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Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3880, 29 March 1884, Page 3

Lecture.—Mr Hugo will deliver a lecture on " A Utilitarian Standard of Morality," at the Masonic Hall to-morrow evening, commencing at 7 o'clock. . Lecture by Rev. H. J. Lewis.—We would call attention to the lecture to be given in the Congregational Church on Monday evening. Mr Lewis comes amongst us as a total stranger, but the high tone of his preaching during the few Sundays that he has been in Nelson marks him out as a man of considerable power, and we doubt not that his lecture on ?•Self-made Men" will be well worthy of the crowded audience which will probably be attracted to hear him. Mr Fearnl«y, of the Nelson College, is announced to take the chair on that occasion. Wellin»ton Amateur ;;Dbiiutic Club.— We have much pleasure in informing our readers that the Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club intends paying Nelson another visit at Easter, accompanied by their vtry efficient orchestra and some of the leading singers of Wellington. On Good Friday they will give a sacred concert, and on Saturday and Easter Monday will produce some excellent and new comedies, and we think we may safely promise our friends from Wellington as great a success on their third visit to Nelson as they had on their previous ones. Blight and Insect Pests.—Referring to correspondence which has appeared in our columns on this subject, a gentleman writes as follows:—"In Tuesdays 'Colonist' Mr Simmonds says, in a letter on insect pests, thp.t he saw a bird eating the leech. He describes it as a small green bird with the breast marked with white and dark stripes, and says he does not know its name. This is no doubt the shining Cuckoo (Ghrysococcyx lucidus) which is often heard in the Wai-iti district in spring and early summer. Dr Buller^inscribes it thus: 'Above, shining, bronzy j ; below white, barred with bronzy bri. n ; outer tail feathers barred with white, andi: Q second with rufous.' He says ' it is an inhav I ant of Australia, and appears in New Zealand,. a summer migrant, "an'd'that during; is sojourn with us it subsists almost exclusively on caterpillars, and is, therefore, entitled to a place among the really useful species.' Some weeks ago it was stated that at Taradale, Hawke's Bay, the Cuclroos had been observed feeding on the leech." " '•■ • Visitors to the Races Jfre reminded that in consequence of the special effort put forth to make this year's meeting a success, it behoves them not to neglect their outward appearance, but to lay in a stock of superior Clothing and Drapery at the Hall of Commerce, where every requisite may be obtained at prices almost astonishing:—E. J. Wabnbr <fe Go. —Advt.