LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 4 March 1909, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The fortnightly meeting of the Nelson City Council will be held at 7.30 to-monovv evening.

Members of the Presbyterian Church choir are notified that tor tl>e future practices will bo held on Friday evenings.

A Press Association wiro from Wellington ."ays that Mr C. H. Mills, foraery Minister of Customs, has been called to tho Upper House.

A parade of the town section of tho Nelson Bearer Corps will be held to-nwiTow at 6 p.m., and any member not atteuding will be fined. The anr.ual examination will bo held.

1/ato Press Association wires received this afternoon say that probably Mr James Marchbanks, formerly of the Manawatu Railway will bo appointed Wellington Harbour Board engineer at £1000 a year. — By fires to-day two shops wer.o destroyed nl Johnsonville, and four room? of a houso at Temuka^ occupied by Mr G. Burns.— The Tureka Dairy Hamilton, was burnt down this morning.

A lady cyclist ami a trap came into collision at" the Bank of New South Wales corner this morning. The cyclist was riding from the Post Office, and met the trap at the corner. Evidently she thought tho trap was going straight down Trafalgar-street, but it "turned into Bridge-street. The step of the trap caught the cyclist and carried her clean off her bicycle, she baing left standing clear of tho vehicle. Thi; cycl'ist and her ir>;ichin? canw through without damage, though the former ha<l a bnd sho- It. It vis ;n---deod fortunate that tlip step of tl-n trap struck the cyclist. Had it not the lady wbuld have been thrown under the vehicle.

A conveniently timed excursion train leaves Kiwi for Nelson on Saturday, as will be seen by referring to the railway advertisements iu to-day's issue. Holiday -excursion tickets will be issued at any station, but for Nelson only (except where tho ordinary farea are less) : but in order that all may share in the reduced holiday fare •the Retainers' 'Association will' issue coupons for a refund of a portion of the railway fare from Hope, Appleby, Richmond and Stoke. It is anticipated that the arrangements may induce a good number of people from the country to come into town for the restoration of the Saturday late-night.

Attention is drawn to Mr W. R. May's advertisement regarding grass clover seeds.

To-morrow, at 1.30 p.m., Mr W. Lock will sell, at the residence, Col-linßwood-street, the furniture and effects belonging to Miss Raram.

Trathon and Co. are celebrating the return of Saturday as a shopping day by giving a caeh bonus to all customers on Friday, Saturday and Monday, giving an opportunity of securing autumn and winter drapery early in the spason at practically sale prices ; their dress (foods are particularly smart and attractive this year and really cheap.*

Be Up Early ! — Thn <;arly risers on Satuidav will havo some stupendous white i-anvae shoes 2s 6d per pair. — The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Messrs Levien and Tlollet advertise their usual weekly sale to be held at their rooms on Saturday, when a large quantity o£ produce and poultry will bo sold; they will also sell at. 11.45 a.m. tho property in the estate of Worgan Jones, deceased, not at noon as previously advertised.

Attention is directed to Jlvs Anstice's new advertisement.

A snowball in school would not go halt bo quickly as will this choice stork of boots and fhops on Saturday:

2s ?.:3 p.ijr all roiii<d.--Tlio Aucklnnd L'loihing nnd Drapery Co.*

Liko a Dowdrop in Hades! — If ym want to secuv* smart boots for h'Lllo money l>« on hand on Saturday ; all 2? 6d a pair, .and they will simply go liEe smoke. — The Auckland Clotlring and Drapery Co.*

Messrs Woodward, Whiting, Stewart and N«sbitt, members of the Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade left by today's steamer to take part m the Fire Bngados' demonstration at Auckland.

public auction, wider instructions from (Old People's Home) for removal."

The cliance of a lifetime— six buildout rcscrv^.-Bisley Bros, and Co., Auctioneers.*

Messrs Bisley Bios, and Co advertise the follo/ing auction »l«^g under instructions from the Ctarrtabte a-j T^iril six citv allotments and bufld^s (Old People's Home), for removffi 5 on Thuw«fcy next stock sale at Thorpe, Silcock's yards, at 1.30 pm 2000 mixed sheep m lots; on fev (to-morrow week), slock sale at T&awera yards, at 1.30 p.m.; and on Saturday, 13tb, sale at their city yards of North Island horses, commencing at 10 a.m.

Now that the Freezing Works for Nelson are an. established fact, it is hoped that sheep-growers and others will loyally support the undertaking, especially for the first two years, until its benefits a*e demonstrated. Speeches were made showing that the works would prove of great advantage to the district, Tho speakers, howovor, omitted to say that another important factor in the progress and well-being of the place is Lock's Great Furnishing Emporium, from which so many "Happy Homes" have been funrnished, and where settlers and others can be supplied with furniture in great variety, and at low pried-'; in fact, "Lock's" value is unsurpassed. With railway extension opening tho back country, harbour, freezing works, the wonderful Atlas Sewing Machines, Miner Kangos, Sun Lamps supplied by Lock, Nelson should 'have a prosperous future." ,