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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11045, 5 September 1903, Page 4

,. — ~- r -^ —^ — r~~"- v -vv.^r-, -* At Adelaide a man. supposed to bokiajgd. ••■ smashed 4irtfie>iird6walii a' tiMfp. his fiat, and thert .waited for .the ftoliceiro .arrest him. ... ' .'. '- • Y*^'?/ i-. 1 Government; telegrams beyond ; the-,cbipi»jr for last year cost .taxpayer* grams tooßpndon cost .£1959, an 4if rbm London The cost otvfor^grS&islStb and from other places cost J1876V *.f'* v f, The union of German, clock and .whtSehraakers is about to erect a'roonumjantyAfc Nuremberg to Peter Henlein, "wto ist at&l . to ' have made in the year 1500 the $rtit watch, to. which he gave the name. of t '**tk» Nurembergegg." -, \ - r : ':'i""<<'^ - . "The Union of ,SwaHpws".iß,t^o-jiia^^ a society just formed by the yQU&g/girl* of Waremme, Belgium, with the object^! warding off undesirable suitors. T^a VSjMUlows" vow they will reniainfpld ntwds?r&Htf|r than marry men 6ven with a moi&crMe'^jk. ing for liquor. • '*_ " '"' ' ' ' k '''Y*A domestic servant in Moravia, ime^r- . four years old, has seen three gengrltio^nV born in her master's house. Ak Fonie#«*<, ■ France, there 1 is an old woman of. nine^yone w^o has acted as servant. uit&ia.Sjßfytfe - family since the age of fifteen.", a "% -.^ AS, a meeting of the New. Plyjnbu£h ; .(Literary and Debating Society' on ■Tu.e^ttyj evening last a formal farewell was tend«rld ■' to Mr ,J. Holloway, who is leaving Taray&i and joining the staff of this paper, :.slr • Holloway has .occupied \he position: of 'ASS. mier since the formation of the oni«n>^d members expressed their appreciation,^ his energetic leadership, and wished^ Wfej - every success in his new sphere. > , \ ■s*< ; Some rather startling BtatenieHt&:;wife "' ' made in the course of a debate in tb.eTf{&b& - of Lords on a motion by Lord Mfea*lt£sto appoint a committee of inquiry into^ko causes of physical ' deterioration, - '\sti& Bishop of Ripon, declared that' if ihfrarail ' ' - ent decline in the size of families coutint£M~ ' '- in sixteen years our natural source' WijWv'^ crease would inevitably bs dried up tv We-' 1 had lost 1,100,000 children by tbeahrinkV v age in the birth-rate, and every- year- the 1 " doctrines of Malthas became more popular * and last Tear decreased the ohild tiomilal tion in London I^2^ooo.' '"» ft. iPSW-. , •• i >

\-MrChas. Halliday, senior, late of the postal .Department, is requested to call jjub. th,<j\ Telegraph Office. ' Members of the Highland Rifles are reminded'of the parade on Monday evening for inspection •by Colonel Webb". Uniform, "khaki j with< haversacks and. watertwjtles. ;..... In answer to « .question from v the Magistral jvt.. the, Police Qourt this morning, the Gaoler «ud £hat there was nO remission of aentenWfor good Conduct on the part of ftccuseji "persons whose sentences were three taontb^tfOT leg's. , > . > \ Mr Charles Edwards, from Trinity c College, London, i&, due to arrive at Auckland j by th<| next "Frisco mall steadier c-n the 14th Instant. Mks Evelyn Price will notify=jfche>local:<seaitre the date of examination, as soon as known. . -■ The'- ithermometer,' -readings* at & at the ,un4ermentioned. places were as follows :— Auckland 53, Gisbprne 45, Napier 50, New Plymouth" 'sl,' Wanganui 47, Wellington: 48. Christehurch' "43, Dunedin 44, Invercargill- _1* ■ , ./■•- .