WANCANUI.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1902, 10 November 1913, Page 10

WANCANUI.

The Wangaiiui County Council is energetically pushing on the construction of telephone lines through its district for the benefit of various groups of set-' tiers, and is raising a further loan of £500 for that- purpose.' The council is strongly opposed to the provisions of the Kailways Amendment Hill, whereby 'the cost of gates, warning bells, etc., at level crossings is imposed on local bodies, and has decided to tako steps to ensure these proposals being opposed in Parliament.

At the annual meeting of the Wa* nganui Horticultural Society Mr. W. J. Treadwell was elected and Mesdaines M'William, J. G. Wilson, and Mr. J. Robertson vice-presidents. Mr. G. H. Pownall was elected secretary.' _

Boys taking the agricultural course in the secondary classes of the central ward of tho Wanganui'Educational District go into annual camp in a few days' time, Feikling being the location. Hero a woolshed and four hufidred sheep have been placed at their disposal by one of the settlors. Messrs. Aitken (Wanganui), D. W. Low (Palmerston), and T. Thomas (Eltham) aro the delegates from the Wanganui branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute to the annual conference at Auckland ili January next.

Notwithstanding tho inability of the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Hally) to attend the conference last week between the New Zealand Builders' Association and delegates from the Carpenters' Federation, it was decided to proceed with same. The Mayor of Wanganni (Mr. T. B. Williams) presided. A Dominion award is being sought, the principal points at issue being wages, overtime, holidays, and apprentices. Tho conference has been sitting since Friday, but so far nothing has been reported as to whether any agreement has been arrived at. PALMERSTON NORTH. Mr. Philip Hereford, Messrs. Fullers' manager at Palmcrston North, has received notice of his transference to the management of His Majesty's Theatre, Wellington. Ho will be succeeded here b.v Mr. llawdon Blandford, of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., Sydney. The weather, and possibly the strike, affected tho show gate takings considerably. The total amount taken at the gates and stands was £761, as against £1078 last year—a reduction of 30 per cent.

The Manawatu Arts and Crafts Society, which has been endeavouring to lay for itself a financial foundation by means of an art union, has not had a very successful run of ticket-selling. Accordingly, the draw, which was to have taken place on Friday evening, has been postponed till a later date.