NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13107, 16 May 1911, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The English mail, via Brindisi, which left Wellington on the 7th April, arrived at London on tho 12th May.

The Ping Pong Club will open the season at the Co-operative rooms this evening-

Tlio Motueka agency of "The Colonist" is now at the Excelsior Tea Rooms, High street, next door to the Post Office Hotel. Subscribers may obtain papers thare and extra copies are on sale.

The provisional regulations for tlie military forces of New Zealand, under the new defence scheme, are published as a supplement to the New Zea. land Gazette.

At his lecture last evening, Mr. Hugo said that he knew young ladies who used all sorts of medicines and washes to improve their complexions. The best way for a young girl to nnprore her complexion is to get plenty of sleep, and drink no tea. Tea will have a very bad effect on a young girl's complexion.

A legal notice is advertised in this issue with respept to tjie hearing of a petition for the winding up of the Marlborough Brewery and Aerated Water Company, Limited.

Attention is directed to the advertisement of the Auckland Clothing and Drapery Company which appears on page three of this issue.

Mr. Hugo had a full house at the Foresters' Hall for his fifth lecture last evening, when he spoke on ears and lips. The lecture was much enjoyed. Besides being an impressive- lecturer, Mr Hugo is very skilful with the brush, and his large and effective illustrations make his discourses most interesting. Several young ladies and gentlemen went on to the platform for criticism to the amusement of the audience. The next lecture will be next Monday evening upon chins and jaws, which will be jfche, last. ■■,-. .■.•-■''■" - • • V

A number of the members of the LoyaJ Nelson Good Templar Lodge met last night at Mrs Fairey's (the newly chosen District ©eputy), s?hen $ hearty welcome was extended to Bro the Rev Blair, thci Grand Lodge Chaplain, who expressed himself well pleaßed with his visit to Nelson. He was asked to convey the fraternal greetings of the Nelson members to the West Coast lo&gbi, '" .