LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11625, 31 October 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ — ._• ■■■ • The monthly meeting of the Elucafcion Board oommenoes at 7.30 o'clock thia evening. < Trainora and others are reminded that the . acceptances and general entries _ for the i spring meeting of the Wanganui .Jookey Olub close to-morrow. Our readers will find the Heads railway • time-table for the season in another column. Therewill be three traim to the Heads daily, viz., at 10, 2, and 5 p.m., exespt on Saturdays and Sundays, when there will be an additional train. By the Manawatu; ' which arrived here, last night from Westport, Messrs O'Oonor, M,H,R. for Westport, and G-uinnesSjM.H.R. for Grreymouth, and the Hon RandalJohnston, M.L.0., were passengers. The Gairloohleaveß here to-day for Wellington, where she will undergo a thorough ■ cleaning and painting to fit her for the summer trad?. . The Mapgregor takes her place this week in the Taranaki service. The natives at Parakico had a large meeting on Saturday, on the occasion of a now house there. A number of natives were present from higher up the river. A great deal of inconvenience is caused by l.he bridge over the Mataongaouga creek being down. Mr Poison, who had been up the river ou Saturday, and who wished to attend the meeting of ratepayers atEastown in tho evening, had to go over the Union Line to the No 3 Line, down the No 3, and anrosa to Bastown, some three times tha distance he. would otherwise have had to travel . The opening of the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Club's Baason takes phvee on Wednesday next at 2 p.m. Members are re^ minded that their subscriptions are duo. The old-established pie-shop ia Ridgway» street, next door to the office of Mr Hutohi* son, solicitor, has been re-openad under tho management of its former proprietor. The little break in the continuity of business is hardly Jikely to prejudicially affect its steady trade. A meeting o£ the ratepayers iv the Wai« totara Biding of the Waitotara Oounty Council is called by Mr David Peat for ' Thursday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock at the Maxwelltown Hall. Tbie usual quarterly meeting of the 1.0.0.F.M.U. (^anganui district) waß held Bt Palmerston North on Friday evening, when the proceedings opened at 7 p.m., with D.G.M. Bco W. Flyger in tho ohair, assisted by D.D.Gr.M. Bto T\ W. Ferry, The following delegates answered to their names:— Wangaaui Lodge, Bro N. Meuli and Bro J. Bucferellj Manawatu Lodge, Bro W. Wood, Bro S. Uelf , Bro R. Hen* dereon, and Bro W. Welsh ; Manchester Lodge, Bro B. Nix. The balance .sheet of the district and all the different lodges were read and confirmed, and accounts passed for payment. Bro W. Wood moved, as a notice of motion, Tha*; the dißtriot laws be revised, as there aro several defects as they at present read. After other minor items •were agreed to, tho nomination of officers for the D ensuing twelve months took place. For the D.QLM. Bro Ferry was proposed and seconded; for D D.GkiT,, thoce were three candidates, Bros Lawrie, Hollow, and Rulf j for corresponding secretary, Bro Wright was again proposed. Thi3 closed the meet ng, with a vote of thanks to the officers for tfcoir trouble ia coming to Pdlmsrston. After the aboyo proceedings had concluded a number of da^reo lectures were delivered to those who h*d advanced ia the order to the position of obtaining them. We are not aware whether the Q-raymouth telegraph office or tho Wanganui office ia to blame, bub ib was omitted to b 9 notified on the shipping bo*rd that the Moa had left Q-reymouth on Friday night for this port), " Had the agents not received a telegram, the vessel mi^ht have be«u iacoavaniencdd by delays on her arrival, The Oreii hid rathor a rough time of it on Saturday we«k, -while coming out of the HokiuDga Heads. A heavy sea struck her aad carried away all the forward deck houses, nplifc the pquaresail yarj, started ■> p n't of tha front of the cabin, smashed in brio ports in the front of tho cabin, the c s-iyl'gbt on doclr,»nd carried away hecanvaß •if \hs f,'nrTi'hionn on the dotkW« I-avj much pleasure in colling attention to thd very diveraified programEne of <ho Greenwood concert for this evening, publisV.efl in tkia issue, and feol pure our :-v,islc-loving townspeople will have every g mason to be sa ! i?nsd with it, br;!.h us to . quantity and quality, and aleo thai; hero 1 wi:i be a bumper hou3e. j TJiO Hon Major Atkinson is suffering . i torn '' dandy fivor." and come duubt i« osprosscd se to wbelhaf he will bo -.veil H.--O<J^ ? i io £dij-:' his ?iv!Hi::a!. S.uu;ia<iit

Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the J Wanganui County will be held to-morrow. The amount; of duty collected at the Cußtoms office here last week was £205 17s Bd, made up aa follows : —Customs duties, £).58l8s Id"; beer duty Btamps, £43 183 j light dues, 6s lid j pilotage, £% 14s Bd. Hunfcerville is steadily progrosaing, new buildings etiil being the order of the day. The new scliooJ, under the oharge of Mr G. Kye, formerly o ? the Kai Iwi school, has between 50 and 60 eohol&i'a ia regular attendance Mr CouLle, the contractor for the HuDtervtllo railway eoction, has been very unfortunate in having to contend with unusually bad weather, fully a week at a I stretch passing without JuaUng one' day's / time. Several tradeßimn from Wunganui are engaged on the station buildings, and the perumneut way ia laid for throo mika beyond Hunleryille. Mr Inraon, formerly of Ualcomhe, hao purchased Mr BstoKenzia'i) bakery business, and is bu f i!y engaged erecting a new brica over. Lrrrga areas of bush hava been felled recintl/, and tho township goner-Uly haa a very thriving appearance. Messrs Freeman B. Jiwkeon and Co. cold the priTilßge3 fjr tho Wangar.ni spring meeting by public auction on Saturday, resulting as follows : -Noe I and 2 booths, £15, McElwain 5 No 3 booth, £16, MoE). wain; fruit stall, £5. Mrs Raid ; oardr, £15, Oobmn ; horee paddock, 5?, Williams. "Interesting chapters from the early history of Wanganui " ia the title of a little book just published by Mr A. [>. Willis, the receipt of a copy of which we have pleasure in ac^nowltdgiug, Tho nature of the little volume, which affords particularly interesting reading, ia e'early indicated by its title, and we should hope that the enterprise shown by Mr Willis n repciing ! from oblivion the periahine; rr c rds of the | past will meet with it- due reward, and Jh<it every family in the district will make a po.nt of procuring a copy of the book. The various chapters are entitled " First settlers," -'The early days of Wanganui," '• The GilHUan Masiacre," " The Siegp of Wanganui," "Tho battle of St John's Busb," "Power's vereicn ct the Gtilfillan tragedy," " Death of the famous ob>f Mamuku," and " Wan^anui in 3.856,' the latter an interesting description from the pen of Mr 0. Buruelt.