LOCAL & GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 19 April 1910, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Mr Henry Baigeut, Hiiidy-stroor, iiiis 'been informed, in reply to an npplication made to the CJonunissioiu-r ui I'rowu Lands in January last for ;i prospecting license under the Coal .Mines Act to 'bore tor coal in the vicinity of the Waimea mudflats, timr the Solicitor-General advi-es that tb" iircii is no longer Irown land. _ th-.' Crown having relinquished all mining and other rights. The area, cousc(|iie:ill.v, being a Harbour Board endowment, the syndicate now will reopen communication with the Board to complete negotiations for a lease previously 'begun.

Messrs Levin and Co., agents for the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company. Ltd., notifv that the e.s. Tokomaru will load lit Nelson on the 9th and 10th prox. for London. Mr. W. Bagby. horse dentist, notifies that he may be consulted for a few days at Gay's stables. A lantern lecture will be given by Miss MacGregor in the Baptist Church Richmond, to-night, on the Bamabai Mukti Mission (India); and in the school, Ranzau, on Friday evening-. Mr A. JI. Bisley, on stepping- Ll.. ihc witness box to give evidence m a case at the Magistrate's Court Uday, refused t" be sworn on the B: 1 :': ilial was handeu to him. Th t > BioV !i ( . declared, was very dirty,, and .v\ ; - denlly had beem in use tor a Ion? time. Xo other Bible being ava.i üble for the moment, the Magistrate .--.aid that the wuness could take the Scotch oa'th. and this he did by holr'i:i.i>- up his right hand, and promising to'tell "the truth, the whole trun. and nothing,but the - l ruth. J;

At 'tin l Magistrate's Court llr.s lnoruiiig John Langley Adams, sheepi.annoi 1 , of Stoke, claimed from Job:-, Milne, of Island Bay, Wellington, the sum of £lO 10s for a valuation ot the EiMier Glynn estate. Mr A. T. Maginnily appeared for the plaintiii'. :iud Mr '('. J. Jlarlcy (instructed by Mr A. Diunie, of Wellington) for the defendant. Plaintiff, in evident:.-. said that-he inspected the land twice. and paid a third'visit to the property, lie was asked- 'by the defendant 10 make a .special and detailed vair.aT.ion, which lie did. His foe «« coli " sidered was a reasonable om\ '■» cross-examination the plaintiff sail 1 hat he was not aware that the n.sii:;l i'ee for valuation wa s £2 2s or £3 3s. .John Sharp, junr.. was called, and he said that the considered the plaintiff's fee. for what he did. was a reasonable one. Austin 11. Bisley ami .lolm Porter Harris also thought thr plaintiff's was a verv reasonable charge. Evidence for both sid\=. taken at Wellington, was taken as read. The magistrate held that ,vj the evidence before him he could not hut decide that the valuation 100 vran. reasonable one. .Tudgmcnt was for iho .ulainitiff for the amount claimed, with costs So Us 6d.

Half-Time-One o'clock is our time for clomuo- tn-mnrvow afternoon, and we want all the racing people to come to us for hats.-The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.* Judgment for the plaintiffs by dc fault was given 'by Mr J. S. hv:u;-. H.M.; this morning, in the forlowiiis .-iVil' actions:—Robertson Brothers. Ltd., (Mr J. P. Hayes) v. T. C-. Clar; i-luim-fiT. 7s l«V costs £1 3s 6d; BoborS «,, Bros., Ltd.. v. Hugh A. Batchohr. ,hj m £l7 Is lid. costs £1 10s (id: |..vwtt Bros. (Mr K. v. C Kagnr. claim 19s, costs as. Miss Henderson, who has been thirteen vears in India, wil deliver a missionary address in the Presbyterian Hall to-nMit. The lecture will be well illustrated, and promises to be highly interest inc. Dandv Overeoafs-Wo have opened up real tin-top overcoats for men. These ;,re the smartest goods ever seen in tin ritv at 30s. 40s. and 4~s each.--IK Aii.-klaud Clothing and Drapery Coy." Nelson Horse Races.-Our establishment will close at 1 p.m. to-morrov (Wednesday).—T'ne Auckland Clothini and Drapery Coy.* . The season is now fully developed, and it will nay every woman to visit Mrs ■Ynstiees. where magnificent dis plavs of beautiful dress fabrics, nejv dress finishes, exquisite millinery, etc.. are shown. And, as so many of the Nelson women know, the prices for thesi--mods aro the lowest possible for good* of such quality and style. A visit ofju pc'lie'i is alwavs appreciated here. 'The well-known firm of Mrs. Anstici i« offering special reductions for those who are m town after the hop-picking and all arc invited and advised to call in and see the fine displays in every do-, onrtment and if vou should wish to purchase vou'll find these reductions arcwell worth while. You can depend upon nvery article von find in this store beins tlmrono'hlv reliable in quality, and cor roct in 3 style. Come in anyway and loo) round.*

