Nelson Evneing Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1890.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 134, 7 June 1890, Page 2

Nelson Evneing Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1890.

The annual meeting of the Stoke Licensing Committee was held in the Richmond Institute on Friday, Messrs Mills, Fittall, Papps, and Lammas being present. Mr S. Fittall was re-elected Chairman for the ensuing year. The police reported favourably of all the licensed houses in the district. Renewals were granted as under :— Felix Green for the Railway Hotel; Matthew Green, Star and Garter; Henry Sathorley, White Hart Hotel; W. H. Bartley, Tr.vel lers' Rest, Appleby; G. Silcock, Bridge Hotel, Hope ; and James Sheldon, Turf Hotel, Stoke. The Wai-iti Licensing ComI raittee forwarded a copy of a resolution passed at their meeting, requesting the Stoke Committee to co-operata with them in an. endeavour to put down the use of the dice box in licensed houses. In the absence of any evidence of the use of the dice box in the district the Committee did not, however, feel called upon to take any action in the matter. An error crept into our report of the Licensing Committee on Thursday last. In the renewals of licenses Mr T. Devine of the Ship Hotel should read Mr T. Deviue of the Globe Hotel. The members of the Nelson Regatta Association and Nelson and Wakatu Rowing Clubs are requested -to meet at the Masonic Hotel this evening at eight o'clock to join in a presentation to Mr A. F. T. Sommerville, the iato Secretary of the Regatta Association, prior to his leaving Nelson. A MEETING of niembara of the Acclimatization Society will be held at the Court House this evening at eight o'clock. We clip the following ,from the Evening Pqst : — " We are informed that although Mr W. S. Littlejohn, one of the masters of Nelson College,- forwarded an application for the position of Assistant Inspector of Schools in the Wellington districts, the Board were unable to consider it, as it did not reach their office until after the date stated in the advertiement." However much Mr Liltle« ■■ John s well wishers may regret, for his own sake, that he failed to obtain the promotion for which he sought; from purely selfish considerations they will be delighted to find that the Nelson College is not going to be deprived of his services. Parents and boys alike know how to appreciate his devotion to his duties, and in parting with Mr Little John the latter would feel th tt they were losing not only a respected master but a trusted friend,

