NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13497, 17 August 1912, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Band of the 12th Regiment will play selections in tho city streets tliia evening.

A meeting of tho Nelson Chamber of Commerce is called for Monday evening at 8 p.m. Members are urged to como in force, as very import-ant business in connection with tlio coining visit of Ministers will be under discussion.

At tile Cliristchurch poultry, pigeon, and canary show. M-essrs. Hammond and Goodman (Richmond) secured first prize for brown leghorn cock and Ist and 2nd i>rizo for brown leghorn pullets.

A club evening in connection with tho Nelson College Old Girls' Association will bo held at the College this evening whisn a dramatic entertainment will bo presented.

Th© Chief Postmaster advises that stamp vending machines aro about to be installed in Nelson. One will bo placed outside the Chief Post Office, one at H. J. Hingeton's shop, Hardy street, and one outside the Post Office at The Port.

A social gathering waa held at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Inwood, who are leaving the district. Soniga etc*., were contributed by Miss Condell, Mesdames Jack Flower, D. Anderson, E. Westley, Packer, Atkinson, Messrs Joseph Flower, C. Frost and Packer. The school children also rendered several items. During the evening Mr. Joe Flower, on behalf of the residents, presented Mr. and Mrs. Inwood With a handsome silver cruet, and a silvermounted salad bowl, upon which their names had been engraved. Mr. Inwood suitably acknowledged the gifts, and thanked the residents for their kind thoughts, words, and actions. Supper was provided, and a very pleasant evening closed with cheers for Mr. and Mrs Inwood, and tho einging of "Auld Lang Syne." Much of the success of the gathering was due to Mesdam&B Brown. Packer and E. Westley.

The carcase of a pig -at present hanging in one of the big curing warehoiis<w .in Christ-church is said to be in a truly shocking condition, being literally covered from head to tail with purple and black weals, evidently inflicted with a formidably stout stick. There are hundreds of theSe marks, many of wlhicli have- penetrated deeply into the flesh, in fact the greater part of the back and most of the right side is one continuous discoloration. The brute's hind quarters Avere also black Avith kicks. The poor animal Avas actually so crippled by the treatment to Avhich it had) been subjected that when it was being taken to the abattoirs iti Avas unable to stand, and had to bo carried from the truck in a wheelbarrow. Th© Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have the matter in hand.

"The Review of Reviews" for August is a remarkable number, inasmuch as it contains an autobiographical sketch by air. W. T. Stead. It Avas written just before h© left for America on the Titanic. Indeed he had taken the proofs Avith him to correct, not having had time to dc so before he sailed. It is a remarkable document, giving as it does the. inside A riew of Mr. Stead's great activities. The remainder of the "Review" maintains its usual high .standard.

Faultless! Such is the description of every tailor-made suit built by Messrs. Lock and Tayler. It is indeed refreshing to know that satisfaction is assured to every Avearer of one of the; firm's suits.*

A 'somewhat peculiar incident, not without its romantic feature©, is said to have oceured at Ashburton, in'which three local young ladies acted as they considered the eniergencjy defaanded. It would appear that a chum of the girls in question was invited by a man to pay a visit to his hou.se a couple of miles away. When she had not returned home her friends became suspicious, and, journeying to the house to which the girl had been decoyed they gave the man a severe thrashing, after which he- fled. They then took the young woman back to Asbburton.

A woman at Auckland this week was fined £1 with 46s Gd cost for being tho possessor of a bulldog which endangered tho limbs of passersby. The animal attacked an old man and a policeman who drew his baton and broke- it over the head of tho dog in defending himself. The woman had refused to destroy tho dog, but the Magistrate issued an order for its destruction. ' .

A. hopeful viow in regard to cancer treatment wag. taken by Dr. Gilbert Lamble (Stewart lecturer on Pathology at the Melbourne University) in a lecture in Melbourne- last week. After pointing out that ev<jry thing went to show that the- disease was not hereditary, and also that there were many spontaneous cures of undoubted cancer, he referred to the research work that was being carried out all over ho world. There was every hope, ho believed, that ono outcome of these researches would be tho discovery of a euro for the disease.

Tho Archbishop of Canterbury announced on July 3 in tho Upper House of th<> Convocation of Canterbury that ho had received.-an invitation from the> Primato and Bishops of tho Church of New Zealand to attend, their first (Church Congress, to bo held in Auckland in February, 1915, to mark tho centenary of the introduction of Christianity into the islands of New Zealand. Though ho had been unable to aecedo to the request and to stay away from England for so long a time, ho passed on another invitation—that one- of the provincial bishops should attend.

Highest quality dress, engagement, and wedding rings.. Best value and largo assortment at Louis Kerr'«, 109, Trafalgar street.*

Louis Kerr ha,s just opened som© new and pretty designs in amethyst and pearl brocfchc.s and peridpfiats; 7s 6d to 10s each.*