NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12730, 28 February 1910, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

On, Saturday morning, at the Magistrate's Court, a man named Archie McPhee was lined £1 or in default 48 hours' imprisonment for helpless drunkenness, by Mr J. S. Svans, S.M, Accused was beforoi tlio. Court a week ago, ami was remanded for medical treatment; lie was also before the Court on; Friday, and was further remanded to enable enquiries to bei made as to the possibility of him securing employment. Expenses amounting to between £8 and £9 were incurred in connection with McPhee's arrest, treatment, and detention, but the Magistrate said it was useless making an order in regard to these. The first election under the Hospitnl and Charibabte Institutions* Act, 1909, for five members to represent the Waimea and Murchison Counties on the Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, will take place on Wednesday, March 16th. Nominations will be received up till Wednesday, 9th March, at the Waimea County office, Nelson. Each nomination paper must be signed by two electors and by the candidate, and evefry candidate at the time of nomination shall deposit £3 with the. returning officer. On Thursday last Mr Thomas- Hunt, of "Wantwood," Wakefield, shipped by the Pateena twenty-fivo choice Romney Marsh stud rams for a flock owner in the North Island. By the Pateena on Saturday Mr Hunt received 63 Romney stud rams, bred at Palmerston North by Mr Bannister. . Our Christchurch correspondent reports that Arnst is doing ten to twelve miles pulling each day, besides walking exercises. His present weight is 13 stone 9 pounds, but before the race with Whelch lie expects to bring it down to 13 stone 4 pounds. Whelch is also doing good work -in' pulling and walking. The interest in the two scullers is increasing at Akaroa. Both men are in good health. A meeting of the committee of the. Nelson, Trotting Club was held at Mercer's rooms on Saturday evening. The; president (Mr H. Baigent)^ occupied the chair, and there were present^ Messrs J. F. Hardey, E. E. Trask, C. J. Hardcy, J. H. Finney, C R. Harley, C. J. Ruffell, and G. Silceck. The secretary (Mr J. Glen) prqsented the balance-sheet for the re- : cent race meeting, which showed that ! a small profit- had been made. On the year's transactions the club ' should make about £70. Reference ' was made to the excellent work done i by the secretary (especially in col- • lecting nominations and acceptances). The president handed Mr J. F. Hardey Mr F. N. Jones' special prize ' for the best dressed ridevr at the recent race meeting, which was decided by the ladies by ballot. Li expressing his thanks Mr Hardey suggested that the club should offer a prize on the 1 lines adopted by Mr Jones, pointing . out that it would encourage horsemen j . to appear in proper oostume. The president spoke of the success of the last racei meeting, and said the club 1 should continue to strive to please tlie ' public. It had been suggested 'to- him ; that' the club should run a two days' . meeting, and he asked members to ' think the matter oveir as it would be 1 brought up at the annual meeting. I Correspondence was dealt with and the . meeting closed with, a vote of thanks , to the chair. To-morrow, at 2 p.m., at the -resi- ; deneo, Alton street, Mr W. Lock will ( \ sell tlie furniture and effects of Mr . ■ J. Bennett. ' ] Messrs Bisley Bros, aud Co. notify i" , that their Murchison stock sale is > postponed to the 19th of Mai eh, and . the Korere sale from Tuesday, Ist March, to Tuesday Bth March; also • that they are holding a supplemen--1 tary sheep and ram fair at their Richi mond yards an Wednesday next. The Tempe'atnre.— At tfree o'clock this morning tlie thertnomete" outside this office registered 62 degrees? l When shopping, value is what , counts to-day. Customers want to buy where they get the Jiiost for their ' money, and that's the reason Mrs • Anstico is doing such an increasing i business. Here you get good, honest ; goods, correct styles, and you save at least a little money on every pur- " chase -you make. Hundreds of peo- > pie know this, and we want you to • put our values to the test — to come and judge for yourself. — Mrs Anstice, Trafalgar street.* If you require the highest grade : butter made on the latest and most i approved principles, ask for "Vie- ' tory," which is sweet and palatab'e, 1 and take no other.* i i "A good name la better than great riches," and Lock, the Universal Pro- ' vider, has a good name for giving ■ first class value and for fair and ■ square dealing. We append a portion ; of a poem sent to him : — Such love as his, what tongue can atly tell! , Save he whose heart has owned its magic spell; ' With heaving breast, bat nope as firm as rock, He breathed that name, th' inspiring name of "Lock." Straightway to Lock's with little cash, 'tis true, They wend their way, he looking rather blue. But wonders never cease (though quality of the best), All was so wondrous cheap, their doubts were soothed to rest. They're married now, and prattlers round them throng, As happy in their home as summer day is long; Yet oft in loving circle they tell that little flock, How grateful still they feel to good old William Look, The Complete Furnisher.