Undbr Ihe bf adieg •'Never to come bnek a&y more : D&'ldy Aldridge grounds his arras, " the last; number of the War Cry says : -Another of our comrades has bean promoted from Nelson to Gory. Dear old Daddy Aldridge haa been taken to his last resting place. As we stood around the open grave, and sang his favourite song, " There'll bfi joy by»and-byp. ' our heartß wen; up to God in thaukfulncss, knowing that he h<ul ■'teved iu'o that joy, kept only for God's faithful onea. We ehall meet, but we shall rnis'S him. Ho h<i a been a faithful Soldier of the Cross, and has gona (0 receive the orown. NEAMi? every Bteamer leaving Sydney for Chinese ports takes away a large number of Chinese, few of whom have any iatention of returning, and 1! the exodus continues at the present ratJ very few Chinesa will remain in the colony after a few years. The Marlborough Express of Tu?sday las* says : Large and enthusiastic congregation 8 were present yesterday at the Church of th c Nativity, the occasion being the close of the Rev Mr Grubb's mission. The rev gentleman who is an emissary of the Church of England in Ireland, has made a very great impression upon a large section of the public. He and his colleagues leave here for Napier to day. At the final service last evening, there was an immense congregation. In the ourse of the evening the Missioner read a number of letters bearing personal testimony to the efficacy of the servioes. A farewell prayer meeting was held this morning. Mr Buxton, M.H.R., in addressing his constituents (says the Post) bitterly denounced the Hare system of representation, stating that " certainly under the Hare system the ordinary rank and file of the present Parliament —the men who were not kuosvu beyond their own constituencies— would not be very numerous in the House." It would hayfi been difficult for Mr Buxton, had he tried his utmost, to have advanced a stronger argument in favour of the Hare system. To get rid of such men as comprise the rank and file of our present House, petty village politicians, whose aspirations Dever extend beyond securing a road or a bridge or a courthouse for their district, would be an inestimable boon to the colony, j With the June number the " Zealandia ' ' monthly magazine ceases publication. i The Hon. Mr Waterhouse suffers from paralysis of the nerve 3of both nyes, and is stated to be almost blind. ! TheWaaleyanConferenca duriog its session in Sydney resolved that ib would tend greatly to the building up of the spiritual interests of tha Church if the practice wera restored of holding frequent society meetiDgs and love feasts, or meetings for united fellowship and testimony of all the membera of the Churoh ; and likewise if leaders' meeting were revived and regularly held in nil tha circuits. A cobbespondknt writes from Richmond : —The entertainment last night drew a large audience, though the Hall was not in any way crowded. The vooal and instrumental part of the programme passed ofi highly satisfactorily. Miss Kidson gave very tastefully two violin solos for which she received an encore. The Richmond people seemed pleased to hear Mrs George Harknesa onoo more, and her eong, [" Cherry Ripe, " was very muoh eppreoia'.ed. The tableaux were splendidly represented, the only drawback being the loss of time in getting them put on the stage, but a great deal of blame is attaohed to the Hall authorities, the soenery being in bad working order, and causing an endless amount of trouble and au oyanoe, " Art though a Christian ? " was the first tableau ,aud a reading representative of the scene waa very ably given by Mr George Harknesa. 'Richard 111, Aot 1, Soane 2, " was also well represented, whilst " Dunoan Gray " and the ' Gipsy Scene " brought the house down. During the evening Mr Cook gave a very amusing reading from " The Rivals, " and the same gentleman also very ably read th 9 description of the soene from Richard 111. Tha entertainment having been Bo thorough'y ODJoyed, it has been decided to repeat it at a later date at Wakefield. The Takaka News says: — We are pleased to be able to give our readers a dentate assurance that Mr Hursthouse has consented to contest the Buller seat in the House of Representatives. This pledge is given subject to the condition that; he is not expected to make a personal oanvass of the whole district. This condition is only a perfectly reasonable one. To go into the more remote and out of the world districts, which by the decision of the Commission are included in the Buller constituency would be practically out of the power of any man, nor is it right the electors should expect it from a caudidate. The expenses of contesting a seat are now quite sufficiently heavy without increasing them by the loss of lime and money which weuld be entailed by going into the outlying districts. A fair report of the opinions of the candidate as ex pressed . in his speeches will enable the voter, who is by living in the back country placed at a disadvantage, to form his opinions as t) the most suitiblc man to represent him, Mr ilursthouse will, of course, address tha e'eators in the larger centre;! and a report of hin speeoh will be forwarded tooacb cuMyirg voter. Mr Huisfc* house is an able speaker, whos-3 utterances are listened to with respeot by the House, a oleur headed, shrewd, common sense politician, and better than all, thoroughly honest in his dealings with his constituents. His long experience of Parliamentary work and knowledge of the requirements of the district render him peculiarly suited to represent the important constituency that has asked him to come forward, and we heartily coDjratu* late the district on having secured the services of so able a man, A correspondent wrote to a Sydney paper on the 20th May that for weeks past he has had an abundant supply of peaches from his own trees. The fruit hangs on the trees all through April and -May, and in dry seasons until the middle of June, and the crop is an enormous one. Ho is anxious to pr© pagate those wonderful trees throughout the colony, and generously offers to Bupply cuttings to anyone who wishes to try them. Novelties arrived. — Crab springs, Oub colorß in Soarves, fancy Cipa for boys Nelson Hat Factory. ~ Advt. We have managed to secure a few men's Tarßity Cap.? to sell @ 6d. Call early. Nelson Hat Factory.— Advt. A few samples of Petone and Roslyn Ruga just ope el up. Kindly call and inspect.— U. Hill & Sona— Advt. THE CHURCHES. The Rev. P. W. Isitt will conduct the services at St, John's Church to»morrow morning and evening, The Rev. W. A. Brans will preach at the Congregational Churoh to-morrow, when his subject will be, in tho moraing 1 " The Blessedness of Service " ; in. the evening " Religion in History : The Problem of Job." A lecture will be delivered tomorrow evening- by tha Rev. P. Calder in the Presbyterian Church entitled " The New Heavens and New Earth, and no more Sea." The Baptist services to-morrow will be conducted by Mr Stannard in the morning, and the Rev. T. Bray in the evening, when the latter gentlemaa will take for his subject "Bible Reading in Schools." Mb Jeffreey will deliver an address at the Colling wood st Hall to-morrow at 630 p.m.