! II. Cock and Co. inform ua ! ilwit llio J'. andO. Company have de- ! ddud to continue and extend h ; \ew Zealand passenger service dm m I ;, xi B e ilS on-tl.at is from NoveniKr :to \pril. Daring this period l-Wo ! u -i|| J,,, monthly sailings from -^w Zealand of some of the finest passeii,,vr .loam-rs. including the Mongolia, Uoollan. Mantua, and .Marmora Jho 1 oxitMisinn of the sorvicc. it will bo r«mm;bm , L was notified in our tel<-n-raphic columns some tunc ago. Owin- to the rubber "boom" the 1 London"Stoek Exchange is working day ! a nd .right. Many of Hie clerks have 11{)t been home for several days, but snatch a few hours' sleep at a hotel > m >ar by. and then return to their work. 1 I'vevvthinfit in "Chantecler" is ,„„'..,;,:< Kadi bird and beast is many ■ ,;„,.., ktV-K'.r. and tins means that the ~,,„:,, „;, : r,rties have to be in proportion - F,.,- iiistmcp, the dog's kennel is nearly ! 10ft lii.'li. and the blackbird's cage big i ..i.Piit'li'fnv a man to hop about in with ! oasc "while a hu<je basket and a gigantic v.heelbaiTow. ladder, and cart figure on. the si age. The scenery and lightning i effects are magnificent.

On February 15, being the first day on which the newly-elected House of Commons met. the quaint custom, observed 'since Unsays of Guy Fawkes. of searchin* the vaults of both Houses of Parlwrnt was carried out. A dozen of the Yeomen of the Guard accompanied the searchers. All England is laughing at the practical joke plavcd on the officers of H.M.S. Dreadnought bv five men and a young woman, who. with the aid of elaborate "make-ups." passed themselves off as Abvssinian princes, an interpreter and a representative of the Foreign Office, and were accorded royal honours and <hown ali over the mighty battleship by Ad-viral Sir William May and the Dreadnought officers. A full narrative of (he hoax recently appeared in he I "Mail" and the punishment of the | young offenders was recorded by cable the other clay.

The Admiralty scheme institute:! twelve months ago for the use of digs in naval establishments ashore his proved a success, and further orl»rs have been placed with Major Richardson for the supply of animals for ;.oditional staiipns. They are trained to trive the alarm or to attack any unauthorised persons on Government premises. Their strong points are a keen scent, watchfulness, and savagery. Officially known as "executive" dogs, they embrace the points of the retriever, the Airedale, and the collie. Tt is notified that the offices of the solicitors practising in Nelson will be closed from noon to-morrow for the races. The following householders have been duly nominated for a place on the Town Schools Committee, the election for which will be on Monday next, 25th inst., in the Provincial Hall, when other householders may also be proposed:Messrs J. H. MacKenzie, E. Savage, J. P. Kemnthorne, W. MeConchic, J. N. Easdalc," T. Vercoe. Our IVai-iti correspondent writes:— Mrs. E. 'Orr. of River Ten-ace, was out driving in company with her daughter, aged about 14, and a friend last evening, and was returning from Foxhill. when the hors e fell in descending the approach of the. Foxhill cart bridge, precipitating the occupants of the trap into the road, all more or less being shaken. The shafts of the trap were broken and the horse suffered considerable damage. On inquiry this morning it was learnt that the girl had sustained rather serious injuries to her face. Dr. Hugh Pearless was called in, and had to sew up contusions on her face. She appears to have been thrown right over th e horse's head on to the hard road. Mrs. Orr is believed to have .some ribs broken. Help was called for. and was soon forthcoming, and the sufferers were taken to Mr. W. VYadsworth's house and attended to. They still remain there.

jJuriug the hearing of civil actions at the Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr J. S. Evans, S.M., made a pronouncement in regard to the recovery of debts under the new law. In the past it has been a common thimg to have a case adjourned 1 for several sittings/ Mr Ivvans tliis morning, on an application by conns."-1 for the plaintiff (and at the requcn of the defendant for an adjournment, said that under the new law he did not feel disposed to grant an artjourment unless a defence was filed. Adjournments siimply hung up a en><\ and made the Court merely a dolv,colle.cting machine. After the Magistrate's remarks, the solicitor ongaged in the case said that he would as ; k for judgment.

