LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 10 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The death is announced from London of Emily Soldene, vocalist, actress, journalist, and novelist. ( It is notified that the monthly meeting cf the Nelson Anglers' Club will be held this evening. Nominations for the election of Mayor for the' Borough of Richmond close on Wednesday, the 17th inst. The' Mongolia, M-akura, Marama, Maunganui, and Wimmera should be within wireless range to-night. Items of news are often sent to this of. flee with no signature attached. It should be understood that such paraI graphs cannot be inserted unless the signature of the sender is forwarded also. A Wellington wire states that Emily Jeffrey, aged 19 months, who was severely scalded at her parents' residence last .Monday, died in the hospital this morning. News has been received in Christchurch that Dr L. Cockayne, F.L.S., has been selected by the. Council of tire Royal Society of London as one of 15 gentlemen selected for election into the. Society this year. His work has been mostly inecological botany in New Zealand, and he is the first ecologiyt to receive the distinction. A collision occurred last evening in Collingwood-street between Mr C. J. Harley's motor-car and a motor cycle. Mr Hurley was turning into Collingwood street from Selwvn Place, just as the motor cyclist, who, it is alleged, wn s on his wrong side of the road, reached the. corner. The bicycle ran into the rear of the car, and the rider was thrown heavily, but escaped serious injury. The car escaped wrrh slight damage, bul the bicycle was less fortunate. Local wool-growers tre very pleased to know that so much of their fines! wool find? it way into the popular Ros- [ lyn Worsv-dtl and Woollen Mills (largest ) in Australasia), as they know from prac- | tical experience something of the comfort and lasting wear of Roslyn Blankets, rugs, tweeds, worsteds, socks, jerseys. flanneJs, plaidings, "Delta" underwear, etc.

It is notified that the Orange Lodge. Hall Room is open fov engagements, etc A public dance will bo held in the JJriginuater Reebabite Hall ou Friday, 19th- inst. .Recent callers at tli6 local Tourist Bureau include :—C. 0. Andrews (7vshburton), K. S. Nutting (Eltham),'A. Seymour Hrewis, M.JJ. (Hamilton), J. Saxon [(Wellington), Mr and Mi« Norman 11. Bell (Dunedin), Geti. Walker (Tiuiaru), C. J. 11. Nixon (Wellington). , A warning to first offenders for drunkenness was given by Jlr J. S, Evans, ; S.M., in dealing with a ease at the Magistrate's Court this morning. A plea was put forward for leniency in view of the accused being a first offender, whereupon Mr Evans remarked that ho did «ot thirk it wise to make it a> rule of convict nip and discharging in such- cases, and \Vcis not going to make a practice of it. s An election of three members of the Stoke Road Board will bo held on Monday, 6th May, and nominations will be received hv the Returning Officer (Mr J. Glen) up (ill noon on April 27th. The retiring members, who are eligible for reelection, are Messrs A. P. Allport (Stcko). XV. Coleman (Hope) and J- E. Bartlett (Appleby). One of the early members of the _WeX-liug'ic-n iCoiijeilSatloui jtfcfiydj, appointed! under the original Conciliation and Arbitration Act. has just passed away in the person" of Mr. David Patrick iFsher. who died at his fate residence, Karangahaperend. Auckland, on Friday (»ays the "Herald"). Deceased, who was 62 years of age. was a brother «f the late Mr. George Fisher, formerly M.H.E. for Wellington, and an uncle of Mr. F. M. 13. Fisher, M.P. for Wellington Central. He was for many years closely associated with the Wellington Typographical Union. The world's record was made at the Rosewortbv (South Australia) Agricultural egg-laying competition by six White Leghorns from the Eedfern Ponltry Farm. Caultield (Victoria),, with a score of 1593. this eclipsing the Buriiley record of 1565 by Mr. R. W. Pope's pen by 23. The second place was taken'by Mrs. Uren. of Kapunda, with 1319. In the South-East competition, the highest result was that of Moutz Bros. (Kaktngadoo), with 1464. At the monthly meeting of the V\.C.T.U. yesterday afternoon, the President (Miss Atkinson) gave a very interesting acount of the Convention recently held at Dunedin. Speaking _ of the increase of membership in the Unions throughout New Zealand, Miss Atkinson stated that during the oast year 24 new Unions had been formed, and 1000 new members added to the roll. She also* spoke speciallv of the good work done b"' the Maori Organiser, whose report shows that 44 Maori Unions have been formed, with a membership of 600, including men and women. At the conclusion of her address, Miss Atkinson dis"lavpd the banner which was presented to the Nelson Union, as having gained! the largest proportionate increase of members during- the year. The invitation of tho Nelson Union io the delegates for the Convention of 1913 was unanimai.sIv accepted at the Ducndin Conference,

