NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13645, 10 February 1913, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Pitt Memorial Committee are notified of a.nieeting to bo held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening next for the consideration of plans for memorial;gates,on'the' Bridge street side of-the Queen's Gardens.- ..

•'Tho../-New/ Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Waimate. is booked to load;frozen Jiitutbon, etc., at. Neisoii for ithb. London market at ■the end of February. ' '■:;:' ';;■: :' ' '.:--.'- ' ' ■ •'

After twenty-two years of faithful service in the Now Zealand police force Sergeant D. D, Hutton (now at Gifl■'bbrne) ha^ attained ;to the rank, of senior sergeant.

■•' Tho- Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Company, Ltd> (fays the ''Tribune") are railing aiiaverage of --I^OO casesrbf fruit daily to: markets in various parts of the colony, the total number of cases forwarded to date being about 25,000, mainly comprising peaches, plum 6, and gbbseDerries. ; . . ;

Tho "Southland Times" states that Mrs. Lindsay, of Waianiwa, is the only lady :in the: Dominion who conducts a dairy factory,, from which she turns out 25-tons of .cheese" a season, and cheese, too, that ranks high for quality. ';

Somi© rcminisceMces of the old days when. -Primitive "Methodist local. preach-ei-s .were termed'''rante.rs' 3 were called lip by Dr Morley in his address to the MetHodief Conference '(says the' "New Zealand; Times"). He i recalled a day; when as a ladJof eighteen he stood, up; to'.-prea^h • -his firstleermon }'; in i.thej. pr^eftce":'of iiis 'grahd-uncle/'Who 'wai; .<jne^of;t^c^ranter;s." v . In-. I<hos© day^j ;tih,ey used^tb; say a great deal ibout the*; iterrbrs-<>f .'.th'eaaw, and as he went on! ■along these lines his grand-uncle cried but:. uGiV<a it to them hot, ladl'; - This ■little- story caused- great merriment in th^ conference. ;< : ; . ,~ ;

fTheilev. Dr. Rentoulj of Melbourne, wjiq_ hasi been spending six week^' -trputfishiiig in Southland, prior to; leaving on.his return;;tp. Melbpu^ne, tpld ,a Southland "Times" roportef-that there was a serious aspect ©f affairs which called for rigorous ste.ps tq be taken by-..those,in authority to bring to book those engaged' in a riefiarious practice, ■tie 'djTiafijtiting of ;the:-4routy,:wMcih'':'«tas-cafried 'oh 'in various-of Southland's many trout streamß. • ' , ; ■ ...■ .-.,-'

Advices received" fro niSiiva state that the steamer Jkajsii.bound, from Astoria to Melbourne, laden with lumber, which left Suva oh January 3rd, after having undergbne: extensive repairs to her Jjoil- ■ ei-s, for which purpose she made that port, returned to Suva again on Sunday January 12th, -.after'having- proceeded only about 500 mile« on her .voyage. The oiptain reported that tli;e oil fuel would riot burn . satisfactorilyv rendering it neces'sary ■'vfdr:';Hiifi-^|jUt'/back\-fpr'cpal'i jiiiet<fa%i)f ■ .■l^'Hrf^li/^-i^ke-iAthev-siLii) '• to, ■.'Melb'p-urhe...-.>>-'-:-'.-'-;...V;> ■>:'.,■■■;■'■■■ ■..';■'.. ~A-;--: •',/■ ul;TJio ' Taiiiap^'-'cwres^on^n^^ of'the : Auckland"VStar,' 1 writing last week, gays:—"'Tlifj Powtra. dl^urch was destroyed on Monday afternoon by being struck by lightning. The spiro of the Building was observed to b© alight after a vivid display of lightning, and within A short time the structure was totally destroyed." .

A' magnificent" black bass, weighing 172".b5.;, was'--.,'1 captured by Mr. B»^er Lucena last week, while fishing outside -'Vary '..diah'no^Vin,' JVIr1 Berg?s Jauncjh(states tho "Picton v Press"), v This is probably, a record % catch in these waters, the fish being considered the biggest of its kind yet hauled in on a jihe,; arid the launch party found the ;|a;sk ri oi landing ,", the monster by .no ;%feai|s! a .'..light one.

: A horse, which was. harnessed to a 'trap'fcontaihing {jVlnsj1 Odoseman; dnd Mrs:Ellingham; of Hastings, who,were driving towards' To'Awaiga oii Sunday afternoon, .l^y, down on ; the road The' occui&nte qj the vehicle^alighted and a paisserby reinbyed the harness, but Avhen ■the;animal )\y«ts.=invited to complete tlie journey, it'--was found to be dead..

