LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 26 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

llie annual Church Missionary sale \vi!l lie lield at .the Dioo&saihi Library on Wecji'ii'osclay next, lafteirnooii «ui<d evening. A very -wtda mange of foreign articles wi]L be on sale, of which some particular a, - IS: given in the advertisement which appears in this issue.

An election of one Councillor for the Waitapu Ending* of thie Takaka County Council, to fill the -extraordinary vacancy caused by the death) of Mr W J. Reilly, wil] be heid om Friday, 30th inst.

The weielcly challenge euchre match will be played- at tho Anglers' Club this evening, when; a good roll up is expected.

The adjourned special geireral/iiKeting of the NieJson liid'nstnai Co-operative Society, Ltd., wil be held at- the Store, Hardy-street, on evening.

A meeting of the Nelson Accountant Students' Society wil], be held in the Chamber of 'Commerce Rooms on Wednesday evening, at 7.30, when -a,'.! members an.d intending members* are requested to attend 1 .

The adjourned annual meeting of the Nelson Kennel! Club will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock, .at. the Chamber o'f Commerce Rooms. Business of importance is to be brought forward, and all members are reqiutested to be present.

Notwithstanding the cold weather, their© was a large attendance a,t the Foresters' Hall, Cbllingwood-street. last night, to hear Sister Avabamia. Vedtanta representative, lecturer, .and teacher, lecture upon "Adam and. Eve, and the Garden of Eden." The- lecturer stated : "She did not .intend to argue whether the Gar dan of Eden had .existed' or not, she simply intended l to deal with what symbolic meaning it might .have. G'od spoke to mankind' throughout a.ll ages through symbols, 'the language of the soul. The physical senses cannot comprehend' 'those belonging- to the spirit, ■lohn was taken into the spirit before he could urwle.rs.tand. They must be take.ni .into the spirit before they could comprehend the real meaning of these symbolic expressions, and thereby receive the illuminating light, that usrmeates every line in the Bible. There must be in all meekners and humbleness like children in the laips of their mothers. The theme was elaborated on at considerable length, and was listened to with interest by all present. M esf-rs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold •a stock sale at the Richmond yards on Wednesday next. For t'hin and falling hair consult = MBS. GAW; also treatment for t dandruff, facial massage, hairdressing shampooing, manicuring hair dyeing, etc., etc.; every description of hair work, combings, mounted 2s 6d per ounw.—Tatton's Buildings (uijstaire), Trafalgar .street.*

The monthly meeting o'f the Nelson Education- Board commenced' to-day, and> will h'J continuedl to-morrow.

It is notified that there will ho no meeting of the W.Y.M.I. Literary unci Lvbaimg Society this week.

Mr W. Look loaves for Wellington by tlu> Nikau to-day oil business, and will, if pf!!-..;.b1-.'. attend tin; eonforeiic-e of Charitable t) Botird representatives to bo to-morrow.

The much talked about harem .skirt was the cause of a highly respectable drapery firm, in one of the cities of the rioiith Island, being compelled to appear before a magistrate, charged with causing, an. obstruction, to the thoroughfare, it i anio out in; evidence that a harem skirt worn by one of the ladies of the faylor-Carrington Company ill "The Girl from, Chicago." was oil. vie# ill the window of the firm alluded to, &-fld ircused bo' much curiosity that in a very thc-rt . time an immense, crowd gathered around, completely blockir- all traffic, and though the firm -endeavoured to relieve the. congestion, by passing ©ore© hundreds of ladies throuirh their premises, from the front street to the back, it- was not until the police took action that traffic- was res'iimcd.

Sir Joseph Ward Is still kept at lii"-h pressure by the tide of business and social engagements, and the past week lias been, as usual, a very (Crowded one (writes a. Londo.ni correspondent under date May 19th). He attended the unveiling of the Queen Victoria memorial on Tuesday, and was present on Thursday at the'ceremony of affixing the banner of Sir John . Forrest, Treasurer of the Commonwealth, in the Chapel of St. Michael and St. George in St. Paul's Cathedral. With Lady Ward and his son and daughter the Prime Minister attended' the Irish ' Club's conce-rt on Sunday night, and met there several members of the Irish Party. The programme of the concert- was a rema.rkable one, no fewer than eighty artists taking narl, iiicludiiiiig several members of the Beecham, and .Carl Rosa opera- companies. Sir Joseph and his family gxpr-essed themselves greatly pleased with the entertainment, and remained until a late hour. Sir Jo?eph spoke at the annual meeting of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society oni Monday, and received a presentation shield from t'he society whieh is to convey to tire Waitaki Bnvs' High School . He dined with Mr Sydney Buxton on Tuesday, and. on Wednesday he attended, the luncheon given by Sir George-Re-id in honour of the Australian Ministers, and dined with the Benchers of the In 1101- Temple in the evening. To-night- lie attends the Australasian- banquet at. the White City*.He lunched to-day with Mr Lloyd George. Arrangements are being made for t.h-3 Prime Minister to visit Roubaix, in Northern France, where New Zealand has a, a pavilion in the exhibition-, now being held there. It is proposed to have ' a "New Zealand Day" a.t the exhibition in honour of New Zealand's visit, but the date ,is not yet settled. The- launch of the New Zeaalnd Dreadnought at the Fairfield works on the Clyde has been fixed for July Ist. and the Prime Minister and- his party intend to be present on. this historic occasion. The ceremony of naming" the warship will be performed by Lady Ward.