NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12807, 31 May 1910, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The parade of the Nelson Field Ambulance, No. 4, will take place at Spring G-rov-e on June Bth, instead oi the loth. The annual ball will bo held at Wake-field on June loth.

The Scottish Society's ingleneuk on Thursday evening will taki> the form of a card party, and dancing will be included, l'rogressive euchre will be played, ami prizes will he givoji.

' A man named William Kane met with an accident while bushfelling at the Croixelles on Friday, sustaining i'ijurics to his leg. He was brought to Nelson yesterday by Maoris in an oil launch, and was taken to the Hospital.

The Harmonic Society's orchestra n-ill meet for practice this evening at half past seven.

The usn of oil on board steamers, »• lieu of coal, is causing "reat interest to be taken in the development of new oil fields. It was intimated recentlj thiat English capitalists were desirous of securing interests in the Taranaki. oil claims, and according to a Grcymcutli paper Mr David Ziman, <>! ■Beef-ton gold fields fame, and Mi- Fehx Campbell have secured a mineral prospecting license over 2500 acres in the vicinity of Kotukn, where they intend boring" for oil. Mr Joseph Taylor, of Nelson, has secured an area of 2000 acres in the same loealitv and- the Hon. J. D. Ormond and Mr R. D. McLean, both of Hawke's Bay, have secured r» similar area. It is stated that Mr David Ziman has command of two million's sterling which has been placed at his command for the development' of the oil regions of Westland.

A large and up-to-date, reinforced concrete hotel is shortly to be erected at Suva for the Union Company. The new building, a two-storiedone, will bo known as the Pacific Hotel. On the ground floor provision has been_mado for seven bedrooms, a large diningroom, lounge, smoking-room, sitting a.nd drawing-rooms, billiard-room, bar, store, kitchen, etc., and also a barber's shop. There will be twenty-eight bedrooms on the first floor, besides baths, etc. Alongside, the hotel will !<e eirected accommodation for native servants, washhouse, laundry, and eugineroom. Attention is drawn to Mr Goo. Carpenter's new advertisement in this issue. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold a stock sale at Richmond yards on Wednesday next. Mr Alfred Gould will sell at Brightwater to-day, at 12.45 p.m., under instructions from iur W. Buschl, 255 acres of land, L.1.P., in Wairotv Gorg«. .At 2 p.m., uncle c iastcuetiaas from 1 Miss Arnold, a clearing sale of poultry, household furniture, etc., will bo held.