LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 2 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bountiful rains have proved of incalculable benefit to Taranaki pastures, states a Press Association wire, Last month the Customs duties collected at Nelson amounted to £2663 2s lid, and the beer duty to £lB5 16s. During, the month of October there were registered in Nelson 27 births, .12 deaths , and 11 marriages. Members and friends arc invited to the opening of the Hinemoa Croquet Club's season on Wednesday, the 4th hist. Tenders are invited by the Defence Department for supploes. and forage to troopships at Wellington.A Sydney Press Association message states that Mr Walter Be van, Crown law officer, succeeds Judge Gibson. A detective having been the means of stopping the manufacture of parsnip wine by some of the" men sent to the Ratofoa inebriates' home, the island has resumed its reputation for dryness.— Press Association. In this issue Mr Win. Baird, Registrar of Electors for the Motueka electorate, announces the places where copies of the new general rolls for that electorate may bo inspected. The leaking port door having been renewed, and all cargo reconditioned and re-loaded, the liner Ruahinc resumed her interrupted voyage at 5.40 a.m. on Saturday.—Press Asoseiation. A heavy northerly gale swept over Wellington yesterday, making the conditions outdoor very unpleasant. A heavy sea was also running in the Strait and the steamer Holmdale, bound from Grevmouth. to Gisborne. put in yesterday afternoon for shelter. —Press Association. A meeting of the Social Democratic Party will be held in the Co-operative Buildings this evening. Attention is drawn to Mrs Anstico's new advertisement on the sixth page of this issue re new millinery. Cyclists and n-otorists! Sale, Sale, Sale of cycle and motor tyres, now on at Mank's. Tyres from ss. Good wearing tyres 12s 6d guaranteed. All makes and sizes in stock at reduced rates, lamps, horns, tubes, burners, bells, sad, dies, chain cases, pumps, and sundries at reduced rates, Cvcles from £5 10s at Manks, 52 Hmd.y street, agent Rover Motor Cycles.*

A general meeting of Mr Field's committee and supporters is called for this evening at the committee room in Bridge-street.

Mr R. P. Hudson, Reform candidate for Motueka, will address the electors at tlje Motupiko School this evening, and to-morrow at the Korere School at 2;30, aiid at Glenhope at 7.30 vt.-rii;

A meeting of the master bakers at Christchurch on Saturday .decided to advance the price of bread to 18d the four lb loaf.—Press Association.

The annual tea party, concert and dance in connection with the Appleby and Redwood's Valley Schools -will be held in the Appleby' School on Thursday, the sth ittsfc,

A gallant New Zealand force lias compelled the surrender of Apia, in German Samoa. Naturally, says the. Loudon "Evening News,", when the New Zealanders were iu touch with the enemy they felt Apia.

The police this morning receive d a telephone message from Mr R. F. Turner stating that he had picked up at Admi raitv Bay a bottle Inch contained the following message: —"Mr J. Wiudlcbourne and L. Wnidlebourne accidentally drowned while fishing. Dated Sept. 17th, 1914. Both of Richmond/' It has been ascertained that no one of the name given is missing from Richmond. There is ever vindication that the measure is a hoax.

There is at least one person, in Nelson who considers himself lucky. On Saturday he received by the morning mail a. letter containing a draft on the Post Office for two or three pounds. He put it in his pocket. In the afternoon he discovered the letter was missing, and search among his pockets and office papers failed to locate it. Then he recollected that while in Bridge-street- he had had occasion to take out his pocketbook, and thought perhaps that he may have pulled the envelope out at the same time. On proceeding to the vicinity of the spot there, sure enough, was the letter intact, lying in the gutter on the opposite side of the road, having been then, for some four hours.

'A meeting of the Nelson Licensing Committee was held to-day, there being present: —Messrs J. S. Eva-ns, S.M., (chairman), P. Best, E. Trask. and W. N. Franklyc Conditional licenses for the A. and P. Show were granted, from 9 a.n:-. to 6.30 p.m., to Cliarlcs Knight, at a fee of £1 10s for the first day and £2 10s for the second day ; and to Ed. Cami, at a fee of £1 5s and £2 10s respectively. The application of V. E. Spiers for a temporary transfer of license of the Golden Fleece Hotel to Joan Berti was granted, as was also that: of Mary McNeil to carry on her deceased husband's license at the Brightwater Hotel.,

The month of October saw a. continuation of .the dry spell, there being a rainfall of only .56 inch, compared -with 4.07 for tlic corresponding: period of 1913, 1.47 in 1912, 2.62 in 1911, and 5;28 in 1910. The total fall for the. ten months of the present year is 20.31 in., compared with 26.24 inches for last vear's similar period. For the last three months the fall has been only 1.47iu., made up of .55 in August, .36 in September and .56 in October. A welcome showed or two fell yesterday afternoon and should freshen things up considerablv. •