THE COLONIST. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Saturday, December 18, 1909. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12726, 18 December 1909, Page 2

THE COLONIST. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Saturday, December 18, 1909. NEWS OF THE DAY.

1 estei*day the public school guis of Standard V. sent 10s to the Key. J. H. MacKenzio as. a subscription towards the Ragged School Union, London, fthc best recipe for making your own holiday happy. Half season trout fishing licenses may jiow be procured from Messrs J. E. Hounsell and' Co.,. and W. Vininig at Nelson and. Motueka. We liave to thank Messrs -J. H." | Cock and Co., Lt/d., kelson agents, for copies of picture wall calendars issued by tlic , Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company and by the, Shaw, Savill, and Albion Ship-ping-Company. - In the Supreme Court in ch.imbei-s on the 17th: inst., His Honour Mr Justice Denniston, on the- application, of Mr Glasgow, granted probate •of the :will of Samuel Goodall, late of Tadmor, to Mrs Mary E. Goodall, ; Mrs E. M. Moffitt, and Mrs C; S. ; Ward, the executrixes in tiie said will ".named"; leave being reserved for •Eeunefclf Bryn Goodall, -the other to come in and prove on ;his attaining his- majority. The annual meeting of tJie Motueka .Valley Horticultural Society will be held in the school room at" T'apa'iver'a ' on Tuesday evening next. . The first round of heats for-'thie. .."Sclanders-" fours was rowed -at the Port last evening, when Bird's crew, easily defeated" Hamilton's crew; Bitchclor's crew beat Levien's_crew by about six feet, ia most exciting fimslij and in the. third heat Kitcning's ci - ew settled McCabe's creiv by fouT .length s.On Montlay evening ihe seini-fijials toll be I'owed,- Smith (bye) rowing Bird at ■SI3O and Kitching andßatcheior row at 6 p.m. Last evening the three heats were* got off promptly to';tim& so that, there was no waiting, the last race being finished within au hour of the start of tho first. ■Gents' signet rings — in massive gold> and in the latest and most approved designs.— See them at Brown -and Kerr's.* The,, .anniversary celebrations in I coiunection with the Shedwood Lodge of Druids will be held at Tapawera on December 31st and January Ist. On the evening of December glEt, tlie .dance will commence 'at 8.30. On New Year's Day there will bo cricket matches between the Palmyra Lodge of Tadmor and the Shed woe d Lodge of Druids, and a cup match between NeJson and Tapawera Glubs=. There is also to be a shooting match on tiie range close by. Lunch is to be 2>rovided by Mr F. S. Savage, who has lately completed a new accommodation house at Tapawera. Tea will be provided at the Driuds' Hall from 3 o'clock in the afternoon,- -and tlief« will be a concert at night. The public should find this a very pleasant outing, and trains will run to suit the convenience of town and country people. : "." : Presents for gentlemen f Shaving brusHes'and mirrors, military hair brushes in handsome leather case.— At Brown and Eerr's.* The. Minister for. Labour lias decid- ! Ed tp«xtcnd tho work of tho Nelson branch of the Department, of Labour ■by adding a woman,'s emplojnnent ) branch. This department -iwll be r under the cliargo' of Miss Emorsoii I and should meet a long felt want. Applications will be received by' Miss " EniCT-soiv from employers and employees without fee or other charges. Beginning to-night! Our premises will be opening every evening till Christmas:-— Brown and Kerr, jewellers.* To make jour Christmas shopping a • pleasure, you .should go to Mrs Ans'tice, where the counters are piled with charming and attractive goods suitable for Christmas gifts. Tho choice is so large, the goods so. pretty, and tho prices so moderate,that you'll be able to find a gift here for all your lady friends. Come and see these lovely gifts that axe bound to please. You'll like them.* 1 At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Messrs. W.'Bethwaite and T. W. Bradshaw, Justices, three I schoolboys .named W. Carpenter, T. ,D. Hood and W. Walker were caen fined Is without costs for riding on the footpath in Nile street cast, near the Maitai Valley. Everyone values more a gift which '■is useful as well as beautiful, and those who are" wondering what-to give this Christmas will find many lovely things suitable- for : gifts at Mrs Anstice's. Call and sec them early, for when you buy your presents here, you know that they are of superior quality, while the prices are always most reasonable. Mrs Anstice, Trafalgar street.* The Temperature.— At three o'clock this morning the fchermoinefce-i "outside this office registered[6o degrees Tahunauui.: Every lot in tJiis popular township has been sold. * The iine dwelling house with 8J acres of land, ris' still, unsold and should meet with I a- ready Bale. The house is continuously ope^ for inspection and the public | rtre invited to view the house and the grounds eurroithding it.* Now that the' spring is well advanced, one is always pleased to bear that the "Victory" butter, direct from the factory at Brightwater, is again on the market. : Householders^ should insist on getting this' brand, which has a fine . flavour and is of tlievery best quality.* -y : Passengers travelling Jo. Wellington requiring a reliable carrier, send post card or w^»-a. to; Baker j .Wingfield street, Welllagton, who ViU meet boat night cv aay. Luggage by night boats scored for train, in moming. No exorbitant fares charged. All orders punctually attended.* In Parliament the other day Mr Poland, M.P., asked^ tha. Government wht>Uier thoj- take -into serious coi>eideratioii tixif advisability of importation and supplying sewing, machines at cost price to; the people of the Dominion. Note ;:"•■:' 'The average retail cost of these necessary articles is fully 300 per cent .higher "than the, cost price and is a sever© and unnecessary tax upon poor people.". We agieo with .the hon. gen-UemsMi when he -says it is an unnecessary tax, and there is no excuse to -pay exorbitant prices when you can -purchase the celebrated Atlas 20th Century" Reversible Feed Sewing Mahine, one of the most up-to-date machines, on the market, for less than half the' price cha-rged for machines ip no way sup&riar to the wonderful "Atlas." ~Mr Lock is sole agent-for-:NewiZealand, and charges-no 300 per: cent on their cost, nor even a quarter of itrj But Lock imports tiiein direct and sells them at a small profit. Hand ma-' chines from £2 10s, witii a guarantee. Tt is only stating a plain, fact in -saying that at Lock's you get the best value for everything required in i