A CANADIAN WANGANUI.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 12983, 26 January 1910, Page 6

A CANADIAN WANGANUI.

ME\IV DISTRICT IN SASKATCHEWAN. ' SO ‘ Named bsT an ; ex-WAngahui-ite. : “Wanganui-Sask.” was the postmark on envelope shown to the “Herald” to-day. ‘Bask’,’, it may be mentioned, stands for “Saskatchewan” (Canada). Wondering at what appeared a remarkable similarity between Maori and Indian names, we inquired further, and found that the letter was written to a friend here by Mr H. R. Young, formerly of Wanganui (New Zca- ) ;nd). who some time hack left for Canada in search of fortune, and took up a farm i i the province of Saskatchewan. Mr Young named his place “Wanganui,” and such is the name by which the district /ipound became known, and under which it i; pow registered in the Canadian Post OftMr Young himself is postmaster at Wangariui-Sask. The cx-Wanganni-ite apoars to have exrrionced the usual up's and downs of col- < ial life everywhere. He had intended to ( il:,c a trip home to Wanganui last ’Xmas, ! at this is now “put down” for four or live years owing to losses from a prairie 1 -e which swept Wanganui some time ago. M r Young 'lost most of his crop ami some of his building.;, and only managed to save i 'v house.' stock, and machinery after a hard fight with the flames. Next spring- he i -tends to re-build, and make another start. At the time of writing it was winter, when, Mr Young says, life is much like what it is in New Zealand, except that they have snow instead of mud. He will rot have much “going” during winter on :■-count of the five, but will be kept busy hauling firewood, am] bay for stock.. “When vou meet anyone,” says Mr Young, “it is the custom to ask them who they are, and where they are going. Or, if a snow-storm comes on, you call and ston at the first place, and it mav he a week before the storm is over. They are always (.leased to see yon, and sorry when you m.” Which seems the hosnitablc way, the world of all who dwell in lonely j he:.;! It is the custom with colonial school children whose towns have parent cities s-milarly named in the Old Country to exchange'flags with them. Hitherto Wangarui has had no overseas double, so here is a chance for an exchange of Imperial sentiment between the .parent Wanganui, and the new Wanganui in Canada. May the .new Wanganui have the same bright prospects as the old has!