LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12644, 3 November 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union meets this afternoon at 3VeES in St. Paul's classroom. .

People attending the Palmerstoa know can rely on getting a first-cla*s luncheon ag Mr. #. S. DusSn, the Iremier Caterer, has charge thero. The total Customs duties collected in W anganm during the month of October were £6447 17s. 9d., as against £5517 14s. bd. for the corresponding month

>W P ci n wired at 12.25 yesterday :—Strong winds to gale from between north-west and west and southglass rise; tides high; sea heavy; rain probable, and weather colder

We have been shown a specimen of the flower and foliage of the Siberian vf-,' T- xs, Pal«Vwb.ich is the on] ono of its kind in Wanganui, has been grown by Mrs. Jones, of Dublin street.

•■■■•'■■■> ■%■■ ••:vf- :>r .:; -•-■> -f^ ■■-. ......... The following gentlemen were yesterday^ijjoxajnja^ed.^or..the vacant seat on the '.'JSoTOugli*Cbttncil:—Messrs. H. J. Turner, C. E. Mackay, F. Harkness, and J. C. Richardson. The Egmont A. and P. - Show will bo held on the 22nd and 23rd instant. Entries close on Monday, November 13. All par tic xlars may be obtained from tho secretary, Mr. C. A. Budge. We understand itihat a hrake load of ,'hotel-keepers <and their friends attended the No-License meeting ait Arainoho last evening, and evinced great interest in the proceedings. Mr. Hogan addresses the electors at Gonvi'lle this evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Madden will preside. To-morrow evening the Eastown and Sedgebrook committees meet at Mr. Hogan's house (Eastown) at 8 o'clock. At the Police Court yesterday morning a first offender for drunkenness was fined os. with costs 2s. On a charge of -breaking a pane of glass valued at 165., he was'convicted and ordered to pay the damage. ; The date for the sale of work and entertainment. to be held in Christ' Church schoolroom by the ladies of the Christ Church Sewing Guild, has been fixed for Friday, 24th November. Ladies who have promised donations of work are requested to kindly send in their donations as soon as convenient. Seme seventy-five girls from Standard 1V.., V., and VI., of the Queen's Park School, were present at the Publio Baths on Wednesday, when the swimming classes in connection with the school opened. The girls receive free instruction, and are under the care of the teachers arid Mr. Olds. ■ • The value of the gold exported from New Zealaad during the past ten months was £1,746,321,. an increase of £62,318, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Last month's export of gold was- 38,258 ozs.,;--of the value of £1 54,163, while the export of silver was 81,137 ozs., valued at £8237. Mr. T E. Taylor's action against the Dunedin "Star" has been settled bf Mr. Taylor accepting payment in Court of £25, plus the costs. The paper makes an apology for having published the correspondence in good faith, but inadvertently hinting that the member for Christchurch helped -a certain minister to escape from justice. . A very enjoyable social was held in St. Paul's Hall last evening under the auspices of St. Paul's Young Women's Bible Class. Musical items were rendered, competitions held, and parlour games indulged in. A nice supper was laid out in the class-room. The gathering dispersed at 11 o'clock with the - singling of " Auld Lang Syne." An excellent and very readable Sup*. plement will be sent out with to-mor- ' row morning's "Chronicle." The serial story, "The Cost of the Clue," is-con- - tinued, and becomes very interesting. Tho "Man on the Look-out" has something interesting to say -on various topics. Tha .lady readers are well catered for by, "Marguerite," who has a fine budget'of feminine facts and fancies. The usual number of short stories, iliostrated articles, etc., are printed, and altogether the Supplement contains a very nice budget of week-end reading matter. In connection ■ with the - Waitotara - County Council elections,' for the three seats in the Waitotara Riding, -there are five candidates—Messrs C. E. Billinghurst, S. G. Handley, W. Morrison, D. Rosa, and C. G. Russell. The three Brunswick seats will be contested by Messrs A. S. Burgess, C. L. Bridges, G. Mullins, W. H. IMann, A. Mackintosh, W. Ritchie, E. Tingey, and J. T. Walker. For the Westmere Riding (two seats), Messrs J. Ashwell, J. Barnes, Jas. Dempsey, H. W. Hole, F. Webb-Jones, T. M. Scott, and F. C. Saphir have, been 'nominated, ajyl for the Tokomaru representative Messrs W. Connor and H. E. Porritt will go to the poll. ' Automatic voting machines are once .more before the Federal Government. Two Australian inventions of an ingenious'character have been submitted to. the Minister for Home Affairs. It is claimed for them that they not only enable the voter to record his vote in a way which cannot be tampered with— 'assuming tha machines are in good order—and provide a permanent record of his vote, but they automatically oount each candidate's votes in each booth, so that when the last elector has polled the totals are immediately available. In view, however, of the. wide alterations in the electoral system of the Commonwealth which the adoption of an automatic voting machine would involve, Mr. Groom has been obliged to reject all idea of accepting the offers made to him. The committee of the Wanganui Sailing Club met last evening. Mr C. F. Day oocupied the chair, and six other members were 'present. The meeting was called for the express purpose of considering whether the club should promote a race for dinghies. The secretary repented that Mr Mackay and him- . self had waited upon the Carnival.Com- ■ mittee and asked for a grant of £10 as first prize for such a race, and the olub would find the second and third prizes. The Carnival Oonunittee'e decision was that they could not see their way clear to grant the request, huf that they would do all tin their power (individually —'not as a 'body) to assist the club to raise funds in anything they chose to ■ suggest. The committee decided that the idea of holding a dinghy race be abandoned, 'but that the Club should hold at an early date an entertainment of some kind to raise funds to assist tile Sailing Club in obtaining the money required for the.,big race fund. We understand that the Wanganui " Garrison Band and a number of our leading amateurs .are willing to assist. The McCormick bundle, carrier rounds out to a satisfactory finish the work - of an .otherwise perfect binder. It drops the sheaves quietly on thogvound without threshing the heads of" - grain. Agents, Williams and Harper;" Wanganui.

