Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1893.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 249, 21 October 1893, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1893.

Mr J. G. Harkness, M.ILK., haa decided not to contest the Nelson seat. Yesterday he sent Mr VV. E. Atkinson the following telegram : — ' ' Carefully considered request, for which accept grateful acknowledgement. Regret deem it advisable decline Nelson. Of opinion local candidate would probably do best in Opposition interests.— Joseph G. Hakkness, New Plymouth." At the meeting of the City Council last evening, in reply to a question put by Cr J» Harley, the Mayor said that there was no fund out of which a grant could be made to the Salvage Corps except tho general account. OwiN.i to the prevalence of the measles epidemic the Foxhill School has had to be closed. *Mr Blomfield rate collector for the Waimea County Council, will attend at Forster's Hall, instead of the old school Brightwater, to collect rates. The Bt itament that Captain Hunter-Blair was about to retire from the po-dtion of Aide-de-camp to His Ex .ellenoy the Governor in order to rejoin his regiment ha. been contradicted. Captain S. ewart, who will shortly arrive from England, will be assistant Aide-de-oamp. A requisition to Mr Riohmond Hursthouse asking him to stand for th . Nelson electorate at the ooming election was circulated t.-diy and reoeived a large number of signature?. Mr Hursthouse while ho bad a seat in Parliament held a high position in his party and in the House of Representatives, aid it is to be hoped that he may be induced to return to politioal life. The monthly meeting of the members of the Nelson Fire Brigade was held last evening, when there was a good muster, Captain Bird occupying the chair. After the transaction of the ordinary business, tenders were opened for erecting a hose-reel station at the Railway station, The tender of Mr H, Young of £19 10a wa. aooepted. Notice was reoeived that in consequence of the site being needed for the extension of the Coach and Horses Hotel the Brigade mast remove its hose reel station, whioh is adjacent to that building. It was pointed out tbat this was in some respects the most useful station in town on acoonnt of its central position, and a hope was expressed that some citizen would help them by granting the use of land or build iug close to Trafalgar-street station , Ultimately it was resolved that Capt. Bird and LieutKingbe deputed to see whether a suitable plaoe oould be obtained. A resolution was adapted unanimously thanking all those friendi who had kindly contributed to tbe annual supper of the member.. AS entertainment of a very interesting character will be given on Tuesday evening next at the Shelbourne-street sohool by the members of the Cathedral Choir. A programme of ohoioe vocal seleotions haß been arranged, but the intention is that the entertainment Bhall be more in the form of a Booial gathering, the ladies of the ohoir having kindly undertaken to provide ample refreshments for visitors. We feel sure that we can promise all who attend aa enjoyable evening. Owing to the inolemenoy of the weather and flooded state of the rivers the auction sale of stook whioh was to have been held by Bisley Bros and Go. at Wright's Ferry Hotel next Tuesday, has been postponed until the next date, the 13th December, "With thia evening's issue Mr Wm. Lock issues, as an inset, his address to the elect jrs of Nelson and district. The Hobart Mercury states thit the rutiuing of the electric trams is daily acquiring smoothness and punctuality, and so far a*, affecting the telephone wires, there is really very little cause for lornplaint. At the worst there is only an intermittent interruption of brief and slight duration. The traffic keeps well up to the expected average of about £5,0 per diem. It is said in Napier that the Rev, de Bert llovell, the popular and eloquent Dean of Waiapu, is certain to succeed Bishop Stuart. A certain section favour the claims of the Rev. C. Jordan, of Tauranga, who has been 21 years in the diocese and Ls senior clergyman. The Maharajah of Mysore has just caused to be issued a regulation, to be hereafter considered by his Government, the object of which is to ' preveut infant^marriages in the territories of Mysore.' The regulation, which is to come into fore. within six months, will fix the minimum age at which a girl may marry at 8 yeare, and a boy at li. Any person who brings about the marriage of children under thia age will be punished with imprison- j