LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 5 September 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Th? following steamers wiJJ probably lie within wireless range to-night: Victoria. Ulimaroa, and Alatai.

Proposals for th-3 reduction of cable rates and for the rates of parcel postage are forecasted by the Postmaster-Genera 1 (Hon. R. H. Rhodes.)

On the 30th ulio., in the Supreme Court, at Wellington, in chambers, 011 the application of Mr. (Uasgow. his Honour. Mr. Justice Sim, granted probate of the will of James Hudson, late cf Tapawera, to Beatrix Jane Hudson, the solo executrix named in the will.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Nelson Accountant Students' Society will be held in the Chamb?r_ of Commerce rooms this evening, at 8 o clock, when a lecture en "Bankruptcy Law will -bo given 'bv Mr. W. V. Rout, LL.B. Alt interested in accountancy are invited to attend.

The audited balance-sheet of the Waimea. Countv Council ladd before the meeting to-day," showed that the finances, -were ill <a batter condition t-o the extent o* about £ICOO, as compared Avitli the formal" period.

Upon the decision of .a conference held recently in Tasmania to discuss shearers' depends whether a strike in the p-istoral industry- there is to take place. Air (Ira vr.dler. "of llv> Australian Workers' Union, state:! last week that the reolv of til? pastoral representatives is ex'ceoted to reach him this week, and it it Was not satisfactory there would be serious trouble. Ther.j were about ICOO shearers wanted in Tasmania, and half of them came from the mainland. the men originally asked for 26s a hundred for shearing, and 37s 6d a week for shed hands Thev had agreed at the conference to accept 245; the price paid on the mainland, and time had been granted the pastoralist-3 to consider the situation.

The many readers who enjoyed "1 he Prcdii":al Judge" so much will be .pleased to he-fr that Vaughan Kester has another book ""The Just and the Unjust" (Messrs Jackson and Co.) A cliarm of s.tvl«, vigour of cliaraciterisaticn, and the play of "a robust and human humour, are the qualities of this new .book.

"There is nothing more dangerous than the good Sunday school, bee.a use a_ good school is the enemy of the better, sai-ci Air. Archibald, an English teaching expert. who has been giving a series oi lectures in .Sydney. He suggested - thai Sundav schools should be decentralised and specialised, and that the classes should meet twice in the course of the day. lie deprecated the habit- of giving prizes to Sundav school scholars, and said he would not give them if he was •sent them free. A piano was absolutely ■n-soossary 'in a Bun clay school —not a harmonium, that was suitable for elders. The Sundav school of to-morrow was going to consist of a school of little classes, for large classes were dangerous.

The escape of the two. criminal lunatics from Avondale was the cause of a. somewhat amusing incident at Mount Albert station. The official in charge, says the "Herald," on hearing of their escape, promptly packed the day's drawings in his handbag, and 011 going home at midnight left a. note saying. "Taken cash home, 'Ginger' Smith a-bout. The moining "relief." being unacquainted with Auckland's annals of crime or those who figure in them, was inclined to regard this as a clever burglary till he, secured the morning paper and read of the re doubtable "Ginger."

When the barques Jessie Crrjg and Joseph Craig said from Newcastle on the morning of August 17 for Auckland, it was anticipated that a good race would result, but the Jessie Craig appears not to have had a chance with her sister ship. The Joseph Craig reached Auckland' late 011 Friday night, after a pas sage' of 14 days, but so far the JessitC'raig has not been reported on the coast, Says M-ondav's "Herald." The Jessie Craig left the New. South Wales port two°and a-lialf hours before the Joseph Craig, and maintained her lead until 10 o'clock the same night, when she was passed by the Joseph Craig. The vessels have not been within sight of each other since.

The outspokenness of Mr. W. A. Orchard, the judge of the-musical events in the Auckland competitions, caused some annoyance among some of the competitors a "few days ago, and ladies who had entered for the soprano events have since been "scratching" their names. •On Tuesday only one lady sa.ng in one of the solo competitions. Mr. Orchard tc-ck the opportunity to express regrei at the poor response. It showed, he .said, ratlior a- poor sporting spirit. Tin? men had shown a much better spirit, lie said. They had been rubbed down time anrl again. That showed a fine spirit, and indicated that there was 110 illfeeling 011 either side.

Mr. Alfred Gould will sell on .Saturday next, at -the rooms, 45 forfeited shares in the Mount Owen Rising Sun Miueral Com.pany.

IF YOUR EYES TROUBLE YOU Consult Coot-e and Sandstein, Ophthalmic Opticians, 348 Lambton Quay (opp. Bank of N.Z.), Wellington. 18 years' practical English and Colonial experience. London Certificates. Consultation Free. Note.—Visits will be made to Nelson every quarter. Dates advertised later.*

Ten police arrived at Auckland from Wellington this morning. and proceeded to W:\ihi. making a. force of thirty police at Waihi and \\ aikino. -- i'r< s.s uiie.

A poll of Ma-taura l.itepayois was taken yesteruay on tiie adoption ot toe system of rating on unimproved value. 'I he proposal was carried, there being 115 votes for and 94 against. '1 be tot;ii on the roll was 440.—(Jore Press who.

The dangerous practice of linng » on the Botanical 111.! was indulged in >\ some young IVtlows yesterday lutei i.ooii, and is oik 1 tiiat should be at- onco - The Hill is largely iiojuenivd andjwy.-s with guns constitute a menace to saicts thai c:y.iiiol- be tolerated. Attention Its. * - ing been called to the mailer, it is l-u <>e hoped that 110 liirhor ■cumpl.i ints wo be heard.

?! Ir. lie! 1, at hist, night's meeting of the Hospital and 'Charitable Aid Hoard, moved that the Board advertise toe deaths of patients in tin 4 JJoarfi s institutions. .Mr. liell and other members gave personal instances ol patients ha\ing been buried without the knowledge ot their friends. It was resolve*! that the Chairman and Secretary make the necessary arrangements with the newspaper proprietors.

"One of the poorest men •in Nelson,' was how an applicant who applied tci relief to the Charitable Aid Hoaid jast evening descr:bed his position. He huther stated that lie was stone deaf and was not getting the old age pension, the Board decided to give assistance pending inquiry by the Relieving Oflicer.