LOCAL. GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 25 September 1909, Page 2

LOCAL. GENERAL NEWS.

Th» anniversary services in connection B with the Baptist" Sunday School will be ' held in the- School of Music on Sunday * (to-morrow week), October 3rd. r The Rev. Jno. J. Lewis' address to young men, which was postponed last Sunday, is to be delivered in St. John's Church to-morrow evening. The subject will be: "Apples of Sodom: A Revelation, a Warning, and an Appeal." Mr Barrington Waters, advance representative for Mr Clement Wragge, tho celebrated scientist, arrived in Nelson ' by the Mapourika this morning to make t arrangements for Mr Wragge's lecture season commencing the week after next. 1 A largely attended meeting was held - in tho Baptist Schoolroom last evening with the object of forming a tennis club. The Rev. Stanley Jenkin was voted to the chair. It was decided to have an asphalt court on the Church - grounds, and it was hoped that it would , be ready by the Ist of November. .A provisional committee was appointjed^' - consisting of Mrs ~. Wood, Misses Dor. rick, and E. Wise, Messrs H. Wood, Ferguson, Hall, and Rev. Stanley Jenkin, and Mr Ferguson as secretary pro tern. The club promises to be launched out under satisfactory financial conditions. Great credit is due to the ■ Rev. S. Jenkin and Mr H. Wood for j their efforts in establishing the club, c The effect which the harbour works a are having! upon - tho Wanganui B-iver s entrance is now beginning to be very c marked, particularly in the stopping 'of t the "fanning-out" of the current on c reaching the sea, and in closing up small a wandering channels which used to exist I through tbe tail of the South Spit. On f the northern side the effect of the ex--3 tension of the mole is seen in the run of 0 the river current, iwhich,. instead of a trending along the beach as formerly, 1 now runs straight to sea. The buildB - ing of the south mole goes steadily on, 1 and, apparently, what has already been j done there has caused the tail of the 3 spit fc3 run straight out parallel with i the north breakwater. As all the sub- { sidiary channels are now closed up, the increase in the scouring action of the j ebb is considerable. This, in conjunction with the removal of the obstacle caused by the wreck of the Charles Edt ward, is having a very favourable effect 3 upon the bar, and a noticeable increase in the depth of the channel should be ob- . served before long. 0 It is notified that tho unveiling of 1 the new honours' board at the Girls' 4 Central School will be made on g Monday, at 3 p.m. f Digestive Brown Bread— Milk loaves, - Jenny loaves, and a large variety of_ ,- small goods. See our window tonight. s — Nicol and Martin, Bridge-street.* * Testimony to the water-divining abiy lities of the' Rev. H. Mason was given- at ' a-meeting of the Auckland Farmers' ? Freezing Company a day or two ago. The chairman of the company explained ! " that there was a shortage of .*ater at c the Southdown works, and the directors 6 engaged the Rev. Mr Mason, who, said the chairman, "spotted two really good , springs, one of which gives a 'flow "of 6 6000 gallons an hoir, and the .other' I" abi/ut 10,000 gallons an hour. The sink- . ing of the ftells cost us a good deal of > nj^ney, but the results were w>ll worth « it.'' c At the Raglan Police Court on Wcd|j nesday (says the Auckland "Herald") i five charges of forgery with intent to 5 dofraud, and one of falsifying a. cashg . Tjbok for the same purpose, while the B ; ; rjetvaht of the Raglan School Committee, B iIE? r8 fc Kra ßh'; against Frank -C.. Sutton, . TTie' prosecution stated that accused had y made out bogus accounts in the names j of four different persons, receipted them j himself, and appropriated the money, 3 the secretary having handed over the ( books to him as chairman of the com- . mittee. On the fraud being discovered t by the newly-elecled committee, the 5 matter was reported to the Education j Board, and subsequently put in the , hands of the police. Accused admitted ( -' all the charges, and was, committed -to , th e Supreme Court for. sentence;- Bail ; was allowed. ; We are showing a great variety of | spring flowers Is, la 3d, Is 6d, 2s 6d, 3s -, (A spray. Roses are. jn great profusion. — Trethen and Co.* Very novel, freeh, and charming are ' the large assortment of new prints, 1 wphyrs, delaines, etc., for wash dresses for -tjie ooaiing . season, now shown at Mrs Anstioe's. These dainty and useful materials are just what a lady wants for serviceable summer frocks, and the pnce for each one is most moderate. You're invited to call in any time and sea theee lovely wash fabrics, whother you wish to purchase just now or not.