DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 6

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

• (By Telegraph.—Special ObrrcSDonicdt.i' . Wariganul, August 11. ; . In connection- with-the recent bequest of .Mr/JSttsspUj'iofsPifirthj-iiVy.osfc Australia, to the W^nganui; Hospital Board," the 'Batik of New Zealand' notified -that, body to-day that; £5021 has, been/placed, to .'its .credit. .'.As .there, is rio immediate demand ori, the . money,- it was 1 decided :-to f plaoe -i3ooo' on: fixed: deposit for two years; and £2000 for ono year. • . It- is- ex[)ec(>sd, i that; two- : riew coastal steamers; will : be ; on ..the stocks, in' a short time. ' ■'. .}• ' - .

In connection with .the' death of, Mi\ F. Moorehouse, who was' reported •as having strangled Gaol -last', week, his relatives • assert that he had not' been on a drinking-bout., at all, and that his actions 'were the.' result of . hallucinations. They believe his death was'due to an internal trouble, not.strangulation,.'and intend asking for. an .inquiry into- the .matter. ' < Wanganui, August 12. Complaint l is made of the inconvenience, not to say.danger, of-driving cattle over the town bridge and through the iiain Streets, arid the .steady growth .of.'the' town makes the situation worse. .It.,is pointed out that the gorily remedy is' 1 'another bridge to provide a "stock route .in frequented, part of the towii, and.'thc present situation' is being : iised as'an'argutiiont'tb' support .a request.-in .that 'direction, I ''-'which some."time .'ago' was ■put before tho'Government; but so-far'with' not the least effect. '•. ■ ■ ' '

- Hie funeral of the late, Mr., Chas. Jefcott took place yesterday, and .was largely attended by members of the Oddfellows'and Foresters,: in . addition . to-several, veterans, 'who; 1 were ' comrades ( of deceased in the Maori , War.

- - 'With regard v to. the' projected course; of instruction in. agricultural science and domestic hygiene,..it lias, been finally' decided' to hold' the classes at/the High School; • Tlio Hons.; D.; Buddo and T. Mackenzie have promised to - attend the Caledonian Society's .banquet;on August 27.. -The latter Minister .visited the Moumahaki State Farm on Sunday last, with' Mr. Pcarco, M.P., and expressed the opinion that if it was to. bo retained the expenditure must be largely reduced. The Government could not afford to 'loso £2000 a year on an experimental station, but-600 acres of excellent'.land.ought to pay its "way. .Nothing definite was.settled, however., ; -..