LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13528, 9 November 1911, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Register! Register ! Every .person entitled' to vote at the coming election sl&gld lose no time in making sure that hie or her name is on the roll. Further, as part of Wanganui is how in the Patea electorate, and as changes of residence have, also affected many people’s voting tights, 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. Wireless advised at 9 a.m. that the Aorangi would be in wireless range today, and the Remuera and Manuka will probably be within range to-night. _ The Weather Bureau reports as follows : ■ —There are indications for westerly heavy gale. Expect unsettled and cloudy weather,, rain probable, rivers rising after 24 ,hours; glass fall slowly; tides good; sea heavy. It is saddening to 1 earn that within ahput sis months no fewer than seven ; vessels bound to or from Sydney have -come to grief. With them have gone 251 lives and 8800 tons of valuable shipping property. “We are now in. a boom, and prices of land will come down instead' of going up,"' said Mr J. H. Upton at the Auckland Anglican Synod, in replying to a contention that the church should secure sites for future church buildings before the -price of land further increased. “We are Agoing to have a reaction,” he continued. “It is a wonder that, the high prices have continued so long. As an old resident, I say be careful about buying land just •now.”. , -Considerable political significance has been attached by some pt-ople to the Southland County' Council election for Winton Riding in view of the fact that. Mr Moore, one of the candidates, who was long Mayor of Winton, is a well-known Government supporter, and that Mr Hamilton, the other candidate, is the Opposition ~candidate for Awarua against Sir Joseph Ward. The result of the countv election just announced was:—-Hampton ‘505, ’ Moore -363. " At Wellington yesterday Margaret McLuckie, widow of Alexander McLuckie, proceeded against, John . J. Cooper, of AVarohui, coal mine owner, for compensation'on account death of her husband, who-,was killed on March 4 by a fall of coal.’ Plaintiff had four children dependent upon her. In the course of the hearing, it’ transpired that owing to an oversight the employees were not covered by insurance on the day of the accident. The ICourt-made an .order for the payment into Court of .£512 11s with costs (.£l3). ..Passengers from Sydney by the Moana yesterday afternoon included Captain J. S. Grapt, Y.C., late of the Bth Gurkha ifles, India, who has come to the Dominion ns general staff officer in connection .with the compulsory military training scheme. The cantain has seen thirteen years’ service in India, having been latterly stationed at Jhelum as Brigade-Major. Captain Grant has a distinguished record as an army officer, having received the reward of the Victoria Gross for gallant conduct in leading a storming party at Gjantse- (Thibet) in 1904. He has come direct from India via Australia and is accompanied by Mrs Grant and family. . Judging -by tho number of- concerts given .of late, the City Band evidently belieyes in enlivening the inhabitants of the town and suburbs. A fine programme was given on the River Bank last evening. As was- anticipated, the programme proved very enjoyable, and tlie attendance, together with the appreciation shown for' each item) served to show that the band bad added to its laurels. The progress mode is very encouraging, and gives much satisfaction to the members. The band intended giving a sacred concert in the Rotunda next Sunday’ evening, but owing to the Haydn Beck concert falling on that date’, the committee have cancelled the performance indefinitely. The Union Steamship Company has just signed a contract with. Denny Bros., shipbuilders, of Dumbarton, for fl TIP TV or

preM steamer for the Wellington-Lyttel-ton ferry service, to take the place of the Mararoa. She will be 374 ft. long (or 24ft. longer than the Maori) and 51ft beam Cor 4ft. wider). She will also have more horsepower and will consecuicntly be faster than the Maori, which is already one of the fastest steamers south of the Line. The new steamer will be turbine driven, as is the Maori, and the engines will contain the latest improvements in turbine engines. The passenger accommodation will be larger than that of the Maori and will he most luxurious ■ An endeavour is to be made by the Timaru branch of the Navy League to found a sea training, home at Timaru for Dovs, desirous of taking up a sea- career. At the annual dinner of the Ashburton . branch, on' Monday, Mr G. V. Garder, the Timaru branch secretary, stated that the Timaru branch had*had the matter under consideration for some time, and considered that ■the time was now ripe for such a school to be started. He hoped that when the. matter came up before the various , tranches they would see their way clear to support the proposal, and thus give the youth of New Zealand an opportunity to go into the navy under the most favourable circumstances. The Oamaru Mail states that the contrast between the appearance of the countryside now compared with its aspect at the corresponding period last year is, except in a few instances, most marked; indeed, in the opinion of those who have had a wide experience* of the agricultural outlook in North Otago and South Canter. hury, prospects were, scarcely ever more ■- promising. The stunted and browned appearance of the crops and grass lands 12 months ago is replaced by a verdure the greenness of which is a pleasure to contemplate, and the eye is delighted by the .several inches of healthy growth that everywhere predominates. Stock are not now concerned with. the almost ravenous . forage for feed that-marred their, existence last .year and are noticeable for their , quiet browsing.