Boys' and Youths' Overcoats—ln all the newest colourings and designs and exceedingly warm, at 7s lid, 10s 6d, 12s 6(1, and 15s'each.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.* Our Wai-iti correspondent writes : A meeting of those interested in the reopening of the Wai-iti Literary and Debating Society was held in "the State schoolroom on Monday evening. Tho ;ntt.en,dane,e \v|as representative. Mr. E. Edridge was voted to the chair. In his opening remarks the Chairman spoke of th?- good work done by this society during the six years of its"existence, a period, by the way, of unusual length for a society of this kind to survive. The success of the society had been quite beyond his hopes at the time he first suggested forming it, a fact for which he was exceedingly pleased. •On the question as to whether the session of 1910 should be* entered upon, it was carried unanimously. A syllabus was thereupon drawn up", the subjects of which are calculated to interest all who care to join and take part. The debates, of which there are several, are on subjects of present-day interest, and are likely to_ cause some lively discusions. The officers for the session are as follow : President, Mr. E. Edridge; vice-presi-dent, Mr. I. Tuniclifl'e;" secretary and treasurer. Miss Lammas; assistant-secre-tary, Miss Hoult; committee, Messrs E. S. Hoult, L. Hoult. R. G. Tunnicliffe, 0. Mead, and T. Cropp. It was decided to open the session on sth prox., and to meet every week (Thursday nights) thereafter until the end of August. The success of the present session is in every way as promising as the previous ones have be-.mi. The "Lansdown" macintosh for men is the newest in the market and the most reliable. Prices onlv 25s and 30s each. —The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.* Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co., will sell at Richmond to-morrow. 400 lambs, 300 ewes and wethers, and 30 head of cattle. On Friday next, under instructions f 'mi the Public Trustee, the firm will selltwo properties previously owned by J. W. Claridge, deceased, and afterwards llold a clearing sale of all live and dead (k thereon. Also on Saturday, 23rd inst., seven properties on account of Mr. J. Taylor. They are lioiinv in colour and fault; less in fit and finish. The "Lansdown macintosh for men. onlv 25s and 30s each.--The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

Two donkeys, belonging to K\e «ircus at present in Nelson, are stated to have be n resiponsible tor an accident this morning. The donkeys were .grazing iir a paddock at the lower end of Waimea-street, when Mi George Walker drove past in a sulky. The horse in.' the sulky became alarmed, and the final * esult was that Mr Walker was thrown out. He was baffly hurt, and: after receiving some attention at Mr. was taken to his home,in the Wood. Iho extent of Mr Walker's, juries were mot ascertainable to-toy; but to a cent indisposition, it » feared that they may'foe serious.

Our Riwaka correspondent writis: -We experienced very high winds over here'"on- Saturday, and in Brooklvn a large" shed' belonging to Mr E. James wasunroofed, and one of the sheets of galvanised iron was carried by the wind and; landed in Mr William Bowlings' hop garden, fu ly hub a mile away. The gardens Also suffered very considerably.

The"'sna P ßhotter" nusaes few chances. One of .the features of the castaway's experience, when the Pericles was wrecked,,was the action of a passengers who, onWaming that the ship was sinking, went to his cabin anfceized his camera and appurtenances, and, making his way to the deck, coolly awaited, the last boat. His intention which' was subsequently carried out,'was to snapshot the Pericles m her la*t moments. He took seven shots from the boat, three'of which have given practical results.

Only one of the members of the Labour party, in the House of Commons wea'nra.tall hat. This is Mr. John Hodge, member for Gorton, Lancashire. "I look upon the silk ha|t," says Mr. Hodge, "as a British institution, and one which is not to be lightly trifled with. I shall always wear'one at the opening, of Parliament and at any other functions at which some degree of dignity is desirable. I remember being snapshotted at the opening of the last Parliament, and my constituents, among whom are a large* number of hat-makers, were delighted to see that I was wearing a silk hat at the time. In my constituency'are to be found the finest silk and felt hat-makers in the world. England is still undisputably per-eminent in this particular trade, and one of the reasons I am a Freetrader is that in my opinion a tariff would ruin the industry."