NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12499, 27 March 1909, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced in Nelson yesterday at 1.23 p.m. The formal opening of the Nelson Golf Club's season will take place at the links, Tahunaj this afternoon. The fiilal match for the senior cricket championship will be played at Trafalgar JPark to-day, between th<.\ Brightwater and Kamura teams, commencing at ten' o'clock. Nominations for the offices of President, yice-presidents, and Committee of the Nelson A. and P. Association close wita. the secretary (Mr J. Glen) to-day. . ' The funeral of the late Mr T. Gorir.an, which took place yesterday afternoon, was largely attended, the cortege comprising some twenty odd vehicles^ containing representative business men, members of the Nelson Jockey Club, Nelson Licensed Victuallers!" Association, Maitai Lodge of Druids; ' Nelson Anglers' Club, and other bodies. Many beautiful wreaths were placed on the coffin, from the Kelson. Jockey Club, Nelson Trotting Club, Nelson Licensed Victuallers' Association, and fr_om private friends. The burial service was read by the Rev. W. S. Lucas. ! The Minister of Mines and none of those prominent in labour circles "and mining industries, know anything about the threatened strike of coalminers as reported by a recent Press Association message from Wanganui. It is looked upon "as a foundationless scare." . This is not the: first occasion that a similar rumour of a contemplated strike in' the coal trade has originated -at Wanganui... Las b time "a well-known Southern commercial man" was the authority for the statement — :this time the "Chronicle's" informant is just a-, "good authority." Mr J: L. Harris (auctioneer) announces that a clearing sale" of machinery, buildings and plant of the Motupipi Cement Company will be held at Motupipi on Monday April sth, par- 1 ticulars of which are advertised. The annual meeting of the Wakatu Hockey Club will be held in Mercer's rooms on Monday evening next. The Master and Matron of the Old People's Home desire to acknowledge receipt of a gift of the vegetables, etc. used at the Cathedral harvest thanksgiving service. The annual meeting of the Nelson Hockey Association will be held in- the Camera Club's rooms next Wednesday evening. ■.'"■■ The report of the annual meeting of the Nelson Rugby Union, and interesting reading matter appears on the first page of this issue. Yesterday afternoon a white woman named Mabel Lee, the wife of a Chinaman, was taken into custody on a charge of receiving certain goods, knowing them to have been stolen. Accused will be brought before . the Court this morning. The arrest is a sequel to the charge of the theft of a trunk preferred against a young woman named Dane, who was before the Court on Tuesday last, and remanded for a week.The Richmond Horticultural and Industrial Show will be opened on Monday afternoon next by the Mayor of Richmond. Particulars are given by advertisement. _ It was stated during the hearing of a wife's charge of cruelty against Tier husband at Barnslejr that he had offered her for sale in a public-house for £10, finally lowering- his ; valuation to three halfpence. The charge was dismissed. Victoria has exported this year 200,000 cases of, apples, a record for tho State. They were packed in cases made from Australian timber, which rceant a saving of 5d a case. The quality of the fruit exported was declared .to be very saisfactory. Over a hundred cases of fruit from the Waerenga, Momohaki and Weraroa experimental stations \ and from private growers are being shipped by the Department of Agriculture to the Fi anco-British Exhibition. In'anotiher column the^ officer commanding the Nelson Rifles invites applicants for membership to the corps, in order that those who are accepted may be uniformed for the Easter camp. •The corps has just decided "to go in for a hew uniform, and will in every be a weil-equipped corps. Financially, the corps is a very sound one, has a fine and well-provided or-derly-room, while every encouragement is given to members to become proficient in shooting. At the present time there should be no lack of applicants desirous of becoming volunteers. Those wishing to join this corps arc invited to. attend at the Drill Shed at half -past seven on Monday evening.

The sixty-first anniversary of modern spiritualism will be celebrated next week by spiritualists throughout, the world, of whom there are. now said to be upwards of forty millions. Locally, lectures are to be given by Mr Joseph Taylor in the Universal Institute, commencing on Sunday night next, when the subject will be "Personal Psychic Experiences." A convention of spiritualists' is tp.be held in Wellington during Easter week, commencing with a meeting at the Opera House.

The New Zealand headquarters of. the Mormons are situated in Upper Queen street, Auckland. The buildings have been constructed only recently at a cost of between, £3000 and £4000, the money coming from Salt v Lake Oity.'-'-l'te Ohurch has also puiwhasad ■' 130 acres of land in Hawke' s Bay for the purpose of founding a school for Maori boys, who will be taught agri- j 1 culture in all its branches, carpentry, brick, and stone-laying, blacksmithing, and other trades. At a recent conference held near Huntly, fortyfive elders Trere. present, and five hundred Maoris. It is quite evident Mormonism has- a ! strong hold oh' the natives in the north.— " Gisborne Times.'.', * Messrs Levien and Rollet have . an advertisement to the effect that "they Will sue, without further, notice, for all- outstanding accounts .not by the Ist of April next. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. notify that the next sale of hides, skins, and | tallpw has been postponed until Bth April. They also advertise particulars of the following sales: — Clearing sale on Wednesday next at Clifton. Downs, on account of Mr George King, commencing at 1 p.m. ; clearing sale .at Todd's "Valley, Suburban" North,, onTuesday next, at 11 a.m., on account of Mr J. S- Ohisholm (conveyances' will leave Messrs Bisley' Bros, "rooms, Hardy street, at 10 •o'clock sharp for the sale). '-~