LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12639, 28 October 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company are inviting applicationsfor the position of assistant engineer. In connection wiCh Mr. J. G. Woolley's meetings, an open-air No-licens»-nu.eting will be conducted at the corner of tho Avenue and Maria Placer thi*~ evening, at 8 o'clock. Members of the* ■ No-License League and sympathisers are urged to attend. A .phenomenal golf score was put up* by Mr: Herd, the Christchurch professional, at Shirley links on Saturday, His round was 70—37 out and 33 home. This, says an exchange, is a record for the links, and probably the best scorethat has been made in the oolony. For saving a pat cat from drowning: some years ago, a Milanese youth named Guiseppe Figari. has been left £4000 by the grateful owner, who hasjvst died. The beneficiary has sincegone to Amerioa, and has been advised by cable of his legacy. "The Red Funnel" for November is, a capital number, admirably illustrated, and crammed with inte'v^st'-ij leading matter. The editor is indent to leQomplimented, for he presents & l'i"AU hand." of bright, literary trumps, in the form of entertaining short stories and chatty articles, covering a wide rango of subjects. On its ma'itSj, '.'f^ Red Funnel" may fa*rly be said toivpresent the best effort of wh. *li J3W. Zealand has yet been capiule in.'i.re matter of magazine publicrtt'on, "and? tho standard attained is "right in liru>'* with the best Home and 4 mericur magazines. An engine-driver named A. H. Jones, r who was taking out the ten minutes past twelve train from Auckland - .to Onehunga on Wednesday, fell off rtbfc footplate of his engine just when 'the* train had left tbo station. The fireman was stoking at the time, and did not miss his mate until the train ,had pas! Ed the signal box, near Beach road. Ai soon as he found he was alone he shut off steam, stopping the train. lif» found Jones lying on the • permanent v/ay, stunned and bleeding from ijbQ head. He was unable to .give an account of the accident. Jones was taken ai once to the general hospital for treatment. , That the Rev. E. T. Wynno Bond Tias endeared himself to his parishioners was made manifest on Thursday evening, when, despite pouring rain, St. Laurence Church, Aramoho, was crowd■ed on the occasion of a.farewell social to Mr. Bond, who is about to leave for the Wairarapa. A most onjoyable time was spent, everybody joining heartily in the proceedings. During the evening Mr. Bond was presented with an address and a purse of 40 sovereigns. The subscribers were members of MrT Bond's Church, and no other moneyl was provided, the promoters having decided to make the presentation a purely parochial affair. Keen regret was expressed at Mr. Bond's departure, anJ the kindest wishes were expressed f;>r the future welfare of himself and' wife. As will be seen in our advertising columns, the ■* grograiniijie of Mr. CyritTowsey's 'pianoforte,recital is onewhicb>: has baen carefully selected, and includes numbers tthieh are not ftoo classical to be appreciated by the average; concert-goer. There are some who find a recital of pianoforte solos, however excellent the music, and however good the- interpretation, becomes monoton-;-ous. Mr. Tbwsey has selected five corn--positions, all of which are of a high older, of merit. Miss Towsey is 'contributing two songs, and Mrs. Hughes Johnson will play a harp solo, and willbiv associated with her brother, Mr* Frank Hatherly, in a duet for harpiand _yioljn. Seats are being extensively JPesenred at the Dresden Piano' Company,' and we advise those" who desire to*- attend the concert to book theirseats without delay. There ought to be a big crortl <<f^ men at the Opera House to-nlor;>w afternoon, when J. G. Wool Ley, who hasbeen described as tha "Mark Twain"" of the temperance platform; will talk" on the subject of "No License. * Mr. Woolley is one of America's most prominent public men, one of that great Republic's greatest temperance orators*, and'there are many people in Wanganui who remember with pleasure thequiet, quaint, incisive, forceful addresses which he delivered here in connection with the last campaign. Wehave bacn requested to say that young, men are specially invited to attend tomorrow 'afternoon's meeting. In theevening Mr. Woolley will deliver a second address, open to all, in the same building, and his brief mission will conclude with a monster mass meeting, also in the Opera House on Monday evening. The most important thing in buying machinery is, see that you getr quality, make sure the name McCormick is in your grain. Agents, Williams and Harper, Wanganui.

A meeting of <tihe Agricultural Association Committee will be held an the Freezing Company s offices at 2.30 tihis afternoon. The 1& lies committee will meet in the secretary's room at 3.30.

In reply to tho letter from the Young Men's No-Licenso Club ; sent to Mr. J. G. Woolley, asking if it avouM be possible to touch upon matters which would bo of value to the club, the secretary has received a reply from that gentleman, stating that it will give him pleasure to do so. A full attendance of members at the men's meeting in the Opera House on Sunday next, at 3 o'clock is requested, while all such are invited to make a point of bringing a friend.

