THE COLONIST. Published Daily-(Mornings). Nelson, Saturday, Mar. 21, 1908. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12197, 21 March 1908, Page 2

THE COLONIST. Published Daily-(Mornings). Nelson, Saturday, Mar. 21, 1908. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The annual meeting of the V. M.C. A. will be held "next Thursday evening at the rooms, Hardy street. The Loyal Nelson Good Templar Lodge will meet this evenings when a number of interesting letters will be read from Tnvercargill and other parts of the Dominion. The monthly inspecton of volunteers will be held this evening. The ftswu men will assemble in Trafalgar street, ireeting the country corps on their arrival by train. Mr W. Norton Taylor announces tbat he will resume his course of lectures next Sanday evening. The occult demonstrations of second light and telepathy will be given at the close of each address. The public are requested to note the change of hall/ There was a large crowd in town last evening, and the train from the country carried a fair number of passengers, principally hop pickers returning from the Tadmor district. There were very few passengers book id frcm Belgrove and intermediate stations until Stoke was reached, a\ hen about the usual Saturday night number was booked. Mr Henrys, the handicapper, telegraphed last night that in the list of handicaps forwarded for the Nelson races, which were published in yesterday's issue, that Nordoff, 9st Slbs in the District Handicap race, had bean omitted. While some corporation employees were boiling tar at the back of the City Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, the tar ignited, sending up a volume of dense black smoke. It was thought by a number of people that a fire had" broken out in some premises. Sand was thrown on the burning tar and the flames extinguished. It is .notified that an election to fill the vacancies in the Council of Victoria College, caused by the retirement by effiuxion of time of Dr C. P. Knight (Parliamentary representative), Mr F. P. Wilson (graduates' representative), Rev. \V. A. Evans (teachers' rppresentative), Mr^R. McCallum (Education Board's representative) and Mr H. D. Bell (Professorial Boards' representative) will be held on Monday 13th April. Nominations close at noon on 30th March, A number of boys met at Mr C. Snow's rooms on Wednesday evening and decided to form a football club to be called the Prince Albert Football Club. The following officers were ejected : President, Mr George Hogg: Vice-President?, Messrs W, Frank, R. W. Stiles, " -W. Nixon, H. Finney, H. Sherwood, C. Nesbitt, b\ Eades: Committee, C. Woodward, H. Nesbitt, F. Hockey; Secretary, H. Trotti About twenty lads were elected 'members of the club. 1 ,\t the Warden's Court at Collingwocd on Thursday, before Mr G. d. Harris, Mining Registrar, the following applications were adjourned : G. B. Watson, for residence site at Pakawau, to April 14th ; E. G. Pilener, for certificate of protection over water race license at Pakawau to April 14th. The case E. G. Pilcher v. G. H. Watson was adjourned to the same date. Mr Justice Chapman will preside over the . sittings of the Supreme Court, which commence on Monday next. There is no criminal,business to occupy the Court, and eonimon jurors are notified that their Services will not be required. The civil cases to be heard are as follows — Beattie v. Hume, an originating summons, issued by a life tenant under the will of the late J. L. Bnllantyne, of Takaka, against the executrix, for accounts and enquiries; for payment •of income, and for appointment of a new trustee; Mr Maginnity for plaintiff and Mr Hayes for defendant; two applicay tions by 'the. ..-Inspector of Factories f r writs of attachment against S. Smith, wno was fined by the Arbi-i fcration Court ' (

Mr J. Delany r,naounjes tbat be has common oed business in Bridge street as a butcher, and ne solicits a share of the public's patronage.

Gn Monday, March 23rd, the sixtieth anniversary of the Otago Province will be celebrated. In 1844 a block of 400,000 acres was acquired from the Maoris !>\ :? c. Government, and 150,000 acres I'l-iV a f went to the New Zealand CX'niii.v ;. from whom the Free OhurJh A *•; Nation at Home purchased the \n . v for a Scotoh settlement. The dv • \very of gold in the province,particularly tbe Gabriel's Csully rush in 1862, gave the settlement a great impetus,thousands of people flocking there.

This day at 12 noon. Mr \V .:, J^ock will sell land and dweiiiag ia Ooliinwgood street, in the estate of the late JVJrs,Shepnard : on Monday, personal and other ejects in the estate of C. Lifford, deceased; and on Tuesday 31st at 10 a.m. at Hope, live stook etc. in the estate of the late Mr Henry Lankovv.

Messrs Bisley Bros, and Uo. advertise the following sales?— Todajr, 21st, on account or Mr R. Y. Ferguson, f ; trrj tit Tadmor, containing 160 acres, with 8-roomed house, shop, kiln, 2- roomed cottage, etc. ; on same date, racing privileges on behalf of the Nelson Jockey Club ; Monday, 23rd, clearing sale"of land, stock, implements, household furniture, etc", on account of Mr James Delany, Stoke : Saturday, 28th, freehold section in estate Mr O. W. Bird, bankrupt.

The Temperatcre.— At three o clock this miming gthe thermometer Joutsida ibis ofLc^ registered 53 degrees/

Wo have our Winter Stock now to hand* Brown mixtures ai-e the outstanding colours for this season. . We liave the pick of the Home and Colonial markets to choose from. Ladies' materials hi aiiseades. — Harford & Daly, liigh Class tailors, Trafalgar-street.

The concert given by the Clara Butt Rumford Concert Co. on Tuesday afforded great pleasure to the vast audience. One of tb.e most pleasing items was the duet by Madame Butt and Mr Ritmford, " 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 offei'3 the " Keys of his heart.". In Nelson there is no occasion for such pleading. If lie had told her tliat he would furnish at Lock's, she would have accepted readily. For Lock holds a fine, up-to-date stock, and lias 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 wonderful Atlas sewing machines. Lock's prices 2 re the lowest.