TOWN EDITION. Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1886

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XX, Issue 143, 17 June 1886, Page 2

TOWN EDITION. Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1886

It is some time sinco the sound of the firebells hue been heard in Neleou, bub this inorniog they rang out a lively peal about 2*30, and brought out into the bitterly cold air many who a few moments before were snugly reposing between the blankets. The cause of the alarm was the outbreak of a fire in a six-roomed house at the rear of the Bash Tavern in the Wood, owned and occupied by Mr Mears, who was himself absent from borne, bub his wife and family were in occupation of the building. The fire, which broke out in the back part of the house, was first observed by a neighbor, who gave the alarm and soon obtained assistance in saving 6ome of the contents of the house, Mrs Mears and her two children running out in their night dresses. The Fire Brigade turned out with praiseworthy alacrity, aad were soon on the spot with the hose, which was speedily fixed and the flames beaten out. The house was insured for £150, and the furniture for £46 in the Imperial office. With to-morrow's issue of the Evening Mail, will be published a supplement containing full particulars of the recent volcanic eruptions in the North Island, as well as a description of Mount Tarawera by Dr Hochatebter, and of the district generally by Froude, the historian, also a graphic word picture of. the beautiful White Terrace extracted from Domett's poem Ranolf and Amohia. We have been disappointed in not being able to publish at the same time a map of. the district, but shall take care to pro vide next week the best that can be obtained for dutributiou among our subscribers. St. Leon's Circus arrived this morning from Wakefield, and after two unavoidable postponements will give their opening performance to-night. The Company has a good name and we have no doubt that the itudience will be a crowded one. Titosp who are fond of a really good dramatic performance will learn with no little satisfaction that Mr George Bignold with his first class company has arranged for a season in Nelson in the early part of next month. Such performances as may be expected on that occasion will be very far superior to anything of the kind that has yet been witnessed in Nelson. The pieces selected are : — •' My Partner," " Alone," " Confusion," and " In the Banks." At a meeting of ratepayers held at Motupiko on Monday last it was resolved that this meeting concur in the resolution lately passed by the Pelorus Road Board regarding the construction of a railway by way of Pelorus and Eai Valley : — '• That the route by the toj House as part of the Nelson and West Coasl Railway is far more costly to construct and k at least fifteen miles longer than the one surveyed by way of Upper -Motueka Valley ; Thai moreover, the adoption of the former would for ever prevent every inhabitant of the district of the latter from deriving any advantag* from this great work; That this meeting sincerely urge upon the Government th( • absolute necessity of staying the estimates foi a line to Top House from Blenheim until thf ollicers of the Syndicate shall have decided as » to the best route for them to adopt. Thf districts more concerned and the colony al large will thus have the satisfaction of being guided by an efficient staff of engineers ; And that the adoption o£ such a circuitous and > barren route aa that of the Top House be tween Bellgrove and Blenheim must in the opinion of this meeting prove very disadvantageous as compared with the advantages tc be derived from that by way of the Pelorut and Itai Valleys. A special meeting of the City Cour.ci was held yesterday afternoon for ihe purpose of opening tenders for tho Nile Sireit brid<n girders, and for carting gravtl to Washing ion Valley. The following were received: — Anchor Foundry, £21 lja Gd each (accepted) Moutray and Crosbie, £143 5s for fche lot.— Gravelling for Washington Valley 5 W Taylor, 3s per cubic yard (accepted). Oxe of the camels in connection with St Leon's Circus escaped last night, and wai this morning noticed in. the Wesleyai Chapel ground at Richmond. As soon ai the reverend minister's horse — which wa: grazing there— saw the animal he jumpec the fence, without waiting to make th< acquaintance of the gaunt looking- intruder and tore off at a fearful rate, knocking ove: ' several people on the road. The Richrnont k people, who were evidently amused at seeing the camel going thjough its usual morning devotions on its knees, turned oufc in largt numbers to witness so unusual a sight, Th( iminial was captured this morning, and ii now doing penance for his escapade,

We understand that Mr F. Willmott has transferred his lease of the Theatre Royal to I Mr Samuel Bolton, to whom we hope that the speculation will prove a successful one. i Complaints are frequently made by those \ who have to visit the Post and Telegraph office often, that it is so bitterly cold that it is scarcely possible to write there". It is to be hoped that the convenience of the public will be studied and some arrangements made for heating the office. Our Wakefield correspondent writes : — St. Leon's Circus and Menagerie was well patronised here last night, the very clever performances being highly applauded. Some trilling- disappointment was felt at the absence of the lions, but others consoled themselves upon the presence of French representatives of another species — this, of course, with the permission of the proprietors. At the close of the exhibition they j struck tent and started for Nelson. — Business is fairly brisk in thia district, but it requires a degree of resolution to say so or to offer any amendment upon the fashionable notion of croaking. At any rate, if times are so very bad they at least afford an opportunity to several tradesmen to enlarge their shops, and this is a significant and hopeful sign of the times. — Wakefield now boasts of a saddler's shop, Isle E. P. Jones (who has a branch establishment at Brightwater) having commenced business opposite Mr Thomas' boot shop. From this particular part of the township (High-street) it really would seem as though there was -nothing like leather"- — unless it be hogskin. — The natural productions of this district are worthy of note. Mr B. Fairhall is pulling a prodigious crop of monster swedes and turnips in Pigeon Valley, some of the larger weighing over SOlbs and measuring upwards of 4ft. in circumference. This i extraordinary yield is, I believe, the result of very generous treatment of a deserted hop-garden, at the same time it speaks volumes for the quality of the land in Pigeon Valley. j A pure stimulant wisely medicated with ! tonic and alterative vegetable agents is what ! the week and feeble need, aud it has been provided in Wolfe's Schnapps, the purest spirit in the world. GOD IS LIGHT. I John 1 S.— GOD IS LOVE. John iv. 8 16. Rough on Eats." — Clears out ats, mice roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects moles, jack-rabbits, gophers. At Druggists, Kempthorne, Prosser & Co. Agents, Christchurch. Decline of man. Nervous Weakness Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility, cured by •' Wells' Health Renewer." Druggists. Kgmpthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents Christchurch