At tho Police Court yesterday morning a man named Bond, for disobedience of an order under the Destitute Persons Act, was sentenced to three months, the warrant to be withheld if £25 was paid within a month. Mr. Curried appeared for the complainant. A boy was charged at the Police Court with having wilfully destroyed a cabbage tree, valued at £3, the property of T. J. Wright,. of Liverpool street. After hearing the evidence, the boy was convicted and discharged after the iS.M. had given him a severe lecturing-

In another column will be found an advertisement of M. Sybil's, who has opened in premises lately occupied by Williams, jeweller, next to Harrop and Anders<on's, in the Avenue. It is the proprietress's intention to open this afternoon at 3 o'clock. From that time patrons, can lely upon getting first- . class light refreshment in the shape of tea, coffee, pies, and cakes, a)t a reasonable figure. In addition to this M. Sybil will still continue in her capacity of art florist to cater. for the flowerloving paopde of Wanganui. _

The Invercargill Borough Council has received applications from two syndicates for tramway rights, in Invercargill and the suburbs. Both undertake to co-mp'.ete the system in eighteen months. A special meeting has been convened to deal with the matter. The Health Department and the Council are in conflict. Dr. Ogston required an insanitary dwelling to be pulled down, but the Council declined on the ground that the dwelling was fit for habitation, and that it would bo an injustice to the oivner. Dr. Ogston vrites demanding immediate compliance, otherwise the Department will take action. The Council has resolved that, while anxious to second the efforts oi the Department, to. require destruction of the building in-question would bti an act .of"injustice to which it could not be a party. : :

../■Mr. Kettle, S.M., adopted a very effective method of dealing with a maintenance order defaulter in the Police Court at Auckland (the "Star" reports). The defendant admitted that ho owed £7 upon an order for the maintenance or his two children, but asked for a little time in which to pay the money, having done his best. His wife informed the Court that she had 2s. from him to 'provide medicine for one of the children. "Very poor bast," commented the Magistrate, who sentenced the defendant to a month's imprisonment, suspending the warrant for 48 hours. "How much have you ru>w?" asked the Magistrate, and the man admitted that Tie possessed a coupl'a of pounds. "Take out what you have," ordered his Worship, and £2 11s. was duly deposited on the ledge of the witness box. His Worship ordered £•2 10s. of this amount to be paid forthwith. ■

May Hall, Inverness, the seat of the Mackintoshes, where the Prince of Wales was to spend a week before ho> went to Abergeldie, is (says the Oban "Times") of historic interest as the spot where Prinoa Charles Stuart sought refuge after his defeat at Culloden in 1746. Intent on his capture, Lord London set out from Inverness at tho head of a detachment of Royal troops, but the young Prince got clear away by the stratagem of the laird s wife. She instructed one raiser to collect all the available local men and post them in groups about the approach to May Hall. Lord London thus imagined that the Highlanders were present in considerable strength, and,, fearing to risk an engagement with his small force, marched his men back. Mr. Robert Allan, of; Drumclog, Blenheim, has receieved a beautiful photograph of May Hall,: and also one of Mackintosh, and he is exhibiting them.

Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, cousin of Queen Margherita, '*■ and nephew of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, who will visit New Zealand shortly, on the Italian cruiser Calabria, is also a cousin of the Duke of d'Abruzzi, who was here as commanding officer of the cruiser Liguria. But this is Ferdinando's first cruise into the Pacific, or anywhere outside of European waters. He is 21 years old, a.son of Admiral Prince Thomas of Genoa, and this cruise of the Calabria is expressly for his benefit. He fills the position of first lieutenant, and stands his watch like the other young officers on board. When Prinoa Ferdinando boarded the Calabria at Venice last February, orders were given to Commander Marengo di Moriundo to encircle the globe for the instruction •of the royal sailor man. So the cruiser went down into the Mediterranean and out into the Atlantic past Gibraltar, heading for the South Amorican coast. Visits were made to Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, at Punta Arenas, in the Straits of Magellan, and at Valparaiso and all the principal ports in the Pacific. From Acapuelo the cruiser proceeded to San Francisco, and thence was to make for Honolulu, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia, subsequently returning to Venice via the Far East.

Nolan, Tonks, and Co. will hold a supplementary horse fair at tho Hawera Horso Bazaar on November 17th and 18th.

Mr. C. E. Mackay was yesterday nominated for the vacant seat in the Borough Council by Messrs. John Notman and J. L. Stevenson.

A start was made ""»;enily in boring foe artesian water in Marton, the pipa being driven 30 feet tlwot.^i) sand stone.

