LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 29 October 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wl'cii 1.1 ie. accounts wore being pass- <>,! tor payment by the City Coiiiiiu last eveidng Cr. Kdwavds, , as «| ■ wb,v bad signed thorn sis bail- ™;| ■ minted out, that thoro was a £'»< 11 Immiiil of unauthorised ‘ fc ' included. However, it the !>• •' “b was iiuestioned bo was qmtc U ’:' nrv Isis >■ bare. All inquiry 11 oil) a CoumdUor ‘fecilrd the I hat I.ho uavinenti was lor ad.\ 11 tisi r, a cVio motion to the bpr.ugboks ami to a .Minister ol the (/own. U , Edwards said that in ilay caiTunis a *- cos, 1.0 though eivtc receptions "‘«'J have to lie done awaj we • , visiters came they would bare.' t entertained cither by the Mayoioi tiie public.—Cr. Moffaib jocular v s\.y’"•ostod- that the amount should he paid out of the Mayor’s bonorarmiu. Tin' .Mavor, however, was not to m drawn, and stated that tho i ay«r a Wellington had stated recently ibat 1„. l>:,a spent limtura.™ M. hist six months of olhtc. I . meut was' eventually passed. - (.s. llurlov. Raringcr, and burrell askm„ that their names bo recorded, as having voted against it. Children ar c a valuable', asset vdion it comes to a question o! getting pos session of a tenement (remarks the Auckland Star). A ease was called at (lie Magistrate's Court, when Mr .1. . . Sullivan, who represented the temim, said the ease bad been abandoned by the landlord owing to the number of children on the other side being snob that, there was no hope of getting an order. Costs were not asked for undo the eiicumstanccs.

To connection with the light selling nf the Monro apple this year, Mr Hi.rhet remarked that he happened to have a heaw setting, and that he had his bees in the centre of tile Monroes. Had this anything In do with U. Mr A. M r . tit. John said he had a considerable number of hives of bees m !ns Munvo orchard, and he had expeneneed a light setting of tins variety Tins year. Air A. V. Allport said his experience this year was that the Munroes that set best were those furthest away fiorii the hives.

The Blenheim Salvation Army Band arrive in Nelson this afternoon, and .will he assisting at all the Avcck-cml meetings Tun monster opeii-au meetings will he held to-night. Adjutant Lamond will, be Ihe speaker at all (be sendees 10-inorrow. 1- In tile, moiuing Holiness meeting Hm subject will be, "The .Spiritual Ladder.” In (he al-. Icj'uoon at 2.4b t a programme ul saeiecl mimic and song will he lendmed in the Empire Theatre. A great nucnca salvation meeting will he held in the Empire Theatre at night, when music, sung and Gospel message will be delivered. The Band will visit the! uhlie Husnilal, also the Mental Uos-pi-ial mi Monday afternoon, and mil render a programme at each place. In the Supremo Court at Wclliugtou on the application of Mr Wasgow, probate of the will of William BethAvaitc, deceased, Avas granted by Mr Justice Hosking on the 26th mst. to Henrv William Bethwaite and brands Haddow Betliwaitu, the executors named in t!m niil.

On Lite 2Gth iitsi. in fib' (’unit in chambers at Wellington on the application of Mi - 1. To Harley Ids llomUir Air Justice Hoskihg 'granted probate of the. will ol Thomas Koch linrneit, of Dovedale. farmer, deceased to Ellen Burnett, John Edwin Thomas Burnett and Percy Casper Burnett, the. executrix and executors named in the will. And also on the same date on the application ot air C. .1. Harley, his Honour Air JnsVeo llosking granted probate of the will of Joseph Busch, of Aniseed valley, farmer, defeased.. i u r l homes .Buxton ('hisnuil, one of the executors named in the Will, anti oil the .‘Jbth nisi, on Hu' application of Air 11. L- Harley, his Honour Air Justice Km! .granted nrobain of the will of A\ alter frost, of Wakapnaka. farmer, deceasedto Isabella Keid .Frost, Albert Oljn Frost, and Arthur Dodson, the executrix and executors named m tho will.

'!’wenlv building permits for works \ a hied at £2OIB were issued _ by Bit; ( ifv .Engineer during tbe past lortmg.it.

