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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1903, Page 2

After a spell of fine weather rain set in after noon to-day, with promi-e of eontindanc?. Dr William Ewart is at present on a visit to his home in this city, and leaves Nelson in a few days for [nveroargill, where he will fulfil the duties of Dr Young, who intends visiting the Old Country. After his University course at Edinburgh, he waa appointed to sieveral responsible positions. Dr. Ewart has receivedhis P. R.O.S. diploma, and he hopes shortly to rccsive the M.P. distinction. Mr Henry Edwards was nominated today by Messrs Ralph B. Jackson and C. Y. Fell, for city seat on the Kelson Harbour Board. The annual excursion trip to the West Coaet Sounds, which waa inaugurated by the Union St^am Ship Company in 1877, is being made this year by the Waikare, which left Dunedio ou the 13th instant, and returns on the 27th instant. The passenger list includes excursionists from all pat ts of the -world, but none booked at Nelson, in connection with th? trip the Company issued a cicely got up booklet, containiag the names of the passengers, programme, and general arrangements tor the trip, and a description of the West Coast Sounds by Mr T. W. Whitson, the Secretary of the Company. A chat of the Sounds and a number o)f photograph illustrations are also given. — The Company has issned the fifth edition of "The New Zealand Ton ists Vade Mecum/' being a handbook to the Company's services, together with ai index guide .to the (principal ports of New Zealand, Australia, ant Tasmauia, and South Sea Islands, which has been compiled for thte information of passengers. Young Claud Tatton, ' with Lyell netting, made another good catch of tront in the Aniseed Valley yesterday, landing 10 fine fish, the average being ; over 2U>s. The' bait *as ich^fly creeper; and in one case a water-spider was eagerly seized. The Slaitai will be closed for the season on the 31st inst., according to the resolution carried at the annual meedng of the Acclimatisation Society. A large tront was exhibited recently at Winton. The length of the fish was 34in,, girth 21 in., weight 181 b 6oz, and in the pink of condition. Mr Andrew M'Farlane,.of the Masonic Hotel, Orepuki, was the successful angler, his catoh for onej day at the VVaian mouth totalling C6.ilb. A large quantity of potatoes grown in the South Wairarapa this year ill be 1 exported to S-jnth Africa. &a In rcrcargill merchant (nays a Southland paper) has just imported from America a most complete machine— viz, a " sis multiple drawer national cash register "—its coßt being about MOO. It shows what amount of business is done by each assistant, and also prints and issues tickets, which are consecutively numbered find dated, and states who made the sales, whether for cash or for credit, and to what amount. The machine aUo adds the total of the day's business, and the proprietor can sco at a gk nee wuat has been done. Messrs Newman Bros, have purchbsed the well-known Crown Stables from Mr James Canning, who has been connected with these stables for a large number of years. The new proprietors took charge of the business to-day. Messrs Newman Brothers are « oil-known and popular throughout the colony as coach proprietors and mail contractors, and I hoy are a household word with all who travel overland, either to the Wairau or to the Weat Coast. .The '*' maiden gallop " of the new firm will pjobatly be with the English cricketers on their arrival, when it is expected that " Tom " will be on the box. Mr Canning, who has sold out to Mb former partners ia equally wellknown, as for 28 years connected with the " model " livery stable in the northern portion of the South Island. Of this period o£ more than a quarter of a century Sir Canning has been the proprietor for 19 years, and both his " cattle " and his " traps " have always been of the best. All wish the new firm of the Crown Sfcablos every success in their venture, and extend a similar wish to Mr Canning in any new line he may adopt. Meßßrs G. Fleming and Sons, Hardystreet, have forwarded their New Year wall souvenir, which is an excellent three-quarter length portrait of his Majesty the King in evening dress, Ex. cept that it makes his Majestj appear rather sliinm r than he is traditionally believed try be, the portrait is the best we Imm c seen. Mr A. N Fell, M.8.Ch.8., eon of Mr C. Y. Fell, of this city, has been playing some splendid games of f.otball in the Old Country. Playing for Edinburgh University — of which team he is CAptu'n — agaiast Acadetnicals, be scored five tiles, and gave a splendid