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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 149, 25 June 1890, Page 2

In our advertising columns on the fourth page will be found the list of winning numbers in St Mary's Art Union. The drawing took place last night, Messrs Bond, Kennedy, Seymour, and Topliss acting as scrutineers. The Very Rev Father Mahouey having stated thafc fche object of the Art Union was to bring in fuuds for the. rebuilding of the Convent schools whicli were burnt down laat year, the drawing- commenced, two lads, sons of Judge Broad, assisted by Mr B. Chisholm, taking out the tickets, the numbers of those which took prizes being written down at once. "With so many tickets tho drawing was of course a long operation but ifc was carried oub withoat a single mistake. The prizes may be obtained at tho Cunveut any day this week between 10. and 12, or from 2to 4 p.m. The Sisters desire to return thir thanks fco Rll who have given their aid, and Father Mahoney thanked fche Committee for the trouble they had taken. The firsfc three prizes fell to fche following fortunate ticket holders : — Pianoforte, Mrs White, Star Hotel Wellington ; Gold watch, Constable Bogers, Nelson ; Lady's gold watoh, Mr J. Lonergan, Palmerston North. Letters from correspondents are held over until to-morrow. A correspondent suggests thst Mrs Baeyertz should alter fche hour of her Sun day evening service from 7 until 8 o'oiock, ' in order thafc churchgoers may have an opportunity of hearing her. "I presume" — he writes— "thafc she has no intention of inducing people fco desert the places of worship they are in fche habit of attending, but ifc must be admitted that the selection of such an hour looks very like a desire so to do." A keally first class lime light exhibition j will be given to-morrow evening afc fche V.M.C.A. Hall under the auspices and for the benefit; of the Help Myself Society. Among fche notable attractions may be specially mentioned the Pompeiiau scenes whioh depict the old time life of this ancient people, By the aid of a microscope of great power under the lime light a lurge variety of natural and scientific objects will be displayed; among others denizens of Nelson water will be shown, Mount Heola and Vesuvius in eruption, tho prairie on fire, beautiful statuary and splendid mirage deserts scenes, with some high olass photographs of fche moon in various phases. The whole of these views will be about 16 feefc in size, and it is said thafc nothing superior to them has ever been seen in Nelson. The quality of the exhibition and low price of admission should be sufficient to attract a largo audience. Tickets will be obtainable at Mr Huffam's shop to morrow evening, bufc no money will be taken afc the door. The Wellington correspondent of the Ohristohuroh Press, writing of the opening of Parliament, saya :— "Tbe Premier stood with his colleagues in the front ranks, and I thought him looking painfully ill a»d worn ; indeed his pallor rendered him quite noticeable amongst all the crowd of members, and general regret was expressed by tbe spectators at seeing him so sadiy altered for the woreo. Ha deolined a seat, however, and remained standing throughout fche delivery of the speech." AN interesting meeting of fche Bind of Hope in connection with fche Baptist Church was held laßt evening, the Pastor presiding. Excellent addresses, readings, and recitations were given, The meetings of fche Sooiety will be held on every alternate Tuesday afc 7 p.m. The Winter Evening Debating Sooiety held its usual fortnightly meeting last evening when tho motion giving the auditorium fche privlege of voting was uphed. Mr J. H. Harkness opened the debate " That organised strikes have been and are beneficial to the working classes " and Mr Kingsley opposed. The voting a% the close was as follows : ~ Members, Ayes 7, Noes 8 ; Auditorium, Ayes 27, Noes 2. The Oddfellows are to be congratulated, says a correspondent, on fche success of the firsfc of their series of "social gatherings"which took place in their Hall, Waimea>sfc.. lasfc night. The large number of members and friends who were present entered wifch greab spirit into the proceedings, and enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Ifc is ex pected that a large number of members will avail themselves of the opportunity given fco pass some very pleasant evenings during the winter months. The bear whioh has afforded so much amusement to the youngsters of Nelson daring the last three weeks, will no more be eeen in our streets. Aaoompanied by its two keepers it left to-day for the West Coast in fche Brunner. Thb heavy fall in the price of wool reported in our cable news to-day is a serious matter for fche colony. Whafc wifch this, the lower rates ruling for flax,' and the low prices which, we hear, New Zealand dairy produce has recently realised in the Loudon market, the commercial outlook is anything but cheering at the present moment. An united Opea Meeting and Christmas Tree in oonneotion with the 1.0. G.T. will be held on Tuesday next in the YM O.A. Rooms. Thbre will bs a parade of the Waimea Bifios at Spriog Grove on Friday evening next at 7 p.m. The Union S.S. Company are advertising a cheap trip to Melbourne by their new steamer Monowai, which will leave Wellington on Monday next. The return fare is only JJB for the saloon and £5 for the steerage. The Can'erbury farmers are to be congratulated on the result of their Co-operative Assooiaiion, the ninth annual report of whioh haß just been published The Direotors suggest that a further issue o! 1000 new shares at a premium of 5s per share be issued I to meet the requirements of the intending shareholders. The balance-Bheas shows that ; the net profit for the y*ar is £8889 Is 2a, balanoo brought from last year, £1916 4s 31, making the total amount to be dealt with £10,804 5s 41. The Direotors propose the usual dividend of 7 par cont and a bonus of 3J per cent on trie oa'led-up oapi'al ancl or} shareholders, purohase of merchandise; also a bonus of a similar amount on salines and wag a paid during the year also a banus of 25 por cont on all net commissions earned, and 15 per cent on uiatioe isutanos premiurna paid. These bonuses to be olumod by May 31st, 1891. or forested. Thoy propose to write £300 off oich of 'he freehold and leasehold properties, to write 20 per cant off the i'ems maohinery and effi.-e furni. ur», to add to rtS'srve fund fund .£ISOO, and to oarry forwaid the balance. That very valu.'iblrt city property iv fche estate of the lafce Mr Wm. Lightfoob in Van Dieman straet is to be sold by auction ivxt Saturday by Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. at their rooms iv Hardy street. The iand has recently been cub up into about i-ix lots some of which fom the finest building sites iv Nelson, and their situations, as fr." as health is oncerncd, ennnob be surpassed. Plans showing the d.ffer.nfc areas of the lots ure fco be seen at ihe offices of the auctioneers. There is much talk iv city circles (says the European Mail of May 2nd) about the circular which arrived by yesterday's mail from New Zealand from the Chairman of tho New Plymouth Harbor Board, notifying fchafc " the Board will probably be unable to provide sufficient funds bo meet the coupons of its bonds due in London on May 1." Tho wonder is why this news was nofc wired, seeing that ifc was doubtful whether the circular would reach here by the date on which fche money was due. It appears thab the holders of coupons yesterday had to ba content wifch 10s lOd in the pound, and the question is now whether the investors who have put their money into this Harbour Board will be content wifch 4 per cent instead of 6 por cent ia the future. This partial repudiation of a colonial loan, together wibh the letter whioh appears in The Times of tbis morning on colonial indebtedness, is likely to create a very uneasy feeling amongst those investors who are not well acquainted with fche wealth and resources of our great Antipodean colonies. «|The Wel iogton correspondent . of the Otvgo Daily Times says: — It is confidently assorted by some supporters of the Government that Ministers are muoh stronger numerically ia fche .douse this session than last, and that in oase of a division, oa a vital question they would have a majority of afc laab 14, and perhaps 16. Others think this a too sanguine estimate, but OOUQt on B majority of at least 8,