LOCAL & GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 30 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Rev. 11. H. Knowlcs-Kemptoii. who paid a short visit to Nelson a few mouths ago and who won such golden opinions trom all who came into contact with him. will again be in Nelson next week .and will give a series of addros-es in the Ba-ntish Church, beginning on Wednesday. Augiu-l. 3. Mr. KeJUptoii is pat-tor o'f ti:e Auckland Baptist Ta.uernacje. the largest' Ba.pt-i.-t Church in the Dominion, accommodating as .it does about 16C0' people.

It is unlikely t lm.t the King ano Queen will mow from Marl'borouglr .House to Buckingham Palace before lOhristmas'. A certain amount ol alteration will have to be carried oat 'before the private part of the ,palaee can be made suitable for a large famiiy party, and the roomoccupied bv tlie Queen Mother and Princess Victoria are filled witli their own private pos-essions. which must all he carefully packed and removed ;;j Mai thorough House. AIM tlris, wii.l Ha.ke some time to accomplish, and it is quite likelv that the licjw fving and Queen will not find themselves settled at the L'alace before the earl\ days of next spring. I n the Lower House of the Louisiana Legislature, .Kepresentat ive Dn-

roueii recently gave notice of a Bill for the ''absolute suppro.»sioii of playing- bridge. '' ';•■[ ;nu introducitiig th.e .measure,"' said Mr Derouen i" for the benefit -of children, who rarely have an opportunity to know their bridge-playing mothers. It is al o for the benefit of husbands, who hardly have a speaking acquaintance \vi:h their bridge-playing wives."'

A shocking story of the Sultan of Morocco's atrocious cruelty i s related by the ''Matin's*' correspondent at ,Fez. Pui-ious at having failed to discover the spot at which' lladj Ben Aissa's treasure was concealed. lie 'had rhe Pasha's wives subjected to the bastinado, and. not con lon t w'i tli this, he had the favourite wife tortured. First the palm s of her hand.-; were cut open, and salt was introduced into 1 ),-e wounds. Then thev were nailed to a wall, and. as she continued to declare that she did not know the 'place of concealment, her chest w.-is crushed. The unhappy woman was kept four days and nights in thi posit ion. being' fed by force, and '. hea she was released and carefully tended, with a view to strengthening her to endure J'urt her torture.

Another hatch of sale bargains are adevrt'sed on page 3 bv Messrs Trathen and Co. The Great Winter Sale at Mrs Ansimp's is now in progress, and every wo man in Nelson who's interested in saving money on stylish and reliable di apery and wearing aparelshould visit this sale earlv and often. Get in to-day. and secure your pick of these rich bargains.* With two months of winter weather still lo come, exquisite, stylish, millinery at half-price is something which will a.ppeal strongly to the ladies. At- Mrs Anstice's great winter and stock-taking sale the loveliest millinery is soiling at "naifprice and less than half-price. These ■?ve the biggest miliuery bargains you've t»ver seen. Call and see them without rlr-lay—it's too good a chance to miss.— Mrs! Arrstice, Trafalgar-street.*

The Garrison Band will give a on cert at the Port to-morrow afternoon.

Messrs Buxton and Co.. received word that the Rimntaka arrived m Wellington at 2 p.m. yesterday.

There are said to he a thousand empty houses in Wellington.

A. pie«iui;:nary notice regarding the annual Flower Slhav in connection with the Pic.-byterian Church to be held in September next. appears in another commit.

An alteration in the date of the Minis lc:s' meeting is announced in this issue

The usual mouthlv meeting of the Plumbers" Union will be held on Mondav. Bth prox .at 7.50 p.m.

Din-in- duly 24 births. 10 deaths, and 4 marriages were registered at Nelson.

It is notified Hint the Palace Cats will not run to the Cemetery to-morrow.

Subscribers and intending subscriberIn the memorial of the kite Hon. Albe't i'.tt. AtU'riu-v-.( aio requested to meet at the City Council Chambers :n Thiiradav next at 8 p.m. to decide (lie form of "memorial. The Government ha? agreed to yive a £ for £ subsidy up to £2CO raised.

The Xcw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will hold a stock sale at "White Hart Hotel yards Richmond, on Wednesday next.

The. Chief Postmaster advises that a in w pcxt-oliii e 11,35 been opened at Tarakohe. otherwise the new cement works at Takaka. Mails will lie exchanged twice weekly each way from Nelson and C.-.liingwood by tin: "Lady Barkiy on Mondays or Tuesdays and Thun-'days or Fridays a-ccording I<i. time and weather conditions. The tender of the owners of the Barkiy for the mails has been accepted, and' she takes the first mails at 10 p.m. on Monday.

The latest ''freak" wedding :n America i s quite ill,, most sensible of the mall. Its most novel feature wiii be the absence of society from th,. ceremony.

The back blocks need roads, the ureal back blocks districts need railways, and the C.overnment produce Public Works Kstimates which sire largely .never spent and never intended to be' spent, while long-promised railways are still only seen in dreams.— Auckland "Herald."

