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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 1, 2 January 1906, Page 2

Conjlenaed cablegrams and telegia-ns : — Piirice Edward has stated in Paris that itothing would be changed by the new Government with regard to the .Anglo-French entente cordiale and the fapprochement with Russia.— Mr Wellman is to eiplcre the . Arctic regioni in an air ship supervised by M. Sanios-Duinon t. — Mr Luke Langton, an Auckland district farmer, is among the misting in connection with the loss of Ihe'sfceatner Kapanui after the collision in A-uckland harbour. — The crew of a fishermen's oil launch, the Napoli, were rescued near Napier by the steamer RJsamund just as the launch was sinking. — A wholesale raid on bookmakers his been made at Christchurch. — Canada ricoived 114,000 immigrants in 1905, 41,000 British. — Herve, the military jbnspirator in Paris, has been sent to gaol for jf-.ur years. — The news of the massacre, by blacks of the Bradshaw lj3rty in the Northern Territory (Australia), has been confirmed, Bradshaw's body being found. Two blacks havo besn ar.ested.

A meeting of tho Retailers' Association will be held in Mercer's Room? qp Thursday evening at 8 b'cloek. The business is with regard to tho Carnival holidays. All retailers are cordially invited to attend.

At the Nelson Rifle- Association's annual shooting meeting at Brightwater'yesterflay Sepgieajyt J. W. Chif»g wgi} the Championship.

._ , The latest subscription- roceived for •the Fast Office clock and chimes is a ?ihsqua for JgG 13a forwarded by Mr Alex. Wilkie to Mr P. N. Jones, At tha first public moa'tlng held in connection with the movement to obtain a clock and chimes Mr Jones stated that ho had received promises of support from tho " Lost Tribeß " district Matakitaki. Mr Wilkie undertook to get subscriptions from that locality, and as a res:;lt of a sbiljjug subscription canvass on Boxing Day, the sum of £6 13s was raised. The amount was limited to a shilling a head, so that the sum collected represents 133 donations, a fact which reflects groat credit oi} the residents of tho llufch'ison, Matakitaki, and The Alangjea The cheque has been handed to JJr "W. ijaddour, treasurer to the fund,

As a result of a capsize over a bank at Wairoa Gorge yesterday a trap bolpriijing to Mr I<\ Eudes, of Nile street, was somewhat Jrnopked §hopt. Mr Eadcj l;4d drjvefi gut to the (Jorge, and his party having dismounted, the' horse was given a feed, when the animal w»p startled and bolted. Apparency the road was not wide enough for tbo runaway, and tjje journey terminated Wflen horse g.nd trap toppled oyer the banlf. The horse, escaped uninjured, but the trap, as stated, was damaged.

Owing to the axle breaking, Mr W. Jackson a cab came to grief at the MaiUi yesterday. Mr Jackson had driven a picnic pai iy out, and was asconding the bauk on the % town siceof Sunday Hole, when the axla snapped. Fortunately the accident happened when there wero no people in the cab. Au express was sent out to bring the damaged cab into town, and arrangements made for bringing bask theepicpiceis gonveyed to tne Ma tai by Mr Jack.**?!), "

On 16th inst. Messrs T. J. Lynch & Co. will hold a stoc'f sale on behalf of various clients, at the Thorpe saleyard-j of fat and store cattle, ewes with laml 8 at foot, and fat and forward ewf # ar.d wethers ;on 17th, at Motueka, In tbo estate of tha late Chas. Green, the goodwill of 9 acres lrd 17pl, native rc» serve, and ths goodwill oi 9 acres "Waktrewa Trust.

At tho BicLmppd tjtackj-ards to-mpr row it 2.30 Messrs Bisle/Brcfe '& "Cosell i(X) dry ewes, 2 tooth wethers? otc.i in lofs p suit buyers ; 'on Satyrdsiy at noon at thoir salerooms! "four jfrs'ehcjd proporties near Wakefield . being sold o ' behalf of Jfr B. Fsirliall ;' Tuesday next gt JO-30 gj; the praises Spring Grove on behajf oi Mr'Q, B, Teleniup, 1G cases general drapery, clpthjpg, etr, Luncheon will be provid§d f Wo ape now over our Xmas rush, and htwo just opened ft grand selection for the Carnival, season' of all the latest matorials.' Order early; to save disappointment. — Harford & Daly, tailors. Tyreo's Buildings, over HuOam's, Trafalgar-street.*