LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12647, 7 November 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j _Sunday was the twenty-fourth anfcjuversary of the Parihaka expedition. Assembly of the Prestakes place in Auckhas granted the old site.as a site for an Art wired at 12.52 p.m. :—Moderate ■ to rise; tides good: Mr; G. 1 election towhich gire£ a. havi shal ao

As a protest against the action of the Wellington branch of the Political Labour League in running a candidate against Mr. O'Regan, several members of tho local League have resigned. .

The town clock became very; ;un--methodical m its action about 3.30 this morning. Suddenly it began to chime, and fov ten minutes continued to delight the ears of those in the vicinity. The Victorian team selected for the Australasian championship meeting is: Running—Wheatley, Mueller, Burrows, Duigan, P&ttison. Walking—Sanneman. Pole Vault—Pattison. Weight and Hammer—Rouse.

Bond and Judd's timber mill at Auckland was completely destroyed by tiro yesterday, and a large stock of timber and a quantity of machinery was destroyed. The brigade turned out* and the fire float went across, but were unable to cope with the flames, which made a clean sweep. The origin is unknown.

We learn that the writs for the general election will now be issued at any moment, so it behoves all those who are entitled to have their names er.rolled on the electoral roll for the district 1 1 see that they are so enrolled . Copies of the rolls may be inspected at tho Registrar's office, A.M.P. Buildings, Victoria Avenue. ' The girl who won the Southland (England) beauty competition enter-ed-the contest by mistake. It wasjier intention to compete for a prize offered to the lady with the best hair, as she was far more 'conscious of th; 3 beauty of her locks than of her prettinesT of feature. Any way, she became mixed up with thirty-nine other beau-tie-i, and when the judgas made their selection they decided that she was the prettiest of the lot^ and, awarded her first prize, a set of carvers.

The prospects of an arrangement between tho Pacific Cable Board and the Eastern Extension Company to pool the receipts of the Australian cable business are not very bright (says a Melbourne cable). Information received b* the Federal Government shows that tho oompany lay down as an essential condition that the pooling must continue for ten years, and, at the end ot that time, revert to the existing' conditions. -, ~■ :

A fire at Mangere on Saturday morning destroyed a store occupied by J. P. Poulson, storekeper, and the building; adjoining, occupied as a storeroom, also a building in which A. C. Poad, blacksmith and cdachsmith ; carried on business. The insurances were: Liverpool, London, and Globe, £»IO; Victoria, £300; Norwich Union, ,£7O. The loss is considerably over these figures.

A Palmerston lady nearly lost her We last night in a simple way (says -the « "Times") ;'■ She was having supper; and, laughing heartily, swallowed- a piece of meat, which stuck in the windpipe. After struggling desperately, sho blackened in the face, and fell on tho floor. Luckily, medical assistance was at hand, and the doctor pushing aside the helpless and distressed onlookers, hooked a finger into the unfortunate woman's throat and released tho obstruction. Another minute it \iould have been too late.

"It is said that it is impossible to put down betting and sly grog-selling; declared Mr. C C. Kettle, S.M., in tho Auckland Police Court on Friday morning, jusfc after he had inflicted fines totaling £70 upon a bookmaker. Hia Worship went on to say that the failure to put down sly-grog selling was owing to the absurd fines inflicted. Penalties of £5 and £10 were regarded by the offenders as mere nothings, and in his opinion it was because of the inadequacy of the punishment .that the offences became.so rife. •. .

When preaching jit St. Paul's on Sunday morning, the Ifcev. A. Morton, of St. Andrew's, made reference to the work which was being clone at his charge. Ho mentioned that about three months ago a gentleman offered to give £50 towards, clearing off the debt on tho church'provided Mr. Morton raised £200 before the end of the year. Mr. Morton anft/his peoplo had "been hard at work, and had collected over £260, and he would be very pleased of any assistance.;towards getting the £200. Wo commend Mr. Morton's remarks to those, willing to assist in a good "cause-

It is understood that tie "Wfestralian Premier has received r> despatch : frbm tho Colonial Office intimating'that the clause in the :Amending Factorje9><Ac;ti relating to Asiatics is rjepugnaht to the feelings of countries with which Britain is at peace. . The despatch is,peremptory . In a recent decision^.! Mr.. Justice Parker- characterised the Act as an extraordinary piece of legislation, and wonderied that the Imperial authorities have; not objected. :AI« though apparently based on the Queensland and New Zealand; Acts - y the stringent clause is. of local construction. " :. '■: ". " ":.'' ■■ ~ r ■' ■'

It is highly probable that the somewhat novel enterprise of re-opening . English mines "with Australian money and management will shortly be inaugurated, giving employment to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Cornish miners. Proposals have been made to Lord Falmouth and other mine lords by certain prominent Australian mining men, with a view to unwater, develop, and equip one or more derelict tin mines in Cornwall. Some months ago (says the "British Australasian") a well known Australina mining er, while touring Cornwall, became irn- ; pressed with the possibilities of these **" mines, some abandoned for nearly a ~ —century. They are all full of water, - and in many cases are connected, so • dhat drainage alone is a big undertak- , .ing, .

- At the Police Court yesterday a Castleeliff resident was fined for allowing cattle to wander on the roads at Castleclifi.

