LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 15 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Cr. W. S. Hampton announces that in response to requests he offers himself for election a« Mayor of Nelson for the ensuing year, and that hp will .iddrtih the buri^fses on civic affairs at an early date. T it Hey. J. J Lewi.-, die newly-ap-pointed minUtor at St. Joint's Metho-dit-t f hurc'ii, and family arrived by the PalPßtiii to-day. Tho' lev. Mr Lewis will preach anniversary sernio'is of the chmvh on Sunday next, and a public sooiivl hi .'elebration of the anniversary and a welcome to Mr Lewis and family <vi!l be held on 'he following Wednesday. A crihbage tournament for Mr J. R. Bethwaito's trophy (a pair of plated fruit spoons), was held by the Nelson Anglers' Club last evening. After an interesting; and enjoyable game the winner turned up in Mr A. E. Mansford, with Mr Hczeltine (who entered late) •is runner-up. The spoons were divided by the winner between himself and the runner-up A dance under the auspices of tho Citizens' Band was held at the Druids' Hall last evening, and was very successful, 90 couples being present. The music fjr the dances was supplied by Mrs Curran and Aisz Fowler 'piano). Miss Shone (violin), and Mr H. Murphy (cornet), tho band and Mr Webley also assisting. The Misses Bourko sans; a duet. A preliminary meeting was held Tast ovuning at. the School of Music for the purpose of promoting a ball for Ihe b»nc(it of ihp building fund of the Nelson Institute. It was resolved that the ba'l be held early in May, and that it take the form of a mask and domino ball, fancy dress to be optional. A strong committee was formed, with power to add to their number. Mr Charles Hamilton was appointed secretary. Tho committee will meet again next week, "on a dat c to be duly advertised. Attention is called to the dangerous condition of the reflectors to the antiquated gas burners in the Provincial Hall. The reflectors, three in number. hang from the ceiling by chains, antf Uie latter have been worn to a thread in the course of years. Tho marvel is that they have not fallen bodily before cow. In addition, the glass of the reflectors is very loosely jeld together, and considerably broken. More than once, pieces have come down while the Supreme Court has been sitting, and some time ago a large slab stucft like- a thrown knife on the solicitors' table just opposite a lawyer who, providentially, had left his seat the moment before-. It is undefttood that application is being made to have Ihe reflectors attended to, but in view of the menace to the public at any time it is hoped that the "red-tape 1 " will bo shortened and the work of renovation nit in hand at once. Simultaneously, tno. it is trusted that the Provincial Hall gas service will also be Been to. At present it is a survival of the old red fandstone epoch. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co .advertise particular* of the following auction sales :— To-morrow, stock sale at Tapawera yards, at 1.30 p.m. ; Saturday next, produce, fruit, etc., at rooms, Hardy-street, at 10 a.m.; preliminary announcement of clearing sale at Stoke" nn account of Mr J. R. Gaukrodger, at an early date; and stock sale at Murfhison. T/vn<:h's yards, Saturday, 24th inst., at 1.30 p.m. To-morrow, at 2 p.m., and on Saturday, at II a.m., Mr Lock will holo* a sale of draper}-, twoeds, dress goods. ! portion of assigned estate; on Tuesday! i J at Takaka, furniture and effects, vehicles, etc., in the assigned estate of C. I W. Boyd; gnd- on' Thursday next, the furniture and effects of Mr Geo. Stew- I art. Hardy-street,

The Nelson football Club will open the season at tlie Park on Saturday: The Government offices will be closed on 23rd April, St. George's Day. Winged thistle has been dechrcd to be a noxious weed by the Ellham County Couucil. A bowling tournament was played by electric light on Saturday evening at Rotorua. A notice to occupiers of shops and factories regarding registration will be found in the advertising columns. Mr J. D. Beuke has been appointed to the vacancy on the Nelson Harbour Board caused by the resignation of Mr R. MfKenzie, Minister for Public Works — a Government nominee. The Church Missionary sale will be held in the Diocesan Library on Wednesday next, when various foreign curios, etc., will be on sale. Before 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening quite a crowd of people were waiting outside the Wellington Opera House waiting for the doore 10 open for The Merry Widow." A meoting of all interested in tho Saturday half.holiday will be held at Mercer's rooms this evening at 8 o'clock. Mr T. E. Donno, late of the Tourist Department, who is proceeding to London to take up an appointment under the High Commissioner, is to be entertained prior to his departure. This fine and costs amounting in all to £11 12s 6d imposed on Ah Ling, on Saturday laet for cruelty to a horse, have b"en pail by Ngan Lee, Ah Ling s employer. Tn defauit of the payment of the fine and costs Ah Ling would have had to go to gaol for 32 days. The annual meeting in connection with the All Saints' Choir will be held to-morrow evening. The annual meet-in-r of the All Saints' Church pansh--1 lciiers will l>e held in the schoolroom on Monday next, at 8 p.m. The annual ' prize distribution in connection with All Saints' Sunday School will take place to-morrow evening. ; It is estimated that fully 3000 ' Auckland tramway employees and ! their families enjoyed the annual pic. . nic on Good Friday. The day was spent on Piue Island. The tram ser. I vice was entirely suspended for the j I aay. "' Uudor the heading '-Healthy New I Zealand," the London "Daily Mail" I ropublishes tho following paragraph ; from the "Britifh Empire Review": '. "New Zealand is rapidly increasing - her population. During 1908 there - was an increase of 31,000 Europeans, 1 while the birth.rate was nearly three 3 times as much as the death-rate, a I fact which speaks volumes for tho 5 healthiness of the country."

A Richmond correspondent writes :— At a meeting of the Richmond Tennis Club at the Institute last week it was decided to close the season for play afi-tr Saturday last, anl to hold a dance later on as the final wind-up. It was resolved to try to procure a more suitable ground for next season, and to raipe funds for preparing the courts by holding a bulb show and industrial exVbition, further particulars of which are to be advertised at an early date, to allow for preparations The pa6t season has been very enjoyable and successful, and the club hopes for increased sunport next year.

A 3um of £45 odd has been collected in NcUon towards a memorial to Mesdames Jacobs and Hope, stewardesses of the Penguin at the time the steamer wis wrecked. One list still to come in will swell the amount. A meeting of ladies was held yesterday afternoon in connection with the memorial, the Mayoress (Mrs Piper) presiding, when it wai resolved to hai<d the amount to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, with a request that 'it be devoted to the establishment of a bed for stewardesses, any balance tG be spent in a memorial tablet bearing testimony to the bravery of the stewardesses at fhe tinip of the wreck.

In October last a man named Michael Kiely, who had been arrested for drunkenness, was ordered to be sent to the Hospital. He wts ther c treated for alcoholic paralysis, and remained in the institution till a few weeks ago. Kitly was again before iho Magistrate's Court till 3 morning, laving been .irrested yesterday in a helpless condition. When chimed with drunkenness he pleaded >;u'.li.v, expresins regret, and "swearing-off" liquor, and as an earnest of his determination asked that a prohibition order be issued aagin.«t liim. The order was prepared and signed, and Kiely was ilvn inrd 10.-, in default 48 hour* ;n"iprt-onme:it. The finn was mad« li'_ r lif in [•o.isideratitni of the fi^nin^ of the prohibition order.

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