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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 143, 19 June 1895, Page 2

The liov J. H. MacKeuzie is confineil to his room with a severe attack of inlinenza. Pr Gibbs lectures to tin ladies' class of the St. John Ambulance Association this evening in the Shelbourne street Schoolroom. The meeting of the Winter Evening Debating Society -was postponed from last night to next Tuesday evening. Mr Hobday, under whose supervision the new pipe organ ia to be placed in position nt tlio Presbyterian Church, arrived by tlie Wainui yesterday. The anniversary social in connection with St. John's Church will be held this evening, and the chair will be takenathalfpast seven. Music and recitations will be given, reports read and addresses delivered. It is announced that the Directors of the Bank of New Zealand have deterred closing the agency at Motueka until the Ist of July. A publio meeting will bo held in tho Foresters' Hall on Friday there to devise means of retaining the agency permanently. In response to a petition from 4-t unemployed persons presented to Mr Graham' M.H.li., just prior to, his departure yesterday, the City member promised to place tuo malt T beforo the Minister for Labour, when he hoped some practical relief would be afforded. He was surprised to hear of so many unemployed about Nelson. A. Masonic Ball is likely to ba held about the end of next month. We have to acknowledge the receipt of two leaflets for farmers issued by the Department of Agriculture. One by Mr T. W. Kirk, F.L.S., describes the Caiifornian stinkweed, an objectionable weed which has found its way to various parts of the colony. The other, by Mr J. A. Gilruth, M.K.C.V.S., describes the nasel bot in sheep. The Motueka and lfiwaka hills wore white with snow this morning. The Rev E. 0. Isaac delivered the first of a series of lectures on electricity in the Congregational Church yesterday evening to a good audience. The lecture wns of an elementary character, beginning with describing tho discovery by the ancients of the mysterious power by which amber attracted j light articles. The lecturer with tho aid of a battery made sundry little experiments, such as magnetising bars of soft and hard iron and hard steel. The lecture received the utmost attention from all present In future lectures Mr Isa:ie will explain the application of electricity to the telegraph, telephone, lighting, and power, and ho will also explain a scheme for making use of the river Maitai to Bupply the force for lighting and other services to the town of Nelson. The meeting of the Camera Club is postponed till Monday next, when matters with repaid to pictures for tho Wellington Club's exhibition will be discussed. Our readers will notice tbat Ilerr B-vllinß with Mrs Houlker and Mi3S Atkinson will give a concert in the Provincial Hall on tho 2(ith instant. Miss Atkinson has only lately returned from Berlin, after a succossful course oi studies under the leading musicians, and many of her numerous friends will bo glad to hear her again, A battalion parade of all the Marlborongh Volunteers was held on Saturday for inspection by Colonel l f 'ox. Ou of a total of 221, there were on parade 177, including the Mounted Killes (32 out of 02), Blenheim llilles (03 out of 08), City Itillcs (31 out of 48), and Cadets (■l9 out of 03). The usual routine drill was gone through, and same considerable time was devoted to outpost work, Col. fox subjected the men to a good deal of examination as to thoir duties, Col. Fox said they wore a Jino body of men, He was pleased with the way the Cadets went, through their drill, ami a good deal of the credit was due to the instructors of the corps. The guides and markers were really good. The Mounted Jtilles were congratulated upon their clliciuuuy. Before thu parade of the City Hiljes was dismissed, Lient.-Col. Pitt said ha was sorry to boo the corps had diminished so much ; he did not know tho dause, biit reminded tlio men tbat ho would only be too willing to Investigate any matter brought before him, though the proper medium was their captain. Tho City Hides wore In chnrgo of a sergeant, all tho olHcers, it appears, being unavoidably absent.