LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11059, 22 September 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. T. Nuttall, of Wanganui, has, ,accordin£ to the latest Gazette, "patented an improved means for .attaching draw r oflv taps to kerosene-tins and f the like.The Patea Brass- Band are bestirring themselves, and there is & movement On to raise funds for theVpimmaa4 of several ■new instruments. Should their efforts be successful it is the intention of the Band to 'compete at 4ihe>*ecfond^lerdsv cdntedt to be held at Marton next year. ■ Asl'showiiig the ne&e'ssity for a schedule of work being required from school cdinmittees, it was pointed out at last night's meeting of the Education Board that one committee had been known to apply to the Board for a pair' of hinges costing Is 6d,' and another reciuested the Board, to" order the cleaning-out of dome spouting. The New Zealand amateur boxing team, which is to represent the colony in the Sydney tournament, left Wellington by the Moeraki on Saturday. The., members are: — A. Parker; Dunedin (featherweight) ; 11. M. Rosenbery, Wellington (lightweight) ; Griffin; Invercargill , (middleweight); and H. N. Taylor; Wellington (heavy-weight). Mr W. G. Atack/ of ChristcHuTch, accompanies ihe team, and also Mr Parker, son., "ds trainer.'

) ; The much -talked of football' jnaTCli -bet ; the" "Wanganui - Rifles :andv 'l?he:'t Cjruards t'akes; ; .|ilace next Saturday; at ; i3'.' p.m. As both^teams >are ; training' - ?ver^ ; hard, a good game . )t ,. , The Alton and 'Hiirleyyille. set^rs^are ; .again agitating, to secure>the regular stop- . page of the njail train at Ball • Road, Messrs P. Hurley and T. Johastou went to ,r. Wellington on S»]turday -, to-, urge the 'ncr cessity on the Minister for Railways.'' ."•"f, 1( . The recent big jslip at Shapespeare'd Glifll .-, is to be ÜBed.aS an argument in. favour- of ' the Education, Department fux^js .. for a school' at, Sedgebrook... The opinion, \ of the niembers. pf the^Educ^tion strongly supports, the idea "o^..h|ivin^,^ v ■ school erected, there. . - .^ '.-,-.■ • (-j' '.".■'>'•. -.'; '!->,vj^',W^-1 • .lP^ofeß^o. l P^ofeB^or O AY / .^psy e i^^^W n^'wt'<''Jt -, 'will sjcfc, as .onfi. qf r ,^l»g. / j^dj?e^,is~j^.pmp (/ . essay, co,mp,etitijpn J ]' the'.public^JKe^g^jL-,,,^ bridge question. ifomotei-by /MSa^»ffftf»j bie , and' .St^dhoj^me^ ' tKe^ „.,-_ branch of'thpMmer^ Union. 'ind^e^M^;;: prietor "of. thep^^bi^ton' Jttail r and;.Gu^r^r x*, „ ' The funeral tf %\i& late Rev J. M. Mar T/ shall, took pl^S J dfi''^tftsa»y;^;Opli^, ihe B,tev P.. J^C'^l.'condnp^tig.ffie Burial . service. 'Th^g^a^\ !»tjsjsjS@^ '/ Amongst me ' WirqarM', seni werd't^iDUtes" \\ from Cafi£erbjiry t 'JColWge 'profeesdr^' ai\d ' students," atff theViffew, Zealfind^.CrTclfet/V.r Council. 