NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12501, 30 March 1909, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho Wellington-Naples mail despatch of the 9th February arrived at London on the afternoon of the 28th instant. Mails from Auckland, Vancouver, and the United Kingdom will arrive at Nelson about Wednesday morning. Our Murohison correspondent writes — A number of candidates are now in tho field for the new County Council elections, to bo held next month. Messrs 0. Lynch and W. Maefarlane are announced for Hampden riding, Messrs L. Morel, A. Rogers, and A. McDowell for Matakitaki riding, and Messrs G. Thomson, W. R. Hunter, F. Page, and W. Hunter for Maruia - South, Maruia North, Braeburn, and Matiri respectively. It is expected that \Mr Jno. Rait will stand' ,for Owen riding. Nine applications were received by the City Council last night for the position of junior in the Town^Clerk's office. It was decided that no appointment be made until tho ordinary meeting on Friday, evening, the ap- ■ plications and testimonials to be available to councillors in the meantime. - - . . Only one tender was received by the City Council last ! night for the supply of coal to the gasworks. On the motion'of Cr Hampson, seconded by Cr Turner, consideration of the matter was deferred until the ordinary meeting qn 1 Friday evening, the City Engineer in | the meantime to supply schedules of the quantities required. Tenders ■for engineer's work and casting and_ ' blacksmith's work were referred to a" committee with power to act. Tenders for the supply of hardware and ironmongery, and timber, were similarly dealt with. The tender of Roughton and Co., for carting, was accepted. The tender of Martin and Woodward, for street watering, was accepted. i Entries for the Richmond Horticul- ! tural Show, which opens to-morrow I afternoon in the Oddfellows' Hall, ■ | have come in very satisfactorily, and I the competition in many of tlie' classes 'will not make the task of judging, a • light one: It has been found necessary to provide extra accommodation by the erection of a marque alongside the hall. Visitors irom the City are reminded that both oh Wednesday and Thursday afternoons the. train serj vice will suit them admirably, whilst • at the hall ■ itself a afternoon tea may 1 be obtained for-sixpence. I Sir Joseph Ward will be exonerated from all. responsibility for tlie .present unbusinesslike state of affairs if .the . -first use lie makes of an electoral mandate in his favour is to consolidate departments, dispense JsvitH'!' unnecessary appointments, and gradually re- ] duce the Civil Service to order. He ' will hardly deny that during past years ' many abuses have arisen .in the pub- ! lie services, which -cause as much. j heartburning to competent administra- : htors as they do suspicion to the general public. The removal of these "' abuses is:a- herculesi, task," butf the j hearty support. of the. public, regardless of party, should sufficiently strengthen the hands of the Prime Minister and his co-operating_ colleagues to enable them to carry it to a successful conclusion.-Auckland "Herald." Mattresses used in the German army are stuffed with little rolls of , paper, and are said to bo a great improvement on* straw. I To-morrow at the farm, Hope, at ! 1.30 p.m., Mr W. Lock will hold a | clearing sale of live stock, farm imI plements, etc., on account of Mr W. P. Smith. On Wednesday, 14th, at jthe residence, Hampden street,- Mr "' Lock will sell the furniture and effects of Mr N. McLeod. who is leaving for England. •."--.' 1 • ... -- To-day, at 11 a.m., Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold a clearing sale of the freehold farm, household furniture and effects- implements, etc., of Mr Thos. Chisholm, at his residence, Todd's Valley, Suburban North (conveyances will leave .the offices of the auctioneers for the sale Tat 10. a.m.) ; to-morrow, at 1.30, clearing sale .of furniture, live and dead- stock on account of Mr Geo. King, Clifton. Downs, Bishopdale ; and on Saturday iiext at 10.30 a.m., sale of North.lsland horses, at city yards, Hardystreet. ._ , .'.-■".' Owing to the clearing sale to-mor-row (Wednesday) on account of Mr Geo. King, our next weekly stock sale at Richmond yards will he held on . Wednesday, 7th April.* The Temperature. — At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outsid" this office registered 47 degrees Best Summer Drinks : Kops English Alo and Stout, non alcoholic, and Kop's Concentrated Ginger Beer. All Storekeepers.* ■-"■■"? -a--^... y.-i --i ■ ..- Ladies I Wfey pay a price fer 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. The Victory Putter is made from whole milk cream, the cream being reduced in temperature by the latest and most up-to-date sciantifio appliances. The pnblic are guar-' anteed that this butter is freo from all germs, is sweet and wholesome and can be had at the same price;rs other brand*.* Mir William Lock had ay very fine display of the wonderful Sun Lamps and everyone was pleased with the brilliant steady light.yßegarding tliese lights an American' scientist -writes: "The Coal Oil Lamp has taken a back seat and bows . submissively to the triumphant advance of the " Sun" Incandescent Light. As soon as that great Luminary which gives light to the Universe by day, gracefully drops out of sight, below the western horizion, its namesake the "Sun" Lamp,, follows in its orbit, turning night into day, and shedding forth its beautiful incadescent radiance, not alone; in the palatial residences of the • affluent, but just as bright on the unpretentious arid happy domicile of the rustic. With the "Sun" light the citizens of small towns and villages are enabled to enjoy the same privileges as far as brilliant artificial illumination is concorned, , as their brethren in the large cities, and at the same time have no exorbitant gas bills to gay for inferior service but have a beautiful white hydro carbon light of much greater brilliancy than' any other kind of illumination. It is not injurious to the eyes, but on the contrary is a relief to the visionary organs and enables all to read with perfect comfort and ease as though it were broad daylight." Lock is sole agent for these lamps.