Mr. W- G. Bassett's general committee \y-iJd" meet, to-night in Wychodil's room fit 8 o'clock.. All supporters cordially invited.

In another column Gillies, Fantham, and Nald'Sr announce that they will sell tho homestead of the late A. A. Fantham on Wednesday, November 29th.

Mr. F. A. Harkn«3ss, who is a candidate at to-morrow's election, "sets forth in another column his views on municipal affairs.

Opening of the season of the Wanganui Sailing Club on Thursday, 9fch November. .Owners of launches, sailing, and other craft are cordially invited to participate in the opening festivities.

The engine of the Picton-Blenheim train was knocked off the line at Tuamarina by a slip which came down the hillside. The passengers were transferred to another train. The service was slightly disorganised for a time.

Wo have to acknowledge receipt of a copy of tho fifth edition of the New Zealand Domestic Cookery Book. This book, which is published by Whitoombo and Tombs, should be in every household.

Captain Hedditch, with his timber raft, arrived safely at Pipiriki on Sunday night, and resumed his down river journey yesterday morning. The raft m&y bo looked for this afternoon possibly between 4 and r > o'clock.

By tho Miowera, which has arrived in Brisbane, sixteen disgusted Dowieites return to Australia. They state that there was gloom over Zion when they left owing to the scarcity of work, consequent on the depression. Dowie was stricken with paralysis while pronouncing the Benediction, but had. recovered.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the T.Y.M.I. Swimming Club was held last Friday evening, iMr 0. Beavis occupying the chair. After the annual report had been read; and adopted the following officials were.elected :—Captain, O. Beavis; Vice-Captain, J. Laird; Committee, V. Beasley, J. Langridge, and A. Martis; delegates to centre, 0. Beavis, J. Laird, and W. Moore. It was decided to open the season- with a sports meeting to 'be 'held on November 18th, and a meeting of the committee 'will.be held to-night to make all arrangements therewith. "

One of< the most enjoyable and healthy places to spend the holiday on Thursday ia at the seaside. The Castlecliff Railway Company, Limited, will fun trains practically every hour between Waaganui and our popular seasideVresoHV' the fares being Is. return for adults and 6d. return for children. The oompany has a" large shelter shed near the beach for the convenience of passengers, and fresh water for drinking purposes' can be obtained from' a tank adjoining the shed. The special time-table appears in another column of this issue. .

The young men of Wellington have entered into the No-license fray in real earnest. On Sunday afternoon a meeting was held in the Town Hall, which was crowded to the doors. Speeches were delivered by Dr. Chappie and Messrs. F. M. B. Fisher, M.H.R., H. Hart, A C Redgrave, and J. Heaton Barker. At the conclusion of the speeches, which were enthusiastically received, the following resolution was carried by acclamation: "That this meeting of young men is of opinion that no-license is the only satisfactory remedy for the present evils of the liquor traffic, and strongly urges all electors to consider the interests of the young men by striking out the top line at tho coming polL"

As a considerable amount of interest is being taken in the county elections the following may prove of interest to both County Council candidates and county electors/alike. In voting it is now provided under the Local Bodies Election ;Act, 1904, thai" a blank square "la'plaoed."'^^^^'''^© name of each Candidate* and the voter places a cross in the square 'opposite the.name or .names of the candidate or candidates he votes for. A county elector can vote for one or more candidates ■up to the numberj-irequired for the riding. In oases "whei^e-the names or sir-names or two* or more persons*are on. the county leetera roll as partners in the same qualification the first name on the roll is deemed "the county elector," and can 'vote- or '■•be tiefminated as a candidate as provided-for by part 3, section GO and part 5, section ".84 of the Counties Act.

■ A boy at Timaru. last week twioa broke gaol in an ingenious.manner. He first escaped by a trapdoor in the cell, and being recaptured in the park was ieincarcerated and .care taken to see that ho did not again escape. He did so, however. He was securely locked up at 6 o'clock on Frxlay night, and half an hour later had vanished, and has now sinco bean found. What ho did was to pull the entire framework of the ventilator of his cell out.' Then ho got his stool underneath the open-, ing, piled the blankets on top of it, and succeeded,in getting through the aperture. Wrenching the corresponding ventilator in the next cell out of place, ho' dropped down to the floor, tho door of which was not. locked, am* passing along a corridor climbed a 12 foot wall covered .with- broken glass on top. How he scaled the wall is an enigma. ' : ~ ' ';

Mx-. D. D. Hyde, Chief Poultry Expert, reports that! the- season for poultry throughout the colony has proved unusually successful. At; the Dunedm depot, Mr. Burke, the grader, has already graded, over 20,000 dozen eggs this season for cool stores, being 400G dozen more than for the whole season last year. Every egg has passed through ..his hsTnds, and as he has had the facility of electric lights in testing, and ;done his work within one of .tho cool rooms of tho Taien Penmsular Milk Supply Company's premises, and the eggs-have, pending his attention, been stored in rooms already ay a low temperature, the results should be even better than those of last year, when tho eonditons were by no means so favourable.. Auckland, Mr. Hyde reports, is this season making a move, m regard to cool storage for the first time, and is putting down 2000 dozen eggi weekly.