{Mu> of tile Jilasl inlerestmg iUiU’i intis in connection with Nelson Day on-HiTed nUhc Nelson stn-ct .School, wlu'li oiu' of (In' teachers, Mr >' • »*- follis, exhibited a dirk worn by Jus gi-ea t-uncle, (In' lain Captain It . EC who uas a inhishipiiuu in the Victory at Urn battle ' y: '\' A ' (snys Uto Auckland lloruln). Ahdshipmiui Collingwood, who was related Lo the famous Vice-Admiral Coll logwood who took command ol the fleet the. death of Lord Nelson, subsequently liecame a captain in the Koval Navy m charge of H-M-S. Kite when vhe "was engaged m rovemio patrol between the English and Irish eoasts. ; He married Miss Ellen Col is', dailgh- j ter of the Kev. S. Colhs* chaplain on j. HALS. Berwick. He claimed to liavo , Hint tiic Frenchman who shot Lord Nelson. The dirk he was wearing at! the’time is in good condition andj plainly shows the makers mime, :i! ' | {hough the'leather holt is badly <le- ( < a veil The children showed great inWest in the exhibit, and listened with interest to its history. \ Wairoa Press Association telegram states that In connection with - the recent launch disaster, the police have received a telephone message from Opontamu, stating that pot lions Id tho 1 clothing of the nussmg nj«i have been found on the beach—tun ami braces belonging to Logan and a hat belonging to Nelson. There are no further traces. An emrnportant informality occUiTca ~-lw Uic. itou Comity Umta^t**, vmc on a proposal to borrow £6OOO lot , v;i Un- works at Faekakariki the wrong «fedaW was used, aupears Unit the latepavci. j iu-Jn misled by the said -rreguln cs j and defects, the (.iivcrnment has a D iud In validate the loan. At the Marlborough ,k| lu ' v Ucaly’s horse Hardy Wilkes was awarded a Ist and special- , Attention is drawn to a dance to ho hoid in the Brightwater Hail on ba - unlay, November sth. alter the Olde Englvshe .Fayre. The Band of the 2nd Canterbury Inl'anrrv Battalion will give u sacred concert’ iu the Botanical Uesorvo tomorrow afternoon, commencing at 2.16. A silver coin collection wm,hOj taken up. ‘ . >\ \ journalistic criticism to the effect tbut, a, the new UirilT the Government was - evidently going to increase Lin|l- - was referred to by the Tnmo M ■ i.sii r .A the opening ol tbo local Indus •lies Exhibition. ”1 am not going to Barliauie.ni, to iuerease. taxation on Vital" are called tl. 0 necessaries of ImHeiumealed; ‘T k-avc it at that. The anniversary services m r'l'niectioii with Uie Church ol g School will be held; m the bI V A-o i Music on Sunday afternoon and men L-O. Owing to the illness oHli (5 Price, who was to have taken Urn -i-vice. Dr Weeks Inis kindly consented u speak to the scholars m the |ftunVn. and in the evening MrPe cy IVlu.li will give the address. Monday Br tv,„ JU» YJSSt , when a good programme of dialogues, etc. will be renducd. _ 1 Shareholders in Die South British Insurance Coy;. Lid., are advised that dividends for the Iml -year c no w. payable at the office ol the ComU:’llV. , Mr B W. Dalton, British i rado Commissioner, admits in,, Ins animal rooTt that stocks in New' /calami aye la‘but Minks it is only m certain li.ifs timt they arc reallymunch in oxeeJs of normal. “It is difficult- to lorefast the in hi rh, but it. seems certain Mini before very long there may actually be a shortage of goods in tiie market. There has been very Jitt e new buying, particularly m the soli; woods trade, since September, 1920. ■Most; ships have been coming out m ballast for some moukbs now, and it is only voi’v occasionally that 'sinus « r-; ri \ e with any quantity of cargo. In view of the distance of .New Zealand from the source of supply, it takes a considerable time for goods to be received in pxccuHion of orders, and yc ti.nro is a revival in England in the near future. which seems likely, it is nob improbable that New; Zealand may before very long be again, in tlio position of finding it difficult to get) mods when a demand exists here for them.’’

Mr A. Could will conduct the folio,viiug auction sales Thursday next, nl 1 p.m. ; —.Residential’ property and household furniture and. effects at the residence of Air H. AVitty, Hardy-st. ; Saturday next, at noon, freehold properties: on account of Public Trustee, Mr C. Havfcer. and residential property in dambria-st. See auction advertisement.

