POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 245, 15 October 1891, Page 2

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

HAILS CIiOSB AI NELSON AND IBS POBT, S ,-.> . -_ Fbujay^ October 16. Foxton—per Kennedy, at 5 p.m.

Additional provision is being made in case of shipwreck on the remote islands to the aouth of New Zealand. The Hinemoa left Wellington last Monday on one of her periodical cruises, during which Bhe will visit the Antipodes, Bounty, Auckland, and Campbell Islands. Captain Fairchild was instructed to double the size of the food depots on the Auckland and Campbell Islands, to build a boathouse at the Aucklands and leave two boats there, and also to erect a new depot at the bounty Islands. Repeated experience has shown how necessary it is that stores should be left in some conspicuous place for the benefit of shipwrecked mariners, especially on the Auckland Islands, which have been the scene of many wrecks, and the Government deserves credit for its action. It would perhaps be only fair that the Australian Governments should each pay a share of the cost, as the shipwrecks which have hitherto occurred have been of vessels trading to Australia, but in any case the expense is not great, and humanity makes it imperative that the depots should be provided. On some occasions it was found that the stores had been plundered by persons who were in no great want, and against such robbery there can be no protection. The only thing is to appeal to sealers and other seafaring men to consider that anyone who robs the stores may be the means of losing many valuable lives, and to send the Government steamer as often as possible to see that things have nob been tampered with. The manager of the Johnston United G. j M. Co. has received the following telegram from the mine manager at Collingwood ; '' Work resumed in the mine to-day, everything working smoothly. A meeting of the Nelson Acclimatisation Society was held last evening at the Court House, Mr Booth being in the chair. Two applications were received for the post of ranger under the Animals Protection and the Fisheries Acts. After some discussion it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Cooksey seoonded by Mr G. Harper, junr., lhat Mr Silcock's application be fecoepted. The following Committee was then elected :— Messrs Walker, J. Sharp, junr., J. Wood, G, Harper, junr., Douglas, and Booth. It was resolved to offer 6d a head for all shag heads forwarded to the Secretary. It was resolved that extracts from the Government Gazette regarding touching trout in rivers be advertised in local papers. It was resolved to send to the Southland Society for two cases C 6 pairs) of opossums. A letter was read from the Agent-General in London concerning red leg partridges. It was resolved that the letter be acknowledged and that the Agent-General be thanked for his trouble. Mb Tennyson Smith gave an original oration last evening in the Theatre Royal. The subject chosen was " The trial of a notorious criminal." He charged strong drink with robbing men of their wits, their good name, their self respect, their health, their wealth, their happiness, and with murdering their souls. His arguments were strong and to the point and his dramatic ability was fully displayed. To-night Mr : mith will give Gough's oration on " Sooial Responsibilities. " An article will be found on the fourth page giving an interesting character eketoh of the " Uncrowned King of Ireland,'' written by Mr W. T. Stead. The artiole i appeared in the Review of Review for February 1890. The Wellington Evening Post Bays that with the death of Mr Charles Stewart Parnell, ex-chief of the Irish Parly, the mission to the colonies of Mr J. R, Cox, M.P. foe East Glare, in search of funds for the relief of the evicted tenants of Ireland, ceases. Mr Cox telegraphed from Ohristohuroh on Monday to the Seoretary of the local branoh of the National Federation to the above effect, and intimated his intention of immediately returning to Wellington, whenoe he proceeds back to England. Sir William Fox writes a long letter to the New Zealand Herald pressing Mr Reea to say what he did with the £300 wbioh a Parliamentary Committee reported had been improperly paid |to him in 1879 by the Grey Government, for which he rendered no service to the oolony, and which the Committee recommended should be recovered from him. Sir William.aoouses Mr Heea of shirking explanation. Captain Palleson, of the schooner Glencairn, arrived at the Thames from Timaru a fortnight ago. He reported (says the Timaru Herald) there having met with a monster of the deep on September 14, when about 30 miles south-south-west of Portland laland. In length it was longer than the vessel, which ia between 60ft and 70ft from end of bowsprit to stem, whilst its wag of a slate colour and as large as a whale. Its head resembled very muoh that of an alligator, whilst on its back were two fins, wbioh were about 20ft apart, about Gin in width, and 2(6 in depth. From tbe hinder fin the body of the monster gradually tapered off, but the extreme end of its tail was never visible. Captain Palleson says it kept the vessel csmpany for about 15 minutes, during which time it several times dived under the vessel and came up on the other aide. When diving it blew like a porpoiße, but never spurted water, nor did it lash the water with its tail when diving. At first the oaptain thought it waß the much* talked-of sea serpent, but a close inspection proved to him that it would be fmpossible for tbe monster to raise its head above the water as tbe sea serpent ia said to do, consequently he surmises it was a member of the whale family. It would have been an easy matter to have harpooned id, but its size and apparent strength prevented any such extreme measures being taken for fear of injury resulting to the vessel, Messrs Look Bros, have reoeived a large consignment of glassware, orookeryware, &o , which they will offer for sale by auction on Saturday next. They announce that their premises wi'l be open to-morrow evening at seven to give the public an opportunity of inspecting the goods. An advertisement appears to-day with respect to sheep country for Bale in the North Island. As many people are on the look out for this class of country in the north the announcement will oommand attention, Messrs Sharp and Sons advertise they will hold a sale of furniture at their auction rooms to-morrow, Friday, at 2 # 30 p.m., when besides the lots advertised they will sell a lot of other miscellaneous furniture,