LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 26 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The October "Windsor Magazine" has been received from the publishers through Mr J. E. Hounsell. It is a varied autumn number, containing, ■ompkte in one issue, a long story^ of romantic interest by Justus Miles Forman, a stirring adventure on the high .■<eas by Louis Tracy, author of "llainl>ow Island" and "The Pillar of Light," and an interesting study of farm life by Mrs Stepney Eawson, finely illustrated by Gunning King. Other short stories, grave and gay, by Ke'ble Howard, Normaa Iniies, trances Rivers, Owen Oliver, and Reginald Turner make up a good fiction | programme. The articles "of the ' number include one on "The Sheffield Musical Festival," accompanied by many portraits of the artists engaged, "Sea-Training for Boys," and a study of animal life by Charles G. D. .Roberts. The fine art feature of the number deals with "The Work of Mrs I Young Hunter," and presents 21 reproductions of the artist's pictures. The October number of the "London" magazine has been received from Messrs Jackson and Co. The principal contributions of interest are "My Escape from a Turkish Harem," by the Princess Chercf Ourousseff, "The Palaces of the Sea," by Ladbroke Black, "Artifices of the Card Table," by Jasper Kemmis, and "My Electric Home," by Laura Fitzgerald. Complete stories are written by Marriott Watson, Owen Oliver, Ernest Joyce, C. Y. Hargreaves and others, and the serial tales, "Don Q's Love Story," by H. H«sketh Pritchard, and 'Hill Rise," by W. ii. Maxwell, are continued. The number is excellently illustrated. The London "Graphic" Christmas Number has been received from the publishers. It is very sumptuously printed and illustrated, and there are three coloured plates well worth framing. The reading matter is interesting and seasonable, and there are several tales and sketches by .well-known writers. At Colombo, in "The Land of the Hyacinth and Ruby," "The Home ct Adam and Eve," so much beauty in nature, so much interest and charm, would take columns to describe, but what interested the Universal Providfr nost was to observe in one of the large >pen markets some tiny Cingalese girls, from 4 to 8 years old, working Sewing Machines — another testimony So the light running and easy manipulating qualities of these wonderful Sowing Machines. Mr Lock is sole gent for these machines in New Ze;iand. The are guaranteed, .he prico low, and quality best. At jOCK'S you can buy at cheapest pr.ces furniture, Pianos, Organs, Guns, C"ariets, Suites, Crockery, and anything nd everything to make the home c>-in-ortablfe and attractive ; also the jnar- ' eHpus c §uii yapoxiE tamps.*

An important meeting, in connection with the Nclsou Garrison Baud will bo held in the Band Room to-night. Tho Committee of the Nelson Horticultural Society will meet at the Chamber of " Commerce Rooms at 8 o'clock this evening. It is notified that Madame Elderhort (London) will give a lecture in the School of Music on Saturday evening, 12th prox., on "Pianoforte Playing," with quotations from ProfesEOr Mat-' thay's book, 'T'ha Art of Touch. " A copy of "Pears' Christmas Annual" has been received from Mr Alf. Robinson, the local agent. The number is replete with readable and seasonable letterpress, and there are numerous tine illustrations, including three plates in colours. A meeting of the Stoke Fruitgrowers' Association will bo held to-morrow evening, -when Mr Jaques, Government Expert, will lecture on "Canning and Preserving." The women of the district are invited to attend'. * A Pipe Band has been formed in connection with the Nelson Scottish Society, and it will meet for the first practice on Saturday night. The band, which numbers 15 performers, will be in charge of Pipe-Major Hetherington, a recent arrival from Scotland. An order has been despatched for pipes for the band. The annual anniversary of the Church of Christ Bible Society will bo celebrated by special services in the Nelson School of Music on Sunday next. Special singing by the children has been arranged, and it is expected that there will be a largo attendance. On Wednesday evening a service of song entitled "Phil Kyle" will be given. It is learnt from Mr Edwards, ,tationmaster, that the traffic on the railwav line yesterday was very heavy. Th« train leaving