NEWS OF THHS DAY.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12184, 6 March 1908, Page 2

NEWS OF THHS DAY.

The directors of tho Nelson Freez ing Company particularly request all applicants for shares who havo not already answered the circular recently sent thoin, to send in their replies.

It is notified in another column that Mr D. Grant, baker, Waimea street, hasTdisposed of his business to Mr O. McLean, who solicits a continuance of the support accorded nis predecessor. J

At the Loyal Nelson Good Templar Lod^e this evening Scotch songs, recitations, readi?igg, and stories will comprise tho programme. A full attendance of members is desired.

The annual meeting of the Albion Football Olub will be held in the Foresters' Hall next Monday.

Owners are reminded that nominations for the Nelson .Jockey Club's annual race meeting* to be held on Wednesday and Thursday* April Ist and 2nd} will be received by the Secretary, Mr John Gleti, at his office, Trafalgar street, up till 9.30 p.m. en Monday next.

The Nelson Citizens' Band will give a concert on Sunday afternoon in the Botanical Reserve. This will be the last uoncer.fc under the coiiductorhin ot Mr Mockler, who is going to Napier. to take up the position of bandmaster of the Napier Garrison Band, and the Band bopß to see a record attendance as a -farewell to him from the Nelson people.

The insurances on that portion of Messrs Savage and Sons' premises destroyed by fire ou Wednesday night, which were not ascertainablS at the time, were as follows: Stock in bulk store, =6100 in the Northern Office ; £100 in the Sun Offica ; £200 iii t,ne Yorkshire Office, and £200 in the South British; glazing shed, JBSO in the Royal office; plate glass tilting table, £30 in the same office. The bulk store was uninsured, and the stock therein was valued at close upon £1000. The glass in tbe glazing shed, valued at £300, was not covered by insurance. In addition to the destruction of the stables and a horse valued at £35, a phaeton and full set of harness were destroyed. Much sympathy will be felt for the firm in its heavy loss.

"" In regard to the application from drapers and other retailers for a late Friday night, the following telegram has been received by Mr Tratben, from tbe -Minister" for Labor, in re* ply to a letter sent to him on the subject:— ''Letter posted. Have no power to permit Friday flight. -until requisition duly in order received. — J; A. Millar. '' It is notified that the boot shops will be open this evening.

The following notices of motion bave been tabled by Councillor danipaon for discussion at to-night's meeting of tbe City Council:—!. That it ba a remit from this Council to the . Council of the Municipal As-soniation of New Zealand us follows: That the present system of bo >k-keeping and accounts sanctioned by the Audit Office for public bodies is in many cases entirely inadequate to their requirements, anJ that the Government be ul'ged to so amend the Municipal Corporations and Loana to Local Bodies Acts so that the public bodies can, when considered advisable, keep their books upon the double account or modified double account system, particularly where public bodies are supplying their ratepayers with either gas« electricity, water, or are engaged in other 9emi-trading operations, tbe present system of merely showing receipts and expenditure being altogether inadequate, as it fails to show the results of such operations ; also to enable such local bodies to appoint, or the ratepayers to elect, a duly certificated public auditor to audit such accounts, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Premier and the local members of Parliament. 2. That on and after the Ist day of April, ensuing, proper books and accounts, upon either the double account system, 1)8 kept in connection with the gas and abattoir departments of this Council, and to facilitate this, balance sheets be drawn up for each department, showing the exact position of the same as at March Hist, 190S, and that the Towu Clerk be empowered to procure any expert information as to valuations that may be required for the carrying out of this resolution.

A meeting of the H Battery Old Members' Association was held last evening. In the unavoidable absence of the President (Mr A. T. Maginnity) Mr P. Topliss occupied the chsir. T'.ie chief business of the meetiug was in reference to the presentation of a shield from the Association for competition among the H Battery. After discussion it was decided to! entrust the work of making the shield to Messrs Brown and Kerr. Tfee shield will be given to the best detachment in the Battery, to be competed for annually. The trophy will be presented at the annual meeting of the Association, to be held in May.