ment of six months, a line., or both. A J male over the age of 18 may not many a i <nrl of 8 under a similar penalty. A man over 50 years of age is not to be allowed to marry a girl under 14 years of age, under pain of imprisonment, which may extend to two years. An aider or abettor of such an offence is liable to imprisonment for six months. Indirectly (says the st, James' Gazette) «on.c good may come to the public service out of the violence of tl)?. strikers, which compels the authorities to send large bodies of tt-oops into the Welsh valleys. The collier* got to know the^soldiers and to like them; and, apparently, some of them have come to the .opinion that it Ls better to serve the Queen than to serve the M labour leaders." Some 50 of the Rhondda men, it appears, have given up both striking and mining, and have taken the Queen's shilling. It would be no bad thing if a few mire were to follow their ex imple. Theße colliers would make very likely soldiers, and the service is tally in want of them. If strikes I always tended to make the ai »y popular, there woild be muoh to be laid for UUDi

The Journal of the Ex. Libris Society in its present number publishes a copy of th b ok pb.te of the ill-fated C»ptain Cook, of which a rather remarkable history is related 1 y the editor (says the Globe') In partial recognition of his eminent servioes to hif country, a grant of a coat of arms wa mid" 1 1 the navigator's fumily in 1783, thi? being a^out the last occmen ou reoord when i. coat of artrn was grantd as a recognition of service. The ori»ir.a* grant of arms, enclosed in a hands imoisp, presented by Heralds' College, together with the copper book-plate, and sundry bo >k-> and papers, oame into the possession of Mr Bennett, of Mr ton, who waa ;one of Mrs Cook's executors, nnd is now in the possession of Canon Bennet. Other details are given whioh will be interesting to collectors. It may be added that the design of the plate is very appropriate. O. a shield is a hemisphere showing the Pacific Ocenn, with the tra-.k followed by Capt. in Cook marked in | red iines. The crest is a bowed arm, nnd in ithe sleeve if a captain's uniform; in the hand a Union Jack; and the arm is encircled by a wrtath of palm and laurel. Mk'H. Johnson, editor of «« On Sledge and Horsebick to Outoast S.berian Lepers," which (mtra_t_.fi dictu) haa already reaohed a fifth edition, ia preparing a short life of Miss KateM-u-Bden. Tbe volume will be issued simultaneously in Eogbnd ard America, the Record Press being the publishers in this country.-_4cade».!/, Aug 26, 1893. The August number of Natural Science contains aiaper by Mr F. E. Bddardeititled "Earth-worms and ths Euth's Histjry." It is a mo.t ingenious argument , from the distribution of genera and species of earthworms in favour of Mr H. 0. Forbes's hypothesis (whioh wns based ohifly np..n the remains of extinct birds) that a habitable Antarctic continent formerly existed with arms stretching to New Z alai d, Africa, and Patagonia. Thk Academy says : — A well-known scholar and man of letters has sent the following jeu d'esprit to Dr Murray, oa beting that the new Buglish Diotiouary h.s at last got through the letter C and that D is now in hand :— "Wherever the English speech haa spread, Aod the Union Jack flies froe, The news will be gratefully, proudly read, That you've conquered your A B C 1 But I fear it will come As a shook t) some That the sad result must be Tbat you're taking to dabble, aod dawdle, and dote, To dulness, and dumps (and worse than those) To danger and drink Aod -shocking to thinkTo words that begin with a d— i" Dressmaking.— Stylish costumes, made to order, very best finish in pretty fashionable materials of good qualities, can be procured at Everett Brothers for 40s, 455, 50s. Te Aro House are showing a splendid range of all wool oashmerea, double width, iv all colourF, 1/- per yd. A speoial line of ladies' seamless hose, thoroughly eplioed throughout, guaranteed stainless dyp, and acid proof, 1/- per pair. The oelebrated treble tipped taffeta gloves in taas and blaok, very durable, 1/6 per pair— at Te Aro House.— Advt. TO-MORROW'S SERVICES. The Rev. J. H. Mackenzie will preach at the Presbyterian Church morning and eveningr The Rev. J. H. Mackenzie will preach at the Oddfellows Hall, Richmond, in the afternoon. The Rev, J. Crump will preach at the Congregu; ional Church morning and evening. The services at St. John's Wesleyan Church will be conducted at the usual hours. The Rev T. Bray will preaoh morning and evening at the Baptist Church.