LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Owing to tho want of space tho "Topics of the Day" are unavoidably crowded out. The monthly meeting of the Nelson Chamber of Commerce will be held at the room this evening, at 8 o'clock. The Citizens' Band gave an open-air concert in the Botanical Reserve yesterday afternoon, thero being a good attendance of the public. Tho Rev. (.'. H. Garland is aunounci ed to deliver n lecture in St. John's Schoolroom next Wednesday ou "Tho Meaning and the Value of the Coronation Oath. - ' This is doubtless in reply to tho recent utterance of tho Duke of Norfolk, who described tho oath as an insult to the King and the nation. A special meeting of the Maitai Bowling Club was held at tho Camera Club's Roms on Saturday evening to consider the proposed new rules for the Club. Some amendments were made in the 1 drafted rules FuhmitW, and as amended ' the rules were eventually adopted. It was agreed that a number of copies of the rules be printed and sold to members. "One who sympathises with the weakly," writes with reference to the recent ( prosecution of a bny for setting fir? to gorso : — "I think that at loa/st the parents should be notified in a case like tho one referred to and given a. little chance to attend in the matter." The correspondent contradicts some of the evidence | given ; but tho proper place for such contradiction is the Court, and not the columns of a newspaper. The monthly meeting of the Non-com-misisoned Officers' Club was held in the Garrison Library on Friday evening, and was well-attended. The rules of the i Club wore adopted, and the following , officers were elected r — Patron, Lieuten-ant-Colonel Joyce; President, Staff-Ser-geant-Major Redmond ; Vice-Presidents, Sergeant-Major Brown and Colour-Sergt. Ching; Secretary, Staff-Sergt. Major Fairclough ; Treasurer, Sergeant Mitcliener ; . Committee, Sergeants Jameson and Kin- , zett, and non-commissioned officers of tho Band. It was decided to hold a dinS ncr on Dominion Day if a late evening train could be aranged for. The nex? ' meeting of the Club will be held on tho 6econd Friday in October. Tho Rev. C. H. Garland, in the course of his remarks to the children in St. John's Church yesterday, contrasted the luxuries of school life in town with the misery of the chil- : dren in somo of tho conntry districts. He described the Wangapeka Homestead School as a shed about ISft. by 10ft., attached to a stable; six smail desks crowded tho building; and the artificial manures stored under the same roof filled the miserablo little room with a stench beyond all endurance. Ho wondered at tho heroism of the teacher and tho endurance of th© scholars. The following announcement appears in a Wellington Chinese shop: — "New laid egga. Is 2d dozen; fresh eggs, ls 4d dozen." The first number of "Current ThouEht," a periodical published on the lines of "Public Opinion." has been issued at Christchurch. There is ample lptter-Dress dealing with literature, politics..art, etc., and much of the matter is of considerable interest. Messrs Levien and Rollet announce an auction sale for next Friday, at t.hf residence of Mr Frebury, who is criviiiff up housekeeping. Full particulars appear in the advertising columns. If yon wish nice, sweet bntter, Insist on bavins "Palm Leaf." Nothi'vg better n the ijarket." Now that the details of Auckland's welcome to the American Floet is to j hand and the members of the Ministry hnvo aired their eloquence and patted Brother Jonathan on the back it behoves us to turn to our own fair city, and remind our renders that Lock, the People's popular furnisher and auctioneer still extends his wfl.-omo Uy nil who come to visit his vast, emporium, and admire the magnificent display of local manufactured Continental goods. In buying furniture you should look for "finish," "beauty of design," and honest workmanship, and if you patronise "Lock's" yon secure all these advantages and yet find the prices demanded fair and reasonable. No homo ia complete without ajn "Atlas" Sewinc machine, ' -juid theso together with Harland Engiisii pianos, Carpenter's organs, the wonderful Sun Vapour lamps, and prams and go-oarta in profusion make a show well worth seeing. Economy is the order of the d^ay, so don't delay but oome.*

A fox with two heads has been shot at ' Bylong, near Bathurst, N.S.W. Frosts have done enormous damage to sugar cane in Queensland. During the last half-year the Broken _, Hill Proprietary made a profit of only ls t 8d a ton of ore treated. c Chinese m?rchants in Sydney are open- , ing up an export trade of New South ( Wales hardwoods to China. , At a meeting of the Christchurch • . j Vaccination League it wa* reported that ( I 11.000 srisnatures had been obtained to ( the petition circulated, and that several . petitions had yet to come in. , The "Triad" for September is aggressive and militant as usual, and contains Eood reading matter. The pictures, in the supplement are excellently repiv» duced and somo are worth framrng. Visitors to the ships of the American