JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 928, 22 September 1910, Page 3

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

; ; MEDALS. PEB-' ; ;>/; f'v.:•■■■,•::.■.';:■ SENTED. • -/'>,-.■ -' v^.; :" (By Telegraph,—Special '.Correspondent.)' '■'■'.i,',.'. ; ' : i \,"'v;'Wanganui, : September :2i'. ■ '„•' At .the annual meeting.'-of' th'eYUiiion' Boat; Club. Mr..'F. M.''Sp.urdlo.'was,-elected E resident; i Mr.' :W.: Sliarpe .cap.tain;. : Mr. i. ! Martin dep.uty^captain,-;.and ,*Mi ; .■~ E;: Cannons, secretary..; .The .annual, report showed that' 53 new members had joined last 'season,.which had been a;very sue-, cessful. one.. Among the'club's, victories was the Australasian;four-oared', championship -jat' Hobart.; - Tho showed ■] an expenditure■ for /the-year .0f>2401, and a.credit: balance 8s; • 2d'. The ','wcre set down, as jESIO, :.this sum including hew. plant bought last sear sontothe yalue'of JE141.: \ . ;. V ;..;.. ■ At the annual meeting of r the iWanganui - Cricket Cliib Mr.: Jas.- Watt 1 : ..-was elected president,.Mr. A. Hl'Howard captain,- and ■ Mr.'.A. S.;. Dymock 'secretary. The . annual report ..showedi'.tho;.-.club's alfairs ; \^'';b^ v ' i iji-,.a\sMisfaotoryywndJ l tipn ) ' a' balah'co.M.;il3'bcihg';ih''-'liand:-!!"■'"';■'; ■•'., '".The.'Hospital: Board; td-daj-.decided..tb : p'rpcur^ ; ported •i.tliat':, during :'-'. last -month:.; 109 patients''hnd been'/ treated in v thb. : -hospit'al,';sl being new cases,-;and;ifour accident bases.,. There had.' been .two'-'phthisis cases' and,•three./of, ,'enferic,', 'while ; tlip operations,numbered 2i;V. ; -'■■' : -v, '•■'•'■''". Dominion; Day:'will be/, celebrated on Monday : evening.ncxt, by.a military tattoo in'which;all'tho;local troops' will,, participate.': ::'.'.-' ■'■:.'■' ..;,:■.': ~ ;.' :' : .;' The, building' trade here; continues fairly active, '.the ; number 1 of, issued, for the during August being fifteen;, of ayalue of. ■£4335. 'The number of permits and the value forth© expired;portion this month as considerably 'in: cx&ss ',' of this.: ■ .".-'':'i ''•:,•: '.:'.! '■'■■';■>. . .'-:' ; V ']'' ,';;•'': At-a' battalion parade of.-the local Territorials .held .last' evening :•■ Lieut.-, Colonel' Hughes 'presented, long-service medals to' Private G. -Benson. (20 years), Colour-Sergeant Cnrmody,. Sergeant Webb and Private T. Sparks (12' years), all of the Wangahui Guards;... of which corps they .were original-members ,on its forma: tion.: . . :'•-;./'' . ■ }'.'';-. ■;',' '<■'/'.'-' : '- ■;' ;-