LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 12 March 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

M.r. Dinwiddie. proprietor of the "Hawke's Bay Herald," passed through Nelson yesterday on his return to .Napiier from th e recent Press Conference at Greymouth. /Recent callers atj. ithe local tourist bureau R. JJ. Robin-son (lapanui'), J. A. Murray (Liverpool), ,J. H. .vloreil (ling.), C. J. Hickson (Wellington. A Sydney cable reports the death of Sir Wililam Zeal, ex-Presidc-nt of the Legislative Council, and an ex-member of the Senate. Moa Whakatere. 70 years of age, ona of t.he best- known, and- widely respected rangatiras in the Gisborne district, died yesterday. He was uncle to Lady Carroll. A tanci will be held. 4 Sydney cable states that the wireless operator at the Australia Hotel station says that he often gets in touch with vessels on the other side of Isew Zealand. The Ulimaroa, Mara ma. Wimmera, Talune, and Moldavia will probably be within wireless range this evening. A man named Cahill, employed on tlhe •steamer Nikau, met with, a slight hap yesterday. While working m the hold "a !box s'lip-ped and fel-1 on a foot, bruising it rather severely. The sufferer was taken to the Hospital. The citizens' garden fete at :Dunedin in aid of recreation reserves was marred b unpropitious weather to-day (says a Press wire). Mr T. Robb (junr.) was a passenger for Wellington, bv the Nikau lsist night. Hr- becomes third engineer on the Karaki. The "Kaikoura Star" states that a temporary railway service from Mina to the- south end of the Waiau-ua bridgethat is, to the Spotswood Station —was* inaugurated on Tuesday, and will be continued on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of every week. Colonel A. W. Robin, C.8., AdjutantGeneral of the forces, who is to represent New Zealand at the headquarters of the Imperial General Staff, War Office, London, will leave for England tiarly in May. The death is announced of -Mr. Joseph Milverton, an- old and highly esteemed resident of Pa liners ton North, at "the age of •feighity years. Deceased was born at Beiiminster, in 1831. "Petone, with a population of 7000, is the only'.borough of its size dn New Zea> land without a sanitah-y sewerage ser--vibe." "Thus comriiencfis a .paragraph in the "New Zealand -Times." What would the paper say .if it knew that Inver car gill, with a population of 16,000, was still in a state of awful_ sanitary primitivenessV —"Southland Times." Mr Nesbitt, Town Clerk of Sydney, is a passenger by the Moldavia. He spends five weeks in New Zeialand. —Sydney cable. A Sydney cable states that Earl and Countess Morton and Lady Fuller, wife of tha Governor of 'Victoria, are passengers bv the Moldavia. Ladv Fuller will be the" -uest of the Governor of New Zealand during a fortnight's stay in the Dominion. In referring to the sad death of Miss D. Huffam. sole teacher at Pakawau, which occurred, last Friday, a local resident writes : Miss Huffam has been in charge of the Pakawau School for some twelve months. During that time she became very popular with parents, pupils, and other residents _ of Pakawau and the neighbouring districts. It is understood that Miss Huffam was to have left Pakawau for some other school shortly. Her sudden and traffic decease came 'as a shock to all, and the dec-pest sympathy is felt for her rowing relations and friends in their sad bereavement. A boy aged sixteen years wa-s charged at. the Wellington Magistrate's Court, on Saturday -with having stolen on various dates between January 17th and 24tn. 1912 £6, the property of Charles Griffiths and Co., in whose service he was emnloved as an office boy. It app a e . sav's the "Times," that when taxed with the theft the accused denied the theic. He then went away to lunch and 'd-id _aiot return. Subsequently he was found at Motueka ■working on a farm and was brouaht- to, Wellington a. few days a.?o. Mr. W. G. R.id-dell, S.M.. warned the boy against the consequences of specially when commencing Jnrte. and convicted and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon oi rondiHon that accused's mother refunded the £6. A big lot of Bush Blankets secured by us at an "enormous discount , to 'be "fired out at 5s lid a .pair.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

