THE COLONIST. Published Daily—Mornings. Nelson, Monday, July 15,1895.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8300, 15 July 1895, Page 2

THE COLONIST. Published Daily — Mornings. Nelson, Monday, July 15, 1895.

A Bio Tubn-out.— Mr Edwards, of the Excelsior Butchery, informs ua that on Saturday 3,360 lbs of sausages were turned out at his establishment. Mr Edwards denies the truth of a rumor that he intends shortly to raise the price of his goods. Winter Evening Debating Society. —The adjourned meeting will be held in the Bishop's School to-morrow night, the subject for debate being •• That Paity Government should be abolished." Pebeonal.— We regret to learn that Mr , Joseph Best, of Richmond, is laid aside with an attack of oonjeation of the lungs. All Saints Church. —The annual meetiDg of parishioner b will be held in the Schoolroom at eight o'clock to-night, when acooants will be presented and officers elected. The Vestry will meet at 7 30. A New Fibm. — Messrs White Brothers an--1 nounce tbat they have boogbt the steam ' planing and joinery works, with timber yard, lately carded on by Mess s Baker Brothers. Messra White Brothers, possessing a sawmill at Wai-iti, and now erecting another at Collingwood, are in a position to Bupply all classes of timber, and no doubt they will be accorded a fair share of trade by those building. The Volunteers. — We learn from the . ' Post ' that 345 Volunteers of all ranks were present when Colonel Pitt, Surgeon Boor, Majors Bonar and Harris received their 20 years' service medals. Bis Excellency said he was awa-e tbat the officers whom he had decorated bad been many years in the Voluni teer service, and had done their duty in a i manner that reflected every credit on them. ■ The Colony's Volunteers deserved every en- ' conrapement, and he would do hi 3 best to see , tbat they got it. He would ask every Volan- ; teer to use every effort not only to make i himself efficient, but to show his appreciation of the fact that discipline waa not only right, , bat also the aome of military cervices. Col. i Fox tbanked the Governor for the kindly interest he had always taken in the Volunteer force of the Colony, and especially for his kindness in attending to do honor to the four omcors who had been bo loyal to her Majesty. Colonel Pitt was a biisht example of what a Volunteer officer should be. He believed the Colony would find his (Colonel Fox's) annual report on the Volunteers of New Zealand to be of a satisfactory character. The defences had materially improved, and steps were og taken to still further imp.ove them.

OuR leading article and gome Sorrespondence have been crowded out of this issue. Mining Ketorns.- Our Eeelton correspondent telegraphed the following returns on Saturday night:— Progress, 1920zs of amalgam from 220 tons of f tone ; Keep it-D*rk, 70ozs amalgam from 80 tons; Htrculea, 84 ozs amalgam from 87 tons stone; Passed AwAt.— Late Weal OosSt paper? report the deaths of Mr Henry Maitiand Spencer, who was etationmßster at Mofcihioui, and had been 21 years in the railway service ; and Mr Thomas Kerr, at Hokitika, formerly engineer to the Westlwnd 0; Unty. Fo Bill.— lo the i3ase of the man Harris, charged with ilie manslaughter of Thorna< Gullery at Picti'-, the Grand Jary returned " no biil," and the accused was dischaigedi Forebters' .Social. — Anoiher pi these pleasant gatherings will be held oh Wednesday evening, Oub Collingwood contemporary ttatf s : — Mr T. Baigent, of East Takaka, has, with oommendoble en'ii £ jiise, Bhipped a mob of fat sheep to the West Coast. The shipment consisted of 350 head, and we trust t c venture will ba so sucoeosful ag to be the precursor of a regular :rade. A Speculator. - Mr Ziman created a stir at Reefton. He bought largely, net scrip, but mining pr peit es holus bo'us, planking down substantial deposits. He also gave ten guineas to tho JReefton Hospital. Midland Railway— The Westport 'Times ' says that according to a Wellington co-respon-dent, when the arbitration respecting the Midland Failway comes on in November the Government will mova to arrest proootdi'-gd on the ground that they were not begun in time to oomply with the statute. The Hokitika ' Times ' states ;— " It is generally believed here thai ebe Government will proceed vigorously with work on the Mid and ttailway almost at once. Of oouree ihe £5,000 vet * vras merely committing the party to the Governmtnt'a ectioa in seizing. Thero is sojie doubt, however, as to whether they have go. hold of the right plan?. It is weli^known that the Company made surveys of several routes, and that finally adopted by ;h in may not be the same one the Government holds In which case t l ey may proceed in haate, and repent at leisure. Th* I Weslport Timea ' states :- Regarding the desire to have the Aorere river proclaimed a sludge ohacneli Mr MtKeuz'e, M.H R,, has wired to Collinf.wjod fo the effect that the Minister for Mines is likely to recommend the Government to purchase the rights to all property adjoining the river. The « Wes'port News' cays that the well* known Englißh publishing firm, ft'eisrs Tillotson end Son, b&ve purchased a s'ory from the pen of Mra L. J. Ruisted, of Westpoit. It will be published in ih^ir next serie3 of Ohristmas publioatiocß. Mra fiu'sted haa aohieve.l a deserved reputitioa as a et ry writer, and it is gratifying to find tbat her ability and industry have fonnd a wider scope for their display.