NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13644, 8 February 1913, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Nelson School of Physical Culture will open on Monday, February. 10. Miss Greenwood may be interviewed on that day betwee-n the hours of 3 and 5.

In our \advertssoment columns %he Nelson Fire Brigade returns thanks to the public of Nelson for the donations of funds to send a team away to compete in the Wanganui fire brigade demonstration.

An Invercargill telegram states that a conference between the doctors, and friendly societies was held last niglit, at which tlie societies practically receded from their previous position, and agreed to 'the doctors charging tor operations.

The last issue of the English ' War CrV' to hand- contains the announcement that General Bramwell Booth has decided upon . the introduction of a method of profit-sharing vwhich will si ye customers a share in the prongs received from certain departments ol tho Salvation Army trading operations.

' A Timaru telegram states that a^, report by an, officer of the Health Department to the county council on the sanitation of Fairiie strongly condemns the water supply in certain parts of the township. The council resolved to take action if the house proprietors ao not remedy the evils.

Owing to an extensive bush fire laet night the evening train from Nelson to Glen hope, could not get -through, and was -held tip at Tui. Mr. Edwards, the local railway manager, was communicated with, and he authorised the engagement of vehicles to take the passonirc.Vs'to tnolr ll«mes- After an hour a delay, however, tho line was patrol.cd 1 and'reported:safe for traffic, enabling everyone to get home though, rather late." 'lie real danger was the fact that tfalliiig- -trees/ ...might, ha-ye-..blocked the line '■ but • the' vigilance 'of-the" Depart-!rjnent-enabledv-±h.e "tram to get through without mishap.

•At a meeting-of -the Aehburton County' Council yesterday, says a Press 'Association telegram, 'the chairman gaia he had l>een approached by £he Mayor of Ashburfon oiv the question of Ash burton sending an exhibit to the Auckland .kxhibitipn. Discussion ensit«d and finally it was resolved that a committeo be set up to confer with the Borough Council a,s t-Q t'«e advisability of the County and Borough having a. court of tlieir own at tho 6xlilWtio-ft,.-.but..that-it i l>o .recommended to such comm^tSSL.tO support a Canterbury court, t/> include " 5H A«ilburton bay, provided the amount of the required contribution was. not too great.

~ Mr.Woodrow WHsoft's holiday in the Bermudas is bringing in a steady revenue to the local post office. He has had to pay as much as 7s in excess postage for a->siugle day's mail horn the United States.. Mr -Wilson has been telling tho interviewers a story of a boy in the island who had ordered a •qhfeimistry text-book from America. The postage on it when it arrived proved to be 3s short, so the sum of 6s was demanded from him. He inquired what would-happen if he refused t-o take it .in, iancUwaa ;told^.that it would be, auctioned.: off ' with.--other.: : rejected packets... Accordingly he waited : tor :«*e next -sale,- arid 'qgwtirod it^ by -a. bid of 6d. ■ .■■■■-• ■•'■'■'■■;■:■ •. -■■ ■:•■ : v v:- ::''

Tho Minister of Justice, .having ex-| ■pressed his willingness'to take over the control of the Wellington traffic provided tho City Council -.contributed £SUU annually, the Council on Thursday night agreed.''to this. . ■ ;

'Further'improvements'to the dress circle at the Theatre1 Royal are to be put, in hand almost immediately which will provide additional seating accommodation without in any way affecting the comfort'of .patrons. This step has been rendered necessary owing^ to the increasing business at the Theatre.

The 12th Regiment Band will givo a sacred concert in the- Botanical Reserve on Sunday evening, commencing at 8.15 p.m. A-silver coin, collection will be taken up. The programme will include a march composed and arranged by Bandsman H." Glover, The Band-wall also play in the city this evening.

Complaints ,have been made that a horse was buried this week at Tahtma in close proximity to the bathing sheds. Inquiries, however, show that the burial took place on the Council reserve at a spot about a mile or more beyond the bathing shed«. The animal was interred sufficiently deep in the sand to avoid any possibility of the. remains becoming nncovcrod by winds, and the. burial was carried out under the supervision of the .city sanitary inspector.

An old age pensioner named Peter Golden, who was convicted for drunkenness on the sth inst was before- Mr. J. I S. Evans, S.M., at th c Magistrate's Ceurt yesterday charged with a similar offence-! Defendant was in possession of £13 when arrested, and on tho previous occasion some £12 was found on him. Replying to the Magistrate defendant said ho had boon saving money out of his pension and from odd jobs during the past three years. The Magistrate threatened to cancel hi s pension unless h? behaved himself in future, and the old man expressed regret at his lap®& and accounted for it by stating that he had not taken liquor for three years. A fine of £1 was imposed.

Tho Nelson District Motor Cycle Club are. holding a reliability trial to Kohatu and back to-morrow. Already about twenty members have signified their intention, of taking part in the run, which should prove most interesting. Two hours are allowed for the run out — the distance being 34 milee, and points will be deducted for riders arriving within'or exceeding the time, and a similar time for the return journey. Points will also be deducted for stoppages. After dinner the return trip will be made, and town should be. reached about four o'clock.

An amount of building is being done in the Mount Albert district on the .■-.lope from Springs It-oad down to Arch Hill Gully. Quite a number of now roads have been formed and metalled on estates that are being cut up (says the Auckland "Star"): r'

It ,i$ stated that the Native Minister (Dr Pomare), and -.perhaps other members of the Government, -intend te pay a visit to•, Jerusalem,''on: the Wanganui Rivery. on the 19th February, for the purpose of. holding" a meeting in -roference;.'t<» Native matters. It is hoped, if possible, to get his Excellency tho Governor (Lord Liverpool) to be present also.

Lord Hugh Ocil is fi very serious politician, dour and persistent, and not usually given to repartee.; but he can rise to the occasion when necessary. Tho member' for Oxford University is somowhat slim, and b-y no means short. He wa§ hammering away at an argument in a meeting wihere tho whole of his auditors were not sympathetic with the speaker —no uncommon experience with Lord Hugh. "Go it, telescope," rudely ejaculated a dissentient. "My friend is mistaken in applying the term to . me," , quietly retorted Lord Hugh. "He ought to claim it.for. himself, for, though .ho cannot draw me out 1 can both ne® through him and ■shut hini up."—'-Tatlcr."