LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A special meting of the Nelson Hockey Club will be held at the Camera Club's rooms this evening. The Citizens' Band concert announced for yesterday afternoon had to be •stponed owing to the inclement weather. The concert will be given at the Botanies next Sunday. The -friends of Mr F. B. Redgrave (who is now studying for the ministry at Canterbury College, and sat for his examination for the first section of the B.A. degree last November) will be pleased to learn that he has just received word from England that not only has he been successful in the first section, but also that he has been granted a pass in the first section for the LL.B. i degree. The Shedwood Lodge of Druids will • hold its anniversary at Tapawera on Thursday. An enjoyable programme of amusements, etc., for the day has been arranged — luncheon, tea, concert, cricket, fotball, and shooting matches. A free illustrated lecture on "Health" will be given in the V.M.C.A. rooms, Havdy-street, at 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon by Miss C. W. Christie. The Rev. C. H. Garland, who was : advertised to give an address at Waiiti yesterday afternoon, was unable to do so owing to the tropical rain and the state of the roads, although strenuous efforts were made to reach the place, and keep the appointment in spite of very uncomfortable conditions and experiences. A friend had consented to take out Mr Garland by motor car, and after lunch a start was made from town. But by the time Hope was arrived at the rain came ! down in torronts, and continued to fall 1 without intermission till Wakefield was t reached, the roads being very heavy, ' in some places, on the Rocks Road and ' at Annesbrook especially, a "sea of mud" up to the car's axles being passed through on the journey. A halt for a few minutes had to be made in the midst of the continuous downpour to clear out the mud which had been drawn into the condenser. At Wakefield shelter was sought, but in the only available shed there were already other conveyances, and to make room for the car one of these would have had to be turned out. As the travellers were wet through, with no change of clothinfr taken, and there was a prospect of stil! heavier rain towards Wai-iti. it was determined to return to town. This was done, still in the pouring rain, and home was reached shortly after 5 p.m. Very few stations to-day reported blue sky "straight." The conditions prevailing were generally "blue sky and cloudy" or "cloudy with passing showers." Auckland and Gisborne, with 70 gave the highest readings of the thermometer, Greymouth (50) and the Bealey (48) furnishing the lowest readings. At Nelson the temperature was 61 at 9 o'clock, and at Wellington 62. A sitting of the Assessment Court was held this morning, Judge EyreKenny presiding. Mr W. Rout, city valuer, and Mr G. A. Kdmonds, actingTown Clerk, were in attendance. Several objections to valuations had been made, but in no instance did the objectors appear, and the cases were struck out. In other cases there had been reductions by consent, or the objectioiu had been withdrawn. The sitting of 'he Court occupied less than fivs minutes. The judgment of Mr Justice Dennis -on has been received in the action Exe cutors of the Estate of the late John Win v. Commissioner of Stamps, which i was heard at tho last sitting of the Supreme Court at Nelson. The executors appealed against the amount of stamp duty to be paid by the estate. His Honor, in his judgment, said the main question was whether the Commisioner of Stamp? was entitled, under section 6 of the Government Valuation Act, 1903, to require a new valuation of the real property of the estate and to assess duty on such valuation ; and he held that the valuation In respect of the land of the deceased was required, as at a date subsequent to the last assessment thereof under the Act. The apeal was allowed, with £10 10s costs. .Mr C. J. Harley appeared for the appellant and Mr Myers for the Commissioner of Stamps. Attention is drawn to the sale of furniture and effects to be held on Thursday next by Wm. Lock at the Temperance Boardinghouse, Bridge-street, on account of Mr W. Bell. Ask your grocer for Victory bntter — ne of the best and purest butters made the colony.— Advt. On Wednesday next Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. hold their weekly stock sale, at the Whito Hart Yards, Richmond. Particulars of entries appear in the auction columns. To cure rheumatism, gout, sciatica, or lumbago you must treat the blood. The best remedy is RHEUMO, which has cured thousands of sufferers. From all stores and chemists at 2s 6d and 4s I 6d. Give it a triaL I

Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will sell at Richmond on Wednesday next, 12U0 sheep, ewes, wethers, and lambs, including a line of 500 forward crossbred lambs, 50 head cattle, including 20 2-year-old bullocks. On Saturday, May 4th, at their rooms, sections in Milton, Cambria, and Grovestreets, The Wood, on account of.the Trustees in the estate of the late Mrs A. Hooper, including top .tprnw* sections, and a dwelling of nine roc&ih,. Plans and particulars at their office.

Tlio stato of tlio woatlier ycsteraay was such as to compel most people to remain indoors. Rain fell at intervals throughout the day, and in the early evening there wero some heavy showers, with thunder and lightning. Between 11 and 12 o'clock thre was a particularly severe thunder storm, the peals of thunder being louder and the flashes of lightning more vivid than have been noted for a very long time. Heavy rain fell in the Waimeas, and at Wakefield the railway line was under water. It is also understood that the stock in some of the shops in the township was damaged by flood water. On Friday last, at Wellington, in Chambers, on the application of Mr C. R. Fell, Mr Justice Cooper granted probate of the will of the late Ann Stewart to Robert Wm. Stewart, the sole executor named in the will. The first game of the Thistle Hockey Club lately formed in connection with the Presbyterian Young Women's Bible Class was played on Saturday last. A large number of the members of the class were present, and thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon's sport. Miss .Strang, the leader of the class, acted as I referee, while afternoon tea was provided for the players by Mrs MacKenzie. h. prize to be awarded at the end of the season for the best all-round player was kindly offered by a lady visitor. A runaway horse caused quite a sensation in Hardy-street this morning. The animal, which is owned by Messrs Bird Bros., was being ridden across the Maitai, when it began, to play up, the saddle eventually getting underneath the horse as a result of the antics. Making its way out of the river the horse tore down Hardy-street, and ran into Mr Gorman's aerated water cart, which was standing outside the Masonic Hotel. The runaway was thrown to the ground, but managed to rise agaiii and started down Trafalgar-street, but was caught by Mr C. Bird, senr., and taken into its stable. The horse was cut about the legs and head as a result of its fall at the Masonic Hotel corner. Yesterday the Rev. M. L. Blamires commenced a week's mission in Nelson, preaching at St. John's Methodist church. Mr Blamires is the organising secretary of the Methodist Bible Class movement, and his addresses this week will be to young people. He will speak to-night in St. John's Church on "Christian Life and Manliness." The Rev. H. L. Blamires is advertised to gvie a recital in St. John's church tomorrow on "The Wit and Wisdom of Methodist Preachers. The recital deals with pulpit ocentricities of modem and o fancient times, and is well spoken of by those who have had the pleasure of hearing it. Mr 0. E. Hugo, lecturer on phrenology, will give an illustrated lecture at the Rechabite Hall on Thursday evening on "Faces and Expressions." Admission will be free. Afu-r an accident to a flywheel in a larce European electric station, tho superintendent designed and had/ constructed -a flywheel of- wood which had r, diameter of over 351't. and a rim width of 10ft. The thickness of the rim is about .1 Sin. and it is made up of forty-four thicknesses of beech planks, with slaKeered joints. The boards were clued to -el lur ami then bolted. The *insiidti consists of a double wheel, the twenty-four spokes of wlilih -are fasten wl to hubs. Spokes and hubs are of cast-iron. '111. 1 wheel operated at seventy-six revolutions por minute, which corresponds' to a poriphornM speed at tlwrim of 139 ft. per second.