NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13381, 2 April 1912, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

. The monthly meeting of the Southern Star Lodge will be held this evening. The English mail will arrive in Nelson by the Koi, connecting with tho Manaroa at Motueka, at about 11.30 a.m. to-day. - j Successful candidates at tho -ecesit Asscciated Board R.A.M. and 11.CM. examinations are notified that they may obtain their certificates at.Messrs' Begg anl Co.'Sj Trafalgar street. Since be lias beon resident inPoison. Dr Wright has been an enthusiastic horticulturist, and his exhibits at the various shows held by the Nelson Horticultural Society, have always been muck admired. Now that he is Icanng Nelson Dr. Wright has decided i~> sell privately the whole of his "carnations, etc., and the contents of his glass house, comprising bonvardias, orchids, gloxinias, ferns, palms, etc. Particulars will be found in an advertisement on page 1 of this issue. At Port Chalmers tho Rangitira loaded 114 bags of scheelite for transport to the London market. From a quantity point of view this is a very small item_ (says the Dunedin "Star"), but when it is recollected that the product is valued at anything from £60 to £120 per ton, it does not appear so insignificant. The principal* scheelite mines in New Zealand are situated at the head of Lake Wakatipu, where a large number of men earn" a livelihood during the summer months by searching for tho precious substance. In tho winter, however, the bulk of the claims are unworkable owing to th'e'height at which they are situated and the consequent intense cold. The postal authorities advise us that tho name of tho Tumanako Post Office has been changed to the original name of Glenhope. A considerable commotion arosci on the cab stand yesterday morning, when two horses became restive, and after smashing the harness fell down. Other horses then threatened to become unmanageable, and the animals in the water cart moved off hurriedly, but what appeared to be» the commencement of a bolt was arrested before any damage was done. ' i Mr. Fred Cooke writes to the > "Maoriland Worker" from ' Christchurch: "Don't you think it is tim 9, public press, journalists, editors, and wrjters, that you gave up prostituting your mentality for the benefit of the military and capitalist class? Up, up, like men —damn your bread and buttor; now is the time for manly action ; we have had enough crawling. Come and help in tho fight!" Wedding presents. —Entree dishes, tablo centres, fruit stands etc., all at greatly reduced prices at Louis Kerr's great alteration gale.* Save while you can, and also get the very goods you are looking for—"The P.est"—at Lor.is Kerr's alteration sale*