At Fiji all the sugar mills are in full swing, tho weekly output -being about 2200 tons. 'I lie nu.l steamers each take 1000 tons of sugar to Vancouver.

Tho rabbit pest in \idori:. is increasing at an -.farming rate, and n«. <d for more effect! 7c suppression is being urged on tho Gover-nnmt from all parts of the State.

Last Sunday liiorninK, at about t.>n o'clock, a large whale \v;rs «i-t'ii on i!ie rocks at tho VV.uhg; jnw/o beach, Taranaki. It disappeared after about a quarter of an ho-ir.

Captain Edwin wired, at 12.30 p.m. 3'esterday:—Strong winds to gale from between north-east and north and west aftar 20 hours from now, with glass falling; tides high; sea considerable.

We hear that Mr. F. Harkness intends contesting the election to fill the vacancy on the Borough Council caused by the resignation of Mr. H. T. Johns.

A seven-roomed house, owned and occupied by Coleman Bros., was destroyed at Eltham by fire at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. There was no insurance on the building, and the owners estimate their loss at about £400.

Mr. J. G. Woolley, the famous American temperance worker, will preach as St. Paul's Church on Sunday morning. There will no doubt be a large congregation to hear this celebrated speaker.

Three deaths occurred on the voyage of the Ruapehu, which arrived in Auckland from London yesterday—two infants, named Hanna and Boyd, and a carpenter named Inman, the latter from neart disease.

At Morce, N'.;w South '.V'ahv. vh'"le Aiico Gertrudo Arni'tt. ftp-:! !:i. vas preparing dinner, her <ir<:.ss caught alight. The girl n-hod outside, a:jd was followed, and rho !• sv <■>: tin gri shed. A doctor was v-*iit lor. ti.t ?lie died a . few hours lafct-r

Tho Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police denies th© allegation that he interfered with the Licensing Inspector. The hotel mentioned as being his property belonged to his father-in-law. The witness said he had not interfered with the property in any way.

Further heavy rain has fallen in the North Canterbury district, and will hold back the ploughing and sowing of grain. It is now nearly too late to expact much progress in this direction this season, and the grain crops cover a limited area compared with former seasons.

A meeting of the Technical School •Cricket Club will be held this (Saturday) evening at 7.30 o'clock, in the senior English classroom. As the business to b9 transacted is of an important nature, it is the desired wish that all members and intending members make a point of being present.

There was a somewhat unique happening .at the S.M. Court last week, "observes the Manawatu "Daily Times," the services of a female interpreter being called into use. The languagel, Bohemian, was also an extraordinary one for a New Zealand Court. Earlier in tho day Chinese w&> th<> !ang:iag», in use.

A gentleman who visitui the cour-try during the past few day;, noticed (says the Oamaru "Mail") that a number ot the farmers on the plains and flat ground have had to plou&h up their wheat and re-sow with oats ami barley. A number of tho pota fo-grow<?rs are having to re-sow potatoes. The greatest failures have bean where cut seed has been planted. .

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly recently, Mr. Jackson moved, — "That, in the opinion of "this House, the Government should take steps to establish a system of old age pensions." Ho said that, as the proportion of old people in Queensland was smaller than in other States, it would be better for the State to deal with the matter than to share the cost of the Federal system.

A miner named William G. Gill, a married man. with a wife and five children, residing at Raihviiy Town, Broken Hill, was the vicitm of a dread ful accident when returning Jrom the Eight-Hour Day sports on October o. Ho fell from, the train, the wheels of some carriages passing over both feet and crushing them. He was adwiviod to the hospital, where both his legs wero amputated.

Several children attending the Bruthen State school, near Bairnsdale, Victoria, narrowly escaped being smothered recently just outside the school gi'ounds. They were engaged in tunnelling into a high, sandy embankment, when a mass of earth fell upon threo of them. One was buried up to the neck, another was partially covered, and a third caught by the leg. One boy's leg was broken, and another complained of internal pains.

Two years ago a farmer named William Arrow, residing at Yeoval, iiii the Mokmg district, disappeared, having nearly £100 in his possession. AH attempts to discover his whereabouts failed, till the other day, when a skeleton was discovered by Mr. Johnson, in the hills at the baak of Yullundry Station. There was no sign of any clothing save a felt hat. It is supposed to be Mr. Arrow's remains. Mr. Arrow was eccentric, and had been an inmate of an asylum.

A Waikato farmer the other day witnessed an exciting encounter, between a weasel and a wild cat: The1 little creature sprang on his* adversary's b^ick and gripped him by tho head. Tom, however, was equal to the occasion, and wrenched the weasel off nith his. claws : Tho weasel then turned his> 'attention; to the cat's throat, but puss quickly solved the problem by briagisig his oiu-s—A. Gumbley. Second-class disembowelling the pluotcy little warrior, leaving him dead on the field ot fclino glory.

