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Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 12016, 17 August 1907, Page 2

Mr Hastings Braddell, the present editor of "The Waikato Times" has been appointed editor of "Tho Colonist," in succession to Mr T. H. Bannehr, who will shortly take up his residence in Christchurch. Mr Braddell will enter upon his new duties in mid-September. The Tadmor Athletic Club intend to hold a sports meeting at Tadmor on November 9th. The programmes will shortly be issued. «. It is confidently expected that a thoroughbred and a draught stallion will be sent by the Government to the Nelaon district this season. Their headquarters will probably be at Richmond. The weekly meeting of the Y.M. C.A. Literary and Debating Society \ was held at the rooms on Thursday evening. Mr W. A. Andrews presided. The evening was spent in humorous readings and recitations. Eleven members contributed humorous selections, and some piomising elocutionary talent-was shown. Mr G. H,. Graham, who was for six years record clerk in the office of the Department of Agriculture at Auckland, has been transferred to the local office of the Department, vico IVIr E. B, Burdekin, resigned,

The Boys' College entertainment, announced for Monday next, has, owing to the prevalence of influenza, been postponed until next term. Tickets purchased will hold good, but persons .desiring a refund may obtain same at Jackson's. _ Cook is announced to conduct services ftt the * Salvation Army Hall to-morrow. )His'moxning subject is "Overcome," while at night "Wrecks" will be the subject of discourse. A talk about the Children's Home in Wellington will be given utJJ p.m. Cyclists are cautioned against riding down steep approaches to the temporary footbridge across the Maitai river at tho south side of Normanby bridge. The praotice is a dangerous one, and several accidents to pedestrians and the "cyclists themselves have been narrowlyaverted I;h<s weeki 1 Mr J. W. Milroy, ox-rifle champion, has been asked by g Colonel Collins, who ( has been entrusted with the selection, to form one of he New Zealand rifle team to proceed to Australia. Mr. Milroy decided to accept the invitation. The team will leave the Brat week in October. t Says an English paper:— An interesting feature associated with tha golden wedding celebrations of Mr and Mrs Bake*, of Veovil, was the wearing by Mr Rake of the suit of shepherd'sjplaid which he wore on his wedding day fifty years age. ; St. Mary's grand concert and social and dance to be held at the Druids' Hall next Wednesday, will no doubt be the one of the season. The following have kindly consented to take pait in the musical portion of the prog raiiime :— Mrs and Dr. Wright, Misses Choen, A. Qclt, Dris£sl; ssci fflf Tasker. and ihirty six Stoke Orphanage boys will The latter will ?no doubt be a novelty and something new for Nelson. They have 'been trained for the occasion. The Committee hope to see a large house on that night. 'Says a Lonclon paper:— The author of "The Mikado" was on the bench in the Edgwaro Court, when a boy of ten stepped into the witness- box, and he asked the little fellow: "Do you know what will happen to you in the future if you tell lies?" "Yes, sir," was the reply. "Then you know more than I do, " Sir W. S. Gilbert replied. The death is announced at Feilding of Mr Charlfs Bray, who was borß in Cornwall, and came .to Nelson when a youth. He followed the gold fields for a while, and was thferi contractor for the Government .and made several roads in .the Nelson district. He went to Feilding over thirty years ago 1 ,/, tvnd became Engineer for the Feilding Corporation, thß Manchester Road Board, and the Oroua County. He constructed nearly all t&e roads in this district. He started Jthe Masonic and Foresters' Lodge.s there, &nd was a prominent liian in the Church of Engand for many years. He was Fire Inspector for a long time. He leaves a wife and five sons and five daughters. The cause of death was lung disease and pleurisy. He had a large circle of friends throughout the district, and great sympathy is expressed for his relatives. He had a very kindly disposition-, and was a good friend to working men. The Wilbins and Field Hardware Co. , Ltd. , as local agents for the Koyal Insurance Co., forward a copy of the fourth edition of an. interest^ ing publication entitled "Record of Sports. " The book consists of some 135 pages and is exceedingly well got up. Records of all sports and pastimes (except horse racing) are given, as well as an interesting description of each game, its origin, and list of champions for years past. The information furnished, except in rare instances, has been derived from official sources, and in cases where no authentic records exist, the details have been taken from the most reliable sources available. At the Magistrate's Court, Motueka, on Thursday, before Mr H. Ejre Kenny, S.M.,"John Li'mmer, of Motweka, was charged on the information of Mr G. H. Jenkinson, Inspector of Stock, with having failed to clear gorse on his land at Motueka. Defendant, after a long hesitation, pleaded guilty, but stated that he had had a man clearing the weeds for some time. The Inspector said the information was laid in respect of £25 acres of land almost entirely overgrown by gorse, and in parts blackberry, and that the defen dant had taken no steps whatever to carry out the terms of the notice sent him until after receiving the summons. He had no wish to ask the Court to deal severely with settlers, but would like the defendant to be given to understand that when a notice to clear weeds was served upon him he was not to entirely ignore that notice. A fine of 40s and costs 7s v;as imposed. A second information in respect to clearing blackberries was withdrawn by leave of the Con it. Mr Frank S. Hannah, lhe United States Consul at Magdeburg, has furnished the Washington Bureau of Manufactures with information concerning a new German composition to take the place of cedar in the manufacture of lead pencils. He says a company has been formed to exploit an invention which, instead of making use of the expensive cadar wood, substitutes a compact mass, the main ingredient of which is potatoes. It will surprise many people to learn (says the "Gentlewomen") that there are twenty-four colonial born peeresses, ten less than the American-born; and in the lower ranks of the nobility the colonials outnumber the Americans by twenty-six. The colonials. who have married Englishmen with a title are none of them millionairesses, gand only a few of them could be described as heiresses. They seldom are, or r ever, in the "smart" "set ; most of them came to England for the first time as a bride. An American paper states: — The appointment of Mary Mueller, fifteen years old, as police constable of Aliaace, Ohio, has been confirmed. For soire time Miss Mueller has acted as official interpreter in the mayor's police court. In this work she proved herself an adept. She speaks fluently English, German, Roumanian, Hungarian and Italian, and at present is perfecting her education by studying shorthand and type- writing. Some warrants'^ were issued from the court for a nnmber of foreigners charged with disorder- 1 ly conduct. As there was a shortage of police officers, the warrants were placed iv the hands of Miss Mueller, and within a short time she found the men, and brought them before the mayor, who assessed fines. Interviewed in Paris, Mr J. Armour, the great Chicago meat packer, stated that ?the American export of beef trade was in a better position than ever. Last year, it was true, there was a big falling off in trade, perhaps as much as seventyfive per cent. The trade was now, however, normal again, and the prospects for a healthy increase were good. It was significant that the British army and navy were again using American beef. One of the most interesting relics of the American Civil War is the double- barelled cannon recently mounted in front of the Federal Buildings at Athens. Georgia.. It fired a fifty-foot chain with a cannon ball at each end, and the idea was tbet the chain would stretch taut and mow down everyone in its way. The American memento" craze is being taken up by our own countrymen. On the occasion'of the King's recent Garden Party a number of distinguished guests lost several valuable watches in the rush at the station. . Messrs Hannah and~Co. have purchased the Anchor Boot Company's etock and are now offering £2000 worth of boots and shoes at 7s 6d in the £ below ordinary prices. Note that this stock consists of first-class new goods. Read the advertisement in this paper. 2792

