LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 6 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

VThe City CoWcir^atfiast night as a Uomain Board, • but. -there was no business to bring before the, Board. t™st 8 aUe l of rh th<s weulatlon of the traffic over the Trafalgar-street Bridge on occasions when there are la'rL gatherings at, Trafalgar Park was -jriontioned aUast night's City Couiwir meet- ™ vu y K Tvr .^ r> wbx^eared there would be an accident, sfime day if something were not done, in th« way of regulation. Cr Hampson endorsed Cr Turner's remarks. The .Mayor said that Tne bridge had been repaired, and was' now stronger than when : ;originally erected. The police should be' asked to regulate the trafl^c over the bridge. , Cr Grace said that in the case, of a -panic or stampede people woiild H jirwpttatea" Into'! the water,, and -there sliorildie' rerala--

The usual monthly meeting of the Wakefield Farmers! Union will be held in the .GdilffillowB r 'Lodge Boom, Wakefield, oii'Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock. Particulars of a paid daylight parade to l>a hold iv connection with the Nelson Rifles are advertised in this issue. The monthly meeting of the L.0.L., No. 6, Daughters of William 111., will be held in the Masonic Hall on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m. The Rev. A. B. Chappell, M.A., or ganising secretary of Hie Young Penpie's Movement in connection with tho Methodist Church, will occupy St. John's pulpit to-morow evening, siui begins a short series of meetings, which will close on Wednesday !>y a lantern lecture, "The Bible in English Ltcra ture." *" At a banquet at Tapawera on Thurs dav evening, in responding to tlic loMt of Tho Farmine Community,' Mr .1. A. Mitchell, mantipev of the Nelson Vrft/.in:' Company, slated thai tUg ina< liinrVy at th'- <vorks woulfl ho -M.-.rT ed next' week, and that on M<;l:(ii'.y weok the first killing would take piace. Tho annual meeting of the Nelson Chamber of Commerce will be held at the rooms, Hardy-street, this evening. The members will meet at the annual supper at the Commercial Hotel, later in the evening. Mr R. McKenzie, Minister of Works and Mines, who is a member of the Chamber, will be" present, ■ and a large attendance is anticipated. The Waimea County Council at its meeting on Thursday resolved to apply to the Government for a grant of £1000 for tho purpose of widening and improving the Tadmor -load. Mr R. McKenzie, Minister for Public Works and Mines, informed Cr. Best, County Chairman, at Tapawera that the Cabinet had authorised a grant of £400 foi this work. The announcement gave great satisfaction. At the Baptist Church last evf-ning Dr Northcote" Deck, of the South Set Evangelical Mission, gave a very in teresting address on tho natives of tn< inlands and the methods adopted t< Christianise men. The lecture was lllus itnated by limelight views. Miisi Young, the secretary to the Mission, ac compiinied V)r Deck. There was a fail attendance. At the close, the lectures was heartily thanked, on the motion o: the Rev. C. H. Garland. Mr D. M. Chapman, fruiterer, ol Hardystrott, has just received an ex perimental shipment of peaches froir Si.uth Australia. The fruit has arrived ill perfect condition, though picked probably 10 days ago. It would b< worth while for local fruitgrowers U inspe'.t the methi-d of packing adoptee in South Australia. The peaches re ceivwl by Mr Chapman are packed ir si|agde layers in trays. Each tray contains jOlbs. of fruit, and six tray; are packed in a cnitc, making i.Olbs of i'ruit to a crate. Paper shaving! are used to prevent the peaches get ting bvuised. .'l he imported fruit b very attractive and of tine flav-jur. The Mayor last niyht suggested thai water might be obtained from Ithe Maitai for the purpose of flushing th< sewers in the Wood. The cost, tin City Engineer informed the Council \vou!d be £60 or £70. Cr. Grace point ed out that to do as suggested woulc be only a temporary expedient, and hi questioned, whether it was worth wh.'l. taking any aotion. Cr. Robertson fr.l: that when the works were finished verj little flushing would be requi.