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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXII, Issue 224, 28 September 1898, Page 2

Condensed Telegrams :— Mr G. B. Winter, manager of the Bank of Australasia at Christchm-ch, has received farewell presentations on his removal to the Inspectorship in South Australia —The Chriatchurch Corporation will make any necessary alterations to the building at the police station if it can be secured as a morgue for the city, - Fifty-nine clubs representing 4000 members are affiliated to the League of Wheelmen.— Mr C, 11. Mills, M.H.R.,has been presented by Italians in Wellington with an address, bouquet, etc., for his efforts towards the release _of Oheinis.— The Industrial Association, Wellington, will shortly havo a bniiding costing _J3OOO. and .fire scholarships.—Auckland legislators of both Houses Uave agreed to support the Stratford route for the North Island Trunk Railway.— ln the House ot Representatives yesterday the Motor Car Bill was read a third time by 42 to 23, and a committee was set up to inquire into the Nathaniel Seddon charges made by Mr Georgo Hutchison. The Public Works Statement was tabled and the Old Age Pensions Bill waa considered in committee to the exclusion of other business. — A cablegram announced tho death of Mr Wm. Redmond, Parnellite M.P., for Clare, but later on a contradiction was sent, stating that it was his sister, Mra Howard, and not Mr Redmond, who was dead.— Mr G. H. Reid, Premier of N.S. Wales has been made a Q.C.- James Slaitery, tbe Penahurst (Vie.) bank robbor, has been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. — Mr Curzon, Governor General of India, has been created an Irish peer. — A new Minister, a Secretary for the Colonies, is to be included in the American Cabinet.

