LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 27 July 1909, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The Colonial Conference of the Farm? ers' Union was opened at Wellington today. - The parade of the H Battery, N.Z.F.A.V., which was to bo hold this evening, has been cancelled, owing to the excessive rain. A meting of the Nelson Young Men's Guild |f.'Ul H? held In the "Baptist School to-morrow evening at 7.3 U. Ail young men are cordially invited. Subject: "Impromptu Speeches." It is notifiod that the burgesses of Richmond aro invited to assist in planting trees, .etc., in their Recreation Ground on Thursday next. After a brief spell of fine weather, which permitted the streets to become almost ujeable, rain set in again last night, and continued throughout the The genera! nvetin got' the Neknn Rowing Cllib will be hold al Mover's Rooms thiii evening. A Press Association wife fi-ojn Wellington announces the arrival c! the Tongariro with 315 passengers, incluA ing immigrants. The Pylorus Road Board invites tenders for the erection of the Kaituna bridge, four miles from Havelock, particulars of which will \» found in the advertisement. "A Plf-asant Evening" at the Baptist Schoolroom has bee;) arranged for, and will be given on Thursday next, at 7.45 o'clock. Following the line taken last winter, Mr Jenkin will render suitable rejections from good authors, and there will be interspersed with various vocal and instrumental items. There will be no charge for admission, but a voluntary offering will be taken on retiring. A conference between licensed deerstalkers and tilt Coinmittoe of the Nrison Acclimatisation Society, called by the latter to consider the best means of improving the Nelson district le'.r herd, will be hel dat Mercer's Rooms, to-morrow evening at 7.30. A good and representative attendance ie expected, fee the subject of culling and improving the Nelson de.»r is of the utmost importance and interest to sportsmen generally. A meeting of the committee of the Nelson Amntetjr Boxing Association was held last evening, when accounts in connection with the recent inaugural tourney were presented, and showed a satisfactory credit balance. At the joncliivion of the meeting tho i-ommittee wer-a the guests of Mr H. Snuti'lers at the Commercial Hotel, when; a supper Aas provided. Mr A. A. Grace presided, and during tho evening presented ■J. Hunter, winner of the light-weight boxing contest with O. Salt, of Canterbury, with the filver cup given by Dr Andrew (President) and the VlpeFersidents i.f trfa Association. Several toasts were honoured, and a very pleasant evening was. spent. At the after meeting at St. .John's Church on Sunday night, the Rev. .T. J. Lewis referred to the death of Sir Frederick Holder, Speaker of tlie Federal House of Representatives, and said that he had been associated with him at several General Conferences in Australia Ho had always been strnck with his fidelity to the Church, andw ith the interest he had displayed in all the Church* affaire. Speaking nt a public meeting, the late Six Frederick had stated timt ho was prouder of being a Methodist local preacher tiian any of tho offices he had beta appointed to. In Sydney in 1907 he hnd specially asked for pulpit r w.ork all the Sunday. ... Messjs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold their usual weekly sale at the Richmond Yards tojnorrow,' On Saturday next, at lQ.Sdn.m., Mr W. Lock will sell under instructions from Mr Blackburne (representing a North Island Nursery), fruit trees, flowering shrubs, etc. Mr A; Gould will sell the household furniture and effects of Mrs J. H. Henderson, Ngatitama-street, at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow. Tije stje will not be held =■ unless the weather is favourable. ■- , C. .(?''""' ■ • « The Palm Leaf Butter 1b made from whole Milk Cream, the cream being reduced in temperature by the latest and most .up-to-date scientific appliances. The Ipublip apSj guaranteed that this butter is tree ironfall germs, is sweet and wholemiw. md usd be had at'tbe same _price It is said that there has been more money lost than made in the auctioneering business in Nelson during late years — this class of business, like the volume of Saturday general trade-, has been gradually growing less — and now there is not sufficient auctioneering business in Nelson to^ occupy one real live auctioneer more than a quarter of his time. When Mr Lock first took out a license 17 years ago, there was sufficient to keep one auctioneer going about, two or three days a week. Lock is an experienced auctioneer and expert valuator, ?nd has been entrusted with some of the largest sales ever held in the district, in land, stock,! merchandise, furniture, etc., he realises) the Best prices, whilst his charges am ] the lowest, and proceeds are paid promptly — all auction monies being paid into a trust account. It will pay you to get your business conducted efficiently by a reliable auctioneer like the Universal Provider— who is no new chum at the bnsin"ss.*