"Ariel" discourses in the Dunedin "Evening Star" of the new Ministry:— "I have seen Peter "Buck throw the shot, and lead a haka. I have often admired Mr Colvin's beard. I knew Mr Buxto» r M father when he. a beaming old farmer, was in the House. T think I also knew Mr .Hanan's father when he. used to, keep 'Th'< Temple of Science'— -al- 'Temple' of Truth,' wz* it? I'm getting mixed in InvercarglTl. Even the family tombstones were scientific with planets and! the figures of Pvthagorean problems i" geometrv on them. Not a bad start fc-v ii Minister of Education ! I have also met Mr Lnurenson. a fluent grocer, interested in the wholesale spirit business. Bufc that was long ago. I suppose he has sold! out. Mr Mvers hasn't sold out, Tnrr; perhaps he will. T don't know anythingof his merits as a. brewer, vxcept that T haven't seen his beer advertised in Dunedin. while I have seen Speight's advertised in Aucklard ; ergo However, Oliver Cromwell was a brewer, and ho went inter polit-es with some success. But that's a long time ago; Mr Russell, I think, began as a lawyer's clerk, became a pira»u.' left tiint for journalism, and ro firth. Mr Ell. having no property, was the father of the Rating on Unimproved Values. It is a Ministry of all the talents. Long may they wane."

A novel strike occurred at a suburban boriirdmghouso li.n Gtisborno last week (according to the Gisborno "Times"). It appears that the cook had a- grievance- of sorno sort with one of the boarders, and carried the fend so far as to refuse to serve him with breakfast, and ordered him out \of the dining-room. At >tho luncheon hour the offender again took his place at the table and was once moro promptly ordered out. Thereupon every boarder in the house rose from the table and left the tempting viands smoking upon the table. This action had, it is said, the effect of causing a higher official to intervene, and the cook had to descend from the somewhat lofty attitude lie had taken up. The compulsory,retirement of several Post .and Telegraph officers in Otago and Southland before they have reached the full age for superannuation has led to a groat, deal of discontent (says the Invcrcargih correspondent of the Lyttelton "Times"). It is understood that ab least two of the officers treated in this way, oikc in Inverca.rgill and one in Duncdin. will lay petitions before Parliament to be reinstated. The have led to several alleged examples 01 political influence being discussed among local Civil Servants. The Hon. J. A. Hanan informed a "Southland Times" reporter that Mr. D. Robertson. Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, would inquire into several urgent matters connected with the staffs. The eternal Mdkau case, writes the London correspondent of the Wellington "Times" on March lsl, came before the judicial committee of the Privy Council the other day on a petition by Mr Joshua Jones for leave to appeal in forma pauperis from tho last judgment of the court in New Zealand. The petition was dismissed, and the solicitor who presented it on behalf of Mr .lonos was personally ordered to pay £3 15s fees to tho Privy Council. Commenting upon the results "Truth" pays: "This seems an extraordinary decision, seeing that the court in New Zealand gave unconorti'onal leave to appeal, and that counsel had certified that it was a proper application in forma, pauperis. It is rendered all the more extraordinary l>v the fact that the judicial committee—so I am informed—decline to hear a- slalerncnt of the facts for the purpose of showing thorn that there was a prima facie, case or the appeal. As to the. fact that Mr Jones cannot prosecute an appeal except in forma- pauperis thf-rc i«. unfortunately, no doubt whatever. Through the. injustice with which he has been treated lie fa a ruined man."' Mr A. Gould will hold' a sale of tho residential property, furniture, and effects on account of Mr McHarg, The Port, to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. Messrs Bislev Bros, and Co. will [hold aclearinrr sale of live and dead stock on account of Mr A. Lines. Hope, on Friday next : Saturday next, at the rooms. Har-dv-ftreet, sal" of Mr Geo. LeigQiton's property, at Belcrovc ; and on Tuesday next, stock sale at Ngatimoti.