LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11628, 1 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In another column will be found the full text of the petition presented by Mr Bryce against the election of Mr Hutchison. The Financial Statement will be delivered to-night. The November number of Russell's handy little time-table is now out. • Messrs O'Connor and Guinnp«a, M.^.R.'p, and the Hon Mr Kandal Johnson, left for Wellington by the through train yesterday. A battalion parade will be hold on Friday next, the 4th instant, and there will consequently be no parade for the Cad eta on Thursday. The Hoapital repcrt for the month of October shows that fourteen have been admitted, eight discharged, aed three have died during that period. The number treated during the month was thirty- three. Mr O'Connor, member for Westport, together with Captains Lambert, Robertson, Abram, ani Gilbertson, Captain Low (the Harbourmaster) and several townspeople, visited the Heads yesterday to ascertain the views of the above masters of vessels as to what would be most advisable in the matter of whaif extension. The Supreme Court yesterday was occua pied with the civil case, Grant v Inhabit tants of the Manawatu Road District, a grest quantity of evidence being taken. The first witness for the defence was called during the afternoon, and^ at about halfpast five o'clock the count adjourned till ten o'clock this rooming. The case will probably be concluded to-day. We are requested to remind those taking part in " lolanthe" that the dress rehearsal in the theatre to night is at 7.30 for the band, fairies, Strephon, and Phyllis, and at 8.15 for all other performers. As the theatre will be otherwise engaged on some nights between now and the 9th, it is important that every performer be present this evening at the appointed time. The revenue collected at H.M. Customs office during the month of Ootober was as follows :— Spirits :— £29B 12s lid ; cigara, £6 13s lid 5 tobacco, £27 2s 6d ; wine, £7 6s 6d ; Australian wine, £2 ss ; tea, £2 ; goods by weight, £14 0s 5d ; goods ad valorem, £296 17s 4d j other duties, £59 17s 2d ; beer duty stamps, .£156 12s 3d ; pilotage, £33 11s lOd ; light dues, £4, 2s lOd ; total, £910 2s 6d. The amount collected during a corresponding period last year was £LI7S Is 7d, there being a decrease, of £267 ISs lOd for October this yearas^ against last year. The chief decrease is in the Customs duties, where there waa a-f ailing away of £236 15a 7>J; Beer duty decreased by qrer £30. The vital statistics for the month ending October 31at are an follows :— Births — Town 15, country 10, j deaths —town 2, oouutry 2, Hoapital'2. Tb.9 m<t rriage market was fairly busy, 5 marriages taking ..place, 2 being Wesleyan, 1 Presbyterian, and 2 Church of England. The Naval Artillery will fire their first competition for the company's trophy on Saturday, sth November, at 5 a.tn; and 2.30 p.m. ; ranges 200, 300, and 500 yds ; 5 shots at each range, BtajjAi»g-o* SOOyde, kneeling at^SOOj-aui'-Sind any position at owjue: The following are the handicaps ; — P.O.'s Neill and Kruse, Gunners Stitt and Mahoney, scratch ; P.O.'s Rowe, Bevage, and ffealy, 3* points ; Gunner Hackett, 4 points ; P.O. Roberts and Gunner Corby, 5 points ; P.O. Pennell, Gunners Clarke and Streeter, 7 points ; Lieutenant Nicholls, P.O. Breeohen, Gunners Allan, Aamodt, Blick, Batkin, and Cacrell, 8 points ; P.O. Dustin, 9 points ; Captain Claphatn, Lieutenant Marshall, Dr Bell, Bugler May, Gunners Cronin, Loftus, Paul, and Perm, 10 points ; Gunners Deweoo, Grogan, McElwain, Mailman, and Stewart, 12 points. The remainder of the company have 16 points. Honorary members will be allowed to compete for this trophy. We hear that arrangements, were completed yesterday for the purchase by the Wangaaui Sish and Door Company of the timber bußineau on Taupo Quay conducted by Mr W. Aisen for Messra P. and J. Bar* tholomaw. Caßtleoiiff Villa, a favourite euintner habitat of visitors to the sea beach, is now in the occupation of Mr Wall, who moy be reskoned upon to study the comfort and convenience o£ all who patronise hi 3 establishment. Another large and fashianable audience assembled last night at fehe Princess Theatre to wituess the third and final concert given by Mrs Greenwood and her highly -gifted daughters. The programme was lengthy aud varied, each number being applauded, and in the majority of <sasea encored. Tho little laiieshave estabiiahe i themselves firm favourites here, not only by reason of their marked musical and histronic talent, but by their unassuming deportment and modeaty of demeanour on the stage. They leave Wanganui to-day, and open at Mar* ton on Thursday evening, Feilding on Fri* dav, and