-H, am he reminded the Council thnt all l>< water pumped into the sewers had t< be pumped out again, causing so rmcf wear and tear of plant, while thoif was also the liability of blockage. II was decided to ref.'.r the suggestion t< tho Works Commute. With regard to tho rumour of iin rest among Indiana in Fiji, minimised by ths Colonial Sugar Company and others, the appended throws some l'ght on the matter: — The Suva coo respondent of the Auckland "Heral-I' says that for a long tihir past tb :r* have bi»n rumours of an Indian r'sing in The sugar districts Seditious literature has boen coinin-; into the Ri.uul-.'y, rDd in several in stances tho postal authorities have been able to seize and destroy it. The big coolie steamer Sangolia is expected to arrive at Suva in a few days with close on 2000 Indian immigrants. This vessel is reported by local compatriots to have several firebrands aboard, and the uprising is timed foi when they shall come ashore and inflame their countrymen to fighting pitch. In Suva people are rather inclined to look on the talk of a rising as a bit of what is called in thf? East "bunder" or "bazaar gup." On tho other hjnd, whito residents iD tho cano districts are promptly laying in stores of arms and ammunition, and the Government has already been notified of the talk from tho coolie "lines." At present at Lautoka Ba, Labasa, and Nausori the coolies outnumber the whites by many more than 100 to 1, so it will be seen that the situation .is an ugly one if trouble arises. Most of the male Europeans , outside Suva are members of local rifle-clubs,- and possess Lee-Metfords of latest pattern, but the danger is in the distance, their homesteads lie apart. The Fijians can always bcde.pended on to stand loyally to tin ■whites in a trouble of tlrs kLnd. Should any such outbreak occur, as indicated, the wnite population of Fiji Trould be in very grava peril indeed. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co advertise particulars of auction sales of machinery, tools, forges, iron, etc., under instructions frcm the Official Assignee ;in the bankrupt «,tate of Taylor and • Moore, at their late premises, Bridge- . street, on Monday , at 1.30 p.m. On Tuesday next, at 2 p.m., Mr 'W. Lock will sell, without reserve, by order of the Public Trustee, the piano snd furniture and effects in the estate of the l.it-0 Mr L. Sheather. The Victory Butter is made from whole Milt Cream, the cream being >- dnced in temperature by the latest and most up-to-date scientific appliances. The public are guaranteed that this batter is free from all germ*, is sweet and wholesome, and can be had at s*-me price as other br&jda.* Tho triumph of toe V.T>. Corset is easily understood. Great surgeons and specialists commend the P.D. Injury was caused by the old-fashioned corset, trat the P-D. confers benefit. It supports a u d -ennobles the figure and gives strength and stimulus. Demand the P.p., and get it* The Hon. E. M'Kenzie is to be congratulated upon having settled the miners' dispute at Huntly, for besides the loss through dislocation of trade, the Kailway Department was losing £160 a day in freight alone. Some consider that tho miners had a real grievance, whilst others thought the owners were not having justicemeted out to them. However, in the midst of this conflict of opinion, we are pleased to say that the public aro absolutely unanimous in the opinion that Lock has the largest and most up-to-date- stock in the <sity, and his pridefe for bedsteads, chests, carpets, and general -furniture are much lowerthan' others, at all times, and no strike is. likely to take place while Locfe soils Such splendid furniture at such cheap prices and easy terms. At Lock's you can get anything from a frying-pan to a piano. Go to Lock 'z, and save money,* Tho great singers and artistes — the prominent wnmon who of ton owe alnost aa much to personal appearance is to personal genius and charm — unanimously : praise and wear P.D. 3drse/tp. 'Wliyi Tie P.D. Corset is perfectly njpdellecl. "It retards no latural motion, 1 eheoks no natural development ''• Perhaps you are wear ng some other corset WLyl # Not or>ly, : '-;lieadach«s but all other «rtS;bfrh6r.Yx)nnpain :r are conquered by 7