NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13809, 25 August 1913, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The annual general meeting of Messrs. Griffin and Sons, Ltd., will be held in the office of the company this evening at 8 o'clock. •.

Schedules -for tho 1913-14 season of, tho Nelson Horticultural Society may now.be procured at Messrs. S. F. Bolton's, Hounsell and-Co.'s and at the local newspaper offices. \

Members of tho Overseas Olub arc notified that Mrs. A. Mayne will read a paper on "Modern India" at the Inatitute to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock;

SLessrs. Newman Broa. have arranged a motor service which will leave Glenhope every Friday for .Westport and Beef ton.

The annual mooting of the Wakefield Bowiing Club will be held on- Friday next at 7.30 p.m.. in the- Rechabite Hall.

The first flower show of tho season will be held in tho Foresters' Hall, Wakapuaka, on August 27, in aid of the rebuilding fund, in connection with St. Andrew's Church.

A settlement of the Bible in schools question must come, and it is best obtained" by the individual vote than degraded by party conflict. —Manawatu "Times."

For many reasons, it is not desirable that the Massey Government, should go out of office before the general election, if even then, but a strong and .united Opposition under the most leadership available is necessary for the provision' of a wholesome check upon' tho Administration in power (says the "Marlboreugh Express")..

An impressive service was held in St Mary's Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, last Tuesday morning, when the cerel--mony of dedicating a two-light, window to the memory of Mrs. Sarah Harriet Selwyn, wife of the first Bishop of New Zealand, took place. There was & large congregation (says -the "Herald") amongst whom were several who re~ .m^mbered Mrs. Selwyn. The girls of i/he Queen Victoria Maori Girls' School and the boys from the Maori College at St. Stephen'© were also in attendance.

A number of valuable dogs were brought to tbe Dominion, by the Rotorua from London. They included a pair of English setters, imported by Mr W. N. Adams, of Nelson j four Pomeranians—one male and three femaleconsigned to Mr. J. Addison, Christchurch ; and one female collie, consigned to Mr. J. Lillico, Invercargill. The setters came from Wareham, Dorset, the Pomeranians from Sheffield, and tho collie from ,„ Morpeth' (says the "Dominion").

f'We have 600 miles of bad road with one district nurse," said a delegate at the Counties' Association Conference, "and she has to go all over." "On stilts," added the president. "What do you do with your patients?" asked a delegate. "They have to get better or die," was the, reply.

At the Westport Boxing Association's tournament on Saturday night, says a Press Association telegram, J. Hagerty (Timaru) and W. Hannan (Wellington) fought a fifteen rounds bout forth© light weight championship of New Zealand, and a purs© of £50. The fight went the full fifteen rounds, Hagerty having the better of it in the earlier, and Hannan tho better in the latter stages. The referee declared the bout a draw.

A Press Association telegram states that in response to an invitation from tho Timaru School Committees' Association delegates from other committeas met on Saturday, a considerable number being j>resont, to discu&s matters of common interest. The principal motions passed were: That the School Committees' Association be roqpjfjf.jte»d to circtalarifiei all the committees in. the Dominion requesting them to bring pressure to bear upon Parliament through their respective members, to increase the amount of "incidentals" allowance to committees by at least twenty-five per cent. -Another motion adopted was that of the Otago Education Board, urging improvement in the position of the teaching profession, making it more attractive, increasing the salaries, and liberalising the b-|sis of superannuation.

Tho training operations at Riccarton on Saturday morning were somewhat marred by two regrettable accidents, cays a Christchurch Press Association telegram. While being schooled over steeplechase country, the aged gelding Fair Deal fell heavily, and brike his neck. His rider, S. Murfit, sustained a broken collarbone as a result of his fall. Fair Deal was a useful sort of gelding by Te Kooti, and was in training for the Amberley. Steeplechase Club'B meeting, which -will bo held on Thursday next. The other accident happened to R. Murfit an apprentice in R. Longby's stable. He was riding a. gelding by Boniform—Culverin, when his mount bolted off the course. The gelding came down, and gave Murfit a bad shaking, but it is not anticipated that bis injuries arc serious.

Tbe Thermometer.—At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outside this office registered 39 degrees.

"The City of Sunshine,'] as Nelson "is often styled is becoming widely known throughout the Dominion, not only through its climate, the proposed solar physics observatory, and the Cawtbron Park, but also ite educational institutions which hold their own witJi the best. Tho city also has an attractive and permanent exhibition in Lock's extensive furniture emporium. This is an up-to-date establishment, having over 13,000 feet of floor space. Home builders by purchasing their foods at Lock's can save money besides avin{> a very wide, range of 'goods'■to selct from. The furnishing of the home [is an important matter, especially when you are embarking on it; for the first time. There are! many details to be considered, and the money question 6fteß dominates everything. Th© furniture must be good and reliable, and it must afford the utmost possible value for the money ©pent. Lock's cash prices are absolutely tho lowest—you can obtain everything required for the mhoe, and the firm guarantees satisfaction.

For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is 6d, 2s 6d.

The fame of Motiterd apple lands has spread from one end of New Zealand to the other. Those infei^sted should not fail to read the announcement in the advertisement columns cm page 8 regarding the Ruby Bay Estate/