LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Xb® JEt®larxted. ..-Association Carnival to jbe hpld ip • the.Theatre. Royal on the 4th, 6th, 6th and 7th March promises .to be one,.of the most,, successful functions ofuits Jond f ever held in Ne&ou.. Miss Ppris v Ghise, iof Wellington, ..assisted by a rajimber of tah ented local artists have arranged, a first, class .dancing programme, dp addition to the tea kiosk* sweets, fancy goods, produce and ice cream and soft drink stall® will be open.' A special feature of the carnival will be the display of war -souvenirs and a nuidber of novel side shows. : ;

Women clerks asked the Bermondsey (England) food control committee for a day’s leave once a month in-order to-do their shopping. Alderman Buhner, said that if they granted the request they, would have the town clerk. , borough treasurer, and engineer, and their, male staffs asking for half at day off in which to buy thejr Eats and boots. The com-mittee-declined the request.

Courtrai and Bruges were great centres of -the real lape industry, particularly that of torchon. • Courtrai had formerly about 7000 women employed on pillow lace. Lace-making is learnt by the girls between the ages of seven and thirteen.

Summer Costumes at 255. _ Useful Hats 4s lid. All- millinery going' very cheap at McKay’s Peace (Sale.* .

Something extraordinary is announced for showing at the Empire Theatre to-night. The management regret. that owing, to unforseep circumstances they will be unable, to open -the- . Theatre Royal as announpefl, last night, but,, to . avoid disappointing thqse who were unable to gam admission at the Theatre Royal, there ..will, b© screened at the Empire Thteatre, 4<oimight the feature “American Aristocracy,” starring Douglas Fairbanks; also the Select film, “Law, of Compensation,” featuring Norma Talmadge. In addition to these 1 two super films, the popular entertainer Colin Campbell, will be heard in .new songs and. pew selections on that faypurit® instrument, the English 'concertina.*

We are , going extra strong <p opr quality Bwta. We ; fiud th© onjy aaf® way to give FpotwaarTt’s the .Dee w*y bi to come . - Bog^d quality our slogan.'—Deo and Sons. l^ . ■ ‘ ■ > . .. .V V s'v , v, - ’*•' ! The only real waterproof Ollcoab on 'the market is sold -by Dee aad* Eons, fwhere you get & written guarantee l against leaking. Dozens 'Of letiters can ibe shown proving ite wprthj,' including {buyers from very wet 1 districts.*.

The following is surely a record! At a recent Sunday school picnic the ages cf three ladies who entered heartily into all th e games and attended to a lot of the work were 87, 70, and 67. Their ages in the aggregate totalled 2&5 years.

The Telegraph Office reports that the Maori, Mararoa, Durham., and Salvor are within wireless range to-day.

The Nelson Employers Association have nominated the following as representatives on the Nelson Council of the Repatriation, Board: —Messrs O Haggitt, J. W.' Neale, and J. Allan Mitchell.

An unusual case of conscientious objection cropped up in the Supreme Court at Timaru. H. W. Mann, a farmer, refused to take the oa% or make affirmation as a common juror, on the grounds of belonging, to the faith of Israel, and that the Bible forbade him judging his fellow-man 1 . The Judge, threatened to deal; with him if he refused, and eventually he made the affirmation. He was called for the first case* and was promptly challenged. , . ■;

At yesterday's meetling 'of the Nelson Hospital- and charitable Aid Board it was resolved in reference to a letter from the Minister of Public Health, dated 24th December, 1918, that the Minister be informed that the Board is prepared under the power conferred by (section 64 of the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act to set up a committee to deal with* the matter of maternity and child welfare, but before setting up such a committee the Board desires to know upon a maternity nurse would be provided, for this district by the Minister, and also whether it would be,possible obtain a nurse wth Raritane training. i The members of the 12;h Nielson and ! Marlborough - Regiment • (Band wilt meet afcthe bandroom to-morrow evening at 7.15 p.m. in uniform to take part in citizens’ presentation, to ex-Captain T. Woodward and Treasurer J. S. Houn®ell.

Candidates who - were successful at the examinations in music held, last year by the Associated! Board,-R.A.M. and R.C.M., London, may obtain their certificates on application to Messrs Beg-g au.d Co. ' .*•

The Public Trustee lias now made another torward. move. in. delegating more; powers to his (district managers his most important branch offices, which will be keenly appreciated by. the pub lie doing business with .the PubhcTrust Office,. and. in particular the beneficiaries of the large number of estates now being administered by that, office. Among the branch offices-«of this department included-. in tH#> .pew rinnoyation- is the Melson office. It is now proposed that all estate accounts will be prepared lor cally by an accounting staff, under the superviisyln. of; a qualified accountant from the head office, who will, be transferred to .the local office permanently for such purpose. This will tend, to an immediate division of an estate to beneficiaries, and it is_felt that the local public generally will be keenly interested, in. the above important addition to the local Public Trust Office, and all persons who have business' connected therewith ■ will. ho doubt .welcome dim ‘ creation of the new position.

