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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 130, 3 June 1896, Page 2

An extraordinary account of a cataleptic woman in Franco appears on the 4th pago of this issue, and it will bo read with much interest. Mr Wilson Heaps presided at a sitting of Lhe Warden's Court to-day. A residential site at Waugapeka was granted to Mr W. J. Kobsou. This was the only business. The annual meeting of tho Nelson Howling Club will be held at Messrs Rout aud Sons' oflice on Friday evening, to receive the annual report, elect ofheers, aud transact general business. The second term of the Ne'.eon College »vill begin to-morrow. The Foresee 1 , s' social will be held this evening, from 8 till 10 o'clock. Tho Prince Albert Football Club has decided to bold its annual social and dance on the 2Gih instant, Dr Eoberta, while out on his professional rounds yesterday, had thoßhaftof his gig brolan through his borso playing up. It was ascertained that the ohaips connected with tho harnessing up of the horse were missing, and this oaused the aecident. The boiso stood splendidly, or else tho aocidont would have been more serious. In leference to the pair of paroquets presented to the Queen's Gardens by ilia Nelson Philosophical Society. MrKingaley states that 50 years ago a specimen of this paroquet was taken to England and put in the British Museum. Nuno seemed to know exactly whence Uio bird came beyond that it was labelled " New Zealand.'' 1 In March, 1886, Oapt. Fairchild discovered the same kind of bird at the Antipodes Islands upon a plateau 1320 feet übove tiie sea level, j They are very tunie and easily caught, and are found generally amor.g the tussocks or giass. Thoy nro known as the platyceius uuicolor. An application for an accommodation license for tho Half-way House, Wangamoa, will bo raado by Mrs ltobert Maslsay at tho annual meeting of tho Nelson Lioonsing Committed, to bo held at the Court-house, at noon, to-morrow. The remainder of tho business will consist of app ications for renewals or for ißsuo of licenses to ne>v applicants in respect of houses already liconBed. Additional interest has been lent to the second round of football matches for the Senior Championship, by the presentation of a trophy. Hitherto, the second round has been robbod of interest, becauso generally one team bad so great n lend on tho first round that its ultimate win of tho Championship was assured. The trophy now presented by Mr Joynt, a Yico President of tho Rugby Union, will increase the intorost in the season's play. Mr Joynt's kinknoss in offering this trophy will be much appreciated by all interested in the game. Upon entering the Council Chambers yostorday, just beforo the oyster disoussion came on, the first thing to catch the eye was a dish of fresh oysters from the Nelson Oyster Saloon. " Gentlemen " were asked to " ploase sample them." Vinegar and popper wore supplied gratis, but a reporter who wanted to sample the oysters and " ohance " the microbes was told that tho sampling and the risk were to be confine'd to Councillors. The only recommendation as to U»o health oi ttje oysters the prossmo'n oan give is that they " spielt " well. From tho manner in which Oounoillors disposed of them, one would soarooly think that tbeio were miorobes about,

Mr Low, of the Taitapu Gold Estates Lid,, West Wanganui, received a telegram , to-day stating that the company's shares . are quoted at 175 premium, or £2 16s per £1 share fully paid . up. The ootnpany's capital of £175,000 at that rate is now worth half-fi-yiillion of money, and this result should react most beneficially on Nelson and West Coast mining properties, probably causing a diversion of speculative capital from Auckland to this distriot. An examination in blow-pipe analysis in connection with Mr Worloy's mineralogy olass for boys \va9 reoently held, and two prizes, given by Mr Hornsby, of The Cliffs, were awarded to Robert Koberta and Theodore Leach Out of nine minerals tested Roberts correctly named eight. Twentytwo names were enrolled yesterday when the class re-opened, The monthly meeting of the Rocks' Road Committee should have been held to-day, but lapsed in the absence of a quorum. The only members who put in an appearenco were Messrs Bird, Best and Bourke — all from the country, Mr B, 8. Chisholm to-day annonnoes that in future Uih business of grooers, tfiadealers, and general produce merchants | will bo carried on under the name and style of Chisbolm Bros., with Mr T, 8. Chi3holiu as manager. A.t a committee meeting of the Nelson Rugby Union held last evening (Mr E. Creswcll in the chair), tho protest from the Rival Club was considered. It was decided that the Rival-Albion match bo played again, and a proper referee appointed. As an outcome of the protest it was deoided