The following were the successful candidates for the examinations under the City and Guilds of London Institute, held in Wanganui in May last:—Principles of Plumbing, Ordinary Passim. Delves, W. Halligan, C. Halligan, J. D. Graham, J. Price, and N. Crawford. Principles of Plumbing,, Honours— F. A. Carlisle. First-class Plumbers' Work, Ordinary—A. E. Halligan. Second-class Gas Manufacture, Honours—A. Gumbbley. Second-class Woodwork, first year, pass—J. O'Reilly, W. A. Swinburne, C. H. Strack.

The Waverley Literary and Debating Society are holding a mock trial by jury on tihe 30th inst.

A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is called for Tuesday, 31st in&t., at 2.30 p.m. at the office, Wicksteed Place.

Applications for the appointment of ganger for the Castlecliff Railway Company, Limited, will be received at the office, Wicksteed Place, on or before Monday, 30th inst.

There is at present on view in Carrad and Howe's window the Huntervilie cup for rifle shooting, won by Mr J. H. Purnell. This cup lias 'been won tlvree years in succession by Mr Purnell, whose property it 'has now become.

A six-yeaa--old son of Mr W. J. Aynsley had a narrow escape from drowning on Thursday afternoon. He by some means fell into the creek in Ingesbre Street, and had almost expired whan an expressman wiJtad him out of the water. Thero was a good attendance at St. Paul's Hall last evening, when Professor Kirk delivered a lecture on the potato disease. The Professor illustrated his lecture by means of lantern slides. We are obliged to hold over our detailed report. In our report of the hockey concert, held on Thursday evening, wo omitted to mention th<it the very successful performance of the newly-formed Banjo, Mandolin, and Guitar Orchestra is m no small way due to the a.'ble conductorship of the conductor (Mr H. Were), who is to be complimented on the performance given.

The schedule of prizes for the Wanganui Horticultural Society's Spring Show iis very liberally endowed, and the two days' fixture which eventuates in the Drill Hall on November 30th and Deoembar Ist should easily eclipse all predecessors. Special attention has been devoted to the classes for children, especially tihose attending eehools, and the Show should be a means of instruction for tihe young. Copies of the schedule of prizes may be obtained from Messrs J. T. Sinclair, James Laird and Sons, Benefield and Sons, Ray Walker, or the ■Secretairy (Mr J. F. Holloway). Preparations are now well an hand for the Show, 'in connection with which a general meeting of the Committee will be held in Jackson's (rooms at 8 o'clock on Monday evening next.

Mr. L. F Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, leaves for San Francisco by the Sierra for the purpose of securing a further consignment' of American, fish ova for liberation in New Zealand rivers and streams. Mr. Ayson ciossecl the Pacific last year on a similar mission, and while a great number of ova have been liberated in South Island streams, some are confined in the ponds of the Government fish hatcheries in the South. The intention is to Bring across this fish and 500,000 salr mon. The Marine Department, under Mr. Ayson's supervision, has bean persevering for years to introducing salmon into New Zealand waters, but with little tangible success. Reports have reached headquarters that fish closely resembling salmon have been caught at tho mouth of the Waitaki, but confirmatory evidence that they were salmon is lacking. Arrangements have been made to secure the next specimen of "Waitaki salmon," to as 'o settle all arguments on the subject. Mr. Ayson expects to return before Christmas.

In the course of an address at a missionary meeting in Auckland, the Anglican Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Neligan) made some interesting references to mission work amongst, the Maoris. He said the Diocese of Auckland contained half the Maori population of New Zealand, and the whole of the rest of the Church of the Province of New Zealand was giving this diocese the magnificent sum of £266 for the year's work amongst the Maoris. The Standing Committee had made a protest to the Maori Mission Board. The assessment for the Auckland diocese this year was raised to £1014, and the block grant was reduced to £266. Last year the assessment was £725, and with great difficulty that was raised. The dioaese had half the Maori population of the colony, and 8000 of these people were either heathen or apostate. The Archdeacon of Hawke's Bay had generously come to their assistance with *a promise of 33 l-3rd per cent, on all moneys collected in tho diocese for the Maori missions— (applause)—and with that generous help the diocese should be able to face its task. The Maori mission work was full of encouragement, and recently five Maoris were ordained, a total never before reached at One ordination. In Taranaki good work was going on, and the missionaries were penetrating right into the centre, of Te Whiti-ism. In the Waikato, Mahuta was now extending good encouragement towards Christian work.