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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 123, 26 May 1891, Page 2

A MORE beautiful day for a publio holiday than yesterday ooah] not be desired. A bright warm sun and a total absence of wind forroed perfect weather for all sorts of outflow gatherings, of whioh there wera many, inoluding the Volunteer parade aud sports at Brlghtwater, the trotting meeting 1 tit Riohmond, and the children's treat in town. Full reports of the two former will be found elsewhere. Of the latte^it is only necessity to say that, aa usual, it was a grand success. The kind-hearted old man who undertakes all tho arrangements an"d responsibilities was in his glory, and tho youngsters as happy as thoy could possibly bo, And how could they be otherwise? Lots of fun, any amount to eat and drink, and to wind up with, the delights of that most magical of all magio lanterns, whioh in its day has afforded amusement to so many thousands of children, if the merry party had expressed their feelings towards their benefaotor, four words would probably havo sufficed— God bless Old Bon, .

The inaugural meeting of the Nelson Temperance League is to be held in the Provincial Hall on Friday evening next, when addresses will be delivered by several gentlemen,

Tub numerous friends of the l^ev Franola Inues-Jones,. who was for many years Inomnbent of All Saints' Ohuroh, and subsequently resided at Stoke for, a odu» siderable time, will learn with deep regret that a cable was received from London yesterday announcing his doath, whjoh occurred on the 20th inafc. after an illness of a few days. No further details are known. Mr Janes- Jonea had but recently returned to. England from Italy, 'where he had beejx' spending the winter, and was intending to leave % Nelson, shortly. ' ' '» , , r Tijk monthly meeting of the Southern Sforliodie'dJ! Kreetaaaorfs will- be helfl in the Hall in Opllingwood Street this evening! corqmeriping'ji (jtyujjjer'Ql! an JpuiueAfliet than 'üß.u>l, namely at f ,}§. «

Tn» entertainment in oonneotion with the Ohuroh Sunday Sohool, Biohmond, wnioh was advertised for Thursday evuuing next, bag been po»tpon«d until further notige.

Wk lenrn from Mr Bamford, the lepjal manager of the Johnston United Q, M. Com pany, that be received a telegram this morning stating that the rtef 6ft 6inohes wido and Bhofcing fair prospeo»B has been etruok 20 feet above the low 'urine 1 . '" :

IHE Princess Skating Rink was opened last evening when there wan a lar^e {ittendance. Arrangements are uoing°niacle to open this rink for skating 'purposes 'two or three evenings a week during the winter months.

A son of Mr Max at Brightwater, met with a nasty accident tho other day. It appears that he wns sliding down tho bannisters, a very favourite triok of boya, when he follsome little distance into the passage beneath, breaking his hip in the fall. Mr Mnx's many friends will be sorry to hear of the bad news, and will unite with us in hoping that the sufferer will soon be about again. „,.,.

ME3883 Foil and Maginnity being engaged iv an arbitration oase at Oollingwood, left bj the Lady Birkly this aftornoon and will return to town on Friday morning. , We understand there are aeveral'orirainal oases to be dealt with at the Oolliugwopd Court, whioh; sita on Thursday. . i . '[■■ • :'i ','V

Messrs Sharp & Sons will hold a sale^bf fat and store cattle at their yards at Rionmond tomorrow, also a line or two of- fat sheep' and wafers.. ' ' .. ' . ';*•.■/ We were informed yesterday by Constable Knapp that a (can known as Russian" Jack* had met with a serious .sooidlnt at the Owen whilst working for Mr George Trower. It appears that whilso falling some bußh«a tree fell upon him severely dnmnging his shoulders and arm. He was brought to Wakefteld where he whs attended by Dr. Pearlesa who found ouo shoulder to be dialooated and the other terribly bruised, The man had also sustained other injuries.

The Marlborough Express has the following, whioh' should be interesting to IS'el sou-pheepowners :— A. mob of very &ac oroaabred sheep arrived at the Marlborough Meat Works to«day, to be slaughtered and frozen for shipment. The sheep are from Mr Moßae'a property, Wangapeka, Nelson; and have arrived, after aueightdaya' journey, iu 1 splendid condition, : . ; . '

The Oamajru Lioensing Committee election wbioh result^. iv. the return of tha teetotal. oaudidaied haa beeri deolared awl and void on! the ground thai i tlie elaotibn waH not hold by ; a properly qualißed returning ofßoer. At one] time Oamara ttaa divided into lour-lioenßinj?! districts and a returning ofßoer was appointed; for theee, but SQiiia yiarß ago those wen c' amalgamated uuder a different title.and the, Biimereiurniog officer' oontiuued to aoc, bat, with the previous'appointmeni only. '

A telegram which appeared in yester-; day's isiue in connection with the Sydnhain 1 ' Licensing Committee eleotion ' was unin- : telligible in the absenoe of a previous' message, whioh the Preaa Association had f neglected to Sdnd to Nolson. This was as follows :— The statement of oluim in the action by 'ihe Sydenham hotelkeopers against the licensing committee was filed iv the Supreme Court to-d »y. . It alleges that no eleotion of a hcensiug committee was held in' Sydenham during 1891, as required by the act; that the eleotion' whereat defendants claim to. have been, eleoted was void, as no looal body having jurisdiction within the sJydenham. liqensing diptriot appointed the retuifnifa^ officer for the; distript, under the RegtUatiion of Looul Elebtions Aot j that if J the* elebtiou of it liceaafug ijommittee was good, defendants disqualified ' themselves from hearing applications for licenses by, before beiug eleoted, unlawfully and wilfully oonoerting and agreeing with eaoh other and with members of the Sydenham Prohibition League and others' who are entitled to vote ■ aud did vote, that if they would vote for them (defeudants) the latter would, grant no renewals of licensed in the distriot ; plaintiffs therefore pray that defendants may be restrained from acting aa a licensing committee. The oase ia boo dowa for May. 27,. pleases Gareiok, ppwlishaw, and leaner ' are Bolioitors for 'plaintiffs. .

* We learn from the Hawke's Bay Herald thai when in; Napiai!,.:>he Hon. Mr Beddon stated that it wda ihe intention of th. Ministry to introduos a Bill into Parliament to prevent the adulteration of food. A preterit it is lelt'to thu looaV oodiea to take Btepa to enforce the law, abd the method of procedure is so cumbrous and unsatisfactory that the existing Aot is praoiioally a de&k letter. Mr Soddon's idea is to appoint ail policemen as inapeotors, leaving them to obtain samples of. foods, which will than be examined by publio analysts. ■ •:.

Operations at the steauaor Wanaka aro proceeding satisfactorily, aud an attempt to float her off is to be made on Wednesday next. Air Daniel, who is superintending the work, is confidant that she can be got into deep water.— Post. ,