LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 February 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Messrs S. Kirkpatrick and Co., Ld announce a new fine of local manufacture in pickling spices, a blend of the best selected whole spices in correct proportions according to a good recipe for pickles and sauce?. The spices are packed in ilb. and ilb. cartons, convenient sizes for honsewives, saving the trouble of purchasing a few ounces of each different spice whea pickle and sauce making. An advertisement of the spices appears elsewhere.

..There are in circulation and in the possession of old residents, business people and others, several of the copper tokens of the early provincial days when coin was scarce and promises to pay in metal were circulated as currency. One of these, singularly enough, found its way to Gisborne recently, and passed into a till as an ordinary penny, which it greatly resembles. Mr W. Rowell of Gisborne, who took the token for a coin, writes as follows .-—"Last Friday I discovered this coin in my cash register, and as an old Nelsonian it appealed to me as having an unusual interest, because I have no "recollection of the firm. Mr Paaeley (accountant for Common, Shelton and Company fiere) tells me that Everett Bros, bought out this firm. However, I regard it as a strange coincidence that this coin should fall into the hands of an old Nelsonian right up here in Gisborne." The token bears the name of "J. M. Merrington and Co. , wholesale and retail drapers and outfitters, Nelson," and on the reverse, somewhat defaced by age, ie a representation of a figure standing by the seashore. There is also a hole in the copper, showing that the token has been worn as a keepsake. There are scores of these metal tokens knocking about Nelson, and doubtless the Institute Museum would be glad to get them to preserve as a relic of past tinies.

Messrs Levien and Rollet will -hold an auction sale of grooeruv-, crockeryware, clocks, watches, etc., at their Mart on Saturday next. On Wednesday, 19th inst., the firm will fold a stock sals at the White Hart Ya*dß, Richmona. t

. Tbe concluding sentence in a portion of our report of the condition of the waterworks dam in our issue of yesterday seems to have been misunderstood. It was stated that as there was an intake of at least a 16-incll supply and i arl outgoing of a 12-inch pipe supply the gradual leakage was, roughly, three inches. It should be explained that the 12-inch supply intake, plus a9inch pipe leakage, represents the quantity of water entering the reservoir, leaving as the practical surplus, if there were no leakage, the supply of a 9-inch pipe. That is to say, without leakage, the reservoir should be full and more in spite of the consumption and the drought. The contents of a 15---inch diameter pipe is equal to the contents of a 12-inch aiid 9-inch pipe combined.

Messrs Bisley Bros announce that the sale at Belgrove has been unavoidably postponed until Thursday next, 2Uth inst Other sales advertised are— On Saturday next, 15th inst:, at the rooms, 16£ acres at Richmond, to close accounts in the estate of the late Wm. Sutton; on Wednesday, 19th, at the rooms, by order of the mortgagee, Id* acres at Stoke ; on Thursday, 20th, at Belgrove, by order of the mortgagees, Btock, implements, and household furniture, etc; on 22rid, at Longford, at 10 o'clock, household furniture, etc., on account of Newman Bros., at 1.60 p.m., at Lynch's yards 32 acres at Fern Flat; and immediately after 1000 sheep, ewes, and wethers; on 28lh, annual ewe and ram fair at R'^ond yards, offering 5000 sheep and3oo head battle; on Saturday, 2§th, 20 horsee 2 and 3 year old, draughts, hack and harness horses. The Anglo-French Exhibition will attract a number, of New Zealanders, but comparatively few will go from Nelson, and the bulk of our people will have to be content with visiting the Great Exhibition of Furniture and Furnishings to be seen at Lock's Emporium. Mr Lock keeps this show up to date, and the list of goods are of almost all styles and variety, made at hfc factories, or imported direct from English and Colonial makers — and comprise suites, easy and occasional chairs, tables, duchess chest's and pairs, Italian and other bedsteads, cots, fenders, etc., rattan furniture, lounges, etc., carpets, linos, pile and mohair rugs, couches, bedding, cutlery, crockery, sheetings, towels, tapestries, velvets. Also the following special lines : Harland's and other superior pianos, Carpenter's organs, the Britannia air rifle, easibak lino polisher, Miner and Zealandia ranges, baby jumpers, and go carts, Atlas sewing machines — these and many other goods are sold by Lock at the lowest prices either for cash or easy terms. "Go to Lock's" is a household word. It will pay you to Visit tmi -m "e* ; bition.*