Nelson Evening Mail SATUEDAY, SEPT. 28, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 September 1907, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail SATUEDAY, SEPT. 28, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Word has been received by his relaiJves in Nelsoii that Mr Claude Barltrop has been successful in passing for his second engineer's certificate, the examination having been held in Lon-d.-n recently. Messrs E. Buxton and Co., Ltd., ropcrt having received the following cable from their London agents this morning concerning the wool sales : — "The sales have opened with a large attendance of buyers, and competition is good. Market firm for crossbreds; Merino advanced S per cent to 7 per cent." The Nelson Citizens' Band will give a-concert at the Botanical Reserve tomorrow afternoon, when the test music to be played at the Ashburton contest will be rendered. A silver coin collection will be taken at the gates. The Band desire to tnank all those who j havo contributed to their funds, and they all have the best wishes for their success at the contest. The Band leave on Wednesday next for Ashburton. The fourth of the series of meetings in the Diocesan Library by Mr Wilson, of the Ceylon and India Missions, was held last evening, when there was a largel increased attendance. Mr Wilson spoke on "Vital Union with Christ," which was dealt with after the manner of the mystics, and illustrated freely from Scripture. To-morrow aftornoon Mr Wilson will address a meeting at the V.M.C.A. rooms, and at the Methodist Church in the evening at 8 o'clock Mr Wilson will 6peak of his conversion, referring also to tho Keswick Convention movement. An earthquake shock was felt in Nelson about four o'clock on Thursday morning. ' On Wednesday night a sum of between £3 and £4 was stolen from the i till of Mr Waterhouse's store at Wai-iti. J The Police are making investigations : into the matter. ' i The Police have been advised that a < small b-iat. 15 feet loiik. 6 foot beam, [ i painted rS-d and slate colour, has been : 1 found on the beach between Colling- ( i wood and Takaka, about eight miles | I from the latter place. In the boat was | - a large schnapper hook, a flat fish , i spear, aud about six feet of chain. I

Ripe tomatoes have been obtainable in he city, during the past few days, having been sown in heated glass houses. They are at the fancy pnce of 2s 6d a Ih. The rainfall recorded at the Reservoir for the week ending last evening was .64 points. It is understood that Mr W Langlands has leased for tnrre Years the Nelson Brick and Pottery Company s works in Hampden-street west. The Rev. W. S. Lucas (Vicar of All Saints' Parish) and Mrs Lucas arrived in Nelson this morning after their visit to the Old Country. The quantity of water consumed in the city during the week ending last evening was 4^ million agllons, or a daily average of 642,857 gallons. This works out at about 80 gallons a head a day for the population of the city; Last evening, at the Waka'u IFnll, the Nelson Hockey Club held a social gathering a« (V wind up to the season. Mr Hoby (a vice-president) occupied tha chair, and apologies for non-attend-ance were read from snvet'ftl Ulicers of the club. A review of the club's doings or tlie past season was read by the secretary, and other matters pertaining to the welfare of the club were discussed. Musical and other items rendered added to the enjoyment of the evening. Mr Hoby presented the tti.phies won during the past season as follows: —Best forward A t-fuin. V- Hurst; best back, A team, E. Sp**ar; best forward B team, fe. Chishoim ; best back, B team, R Cal'der. A toast list was gone through; and the evening terminated with votes of thahks to the donors of trophies, the press, and the Chairman. Mr H- B; \Valker had a narrow escape of being run over by a motor car yesterday. He was cycling down Hardy-street near the Masonic Hotel, and endeavoured to cross in front of Dr Lucas' motor car to turn into Tra-falgar-street. The car struck the bicycle, but Dr Lucas turned the car sharply at right angles, this action saving Mr Walker from being run over. Mr Walker's bicycle was badly damaged, but fortunately the rider escaped serious injury though much shaken. An interesting descriptive account of an ascent of Mount Arthur by a Nelson party, by "T. Hemfield," appears on the 4th page of this issue. Mr W. S. Strong's interesting contribution on "China of To-day" is continued on page 1. Parliamentary notes, cables, , and telegrams, and other matter will be found on the back page of this issue. . On Saturday last (says Wednesday's "Picton Press") two lady passengers bound from Nelson to Nelson to Wellington, strayed too far away from the Penguin, and had to be liauled on board as the steamer was leaving the wharf. Last evening, a somewhat similar experience befel two Marlborough ladies. They walked off the steamer just as the last whistle blew, and stood chatting on the wharf, until a kindly-disposed bystander informed them that the gangway had been removed. By this time, the Penguin had moved off, but one of the officers on board took in the situation at a glance, and stretched forth a helping hand iv the nick of time. There was sufficient danger in the incident to make it exciting for the participants and interesting to the onlookers. ! It is stated that Mr Spencer, an American geologist, belonging to the Americaen survey, has altered his viewas to the period it has taken Niagara [ Falls .to recede to their preserit position. '■ He has come to the conclusion that the lapse of time is at least 39,009 years, a longer period thart he had formelv calculated. In about 4000 or 5000 "years more, he has estimated, the falls will have cut their way back to Lake Erie. Then, unless the Americans have done something to pi-event the Falls going back, there will be something in the natre of a deluge. Captain John Thomas Rolls, of the Monowai, has had a run of bad luck lately (says the Auckland "Star.') Last year, when ho was in charge of the Tarawera, two fires occurred in that vessel. On the way down the coast a small fire broke out, but was quickly suppressed, and, on the return trip to Auckland, less than a fortnight later, a more serious outbreak occurred, but it was discovered at an early stage, and was put out after some five or six hours. About this time Captain Rolls received a wire stating that his house at Dunedin had been burnt down, and subsequently he had another experience of fire on the s.s. Manuka, whilst that vessel was bound from Auckland to Sydney. Some flax in the hold caught fire, and, on arrival in Sydney, all the cargo had to bo discharged, as a considerable quantity of it had been I damaged by fire and water. Captain i Rolls now adds a break-down in midocean to his list of experiences. Mr W. Norton-Tax*'"** unuouiu-es that he will demonstrate the occult forces of second sight and telepathy at the close of his lecture on Sunday evening. Housewives who appreciate the value of economy and comfort in the kitchen will be interested ju the famous "Champion" Ranges stocked by the Wilkins and Field Hardware Co., Ltd., Nelson. It is claimed that these ranges aro the best bakers, greatest fuel savers, and most durable ranges made.. So scientifically are "Champion" ranges constructed that every Hem of firing which enters the fuel box is utilised, and the heat therefrom distributed where required without the slightest waste. This being so, it is fairly obvious that the cost of a newrange when it is a "Champion" is soon saved in the fuel bill, to say nothing of the saving in cooking is assured. — The Wilkins and Field Hardware Co., Ltd.*