1 ' 'Th^(soul^r'was represented' % , Messrs C. TZ^W&U F/-C! Jtiph&& : f^ V Speaking 00. „ ih»,, quesiX^n' . of ..Higli • Schools, J^f.F^.Mj'i^puMie, "at las^nigli^.J* meeting of th,e,-E(^c:^iog;Board, e,a.ye<i^alj : - his' opinion that^.tlje .^o^ done, primaigr/^ schools in the^Be^ve^th^^t^ndw^was ot^txy littlb' value", being performed in a.pe'fronb- . jtory manner;- '. He believed ,that -by cstkblißhing Hi^i. Schools they would 'get pro'- , perly-appbinted teachers, "who #buld/ carrr < out 1 their duties in a"' proper mamter'^ y "iy,' ' •DuringVifie discussion on tfie"nues^i6fij'pf' / - ' pranking, aft last night'is fneeting p^'|fiej' Eflucaifion Board,. Mr F/ed' Pfra^f p^iirtij^ r •but tUat'Hhe" only fund'.tne Bj)|'iS^'fcftiiid'' f ; ! . draw on for po^taa;^ ijt •eventJ" k o^xhV /i ,'Goverh'ment W4 th'drawing I .the '- 'privtiegfi, ;'! J .was • th' 6- S<jhaol;; v 'CoAmtifcto? *jjofk, „ ances. ■ ' Mr v ,Haselden - 'siiggjlstjjji/ that.',.' a yraj •' but"' o( li%l the ' dilficult^ 7 wdtild!^,',', be 1 for the Government , to'Vm'aKe'^'atiV " alloHvranco of stintfs;'' they c'ouW'tneii'^h;-'' fffc]aw the •franki^priyi;lege : a^ r ßodiids'''^y 'V pleased.'' ;''"\}.-' v .[, .f,"r,. ""» r >->' ' t-,-Aj.^V'elUngton:" wife, Btat ¥ es ,^bh^ an Engljsh ; copjpajjy'h/as decid,e<jUq. ptart; traflfliitf oper-%ir ations' on a larce.j,scaje 'in / waters. ' The company s*xepreserita^jji!^,-wq^7 arrived from LoMon .by thb .GotW, ,Bjt«te«f ,*> ■ that 9perat^>4a .wijl emj^raj:'ejws > t w h,olfti«.- . of ; the ja^ing, ; arcas off;'^e,jNJßjfr jf( 4 Zealand coast- _ iO^Lpfftpoie^tfl^^n^plpy:,'' ten trawlers, and these will be Built in the colony" if shipbuilders wfilvun'ieytake to r produce bqats in accorSance with the'Griinsiby. • specilications. -■ - • ,-'••** *-;----' ,;i.\v. Wo have "received front £tfe' enthuiiaflticj s secretary^ Mr" Sj'L.' Rule/ 'tfie^nftatttti 1 •■ port ©f the' Qam&ru 1 - 1 ' which is probably the/ most u wealth.y,f rett- '", tiveif.Vas" well a'S'tHe most 1 Waiy 1*'""1 *'" " of' the kind in the. colony. It>iH'.be-]W-' l '' Cl membered bv'niany local Caledonians >tha.tf> Mr Rule and some of the directops df fwfe ■ \[ ■ Oamarii' Society jrtrere -here- for 'the^jd|am-*J'.i pionship meetings-last; January, .wheftntaiij! •< firm friendships on-.the' solid fbasis^dfcjath/''-' letic en,thusiasm.jr^er&' ( 'comin^noßfi, 1 jtoto'' "" OanHiruyian.'and"*Waiigaiidi societi«fß^i*e ••->••' „s trongly affiliated. v >! ' ' • ' ' ?'■ v '^<; J*"' '• A, vefy-larg6 afi | di'e'itce^aßßemW[«sd^at > -tfie; ( '■; D^ill Hall last night j wheWth«T^Bio^|na' '"' Company, under' -the' leadferßh^p^t)ff"l^OT ,and Mrs Perr^r, of Salvation presented & sp'ldndid popular 'jprogranVin^ included ; ifa' the "pifeture's 'shown .ve^f $- -<i number $aken' in' New Zealand, inefdding - '?