LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 11 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The report of Mr Moffatt's r..>iit : cal meeting at Richmond on Wednesday evening appears on our first page to-d.iy. The monthly meeting of the Nelson Chamber of Commerce will be held at the room, Hardy-st., on Monday evening next. Tha Citizens' Band, weather percnit- ' ting, will play a select programme of music at the Botanical Reserve on Sun- ■ day afternoon, under Bandmaster A. , Berryman. i An appropriation in connection with [ the People's Terminating Building Society was drawn last evening, 'it A. C. Maginnity being the successful . ' a-.---holder. The amount of the appropn it! rwas £300 (three shares). The flower show and sale of work in . connection with the Presbyterian Ch irt 'l were brought to a close last evening. I he i Druids' Hall was a_;ain. filled. As <n the first evening a musical programme was presented, the following taking pari, therein: — Misses Hall and Stew ut, McLaren, and Messrs Tasker, Glo /).'•, A Taylor, T. Taylor (Quartetta part,*). Several phonograph selections we.e ;.!so given. The Garrison Band assembled ', outside the Hall and played a numb*? i f marches. In -be report of the meeting of the Richmond Borough Council in last evening's "Mail," a misprint appeared in the following sentence : "It was resolved that the resolution of the 11th August levying a general rate of Jd in the £ on all rateable property for the current year be 'not' confirmed." It should have read: "be 'now' confirmed." Attention is directed to an advertisement sugegsting the erection of a memorial statue of the late Colonel ± itt, Attorney-General, in the Queen's Gardens. Subscriptions will be received at tha offices of various solicitors, the newspaper offices, etc. During a recent address at Palmerston North, Mr Fulton, chief Government hemp expert, said it had rei peatedly been stated that New Zeaiand hemp was only fit for binder twino. He found, however, that a considerable portion was used in Holland and Scotland for ropemaking. It was also largely used for adulteratiou purposes. In America it was almost solely used for binder twine. In tho States and Canada 115,000 tons of binder twine were used in the year, against which our supply was but a •Irop in the ocean. The twine was »old under a ""length and breaking strain — 500ft in tho pound, with a breaking strain of 1001b. They would have to improve to cater for the American trade in the future, and ♦his particularly in tho case of strength. AU manufacturers in America were hanging off New Zealand fibre, principally on account of failure to secure supplies. He asked an American manufacturer what quality was demanded, and he replied 1 that he required "good fair," but he must have it at the same prico as "fair current Manila." And if he could got "good fair" at tho right prico ho could take the whole output of the Dominion. The costliest flats in London have been built on the site of tho lato Duke of Cambridge's house at the corner ,of Park Lane and Piccadilly. There I' aro six flats in tho building, and it is said that the rental of each will be from £2000 to £2500. Heavy as this is, it will yield littlo more than a , sufficient interest en tho expenditure, I which has been somewhat over .€120,000. Tho flats are unusually i large, consisting of four reception [ rooms and ten bedrooms. Lions, tigers, and other beasts of prey at zoological gardens and menageries follow the example of mankind in eating by day and sleeping at night. In their native state these animals sleep away the hours of daylight, and hunt for their food at night. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. advertise the following sales— Saturday, 19th inst., 196 acres of goodwill of leasehold proEerty at Pangatotara, on account of Mr eonard Hunter; Saturday, 26th inst., sale of horses, traps, drays, etc.