LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 20 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A week <»■ two ago allegations were made against certain members of the O't-ago Acclimatisation Society of luiviii.tr »hot pa:"i)dise ducks in one of the socity's reserves at Ophir. The latest development of tire incident is that proceedings are to be taken by the 'police against one of the members of the society. Since the introduction. of the homo savings bank system in Christehiuirch ihioe weeks a go, between 300 and <h/U boxes have been; taken. It is considered that in a city of tho size of Christchurch a very much larger number sho'Ui'.'di take ad'vantinige of the uireique facilities afforded by the system for savinjo- up against the inevitable "rainy day." The divi.dend recently declared by the Bank of New Zealand is jy-W" payable at tho 'local branch. A .meeting in connection with the Temp® ran oe- Ha,ll Trust, was ?.cjdf last evening. Mr. :R. Watson presiding. The report, presented by Mi'. W. T. Bond, the Itch, secretary, was adopted. Mr. W. \V. .Suodgrass was elected as auditor. With the discovery of the North Pole by 'Commander Peary most people lost all 'interest in the exjiloratioiu of North Polar region;?, but. there is 'much work yet to be done 'in the Arctic, more important than Pole-finding. Early in 1909 Captain Mikklesen went into the Polar basin to carry out investigations in the neighbourhood of the Beaufort Sea., and as he has not returned 1 it is proposed to send search expeditions 1 to the north coast of Greenland, wheire it is thought he lis waiting a relief vessel. It is known that his own vessel was wrecked last year while lie and' a. member of the expedition were ■exnioi'iiv inland, and it i.«s thus, im.pos.si bio for him to return until helo arrives.

Sister Avaibamia, representative of Vedanta, will lecture to women only tomorrow afteTinoc.n at 3 o'clock at the Foresters' Hall, Colling wood -st vee t, upon "The Treatment of the Face, Neck and Hair."

The next meeting of the Nelson Debating Society will be held to-moairow niu'h't, when the motion debated wi.l b-2 "That trial by jury be abolished." The 'Hev. Father Goggan -will take the negative. (not affirmative, as announced last evening), and Mr Vernon Rout the affirmative.

The Jlev. J. G. Wheen lectures in the Richmond Methc'distChuirch to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 7.30, and Ksch.nranr.d' residents may expect a. treat. The "New Zealand Methodist Times" says of his Dunedin' meeting : "With such a gift of speech," fense. of humour and the l rare advantage he displayed in dealing with the subject, Mr. Wh'eetn was worth going miles to hear." No charge will 'be .made for admission.

The attention o.f the City Council is called' to the bad state ol the footpath in Hastir.'gs-sreet. Washington' Valley. Scores of little t'.hiMren pass up aind down. this, street on the way to Ha.vem Road cclio'ol. a.nid' in the winter time it is always in. a very muddy state. The drainage cannot be given, as an excuse ill' this case, as a.ll the .connections have bien made.

The Rev. J. 0. Wheeu, of .Sydney, will give a.n address at the Foreign Missionary meeting at. St. John's. Church this evening. Mr.. Wlieeu will have an iinteresting- story to tell .of mission, work in the South Seas. A collect-icoi will be taken up in aid of t'he mission, funds.

The Anchor Company announce that to-morrow the s.s. Nikau will sail for Wellington direct at 9 jpvm. and' leave W-eMiugtoiv for Nelson on return "at 10 p.m. This arrangement 'will afford excursionists the chance of spending Coro.natio.n- Day in the Empire City.

The annual meeting of the Wakefield Progressive Association wi/l be held in the Rechabite Hall to-morrow evening at 7.20.

In the compilation of! the'railway timetable for Coronation' Day Mi. Edwards, Railway Manager, has endeavoured' to run his trains to suit people in. both town and •country. Excursion rabe.s wUj be in vogue and other special -red'uetiors are provided, for schooL children tra.w;]li 11.51 as schools.

Messrs Bisloy Bros, and Co. will .hold a el-ook -sale at Richmond yards to-mor-row. 1

Th.e Now Zealand Loan a.ndi Mercanitilo Agency Company will hold a stock saileuit Richmomdl to-morrow, at 2 p.m.