LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13526, 7 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eogistcr! Register! Every person entitled to vote at the coming election should lose no time in making sure that his or her name is on the roll. Further, as part of Wanganui is now in the Pates electorate, and as changes of residence have also affected many people’s voting rights, they should also make sure that their names are on the right rolls. They should apply at once to the Registrar of Electors, whose office is in Bon Accord Chambers (next D. McFarlane and Co.), Ridgway Street. The arrivals at the port of Wellington: during October totalled 1578, and the departures 900, an excess of arrivals of 678, Cor the ten months of the year .the arrivals total 15,983, and the departures U,305, an excess of arrivals of 1627. • ' The new Governor-General, the Duke of; Connaught, has consented; to Vefibrae,patron of the Canadian Rifle Association. The Duke takes a great interest in ’Htfp. |l)ppting, and is president of the National Rifle Association in Great Britain.

Wireless advises that the- Moana and ' Aorangi will probably be within wireless range this evening. , - Ohaknne having been constituted a borough, the election of Mayor and Councillors takes place on the 30th inst. - The Orient liners running to Australia "will henceforth call at Toulon instead of Marseilles, owing to greater landing and ’ embarking facilities at the former port. .The young man Norton, who had his hand severely injured by the explosion of a dynamite cap, is, we learn on enquiry at the hospital, .progressing very satisfactorily indeed. The Weather Bureau reports :—Westerly 'winds, moderate to strong, freshening, •; squally to-night; expect unsettled and coludy weather at-times, and glass fall • iilowly; tides high, sea mioderate swell. ’ ; The following 'telegram from the State Guaranteed Advances Department was ' read at yesterday’s meeting of the Waif otari County Council; —“A 5300 loan legally passed. Will he submitted for final approval at Board meeting to-day.” In connection with the development by I ‘the Government of the water-power of Bake Coleridge, Canterbury, Sir John Findlay, in his speech to the Parnell electors at Newmarket, made an interesting statement. The candidate-, said that in 18 ' months’ time it was hoped to have the railway through the tunnel and right into Christchurch driven by electricity. The cost of the projected railway lino from, Kalgoorlie (West Australia) to Port Augusta (South Australia), which has passed the Federal House of Representatives, is estimated at ,£5,000,000, and the increment of value that will be given to the land through which it passes at .£15,000,000. All amendments to provide for the cost by land grants or otherwise were rejected. Two girls of -16 were knocked down by a motor car at the Bank of New Zealand ■' corner, Christchurch, on Thursday. They •- had a marvellous escape, for the crawled ...put from beneath the car unhurt, hut scared and dusty. A young lady was driv- ■*" mg. the car, and swerved tp avoid a man • ■’ carrying a ladder, and thus ran into the girls. : Then she became flurried, and ..smashed the car. by running into a verandah post. A. well-known, local resident appeared ” before, the S.M. yesterday to oppose an application by his son to have a prohibi- ;• tion order issued against him. Defendant strongly opposed the charge that he was wasting his estate and neglecting his du- ' ties, and after hearing evidence on both 'sides the Magistrate adjourned the appli- , cation for a month to see how things , .would go in the meantime and to enable further evidence to be brought forward if necessary. The Wanganui Agricultural Association committee are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to make the annual show, which is being held next week, a success. The entries received arc very satisfactory, while the class of stock to be exhibited is much above the average, several of the best and most successful breeders in the island being represented. Besides the' attractions for the older folk, the children will be liberally catered for by alarge collection of side-shows. ~ The results of the examination of students who attend the Wanganui Technical College shorthand classes have just come to hand from Sir Isaac Pitman and r Sons’. The following - are the successful , students; — First class (60 words per minute): Violet May, Iris. Buckrell, Margery Ferciyal, and Amelia Parkes. Second class ■ (theory); Winifred D. Panthara, Maud • - Satherley, Mabel McKenzie, Iris Buckrell, ; Gertrude Dierks, Evelyn Silcock, Winnie Newson; J. T. Kruse, Emmett McGrail, • June Alder ton, Daisy Connett, Amelia Parkes, Frank W. Marshall. Third class ■’ -(elementary) ■ certificate: Gracie Price, Jack Infield, Gertrude Dierks, Doris Campion, Marion Calver, Eva Paterson, E-hoda Campbell. Maud Satherlev, Iris I. Buck- ' rell. .. Mr Newton Jones, of the London Sunday School Union, concluded his brief mis- - sion last evening, when ho delivered a most entertaining address in Trinity Wesleyan Church on “Bags.” There was a large attendance, and the lecturer maintained the interest of all right through his most instructive address. During the evening Mr Victor Jones contributed a sweetly and expressively sung solo. At the close of the lecture a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Jones, on the motion of the Eev. J. A. Luxford, seconded by Mr W. Bruce. Both speakers emphasised the excellent work performed by Mr Jones during his visit, and expressed the opinion that all who had listened to , bis most interesting and entertaining addresses had received considerable nrofit. Mr Jones left by the mid-day train to-day ‘ for Palmerston, where he stays for a few days and then proceeds to Auckland. The ordinary monthly meeting of the . Wanganui Chamber of Commerce was held . ja the Borough Council Chambers last ■ ‘ eveailtig. Present:—Messrs A. Burnett (chairman), A. Harris, T. H. Lovegrovc, F-dl. Allen. F, M. Spurdle junr., C. m! Haggett, C. Hiorns, Llovd-.lqjies, Jas Williams, Stanley Bead, IV, Lee-Martin, J. B. Murray, E. W. Green, Allan Eobinson, W. Ashwell, C. E .Mackay, E. A. Campbell, W. Connor N. G. Armstrong, T. B. Williams, F. M. Spurdle i seur., Frank Allen, and J. L. Stevenson (lion, sec.). An apology for absence was received from Mr J. T. Hogan, M.P., Messrs H. V. Hammond, D. Hoss, J. H. Bowater, D. J. McGregor, Chas. Summerville, and Eobert. Ncilson were elected hew mem■bers. Routine business was transacted, - - tile remainder of the evening being taken up by the discussion on the proposed vv anganui-Raetihi railway, a full report of which appears in another column. Police officers left Hanmer last week accompauied by Mr Duncan Leishman, manager of St. James’ station, and Mr William Bush, this being the third search party for the man who has been for the last two months wandering aimlessly about the hush in the back country, in y . the vicinity of the Ada station, some 36 or 40 miles from Hanmer. Beaching what is known as the “10,000 Block,” the party was informed by a rabbiter that he had seen a man corresponding 1 to the wanderer’s description two days’ previously, and tried to.induce him'to turn,back to the • station-with him. On refusing to do so, he had given him a tent and what little :: f °w be. could spare. Thereupon the party towards the snot where the man was last seen, and, after many difficulties, ow- .: mg, to the rough country and extremely rough weather, they discovered ' him by smoke, sitting under the tent fly, roughly stretched across some birch bush. The man was in a pitiable condition, and hard--g-recognisable as a civilised human being. His hair was six inches long, his heard was matted with dirt, and his toes were frostbitten. He was forthwith placed on a spare horse, and taken to Ada station, distant 10 or 12 miles, which was reached after rather a serious mishap, two riders having their horses washed from under them in the Henrv river. After many other adventures, the party reached Hanmer late on Friday evening.