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THE WEATHER AT GREYMOUTH Press Association. Electric Telegraph. Copyright. Gheymoutu, April 17. The Grey River is in high flood, and all dredging is suspended. Last night was tiie roughest weather for years. SPORTING NEWS. - -■■-$- - - . NELSON RACES. Press A ssoc iv lio n. Elec Iric Telegraph Copyright. Richmond, April 17. The Nelson Jockey Club's races were | commenced to clay, with showery and threatening weather. The,attendance is consequently poor, although there is a larger number of visitors than usually. HUItDMS. Right Metal ... ... 1 llhodeiiek Dim ... ... 2 The only starters. "Won easily. Time, 2niiii. 28scc. Dividend, £1 and 123. SOU UKY UAC.K. Girling... ... ... 1 Kaloo ... ... ... 2 i Miss Gordon ... ... 3 Bulrush also started, but hung at the post, and was out of the race from the start. Won by a short length. Time, lmin lOscc. Dividends, £2 Gs and £1 9.5. After the race the Stewards held an ■ inquiry as to the running of Kaloo, whom many thought should have won. The result was the. rider, Fowler, was reprimanded. CAP. Ruamahunga ... ... + Volley ... ... ... j Sainfoin ... ... 3 All started. Time, 2miu. Hi.sec. A good race, and an exciting finish. Ruamahunga was lying in a handy position at the rear oi the field till reaching the straight, when lie came up and got on even terms with Volley just on the post. Sanfoin, who carried 81bs overweight, was about a length and a half .behind. Dividends —Ruamahunga, £2 18s and 365; Volley, £1 10s and 13s. IN BANKRUPTCY. **. —.— The adjourned meeting of creditors in the estate of Joseph Law was held, this afternoon hi the Courthouse. There were present—Mr R. Dunn, Deputy Official Assignee (in the chair), Mr McCalluni (solicitor for the Assignee), Mr Baillic- (solicitor for bankrupt), and the following creditors: J. J. We:isley, A. Nicholson, C. Goodman, T. O'Leary, J. H. Scott, H. V. Browne, T. Horton. Various statements asked for at last meeting were produced by bankrupt. The Assignee reported no offers were received for the business in resjJonse to his applications for tenders. A written offer from Mrs Law of £75 lor the business and fittings were put in, and Mr Wensley made a verbal offer of £85, and put it in in writing, the offer to remain open until 2 p.m. to-morrow. It was resolved that the rent for six months prior to the bankruptcy for the dwelling-house occupied by bankrupt be paid in full out of the estate. The meeting then adjourned until 2 o'clock to-day. For continuation of reading matter see first and fourth pages. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MAKE NO ENGAGEMENTS FOR, WEDNESDAY, MAY Bth, for the BLENHEIM GARRISON BAND. SOCIAL IS TO BE ON THAT DATE. Double Tickets, 5s ; Single Tickets, 3s. T. BATTY ) a E. PARKER ] Secretaries. PICTON ROAD BOARD. GENERAL ELECTION. "TVTOTICE is hereby given that a -^- General Election of six members of the above Board will take place as under: Cloudy Bay Subdivision: Three Members. Date of Nomination: WEDNESDAY, April 24th. Date of Election: FRIDAY, May 3. Tua Marina Subdivision: Three Members. Date of Nomination: THURS DAY, April 25th. Date of Election: SATURDAY, May 4th. Nominations in the form of the second schedule to the " Regulation of Local Elections Acts, 1876," must be delivered to me or addressed to the Returning Officer and delivered at the Post Oftice, Tua Marina, for the Cloudy Bay Subdivision, and at the Post Office, Koromiko, for the Tua Marina Subdivision, before noon of the respective dates for receiving nominations. Nomination forms may be had at the above-mentioned Post Oilices. A. W. BARNETT, Returning Officer. Tua Marina, 17th April, 1901. PICTON ROAD BOARD. rpENDERS will bo received"until -L FRIDAY EVENING, April 19, foe :— No.l Contract: Metalling 14chains at Flax Hollow. No. 2 Contract: Metalling 20 chains near Lewis's Folly. No. 3 Contract: Metalling 9 chains West Road. Specifications at the Post Oilices, Tua Marina and Koromiko. Tho work will be shown on WEDNES DAY, 17th instaut: No. 1 at 10 a.m., No. 2 at noon, and No. 3 at 3 p.m. GEO. HORN, Inspector. logTl TUVENILES who intend to become O Charter Members, and parents of same, are invited to attend at the Lodge-room, Alfred Street, at 7 o'clock on THURSDAY EVENING NEXT. Juvenile Temple will be instituted at 8 o'clock. Initiation Fee: fid. G. GIBSON, Secretary,