NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12878, 23 August 1910, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

An effort is being mado teKor^nniso an excursion to town for school children resident along the railway line as i'ar as Koxhill to enable them to attend a niatinco exhibition of Hayward's Pictures on Friday afternoon nnxt. The various school teachers are interesting themselves in the proposal and Mr Alan Mac Donald, manager of the pictures, is lending his assistance, while the railway authorities will do their best in the way of cheap fares for both children and adults. The charges for admission, to the Theatre .have been fixed at children 2d, ladier. Qd, and. gentlemen Is. The full programme would be given and the children should have a most enjoyable and instructive outing if the matter is brought to a successful ending. The monthly meeting of the Southern Star Masonic Lodge will be held this evening. The members of the Victory Lodge will pay a fraternal visit. The annual general meeting of the Nelson Cricket Association will b© held on Saturday next. The annual meeting of the Nelson Cricket Club will be held on Thursday next. A meeting of members of the Terminating Building Society will be held this evening, to receive tenders for an appropriation. Tho following entries have bee.n received by the secretary (Mr J. Vosper) for the Nelson Harrier Club's race on Wednesday, 24th inst, from rthe Trafalgar Hotel to Bishopdale and ihome by way of the Port : M. Rodgers, L. Hollyman, L. Bell, E. Heffer, J. .Hayton, L. Harris, S. Aldridge, G. -Mills, J. Pauling, B. Mayo, G. Robins, C. Morgan, T. Raharuri, C. ,-Black and J.Vosper. The handicaps for this race will not be published, as it is a_ sealed handicap, rajce, all-startr ing oft' the same mark. A good race is expected; as the course is. a good one. The Public Petitions Committee in the House has recommended that Mrs McGuire, the widow of Sergeant McGuire, was' killed -during the Pawelka scare, be granted £250, in audition to the £500 already paid her. The. Otago Education BoarS unanimously carried the following motion: — "That in the opinion, of the Board justice will not be done to th« rural schools of the Dominion until a distinct cleavage is made in the classification of country and city schools, and suitable regulations for instruction, examination, and promotion of pupils, and for the appointment .of .teachers in the recpective classes of schools be inaugurated." : Forty-seven representative Germans .have lately been on^a study tour of the V.M.C.A. movement in. Great Britain. They visited 13 of the princi-pal-centres and regard their investigations as certain to be productive :of;good results. _ They placed a beautiful wreath oh. thct grave of Sir George Williams in St. Paul's Cathedral. Some timer ago at Thames,states tho 'Auckland correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times," an aged Maori was found with oysters in his launch during the: close season. He pleaded the Treaty of Waitangi' as' an excuse, but to no avail, and the inspector in charge of the oyster bed came down from Auckland to seize the Native's launch, which, if it contained oysters, was forfeit to the Crown. In "the meantime the bags of oysters ' had been removed and the Maori smilingfy awaited the arrival of the inspector. That officer after a close examination of the boat, proceeded to take charge of her, tho smiling- one meanwhile asking "What for.", ,His smiles quickly vanished when he was shown two oysters which had evidently fallen out •of one of the bags and escaped his notice. "Last,, evening, at . Paekakariki," writes a correspondent of the. "Post," "I weriiton the -beach -to pick up drift-wood. About thirty feet above the ebb tide I saw; what I imagined was a log ofHvood. ' I approached with the idea of testing its weight and seating capacity. Conceive- my surprise when the large head' and open mouth, with canine teeth, of a six-foot seal were revealed. It lay asleep, head on the sand and fins closed by its side. At my approach it woke up and snapped viciously and made for me slowly. I retreated and threw a small pebble at it. It deliberately yawned, buried its nose in the sand, aaid after the lapse of a few minutes flapped vigorously towards the water and disappeared in the. breakers. The oldest 'inhabitant of Paekakariki cannot recall. such a visitor, I am told. So the incident should be of interest to students of Nature in New Zealand." - : ■;.: ■■-■-■ :. ... : .'Hie Temperature. — At three o'clock this morning, '.the thermometer outside this office re. istered 42 degress News Travels. — See announcement of J: Ballantyne and Co., Ltd., on first page under title.* - ' The Great Sale is drawing to a swift close at Mrs Anstice's, and to make a final clearance of the stock, every article is marked ,dowri to a fraction of its value. You will be wise to call in as soon as possible), and. see the last of these bargains. Mrs Anstiee, Trafalgar street.* Hams and Bacon.— To save expense of removing our present stock to our new factory, just erected, further reductions will be made in sides, rolls, and hams. Prime quality, smoked or unsmoked. — W.R.May.* ;'., Scpds — Direct shipment of new seeds for spring sowing. Clovers, rye>-grass, cocksfoot, rape, turnip, mangold, and maize (special quality). All varieties of early seed potatoes; patent manures of all kinds; bran, pollard, and pie feeds all at greatly reduced rates. — W. R. May.* With the coming spripg qur •ladj readers are reminded that the first shipments of spring amd summer millinery are now being shown at Mrs Anstice's, where everything that is correct and becoming for the coming season may be seen, including stylish ready to-wears;. all 'marked at most moderate prices. Call and inspect. A visit will do much appreciated.— Mrs Anstice, Trafalgar street.* For Chronio Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, l s 6d and2s6d. In view of the early arrival of our spring and summer goods, further ef-. forte will be made to clear the balance of pur present stocks of drapery,plothing, boots, shoesj linoleums, parpets, rugs, slips, and carpet squares. Hot the reason of this great reduction Bee our advertisement.— W. R. May.* The City Council ls now in a chronic state of hard-up-hess. Ten years ago rates were .2s in the £, and a £3000 overdraft ; now the rates are 3s 3d, and the overdraft £22,600, though, the rateable value- has increased, by £26,000. Trouble is ahead, and loans for water supply and streets are talked of, and there is much diversity of opinion in regard to the new dam. We are pleased, hpwpyer^ tp say that Lock's business is conducted on sound lines, and always commands the confidence of the people, who are unanimous in stating toat Lock's is. the cheapest and-besi? place to .procure up-to-date furniture and furnishings", and the clearing sale now going on offers unprecedented bargains.' If it is a stylish or glain .go-cart you want, a piano, organ, sewing machine^ or an open fire range, you can get it at Lock's cheaper than anywhere Mf®- : We recommend our readers to visit Lock's Emporium and see the wonderful stock and low prices for furniture, < 1 linoleums, cai^pets, curtains, euites, . < Sid everyihn^ niaie the htim©; com- j ■ortable and attrpctiTe.* |:i