< the cdlebraf^d'WaiiSfiangu Geyser.i-jHaß^ s ings Firp Brigade at pr^ic^iee,' and sc'e'n.fes rj ufcakei' oorn r th'fe'.o'ecaWn'* of the. receht yisi^ ', ,;oF%he Dttthess ' of York"% ~ colony.,' \ Another excellent bill is .promised 1 ' for this; evening. Major Perry has' spe^t'., ally, invira^the pupils', q£ the'^jij^Vajjf \, Girls' 'Colleges, to be' present tniseveninjf. t The urgent .need, "for • a^ditional'.VafqoßT- <r ? modation for pupilaj at ,tHe Lintoii >^hoflV,t, neaKFeilding, *W>s, ,sliowa -at; «la»t I night's .y; meeting of tlte^^JucaitioJi Boiar.^,- when. 4 it : - was stated thg^tiie^t^chers , were obliged • ' to take classes out' in' the open -totej»chj.. - uThe DepartmeM 1 . had refused *an -appliea-- 1 tioii jEpr ..a^si§t^H9.c . towatds ..enlarging— th« . — ■• school, as there was the prescribed space^in : the present building fori the 1 average, ratr tendance. It\was jjpinted „out, however, ... that the prescribed space, did not a^wa-yg .'• mean ,|hat t^er^ 5 was teaching, rqom .fpr- j! such a'nUmber, r ,aß,.tner'e might be;p'nq claa?-. . , ro6m very crowded and another, „the -ler verse. - , * '. >ri h 1 ~,r -„;.• ••'; !■:- The last issue of the New, Zealand Hont)e ; • Journal, ampngst^its photographic ;,para- -" graphs, has ithe"following^- ! (^We;regi'et''to say that we arejto lose our most'a^tim.anit consistent lady nipmber, .Mrs' I^tßgerafld 1 ? - who is removing to Wanganui, and-'wha''-will, we understand, throw in her lot witn» •' our co-workers in that town. The secretary-" took tho opportunity to announce tbs'd^&t * • at the last meeting', and in; a: brief 'speech referred to the value of Mra FitzGecald'S 1'!-services1 ' !- services to the«lub> .and; in the namWof the members, wished her "Kia Ora" in' her." new sphere, adding that our loss would' be the Wanganui .clnss gain. .Tbe.s,ecretajgfa,vi remarks met ..with., warm., applause./ -..-, J-,., Evidently some Bohooleonrtnittees believe ' in studying their qwn'conifort at all events.'" ' Sohie time ago- a 1 certain coramit^e" I?afi ""• authorised by the' Education Bdard to iptu^ Jchase chairs, and as. a result the .Board had an account sent.thpm to 'pass fop arnuchai^a - at 12s dd each, -„o'nf member' suggested j that "the committee "ought to;'have -pu^r- M chased the patent "chafre .such' as'a'fe^s.ed . ,in the Housed of^RepresentStlnreß^faey. woi^ld have been even' more • conifortabK than the armchairs. However, s^nce\. the Board, had not (limited the committee ' : to ' stated expense in- the matter^-'ifwas-a^ed tli^t;it dould not do othfervise^ttoan ' gay'; bijt : ih futuifc^^ — well, this psrticMar" ebminiiit^e^will .'probably- .tol4-rf|^^6/fi(o v, iiiffor sttch-iuxnrißgr^at a'ny-<fat'eifit;^Ee'" • Board's ttpenstbt^? ,<>WlJ^^ J&'tj&g' Mr Win. Eyan»£ iiattagfng -dStecWSVof \ the,' Atlas Milljng i: C,btopany,.'TimSTtii % , I writf <! " me to the Mail 'on weighbridge q^icfetion^ says'.his .experience 1 has befen thafi 1 tatlw^y. weights cannot be relied on. The BepaHsneiit, as 1 - 'a ; rule; Mvi "'' no ma"n speciatly" v tfppb3h.ted'ta4o^e,irei||h-' : - r ' ing, and sometimes