* Everything that's correct and good wearing in Gloves for now nnd the conung season, is includod in the comprehensiv* new assortments just opened at Mre Anstice's.- Everything is here, from the inexpensive fabric glove, to the daintiest and most dressy kids and suedes. Call in and fill your glove , requirements here— it will pay yon. for \ every price i e truly reasonable.— . Mrs. AvsnoE, Trafal»ar-stro«>t.* ] Gaslight display of spring millinery • to-night. Smart' stylish hats are shown ■ at extremely moderate prices at Trath^n andCo.V There is nn advantage in : placinjf yonr order early before the.rud) : later' in the season sets iK'*" '""* . A Great Upheaval in Men's Clothing 1 Trade. — To-morrow the Auckad Cloth- i '"ff and Dranery Coy. wil! sell Men's '. "marl B<-<- SnU. ,' n best qualities at 30s, t 40s, end 50s. eaoh." Mhhkey IVddv Bfarsr, Esquimaux Doll, and Boy Doll (only one in Nelson), on view ftJ-nt^ut.— -HwSfert % ( Hingstaa.* " *

From yesterday, the 24th inst., Post Offices at Tadmor, Tui, and Sherry River were made bureaux for the purpose of enabling residents to communicate with Dr. Hudson at Tapawera by telephone. ' An address on tho Viavi system of home treatment will bo given by Miss Loydon in the V.M.C.A. Booms on Thursday next at 3 p.m. It is announced that Mr Alfred Uould bas been appointed agent for tbe North British Mercantile Insurance Company. In the Supreme Court at Welling- , ton, on the 21st inst., in chambers, , , before Mr Jußtiee Chapman, on tbe application of Mr Muginnity, pro- ' bate of the will of the late Mr Robt. SnodgTass was granted to Mrs Laura J. Snodgrass, widow of deceased, and ■Ir Wa.ter Scott Suodgrass and Mi William Wallace Snodgrass, the executors named in the will. The surplus of the offertories to be taken at the Cathedral, AU Saints 'and Presbyterian churches will be devoted io the St. Andrew's Orphanage re-build-ing fund. The amount that will be available , for handing oyer to the Orphanage will carry a Government subsidy of 24s to the £1. At the Onehunga S.M. Court on Mon ?ay, Mr Northcroft, S.M., gave judgment in the case in which Thomas Coldicutt, a tram conductor, was recently charged, on the information of the police! "that, by negligence, he did endanger the life of Mrs Louisa Rushbrook." The Magistrate reviewed the case, showing that Mrs Rushbrooke had ■ tried to board the car on the right side, but was not able to get on board owing to two other ladies getting off. Another lady got on the car from the wrong side, and on seeing her take her seat, the conductor concluded that she was the only passenger to board the car, and ■ gave the signal to go on. The Tramways Company placed their conductors in an invidious position, by allowing passengers to board or alight from cars both ends. This rendered it impossible for a conductor to at all times get to the rear of the car, while, when it was filled with passengers standing, he could not always see through the car. In his - opinion the time, 46min„ allowed m the through trip Onehunga to Auckland, was not sufficient, and should be extended by five minutes at least. If the company made it compulsory for passengers to get on at on e end, and alight at the . other, it would facilitate the work of conductors. The S.M. said he had . kown Coldicutt for a considerable pc- , riod as a oareful conductor, and was i sorry to have to punish him, but the ! law had to be carred out. As this was i the first case of its kind to come before i the Court, a fine of 5s was infficted, plus i oists, £1 19s 6d. j Last Friday (week) a young man, F. White, Was committed for trial at Wil--1 liamstown (Victoria), on a charge of 1 having made an outrageous attack on 1 a girl. The task of removing White to the Melbourne Gaol fell to Seniorconstable Weathered, of Williamstown. Accused, who wacs not handcuffed, took a seat in the train beside' the door facing the engine,' with the senior constable 1 beside him. When the train was travel--3 ling fairly fast, and was nearing North >' Melbourne station, White, who had succeeded in unfastening the door, suddenly i rose, pushed the door open, and jumped t out of the train. Senior-Constable b Weathered made a grab at his prisoner t as he was in the act of jumping, and - missing, steadied himself for a second, and then jumped after him. The prisoner landed safely, but Constable 0 Weathered was everely injured, and 3 was picked up unconscious and bleeding c profusely from the head. He was sufe fering from severe laceration of the scalp, concussion of the brain, and a ". broken elbow. Up to a late hour of 1 the same night the prisoner had not been 3 recaptured. s New York papers are full of the disapD pearance of a lady who figured largely !i two years ago in the court there under J the title of the Honourable Eva Fox