LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

'. The young bird show at the Drill ' Shed concluded on Saturday evening, the attendance having been satisfactory. The Citizens' £and turned out \ and ojayed sjjjec^ions at the show. It is ' understood that thp sl*ovy jvas a financial success, and the "secretary (Mr D. _ Thomson) and Gommittee are to be congratulated on the satisfactory position. '. Yesterday the number of chickens' in , the incubator which has been hatching during the show was counted by a committee of outsiders, when it was found that 58 eggs had been hatched. On Saturday Mrs Ann Stewart, of Upper Collingwood-street, an old resident of Nelson, passed away in her 81st year. The deceased, with her husband and son, had lived in the colony for 50 years, and over 40 years of that period were spent in Nelson. Mrs Stewart's final illness was of short duration, lasting only a day or two. The deceased, who liad bonu a widow for nearly 30 years, leaves an inly son, Mr R. w. Stewart, of Appleby. Almost everyone who owns a greenhouse knows 1 the lovely Lilium auratum, popularly called the Golden-rayed Lily p/ Japan, but few know what a grand .window plant jt makes. If it bloomed at the same time a.s the hyacinth (says the "Agricultural Economist") its perfnm. would be far too powerful for a room of ordinary sjze, but it comes in rather with the roses, a_jd at a time of year when wide windows will allow of the escape oi superfluous fragrance. One bulb i_ sufficient for a S in.h not : and it should be sunk sufficiently low to allowof an addition of rich soil after growth has got well above the pot rim. The bulbs need not have a light position in the window until the green shoots show above the soil. A meeeting of the Building Committee set up at the annual meeting of subscribers to the Nelson Institute will be held at the School of Music at 7.30 this evening. A good attendance Is hoped for, as the 'preliminary business tr be done is of importance. The management committee of the Institute will meet afterwards,

There will be a harvest thanksgiving service to-morrow ('luesday) night at Waimea West. The annual meeting of parishioners of Christ Church will be held in the Diocesan Library this evening. Dr Andrew will deliver a course of First Aid lectures in connection with the St. John Ambulance Association, at Miss Hornsby's Cabragh House School, | commencing to-morrow at 3.30 p.m. Ladies desirous of attending must notify Miss Hornsby. The Marlborough Racing Club announce in to-day's issue that nominations for their Autumn Meeting to be held at Blenheim on the Bth and 9th rtrox., will close on Saturday next, 20th inst., with the secretary Mr L. Griffiths. The programme, a copy ot which -has been forwarded, is an excellent one and should attract horse owners from tl(is, district. A trip to Marlborough is always looked upon as a pleasant outing, and the Rive.la.nds Racecourse is now in such excellent condition that it is perhaps unsurpassed by any club of a size similar to that of the Marlborough Racing Club in New Zealand. The programme includes four open races, two hack hurdle races, two high weight handicaps for gentle-' men riders, and eight other hack races ii_cluding one maiden event. At the Presbyterian Church to-mor-row evening Dr Grattan Guinness will lecture on missionary work in various parts of the world. Mr L. H. Ingram (Organising secretary to the R.8. M.U.) will also lecture on Central Africa. Both lectures will be illustrated by lantern slides. A collection will be taken up. The change in the weather on Saturday brought light but steady rain which fell throughout yesterday. More rain was threatening to-day, the sky being cloudy and the atmosphere humid. The concert which was to have been given in the Botanical Reserve yesterday afternoon by the Citizens' Band was, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, postponed till next Sunday. The current number of th? "fi-jad" is to hand, and t\\e magazine apparently continues to flourish. This month's number is deVoted largely to notes of travel by the editor, who is now in America, and the illustrations in connection therewith make the April number more than usually interesting. The current prize competition is announced to close shortly. On Thursday next at 1.30 p.m. at the residence, Cambria street, Mr Lock will sell without reserve, on account of Mr E. Boyes, his piano, furniture and effects, and on Thursday, 25th inst., at the premises, Bridge street, furniture and effects belonging to Mr W. Bell. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will offer oif Wednesday next, at their Richmond yards, 1000 mixed sheep, ewes, wethers, and lambs in lots to suit purchasers. On the same day they will exhibit 5 Romney Marsh one-shear rams, part of a consignment of 50 from the North Island, when orders will be booked. On Wednesday next, at the White Hai( Yards, Richmond, Messrs Mark Sprot and Co., hold their usual sale of stock. Particulars of the entries appear in this issue. On Saturday next, under instructions from the Public Trustee in the estate of the late Mrs Jessie Mansford, they will offer for sale by auction, residential property in Manuka street, at present occupied' by Mr F. Hamilton. Messrs E. McPherson and Co., Wakefield, report having sold a property of • Mr John Wells, 88- Valloy, comprising 653 acres to Mr E. J. Robinson, of Wangapeka at a satisfactory figure. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' . Great Peppermint Cure, ls 6d and 2s 6d.*