men«'B^^}l^qred'^Q .' . weigh who\ are id'tnte incompetent ipf, tfie ' T ,\york. • Againl«ttife Weight of the 'tracks #*t* • " ies very isucn i& fine and wet w'eatifer, '^nj} Vv vefyoiten the%fe»Bi& H^iemselvis 'are' : 6iift Of 1 ' ' otdeif'and inacfliirMe; This-befng so, nMt •'? merchants' hav.e?4jeales of r thfeir';bwn; Mt?' "* if not attended tB-^lfha ; man speciatfy ■ Mi? off to do the ;^#eUhingj l asr;;dn;-ex«ertj<tfie weight may f «tf Hf.W«nreiiabW arid (> dHßiiJd ' " Ibe checked ' 'by^ithe'- 'thrfeshing.'inachjitfe , weights. The 'farmers have this n\Mer;,'hi ff their own ' hatidß,' if -they can,' 'arranW^ & •have their thpeshinff d^rfe^h^day lfb'^"'? instead of by contract. Day labour maycosi" a little extra^ but; in the end, it will prty the farmer heater than contract wt»rk] 'as* he. can be sure of his weights wne'fr no* supervises the weighing, himself.^ { ''"\ ,'/ ., Sunday I caught a very bad ( cpld^*' ' X Monday, it.tp'ok a father- firm hoidj*^ Tuesday I had to my bed, •' ■■ Wednesday I thought I'd shortly be de^, r .. ■ Thursday came:and'l'got°at,bit^wor|^|j;: JPriday they talked ~oi -getting! a aur^ - But Saturday/ benight relief . s^pft ani,, sure — 'V_ s ' ; A bottle of--. :. ,v <~^ .i^^t':-i.v- . • - Wood's G^RA^PifpiiiJjniftJ^fe^R,'^ ■" -" -. f ' iS4; ft.,- v -

■ ' T4e «Wanganui Guards are, reminded, of the- -'Governments parade to-rmorrow (Wednesday) night at 7>30 o'clock, when a full muster^ is expectedCaptain Edwin 1 ' telegraphed .to-day: — SWorfg' winds' to"gale from between west and -south and south-east; glass fall, but rise a*fter twelve hours from now; tides high; sea-heavy; expect* rain. The ManaWatu Daily "Times has evidently constituted itself censor for the colony's press. ,It is an unsuitable role. HoweVer, the most? evident characteristic of the 'Times, /under its present regime, has-been a disposition to' teach its,contemporary grandparents the way to run j their business; The weather all over the colony is evidentlV' btec,omiri^' * much' vf atrtner,' according to It|fS Jh^ermbmetfert'rißaamgs 1 at 1 the undermenla6ned! plajces ' at 9 o'cld'cil this'morriing^Auckfand' 62^ "G?sb\?ftie,f';62, Napier 59;-" NeW Plymouth s^, .Wd^anui -64, Wei-' ling^pn'M, Westpbrt o^.', ff G^elymouth ,59, ChristchHrch'si; Dunedin "5^ Invercargill 50. * '. Wjetn, tlie Supr.em'e' 'feo^t .yesumed this morning, tlb,e GrQ^iC^xoßeputor (My F^tz-, herbe^tjt,m?ntidne4 to" ( Hi| ( '^[onor,>that the c^se .ag,aii;B^ jMary ; 'p[^n".,CoitriU would , hif, Ail^p^^aßrfity ;» '^pcupy • \tli4 . atjte'iition of the ;> w§ojo of to-day, but that he_ ( Hopeor.t'o c.on'clu.de the , criminal cases tomorrow. . -Mt, Fitzherb.ert -assumed that ftis '.Hoiior, . would take 'the -J jury v v c,ascrr t tevens 3#-;P*bHe Truste^—aß 6f < business. 'Tlte^Ghie B iJußtrc'e in'ti- 1 , ikated :> that he wofil^l cT^Js^aftd* that on' Fridt^rihe divorce dsfSes could be'tftken.