St railways. She cfafiqed to be a ' daughter of the Earl of Ilchester. After ' a meteoric career of success in American and Canadian Society, the lady was sent '. to prison for obtaining dresses and hoa tiel accommodation, and then passing . on to fresh scenes of activity without . paying her bills. She was released from a the prison |on Bla^kwell's Island on r July 14 last year, and has not been heard of since. The reason for her name coming into prominence again '» * that the prison chaplain announces that r he has received a letter from a firm vi i solicitors in Bridgport, England, • in--1 quiring for the ex-prisoner, who is be- }" lieved> to be entitled to a considerable . legacy left by a relative in the north 1 of Ireland. Miss Alice McMahon, of Hamilton, j had a narrow escape from death on f Thursday last. She was alone in the house, and was opening a ginger-ale bot. ' tie on her lap, when it burst, severing an artery in her thigh an s inflicting a i nasty wound on her hand. She endeav--3 oured to get outside the house, but fell i down twice through loss of blood. She . eventually reached a path in front of 9 the house, and succeeded in attracting B the attention of a driver of a passing - baker's cart. Before the latter could ago to her assistance , had again fal- ". Fen through weakness. She waß removed t to a neighbouring chop, and two touri niquete were applied, which stopped the . flow of blood until medical assistance iad been obtained. She was then removed to the hospital. If Misss Mcr Mahon had- not succeeded in attracting ' a passer-by she would assuredly have l bled to death in a very short time. An interesting prohibition caso has , recently been decided in Hamilton (Waif kato), when an application for the can- ,.' cellation of a . prohibition order against Ali Mahomet, a restaurant keeper, on the grounds that such an order was in- ■ imical to the business carried on by Ali, \ was successful. After investigation, it was found that the Court— doubtful at '■ first as to its power in the matter poss essed jurisdiction. Evidence was 1 called to show, that it was quite conJ ceivable that Mahomet's business^ had 1 suffered because of defendant being a 1 prohibited person, though probably for f his own welfare the order was a good r ' 'thing. A police officer concerned pointed out that he had received a f letter from the Minister of Justice comi plaining that he wasu nduly interfering in the matter of issuing orders against . people, and advising that application ) should only be made by the children of 3 the person whom it was sought to pro- . hibit. The Bench expressed astonishi ment at the instruction referred to, and t pointed ■ out that the law would thus , weigh very unfairly in the case of a man 1 without kin. They considered that 5 where a man drank to excess, and all , other circumstances justified an applica- ( tion being made for an order, the con- , stable was quite within his rights as an officer of the peace, in asking the I Court to make an order. After Maj hornet had received warning, and had , promised to abstain, the Bench suspend- , ed the order. • A man named James Patrick MoOney, i alias Tierney, called at Dr Hugh Keith's Honse-'(Auckland) on Saturday, and asked for money to buy drink. The doctor, pooing the man wanted food instead of , drink, took him into his house and acted the part of the Good Samaritan, giving him food. The doctor went .out of the kitchen, where the man was, but coming back found a pair of his boots on the man's feet. The man, who was not drunk, could give no explanation of how the boots came to be upon his feet, and said it must have been the result of a fit of mental aberration. Such was the evidence given by Dr Keith to Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M, at the Auckland Police Court on Monday, when Mooney appeared on a charge of having stolen the bootß. The accused made a long rambling statement, iri. which he said he put on the boots unconsciously. Ho was in a sort of dream when he went into the doctor's kitchen. He admitted • havinir been up before the Court last ' Tnesday on, another charge. The Bench : decided to remand the man for eight j days for medical treatment and examination. He was also remanded on a 1 charge of being a rogue and a vaga- , bond. i ' On Tuesday next, at 2.30 p.m., Mr i Lock -will sell the furniture and ef- < feets of Mrs MeKenna; also surplus < furniture on account of Mr •J. B. •( TTuntpr: on Saturday. 2nd October, by OTcror of the Public Trustee, he x will sell 576 acres freehold land at c Takaka. in tho estate of the lato Mr V J. T. Catley. f Mr Alfred Gould will sell on Wed- f, r>(v=day. 6th prox.,. furniture and J effects on account of Mrs Wright, y (Sub'ur'ftin. KortH. 1:...LL:1 TA : h