LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13352, 13 April 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

*** The “Herald” will not be published on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Wo understand that the Labour candidates at the forthcoming Borough Council election will bo Messrs I'. Lovegrovc. W. Bott, and J. T. Muir.

The latest addition* to the Telephone Exchange are No. 291, Mrs R. Gibbons' residence, 8 Sydney Place, and 521, Mr J. H. Bowater’s residence, Alma Road.

It is stated that the plant of the Moa Petroleum Company, which operated unsuccessfully at Inglewood a few years ago, naa been sold to the New Zealand Oilfields, Ltd., an English company operating at Gisborne.

A correspondent of the North Otago Times says:—“l have again had the pleasure of filling up the census paper vith, 1 think, the three oldest persons in Gamaru under one domestic roof, and their united ages tot up to 242 years.” The Weather Bureau reports as follows; —Winds freshening, northerly strong, to 4'ftle ; expect unsettled and cloudy weather, rain probable, glass fall. A storm area appears to be approaching from the westward.

At a well-attended meeting in the Wanganui East Borough Council offices last night, it waa decided to hold a public meeting in the Town Hall on Thursday, 20th inst., at 8 o’clock, to discuss the bridge and tram proposals from the opponents’ point of view. In reference to the laying of the foundation stone of the new College chapel, old fioys are notified that a space will be reserved for them immediately in front of the platform. The present boys will occupy the two flanks, and the school choir will be on the right hand side of the platform. The ceremony takes place at 2.30 o’clock on Sunday afternoon next. A meeting of master butchers was held at the Burnside cattle yards (Dunedin) yesterday to consider the advisability of increasing the price of meat owing to the increased prices of stock, and it was decided to increase the present prices by from a halfpenny to a penny per lb. It is just possible that a further rise may be required later.

There is one man who will leave the Dominion with a very favourable opinion of it. It is Baron von Droste, who has been on an extended visit to New Zealand and is returning to the Fatherland. Writing to a friend, he says: “I have now seen most of New Zealand, and I have formed the conclusion that we have not a country in the whole of Europe like

Whilst three ladies were crossing the Avenue at Jefferson’s stables last evening, a pony driven by a boy in a bradley swerved and knocked one of the ladies down, but she managed to scramble clear of the wheels, although it looked at the time as if she was certain to get run over. No doubt the yrtung lady’s presence of mind saved her, and it reflects very little credit on the lad that he should have driven on and never even inquired if the youngs lady was iniured or not.

The lease of a vacant section in Dee Street, Invercargill, formerly occupied by an hotel, was offered for sale recently. The area was one rood nine perches, and the annual rental obtained was J1365. Mr Colin McDonald was the successful bidder. A condition of the lease is that a building valued at not less than .£6OOO must be erected in a year’s time. The section frontage is 57ft to the street, so that the rental works out at .£l4O a foot as to the value of the site.

The driver (Walter Anderson) of Grover’s delivery cart at Ashburton had a narrow esoape from a very serious accident to-day. He was driving the cart over the Tancred Street railway crossing, and evidently did not see the express train from the south approaching. The. engine struck the back of the cart, smashing the latter and throwing Anderson on his head. He sustained a slight concussion, and was severely bruised and shaken, bnt serious injuries are not anticipated. There has been one fatal accident and several narrow escapes at similar crossings in town already this year. The Middle District annual conference of Churches of Christ meets in Wanganui this year. Preachers and delegates from co-operating churches assemble for business at Mathieson Street Church to-mor-row morning. From the programme of the conference proceedings (which appears in our advertising columns), it will ho seen that business sessions continue to-morrow, Saturday, and Monday. To-morrow night, at 6.30, the conference tea meeting will be held, to be followed by a home mission rally at 8 o’clock, which will be addressed by several preachers.! Special Sunday services will be conducted by Messrs L. Johnston and S. H. Mudge. A special young people's service will be held at 2.30, at which there will be a collection for foreign missions. Hie conference terminates on Monday night with a thanksgiving service at 7.30 o’clock. All meetings will be held in the Mathieson Street Church.