Fleet, says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph,'' will have noticed that each one | I carries one animal or more, such as a | bear, a goat, a dog, or a cat. The men call them their Mascots, and tend them with all the care and kindness that an agency supposed to have the power ot I warding off adversity should receive, inference has already been made to Bruno, the Conecticut's brown bear. Many it not all the ships received, at one of the Pacific American ports, presents of a baby bear, and these have been carefully tended. In the case of the Ohio, the ship has lost her bear, and the men wish to replace it with a kangaroo, but thej have not been able to secure one. Two of them called at the office of "The Daily Telegraph" recently to explain their situation in the matter. The marsupial is desired as a special memento of the pleasant stay of the Fleet in Port Jackson, and if "one can be procured the Ohio's men will be glad to receive it at either Melbourne or Manila. "The Daily Telegraph" would like to hear from anyone who can accommodate the ship with a kangaroo of suitable age for rearing under the novel conditions obtaining on a battleship. Some of the Mascots afford the men a favourite subject for conversation. There is a goat on the Rhode Island well known throughout the Fleet as "Fishy." This story is told of how he came to get the name : He has a passion for fish, and in the tropics a lamp used to hang in such a position on the ship that it attracted flying fish to the deck. When they landed "Fishy" was on hand to devour them. One day a young shark jumped up instead of tne more easily masticated Hying fish, but "Fishy" was game, and tackled it in the usual way. He got a bone stuck in his throat, and to this day evidences the severity of the struggle in a badly broken bleat. The Ohio will back "Fishy" to butt any other goat in the navy for 5000 dollars. It is claimed for another goat that he refuses to show good manners until he has his boota properly blacked and polished. One day som? of the men took him ashore when this adornment had been omitted, and the first thing he did on land was to "march up to a stand to have his boots blacked." The navy men are responsible for the truth of the story. Still another goat has been trained to cock his eyo along tho sight of a gun, as if he were solemnly taking aim with it. Ono of the kangaroos presented in Sydney to. the crew of the American battleship Connecticut was killed by the shin's black bear, and another on tho Missouri died by misadventure. Regulations for the re-registration of acclimatisation societies under the Animals' Protection Act. 1907, are published in the "Gazetto. " Great Exhibition of Curtains. — The dandiest lot of Lace Curtains ever s?en in the city is the universal verd'et, ls lld to 27s 6d a pair. — The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy's Sale.* , Curtain Exhibition. — A manufacturer's stock of Lace Curtains purchased by vs — and will be sold at quarter their value. — The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy's Sale.* i Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. advertise the following sales: — Thursday, . Ist prox. (not 10th), household furniture nnd live and dead stock, on account of Mr Robert McGavin Thompson; Saturday, 3rd prox.. stnc.li salo ot Lynch's yards, Murchlßon; .Saturday, 10th prox., agricultural ' and sheep fnrm at Tapawera. on ac count of Mr John Biggs. A Dandy Exhibition of Beautiful Lace . Curtains at ls lld, 3s 6d, 5s 6d. 8s 6d, 12s '. 6d, 15s, 21s. and 27s 6d a pair.— The i Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy's Sale.* Ths Lrreat-cst exhibition of Lace Cur-, tains ever seen in the province; most ' artistic designs ; 800 pairs to _relect frt.m. Paralytic bargains. — The Auckland Clothinff and Drapery Co.'s sale.* Hich Grade Exhibition of Xotfinfjham ' and .Sw\=s f_a<'« Curtains ; smart "St 1 I croods ever shown in the city. at Is lld, \ 7 s £d. 8s 6d. lis 6d. 15s, 21s. and 27s fid. — The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale.* Tho shield proc-ured by old members of i thf. H Battery for presentation to their formor corps will bo presented at the , 1 oarade of Volunteers on Dominion Day. Old members aTe invited to attend the half-yearly meeting of the H Battery at tho Drill Hall to-morrow evening. Lace Curtain Exhibition. — Cal! and sco these marvellous \*>rks of art, in white, cream, and ecru, at one-quarter their valuo. — The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale.* It is not enough to have good clothes : you mu6t wear them well. In other words, you must use a P.D. Corset Of all models, the P.D. is the most dehght- ■ ful. It confers that suggestion of rare distinction which marks the gentlewo man. It gives to an effective costume the necessary note of personal quality, the indefinable grace of style. Wear no other. All stores sel' "'•.* F.xhibitior. of I_ace Curtains. — Real works of art; the master mind at work. ' Pries Is lld. 3s 6d. 8s 6d, 12s 6d, 15s. 2Ls and 27s 6d pair.— The Auckland Clothin.: and Drapery Co.