LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 9188, 12 August 1880, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails for Australia. — Mails for the Australian Colonies, per Rotomahana, close at 11.30 a.m. on Friday, 13th inst., at the Bluff. Telegrams for transmission will be received at the Telegraph Office here as usual. Southern Star Lodge. — The second anniversary entertainment of the above lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars will be held at the Institute at 7.30 p.m. on Friday. The chair will be taken by the Rev Mr Lee. The speakers will include the chairman, Mr Tucker, and others. An excellent programme, including musical selections, has been arranged, and the gathering will no doubt be large. The Coal Essays. — Mr Godwin having completed his examination of these essays, we are now enabled to give the full results, which are as follows :— No. 1 (1st prize), "Smoke," Edgar Henry Nicholas, 12 years, Boys' High School ; No. 2 (2nd prize), "Emerald," Elizabeth Bell, 14 years, Girls' High School ; No. 3 (3rd prize), "Nom de plume," William McLean, 10 years, Boys' High School. The following essays received honourable mention :— "Black Diamond," E. M. Field, 17 years, Aramoho School ; "Kitty Clover," Marion Field, 13 years, Aramoho School ; "England's Greatness," William Rankin, 14 years, Boys' High School. We understand that Mr Inspector Foulis is so pleased with the production of Marion Field that he purposes giving her a special prize. As our contemporary has announced his intention of publishing the essay which took the 1st prize, we shall endeavour to find a place in our columns for that which took the second. Rate Defaulters. — The Town Clerk advertises that all rates remaining unpaid on the 1st September wilt be sued for in the Resident Magistrate's Court.

H.M.S. Raleigh. — This fine vessel will sail from Wellington to-day for England. A son of Sir Hercules Robinson, who is about to join, the navy, will be a passenger by her. The Unemployed. — About fifty men for the Carlyle Railway works arrived on Tuesday night by the Manawatu. They were sent on to their destination yesterday, by the steamer Clyde. A Run-away. — Yesterday afternoon a horse, with cart attached, bolted in St. Hill-street, paid a visit to Mr Paul's cheap sale, broke a couple of verandahposts, and then went into the river. The Liquor Traffic. — Three cases will be heard this morning in the Resident Magistrate's Court, in which publicans are charged with keeping their houses open for business at unlawful hours. Found Again. — Howell, the man who has been missing in Wellington for some time, has turned up again. He is old, and has almost entirely lost his memory. It appears he fell in with some kindly-disposed people who supplied his wants. National Bank. — The National Bank announces a dividend for the half-year ending 31st March, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable on and after the 16th instant. The Mormons. — Elder Batt, the Morman Apostle, appears to have been successful at Oamaru. It is reported that several families have expressed to the Elder their intention of receiving baptismal immersion at his hands. Volunteers. — The following corps are notified to parade for inspection and exercise as under :— Alexander Cavalry, 2 p.m. on the 19th instant; Wanganui Rifles, 7.30 p.m. on the 25th instant ; City Rifles, 7.30 p.m. on the 23rd instant ; Wanganui Cadets, 7.30 p.m. on the 24th instant. Freehold Property. — We notice that Mr Barns has received instructions from Mr M. Judge, who is leaving for England, to sell his freehold property in Bell-street. The land is a quarteracre section, with a well-finished fourroomed cottage built on it, and the ground is highly cultivated as a flower and kitchen garden. The above property adjoins Mr R. Pharazyn's. Tailors' Strike. — A number of men employed in one of the tailoring establishments in town have struck work on the principal refusing to raise the rate from 10d to 1s per hour. It appears that a short time ago the men, in order to bring in more work, proposed a reduction, and the principal suggested the lower rate mentioned above, which was accepted, and acted on. The next thing was a reduction to the public, and, as a consequence, increased business. When, however, the orders began to come in freely, the men demanded a return of the shilling rate, which, of course, could not, under the circumstances, be conceded. There will, we understand, be no difficulty in supplying the places of those who have thus quarrelled with their bread and butter at a time when many find it a hard matter to get dry bread. Zealandia Panorama. — A fairly good house assembled at the Princess Theatre last evening, notwithstanding the gloomy and threatening state of the weather. The panorama was very successfully displayed, the creasing to which we took occasion to call attention on the opening night having entirely disappeared. The dioramas were also shown with good effect, and Mr Sydney Colville's clever impersonations and rapid changes were greeted with approbative cheers. We understand that it is not the intention of the management to exhibit in any of the other New Zealand towns, as at first proposed. They will proceed to Scotland via the Bluff and Melbourne immediately. They intend adding greatly to the exhibition before opening at home, having procured recent photographs of all places of interest in the colony. These will be copied by eminent artists, and included in the panorama. The Hall in which they will exhibit will be opened during the day time free of charge ; and having purchased a considerable number of water-colour paintings of New Zealand scenery, and received a collection of Maori curios, which will be arranged in the hall, the British public will be enabled to form a more favourable opinion of the antipodes than they could from the ordinary means of information on colonial subjects. In the evenings the panorama will be shown, and pamphlets on New Zealand distributed amongst the audience at a small charge. After making the tour of the most important cities of Britain, they will probably proceed to America. Tonight there will be an entire change in Mr Sidney Colville's impersonations. To-morrow night Mr Colville will take his benefit, and from the excellent reception hitherto deservedly accorded him. we feel sure there will be a bumper house. A gold watch will be given for the best conundrum on the Zealandia Panorama. On Saturday there will be an afternoon performance for children, each of whom will be given a very neat and new puzzle. Young Melbourne. — About fifty young gentlemen, natives of Australia, met in Melbourne recently, for the purpose of forming a political organisation. It was generally agreed that the political platform should be of a thoroughly liberal nature, but it was determined that the provisional committee should draw up the platform and submit it, together with the rules of the association, to a future meeting.