NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 59, 10 March 1926, Page 11

NELSON NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent)

NELSON; 9th March

While driving a winch for the concrete miser at the new Cathedral building-on Friday afternoon, Robert Elliott, "junior, had his right hand caught in the machinery. He was taken to the hospital, where his hand was amputated.

At the Education Board's meeting yesterday a letter was,read from the Education Department advising the appointment; of Mr. G. Dalglish as senior inspector and Mr. G. E. Overton, of Terrace .End School, Palmerston North, as inspector at. Nelson, ' « , Mr. H. S. Claughton, L.T;C.L., F,G,C,M., gave an organ recital oh the. Cawthron organ at the School of Music on Sunday evening/ There was a large and very appreciative audience; A vocal eolo, "Aye Maria," was given by M:ss Stewart with violin obligate and organ and piano accompaniment. _ • 1 At the quarterly meeting of the Licen-; sing Committee, held at noon on Monday,; the following transfers were granted;— F. Mason to C. A. Henderson, :oommer(j'al Hotel; M. Cousins to Vl. R. Satherley,! Travellers' Rest' (Appleby); Mary Gooding to Alf. Wheatley, Rising Sun Hotel.; A motion of sympathy with the relatives, of the late Mr. E. E,. Trask,, a former member, was passed. On Sunday afternoon a grass fire broke out near Dr. Keith's residence, in Waka-. Suaka road. Dr. and Mrs. Keith and leir family .had a strenuous fight with the fire until the arrival of the City Fire Brigade,' which, with the assistance of a number of helpers, put out the fire. At the Magistrate s Court on Monday, before Mr. T. E. Maunsell, 8.M., two motorists were fined £3 each and costs; for driving* cars at speed dangerous to: the public. For using water during restricted hours a resident was fined 10s and. costs 7s. A local baker was fined £2 and ■costs 7« for Belling underweight bread.. The inspector said the defect in weight of a number of loaves tested was up to. 2oz. Three loaves were shown to be overweight and eleven underweight. Hop-picking in the Waimea and Baydistricts is now in full swing. A large. number of visitors from the North Island and elsewhere have been engaged to harvest the crop, which in said to be a very fair one.

All orchardista and their assistants are very busy picking and packing apple* and pears for export. The crop is an excellent one and price prospects are rosy. Great vigilance is being shown by the. Government inspectors to ensure that both in grading and packing the quality, of the export fruit wall be of ahigh standard. The Motueka Borough Council, which produces electricity for ,lighting with » suction gas plant supplemented by a benzine engine, is making application to the Government to be allowed to raise the price from lOd to Is per unit. The Onakaka Iron and Steel Work* have temporarily ceased operations for the purpose of putting in a new aerial rope and to make various adjustments. Clark M'Conachy played an exhibition billiard match in Nelson on Friday evening against a local player, H. D. MacKenzie, conceding him 450 out of 750. M'Conachy'g best breaks were 160, 132, 120, 86, and 60, and he won easily, his opponent scoring 612. His best break was £4.