Yesterday E. Bron^ey Bell, of Nelson, traveller, was adjudged bankrupt, and the following statement of assets aDd liabilities has been filed by the bankrupt with the Deputy . Official Assignee (Mr W. Rout, junior) : .-issets, £1 ss: liabilities, £:5G7 10s 3d : deficiency, £366 5s 3f. Tno following are tbe unsecured creditors: Drs. Andrew, Lucas and 3ett, £126 7s; Hewetson and Senior, £3 10s: T. Pettit. £6 2s lid: F. Trash, £17 19s; W. R. May, Richmond, £3 4s 11s: K. Snodgrass and Sons, £9 10a 3d ; C. Kidson, £4 4s : J. R. Dodson and Son, £3 10s od : T. Gorman. £1: K. Lucas and Son, £7 lls 93 ; Newman Bros., £5 lls: J. P. Uooke. l £2 16; J. Marling, £1 14s: T. C. Webb, £4 tis : T. H. Smith, £1 la: 6d ; Nelson Tinware Company, £4: John Hale, £1 10 a: Brown and Kerr £7: John Biggar, £9; Wilkinsjind Fiftld Hardware Co., Ltd.. £2; "Mrs Anstice, £10 0s 3d ; H. Brusewitz, £2 2s 6d: William Wnkie, £15 18s 9J ; J. Shields, £6 9s 6d ; Jackson and Co.. £2; R. Hannah and Co., Ltd., £3 12s; John Grimmett, 8s 6d; Grove and Son. £7 12s : T. B. Huff am, £1 13s fid: S. Leach, £1 9s 91; W. Coleman (butcher). £1 14s 2U; J. M. Croucher, £1 7s 4d; F. H. Wood, Tauranga. £30; W. M. Bell, Auckland, £25; Miss Moody Bell. Kumara,. £40. Total, £367 10a 3d. A meeting of creditors will be held on Wednesday next.

Mr Higgs invites entries for his sheep sale on Friday, 20th inst. , at Wa icefield.

The largest estates of deceased persons certified for stamp duty in February were those of Henry Hammond (Wellington) £43.652, John Waller (Canterbury) £29,814, Donald Williamson (Canterbury) £20.500, Peter Teviotdale (Southland) £17,173 and Alexander AleKenzie (Gisborno) £15,984. The .Nelson estates were: Mrs Pidgeon £1270; Mr Stephen Starr £1120; and Miss Leach £955.

M^S3rs Bisley Bros, and 00. ad-' vise' that sale at Belgi*o?e account trustees in the estate of the late Mim C Morrison has been postponed from Tuesday till Friday week: aK=n Tapawera stock saJe from J3fc!r to Friday, 20th March,* ■ <

Messrs Bisley Bro9. and Co. will hold sales as under:— At their roonis Saturday. 14sb, property 'in Hampden street West, 9 acres with or chard of 5 acres, together with all buildings thereon, on account of Mr W. Penny, who is leaving the distrefc; on Friday 13th at Belgrove at 2 o'clock freehold property and household furniture alid effects ou account trustees in the estate of the late Mrs C. Morrison; on Friday 20th at Tapawera stock sale post poned from 13th inst; on Saturday at their yards 16 broken and unbroken horses from Gleniti 3nd Riversdale Runs.

The recent tire at Messrs Thomson and Co. 's factory* Uunedin, was fortunately confined to the top flat of their* four-storey building in Jetty street, which was used principally for storage purposes. The linn's manufacturing department, which is iii the ground floor of the adjoining buildings; running from Bond to Crawford streets, was totally uninjured; and although the machinery wa9 stopped for about an< hour while the fire was at its height, as soon as the brigade got the upper hand it was restarted, and manufacturing was continued in this hive of industry juat as if nothing out of the usual was happening in the next building. It will bo of interest to many thousands throughout the Dominion who are in the habit of drinking, only Thomson and Co. 's waters and cordials to know that there will be no shortage in the supply, for nil orders will be executed without the slightest delay or hitch of aay kind.*

Mossrs C. Adams and Co., mllinery specialists of Wellington, announce in another column that they are opening a most up-to-date stock of Trimmed Hats and Costumes in premises in Trafalgar" street opposite Old Post Office. Ladies will no doubt be interested. Messrs C. Adams and Qo. having been awarded- first prize diploma and gold medal at the N.&. Exhibition for high-class Millinery. I'ne display will be open from next Saturday, 7th March, till the following Wednesday (four days only).*

'At Melbourne at a sale of thor oughbred yearlings, Mr G. F Moore, of Warigauui. paid 250 guineas' for a Pistol— Alvery iilly.

The Temperature. — At three o clock this miming the thermometer Joutsida tbis ofl-c-} registered 56 degrees.!

Speaking about Sprang and Summer goods for this season, we have just landed sonic of our English supply, and will supply our patrons with the best obtainable. — liarford & Daly, high class tailors, Trafalgar*streei

, The concert given by the Clara Bntt Buniford Concert Co. on Tuesday afforded great pleasure to the vast audience. One of the most pleasing ittnis- was the duet by Madame Butt and Mr Runiford, " The Keys of Heaven," in which the male singer pleads for the hand of his ladylove, and offers gowns, carriages,, and black horses in vain, being ultimately accepted when he offers the " Keys of his heart." In Nelson there is no occasion for such pleading. If he had told her that he would furnish at Lock's, she would have accepted readily. For Lock holds a fine, up-to-date stock, and has equipped hundreds of happy homes. At Lock's you get the widest choice of furniture and furnishings, Harland's celebrated pianos. Carpenter Co. organs, and the wondeiful Atlas sewing machines. Lock's prices are the lowest.