Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1891.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 130, 3 June 1891, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1891.

Thk Education Board to. day eleoted M r Tarrant as their ohairman in succession t° the Bishop of Nelson, who had oocupied th« position for some ' years. The Hon. J< Shephard, who had been aoting in that oapaoity since the Bishop's illness, said that he feared hia hen lth was not sufficiently good to allow of his undertaking the duties permanently. In Mr Tarrant the Board hos made an excellent ohoioe, as he bas on various occasions when oalled upon to ocoupy the chair performed the duties in a thoroughly satißfaotory manner. A ooBBKBPot>DBNT writes from Motueka :-- On Sunday evening last while all the people were at their different places of worship (among them the constable) some thieves broke into the premises of Mr O. Skilton, wbo keeps a, tobacconist's and fanoy department in High street, and stole a quantity of cigars and tobacco, and after turning everything over, evidently looking for something else, thsy left by the bisk window, the same as they entered, I ehould have mentioned, that the abpve premises are Bituate in the oentie of the village and between the Poat Otfioe Hotel and Mr E. Uoyes' butoher shop. On the same evening the .doors and gates of the Wesleyan Gbapel were all tied on tbe outside, Wk understand that Messrs W, Look Bros, and 00. iutend aommonoing business a* auotionears in wbioh they will no doubt eeoura a fair share of pub io patronage, Their offices will be in Bridge street next to the premises occupied by the Farmers' Cooperative Society. AT a meeting of the Nelaon Sohool Commissioners held yesterday afternoon, Mr Clayden was appointed Ohairman iu the room of Mr Shephard, who resigned on account of ill health. Thk senior and junior members of the Piinoe Albert Club will meet in the Park on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m for a general praottce, after whioh the teams to represent the Ciub in Cup matches will be selected. Every member is expected to attend. The Bale of work in connection with the Baptißt Churoh was opened at three o'olook in tho sohoolroom behind the ohuroh. The room had been decorated with ferns and nikau palms, and a bright fire gave to the room an appearanoe of comfort on this raw day, At the further end of the room are two fanoy stalls covered with all sorts of useful and ornamental artioles, whilst faoing ths fire is a table laden with very tempting looking refreshments, whioh should find ready purohasers, Tbe following ladies are in oharge of the fanoy stalls:— Mesdames Bray, Barker, Dee, and Pettit, and Misses Olney and Barker, The refreshment stall is presided over by Meßdamea Glidewell, Stanton, J. Robertson, and Misses Dee, Gaze, Cooper, and A, Johns, The sale will be open all the evening, and should the weather prove more favourable there ought to be a large attendance, Messrs Moritzon and Hopkin of Dunedin, quote Nelson bops at Is ld f ,o,b. at Nelson. A public danoe will be held in the Foresters' Hall this evening at half-post seven, Ladies will be admitted free, THO- Princess Skating Rink will be ope no for skating this evening at half -past so vend