Under the heading “The Romance of a Premier," the Daily News refers to the fact that Mr Andrew Fisher, the Prime Minister of Australia, is to be feted by the Liberal Party when he comes as a guest to the Coronation. He is to attend tho banquet to be given on May 25 at the King’s Hall, Holborn Restaurant, at which Mr J. Ramsay Macdonald will preside. Mr Keir Hardie, in conversation with the lobby correspondent of the Daily News, said Mr Fisher was a district secretary of the Ayrshire Miners’ Union at the time Mr Hardie was general secretary. “In 1879, added Mr Keir Hardie, “we had a trade dispute, and Mr Fisher was blacklisted—that is, he was among a number of men who it was resolved not to employ again. He emigrated to Australia, and to-day ho is the Premier of the Australian Commonwealth. The Ayrshire miners have invited Mr Fisher to a banquet while he is in this country.

The Aramoho School Committee met on the 11th inst. Present—Messrs J. W. Aldertou, R. McGkmagle, C. C. Rasmussen, L. Coopej, and J. G. Yinsen. Mr C. L. Bridges being unable to attend, Mr Yinsen was voted to the chair. The headmaster reported the roll number to be 214 for the last and present month (and for the same month last year, 200), the average attendance to be 206, 87 per cent. The attendance of the upper classes still exceeded 98 per cent. Letters were read from the Education Board, advising the Committee that £25 had been voted for repairs and alterations to the school. This includes fire escapes from the infants’ room. Standard 11. room, and Miss Lock’s room, and also, that the new furniture required for the school was subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector. Accounts totalling £2 14s were passed for payment. The Committee decided to meet at 7.15 p.m. on the 24th inst.—the evening of the householders’ meeting.

Everybody- has beard and read about the harem skirt, for almost every magazine or paper contains some reference to it. Wanganui-ites will be given an opportunity to see the real article, as we will display one in our large window at 3 o’clock on Saturday, so make a point of seeing • this much-discussed article of feminine attire, McQruer and Co.

Tiw corporation tramway# will not ba run to-morrow (Good Friday). Wo are informed that a harem ekirt will be shown in an Avenue shop window on Saturday afternoon. TJio isuccesaM tenderer* (Eaaaell and Bignell) for the additions to the tramway powcr-iiouoo expect to.start the work on Tuesday neat. The usual Easter rush of railway traffic set in in full force to-day, the railway staffs being kept very busy, as they will doubtless be all through the holidays.

The question of compulsory attendance at the Technical School continuation classes for children between the ages of 14 and 17 will form a subject for discussion at the annual meeting of householders, to be held on the 24tn inst.

By advertisement in another column, all friends of the Collegiate School ar* invited to be present at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new chapel on Sunday next. At the request of the old boys of the school, the Bishop of Wellington—for many years chairman of trustees—will perform the ceremony. At a meeting of the Wanganui branch of the School Committees’ Association, held on Saturday evening, it was decided to aak the Wanganui School Committee to request the Education Board to start the Technical School continuation classes. The attendance at these classes is fo be compulsohv for children between the ages of 14 and 17.

Messrs E. N. Liffiton and H. S. 0. Harper, J.’s P., presided at the B.M. Court this morning. A third-offender waa convicted of drunkenness and fined £2 and costs. A man named Flynn, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of indecently assaulting a little girl in Cook’s Gardens, was committed for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court.

As a result of the Surf Club’s carnival, to be held on Castled iff beach on Monday next, it is hoped to raise sufficient funds to provide the necessary dressing shed accommodation for ladies. To help towards this end an afternoon tea is being supplied, and an appeal is made to •» ladies of the town to help with supplies of eatables. Would any who are willing to tssist send their donations to Mrs (Dr) Anderson, Wicksteed Street, before 11 o’clock on Monday morning? A repetition of a nuisance which has caused a great deal of annoyance and trouble in the past occurred at the Putiki end of the bridge shortly before 7 o’clock last evening. A -number of horsea were being driven, quite uncontrolled, oast the bridge towards Putiki, and in heading one of them off the horseman who «u sup* cosed to be in charge of the animals had the misfortune to turn the horse on to a motor car which was approaching the bridge slowly. The animal leapt up at the glass shield, smashing it, breaking the tamp, and damaging the car generally. I'he driver of the car attempted to k|eßtify the horseman, but the latter hurriedly rode off, and it is not yet known who owns the horses.