The late apple; crop in tlie Manawatu district"tthis sea^6h/is practically a; failure—in a number of individual ca^eis it is 'completely so .-The' causes of the '.trouble,' according to a fruitgrower, are per"sistent; wnds": and the «xces«ive rain. Gales-ih' the spring and early summer j created hayoc by^ carrying away biossjoniig;. breaking down the immature fruit, , .withering the, leaves, while the surplus jiof jjioisture-/was' blamed for the presence the ruin of many individualLapple; and .pear tixjdi. .

' ,At this time of the'year preat efforts are being-mado by:some business people to; induce trade,. and ..clearing sales, stock-takin g. .sales, etc., are .announcedj Tho management' of Lock's! big furnituro •emporium have no occasion to ioenrt tr> aiiy cloarinc; sales —bogies or otherwise. Nor <lo 'fch(lv nee<l any ciii^h-p-ennv methods to incluco trade. This fiim keens busy practically all tho year round. Lock's huuo stock, which is nil marked in plain figures, is at the disposal of theii- elientft. and solendid value i^ afwfiys given. It will be of special interest to r?spb©ri\v and hop pickers, as well a<j to tho general public, to know that d-nring < the next siv weeks a clis*eount of teii'per oont will ho allowed off. the Inw-marked on soft i2,oods, and five ner^ceni off all cabinet work. Thos© eubstantial coneoasion^ will lie for cash onlyi-and wo Tocommopd buyers not to miss visiting Lock's emporium to secure! the advantages offered- \

;: On Saturday a scrub, firo on Dr. Lecking'e property in Mount -street, fanned by a.; strong sea,:, breeze, spread; with alarming ;rapidity, and for . a tMe-* it lookcNd as" though* several houses were1 in danger of becoming ignited. The fire bells, were rung and the Brigade w«r«, quickly in attendanco, but their services were riot required, _a number of beaters succeeding in keeping the fire in check. The • result :'was a clean ;' 'burn of gorse and other rubbish.

On Wednesday next the ordinary' railway time table will be slightly altered on account of the trotting meeting, the principal alterations being a special train which will leave Nelson at 12.30 lfor Richmond, and two specials back to town, leaving Richmond at 6.15 and 7.10 p.m. Further particulars will be found in the advertising columns.

, Our Gilenhop© corresipondent writes that the bush fire that hold iip the evening train at Tui on Friday, caused some consternation there, the flames threatening to make a clean sweep. The wind died down, however, and the fire was subdued. At Glenhope there is a good deal of inflammable material in the shape of fallen timber, which, if fired, would endanger the scenic reserve.

A Hokitika telegram states that a draper's shop in Revell 6treet. was broken into yesterday morning. It was found that the till hadbeen'broken, but no.cash had been .lefton'ttie promisee, and nothing was missing. A light was noticed in the shop, at 3.15 aim. by a constable, who, on trying the door, apparently disturbed the guilty one. The latter put. out the light, and got out by way of the back entrance, which leads from tho shop to the beach.

At Napipr on Saturday Thomas Ellis, a patient in the hospital, attempted to commit''suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. When found by a nurse Ellis was in a weak state from'loss of blood, but hie injuries are not likely to prove fatal.

':- At 'the* Wellington Supreme Court on .■Saturday,'Albert'John Udy, who was oonvicted on a charge of blowing up a dwelling house with gelignite, was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon and to pay costs, amounting to £32 13s 7d. Mr. A. T. Maginnity, of Nelson, appeared for the accused on Thursday, and pleaded that the sentence of the Court, foe an order as now made. . -.

;.v,,Tjhfef Creche and'^Kindergarteh; Aseo:eiin,tion took'^Up:3'fti>^ji^"j:io6llti|ction in ?Chriatqhu^li; oh^tiiE^ay an aid of its (fufldsy; and' collected:?Sr£lß6^" ©aye a| "<|^|6fch\ir^-te^ • - .- .. > . ''vi^He, final 'of the..men's cKampionwiip singles in th^iNelson liiwn Tennis Aiasociatibn Js annual tournament was played on the Brook Olub'e court on Saturday afternoon between Walker and Rowley, the latter securing a win in two sets : straight; The first set went easily to Rowley, 'whose placing was excellent. Walker played; a • much improved game in>the;eEtr^ier partof the second set,.and quickly'put onvftve,'games to his oppbn.4 ent's two. : Walker continued to play with care and took ne risk with hard shote. although had he done so he would probably have won the set. Rowley beat him; on; the steady play and mad© tft# game five all. Walker took the ne-xt then Rowley ran out as champion toith the next three; ;