NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12400, 16 November 1908, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The fortnightly pay-day of the Terminating Building Society will be held to-day. Owing to Tuesday being election day the Permanent Building Society's monthly subscribtions will bo received up till three o'clock of Wednesday afternoon instead of Tuesday. The City Council by advertisement notify the hours of watering with the hose. Dates of closing of entries for the Nelson Horticultural Society's show to be held in the Drill Hali on Friday and Saturday next are advertised to-day.. Entries for the table decoration close to-day at Messrs Hounsell and-Co's, Trafalgar street ii xiP' m ' on Wedn esday, Bth inst ; all the other, entries may be made at Hounsell and "Go's up^to 6pm on Thursday, 19th inst ,and from 7 to 9 p.m. on that date at the Drill aaU.' .Additional specials are detailed m the advertisement, and other particulars of interest to intending exhibitors are given. A correction appears in the advertisement of the Wainui Tea Company Uljthis issue. The amount of the reduction made is twopence. Smart Silk 810U363, 6a lid 9s 6d, 12a 6 I, 15s, 17s 6d, 20a, 25s each.— Trathen's. # A correspondent' writes :— Harvest operations in the Waimea will commence very early this season owing to so many farmers sowing in the autumn. Many "oat crops are well advanced and if the. present warm weather continues will soon be sufficiently ripened for reaping. Early sown barley crops are also running into ear and will be ready in midsummer. It is a noticeable fact that these early crops show a remarkably good -growth- and indications are formore, than an average yield. In contrast with these the late spring sown crops are sickly and stunted c£! c } cc ? checke d by the long spell ortne drying south west wind which follow up the last heavy rain. The spring has been most favourable for the gro\vth N of grass and a splendid hay harvest is assured. The young hop vinos are coming along we'll but the gardons need rain badly. Another instance of colonial fortuno and vicissitudes— Some years ago (relates an Australian writer) I was in a city afternoon tea shop, and was, served by a girl with a regular tragedy queen air about her. She was always reading, and I was told that she had set her heart on being a theatrical star. I smiled. The other night I went to a big Melbourne .theatre, and nearly fainted when there marched in as leading lady the waitress of years ago. With the same stride, the same manner, mellowed and softened .by judicious stage management. And she is a good actress too. What a strange land of ups and downs this is. Iniies' Handkerchiefs: Plain, 2d, 3d, *J, tid each. Faucy, 3d to 2a each.— I ratuen's * ; .-Mr W. Acton-Adams, so well known in the_ Dominion (and formerly a resident of Nelson) gave a garden party recently at his country residence Redwood, Kenley, Surrey. It was a sunny' afternoon, and his numerous friends spent a pleasant time in his .lovely gardens and grounds listening to the strains of the Blue and While Band. ■_ A pretty wedding took place at ■ Stoko on Wednesday;' when Miss Olive Martin, second daughter of Mr end.Mrs C. Martin, of Stoke, was married to Mr W. Oliver Caldwell, of -Vending. .. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very pretty in a dress of chiffon taffeta. She wore 'court train of brocadod silk, the usual veil and orange blossoms and carried a bouquot of roses, sweet peas, "and asparagus . fernt ' She was 'attended by three bridesmaids, the chief one, Miss Clara Martin, sister, of the bride, wore a dross of white embroidered ■ muslin, blue chiffon- hat, and her bouquet was of pink and yellow flowers. The two small maids, Miss - Mary Hamilton and Miss Claire Izard, were dressed alike in white muslin frocks, blue sashes, blue hair ties, and carried crooks trimmed with flowers and blue; libbons. Rev W. G. Baker was theoffichting clergyman and Mr Whelari as bost, man.. After the wedding a a reception was held at Seaside, the homo of the bride's parents. . ■- 2000 "Ladies' Handkerchiefs," just arrivdd from 'Belfast, Ireland j beautiful goods.— Trathen's.* . , A telogram from Masterton states that the alleged cattle stealing cases concluded at the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, when Gilbert Langdon and Clifford Jackson, on. charges of stealing cattle, and Frank Carr, charged .with" stealing and receiving' 'were committed to the Supreme Court Carr and Jackson pleaded not guilty and reserved their defence. Langdon pleaded , guilty and was committed for sentence. An application for bail was declined in Langdon's case* accused having .still to answer a charge of horse stealing at Dannevirke. Tlio cattle were taken from Wairarapa and trucked to Ormondville, where" some were disposed of^to butchers. The ages of accused range from sixteen to eighteen. A Dunedin telegram states a new and up-to-date trawling vessel of 60 tons burthen, capable, of steaming -ten miles an houiVvwill ■" arrive at Dunedin -shortly for. purpos.es of exploiting Otago ".wafers for fish^ The vessel is owned by a private»'compariy of fishmongers' who ; have felt themselves restricted by the existing conditions in the fishing trade, and are of opinion that a good deal can be., dpiio in the direction of cheapening fish as ah article of popular diet. The trawler will be under the direction of qualified men from Griinsby. Correct styles in smart Sunshades, <S lid; ss6d, 6s6d, 9s-6d, 133 6d, 15s.— Trathqn's.* The drawing in connection with the art" union of the recent Garrison Band's bazaar^ resulted as follows:— First prize ticket," No. -992, second prize 828; and third, prize^3;936. , The winnei^ were not known on Saturda.y" night. : The winners of the other, prizes were:, wedding cake, Mr Earl, Richmond, No. 95-; bicycle, Miss BJ. White, No. 305 j hall stand, Miss Barltrop, No 25; hand painted mirror, Mrs Millar, No- 4,295 ; carved table, Mr Vaughan, No 278; sewing machine, A. Shone, No 40; " -push cart, F. Hughes, No 4,025. ,; Miss; McDonald and Mr Richard's acted as supervisors of. the : : .' Tuesday next,- : the 17th November, being general election day, the -letter carriers will make one morning delivery only, but on Saturday next,21st November, a -second delivery will be made, commencing at 2. 30 p.m. •. ■ . "'• . .■■■■.■■'"' ■• -. ; '■" . ■ !j Fashionable 'Striped Zephyrs,: Cambrica, etc., 7Jd and Is yard, atTrathen's.* An attempt is being made to pursuade the '. workers that the ;Gqvern.ment has embarked on an extensive immigration policy. As a matter of fact the vote." provided for the purpose of assistingiJTnmigrants will as^ sist only '2soo and these C must be cither farm labourers or -/; domestic' servants. : -' ' ■"-' The : Government? is not responsible for thevf act that .the good reports- spread by -§uch visitors "■ as Mr «Keir" Hardie .and. Mr Ramsay Macdonald ft are causing .people f •to come to .New Zealand. . : • Great variety Lace Curtains. 3s 6d, 4s 6d, 6s6d, 9s6d, 12s6d, to 18s 6d, at Trathen's.* \ . . The Temperature.— At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outside this office registers J 51 dosreos.