LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11973, 17 September 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Football match— Otago v. Wanganui—

on Recreation Ground to-morrow.

It is a characteristic of New Zealand that everybody thinks his own town the best.— Sir Robert Stout at St. Paul's Hall, on Friday evening. k

Since its inception ten years ago the Wanganui Economic Building Society, has granted loans amounting to £39,750, of which amount £15,414 has been repaid. The attention of contractors is drawn to an advertisement in another column, calling for supply of metal for th© Waitotar^k . County Council.

A fire in Grey-street, Auckland, on Saturday night, resulted in a two-«torey house, owned by the Rev. W. E. Lush, and occupied by Mr. Maher, being gnttedv The Ten. Miles Croaft-Country Championship of Victoria was decided at Melbourne on Saturday, and was won by J. Riddell in 58min 57sec.

The proposal to take the Public School Cadets into camp at Christchurch has caught on, Major Aitken having already received unsolicited promises of a guinea each from Mr H. B. Webster, St. John's Hill, and Dr Porritt.

Information has been received from a reliable source that extensive deposits of mineral phosphate have been discovered near Hukerenui, Whangarei. Analysis give good indications that the phosphate will be up to the standard percentage required by the Government.

At the annual meeting of the North Otago Farmer*' Co-operative Association the annual report was adopted. It ehowod that the paid-up capital had increased from .£13,377 to £17,487. A diTidend of 7 per cent, is to be paid to purchasers of drapery, ironmonger^, and groceries, 2\ per cent, to salaries, a refund of 5 per cent, commission on «aM« of grain, 2 per cent, on horses, and £969 10s 6d to the reserve. The total available for disposal was JE4092 10b lOd.

The open-air concert Sfiven »t the Ho#pital yesterday by the Garrison Band under Conductor Crichton, was largely at* tended, and proved very enjoyable, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather. The programme submitted was a capital one, and the various- items were played in splendid style by the Band, the tende" 0 * of "XJn Ballo," in "Masohera," and "Th« Lost Chord" being particularly good. Every astronomical observatory has it» own special line of research, and that of the Wanganui Observatory is the observing of double stars. Sir Robert Stout informed his audience in St. Paul's Hall on Friday evening that up to date> th» f Observatory had discovered no fewer than 82 .which had not yet been catalogued, a fact, he remarked, highly creditable to tb» honorary director, Mr J. T. Ward, and few enthusiastic assistant, Mr T. Allison.

The curtain will be rung down on football in Wanganui to-morrow, when what should prove one. of the finest games of the season will be played, viz., tn eP ta J?°; Wanganui repise^entative match. . The fact that the Southerners defeated Wellington on the latter's own ground on Saturday shows that the visiting team must be » ( very strong one, especially in the forward division.. The team chosen to repretent.. , Wanganui is the strongest available, and a rattling good gam* may be anticipated. There should be a vary large attendance, and those intending to witness the contest should procure ground tickets at -Mr J. Gois's this evening and to-morrow, in order to avoid the crush art* delay at th»

The Labour Journal of the jJth inst. reports as follows on the condition of tM Wanganui market for the previous month : —Building trades: A marked improvement in all branches since last report, »I1 toctt carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers; and painters fully employed, but the «kppy of labour is quite equal to the demand. Engineering trade : Local men are worktnjj full time. Boot trade is reported as good. Clothinsr trade: Very quiet, and a number of tailoresses are working short time* Retail trades: Grocers, bakers, butcher*,; fruiterers, and fishmongers report business as very fair. Miscellaneous: Cycle trade slack. Coachbuildew, blacksmiths, saddlers, tinsmiths, and furniture-makers report business as very fair. Unskilled labour; Workers have had a good month, and ereat difficulty has beeen experienced by settlers who have bu«h to fell. Eveiy man who has applied for work has been found employment.