Bishop Sanford,.Olinsted, of Colorado, at a^dinnerf in Denver, "said, apropos of Sabbath-breaking: "I was talking to an Eastern clergyman the other day about his ceburch attendance. 'It suppose,' , I Said, 'that in your district rain $ affects the attendance considerably. ' tt He smiled faintly. 'Indeed, yes,' he said. 'I hardly have [a vacant seat when it is too well; for golf or motoring. V' Cleveland Leade. Mrs Fred Rose, a farmer's widow living at Holbeach, St. John's, Lincolnshire, has just received her first telegram, at the age of ninetyfive. When but a little girl she W6nt to work at threepence a day, and recently she has been engaged tying flowers. Miss Tabascp: I saw a piece of your music to-day. I. tell you it was very catchy. — Struggling Composer: I am so glad to hear you say so. And you really think it catchy?— Mies Tabasco: Oh, yes; it was in a grocery store, and the proprietor had smeared molasses over it and I made fly papen The Archbishop of Canterbury, speaking on Wednesday at the Lord Mayor's Convocation banquet, told a story of a schoolboy who was asked the derivation of "rubric." The boy spelt the word "rubbric," and declared that it was derived from "rubber," and meant a religions rule that you can stretch or twist, "jj After fighting all through the Crimean War, being present at the battles of Inkerman,and the siege of Sebastopol, pThomas SWinscom, a lance-corporal of the 95th Foot* saw active service right through the Indian Mutiny. He was discharged as "unfit for further service," and was granted a pension of 9d per day. US Was found dead in his room, at the age of 77 years a few days ago, in a state of great wretchedness. He rests in apauper'sgrave atPlaistow. The first Jewish Sheriff of Londm was Sir David Salamons, 1835. Be was al3o the first Jewish M.P. The first Jew called to the Bar'was Sir Francis Goldsmid, in 1833. This day, at their auction rooms, at 12] noon, Messrs Mark Sprot and Co, will sell freehold property in Brook street on behalf of Mr Geo. Bomforth. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold an auction sale to-day at the Exchange Sale Rooms, at 11.30 a.m., when they will offer potatoes, pollard, chaff, etc. Mr Win. Look will sell, this day at 11.30 a.m.j at his rooms, the city property belonging to Mrs Scott, comprising land, general store and dwelling. This is being sold on account of the owner's failing health. When speaking of Fashions and Materials for up-to-date Clothes, customers should call and see what we have to offer. We follow fashions closely for ladies and gents. — Harford & Dalyj Tvft-falgar-streefr. A Nelsonian. — The following paragraph is taken from a contemporary: — lt A. Universal Provider. — * Lock's '• is a name to conjure with in the Nelson district, and the huge, emporium in which his business is conducted is qdite one of the sights of the city visitors first make for. In this issue Mr Lock has an attrac* tive advertisement wherein are epitomised Several of the leading features of this extensive business. Mr Lock claims that he has one of the largest stocks of any house in the colony, and for value he cannot possibly be surpassed. He furnishes everything to make the home happy and comf ortable> Among his nuxnerons agencies is the Britannia Air ßifle, a wonderful English invention." We can only add that there is hot the shadow of doubt that at Lock's you get the best choice, easiest terms, and entire satisfaction, and " Gro to Lock's" is a household word. The TEHPERATtntE. — At| three o'clock this nurning the thermometer outside this ofLe^ registered 44 degrees. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d