LOCAL & GENEBAI NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, 14 December 1908, Page 2

LOCAL & GENEBAI NEWS.

A general meeting of the Waimea Amateur Swimming Club will be held in the Appleby schoolroom to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. An instruction parade of the Defence Rie Club will bo held to-morrow evening at the Drill Shed. Attendance of all active members is compulsory. A meeting of the lady members Sports Committee of the Nelson Provincial Scottish Society, will be held at tho Rechabite Hall to-night at 7.30. Two first offenders for drunkenness were dealt with by, Mr T. W. Bradshaw, J. P., this morning. One, who had been in custody for 48 hours, was convicted and discharged, anl the other, who was on bail, was fined ss. Thc annual meeting of shareholders in connection with the Nelson People's Terminating Building Society, will ie held in the Society's Office, Trafalgar.treet, an Monday evening, 21st inst. Tho half-yearly financial summoned meeting in connection with the Maitai Lodge,. U.A.0.D., will be held o-i-if bt at 8 o'clock, when all members t.e requested to attend. The annual meeting of the Nelson NoLicense League will fc. held m the Baptist Schoolroom this evening, at tt o'clock. The meeting is open to the public, and is in no .ei_*s restricted to the members 'f the League. Iho Bev. If ... Isitt v. ill be preeent and vilJ address the meeting. Tho Eiecutiv. Conunittee meet at 7 o'clock. During the voyage of the barque Don from London, -on August 4th, when about 250 miles from the English coast, a carrier pigeon was seen to perch on the main yard. One of the crew went aloft and secured the wanderer, which was exhausted and hungry. On the right leg is a rubber band with the marks J C 161; and on the left leg an aluminium hand with the figures 1904, N7 3494. The bird throve well on ship'n biscuits, and was brought to Nelson. Present indications in tho Waimeas make it evident that harvesting operations will soon bo in full swing. -Most of the oats are already cut, and in some fnstanees have been stacked. Should the present fine weather continue the grain in ..took will be ready* to cart almost immediately. The barley fields also show signs of ripening, and the crops throughout appear to promise a good average yield, although the diy weather and winds are causing som* anxiety. An outbreak of .fire in a washhonse attached to Mrs Oabiielson's house on Wakefield Quay led to the firebells being rung pn Saturday night. The Port hose reel was taken to the scene of the fire, and the Fire Brigade also turned out. The flames wero subdued before much damage was done. There had been a fire in the washhouse in the afternoon, but at 8 o'clock, when the occupants of the houses left home, everything was apparently safe. The insurances are £260 on tho dwelling and £150 on the contents, in thc New Zealand office. ' The lantern lecture, Slums," nn ad ver'ised, was repeated by Mr J.« B. Hulbert at the Druids' Hall on Sunday ovening to a gooi _udienee. The leclure w;i^ instrncti v<> and inteicsting, dealing with ccnd.tioi _> under which a Urge' r^ l *■■'•■""» ft 'ha world's producers live to-liay. The laotu.-i' mad* a scathing- condemnation of the own.r thip of land and capital by individuals, and vaiions pictures forcibly hove this home. Extracts lrom Ruskin, Mill, and many other economists were introduced, emphasing the contention that "preaching, charity, and almsgiving, patience, hope and every other means, emollient and consolatory," had been tried, yes, everything but" what God ordered, Justice This, the lecturer contended, could never be given whilo land and the tools of production were in tho hands of individuals. He held that the people had the remedy in their own hands — that of co-operative production for use, not for profit. At the School of Music an Satur.iaevening, Madame Elderhorst (of London), delivered a lecture oh tho subject of '^Pianoforte Playing," toa vory fair audience. Herr Lemmer presided. In the course of her lecture, Madame Klderhorst dealt with the scientific I u.m is nf the pianoforte touch, explaining ths method, adopted to obtain tho various shades of expression. In a 6hort recital following the lecture Madame Elderhorst played "Novellette in P" by Schumann ; "Prelude in C sharp Minor," by Chopin; and Olson's "Papillons" in C Major. During the recital hints were sivea on memorising music. Madame Eljerhorst has established a reputation as i pianiste, and in her recital on Saturday night Bhe gave such indioa'ions of tier ability as to cause .a j_e_ire for more if her playing to be heard. Both tbe lecture and the recitla were tollowed with interwt, Pri?".? fcr Christmas Treer, School md Publio Picnic?, etc., in endless variety at cheapest rateß.— R. Snodgrass ind Sons.* Messrs Levien and Rollet announce a iale of city property next Saturday. Particulars appear iu this ib..uc Prom now on to Christmas Messrs Brown and Kerr, the well-known jewellers, will hava a speoial display )f seasonable offerings. This year ;he firms importations are particularly ihoice.* i At Colombo, in "The Land of the i lyscinth and Ruby," "The Home cf i Ldam and Eve," so much beauty in latnre, so much to interest and charm, rould take columns to describe, tut rhat interested the Universal Provider „ lost was to observe In one of the large i pen markets some tiny Oingalesb girls. ] rom 4 to fl years old, working Jt?as owing. Maohines— aHother testimony } the light ruaning and easy mani nutting qualities of these wondsrful owing Machines. Mr Lock is sole ?ent for these machines in New Zeaind. The' machines are guaranteed, ie price low, an3 quality best. At . OCR'S ybKi can bny at cheapest p- ce. urniture, Pianos, Organs, Guns, Par- : sts, Buites, Crockery, and anything f id everything to make the home c..w irtable and attractive;" also th* murjllous Sun Vapour Lamps.* ° F i: The Victory Butter is inade from " hole Milk Cream, the cream being re- * need ia temperature by the latest and c bst up-to-dat* _cienti'_o appliances- £ he public are guaranteed tiat this . Jtter is free from all germs, is sweet * id wholesome, and can be had at P me price as other bri__ ds.* '

Ifc is announced that tickets for the complimentary social to Mr John Gra.ham M.P., at the. Drill. Hall on Saturday next may be obtained at Messrs Hounsell & Co.'s and Mr Bockmann's, Trafalgar-street, and at Messrs Healy and Son's, Bridge-street. The social committea will moot at the Rechabite HaU, Bridge-street, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. On Wednesday nest, at 12 noon, at his rooms, Mr W. Lock will sell the 'freehold residential property of Mr Neil Macleod, who Is leaving the Do',minion. The property is -eituated near the Boys' College. A horse that had just been harnessed at Mr Harling'6 stables ran away at about 12.30 p.m. to-day and raced along Bridge-street, on roadway and footpath alternately, till it fell tripped By the r 'traces opposite Mr Nichols, at the corner of Collingwood-street. Thc animal was a good deal cut about, and it Ls not likely to be of much service for a fen days. Tt will bo seen that the time for the meeting to arrange collecting for tho St. Andrew's Orphanage now Home is altered from 8 o'clock to 7.30 to-morrow evening. This has been done so as not to interfere with those ladies desirous of attending Mi and Mirs Mallinson's foncert. It is notified that a special examination for proficiency certificates will Friday, 18th inst., beginning at 9.30 a.m. Some delicious drinks.are being plac ed on the market this^summer in thi form of "Sharland's Pure Fruit Ex tracts." For a single shilling there cai be purchased at any grocer's what i; piacticaily an inexhaustible bottle Sharland's Fruit Extracts are made ir various choice flavours, of which lemon pineapple, and raspberry are among tht ohief.*