that the attention of captains of teams be drawn to Rule 6, Senior Challenge Cup Rules. The Secretary read a letter from the New Zealand Union explaining the facts in connection with, the recent disqualification of a Nelson player, and also a telegram from Mr Firth, the Union's delegate, who stated that he would uso every effort to havo Nelson included in the list of Queensland fixtures. The Secretary reported that Mr J. W. Joynt, a Vice - President, had kindly offered a trophy for competition in the second round of Senior Cup matches. It was resolved to accept the offer with thanks, and award it to the leading team in the second round of Senior Cup matches. It was suggested that a match, Past and Present Representatives, should bo played this season, and Mr Creswell undertook to get together a team of past players, The date of the match was fixed for July 4th. A letter was read from Mr J. W. Richards, requesting to be transferred from the Albion to the Nelson Club, The Committee were unable to grant the requeßt. An indication of Dr. Maokie's report on the oyster bed site was given in our report of yesterday's meeting of the Board of Health, which appeared last evening. It moy be added, however, that Dr. Mackie pointed out "that in those European places where the evidence has been fairly conclusive that contaminated oysters have iufected consumers with typhoid fever or other bacterial disease (such as cholera), the conditions are essentially different from those obtaining in Nelson, la the European places referred to there are large, or relatively li>rge, populations almost uniformally having the sewerage system discharging the sewage continuously into permanently contaminated rivers or into semi - stagnant bays or estuaries, and these are the only conditions under which oysters so far seem to have been contaminated by specific microbes." Dr Mackie stated further that in Nelson the population was small, and the sewerago system extended to a small extent only in relation to the population, and the sewage was discharged into a harbour that is flushed out every tide by strong currents, and in which no approach to stagnation exists. Amongst contaminated rivers he mentioned the Thames, and tho Liffey, in the estuaries of which, oysters wore, and probably are, frequently placed. The danger from contamination in such sites was pointed out in 1883 by Sir C. Cameron. Naples was a fair illustration of the populous places where the evidence against the oyster is very strong. It has a population of six or seven hundred thousand. The crude sewage is discharged into tho bay where deposit is favoured by absence of currents, and consequently semistagnation, andanyono can convince himself by Btaying a short time in a steamer at tho usual distance from the shore, that even at that distance the evidence of contamination of the water is such, that, compared with it, tho discharge at the very mouth of the main sewer of Nelson is purity itself. Mrs Mnlliiis, a lady who resides at Akaroa, was born on the same day and year as the Queen. Last Sunday some loyal residents of Akaroa, including tho Mayor, tho Mayoress, and Messrs \V, H, Henning and VVestenra, paid a visit to Mrs Mullins, and tho Mayoress presented her with a bouquet and tea cosy, at the aaino time congratulating her on her good health at such mi advanced ago. The " Hawkes B.iy Herald" reports that under a big heap of debris of the fire at tho Masonic Hotel on Saturday afternoon were fouud three gold bracelet*, seven gold riugs, seven gold brooches, and a number of gold studs and links, all absolutely uninjured, ami as untarnished us if they were in the window of a jeweller's shop. They are now in the sufu keeping of tho police, awaiting an owner. On Sunday evening, between Kilbirnie and Oriental Bay (Wellington), no iewer than §4 cyoliats were counted, about 20 of whom were ladies, A leading dealer in oycles states that now there are fully 400 pneumatio-tyred maohincs in Wellington, worth in round numbers about £8000. The " Wairoa Guardian " says :— We have a few weasels here, but the people are 3ratoful to them. Some years ago the rats made it almost impossible to grow maize, one sottler having bad an acra quite stripped; and these rodents simply went through a stack of oats or wheat in less than no time, whilst potato and turnip patoheß afforded them a change of diet when they finished off the corn. To-morrow at 2'30 p.m. Messrs Sharp and Sons will sell by public auction a direct consignment of Japanese lacquered work of superior quality and workmanship. Whon your watches, clocks, or jewellery want repairing, get them dono by practical and experienced workmen, Hunter's, Bridge streot, is the oldest established watchmaking and jewellery business in Nolson, whero tho best materials only arc used, and workmanship is guaranteed.