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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 18, 1 August 1902, Page 2

There will be no practice of St. John's Clioir tjiis evening. Tbe usual fortnipht'y meeting of the City Council will be held to-uight, when the drai age question will probably be under disoussion again, ! Wr C. Keeble, the 1 >cal mansger of the Union S. S, Company,, has been granted three months leave of absence owing to ill- health. During Mr Keeblo's absence Mr A. R. Bond, of Westport, will act as i manager of the U,S,S, Co.'s local Office.

The following Customs duties were collected at Nelson during the month of July : — Spirits .£B3l ; Cigarettes ant* 1 Cigars .£95 ■ Tobacco .£Bl3 • Wines £30 ; Beer £25 - Tea £23 ; Chicory £7 ■ Sugar £103 ; Goods by weight £198 ; Goods ad valorem £930 ; Other duties £23 : Total £3075. The to'al for July 190J, waa £3460. Tho beer duty received Jast month amounted tc £ 139, as compared with £127 fcr lbe corresponding perio.l of last year. The " Musical interlude *' on the telephone yesterday afternoon was due. so it is paid, to a hotel in the city having connected a phonograph to its wire for the entertainment of frionds at a distance. Tho weather caused the induction to be heard by any oi.o nn the exchange who happened to take off the receiver and put it to his ear at that time. The lato Miss Anna NeumaD, of Sprirg Grove, who&e death tvas annonnced last Tuesday, was a native of Hatupshire, and came to the c.'loDy in 18-10, with her parents and a party of other settlers who we;e brought cut by the New Zealand Company in the ship Bolton. Miss Nonman had been a resident in lhe Nelson district ever since her arrival, and had for some time previous to her death been in failing health. Tno Messrs Neuraan, the welt-known coach proprietors, are n"puows of the deceased and Mrs Paul Coffey, <f Wellington, is her sister. A general meeting of the Nolson Chamber of Commerce will be held at tho Noiwich Union Chambors on Tuesday evening to discuss railway extension. Mr John Tinline will be present, and give his views on the question of a line to Culverden via Tophouse. By tbe Union Company's steamer Mapourika to-day, Messrs Bisley Bros and Co had consigned to tbem the purebred Clydedale Colt '* Pride of Frimley, " which will be sold by public auction on August Bth, at the auctioneer's yards, Hardy Street For power and substance *' Pride of Frimley " is, the auctioneoi informs ua. superior to any horse ever imported to Nelson. He stands 17 bands high, and qualified judges of Clydesdale3 consider him to be one of the best horses at the moment in the colony. The horse will be ou view on Siturday next at Messrs Bisley Bros and Cj's (Mty Yards, from 11.30 tu 12.30.— Advt. To-morrow at 1 1. 30, Mr W. Lock will 6ell ladies and gents bicycles, sewing and knitting machines, furniture, walnut trots, and balance of travellers' samples. attention is drawn to Messr3 Rout and Sons sales advertisement in ani. thei column. Mr W. Lock reports having effected the tale of Mr A.G. Sfcafi'e land aud dwelling in Tasman-street, Mr Ed. Hunnell being the purchase r. lt is said that the Progressive Policy of tbe City Council has resulted in a largo overdraft, and increased rates, and many ratepayers are alarmed at the £(30,C00 for drainage. There is, however, a solatium for those who fear the increased burden of taxation, for Lock, the Uaivetsil Provider, and coniplet* H< use Furnisher, will continue to sell at from 15 to 20 percent cheaper than other firms. His enormous stock of Furniture displayed on 12,00G teet of floor space is undoubtedly oneafthe sights of Nelson. Lock is a manufacturer and importer oi high-class Furniture, Duchess pairs, wardrobes, Chester fields, bedsteads, easy chairs, suites linoleums, prams, go-carts, crockery ranges, carpets, the celebrated Atlas sewing machines, and everything required in the home. Lock's most stylish and up-to-date Furniture sold cheap fore ash or on Lock's easy payment system, — Advt When you cannot sleep for coughing, it is hardly necessary tbat any one should tell you that you need a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to allay the irritation of the throat, and make sleep possible. It always cures, and cures qui.ckly. Robert Snodgrass, Hardy street, sells it.