Strong evidence -of the 1 .wide interest tm heekseping -amongst residents of Christchurch and surrounding district? j is given by the growth of the. Ohnstr church ..Amateur . Beekeepers* Club; It was stated at the field day held' at Halswell on Saturday afternoon that the, club was established about two years; ago wit ha membership of 44 ,and had now. on its list of financial .members 76.. Mr E. E. Patten, the. .secretary of th<* f club, .remarked that he had learned ■ more irom his expenditure. of half’U*: crown a year—his subscription as ■ ; member of the club—than he had from scientific instruction costing , .guineas. A feature >of the club’s activ ties is the club’s monthly field days, held during th?.honey .season,, at wfih&v practical demonstrations are. given, and. addresses of a practical nature are given.; and also the meetings' held dw> ing the winter months, when subjects ! of - interest to beekeepers are discus^., A noteworthy feature of last Saturday s held day was; the presence of, a large; -number of .lady .members ,pt. ; the .mb®* (They showed p?eat keenness and plied’ the Government experts who were present with mw? questions .siting to the' practical side of beekeeping. As ■further evidence of the importance of, ■the honey industry, it is stated' that .some Christchurch people who have' takSit -up apple orcbaixls ip the- SCelson district arp taking up beekeeoing as a valuable, adjunct to , -*' ' ’ | A bystander on the Wellington, wharf the other, afternoop witnessed ,»n dent ■ which he says he would not missed for anything, states the ‘Jpbj minion. peatr,a crowd of amps' firemen, -who - were tangled ah a melee euch as Only ■ seafaring men pan achieve looee, * * ®& w*®. fioi itiA. only• interested spectator of this Donnybrook fair, for*, leaning idlyoverv-the, ride of a vessel, ,w*» s :»noth®r hM.chypt firemen. These ..gavotiwar TUMtodded, attention to the progress of the battle, until suddenly • the .Afiip’s c#>.-a black on?, cneated » ;mSSrve llottS^dl^ er : ?ion by falling ~oye£ tht,«de, a . It; had scarcely arrived in the water ‘before, every man to be speep on, -the vessel' iwas clambering “ dowp tb the rescue* No time elapsed before pus? was “all aboard” again, and'.ww'the*centre of group that, overwhelmed ker with almost tearful caresses. .With the utmost solicitude the men wiped her fur as ( dry as possible, and 1 very soon the all-bat victim of a drowning fatality i was restored to her accustomed dignity and composure. The temdemee>-dw- ] played by the erstwhile patrons of the battle spectacle would have done .credit • to‘a gentle dame, > , j The Dean of Nelson and Mrs Weeks invite the members ■ of - the . -Chthednal * congregation to a social evening in the Shelboume Street Hall on Tuesday, “the t Util inst. . i A Reminder! Trathen ‘ Hardy street, is closing •down > day,; 10th inst., for Stock-taking. Special Bargains in Drapery and Clothing ' to-mprjjow and Saturday..* . Dark Navy Prints for Outing and Hoppicking Dresses Is, Is 3d yard.— . McKay’s Sale.* Bargain? in 36 inch Oetonnes, Is 6d yard. Jap matting Is 6d yard. Jap Mats 3s- 6d eaefi.'' McKay's ’Peace Sale. 1 Dee and Sons’ guaranteed (B)ooat is ■ Tvvnoh on (,)ia WMi.tni.. hpASHRS It IS: tw

Bargains in 36 inch Oe tonnes, Ja fid yard. Jap matting Is fid yard. , Jap JVlatg 3s- fid each.' ■ ’Paace Sale.* Dee and Sons’ guaranteed Gdjooat is rough on the weather because it is the only Coat on the market that is absolutely. sure to keep, you dry. . We’ll ■give any man a free trial' on a very wet day.* - •. ' Bank clerks in England are to be organised oax a large - soale.by ap-extension of the operations of the bank ; officers’ guild. Tlie object is for bank staffs to have an organisation, definitely; nishd by the directors, as the rnedifim for representing directly. to the boards. any disabilities of griev*ne«a under which the various staffs m ft y \