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Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11737, 20 September 1906, Page 2

Inland Communication. — In support of the efforts of the Inland Communication League a representative deputation proceeds to Wellington this morning witb a view to Securing from Ministers a promise that railway .extension to the Buller will be expedited to the end that the country may be rendered available for settlement, and its known wealth in timber, soal , gold and other minerals may be turned to account. The deputation will include representatives from the City Council, the Richmond Borough Council, the Waimea County Council, the Road Boards, Farmers' Unions, Chamber of Commerce, the luland Communication League, and of the Murchison branch of the League. * Richmond Philharmonic Society. — This Society, under the conductorship of Mr T. C. Webb, inteod to produce "The Messiah" in December next. Cribbage. — A tournament was played between the Rechabites and Pofestera last evening, and resulted in a win for the Rechabites by 15 games to 10 games; Drunkenness. — Yestexday a man named John Bassette was charged with being drunk, and was fined five shillings. The same defendant was before the Court on Tuesday. Probate — In the Supreme C urt in Chambers at Wellington on tbe 4th inst, tbe Chief Justice, on the application of Mr E B Moore, granted probate of the will of Richard Weston Dyson, late of Richmond, deceased, to Mercy Ellen Dyson, the sole executrix named in the will. , Band at Mental Hospital.— The Citizens' Band have very kindly offered to give the patients an evening's Batid' music and to assist with the music for dancing this(Thursday) evening at the Mental Hospital. Visitors are admitted, a small charge being made which goes towards the Recreation Fund. Orange Lodge — A special meeting of the Orange Lodge will be held this evening Sporting Trophies. — A meeting of sportsmen will be held in the Anglers' Club Room to-morrow eveniog,at which all interested in securing trophies to be shown at the Exhibition will be welcomed. New Zealand Primate — The Primate of New Zealand was preacning at Nottingham the other Sunday. In the course of his sermon he referred to the spread of Christianity in New Zealand, and said that the six dioceses on the mainland and the Melaneaian diocese were almost completely endowed by the people themselves, who always responded nobly to any call made upon them. Cricket.— The following will rep rasent the Nelson Club against Stoke on the Stoke ground, on Saturday afternoon :— D. Hartnett, E. H. Bisley, F, Franklin, W. Fowler, A. King, H. Hounsell, Baxter, J» Witten, Peene, Akers, and Miller; emergencies, Laird and Hooker. The team will meet Tat Dee's corner at 2.30. Struck by a Tidal Wave.— Struck by a tidal wave which, it is supposed, was produced by a .submarine earthquake, the 'British tramp steamer Sir Richard Grenville was almost engulfed recently 300 miles outside Sandy Hook. The ship reached the upper bay (says a New York paper) minus the smokestack *hich was washed overboard Jby the enormous wave. Lifeboats were smashed, ventilators demolished, and the main deck completely wrecked. Work and Pay for Prisoners.— Mr Bent (Premier of Victoria) states that he has decided to place on the Estimates £7500 for road-making by prisoners in the "back country." He says the prisoners will be allowed "so much per day," which will be paid to them when released, and then they may be able to take up a farm or enter upon some honest employment. . A man recently complained to Mr Paul Taylor at the Marylebone Polcie Court (London) that a wo^nan who had been summoned and bound over to keep tbe peace for assaulting him, had since fastened the summons to his door and put crape all round it, with a memorial card in the centre. Bishop Armstrong, of Watngaratta (Victoria), in opening the Synod of his diocese, spoke at leDgth on the gambling question, and condemned the*church bazaar raffles. "Better," he said, "to worship in a shed or under a tree than io a cathedral raised by means which they knew in their hearts Christ would condemn." Handling Exhibits.— The Lyttel ton "Times" states that the staff employed to deal with the placing of the exhibits at the New Zealand Exhibition will have to handle upwards of 30,000 tons measurement, and careful and complete arrangements have been made. A brunch railway line runs alongside a platform, specially erected between the main hall and the machinery hall. A steam crane has been supplied, and there are large numbers of hand barrows, Sampson barrows, and other appliauces, as well as a staff of thoroughly trained men, experienced in handling cargo, who have been engaged for the purpose of receiving exhibits The exhibits therefore will be hnntisd with desp itch, and as case containing exhibits will have exhibitors names distinctly marked on them they will be taken at once to their proper positions. Affairs in San Francisco. — A late New York paper states:—"Apparently things in San Francisco are rather gloomy. The owners of unburned buildings continue to raise their rents; the labor unions' demands are growing Jevery week; merchants are raising prices; and the cost of building materials is doubling. The number of refugees in the camps is increasicg instead of decreasing. Thousands of persons who sought ihelter with relatives and friends are now returning to the city. The in bu ranee situation is till far from ]

being cleared up, and allegations are made that a number of the smaller American companies are simply trying to postpone the "day when they must admit their inability to pay their obligations.' Severe German Discipline —Dr. Schmidt, a lawyer, was sentenced by court-martial at Magdeburg recently to ten days' light arrest for blowing his nose while in line amon g other reservists undergoing periodical inspection. He urged tnat a cold in his head rendered it necessary for him to blow his nose, but the officer who was ' conducting the inspection stated that this was done in a manner betraying either acorn or disrespect of military command. How TheyJjManaged it.— The Liverpool "Post" gives the following as the true story in connection with Goodwood race gatherins: A baronet had been philandering after a pretty girl all the summer, but never proposed. Among her friends were an enterprising Irish couple who undertook "to settle the matter. They rented a house for Goodwood, gathered a most festive party, started hide and seek all over the house on the Wednesday evening towards midnight, and then the hostess dexterously locked the pair up in a sittingroom and shouted through the keyhole, "There you both stop until you are engaged. ' After an hour she thought; she had better see what progress had been made, and on steal' ing in found thorn both blissfully crowded into odo armchair, and the marriage, which subsequently took placeat St. tionover Square, has been exceptionally happy Mb Gbeenwood, aanttst, New emrgary, >pporate M, M. Webster, Gollingwood', Oatob3r 10, 11, 12. We have opened up in new up-to-date premises, next Mr Dickson, saddler, with our Summer Stock. Everything new.— liarford and Daly, High Class Tailors, Trafalgar Street. In the past great ignorance has been displayed in regard to the purchase of a sewing machine, and agents have of tea worked upon the credulity of buyers and obtained from them more than twice the real value of the machine. But now, though sewing machines are being hawked from door to door, it is found very difficult to palm off machines at exorbitant prices. This is owing to the fact that the wonderful At as Sewing Machines ale being sold by Mr Lock (the well £nown Complete Furnisher) at half the price charged by these travelling agents. Lock is sole agent for the marvellous Atlas Machines, and has sold hundreds of them, all of which have given entire satisfaction and pleasure, as the scores of testimonials will show. Every Atlas machine is guaranteed to give entire satisfaction, so its no wonder it has become so popu'ar. Write for lithos and testimonials to Lock, Universal Provider, Nelson. Thh TK2tt<-«}K»iUBK — A> t ireo o'oloofe th>9 morning »l;e thermometer > aside thl? office registered 40 dag.™* ■. Shoddy Jewellery.— The Government is making inquiries into the need forjj legislation providing for the hall-marking of Jewellery, so as to protect the honest manufacturers, and also the purchasing public, who would then know that they were getting genuine value. It is alleged that a large amount cf jewellery is imported which is marked .> higher standard than it shoui^ .)?..