NELSON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 124, 18 February 1908, Page 8

NELSON NEWS.

; ' . ' / February 13. The past week has been a particularly uneventful one. Tho drought continues, but although bush''and- grass fires'aro still alive, .littlo or : no,-damago -is 'now. reported. On ;Monday morning thero . was v a very light .rain, - but it only proved sufficient to lay tlio dust in tho streets, and was practically of-no valuo-to -tho " district. The settled dry weather has sineo'continued, 'and-thero is no appearance at all of a change. Tho town water supply a source of gravo anxiety, and. the water is unfit for use unless boiled. The now dam is in'an .unsatisfactory condition, there ■being a considerable leakage through the wall, and the largo, expanse of water lying in the sun being , stagnant, -it has become covered with green slimo..' Tho opinion is freely expressed that the water supply would have been in every-way better and purer from the old dam higher up in tho valley, and that tho only advantage gained by-the recent largo expenditure - has- .b'eeh -i.a slight increase in • tho pressure.' . In; the event of a largo fire breaking - out in the i city the situation might be.cpmo really serious. . ' A conversanione was held in tho Druid's - Hall on Wednesday , evoning, at■- which • a was made to the i Bishop of Nelson, who 'is leaving' for the Lambeth Conference. The •farewell : gathering w&s confined to : members of the of England.' A resolution was carried at : a meeting of -the trustees of St. JohnVMethodist Church, wishing tho Bishop and Mrs.-Mules a good voyage and a safe return. -.'. r -

The theatre this week is occupied by tho performors in the' "Living Whist and Kirmess" entertainment, in aid of the building fund of tho Old People's Home. The initial performance was in every way a success. Thero wbro irtore than 300 performers, and tho "dancps/:-were of.a very attractive kind. Professor'jShutSj 1 of Montreal, who has trained'tho performers, is to bo congratulated on.the results. The "Living- Whist" was performed by-52 iadics-and gentlemen in English military costuniQ, .representing tho whole pack of cards. Tho gamo was played without a hitch, and. thertf were somo fine spectacular offects. - The.rest, of the programmo consisted of rose, drill, jockoy dance, Japanese-court dance, Highland fling, gipsy danco, cake . walk, sailor's hornpipo, tambourino dance, and an Indian dance called Navajo. ' During the. ovoning songs were sung by ill'. Taylor and Miss Hanby, and there was a duet by Miss Hanby and Mr. Menziea.' . ..