NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13049, 8 March 1911, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The annual meeting of tho Nelson College Old BojV Football Club will be lieul this evening.

H Is.notified that the championship swimming events in coiinefction .with Nelson College will take place this afternoon at half-past two at the College baths:

A Westpdrt .press message, states that a trucker at the Wcstport Coal Company's Mangatina mine, named James Campbell, a single man, was injured on Monday night through a runaway truck of coal passing over him: He died yesterday morning.

Judgment for f>hri plaintiffs by default was.given by Mr J. S. Evans, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, in the following civil cases':—-Milner and Tindill (Mr. W. Miluer) v. A. H Houns-ell, ofaim 12s, costs 5s ; G. F. Hingston (Mr Hayes) v. J. Mcßurncy, claim £3 3s Bd, costs 10s. . In the judgment summons case, Sarah Stewart (Mr Houlker) v. J. L. Baker (Mr. Hayes) the. Magistrate, after (hearing tho evidence of the defendant, declined to make an order. The judgment was obtained in July 1908 for £G 19s. Defendant stated that he had been in receipt of £2 a ■week, then of £2 2s 6d, and for the p".;;t tliroe- months his wages had been £2 5s ,with a little overtime. He had ■ wife and two children to keep, and mo. child was earning 8s a week. He paid 10s a week rent. The Magistrate eoir:;U'i!:d that defendant would not havo had sufficient left from £2 13s a week, after providing for a family of four, to ?ati,';fy the judgment.

Messrs. Bisley Bros, and Co., announcer the following, stock sales:— To-day, at Richmond; to-morrow, at Motueka and Riwakri; Friday, at Tap.■>w:t:i ; Monday noxt nt Golden Downs To-day and to-morrow the firm will hold a sale of Irish linens at the Oddfellows' Hall.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Co., L|d., advertise the following stock sales: To-day, at Richmond ; to-morrow, at Thorpe ; Friday, at Tapawera ; and on Tuesday, 14th inst, at NgatimotL

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. announce stock sales as follows:— To-morrow, at Thorpe ; Friday next, >;>t Tapnwera; on 14th inst, at N'gatimoti;

At Mrs Anstice's you'll find some very choice, moirette underskirts. Each one of tlicso garments is beautifully cut and made in many handsome.; plaiii and dressy .styles, aiid you'll find tho prices temptingly low. These are worth your inspection.*

Nothing is more useful for wear between seasons than a. smart tweed skirt. At Mrs Austioe's you will find a big choice of wo,!] cut, well made, stylish skirts in all shades of light ai:d dark tweeds, marked at really small prices. It will pay you to get in and look_ them over. One of these smart skirts is just what you're wanting for present wear.*'