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Colonist, Volume XLVI, Issue 10910, 29 December 1903, Page 2

The Attorney - General. — The Hon. Colonel Pitt, who is spending th« holidays at Cable Bay, has greatly improved in health owing to the rest and change. An Error. — Owing to an error, which is much regretted, the notification of the death of Mrs G. F. , Hingston and the funeral notice, ' which should have appeared in yes--1 terday'e issue, were omitted. Personal.— -The many friends of Mr S. Kirkpatrick will be pleased to see that he is sufficiently well now to take driving exercise, and it is hoped that he will soon be completely restored to health. —Mr Albert Kellow, son of Mr James Kellow, of Wellington, and accountant at Messrs Levin dfc Co. 's Nelson branch, is reported to be seriously ill from blood-poisoning, the result i of a yachting accident. Telegraphic Delays. — For some reason that the Department should explain, our telegrams were delayed beyond all reason this morning, and in consequence we are unable to publish a number of messages. A telegram handed in at Auckland as early as 7.15 reached us at three o'clock this morning, and some two thousand words were received after three o'clock, and so late that i we are unable to make use of them. Newspaper Pilfering. — We have had occasion many times to complain of the annoyance caused our subscribers by the actions of a number of contemptible youths and men, who make a practice of abstracting • newspapers, from business premises especially. Some of these persons have been detected, and the invariable. pl©a » s 'that the loan of the paper only was intended, and that it would be returnbd as soon *as read. Be that as it may, many papers are taken away altogether, and the parties who interfere in any way with the papers left by the runners are guilty of a mean impertinence at the best, while they must rest under suspicion of being probably concerned in many mean petty thefts. To appeal to the honor of this class of man and boy seems useless, and a reference to the advertisement columns will^show that other steps will be taken"" to mitigate the nuisance. Richmond Athletic and Cycling Club. — The annual race meeting of this Club will be held at Richmond Park on New Year's Day. !^.Good entries have been received for all athletic and cycling events, and in addition to these there will be novel races % and prizes for best decorated bicycles, Ac. The Premibr. — We learn that the Right Hon. the Premier will arrive in Nelson this morning, and that he is expected to spend the day^here. Obituary. — We have to record the death of Mrs Lewis, senr., which occurred at her residence, Manuka street, on Sunday. Mrs Lewis came to this district from Australia in 1854 with her husband, the late Mr Henry Lewis/*and has resided in the province ever" since, principally at Takaka. Mrs Lewis, who had reached the great age of 89, leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. Motueka Valley Racing Club. — The 'annual race-meeting of the Motueka Valley Racing Club, to be held at Motupiko on New Year's Day, promises to be even -more-suc-cessful than usual, and given a fine day there should be a large attendance of the public, both from the Buller district and Nelson. There is the promise of some capital sport, as the fields for the four principal events are unusually large, and the post-entry events always fill well. Nine horses have accepted for the Hurdles, fifteen for the Midland Railway ' Stakes, fifteen for the Motueka Valley Handicap, and thirteen for j the Bromell Stakes. Special excursion trains will run from town, and conveyances will be in waiting at the station to convey passengers to the course. Meeting ov Creditors. — Tbe first meeting of creditors in the estate of J. Rae, hosiery manufacturer, will beheld at the office of the Deputy Official Assignee (MrW.Rout, junr.) at tl^ree o'clock this afternoon.

Ohanges at Cable Bay.— Mr H. i E. A. Twyford, who has been in] charge of the Eastern Extension j Cable Company's station at Cable Bay for the past twelve months, has received notice of t transfer on pro- . motion^ to. tne position of Assistant . Superintendent at Fenang, in the i Straits Settlements. He will be succeeded by Mr P. Selfe, who was for . some time on the Company's staff at : La Perouse (Sydney)'} and who has ■ latterly occupied a setiidr position*: at Perth (WeStprn Australia). Mr i Twyford has jftftdo himself well and faVoi*&biy known to the clients of the Eastern Extension Company throughout the Colony, and it is recognised i that his substantial promotion has been thoroughly well earned. Mr ; T. Morony> who ha 9 been Acting! Clerk-iu-Charge at Cable Bay forj dome months past, hss been appointed permanently to the position. ftsATB -or'Mit. Rusden.— A cable message from Melbourne says that Mr G. W. Rusden, the historian and constitutional and ed uca tion alia uthority, is dead, aged eighty-four years. Mr Rusden was the defendant in a libel action brought against him in London by Mr Johu Bryce in connection With a statement majde by Mr Rusden in his " History of Nbw Zealand" that duHhg a B6rti*e by Wanganui Volunteers during the Mdori war Mr Bryce, then a lieutenant, and his men dashed upon Nativ_e women and children', V cutting them down gleefully, ,'and frith -ease. ' ' It was j)rov*M at the trial that no women were present at the engagement referred to, and that the charge against Mr Bryce was completely baseless. The jury awarded Mr Bryce £5000 damages. Nelson Raoe§.— Horse owners are reminded that nominations v for the Nelson Races, to.,be held on Wednesday, hhd EhurSday, 13th and 14th January, close at nine o'clock this evening. The McCormick line .of harvesting machines gives the farmer satisfaction. ( , DOE'S HEAD brand of Pare Creamery Butter,! resh made summer and winter: wholesale and retail, delivered Nelson. i VICTORY BUTTEB;,— Be sore and ask t your Grdtter for Victory Butter. Pure and delicious. ' Thb TskpEBATDBB.— At three p olook this , morning the thermometer ftntaidS thie|office j registered 50 degrees "Believe me if all those endearing young oharms " which I gaze on so fondly ; to-day, were enhanced by tbe use of New Century Soft Rubber Hair Curlers, they would be irresistible, To dat, at 2 sharp, Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will sell, a. the residence of Mrs Whiting, Vanguard-street, five-roomed cottage and land, also furniture and effects. Several othsr sales are also advertised in the firm's column on the fourth page.