\ , Good progress has been made by the contractor, in. the work of re-decking the town, bridge, the"' weather "during the week having b£en very favourable. 5 More than a quarter of the total length has been done, and should ?the< weather continue fine • the re-planking will be completed inside a month" or five ' weeks.' ' We are asked to ' state that the bridge will ndt'be closed for traffic wet days. - , - - * During the, hearing of an information atthe Police Court this morning charging, a man with drunkenness, the accused, asked for time, to pay the fine that was inflicted. Sergeant Norwopd remarked tUltt men who weje given timeto pay their fines^freqiieni- : iy failed to do so, and Mr Magistrate Kettle retorted that the local Court bad lost very little iit that' way— not more than JES within* the last five years: " He was always tfa_»6Uß.<to?give men a chance. '- „ "'.<■•' '.."•At the Police Court this morning, Donald Wilson' was sentenced' to 21 days' imprisonment for robbing a safe of its contents at |he> Albion Hotel. The probation' officer's report -was unfavourable, and in passing 'sentence the Magistrate (Mr C. a Kettle) remarked that accused, .who came' of respectable parentage, had mixed up with betting and racing men. and 'his 1 associates had -dragged him down. Two first offenders for drunkenness were convicted and dischargedj} and Alf . Fetfguson was ordered to contribute 12s 'per week for the maintenance of hja illegimate . child and pay costs, i 4g B . > * ;•* t - , - , A little over three months, ago {says the TimanTPolt) J a young girl,' about 15 years of age.iJeft her home in 'the^Waittiate dis- . trict, a^ 4 es ptte. the vigilance of tie police and aetec#yes| her, whereabouts was a mystery !*for* spine cqnsiderable time. On Sun- ' day lasfr two gentlemen "drove up to a dairy fa^fh St'Glen-fti and discovered the girl, whs had- sjuccessfully, passed off as a boy for .three months, and had ; been driving a milk "van." past "the Timaru Police Station evejy morning' fdr .that' length of time. Needleas / .sftsay,J;he...Tboy''-waß at "once put into the bugey .an/I driven, off, leaving "nia" employer. standing open-mouthed and. at a loss to understand- wnat was the matter. -Waag'&nui's "oldest ee'ttW" has. passed away, in the person* of Mr .Tames Wall, who died -.at his sqn^l , residence) JSedgebfook. this morning,- $i the*. My^n.ced age of 92 years. The old 'man has 'been a familiar figure fa t WariganuT : for _}any yfeartf, and was greatly Respected by- all w.hokttew him. He- wasyherniiii. Hereof ©.rdshire '(England), pud came out to the .colonies with his wife '^iS^vtaSiSly in' tMe good 'snip Alma. He arrived' #tt -■WeHiHfgton' on i the '16th May, 1857, and^c^me on tor Wanga^ui in. the following mpn^h.,. Wj|;h. his sons, he engaged in farming pursuits" after settling here, and ffit^ttffl&Scefc't years' ter'Het,et«edfr'om ; active 'ftiife^/^The -deceased -retaiin^d hismental to, Jtfee." last; ; and could readtth,e finest print Swithput lithe .aid of . * fflasseH.'^ He_jle>ves two, sons (Messrs Silas lid:) EdVntt- Wall)" and two daughters (M^ 'Wr.vPu^a^^rß.W r .vPu^a^^rB. Yflung) to'inourn the losb bf.one'^hfl will not only be greatly missed by^Wm'buib'by inany, residents of WangafljiLWh&'^took a' 'great, interesij in the old gentlenton'a* welfare. f ,- -'*'' , It -is *msh sincere- regret we hr f ve'ta annpunce the deqth aj Fprdell' ;early yesterday morning of Mr John Frederick Rueeoe r -, TKe , dedefcised' ihay. not possjibjy have been , known amongst the general community, but he was most' certainly, a prominent [figure in. aquatics in the -earlf 80*s. In" 1884 he row;ed No. 3 in, tHa famoue 1T.8.C. ci^ew which : defeated 'in r succession »on .their '^yrn^courses,. Wanß»DLui, : Foxtori, and Welnrigton. The late Mr Euscoe wae of • a lnoßfc. genial nature, unostentatious in 'many apts of kindness, and^Jiis death at "r the - early age of ' 46, is deplored by many friends;'' Amdngst them ate his old comrades of the TJ.B.C.,> bm of whom (Mr J. 1 ' Leydon) a.