NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12467, 17 February 1909, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

. Prize money ■ won at the Nelson Rifle Association's recent shooting meeting will be paid out at the Drill Shed on Friday evening next. 'Mr John Graham, M.P., Chairman of. the kelson Board,; left for -Wellington by* the Pateena yesterday. This_ morning he ivill interview the Minister for Railways on the subject of dredging-at the.railway-wharf. At the Warden's Cotirt yesterday, before Mr Warden Eyre-Kenny,- Mr A. ~D: Bayfield applied to . surrender a miheraldicense at Aniseed Valley. Mr Hayes appeared in support of the application,! which was granted. ,- - The Loyal Nelson .' Good Templar -Lodge meeting at half -past eight tonight will be : . open to the public. '.'• .' The Nelson Citizens' Band will render, some choice music this evening at the camp of the H Battery.; in the 'Botanical Reserve, when, doubtless, there: will be a large attendance. The collection will be in aid of the Band's contest fund. " .- -■ ' A ■wator polo match will bo played at 6.15 this evening between-the All--ohor .wharf, and the' breastwork for which the following players have been selected:— A. Team : Gaol,•-Hor-ton; backs, R. Jones,- Roberison, senr. ; half,- Graham ; - -whig, Gilbert ; centre,. .Emerson; wing, Johnston ; B Team: Goal, Dickson ;' backs, 11.., Batchelorj Gabfielson; half, K. Rob- 1 : crtson; wmg ? K. Allen; centre, Switzery wing, McDanald. Emergencies, Scully Floyd, Smythe, W. Batchelor; referee, -Mr F. Betliwaite. ..Boy and maii- met on the Temuka -River (says a South Canterbury paper) "the former getting'all the luck,, while -the -latter coula'nbt "get ■ a : touch."- :-:The man ;wprKed .xip.-'.too-.j close "to the bbyythere'hyrpVeTstiEsp'pjng Mver- etiqra^.; w 'alid: fiie ;'■ youngster ; ; asserted ' his rights by remarking- '*! say old man, you clear o&t. of that; .this is. my. ripple." .The "old mau;.-; was none" other than a well-known and most highly-respected Judge the Supreme Court, on a visit to Temuka, and he smiled, and gracefully It would appear that into a large number of Wesleyan pulpits in Eng-_ land the revised version of the scriptures has not yet found an entrance, although warmly recommended by .tne Sheffield Conference of 1904. The RevDr Ballard makes a vigorous ; plea in the "London Quarterly" on behalf ol the new version, which ■he tmuksshould' find a place in every pulpit. .. 1; A' conductor on the" Sunderland dis'- 1 trict trams lost an upper set of^false teeth a few weeks ago. He thought, he had swallowed them and the doctor called in traced,. as. he thought, symp-^ toms of disagreement. . The maiu was taken to the infirmary and the, Rontgen rays were used. No teetli; could be located. . . There was to be, an operation forthwith. The man was on the slab when his wife came to the. institution with the missing set: which had been found under his bed. Men employed on co-operative works in New . Zealand during December totalled 9062. Of these 352 were artisans and 4031 labourers working on the -railways, the remaining 4679 being attached to the Roads Department. At a sale; of purebred dairy stock in New South Wales the other day good prices were realised.'. - 1 Ayrshire bulls sold up to 101 guineas, cows, of the same breed to. 67 guineas Shorthorn-bulls-to 25. guineas, Shorthorn bulls; to 25,, guineas, cows: of ; the samebreed to 32 guineas. Holstein bulls, went-to 22 guineas, -arid Holstein cows and heifers to 38 guineas. '. y • Mr J. Pierpont "Morgan' gave all his employees 50 per cent "of their yearly salary as. a Christmas gift. The Central Trust did likewise and some of the principal' American banks raised the salaries of their staffs. v ] Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold a stock sale at Richmond to-day ;; and sales, at. Takaka on Friday and Saturday next. Messrs Levien and Rolled announce an important sale of Wakefield pro- ; perty in the estate of Mr deceased, to beheld at'-' u therr rooms, Hardy street, on the 27th inst. Full particulars are given in this issuo. 5 To-day-j at 2 p.m. sharp, Mr ; Win. Lock will sell without reserve tbe superior and practically new furniture and effects of Mr A. E. Williams. Oa Saturday next, at noon, Mr Lock willseil, by order of. the. 'Public Trustee, land and duelling in: Totara street, xo the estate of the _ite.Mf J. WarnocK. . : ".v ■Best rSunimer Drinks: Kops English Ale' and Stout, non alcoholic, and Kop's Concentrated Ginger -Deer. All: Storekeepers.*; <-V f FOR APPLES AND PEARS.— The' 'ravages: of Codlih -Moth can be avoid--:ed :by thevcheap and simple process . of- spra,ying thoroughly with. Swift' s I Arsenate of Lead. See that you obtain: "Swift's." :,- y ./Ladios! Why pay- a price for a islop ccstumo when, you can get a first-class cut costumo 'and materials for a little more, at Harford and vDal^s, Trafalgar .Street. ■-, i The Victory Dutter 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 guar^ .."anteed;thiEit ;this putter is free from geiias, is sweet '{arid wholesome : and- cahjliev had /at the Bame price ;as "other? traMs.?: ■'■"■■ , Y : :YyY '-' The Harboiv? Board elections ""were- .' .excecdinsly.fexme. .-Some think the works, are a Li'^ su^ess, and only requiro. : tlle ' ." fiuisljing touches," whilst others think ; tbe Board has- m-id 3 a poor, show for their .five years'^ drodgins: and expendituiq o" £"0 000 "Not being engineers, we "do:, lot .wish to express an opinion -on theiii^fcfcery^Eutwe are pleased to be >ble:_to 'give an unqualified' opinion- regarding : Lock's great Furnishing Emporium, that it.is, at..,all:.timesrtho .cheapest and best place to furnish at Lock's value is' unsurpassed,'his. stock is..the., largest and most "up-to-date, and' by -purchasing, at L6ct!s __porium/you'.' can beasmredof 1 getting satisfaction. These are ; the reasons.why Lock does .the; ibulk.of the '■' furniture trade.*. "" ' "' .■ . 1 ■■, - r