WANGANUI 11. v. MARORO II.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11975, 19 September 1906, Page 7

WANGANUI 11. v. MARORO 11.

The team to represent the Wanganui Club will be chosen from the following: — Dr Wilson, Hogg, T. Dalgety, Johnston, G. W. Palmer, Brown, Greenwood, Fenwick, E. Taylor, Allison, Saywell, H. C. Brookfield, Wray, Tewslcy, Kissling. Stevenson, Low, Clissold, Izard. Any of the above who are unable to play are requested to communicate with Mr F. I. Jones, the acting secretary, and any player who would like to play in this match whose name is not on the above list should also communicate with the acting secretary. A brake will leave the Rutland at Jr. 45

It is probable that a match will take place on the Maroro links next Saturday •loiween Sc second teams of the Wanganui and Maroro Clubs. All players who did not play in the last match between these Clubs are eligible.

Messrs. Harold, Fitzherbert, and Bates are representing the Wanganui CTub at the Napier tournament.

The professional, Mr. David Johnston, has returned to Wanganui, and has resumed teaching.

A return furnished by the Department of Trades and Customs shows that 8089 tons of potatoes were imported by New Zealand during the two years ended the 31st July last. The duty paid was £ 10,058.

A full muster of the members of the Wanganui Employers 'Association is called for to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 7.45, at the Association Room, Lennard's Building, Ridgway Street, when a lot of business affecting employers will be dealt with.

The Hospital authorities ask as to acknowledge with thanks the sum of <£81 7s 9d, being a contribution forwarded by Mr A. Fraser, Pu"Shc Works Inspector, from the labourers engaged on the Turangarere-Waiotiru-Mnrimotu section of the Main Trunk railway. This very acceptable donation, with the Government subsidy of 24s in the £, means an addition of .£179 Is to the Hospital funds.

We have been tendered the sum of twopence to-day by a well-known consciencestricken citizen who owns two dogs. Whilst taking afternoon tea one of his dogs had been scouring the neighbouring district for copies of "Heralds" and three copies were landed on the verandah of the house in question. How many more papers this canine- pet may have discovered and purloined our friends does not know but he considered it his duty to offer payment for the actual ascertained loss and to apologise to those subscribers who were thu6 deprived of their budget of news.

At 9 o'clock this morning almost all the weather observation stations throughout the colony — the exceptions being south of Dunedin, where the conditions were gloomy and overcast — reported blue skies, or blue with passing clouds. The barometer readings were much the same, and ranged from 29.30 at Auckland to 30.00 at Wellington, 29.92 at Christchurch, 29.83 at Dunedin and 29.75 at Invercargill, the local reading being 29.96. The temperature locally was one degree below that of Auckland. The temperature recorded were as follows: Auckland 56, Gisborne 54, New Plymouth 52, Wanganui 55, Wellington 47, Greymouth 45, Christchurch 48, Dunedin 53, and Invercargill 48.

The Mayor, Mr. C. E. Mackay, and Mr. E. N. Liffiton, J.'a.P., presided at Police Court this morning. A drunk was convicted and discharged, and ordered to pay cab hire of 2s. A young man named Joseph Sweeney was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, for stealing a tent worth 10s at Upokongaro on the 17th, the property of I'lios. Holder. For stealing the following articles, four blankets (valued at 20s), one ring (10a), one looking-gla?a (la), one pair spectacles (2s), and certain articles of wearing apparel (10s), the property of Samuel Atkinson of Upokongaro, the same accused was" also convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when c-iir'ed upon, the articles having been recovered.