NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12458, 6 February 1909, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

One of the vehicles, on the, 4.30. p.m. train outwards yesterday became derailed at "Wakefield, and was the cause" of a few minutes delay in the running of the evening train' from Kiwi to Nelson. . A London cable message states that the Bank of New Zealand is issuing a. hundred thousand five per cent debentures of the" Wanganui Harbour Board at 101. The popular lecture recently delivered at various centres by Lieutenant Knox, organising lecturer of the Navy League, on the subject of "The Navy and Foreign War Ships," has been 'issued* in pamphlet form by the Otago branch of the League. The Secretary of-the branch writes" to us that a copy 'of the pamphlet will be posted gratis to anyone interested, upon application being made to him. _ There was' some amusement last : night at the scene of the street lee- \ ture. The able bodied 7chairman at . "one time had to assist to a safe distance an interruptor whose arguments were considered not altogether . pertinent, land whose -legs were obviously unreliable. After the address ; proper the Chairman mounted the hox and elaborated some of the. points ! brought forwaVd by the visitor. After that the fort was held by speakers ' from : the Socialist Institute, n whose ' remarks were often lost in the gen- ! eral din 'and merriment. -At one < time , there were fully a thousand ' persons in the vicinity. 7 ■On * Tuesday next, at 2 p.m., Mr. i Lock will sell piano, furniture and j 1 effects in the estate of the late Lewis i Sheather, * ■:■.-' )