For several years this country Jagged behind some others in the general adoption of automobiles. but it has now gene so far in the other direction that one of the most influential of college presidents. Chancellor Day. has just denounced this motor fever as the "worst scandal of the time" (writes the New York correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald."') His collected data show that no less than 500.000.000 dollars have been diverted into this comparatively 'im nrod net ive flhanneh — nearly one-fifth of a year'.-; savings e! the whole nation, Many motors in the great cities, of course, are used for commercial purposes, but only as yet foi fairly long hauls. Where the runs are short, and the stops many, the horse is "till cheaper and less troublesome. Edison, predicts, however. that ten years hence horses will be banished from ■ill the great, cities, for he already has in embryo a perfectly practicable storage-battery, which will verv greatly cheapen the cost of operation, and Possibly make feasible a far simpler form of machine.

Wh.it was in its. day not only the lii.s[ ga> lamp in In\ i rcargill. but at Ihcsani" time the most southerly iii the world, has been removed from its site by an unsentimental and un.-ympa.l hetic C>n;i ii! (s.iy.- the "\ews"j.~ This .light dis I filmier wa.s I i r.—l lit with >oin.c pap and ccremonv in i'roiU of the old Council Cham.ber.s (now Allen's Jiall) in April. 1376. Council rt placed Council, and eventually the business of the borough was tran.-fcrred to new olficcs in Tay-street. but the lamp in tpuslior. k:|.t i.u difl'u.-iing its ray.- unmindful of ihe municipal strife that had eventuate ut under it-: serene ga/.e. J t.s jiri.-eiue ii.i.i co.-.t Mr Allen, of Aliens Hall the sum of JBI per aiuiim: for yiars pa.-l. hut "Jie C'ouuci .-■eeuled to think that Mich an hisU.Mv l:uidma.rk was \\..rt!i at feast £4 ■per annum, and notified Mr Allen ac-

vnrdingly. 'J'liis he declined to pay. anil the Council ;il'er< sci id removed th.e_.-t iml lire. So it oas.-cd into 'the (-11 viiily <;!' tin- scran heap all./ a

i:.on,=.is't.fiit and fiiithfii.l service of 34 yi'iii.-. n:r.i-ki'.l with an utter di.-reu'.-i.rd of reward or favour.

Dr. '.';; 1111 >: 111 ill i. acting under just i'iii-t ions from 1 hi' Dalian Minister of Agriculture, has <-o ncl uded a series of .experiments which nave resulted in a method l>y which eggs may lie preserved, -(ill fresh, n-ii t ril ions, ainl |).'ila 1 :■/. ,'e, for a wl.'ole year. He selected perfectly fresh eggs ami covered them with lard, so as to olfoctioiily stop nil the pores. A s the €j 1»■ ~ 1 ruct ion of I he pores prevented an v ovaporal V>n-of the water, there was no loss of weight. When proiporly coated with lard, the eggs were put in boxes or baskets upon a ibed of (|r>:in{ it ii s of fine. odourle- s :-ha vi ngs. and -o arranged thai there would be tin con-tact ihet wean tl.vni. and at the end of a year were perfectly fresh.

Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold a. stock sale at their Richmond vards on Wednesday next.

On Tuesdav next, at 2.30 p.m.. al Ins rooms. Hardy street. .Mr A. Could will sell furniture and effects (removed for convenience of stile.) on account of .Mr A. Hounsell.

Ladies. ,save your combings and have t.ht'iii mad.e u.p into auv of the latent fashionable "coiffure." " Every description of Hairwork manufactured, a.nd uiil-- the bei?t of Hair u.-ed. If" you cannot call personally, write, and "explain your requirements. Correspondence strictly confidential.—Mrs (.Jaw. Tatton's Buildings. Trafa.lija.r-st.*

Hams and Bacon. Prime, quality. Milk and Grain-fed meat only cured. Hams from 10 to 181bs. Sides light, medium and heavy. Rolled Sides and Hams, all at reduced prices during our Reduction Sale.—W. R. May, Richmond and Wakanuaka.*

Poultry Food.—We stock all kinds Wo are agents for the Agricultural and J. astoral 1- ood Company's famous poultry foods. Special reductions for qnan- - - Feed Barley f rom 3s per bushe] lollard. Maize. Bran, Wheat. Seed and I-ecd Oats, all at low prices for cash.— W. R. May. Richmond and Waka puaka.*

I'irewood—in foot lengths. We are making great reductions in this, as we have to remove our heap to make room tor our new factory, now in course of erection.— W. R. Mav. Richmond.

Seed Potatoes.—Wo have a special line grown from Imported Stock grown by Lord Roseberv, Dalmenv Park. Scotland A small 'lot only 'left.—W. R. May. Richmond and Wakapuaka. What would women do witr.out their tea? It is hard to realise that at on* time English people didn't know anything about that* delightful. cheering beverage. However, since those days tea has grown to bo the national drink, and those who are particular about the quality of the tea they drink will be to read Grove and Son's announce Tient in this issue. It refer* to the good qualities of their speciaJ brand.*'