town for Richmond it 1.30 p.m. and that leaving Richmond for town at 5.30 -p.m. were very long, the latter, indeed, l)3ing the longest ever seen on the line, there beine 34 carriages and trucks conveying about 1000 passengers. Three engines were requisitioned for this train, and Jenkins' Hill was thus easily negotiated. All tho trains were got away to time, and there were no mishaps. The railway staff is to be complimented in the manner in which the duties ati.irhiag to a holiday service wore carried out. "The Messiah" was rendered by ihe newly-formed Blenheim Harmonic Society on Tuesday last, assisted by the Marlborough Orchestral Society. The work had been in preparation for five months under the baton of Mr Handley Wells. The Marlborough " Express '* has a flattering report of tho rendering, and says that the large audience were agreeably surprised. Most of the soprano solo work was undertaken by Miss E. Bartlett. though Miss R. Handley was entrusted with "Rejoice Greatly." Miss Lydia Dee, a former Nelsonian, was tho pianist, and in addition took the contralto solo work. The "Express" s;l y S : _" This imposed far too much work on this young lady and that it was done so well is a very great testimony to Miss Dee s ability ... She has a great voice, but to govern it effectively requires vet a good deal of training. Her lower register needs bringing out. He shall feed His flock' was artistically sung; but she was at her best in He was despised. " ' Mr Litchfield sang the tenor solos, and Mr Handley Wells, besides conducting, took the bass solos* A gentleman who takes a considerable interest in the dairying industry, and who is conversant with the provisions of the regulations which caused such umbrage in the Mataura district, and are held to bo partly responsible for Mr M'Nab's defeat, says that in Denmark and other countries which he ha< visited the laws are much more stringent, and those concerned accept lh°m as a matter of courso (reports the "Otago Da:ly Times.") He also staws that the necessity for measures 5 to ensure untainted milk only being f fiupplied to the factories no doubt «x- --' i s u and if in one district more than ". in another in Now Zealand, that is in ' Mataura. He had seen cows sinking s to their udders in slush when being takon from and to the byres, and holds . that drastic steps should be taken to s put a stop to such a condition of aft fairs. t The working man's house (when he . can get one all to himself in Wellington) is, saya the "Post," to be not only j his castle but his bank. The Govern--1 ment is ready with its scheme for pro- > viding receptacles for the peoples ! pence and other coins. It is announced > that "home savinga-bank safes" will be [ isued only from the Wellington, Cour- ' tenay-place, Molesworth-street, Te Aro, and Wellington South offices, where i full information about the issue and r«- --' demptioo of the safes will be given. \ They are delivered to depositors Jock- • ed, and th-a money deposited can be taken out only at the Savings Bank office, where the keys are kept. When brought to the office the safe is opened and the amount counted in the presence of the depositor, and then entered in the pass-book as a deposit in the usual way. Just opened.— Largo shipments of ' Fancy, Decorated, and Plain Glass--1 ware, from England, America, and Germany. Marked off at very low prices.— R. Snodgrass and Sons.* 1 Messrs Levien and Rollet advertise ' particulars of their usual weekly sale, . to be held at their rooms next Saturday at 11 a.m. To-morrow, at their Rooms, Messrs 1 Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold an auction sale of household furniture and cf- ' fects on account of Mr W. G. Sommer- \ ville. P.D. Corsets give the figure the ideal poise and swing. With perfect snp--1 port, they give perfect gracefulness. Modelled on true hygienic principles, they conduce to perfect health. As they fit 1 the figure, and do not cramp it, they ' keep their shape. The P.D. is the modern Corset par excellence, alike for the werking woman and the woman of fashion.* The Victory ' Butter is made from whole Milk Cream, the cream being reduced in temperature by the latest and most up-to-date scientific appliance*. The public are guaranteed that this butter is free fram all germs, is sweet and wholesome, and can be had at eame price as other brands.*