In regard to the report of the meeting of the Nelson Football Club. MrJoynt writes :— " Kindly allow me to make a small correction in your report of the meeting of the above Club on Saturday evening. I did not say that the increase in the number of Clubs had had a prejudicial effect on Nelson football. Nor do I think that such a statement would have been true. What I said was that the increase in the number of clubs had I rendered it more difficult for an older ! club to maintain its monopoly. I may add that I do not think such a result altogether an evil.— Yours, eto, John W, Joynt." The programme of the entortainment to bo piven by the Nelson Minstrels in aid of the funds of the A.A. & C. Club on Wednesday evening next is published in thia issue. The performance will ba under the. management oi Mr A. T. Maninnity, and as the promoters are working hard to make the affair a success, a large attendance may be expected. Seats may be reserved at Messrs Hounsell & Co. 's on payment of an extra sixpence. The members of the Citizens' Committee appointed to secure the perpetual reservation of the Ronga and Opouri "Valleys as a national park and sanctuary for native birds met Mr Graham, M.H.K., at Messrs Fell and Atkinson's office today. Among those present were the Mayor (MrTraak), Messrs Percy Adams, Fell, Cook. Colonel Pitt, H. Baigent, and Grace. The attention of the member was called to the recent remarks by the Minister for Lands about " deer parks," and Mr Graham was asked to meet the activity of Mr Mills and the Havelock people who were pulling his strings with an equal vigilance on behalf of those who were striving to secure the national heritage. Mr Graham was also requested to secure from the Government a promise that nothing would be done in the removal of the reservation till the Qitizens' Committee had been duly informed of the action to be taken. Mr Graham gave an assurance that he would do all he could in the interests of the forests, but he added that he did not think any action would be taken by the Government, in fact that matterß would lemain as they were, till after the next general election. Mr G. Thomas, a well-known Nelson settler, who arrived here in 1859, died at Hawera yesterday, at the age of 64 years; Mr Keeble, of the Union Sleamßhip Company, has forwarded us a copy ot the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company's Hand-book for 1398 99. As usual, the haud-book is got up in an attractive style, and the illustrations which are always first-class, are more numerous than hitherto. The usual un-to«date information is given respecting the Australian Coast steam services, and there are also a number of useful charts. The custom, ao much in vogne amongst the school teachers, of "keeping in" children as a punishment for faults, was strongly condemnned by Mr Lock at the meeting of the Education Board yesterday. He said he knew of a case in which a girl was recently compelled to stay in and write her name 400 times. He said this was ridiculous, and teachers exceeded theii powers in doing such thing*. He certainly would not allow a teacher to treat a child of his in such a manner. The Committee of the Education Board appointed yesterday to deal with the tenders for the erection of a senior class room at the Westport "school, in connection with the establishment of tho High School, met this morning. The amounts of the four lowest tenders were received by wire, but it was decided to await the receipt oi the tenders, which have been posted by the Westport School Commit cue. The annual meeting of the Nelson Gun Club will be held at the Masonic Hotel to-morrow evening. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr Robinson, S.M., a sailor on the ship Pleiades was charged, on the information of Constable Jeffries, with stealing three bottles of rum from the ship, of the value of 15s, and the property oi Shaw, Savill. & Co. The accused, having pleaded guilty, Sergt. Darby, who appeared on behalf of the police, stated that ihe man had been detected with a bottle of ihe liquor under his coat yesterday, when he was working cargo in tne hotd of the ship. A case ot rum, which formed part of the cargo, had been broken open. Captain Morion, in answer to the Magistrate, said that the accused was a very good man at sea, and ho had no fault to find with him. He would be quite willing io retain him on tlie ship if he paid the value of the liquor, Mr Robinson said he did not want to deprive the aLCused oi his means of earning his livelihood by sanding him to prison, and he would therefore line him £3 and order him to pay tbe value of rum, the money to be deducted from money now due to him, At the same time he reminded the accused that he had rendered himself liable to threo months imprisonment, and he hoped the present case would be a warning to him. The entertainment, Christmas tree, and concert to-morrow in connection with the Christchurch Sunday School, in aid of the Melanefiian Mission, promises to be a great aucceaß. Admission will be free, but a charge will be made for the tickets for the Christmas tree. A special meeting of the Nelson Trotting Club will be held at the Trafalgar Hotel this evening, chiefly to fix the date of the race meeting. The Nelaon portion of the San Francisco mail will arrive by the Mapourika to-mor-row evening. There will be a counter delivery at the Post Office of English letters between 7 and 8 o'clock. At a recent meeting of the Invercargill Borough Council a letter was read from Dr McLeod, in which he stated that a lady brought him a piece of meat which had been procured from one of the local butchers, It orginally formed part of a leg of mutton which hid been cooked for dinner and served to a large household. To the naked eye the mass appeared un-> healthy, and had the appearance of what one would tee in a deceased human body, and was known as a tuberculous gland. He examined it carefully, and subjected it to a microscopical examination, and the result showed that the sample was teeming with tubercle bacilli. This, as was well known, was the active cause of the disease known as consumption. The meat had been eaten by over a dozen people, and it was to be hoped that by good fortune they would escape any bad effects, but the fact remained that the meat sold by the butcher contained sufficient germs to have inoculated all the inhabitants of Tnvercargill. This was the caso referred to by the President of the Nelson A. and P. Association at last Saturday's meeting. The social held at Stoke last overling in c.innection with the Foresters' Lodge, was largely attended, a number of visitors from tuwn being present. Dancing was continued till one o'clock. Mr P. Clark presided at the piano, and Mr Kenning ina'le au efficient M.O. The Committee which arranged the recent Oddfellows' social, return thanks to all who assisted on that occasion. The Theatre Committee have decided to take advantage of the visit of Mr Williams, thu scenic an «t, by engaging him to paint v drawing room scene and two other new scenca.

The perceptive faculties among women are usually well developed. It would, therefore, be to the advantage of a man to take the ad rice of hia wife against going in for wild cat schemes, and consequently causing unhappiness in the home. Mr Mugwump was told by his wife to buy a bedstead, but inatead of carrying out her instructions he went to a catchpenny Bale and retm-nod home, with joy, exclaiming '• Look, my dear, 1 paid only 50a for it." The lady, noticing a bedstead, with the sides broken and castors off, became irate, and seizing his hair, said " Why you old Juggins, you could have gone to Bill Lock's in Bridge-street, and bought a brand-new one for about half that price, with a spring mattrasß thrown in."' Mr Mugwump, squirming, said, " Let go, dear; I will take your advice and go to Lock s for everything required in the furniture line, for it is far and away the cheapest house in Nehon." They then lived happily ever after, and joy reigned in the [ house of Mugwump.