Palmerston on Saturday. We commend their conosrts to all who take pleamre in a highly cultured and classical uvening's entertainment. At 2 o'olock this afternoon, Mr Albert Bans will submit to tho hammer the freehold of a business block that but a very short time ago constituted ths very centre of commercial activity in Wtmganui. We allude to the sections and premises on Taupo Quay, formerly in the occupation of Messrs Taylor and Watb, and extending fro n St. Hill-street almost to the Avenue. The Bale is by the order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and is without reserve. Mr Barns should find himself surrounded by a large gathering of business and com-< mercial mon when he commences opo;ations this afternoon. Mr ¥. VPatkins. a son of Mr W. C. Watkins, bailiff, of the Resident Magistrate's Court here, met with a nasty accident on Saturday aftocnoon, He was riding along the No 3 Line, endeavouring to head a mob of young hotsoß, when the animal on which he was mounted fell, and ho was brought to tho ground, getting his right knee badly cut. He was promptly taken home, and medical assistance wa« called. It will, however, be some little time before he is about again. Complaints have been made to us con* cerning a number of horses that have been | running for the last three weeks on the j streets adjacent to the Sfc John's Infuut School. Parents are afraid of harca coming to thair children unless the vagaries of these untended horfea are spaodily put a stop to, The social to be held to-morrow evening for the members and friends of the United .indent Order of Drnida promiflos to be a groafc Fuccces. Tho final moeting of the committee was held last night, when the progrnmruo of a c»mtal nvening's amusement was clrtwn on', cinjisting of doneino ! pa-lour i/f.mas, sv'cb gnmoo, aad every con- ! coivab'io it.im Jikcl.« to conatitut? an flnioyrWo evening. AH who are invited are ta . cinoa'..-<J to ytt»ad r.t 8 cVlock sharp. I£t Smiley it fbr"i? our contemporary that ho dii not conT«?y ths (."o'leniato S.-hool cricket ors to and fr..m Marton at the price Btated. Our informant was one of the 1 teRWi.

i j The necessity for modifyind the criminal code of of 3Sew South Wale 3is once more being urged by the press. In no country ia the civilised oarth do the gallows aud red triangles occupy auch ptide of place as iv that oolony. Fol 1 twenty-one offences short of murder its oodo oslla on the hangman. It would appoar that the devisers of it taxed their minds to find pretexts for setting halters swinging. ApaTt from the actual taking away of life, it ordnins hanging for administering poison, caxising poiaon to be administered or lakcc, administering a destructive thing, causing a destructive thing to be taion, wounding, cimsing groviouß bodily barn?, setting fire to a vessel, setting firo to a chattel therein, setting fire to furniture; casting away a ye?sel, destvojing a vessel, setting fite to tackle, destroying or dnuiaging a building by gunpowder, or other explosive substance, placing any matter or thiDg upon or across a railway, removing a sleopor, or other thing belonging to a railway. — We lirgton Press In concluding a leading article on the Fisk Jubilee Singer', the Melbourne Telegraph says :~~Tno cant that is canted about "classical," musio is about the moßt insincere thing extant. The Fiak siogera givo us harmony instead of discords ; they do not commit the blunder o? mistaking a series of eor-shattering sounds fnr music j there is a tuno in every pioco of their repertoire. Henca their great and sustained popularity. Would that they could infect all our musical experts with their own common" sens >, I All the critioa will, of course, condemn this aa the rankest heresy. But we would rather be heretical and with the Fisk Singers than musically orthodox and unspeakably bored with experts. tn 1879 a team from the Napie* Fire Brigade consisting of three men won a clock in a competition, the prize being awarded by tho Llew Zealand Insurance Company. The clock haa adorned the walk of the Brigade for the past eight; years, but Sub Supcrintendant Gilberd, who woa one of tbe team bought out the other two, and now lays claim to tbe clock us beiDg his personal property. Th<} matter has been considered by the brigade, and it lias been decided that the secretary shall writ* to the company asking thorn whotb.Gr thoy in tended the prize to became the property of the brigade, or whether it should become the personal property of any member of the brigade. A woman named Fookee,i resident of Pnrk Place, who has for somo titno past been in receipt of benevolent aid, was taken in charge by the polieo jeaterday, aa she was suffering from an attack of delirium tremens.