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Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8261, 30 May 1895, Page 2

Nelson Ruoby Union. — A special genes a 1 meeting of all delegates wi 1 i c held a', the Union's rooms, opposite Me-srs Wilkirn aud Field's this evening, at 7.30 p.m, Ur the parpose of adopting revised by-la? a. Waimea Coumy Council— Ojly two gfntlemen have been nominated to fill the vacant seat on the Council, namely Mr Wm Wastney, and Mr A. G Denoker. The polling will take phoe on Wednesday nest All Saints Choir Social. — Wo understand that a Bocial gathering in connection with the All Saints Church vuli be held in the Schoolroom next Tuesday evening. Drdids 1 Social. — The seoond of the winter Berks of soaials inoonnsotion wi h the Maitii Lodt,e of Druids, was held las-t evening in the Foresterß* Hail) and was in tvery way a complite sucoese. Miss East (P.aco) bnd Bro B. Bird (cornet) supplied exe-Heat run no, and BiO3 Simpson and Thomson carried oat the duties of MiC. There v ere about seventy persons present, and refreshments on a literal soa'e were provided by the Commit. c?. The pleasant gathoring was broug t to a oloße at 11 o'olook. GanriH and Co.'s Bi-coit and Confechoneby Factoby.— We are extremely glad to learn that a sufficient number of shares have been taken in the proposed company, to be known as Messrs Griffin & Sons, Limited, the object of which is to erect a fact if, and carry on the manufacture of biscuits and confectionery, to warrant the registration of the oompany. A meeting of the t'r jvisional Directors will be held this afternoon. Those who have not yet taken shares should lose no time in sending in applications. Sib George Gbky. — By a reference to this venerable stateEman by the Londm correspondent of the 'New Zealand Times ' one is reminded that more than twelve months have elapsed sinoe Sir George Grey reaohed Eag" land. It will be remembered t. at tha right honorable gentleman reaoued England on hie birthday, and the corr spondent in question reoords that on the 14th April, " The Grand Old Man of the Soa.h was the reo pient of cabltsand complimen.s from a 1 pir s cf the World on Saturday la-»i when he qaietly oalebrated his 83rd. birthday." Tae correspondent declired that ibn subject of his letter was in excel. ent spirits, but, he added "I am a frail ttnt, notwithstanding his sssertionß that be is m capital h alth, Sir George grows frailer evfry montv. He looked weary, despite an obvious deura ti be bright and alert, a ; Lird Stamford'o wadding yesterday, and I know he very 6~on tireß. It seems to me that the old gentleman raqnires f r more attention than he can possibly get 1 ving alone in chamber?, and I hear his relatives a c of the same opinion. But Sir George bates being fussed over and enjoys bi9 iLdependence, ocnscqueniiy in spite of (Uggestion, aud even medical exhortations he stops on at Park Plac9. Poverty net CaniE. — A dcphrable story oorae3 from Wellington where men who3e only fault was poverty were pounced upo i and looked up by the polioe. Trie following report from the 'Post' Fp^ks for itself. "Four salwirt young men, mmcl B?bert Harrison, Charles Attridge, He Dry Grean, and William Donovan, were charged at t >c Magistrate's Court to-day with vagrancy, the offenoe consisting of sleeping oat in the Botanical Garden?, ihey said ihey had no money, and had sold their clothes for food whilst looking for work, which they could not find. The Stipendiary Magistrate ea : d he oould not Bend tbe men to gaol for merely sleeping m a publio reserve, The police had nothing agains« torn, aid they mast sleep somewhere. Ihey wo ild ba dischargad, and he recommended them to pat their names down at the Government Labor Bureau, or s^e the Secretary of the Benevolent Sooiety. BrjNNiNO Too Fast. — A Wellington paper Btates that for probably tbe first time in the bißtory of tbe Oolony, a formal oomplaint has been made against a New Zealand railway train as running too fast. On Thursday afternoon Messrs E. W. Bidwill and J. Stuokey waited on the Minister of Bailways ml (nmplainei tha 1 ; the trains tnv^lled too fast between the Summit and Eaitoke en the Wairaripa line, and that many pc pie were prevented from travelling in contequenoe. Mr Eonayne, Gane al manager, who wa3 present, said 'that all speeds had to be approved by the locomotive Engineer betore a timatable was compiled, and tbe speed run on this piece of line bad been so approved. The timetable was altered in January so as t j allow more lime between the Summit and Eaitoke, and engine-dt ivera were not allowed the make up time between these two poin'B, though they coald do bo on the level country on either Bide of the range. Tte speed xun was perfectly safe. MEL4NEBUN MISSION AND 818 GeOBGE GbeY. — The London correspondent of the Auckland ' Herald ' says that on the 18. h April last Sir George Grey spoke at tbe annual meeting of the Melanesian Mission, whioh was held at the Westminster Church house. He referred to the pleasure it had been to him in former days to assist, to the best of his ability, the first Bishop Selwyn, first Primate of New Zealand, the martyred Bishop Patteson, and the present and younger Bishop Selwyn, in their great and noble work. In allusion to a remark made by Dr. Codrington, that the preference ehown by the islanders for the English language, had been largely instrumental in preventing them from joining the French Boman Ca holies, who were very strong and influential in tha Pacific, Sir George expressed hia belief that before the oloee of the next century tbe British language would be spoken throughout the whole world, and that the doctrine of Christianity would be held by tbe vast majority of the world's population. Bishop SelwyD, who presided at the meeting, gave a most cheering account of the excellent work already accomplished by his euccessor, Bishop Wilson, tha ♦• boy bishop " as he is often affectionately designated by his many friends in this country. Ooa Colonial Tbeasubeb. - It appears that the Hon. J. G. Ward has met wi.h much attention in England. We learn that wh;le at Bright m Mr and Mrs Ward wer<* the guests of relations, Mr and Mrsßoyes. Lord Onslow has invited the Colonial Treasurer to dine with him at hia London house on the 29th, to meet two Ministers of tbe Crown and also Mr Arthur B«lfour. Mr Ward has dined by invitation with several prominent political men at the famous London clubs, and has enjoyed an exceptionally pleasant insight into London clutilani — that very pleasant country ! Mr Arnold Morley, the Imperial Postmaster-General, called on Mr Ward a few days ago and invitei him with Mrs Ward to go over tha London General Poet Office. A Tasmanian Vocalist. — Madame Amy Bherwin, whose visi'i to Nelson are well remembered, was, we learn from a London correspondent, the " bright particular ptar " at the Good Friday sacred concert at St. James Ball, London, and won remarkable success. Australasian vocalists are ocoapying very distinguished positions at the present time. A contbmpobaby states that the grandfather of Mr Gully, the new Speaker of the House ol Commcna, was once a famous prizefighter. He left tbe ling, and afterwards aeoame a member of Parliament.