LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 31 October 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The plans prepared by. Mr Griffin for I the Nurses' Home make provision for a two-storied concrete.. building, . roughcasted. The upper portion comprises 21 nurses' bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, washing and ironing-room,, lavatories, etc. There 'will be'four ,balconies, two 65ft by 7ft 6in, and two 18ft 6ih by 6ft. A commodious corridor 83ft by 6ft, and two others each 64ft by 4ft 6in are also provided for. Downstairs is the sil-tiilg room and dinnm-Toon:-. each 24ft by 20ft,' with a_ 6ft corridor separating ■them. The partition walls, however, can be removed at will, and the two roams converted into one. Besides the quarters for the domestics, there are also rooms for the sisters,' a visitors' room, library, and class-room, cloak room, bicycle room. etc., 1 . Bft by 6ft, running the' whole length of the building, with a porch -at each end, and a glassed-in veranda. The building will face Frank-lyn-street. and should prove eminently suitable for tho purpose it is to bo put to. Messrs Brav Bros., Dunedin, wire as follows For" the information of your local growers it will no doubt be of interest for you to know that there is every rccison to bclicvß "tlifiti tlio ciop of fruit in Otago Central is likely to be a failure this season. A very heavy frost and fall of snow was experienced on the 27th ult.. and tho weather conditions seem to have played havoc with the blossom, a%will be shown by tho fact that one grower alone who sold £6OO worth of stone fruits last year, says he will not gather £5 worth t-lns year. Peaches apricots and plums are therefore lik'elv to be very scarce this season and your local growers should hnd a, "-cod market in Dunedin and Inver-caro-ill. They should be careful, however, how and what they ship. Clingstone peaches do not carry well .unless they are packed fairly cvreen; Slipstones on the other hand c''"l'y well under similar conditions. T1 " ms arriving before Christmas will reach a good market.

The annual general meeting of shareholders of .the" Nelson Freezing Com- , pany. Ltd., will be held at the Chamber , f Commerce rooms. Institute Buildings, on Monday, 16th prox., at 2.30 p.m. A. general meeting of Mr Field's committee and supporters is called for Monday evening at the committee room in Bridge-street. Mr R. I - Hudson.. Reform candidate for Motueka, will address the electors in the Upper Moutere iHall to-night, and in the Motupiko School on Monday ing.=Mr John Glen, Registrar of Electors, advertises the places where copies of the' Nelson electoral roll may be. inspected. The sale of work in connection with tlie. Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held on Wednesday, lltli prox.. in the Temperance -Hall, Bridgestreet, instead of at ''Fairfield," as originally advertised. Particulars of the various competitions will be found in the advertisement. The annual combined sale ih connection. with tho Cathedral and All Saints' Sowers' Bands will bo held in the Shel-bonrne-street Parish Hall on Wednesday afternoon and evening next. "Various attractive stalls will be arranged, including plain arid fancy work, produce, cake, sweet, and plant. The service to-morrow evening at the •Church of 'Christ, Wakefield, will conclude the mission being conducted by Mr Johnston. Splendid, interest andi success, it is reported, have attended the mission, and arrangements have been made for Mr Johnston to continue his work in the district for some-time. The Nelson Institute Public Library has now 420 subscribers, and- the number is increasing steadily at the rate of 10 or 12 a month. The circulation of magazine literature, is an important function of the library, and the committee has resolved, in addition to maintaining a steady supply of new hooks, to increase the number of magazines by duplicating several of tho more popular ones. Intending exhibitors at tlio forthcoming show of the Nelson Agricultural and Pastoral Association afe reminded that entries should- be sent in not later than Wednesday next, November 4th. Late entries may be made up till Saturday, November 7th, but only at double fees. Attention is directed to the advertisementin this issue in.which- various particulars are given in respect to the schedule, and a list of places whereb schedules may be seen and entries made'is also given. Staff-Captain Wallace, of Wellington, will conduct special meetings at the Salvation Citadel on Sunday at- 11, 3 and' 7. At 7 o'clock there will he an alter service. Miss Jenkins, of Nelson, "who has been a great worker of the local corps, especially amongst the children, has been accepted' as a candidate, and will be farewelled at the 7 o'clock meeting, as -she leaves for her first appointment on Wednesday, for Wellington. Mrs Pembroke, formerly of Nelson, now of England, daughter of Mrs Cecil King, has volunteered as .a- nurse for service abroad. Her liushand, Major Pembroke, of the Third Lancashire Fusiliers, is third in . command of Kitchener's "K" regipnent with headquarters at Bury, near Manchester.. IVlrs , King also has -a son in .the»medical, corps of. the Sonth Australian section of the Australian Expeditionary Force. The Miners' Union office at Huntly was destroyed by fire early this morning.. All books ancTpapers are supposed to have been burned. Tlie origin of' the' fire is a mystery.—Press Association..^ Owing to the" almost , unprecedented success of tlie -Girls' College patriotic entertainment, in aid of the British and Belgian poor, ai'ravigemetits have ' been made for the entertainment to be repeated on Monday evening., Many wer© ; unable to gain admission ''laStt evening, and all the" seats -are : booked for. this eveniiig. It is trusted; there will be a. lai'ge attendance on Monday evening.. . ' " ._ ; The Citizens' Brand "will' render, a- sacred -programme of' tausic at their concert in {the Botanical Reserve, to-morrow evening after church. The Stoke Musical Society will render, the Cantata "Chloris" in tKe Stoke Hall on Wednesday next, and at Friday evening next. ; I : A praver meeting, in connection with: the. Bible in Schools League will be held in the Salvation ■ Army Citadel on Thursday evening next. The New 1 Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, "Limited, will hold a stock sale at- Richmond yards on Wednesday next. ■ ■ ■ . R-eady> aye ready! "Camp" Coffee is readiy almost -before you know it. Add boiling water, milk, and_ sugar to taste, and there you are! A drink for a king !* Trathen and Cd.'s.Saie of Dress Goods and Trimmings continues all next week.. At Trathen's Sale Next 'week IQO Pieces Trimmings are reduced to ■ half prices ,and big redactions made in all > Dress Goods.