Some years ago strong representations were- made to the Zealand Government as to the prevalence cif gold • steal-* itig. and the ~Hon„ Mr.'-M'Gowan, who was then Minister of Mines; "introduced special legislation to deal With the evil, with the result that complaints are not now nearly so numerous as they 'were before the passing of the Gold-buyers'. Act. Experience gained since the passing of the Victorian Gold-buyers' Act indicates that gold stealing "cannot besuccessfully copdd with in that' State unless the other. State? of the Australian. Commonwealth introduce effective legisfor the sunoression of the crime. The "Victorian Minister of Mines recently went to Sydney >to consult the New South Wales Government with the object of inducing it to co-operate with Victoria in the prevention of illicit traffic originating in the goldfields. The police engaged in the task of detecting stealers and receivers have reported that their efforts are baffled through the gold be'ng rapidly transferred across the River Murray. For some time past the Victorian Government has been endeavouring to secure the passage in all other States of legislation on the lines of the Victorian Act. Coloured Hosiery for ladies just opened up. comprising Cashmere, Lisle Thread and Silk at' Is, Is 6d. Is lid and 2s lid a pair.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale.* The New Zealand Loan and MercantileAgency Company announce stock sales n.s :—To-morrcw, at Richmond; Friday next, at Tapawera. Tailor-made warm Tweed and Cloth Coats for ladies in all the newest styles and patterns, at 12s 6d, l'ss, 21s, and 35s each, worth double—At the Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale.* Messrs Bislev Bros, and Co. wi-fl hold stock sales as follows :—'lo-morrow, at Richmond; Friday lvr-xt at Tapawera; also clearing sale at -Golden Downs on Thursday next. Glorious brimmed imported Millinery from the hands of the leading English and French aatists, at less .than half usual Nelson prices.—At the Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale.* Mr A. Gould will hold auction sales as follows :—Thursday next, furniture and effects, on account of Mrs Wast-n-ey ; Tuesday, 19th, furniture and effects, on account Mr F. 0. Helliwell; Wednesday, 27th, furniture and effects, on account Miss Petherick ; and _ on Saturday next property at Totaranui.

The Minister of Railways announced to a deputation at Palmerfiton .North 011 Thursday that plane are in preparation for extensive alterations to Palmorston North Railway Station. Mr J. S. Palmer, president of the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Association, was presented by the Auckland Association on Wednesday with a handsome silver casket and a purse of sovereigns. A cable message from Sydney states that .Nil's and j\J iss ' Seddo-n are staying in Sydne-- tiil Saturday, when they leavo for New Zealand. Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., remains for a few days at 'Melbourne. Dunne their stay they have beon entertained bv Mr Fisher (Federal Premier), and other Ministers. A nurse named Li la. Rood, aged 21, died at. the Gisborne Hospital as a result of an accident, sustained several weeks ' ago. Whilst playing with a child 'she slipped on the concrete steps and fell, breaking her thigh.—Press wiro. There was a narrow escape from a drowning fatality at Caroline Bay a few days ago (says tho "Timaru Herald"). A young man, himself not a strong swimmer, had induced (three girls who could not swim at all„ to wade out with him to the raft. While there was no swell on, ♦ ,, e water near the raft was just above their chins. The girls were in this depth of water when four heavy swells succeeded each other at short intervals ,immersing them completely, and making it appear that'they were in instant danger of being drowned. The young : nian could not do much to assist the three of them, but his cries brought three other swimmers to the spot, who rescued the giris from a very dangerous position. One of them wa's almost exhausted by the time help arrived. At a meeting of Port residents last night at the lioat Shed, the operations' in view in connection with th e beautifying' movement were discussed. It waa reported that last season's planting 'had been successful, and that there was 'a very small percentage of loss in tho trees set out. It is hoped to have working bees at intervals during the next'fewmonths. to tend to what has alreacly been planted, and to put i n additional trees. The meeting was presided over by Mr Washbourn. A lad named William Madison, about 12 years of age, of Wtstport, was accidentally killed at Motueka on Sunday by being thrown from, a horse which-, he was riding. The 'boy's boot- caught in ,a stirrup iron 'arid lie was dragged along for some distance. An inquest was held (before Mr. J. S. Evans, Cotoner, who, after viewing, the body and' giving