LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 3402, 20 June 1877, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Athletic Club. —We hear that a general meeting of the members is to take place towards the end of the week. The date and objects of the meeting wil probably be made known in due course. Personal. — We very much regret to learn that Mr Cummins, sen., lias for some days past been in a very low state, and is suffering acute pain. The poor old gentleman has been a continued invalid for a long time. His present state causes his family aud relatives much anxiety. With them we sincerely sympathise. Upokongaeo. — In order to augment the fund for defraying certain expenses connected with the new Wesloyan Church at Kennedy's, the local congregation intend having a meeting to-day, at Upokongaro. We doubt not but that this gathering will be as enjoyable as those under the auspices of our Wesleyan friends generally are. Several of the . ladies in the up-river neighbourhood have promised to provide the trays. The usual public meeting will take place at the conclusion of the tea. A Duuedin telegram in yesterday's issue shows what can be -done in this and similar ways, Local Manufacture. —A set of springcart harness made by Mr Kitchen has been- much admired, aiicl has been pronounced equal to the best home inanuture. Wanganui need not be ashamed of its tradesmen. Professional.— Mr Barr, of Messr.? Barr and Oliver, the engineers to the Harbour Board, was a passenger by the Manawatu yesterday. We trust now that no time* will be lost in arriving at a practical and definite conclusion in the matter of the reclamation works at the spit. Not Correct. — The person who furnished us with the information anent ' Dv Gilbert's appointment, must have been ; under a misapprehension, as we learn j that the appointment of a medical man for the Friendly Societies in Wanganui is still in abeyance, the delegates from the various lodges not having met to consider any applications sent in from other towns in the colony. Leaving the District.— Mr E. S. '• Bovvden advertises a clearing-out sale of his extensive and choice stock of assorted ! fancy goous. 'Lho atuck is a large one, selected with great taste and care, and , embraces a variety of articles of every day use. The low prices at which the goods j liate been marked for this sale, and the j \ excellent quality of every line, should ensuro a sucl'^-siul winding up. ]

Equink. — St Albans has been sold to Hoiini Pihama for the sum of £175. He is intended for stud purposes. Mail Notice.— The .English mail via San Francisco will arrive in Wanganui on Friday. AKT AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.— The usual weekly meeting will take place to-night at the Institute, at 8 p.m. Australian Capitalists.— A Napier telegram, which we published yesterday, shows that New Zealand, as a grazing country, is in favour across the water, and that stations here can find purchasers hailing from Adelaide. Mom by Makes the Mare to Go. — A cable which appeared in our last issue states that one horse is backed to the tune of £30,000 to win the Melbourne Cup. It will be a queer tiling indeed if lie is not allowed to do it. Surely the other jocks will be accommodating for once, especially as it will be worth their while to do so. Postponed. — The extremely inclement state of the weather on Saturday banished all thought of the Upokongaro football contest from the mind even of the most ardent lovers of the game." Should the Wellington match not interfere with present arrangements, the Upokongaro struggle will take place probably next Saturday. In Napier Too— The .jury in a criminal case at Napier, who were lockedup all night, complained bitterly of the neglect of the Judge's order with regard to the supply of firing and refreshments. Juries are surely entitled to greater consideration. A similar complaint was made in Wanganui last session. The Tutaenui Again. — The Raugititikei is again heavily flooded, and it is feared the road will become impassable at the Tutaenui Bridge, near Paulin's, unless something be done at once to prevent further encroachments. This part of the road has been the bete noir of travellers for years past, and these latest accounts will not tend to reassure those who use. the route aa a means of communication. Harbour Board. — There is some screw loose about the tenders for the wharves, and the Board have resolved, as per advertisement elsewhere, not to accept the next highest, but to invite fresh tenders, to be sent in by the 26th inst. The deposit has been increased to £50, and each tenderer, with his sureties, must be at the office at 12.30 p.m. on the day of the meeting, when the accepted tenderer and his sureties will be expected to sign the lease and bond, failing to do which his deposit will be forfeited. This will prevent miscalculations of this unsatisfactory character in future. Orpheus Glee Club Concert. — The programme put forth for the concert tomorrow night contains several pieces rather out of the usual line of Wanganui concerts. Thus, in the pathetic song, Miserere Dornine, a hidden chorus will sing the refrain ; and in ,the Hunting Glee, Foresters Sound the Cheerful Horn, the coeni iv the distance will give the echos. Two other pieces with concealed choruses were to have been given, but owing to the pre -engagement of the Hall, which prevented stage rehearsals, these are reserved for another opportunity. The music of the martial song, Prepare for a War, was composed by a Wanganni gentleman, whose musical knowledge and good taste have often been availed of by our local amateurs. The pianoforte accompaniment is by one of the lady honorary members of the club. It is the intention of the club, we hear, to encourage as much as possible the production of local compositions, instrumental and vocal ; and we hope their concert may thus be the means of giving a hearing to " full many a flower else born to blush unheard," as Tom Moore or Rory O'More remarked. For the sake of the library we hope to see a bumper house.