^j'esiflent, of Palmerston N,orth, ?iao? iao telegraphed his. old captain, (jifr J., '!Ba.tes) ' that ' he will 'be' present •i^wniesfe; other old CluVmatee af the funeral.. TbiaMjaa 'been arranged* to- take pluce-tp-morrow (Sunday^, Mr B^tes request? $i membjSrs' of the Lf.^.C. who intend pa.yxiig the -laat mark of respect to their old comrade to meet ton. the TaylorviHe side of t\e Toigtt Bridge at 2.15. • .The' usual monthly .meeting of 'the Harbour Boa^d; was . held, yesterday- afternoon. Tie secrfetary explained that an interest remittance amounting to would h^Kve to be sent to London" next month. It yfaa reported that* ejte. next". t<> ! the ( , small on the wharf 'had been selected. foi a-, fumigation box7^"~With regard to „the djedge, the-, committee ". had not, yet' prepared a- report,-. :but the was expreiaed ihat the materials of the dredge were 'fit' b^ly for scrap iron." The'sccrereported th^t-Mr. L. Wright had' earned out^his covenaiit in regard; 'to .grasr mSntini on. South; Spit. vltv It .wa# re> Solved to allow Messrs Baddeley and Forlong W remove ajfc thepxpiry of their lease SjfiY cross or divieional fences^ erected ,by p6fey"-Mr"C.'-D.' Itmerick wrote infora^ idj*- ithe Boafd' that' he , had resigned hi? pOation ''At' the ' Pjlot Statdon^. . but stating that «he'%buld- return to his position if tlie^'.BojSrd increased his salary from .£75 ■fe» "iBIOOi - A committee was set up. to in--icruirei ijtto. • the ,-maitterT .of - the ' Pilot's staff , their* duticif and report to, the. Board. ■I^l© 'Foreman's report was read and received. .-,.,•, ', / -"-••' /^JiSn^iWti'ona'l .occurre'ncfe took place on * /^raday^nigh^ra/t' the 4 Villa, Maria:, the building; .now used by j:he boarders 'at St. Mary's <3onVent,btit- until recently .occupied by'-Dr Saunder^. ' From What can be gathered" it would appear that at aboul 10.30 o'clock on the nigfht in question, Messrs' -Buckley ' and Meechani,' when pasairfg in the vicinity of. the building, ,saw two girls on .the set!«nd-fioor : balcony and heard them soreaming. • On. inquiry the ihmates, were found fo 1 be In an excited • Condition" owing 1 to- one of the boarder* paying stated tJia.t, a man had been in her room. Thtf. .girl- •>. stated that*' she wae by .someone moving about in her room*; and'; that.. -on her ' attempting to scream,, 'the "parson, Who was said to be a man, .put his hand over her mouth. She succeeded, however ,r in -screaming, and the man disappeared.. Apparently only two of the, inmji&es.saw $*c mysterious visitor. TEe room which was entered was the first from the secondrfloor landing; and it is * presumed that, the man made an entrance through 1 a window ,on the ground floor, ac a " winddw, ' which ,was^ shut, early in the eyening,* >?as found to be open after th? occurrence.,- The ' jconstable on the beat was sumjnonft^.. but, , could find no tracer of the intruder, ?Jid police invegtigationi? have, so far.^been,. unsuccegpful in finding a% elu© as to j tKe nactumal visitor.