exhibition of the national game. The last " Gazette " contains revised regulations governing the issue of mouey , orders by the Post and Telegraph Depart - menr. The whole of tho rules and regulations have been grouped and republiahod for the sake of convenience. The only alteration male has to do with the reduction of tho rate* of commission on inland and money order telegrams which have been induced, For sums up to the commission in future will be (id, as against fees which previously ranged from 3d to Is 3d; for sums ranging fiom £5 to £10 a uniform charge of Is, instead of charges from Is 6d to 2s 6d ; for sums ranging from £IQ to £ 15, Is6d, instaad of fees of from 2s 9d_ to 3s 9d j and 2a commission will be chargodon sums ranging from £15 co £20, as against feus gradi^ting^frpm^ to 6y.v"Thes^e Charges '•■■mW^^tw-ih > it :^4gnif^ r &6 y of le for each order, and an additional fee of Is if an urgent money order telegram . is required. For intercol >nial money oider telograins the rate of commission is also reduced, but not to such an extent as the inland rate, the new rates being 6d up to £2, Is up to £5, Is 6d np to £7, 2s up to JilO, ia 6d up to =612, 3s ap to £15, 33 6d. up to J617, and 5s up to £20. The old rates tanged from 3d to 03. : .■ ' Tfce 'King of Uganda is not quite six : years old. His name is Laudi (Jbua, or, in English, J-'avid Chan, Chau being a nauio which |has been borne for many years b,y UgaMa kings. He jean intelligent litUe felijjr, though rather fepbilt by the flatteries "of his subjects. It is not unlikely tha"b he will go to England for his education, an English tator having already been engaged. &\, tlie present lime his "salary" from tho U itish Governmeut is JU7(X> a year, TJje " loangahua Herald " slales that bhe weather at Beef ton during the past ie.i£ weeks ha> been of the moat wintry description, and snow has fallen on the adjacent hills. On the Olh showers of hail fell, and altogether the usual summer is conspicuous by its absence.. The gardens are also suffering, and the farmers will lose their crops of hay unless the ; weather takes up soon. Til conversation wjth a reuresontative of the Auckland " Star" Sir Joseph Ward reforrod to thodevolopmentof the touriat traffic nnd flpoko or the necessity for boit«r travollfng facUities from Rotorua to Taupr), Sir .Toneph favours 4he idea Qf ha ring motor busses ruotting|£sm Kotorua to Taupo, and froni Tokaanu lo Pipi riki, thua . ooh^eetipß Rctorua with the head o( the Wangiuiojrieer, To-morrow, at 1 1. a.m, Messrs W. Rout an^3pni win «eil wheat, chaff, produce, P<Mi}t^ etc, t at noon, privilege! in conftoction with tho Athlptjo and Cycling Qiulb's ohainpioA meeting, : : R. Snodgtast and Sons have immense stocks of all kinds of jars and other requisites for fruit preserving,— Ad vt II you wauti to Itiie noises, auggies, Carriages, Cabs, etc., ring up F. N. 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The uncertainty of the. land ballot I is often commented on. A repre- 1 sentative of the Stratford "Set- 1 tier" heard ©f one man making no I less than- 32 applications for laaifl I in eight years, and he has not sue-'! I ceeded in getting a section. I i Sturgeon* the Australian I weight boxing champion, is thinking 1 of paying an extended visit to New 1 Zealand, mainly for tie purpose of I building himself up in view of fu- I ture engagements. It is understood I that during nis stay he will be j>re- I pared to arrange a contest. 1 Tl*e " Labour Journal" for Janu- I ary gives the following notes upon I the condition of the labour market I in Wellington during last month :— I Buildif4g Trade ; Not very busy, and I present prospects are not of the I brightest, Boot trade (factories) : j Not very busy, a number of men not I making full time. Clothing trade I (factories) : Order tailoring very I busy. Cl'o'Uiing factories not Very I busy. Dressmakers and milliners I very busy. Retail trade (general):! Brisk. Miscellaneous : Shearing I and the hay harvest are in full I swing and keep men about the dis- I tricfc fully employed. Unskilled I labour : There seem to be enougtt men about the district to satisfy the demand for labour. Swaggers •are seldom seen on the roads. Whenever an outbreak of anthrax ofceurs In this colony (says the Wellington Government organ) the Government quarantines the land for a period of two years. This is rendered necessary by the danger of the spread of the disease, the germs' of which infect the whole of the ground manured with imported bones ineffectively sterilised. Past experience shows that the danger of a re T eurrence of the disease after two years is very remote.