THE COLONIST. Published Daily -Morning Nelson, Friday, Feb. 15, 1907.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11861, 15 February 1907, Page 2

THE COLONIST. Published Daily -Morning Nelson, Friday, Feb. 15, 1907.

Nelson Sailing and Power Boat Clnb,— Entries for launch race for the Commodore's trophy close this evening. An Experience— As showing the necessity of cyclists, when going long distance rides, exercising greater caution an incident occurred a few days back, when a party of young men went, pleasure bent on, to a Buburban.quarter. One of this party essayed to take a short cut over a flat, but had failed to reckon with an innocent looking littte creek. However, his mates, who took the longer and much wiser course by following the road, saw their friend , suddenly disappear into thia creek, with a forco that buried the front wheel entirely, leaving only the back one above ground. Except that the cyclist's clothes were much « mud-stained there was no serious ' mishap, but the party are now more ] than ever convinced, that short cutf are not always the quickest. , Terminating |Building Society.— i An appropriation was drawn in con 1 election with this Society last even- i ing. when Mr F W Hamilton, holder < of five shares,' was tho luck^ mdi- 1 vidual, ' 1

f A GenerousjAct. — In tho accounts laid before the " annual District Meeting of the Oddfellows yesterday, appeared an item "donation to Wid/oft's and Orphans' Fund from Mr Catley, .£40. " Delegates asked for some information regarding the item, when git Jwas elicited that at one time Mr Catley purchased a property that had been moitgaged to the District. .Mr Uatley subscqnently ascertained that tbe pride be paid was £40 less tban the amount advanced by the _ listrict, which therefore made a loss of that sum. Recently Mr Uatley approached some officers of the Dis--trict saying, that in view of the fact that propot tips had sidco improved in value, vi.i. also of the good that Friendly were doing, he was desirousj as holder of the property, that thb Oddfellows should not be at the loss indicated, and he forwarded £40. The District Committee, on receipt of the gift, wrote thanking Mr Catley, and the delegates to the annual meeting also passed a resolution of thanks. Delegates remarked that the circumstancos oithe gift were quite unique, and the generosity of Mr Catley wna greatly appreciated. Widows and Orphans.— During the six months ended December last the ; Nelson District of Oddfellows paid out to 31 widows the sum of £110 17s, and to 22 children £18 7s. Foxhill.— An accident occurred -to Mr G Sydor* of Foxhill, yesterday morning* which . narrowly .riiiss'ed proving vary seriotisi, if not fatal. Mr Syder h&d been making cers tain alterations to the roof of • his hop kiln, and had occasion to go out on the roof this morning,- by 7 aid of the roof 7 ladder that . he had been previously using, when by I, some means the ladder slipped from - the roof, with the Ik-eiiult [that Mr Syder fell" wich the ladder a distance of eighteen to twonty feet to the ground, receiving injuries to his [ thigh and right arm, besides other j bruises and a severe shock. The wonder is that he escaped with hia , life. Medical aid was sought, and though it was found there .were no bones broken, the accident will cause him to lay up for some time) which 3 under the circumstances, visa, hop- > picking just commencing, will cause 3 him considerable inconvenience. i Bendigo Conservatorium of Music. •^-Attention is directed to the advertisement appearing in another column regarding the Bendigo Conservatorium of Music, which provides a complete course of systematic study in. all subjects of musical education* There are 14 experienced teachers on the permanent staff, and among the many artists, -who haye. been students at the institution tr© "" the 5 Misses Dollyfind Eileen Castle*, the well rtuowr. Australian vocalists. In 1905 there were 62 students at the Conservatorium;, and last year these had increased to 307. Nine scholarships of one hundred guineas each are awarded annually Copies of sylabus may be obtained from Mr W Honeybone, hon secretary, Bendigo, or may bee seen at this office, 0 Acknowledgments.— We have reft ceived from the Superintendent, Eastern Extension Company at Cable 8 Bay. a nicely bound little rnemoran- ! dum, book, containing calendar foi J the.ciirrent fear') a liiap showing tbe cable system of the Eastern and As--1 sociated Telegraph Companies, and a ■ } quantity of information in regard tc 1 the cable tariff from any part ol s Australasia to all parts of tbe world, the hours of opening and closing of the company's offices, etc, etc- The book will bo foihd extremely useful to business men. p In Ban kru ptcy".'^-"j oseph~~Saba r~of Wellington, hawker, recently tiled his schedule in bankruptcy. His liabilities jwefe :— Secured : F Khown . (Wellington) £80; Thorpe (Nelson) . £50 ; J Shaw £14. Unsecured: Sargbod, Son and E.wei.. .£?{.