MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 18 September 1909, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Press Association.— (Jopsbigiit. "" . kNEW XORK, . Friday. 'Mr Hariimah bequeaths to his wifo his entire estates, variously estimated at . between £I<WX»,6OO. aJid £40,000^000. OTTAWA, .Friday. Owing to the scarcity of labour, farmers in-Western Canada are paying . 16s a day, -with board, to men "assistini? to gather tho- harvest,, which is che of the largest oh -record. ■"*.," SYDNEY, Friday. Heavy rain is falling throughout the State.- '•' '- '. ..-.-:. •■k_ ' CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. >The : proposed ■"'combined' Poultry. Show and exhibit .of scfiaol -garden produce next- June; ■isyneetmjj" with considerable support" from the, . Education Board. ' -A public -meeting attended . mainly. " by clergymen decided to; protest againstthe City Council's action- in permitting ' band concerts for gain to be held, on Sundays. , „■"'"«' Yosterday scver.ll of the. CqnsiUar representatives "met Mr -Hwang,- at the invitation of the Mayor- of -Christ- • church, when the Chinese Consul-Gener- . afs healti "was" honoured, and compltmeiitaiT: 'spceohes'wore.made: -'T.p:' '--'-. y l •» DUNEDIN, Friday. So far three New Zealand candidate*, ' namely, the Revs. P.-' Fraser Alex. Whyte (Havelock), -and -Dr Frank. Dunlop (Invercargill), have been; nominated for the vacant; chair of^Applogeticaand Systematic Theology in Divinity •"Hall, x in connection . with .-the Presbyterian ■ Church * FEILDING,. Friday. 7 1 The Feilding Akand P^'Aisociationi's first annual horse parade was held yesterday. A large number of entries efl--1 sued, practically every jstallion jin the i district" took 'part. ,. A large^crowdk of ... ! people were present.- The horses vfera i all in splendid (f etile. .'-. - ;•" ■" - :\