LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A man named John Cook was this morning fined 5s by Mr H. Eyre-Kenny, S.M., for being drunk at the Port. At the sitting of the Court this morning several civil cases were called on, but none was proceeded with, being either struck out or adjourned. Miss Christie will give an illustrated lecture at the V.M.C.A. Rooms, Hardystreet, to-morrow afternoon. Ladies are cordially invited to attend. The Matron of the Old People's Home desires to thank Mrs O'Brien for books sent to the Home. The competition in connection with the Defence Rifle Club for Mr Wm. Lock's trophy will be held on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. A meeting of those interested in the Wai-iti Literary and Debating Society will be held in the local schoolroom on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. Members of the Nelson Rifles are notilied that the monthly inspection will take place to-morrow evening, and that after parade a meeting will be held to elect a captain and a lieutenant. To-day being St. George's Day, was observed as a holiday by the banks and some offices. The usual autumn show of flowers, vegetables, fruit and domestic and art exhibits in aid of tho Parsonage rebuilding fund, will tako placo at the Vicarage grounds, Brightwater, to-mor-row and on Thursday. The Ladies' Guild in connection with the church will also have a work stall. City visitors will be able to attend the show in the afternoon and return in the evening. Several complaints reach us of thefts from bicycles left against the kerb or walls. "A couple ot pumps and a spanner were stolen from one owner, another cyclist lost a lamp, and generally it seems that something like systematic robbery of appliances is carried , on. Perhaps both thieves and tlio 1 police will take the hint. Mr Arthur Tatton, formerly of Nelson, now of Palmerston North, is on a visit to his old home. He will stay over the municipal elections, as he has still a vote in the city. At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Maitai Lodge of Druids last evening, Arch- Druid Bro. W. Cooksey presided. P.A. Bro, M, J, Levy was installed as District President of No. 12 District of the Order, which comprises the Maitai, Trafalgar, and Shedwood Lodges. The ceremony was impressively performed by P. D.P. Bro. S. Wadsworth, of tho Shedwood Lodge, Tapawera, assisted by P.D. P. Bro. Oakley, of the Maitai Lodge, and the newly appointed Distri.t President was congratulated on attaining the highest position possible for his district to bestow. A Wakefield correspondent writes :— The motor car and the motor bicycle are well known, but tho tricar is a new arrival. It is a 3-wheeled conveyance (two in front and oue behind), with seating accommodation for two or three persons. The driver sits over the last wheel and controls the vehicle, ha\ing all the handles, etc., most conveniently placed. Mr F. Grove, of Wakefield, is the first person to import this kind of motor conveyance into the Nelson province. It is an 8 h.p. machine, the engine and gear being under the driver's seat. It can run at any speed, up to 30 miles an hour, and climb steep hills with ease. The "tri-car" has attracted a great deal of attention here. The "Southland Times'' says; — A Southland fanner wl>o hns just returned from a holiday visit to Canterbury reports nn incident which serves as a <ttikin» instance of the prejudice against the south which exists further north, a prejudice, we bctit.ve, that is now being dissipated by t'.ie spread of a.-curate knowlp-dge. The Southlan.ier in question attended a Canterbury Harvest Thanksgiving service, and the clergyman officiating made reference to the grat'tudo of the people for a bountiful harvest, which had boon very general, ha said, except in tho southernmost part of the celony. This w,i6 so undeserved a reflection upon Southland that the Southlander decided to correct the clergyman's jdeas about the Southl-ind harvest. He remained after the service, and, having bepn introduced to th.6 clergyman, considerably surprised him with the intelligence that not only had the Southland harvost been a particularly good one, but tbat ho personally had attended the thanksgiving service in his own district threo weeks before. It would no doubt surprise some of tbat Canterbury congregation, as well as the clergyman, to learn that Southland's harvest was not only a rich one, but that it was gathered in threo weeks before that in soma parts of Canterbury. A dastardly outrage |was committed at the Kaupokohui (laranaki) cheese factory lasl weejlc, siy? the "Hawerj Star.'' Somo miscreant entered the factory on Tuesday night, filled tbe starter cans with salt, ana, after cutting up a large quantity of Ronp, put it into the toilers through the safety valve, causing the boiler to prime when getting up steam in the morning. Luckily, the manager, Mr W. Ogle, was wide-awake, and, except for the water gauge blowing out. no damage was done, although the factory might have been blown skyhigh. Baiting the starters was a dastardly trick, and if it nad been put infp the vats unnoticed, a day's output would have been ruined, to the loss of the suppliers. Of all true things none is more certain than that Steams' Headache Cure invariably cures headacheß. ft Is tasteless, easy to take, and everyone shoujd keep it on hand.* Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will sell at Eichmond to-morrow, li_UU sheep, ewes, wethers, and lambs, including a line of 500 forward crossbred lambs, 50 head cattle, including 20 2-year-old bullocks. On Friday, at their rooms, at 2 o'clock, household furniture and effects on account of Rev. A. Gamble, who is leaving the district. On Saturday, May 4th, at their rooms, Hardy. street, sections in Milton, Cambria, and Grovestreets, The Wood, on account of the Trustees in the estate of the late Mrs A. Hooper, including two corner sections, and a dwelling of nine rooms. Plans and particulars at their office. To-moi-_ow at 2 p.m. Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. hold Jji.eir weekly stock sale, at tlie White Hart Yards, Richmond. Particulars of entries appear in the aupition columns. Ask your grocer for Victory butter— ne of the best and purest buttergma.de ' the colony.— Advt. For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Groat Peppermint Qure ; Is 6d and 2s 6d*