LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 4 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Telegraph office advises that the following vessels will be within range of the New Zealand station :—Carpentaria, Maitai, Maori, Maunganui, Nairnshire, Star of Australia, Talune, Victoria, Wahine, Wairrana, Westralia, Willochra. ■. The output of the goldfields of Marlborough was considerably greater las*, year than in the previous year. The gazetted returns show that in 1913 there were entered for duty for exportation 1533 ounces of Marlborough gold of tho value of £5944. "The figures of • 1912 were 439 ounces of the value of £1643. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, Ellen .May Bullift* proceeded, against her husband," Alfred . John Bulliff, a cook, for a maintenance order. After hearing the evidence Of the parties concerned, an order was made by M.r J. S. Evans, S.M.. for the payment of 255. a week towards the wife and each of the two children, paya-ble monthly in sums of £5 8s 4d. £he order, to date from the Ist March. Mr Maginnity appeared for complainant and M.r Glasgow for defendant. The great clearing sale of Godso's splendid stock of men's and boys'.wear will commence in the Trafalgar-street-ehop to-morrow morning. The best goods will be sold at bargain prices. Be there early.*

While working near the railway station on Monday afternoon a serious accident befel a carpenter named George Chittenden. He was carrying a brace and bit, when he slipped and fell, the bit penetrating one eye to the depth of about two inches. Yesterday the unfortunate man was taken to Wellington to consult an eye specialist. The injury, it is hoped, will not result in the total loss of the eye, as the unfortunate man , is almost blind in the other eye. it-is hoped that he will make a. good recovery. Tenders will be received at the office of the Public Service Stores Tender Board, Wellington, for the supply and delivery of forage as required by the New Zealand Government at Nelson. Copies of conditions of supply with forms of tender may be obtained at the Defence Office, Nelson. A Clrristchurch cabman secured a fare under somewhat unusual circumstances, but the manner .in which he secured free lodging for the night was stranger still. He had been hailed by a constable to take a drunken man to the police station, but on presenting himseLf at the watch house for payment. was j found to be more drunk than his fare. The constable promptly locked 'both of them up. Mr- Frank. O'Sullivan, representative of the Merry Widow Opera. Company arrived this morning by the Arahura to make arrangements for a three-nights 1 in Nelson of comic onera, commencing on next Wednesday the 11th inst .The " Arcadians," ."The) 'QjuakeT Girl,, and "The Cingalee are the operas to be presented. For having failed to hold school on one day in the week, a teacher in the Taranaki district semj the following novel excuse in explanation to the .Education Board :—"I was unable to hold school owing to the shock I received in connection with the sudden and tragic circumstances surrounding the death ot mv faiihful watch-dog, who was both my companion and protector where 1 am otherwise alone. I returned froln an outing, and found my faithful .friend dead on his chain. ■ I trust this ml' be sufficient excuse." The annual sports meeting in connection with the Waimea Amateur Swimming Club will be held at Appleby on Saturday next. Good entries have been received for the first day's.events, and if favoured with fine weather, the gathering; promises to be a great success; The 12th Regt. Band will journey to Motueka on Sunday in Messrs Newman Brothers' motor 'hus, and will give two sacred concerts, commencing in the cricket -ground at 2.45 p.m., and in the Institute Hall at 8.15 p.m. A silver coin collection, will be taken up to defray expenses.

'LI have a few ideas myself upon church music, and I am very very much interested," remarked Dr A. W. Averill, Bishop of Auckland, who presided at the lecture on "'Sacred Music from the Earliest Times'" given by Professor W. E. Thomas in the Choral Hall, says the "Herald." The bishop said it was remarkable how the Church had.made use of the art of music. At the present time, however, he was afraid that a great many people,did not appreciate as much as they should the highest art in music. "I am not one, of those who sympathise with some of the musical - (fireworks, which are popular at the present' he said, "or even some of-the so-called popular tunes which appeal- to the multitude, but which to my mind at any. rate, are not-very high class music." The provision for bathers made on Caroline Bay by the Timaru Borough Council has been a powerful factor in popularising the town a© a>. seaside report. The fine beach is -really wonderfully equipped for the convenience and pleasure of holiday-makers, the original: plans of a small public movement having been greatly elaborated in recent- years by the municipality. There ,are two bathing-houses for'men, and a third large building for women, and last year thej* were leased. Convinced that' the dressing-rooms are a source of profit, the council has now decided" to manage them iteelf. Promiscuous Eun,'hathing is not permitted oh the Caroline Beach, but, in order that the luxury may be indulged in r sections of the beach are set apart for both sexes. During the course of a conference-with , the Wanganui Education Board Hoik. Jas. Allen, referring to the physical training classes for said thas after the medical officers had done their work and the pupils had been classified, the Education Department proposed to deal with special cases such »as purvsture of the. spine and other complaints which can be cured by physical culture., These" complaints, he added, had been successfully treated at Wellington, and it was proposed to deal with them in all schools under the Department's control. In order to test thoroughly the value of planting good typical specimens of a. variety of potato (cut and uncut) against the ordinary size used for seed purposes, special rows were set asidei in this year's potato plot at the WeraV roa experimental farm. Alongside' the rows planted with the egg-sized type of seed, rows were, set apart for the cut and uncut-seed, the tubers-selected, in each case being medium-sized ta'ble potatoes, what would be regarded as very nice specimens of the variety—Up-to-date—weighing about 4oz. The Journal of Agriculture" reports that at the' present time, nine weeks from , planting the uncut medium-sized seed is far 'in advance, of the other rows, so far' as development and robustness of' haulme are < concerned, while in contradistinction to the other rows there is . not a blank. The .final verdict will not, of course, be secured until the potatoes are lifted, but at present everything appears to favouit the whole mediumsized seed. The Political Labour League Conference, recently sitting in Sydney, included some ladies of advanced views on social questions, whose methods are strictly militant These was a particular corner in the hall which they had made peculiarly their own, and the corner was fully occupied the other evening. One lady delegate was spiritedly urging that her sex should be put on a plane of equality with men, when some of her companions began to scream. Shrill female cries of alarm arose on all sides, as a dark object was seen to be darting hither and thither on the floor among the chairs. It was -a mouse. A staninede occurred. A good many of the lady delegates stood on their chairs, and the general commotion among them dislocated the business of the conference. At last the mouse was killed by a man—and trancjuilitv was restored to the .adie*' corner. The male section of va* conference, who had been hearing soma spirited demands for tearing down the artificial barriers erected by man-made laws against what wa& erroneously called the weaker sex, enjoyed the indent immensely. tip-to-date Dressmaking! Having-se-cured the services of Miss Benjamin, who has been for the past nine years in charge of Messrs Smith and Caughey's Dressmaking room in Auckland, we arc now booking orders for smart Winter _ Costumes and Dresses. A large selection ot New Dress Materials to select ";° m - — Wm. McKay and Son, Bridge-street. Wastcn's No. 10 .- whisky of the WJ#B.*

At a meeting, of the Nelson' Citizens' Band held on Monday night, it was decided to hold) a Grand Fancy Fair and - Bazaar commencing on August-3rd. . >■>.' ■ ; ■•■■'. ■■ ' '■• '"■<■' The "taniwha" shark caught, in'.- the harbour last evening _ was /exhibited in Bridge-street opposite the •."i.ra'ialgar Hotel this afternoon, and -will- remain on view for this evening only The rea- \ 'son why this particular shark is'.so-in- . teresting is because it is the.most \ dangerous kind of shark on the coast. .A ' large number of people inspected it' at the Port last evening, and townspeople will find a visit- thisi evening-most interesting. . .