* CooperaI tive Society, £ll 15s ; Snodgrass 2 and Sons (Ne'son) £16; Mackay, - Logan and Steen, £16; M Gose(Wel--1 lington ), £60 ; CCathie ( Wellington ), £13; and smaller amounts total £22. 1 9s 9d. Assets I Book debts estimated to produce £16; stock ih trade, £11; 9: f u rn itu re,. £77. 65. **r . EgUjgft ~ . - Obituary.— Mrs^achaeMDunbar Duncan, relict of the late Mr Joseph , Duncan, and oneof Nelson's earliest settlers, passed away at the residence of her aon_n .aw, Mr E x S. TreWavas, at Motueka* o__{.the 9th iostaht, at the advanced nge of 95 years. Deceased was b.rh in Scotland on lith October,, 1811, and spent the early part of her life in Dundee. She arrived in Nelson with her husband in the ship Fifeshire in 1842, and after living here for a few months, wont to Riwaka, being, one of the first white women to set foot in tbat district, wbere she had resided ever since. The deceased lady experienced all the trials and of the early pioneers, and was always, a kind and - sympathetic neighbor, willing at all \ times to render assistance tp the settlers. Deceased leaves a family of four sons and four daughters, aud , numerous grand and great grand children io mourn their loss. Curious Cause of Action.—Mrs~Riwyk&Schien, a German, living io the United States, has entered suit against the. North German Lloyd Steamship Company for £394 damages for sea sickness. Mrs Schion i recenty travelled from Bremen to New Fork on the steamer Chemnitz. She was very ill in consequence of the excessive rolling of the ship, and also, she claims, owing to the inattention of the employees. Mrs Schien reached ier home in a state of exhaustion, and, after consulting her lawyer, decided to suer thesteam* ship company; Curse of Eiches. — TwcTdays before Christmas Mr John D Rockefeller delivered a beautiful little sermon bn the curse of riches, and the national sin of extravagance. The American people, he declared, had acquired spendthrift habits, which were rushing them to disaster. Life was one long race for pre-eminence in dissipating fortunes, and unless the nation came to its senses there would be a terrible. crash. Mr Rockfeller is, of course, eminently fitted to rebuke people for extravagance, seeing that his daughter is allowed the savings in, the domestic gas bill for pocket money. But though a speech on this subject from Mr Rockefeller may provoke a smile, tbe eyil he refers to seems to be very real. Side by side. with this extravagance is a niad desire for wealth. Swept Away„-fMryLye Bow's orchard afe. Butcher's Gully suffered severely by the recent' thunderstorm (says the Dunstan "Times"). The good carried away two hundred young fruit trees and a crop of potatoes, estimated to yield over thirty tons, being sluiced ;out of the or chard and into the gully below. The whole of the soil in this part of the orchard (about eight acres) was swep clean off down to the clay bot torn. The whole occurrence did nol take more than ten minutes. Remarkable Honeymoon. — The*record of Mr and Mrs Max Fleisehmann, who have just returned from a honeymoon trip in the Arctic Circle, must yield to that of Mrs Peary, the wife of the explorer, who accompanied her husband on his expedition to the north of Greenland ''n 1893' In latitude 77 she became the mother of a daughter, who has the distinction of having been born nearer the North Pole than any other civilised being. H Hunting Incident — A remarkable hunting incident is reported from Hatherleigh, England. Mr Scott Browne's hounds had effected a kill, when one of the pack moved off by itself and pursued a fox. The line eventually led to a river, which was in Hood, and apeared a bar to further progress. The fox, however, plunged into the river, followed by the hound. A battle ensued in midstream, with the hound victorious. It is considered a phenomenal thing for a single hound to attack a fox. A Kaffir Nurse.— Cecilia Makiwane, a Kaffir woman, has been appointed nurse at Butterworth Hospital,' Cape Colony, after a three year's training course at the Lovedale' Native Institute. She is the first colored woman in South Africa to hold suchjan appointment.

Motueka and Riftaka residents visiting Nelson to hear the Great Band sbould kill two birds with one stone. The Anchor Boot Company are now running a Great Boot Sale at their shops in Vanguard and Trafalgar streets, and as the reductions range from 15 to 45 per cent, visitors can save out of their purchases not obly their boat fares!, but the price of their concert fci.ck.jtß as well. The goods are of the A best,and . this is a chance that should not b missed. 451 With the advent of spring comes Victory butter. If you appreciate delicious butter made on the .most approved scientific principles , ask your grocer for Victory, and take nothing else.fgg™^£; 3930 We follovv the fashions aud Seasons, and- keep Goods to meet every condition. See the latest, the Designer's Art, in Browns and Grey mixtures— Harford and Daly, Tailors, Trafalgar Street.