LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 29 March 1909, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Owing to Thursday, instead of Wed- 1 nesday boing observed as Hie weekly hail-holiday, there will bo only one delivery by lotter-carricr on Thursday, but there will be two deliveries on , Wednesday. t i A southerly change has ushered iv , ii-.uumn weather, the moist heat of the i . past week giving place to coolness, t ; The thermometer ha 9 fallen about i ' o' K ht degrees since Friday. To-day I the sky is cloudy, and a strong south- ' easterly wind is blowing, with sleet | aod rain threatening. Captain Edwin ( oxpeots a frost to-night. it is notified that a meeting of all persons favourable to the Saturday half-holiday will be held at Mercer's rooms to-mofcrow evoning, at eight ' .) dock. A meeting of players aud intending players of the Albion Football Club "a Junior, 2nd .1 unior, and 3rd Class divisions is called for to-morrow evening at Mr Snow's rooms. Mr R. McKenzie, Minister for Works and Mines, arrived in Nelson yesterday, nnd left again last evening for Collingwood. He returns to Nel - j -.n to-night, nnd leaves for the West .j Coast to-morrow morning. It is notified that all persons (of cither sex) in favour of the maintenance of the Wednesday half-holiday, and who are willing to assist iv the forthcoming poll, are requested to call nt tho office in Hardy-street (next A. M.P. building), where all information is obtainable. Owing t 0 the Nolson Jookey t üb's race meeting being held on Thursday, i j tho Nelson Retailers' Association announce that tho weekly half-h-.tid.iy I will bo observed on that date ius.cad of Wednesday. The annual geneial meeting of the Nelson Hockey Association will be ', held in the Camera Club's Rooms on ■ Wednesday next, at ".30 p.m. Owing t 0 the Druids' Hall being . engaged to-night, the committee meeting in connection with the Lodge is postponed until Thursday. Yesterday morning in St. John's Church the' Rev. C. H. Garland ad- [ dres-ed the young members of the con- ' ! gregutiou on the evils of gambling. He I maintained that the act of gambling j was in itself wrong, as it inflicted loss or procured gain by a mere chance; but tho chief evil of gambling was the passion excited in the gambler, which probably more than auy other habit undermined the foundations of character. The preacher quoted some startling incidents in verification of this. Repeated statements are made that | fish, ranging from fair size to large, > I very much resembling salmon, are • i beiDg taken in the Riwaka and Poko- : ! Joro districts. A resident had pro- ' ! nised to secure ono and send it to the : ; Committee of the Acclimatisation So- ' ciety for identification. It would be " interesting to know whether the rer jn.ated attempt!) to acclimatise salmon j nre bearing fruit at last, for accounts of _almon taken in the south are also f coming to hand. Entries are coming in very satisfactorily for the Richmond Horticult ural Show, which opens in the Odd- - 3: fellows-' Hall on Wednesday after- " : noon. There will bo considerable " competition in many of the classe? , which will make the work of the f judges anything but easy. The show f '■ space will bo increased this year by tho eroction of a marquee close to the 1 hiill. Tho train service on both Wel--1 nesday and Thursday will afford city > residents an opportunity of visiting ' the show. Afternoon tea may be ob i tamed at the hall for the modest sum . of sixpence. Exhibitors are reminded that entries closo to-night. At the close of the evening service at St. John's Methodist Church yester- ! day tho Rev. C. H. Garland, on be- [ ; halt - of the choir, presented Miss Ste- . I yens (who has resigned her position as I ! organist) with two handsome sterling ■ i silver dressing table ornaments. In a i ! few wel'-chosen words Mr Garland rei furred to pieasant relations which had ' Always existed between the choir and i the organist, and his remarks were fuli ly endorsed by the choirmaster. Miss : Stevens has been connected with St. John's Choir for six years, and during that period she has done much to maintain the efficiency and attractive- , nrss of the music at the services. Mr • Norman Williams ha-s been appointed . organist in succession to Miss Stei yens, and ho begins his duties next [ Sunday. A correspondent writes : — What ap- [ pearal at one stage of the proceedings t• be developingin to a serious affair occurred in one of the city hotels on Saturday night just on closing time. Half-a-dozen or so young men got into , ;in argument; strong words ended in blows ; and a general melee ensued in the passage-way, fists being used freely. The combatants had to be forcibly i separated and ejected from the premises. Tho street corner then became the scene of operations, and for a few ; minutes th'ngs were very "lively." , i'-rtunately for the hooligans, no policemen were in the vicinity ; otherwise the police cells might have given these senseless disturbers of the peace time for reflection on their conduct. On Wednesday next, at Hopo. at 1.30 p.m., Mr W. Lock will sell cows, hordes farm implements, etc., belonging to Mr W. P. Smith; and on Wednesday, Uth April, at the residence. Hampden-street, Mr Lock will sell the furniture and effects of Mr Noil McLeod who is leaving for England. Scarcer than Sovereigns— Ladies' long White Fabric Suedo Gloves at 2s 6d a pair. Just opened at the Auck land Clothing aud Drapery Coy.* To-morrow, at 11 a.m., Messrs Bisley Bros. and Co. will hold a clearing sale of freehold farm, household furniture, live and dead stock, etc., on account of Mr Thomas Chisholm, at the homestead, Todd's Valley, Wakapuaka (conveyances leaving -office at f 10 a.m. for sale); Wednesday, at 1.30 p.m., cleaning sale of furniture, live and dead stock, etc., on account of Mr f.rorga King, at "Clifton Downs," Bi-shopdalc; a_nd on Saturday next, North Island horses, at city yards, commencing at 10.30 a.m. Men of Nelson — Rise in your hundreds to-morrow and swamp the Auckland Clothing and Drapery Company. Tbey are selling the greatest line of high-grade tunic shirts, with detached collars (ever seen in the Dominion), only 3s 6d each.* 3s 6d ie the price of a man's tunic shirt the Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy. aro offering to the men of Nelson. These shirts have detached collars, all the- newest patterns, and arc positively worth 8s 6d each.* A Great Upheaval in the Drapery Trade. — Ladies' long white Sue<le ir.-il.ric Gloves at 2s 6d a pair. — The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale." Box Suits. — The smartest and best fitting tiiilorfd Bex Suits for men in the Dom'nion are beini; offered by tlrAuckland Clothing and Drapery Coy. at 30s, 40s, and 50s each.* The I". D. Corset is the highest mark ( of achievement in its class. Often imitated, it is never equalled. Only the makers of the P. D. Corset, with their ( wonderful organisation and facilities of ; distribtuion, can furnish you with such ( a Corset at such a prioe. Quality is , tho test of cheapness. Why help to put i .i premium on inferiority, when von , -mD wear a P.D. ?• r When children fail to thrive give them Steams' Wine. 16 makes weai < children strong by giving them better , appetite and digestion. They like it, , because its taste is pleaeant.* i