Tin? account balances as (presented Hi. last- night's meeting of Urn City (.Tum-il slmwi.il that the temporary loan account was JC2182 in credit. Cr. .([alloy said the Council got no interest from tin! hank on tins money. lie thought l.ho Council might, just ns • well pay (he money out in temporary depositors who ■ might require it. He moved that Urn Town Clerk make inquiries as to whether any temporary depositors wanted repayment in the view of paying out to the extent of the hank credit. The motion was carried.

To eliminate dm-lav live nibbing in washing clothes Cm Tty housewives use only “Nu-Rn nig” Laundry Help 1;/- cartons everywhere.

Emma's mail cars leave Nelson for Motueka, and Takaka daily, from the Booking Office, 29 Hardy Street, (’phone’ 527), at 7.30 and 8 a.m., arriving in Takaka at 1 p.m. Leave Takaka for Nelson at- 7.45 a.m. and Motueka for Nelson at 10 and 10.45 a.m., arriving in Nelson Noon and 1 n.m.^ With present av cat her conditions, how many farmers arc preparing for the dry time which is hound to follow. Lucerne is a champion drought resister, and the fanner with a few acres can snap his fingers at the drought. Grimm Lucerne is a strain developed by arc old Herman in America and promises to surpass all others in productivity and hardiness. A idolsown bv the 'Department- m Lhristchurcli t}w rate of IM tons per aero in lour cuts. One plant in full groivth measured 12ft. 9m. in diameter. > ; The Department rocommend planting in. rows_. at 3ft apart and intcrcnltivating. I can supply the plants and arrange for planting,if desired.—H. 'G. Kiugslaud. Wakolleld.

When they considered that ‘’.very penny per nano saved oil every 4U,UfH) Cases in pl'epiltang il'ilit ini' port ftieahl iM.7() PUved to the disirict. it was worth considering, ««id Mr A. V. Allport at Stokes last evening, any .slight, reduction in the costa such as tho ■.stencilling of rm‘s ns ngn*g.t labelling. At Timur n to-day Janies H- WH|b chemist, was charged with nnlavvlul V usin.r an instrument on \ lolel Ada Atkins, a. married woman, hying apart from her husband, with intent to nrOMire a miscarriage. he w num’s evidence was taken in tho hospital last night. Alter being warned the witness made a frill statement, e.° lug into delails.-Press Association. A request was made to the Pity Council last ereiiing from C'ollingwood-strcel asking . use ui the old m the v .uut> as a playground ior ehildielg it slated that about 40 children were m Jhe miigrrlirliood, and tho nnUsed .portion of tbe ground would make a suitable playing area. tbe resuluits concerned have ottered iio Imd hihom in planting shrubs ami eroding swiims (l : the application was grantid. Councillors said llie oiler was a pnbhe,spirited one, and tho hitter was inferred to committee tor Javomablt consideration -

iSeouts belonging to the Aimac Troop and All Saints’ Girls’ Peace Scouts are reminded that all of them aic asked to parade for the memorial service at All Saints’ to-morrow at 0 p.m. prompt. As showing the good spirit existing among bandsmen, the Nelson Silver Band will give a, sacred concert in the Botanical Reserve to-morrow evening, when the whole of the proceeds from tho collection will be given to the Kcgimental Band’s uniform fund.

Particulars arc advertised of the Okie E ugly she Fayro to be held at bnowdeids Bush, Brlgiitwater, on Saturday next A lengthy and attractive, programme lias been arranged giving promise of a most enjoyable day m this popular resort. . . Subscriptions towards tho Motueka Soldiers’ Memorial now total about £290. Hon. W. W. Snodgrass, ALEC., a former Alavor of the City, in accordance with tlnn-usual custom has preseut.•>il the Citv Council with an enlarged framed photograph of liimself. _ ihe Council last night received the gift with thanks, and it will be hung on the wait of. tbe Chamber., in company wuh loose of other ex-mayors.

Osborne Afowers aim Hay Bakes, also E.B. Sweeps, and Stackers are among the latest and best, in Hay Alnking equipment, having all worthwhile features, and tlio'pneos are ri'dit! 70 vears’ hononrably maiinlacturiug service stands'behind them. Full stocks, also duplicates available. Ot particulars from .HootJi AlacDonnld and Co., Ltd. Local Representative, J. IL .Ingram, Kicliqnmd."