West's Pictures and the Brescians at tihe Opera. House tihis evening. A shield draughts"mntoft'-ivill be played between T.Y.'M.I. and Eastown. Clubs at Aramoho tthis evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. T.Y.'M.I. players are asked to meet att the olufb-room at 7 o'clock. The annual report of the National Insurance Company for the year ended September 30 shows £10,000 added to the reserve. The directors recommend the usual dividend of 9d. per share, and carry forward £19,616. The rainfall at the Momohaki Experimental Farm for the past month was 6.10 inches. Rain fell on 17 days during the month, the maximum 1.02 in.. on the 25th 3 and the minimum .02in. on the 30th. The rainfall for the same month last year was 8.23 inches. The Arbitration Court decision in the case of Crane v. New Zealand Oil and Coal Company has been received. This was a claim for compensation for accidents. Crowe was sent for, and when going along the drive a trucker invited him to ride. This is against the rules of -the mine, and Crowe declined, but by request returned to light the trucker's lamp, and on being asked again to ride was mounting the truck when the acoident occurred. The Court held that Crowe was not entitled to recover, and ho was ordered to pay £7 costs.

As a chronicle, and as a souvenir, wo desire to acknowledge an advance copy of the booklet put forward to advance the interests of the Wanganui Christmas Carnival. This booklet contains much in what may be termed small space, illustrating how go-ahead our people are to assist in the progress of the town and district at holiday time ; the efforts already made, and still continuing to effect this object, and stowing, moreover, how our business concerns are progressing in the direction of general success. A perusal of this booklet, which is well got up from all points of view, is one that should add to" the popularity of Wanganui. Those wishing .to procure copies should communicate with Mr. J. T. Muir, secretary of the Carnival Committee. Although a large number of copies of the Wanganui Christmas Carnival booklet have been printed,-the demand already suggests that application for copies should be made at once. The booklet has been compiled by Mr.' R." W. Comyns, and is a very creditable production. ■ .