NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12402, 18 November 1908, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Mayor has given notice that he will move at the next meeting of the City Council, "That no nation which has been rejected by tho Council shall be moved again within throe months without tho consent of the Council." Tho Victory Butter is made from whole milk cream,' the cream being reduced in temperature by the latest and most up-to-date scientific appliances. The public are guaranteed that this butter is free from all germs, is sweet and wholesome and can be had at the same price as other brands.* Ladies' Handkerchiefs i Plain, 2d, 3d, <4d, 6d each. Fa.-cy,- 3d to 2s each. — Trathen's* '■ ■; Some small birds in the Otautau plantation of firs got a scare one night last week (says the Gore "Standard"), when a couple of the smalleared owls, which have been liberated further north, appeared on the scene. These owls have been imported and liberated in the Waihemo and Vincent counties and have proved destructive to . sparrows and linnets. That they are multiplying, and spreading is evidenced from the presence of the two seen in Otautau by a_resident, who watched the pair for 15 or 20 minutes, during which time they accounted for a couple of dozen sparrows. Great variety Lace Qartains. 3s (id, 4s 63, 0s Gd, asCd,.^ Gd, to ISs 6j, at Trathen'a.* . / A gentleman gifted with si persuasive Irish tongue appeared as a deputation^ to Si r Joseph Ward at Geraldine the other day, preferring a request on behalf of the residents of Beautiful Valley that the Maori name proposed to be given to the posb office of their locality be not insisted upon, but that the original idyllic appellation be retained. "Now just bstween us, Sir Joseph," he insinuated blandly, "when I see you I know you will be reasonable with us. It's no use talking. They arc giving you a post office etaoin eta giving our post office a Maori name, I c?.n't pronounce it, but it spells like this, 'Waihipai.' Some calls it 'Waihipoi,' bvb I gives it the English, and calls it 'wipe-yonr-oyc' We're all Europeans . there, and we don't want a Maori name we can't pronounce." Sir Joseph Ward said he had no very strong feelings in favour of substituting Maori names for the old names of places. If the vallov was really beautiful, and the pnople wanted the" name' changed, thore was no reason why they should nr>t sl?pp in peace in beautiful Valley, and keep to the old name for their post office. Land— On Saturday cexfc, the 21st iust, :in unusunlly large land sale will bo hold at the land s*l9 mom of Messis iiisley Bros, and Co., Hardy streeh. « hen some 25 building allotments in the Hedey Estate, KichniMid; and 11 farm* and tuns, situated ;n diffHreDt parts of the Nelson district, will bo offered. Particulars of tlic.se properties will be found in oir advertising columns. It will bo gitlvrei from tho advertisement fcbst <>wirg to tbe dissolution of p-rt-ner-tnp every lot offeied will bo fold, ;\, d if desired, fully two-tninls of tr-K piirctinse money can remnin for a temi of years, bearing interest at sp<r v. nr. The great land sale So ul.i a (Ford a splendid opportunity to t : os ■ looking for freehold propertie.;, winch can be secured "on easy terms of piiyment and practically at t.'.eir own value. 4 6 M»>3?rs Levien and Rollot announce a saL? of stock at their yards on Thursday, the 26th inst, show week, and respectfully solicit further entries. Tho Temperature. — At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outside this oflioe registers . 5 4 degrees. Ladies! Why pay a price for a slop costume when you can get a first-class cut costume and materials for a little more, at Harford and Daly's, Trafalgar Street. Our readers were no doubt pleased to hoar that Nelson's "Universal Provider" was once more amongst them. They will be still more when we tell them that whilst in tho State of Ohio Mr Lock visited Canton as | the guest of the Sun Vapour Light Company, whose representative he is for tlio Nelson, Marlborough, Wellington and West Coast districts. The Sun Vapour Company manufacture lamps which burn with a brilliancy that outshines acetylene or electricity. The lamps are made in all styles to suit the hall, church or home. Clients should order early, as the present demand exceeds the supply. During his tour Mr Lock visited most of the great manufacturing centres and has made arrangements with the manufacturers and others for the supply of various goods for his furniture warehouse, so that ho will be able to supply the public cheaper than ever with tho very latest and most up-to-date goods direct from the factories. Sole agent for the celebrated "Atlas" Pianos. All arc invited to inspect.