LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 19 December 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a very handy little pocket diary.

The latest addition to the Telephone Exchange is No. 625, Mrs L. Olson’s residence, Campbell Street.

The Wanganui “Chronicle” can be obtained at.Mr C. E. Ebert’s Post Card Depot, Avenue (late C. Forrest).

The Castlecliff Railway Company’s Sunday trains will run to-morrow as usual, leaving Castlecliff at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4.45 p.m. ; leave Wanganui at 10.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 5.5 p.m.

In connection with the New Alpine Mine the following telegram was received yesterday :— Struck stone crosscut new level this morning. Size and value unknown, yet very satisfactory.

At telegraph offices observing holiday attendance 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight. The attendance, on Boxing Day, 26th inst., will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The following players will represent the Wanganui Polo Club against Manawatu, at Palmerston North, to-day :— L. Strachan 1, L. Higgie 2, G. McLeod 3, T. M. Higgie 4; emergency, F. H. Jones.

We would remind the residents of Wanganui East of the concert to be given by the City Band on Sunday afternoon in the school grounds. Included in the programme is the contest selection, “Don Sebastiano” ; “Alas, Those Chimes !” ; overture, “Veronica” ; march, “Collingwood,” and others. The concert will commence at 3 o’clock.

Wanganui people are reminded that to-morrow evening at the Fire Brigade Hall at 8.15, will be the last opportunity of hearing Miss Powell. Those who have not already heard her speak should not miss this last opportunity. We feel sure that those who had the pleasure of listening to her before will do so again. Her subject will be “Religion and Socialism.” She will also give a recitation

Some excitement was occasioned among the Maoris of Waikawa and the Sounds during last week (says the Picton correspondent of the Marlborough “Herald.”) Lauches plied busily to and fro bringing voters to the polls. It was a close contest between Messrs Uru and Parata. When the result was first announced the former led by one vote, with several minor returns to come in. Uru then telegraphed to Parata: “My heart has stopped beating, how is yours?” “Still beating strong” came the reply from the old M.P. In the conduct of this election each native eligible to vote, indicates to the returning officer the candidate for whom he wishes to vote. The said officer then marks and initials the ballot paper. One old native on being asked for whom he wished to vote replied, “Oh, I don’t know. Watson — he no good. Parata — he too old. I think the fat fellow, Uru.”

A cheque for £5 which the ex-Em-press Eugenie sent a few weeks ago to the Glasgow Dumfriesshire Society, to which she writes, “I am united by the most ancient family ties,” is a reminder that her grandfather was a certain William Kirkpatrick, who at one time kept a grocer’s shop at Belfast. The grocer emigrated to America, prospered, and was sent to Malaga as United States Consul, where he married the eldest daughter of a Belgian named Grevigny. A daughter of this marriage married the Marquis of Montijo, and on the death of the Marquis his widow took her daughter Eugenie on a European tour, during which the latter met Prince Louis Bonaparte, avowed herself one of his adherents, and eventually married him. Her connection with Dumfries arises from the fact that her grandfather, the Belfast grocer, was a lineal descendant of a George Kirkpatrick who went in 1690 to Ireland from Closeburn, Dumfries.

The members of the Chamber of Commerce appointed to interview the Premier in regard to the time-table are requested to be good enough to be on the platform of the Aramoho Junction on arrival of the express to-day (Saturday).

Mr C. H. Burnett has addressed the following letter to Mr Keesing, President of the Chamber of Commerce :— Fordell, December 17th, 1908. Dear Sir, — I understand the deputation from the Chamber meets Sir Joseph Ward at Aramoho to-morrow. I sincerely hope the deputation will make every effort to induce Sir Joseph to so arrange the time-table as to permit an earlier service into Wanganui from the South. For years I have pointed but the necessity for the business public to be met in this matter. The present arrangements are altogether too late in the day. If the train could be made to reach Wanganui from the South 50 minutes earlier 25 years ago surely we can obtain the same facilities to-day. — Faithfully yours, C. H. Burnett.