NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12792, 13 May 1910, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is. notified that the banks in Nelson and Motueira will bo closed on ' Monday, 16th instant (Whit Monday). - . , I Th© postponed meeting of the Wa- j . katu Rowing Chib will be liold in the Pier Hotel to-night, when honorary : and active members are particularly I requested to attand. - , Mrs Russell Sage, widow of rtlie American millionaire, who has been " deploring tho number of begging let- ■ ters she receives, is one of the^rich- ■ est women in the world. Her vast foi-fmne,howeyer, is rapidly dwindling, ' for she is giving thousands away to deserving charitias,. and tho number of requests for help that she receives are over 900 a day. "I really do not ' know how. much money I have distri- , buted ; " slie said some time ago; and " . hew munificence Iras earned for her the ; t nickname oi "America's good fairy." ; . It is purious to reflect that when she i f first married Mr Sage,- 1 the> milljgn- < 3 air/ess and her huifbaijd were quite < . poor. "We were" not poverfiy-strick- ] f c,n," she says, "but ju s^ ableto keep ; the wolf from the door." .' i ,■•-••• - . . < >■ The Temperature. — At tlrce. o'cloik i > this morning tlie thernioinete; outside 1 ihid oificeregis ereJ 51 degrees < A long coat to keep you dry in the < wet, and warm inthe cold, and always ! • look smart and- dressy, is essential to j every lady. Mrs Anstice is showing a < : very fine Hue of stylish long coats in. ] ' all the ne;W winter colourings and 1 shapings, and you're invited to call , "in and try some on. You'll find one j , hero to suit you in style and price.* ] The Earth will go through the tail of ] Halley's Comet about the. 18th instant, "j and the Mayoral election is over. The t comet and Mayoral election, no doubt, j caused some stir, but they in no way 5 helped to solve the problem of making £ both ends meet, or show economical j housewives how to make^ a pound pur- 2 , chase thirty shillings' worth of goods. a However, many have discovered that ] LQpk'.s Emporium (where a Great 3 Clo.stiig Down Sale js in full swing); is v the pSce tp fi?l the b, ill for making T the money gQJFar. -There is no ( doubt v that this Gre^ Clearing Sale is at- ( tf^cisng a lot of- attention, for the s stock is an eH^>;mpus otifi, embracing a I large variety- of iip-^-dafe goods, s Everything is marked in pfaib ftgures. % Cuatomers pan see at a glance_ the big fi reductions inade. to' effect a quitk sale, v Besides the great BtOPk of " furniture I and furnishings, Lock has reduped the li price of the celebrated Atlas Sowing Machines, Zealandia open firo ranges, t Harland's English pianos, Carpenter organs, and the world's famous sun ■ lamps. A visit to Lock's will convince you that the prices are far and. away n the lowest in the city.* C