Nelson Evening Mail THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1894.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 155, 5 July 1894, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1894.

IM— Ml I ■— ■__— ■ _»_■ HI l IMI 1 ll.l____— ■_—_—— Pl. The programme for the Harmonic Society's Concert to-uight is a particularly interesting one. The ohorus will sing Mendelssohn's " Hear my Prayer," with orchestral accompaniment, and two part songs. There will be a violia concerto, and a trio for piano, violin and violinoallo. The orchestra will play the overture to Beethoven's *• Men of Promstheu* 1 ," and a couple o£ movements from a symphony of Haydn. Two vooal selections will be given from Wagner's Tannhauser, of which opera a ektt.h appeared in these columns a few days ago. Mr Bailing will coadact the whole performanoei At the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board last eveni- g Constable • Boyes enolosed a letter in his report from some farmers _fc Woodstock ealing attention to the state of aa old man crippled with ,' rheumatism living in a hut by himself in the vioinity. Constib'.e Boyes in his report slated that had it nob been for the kindness | of neighbours, the old fellow would have beea starved. SeveraL members were of opinion that the man should bo brought to the Old People's Home _t ono. , but otbers thought that he would prefer to live ia his hut. It Was resolved, after oonsider.ble disoussion, to grait t.e poor old man 15b a month, the money to be spent in rations. Even with this assistance, the old settler will bave all he can do to keep body and soul together, and it U to be hoped that bis neighbours will aßsist him. At the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board last evening Constable Boye3 reported the case of a young mau who was iu destitute oiroumst moes. Owing to his having oonstant epileptio fits he oould not obtain any employment*. He had recently beeu found lying in the middle of a road ia Motueka in one of his fits, and had to be takeh to Mr' Brougham's hotel. Mr I Pattie informed the Board tbat tbe fits were very violent ones, it taking three men to hold him down when so afflicted. It was resolved to pay Mr Brougham's aooount for board and attendance, but no further aotion was taken, although it was stated by Mr Pattie that the young man had been taken care of for the time being by a benevolent individual, who naturally oould not be expeoted to keep him indefinitely. It was suggested that he should be Bent to th . Lunatic Asylum, a_ at .the Hospital they had not the attendants neoessary for an epileptic patient. As no application waß before the Board it was deoided to take no aotion. Whether this was a wise decision iB a very open question* In eompliancs with a request from several residents the bo; a of tbe Stoke Orphanage will reproduce at the Wakefield Temperance Hail on Thursday, July 19tb, the drama and farce performed \^ them in the Theatre Royal a fortnight ago. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Nelson Anti-Vaooioationi League will be held this evening at seven o'clock at Sigley 's Hall, when business of importance will be brought forward. The annual meeting of the Nelson ~Aid Sooiety will beheld otthe Council Chambers at half past four o'olook on Friday afternoon. . The annual meeting of the parishioners of All Siint. Parish will be held in the Sohoolroom on Monday evening at half paßt Bevou o'clock. We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mr Keeble, agent for the Union Steam Ship Company, of a copy of the edition for 1894---95 of a Handbook of Information for the Colonies and India, issued by the British India and Queensland Agency Company, Limited.