a certificate of .burial, adjourned the inquest till next Monday, .afternoon. The Coroner also inquired into the ded'th of a .young Maori woman, who collapsed suddenly after picking in the hop gardens all da-y. In this case also, after viewing the body and giving ia certificate of 'burial, the inquest was adjourned till the 18th inst. ' The death occurred at Tomuka on Sunday of a pioneer settler. Mrs Margaret Horn-brook, aged 84, who arrived in Wellington in 1841. She came south in 1854, and was the first white woman to land at Timaru. Her. eldest' son was the first white child born m South Canterbury. Deceased was the widow of Mr W. M. Hornbrook. who with his brother, Major Hornbrook. took up the Arowhenua run:, the second selection after Rhodes Bros. Subsequently they took up the Opuka and Kakahu runs.' When the low countryv was bought up>by farmera (1871) Mr Hornbrook bought a farm, at Seadown. After-his death Mrs Hornbrook. in 1904 leased the farm, and has since lived in Temuka. She leaves three sons and three daughters. Overseas visitors to the Tourist Bureau during the week included 'S. Tingley, Vancouver, B.C. : J. Campbell, Victoria, 8.C.; L. M. Hilton. Londo'n, England ; C. A. Smith. Loe Angeles; California; D. F. Tuttle, New York; J<?hn Kirkland, Sydney; Hon. T. it: Payne, M.L.C., Melbourne;; Mr and Mrs J. F. W. Payne, Melbourne; C. H. .Church, Newcastle, N.S.W.;, W.. Irving, .Carney, Boston. Mass.: W. Mouritstpphen. Johannesburg.—Wellington "Times." • Owners of bays on tlie islands in and around Auckland are at 'present greatly concerned owing to threats of prosecution for using, small nets for catching sprats, etc., for bait foT fishing purposes (says tho "Star'!). It has been the custom for yeiu's- to ptit out'a small net close to the shore to catch tho smaller fish, but this, it is contended, is against the'law, and will , havo to„ be stopped. There is some talk of ; a deputation being formed to wait on the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of Marine, and placing the-matter before him,'with a view to getting some definite pronouncement on the Question. "Ten "shillings a day is not a very, big pay for a man to bring up a family of eleven and make provision for his old age," said .Mr G. Laurenson. M.P., at Christchurch, when; appealing for additional leave on full ipay for an employe© retiring aftei 1 beincr 47 yente in the. service of the Harbour", Board and . tho Provincial Council. "I look forward to the time when a couple that rears a fafamily of eleven will receive assistance frqm the State, and I . would even, make bachelors pay double to help to provide the money." The announcement was crreeted with laughter by tho . board, and Mr R. Moore interjected, "Is that a Ministerial statement'! 1

I A Methodist clergyman, in the course of a .conversation with, an -Auckland I "Star" representative on the charge of heterodoxy discussed by Methodist Cohfernce, -said that monv ministers, welcomed the prospect of having tho mat'tfir of heterodoxy 'thoroughly ventilated, and rejoiced at the fact that the alleged "heretic" &ad been fully exonerated bV the finding of the committee. It m«ant that the ministers would be able to place a broader interpretation on the creed that they had adopted, and that, no matter how broad-minded a man, might be in his views, he would bo quit© justified, in preaching them if it were shown without a shadow of doubt that lie was an honest and sincere follower of the Founder of Christianity. . 'The lieavv unbleached Herringbone Twill Sheeting for double vbeds at 1« per yard is the bte<rst bargain ever offered in Nelson. —The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.* In the Sunretne Court in Chambers vesterday. in the matter of the will Of Charles Lamb, deceased, Mr Justice Chapman, on the motion of Ml' W. Vernon Rout (Rout aud Milner.) .made an 6rder discharging E. R. Sinclair from the offices of executor and trustee, and appointing Tom Walter Boundy in hie place. The smartest. Overcoats for men and bnvs are to be procured at the Aucklaitd Clothing and Drapery Co.'s sale—--no-thing in the city to equal thorn for value, fit and appearance.* ; A middle-aged woman named Flora. McDonald, who was knocked down by a car in Featherston-st.. Wellington, last. Thursday night and seriously injured, died in the hospital this mo'rning. Slid was married, and a sister in Chrifltchurch. —Wellington telegram. "Fish Brand" Oilskin Coats for men are the most reilia.ble in the mnrket.—Wo are selling them at 10s. 6d each.—'in o Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.« sale.*