorated this afternoon on the occasion of the marriage of Mr Frank Haywood, second son of Mr S. Haywood, of Aramoho, to Miss Annie, youngest daughter of Mr L. H. Wood, of Nottingham, England. The ceremony was performed by the Itev. Mr Bartlett. Tho bride was attirod in a handsome cream costume, with ribbons and trimmings to match, and the bridesmaids— Misses Eliza Culley, Kate Gatfield, Minnie Powell, and Emily Dean, woro pale blue and cream dresses. The presents of the bride to the bridegroom were a gold chain and scarf pin ; from the bridegroom to tho bride a gold brooch; and gold brooches to the bridesmaids; Mrs Haywood s present to the bride was a chequo for 20 soys, and Mi Haywood'9 present to the bridegroom was a cheque for ,£SO. At the conclusion of the ceremony tho party woro entertained at the wedding breakfast which was laid in tho grounds attached to the gardens, and the happy couple were the recipients of many expressed wishes for their futuio happiness and prosperity. For Tip-top Value In Drapery and Clothing go to "Tho Beehive," Ridgway street. Just opened up. Ladies' Uemo and Summer Straws in newest shapes. Ladies' Blousingb and Drees Materials! choicest patterns. Men's and Boyp' Clothing, Hats, Ties, all newest shapes • Men's White Drill Coats from 5s 6d each, Butchers' Aprons from 3s each. Hastings Moore, Tho Beehive, Ridgwaj Street. — Anvr. For the past quarter of a century there has been one continuous flow of letters bearing testimony to the truly wonderful oures effected by CLARKE'S WORLD-FAMED BLOOD MIXTURE, "the finest Blood Purifier that science and medical skill have brought to light." Sufferers from Scrofula, Scurvey, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimples and Sores of any kind aio solicited to give it 1 1nal to test its value. Sold everywhere at 2s 9d per bottle. 80-' waif o£ worthless imitations and substitutes.