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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9945, 22 January 1900, Page 2

On our fast page will b& found ciicket, spotting aud commercial news. Mr Walter Impett will reSiimo teaching duties on and after Monday next, 29th imrtaut. Tho secretary «f the Castlecliff "More Mon" Fund desires to acknowledge, in addition (o amounts already lcceived, £2'2s, iiom Messrs Scott Brothers. Members of the Wanganui Economic Building Society aro notified that in consequenco of to-day being a holiday, the Society's pay-night will be to-morrow. At Dunedin to-day, a yacht capsized iv tho lower harbour, dining a sudden squall, and B. Kenton, aged 16, was drownsd. Captain Ed\un wired lit 12.5') to-day' ' — North to west ami southwest gain, with r.un, gliibs full, sea heavy; good tides. A violent northerly glae is reported os blowing at Wellington to-day, greatly interfering with the annual yachting regatta. At Auckland last Eight ,v (.on-roomed houso in Kingsland Road, was burned, aud William Bird, an old man, aged 75, and an old cripple, lost his life. A Sydney oblo states that the AutiEiiiitea propose to send a delegation to England to represent the cloctois opposed to tho Federal Convention Bill. It is understood that the s.s. Undaunted will take such of the Southern portion of the Rough Riders' Contingent as aro ready by the timo she sails. ( A Wellington wiro status timi — A Sampson, one of the oldest messengers in tho Government service, has been appointed head messenger, vice Hewitt, who has resigned. Holiday-makere wero taken in largo Mimbora to-day to the seaside, tho arrangements made for tho tonvonience of excursionists by tho Castleeliff Railway Company being up fo the usual standard of oflieiency. According to a press \vir» from Wellington tho Customs returns aro to the offeot that 10,900 people were ou the various vessels which took part in the nnval demonstration on Saturday connected with the "soud-off" to the second isew Zealand contingent. All thoso Volunteers who so kindly assisted nfc last Thursday's Cosmopolitan Club's ooncort in the Drill Hall are asked if Ihey will again lend their valuable aid at to-night's entertainment, which ia repeated in tho Drill Hall by request of liis Worship the Mayor. The various outings arranged lor today included tho Salvation Army Picnic ip-river, tho Wairorc leaving at 8 a.m. , tho Presbyterian Sunday School picnic, also up-rivor by tho Manuwai, leaving at 9.30, and tho Baptist Sunday School picnio ou the Boereatidn Ground, near uio racecourse. Mr Charles Naylor will give one of his high-class and refinod entertainments in tho Oddfellows' Hall to-night (Caledonian Night), and has engaged a host of now talent for tho occasion. The bill of faro -will consist of patriotic Scotch [ scngs, skotches from the charming ! comedies "Hans tho Boatman" aud "My Sweotheart" ; Madam Naylor will make her first appearance, and will sing for tyiG first time in New Zealand the new partiotic song "Good-byo Dear Heart"; I Mr Charles Naylor will also sing the | new patriotio song "The Flag that Rules the World." As popular prices aro to be charged, thoro should be a large audience.