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Colonist, Volume XLVI, Issue 10663, 11 March 1903, Page 2

Chronometer Time.— Time fo* chronometer rating wilj. . be sent at § a.m. to-day (Wednesday).

r_VRk Brigade.— A special meeting of the Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held this evening at half-past seven.

Wakatu Mounted Eifles. — A parade of this corps will take place opposite the Police Station on Saturday afternoon next, and in the evening the annual meeting will be held at the Farmers' Club Rooms, Hardy street.

U A Holiday at Norfolk .isfaA^ti. .* * —The Yen Archd%acoh Wright will give a lecture in the . Oddfellows' Hail, Richmond, on Friday evening pext entitled "A Holida.y in Norfolk Island." The lecture will, be illustrated by lanterii slides, and admission is free, but a collection will be taken at the doors to defray expenses.

The Harbor Board.— Yesterday morning the following members of the Harbor Board met to further consider the applications received fot the position of foreihan -—Messrs Graham (Chairman), Webster, Trisk; Finney £hd Hanby.. ,Tiie, thirteeh applicants were reduced to three, arid it was resolvejd tb forward the names of these, together with credentials, to Mr Leslie Reynolds, the Board's engineer.

Personal.— Mr Archibald Adams, who has been in the offices of Messrs Adams & Kingdon, solicitors of this city, for seme years, has left Nelson for six months to pursue his studies at the Christchurch University. Mr Adams has taken a prominent place in football and rowing circles, and as Lieutenant of the Nelson Rifles will be greatly missed.— Mr G. K. Kitching, of the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, has been transferred to Wellington. Mr Kitching took a great interest in athletics, and was a prominent member of the Nelson Football Club.

Licensing Committee Election. — We learn that the Temperance party have decided to nominate Messrs Franklyn, Pettit and Watson for the Licensing Committee, which gentle men are pledged to support closing the hotels at ten o'clock.

Cathedral Mission. —At the Cathedral Mission services last even ing the subject of the address was "The Cities of Eefuge. Taking the ] English synonyms of the Hebrew | names, he compared them with the j" Rock of Ages" in an interesting ' manner. Some of the anecdotes used by the speaker to illustrate his points were very good and most attentively listened to. There will be another meeting to-night at 7.30 in the Cathedral. To-day, at 11 a.m,. Messrs W. Rout and Sons will hold a clearing sale at Stanley Brook ]on behalf Mr J. Eatwell, including his fine first-class flock breeding ewes, wethers, lambs, rams, cattle, broken and unbroken horses, wool press, j implements, express, piano and fur- ! nishings, etc., ; The Tempebature. At three o'c'ock this morning the thermometer outside this office reg?ste: td 57 degrees! Want of care does more damage than want of knowledge All know that ruined hair cannot be restored, cr the King would not be bald, Use New Century Soft Rubber Hair Curlers. 740

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