NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14408, 19 May 1917, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

During the past fortnight six building permits for work valued at £1450 were granted by the City Engineer.

'.- The other evening two bojrs, sitting lon the roadside beyond the Hospital, found amusement in hurling stones at' passing motor cars. Some of the mis- 1 siles reached -their'objective, fortunate-. ,ly without injury to the passengers; but such-a. dangerous and mischievous .practice' should be put ;dowri, and if the individuals are caught the> r should be severely punished, "

A sitting of the Military Service Appeal Board will be held at,the Magistrate s Court to-day commencing 0 at 10 a.m. The Board will proceed to Murchison 01a Monday, sitting there at noon.

A local motor cyclist, when returning to town yesterday morning, met a runaway horse and trap near Oldham's Creek. He savedtho situation by iimrung into tho bank Both the cyclist and the occupant of the sidecar escaped injury, but the main frame of the cycle was broken. The horse went on'towards Wakapuaka.

Trees in the Government Buildings grounds which have been overhanging tho footpath in Bridge street- to the annoyance of pedestrians on dark nights, and especially in wet weather, have been cut back, and a great improvement has been effected. It i s to be hoped that projecting hedges in other parts of the town will receive the same attention.

Tho second term at the Nelson Academy of Music, with branch at Richmond, commences on Wednesday, the 23rd inst. Ne\v pupils may be enrolled at.the Academy rooms on Monday and Tuesday, 10 to 12 arid 3 to 5, when the Diiector, Mr John Tait, will be m attendance.

Tho Anchor Company announce that the steamer Ivaifcoa will.be laid up today for overhaul and annual • Government inspection extending over 5 or 6 days, consequently they will have no steamer leaving here for Wellington either this evening, Tuesday, or Thursday next.

The City Council Chamber Las of late become a centre of public interest on meeting nights, and the attendance last night was reminiscent of the. times when the proceedings were less decorous than they are now. The auditorium was uncomfortably crowded from the beginning to the end of the meeting, which was unusually protracted. The audience included'three ex-Mayors and several former councillors, who were invited to take seats within the barrier.

The All Saints' Tennis Club held a social in the schoolroom on -Wednesday evening, about 40 members being present. In the absence of tie Rev. J. A Rogers (president), Mr Norman "Austin occupied the chair. After the report and balance-sheet had been read by the secretary (Mr F, H. Stretton), a musical programme was rendered, those assisting being Misses Furneaux, Cameron, Hobbs, Robson, and Mr Philip Boyes. After supper, games were indulged in for the remainder of the evening. To-day being the formal closing day of the season, it is hoped that as many members as possible will endeavour to be present.

There has been a fight of lato in Nelson over the facts or fancies of Spiritualism, and Mr W. C. Nation, who is visiting Nelson, has been asked to speak upon the subject, and will do so in the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night. Although connected with newspaper work for over thirty years, ho has found time to examine and inquire into the mysteries of the occult, and ho claims to speak with authority on this interesting subject, which is occupying the attention of some of our leading scientists.

The first Anglican Home Mission Festival held at Stoke took place in the Hall last night, and was extremely successful. The large attendance waß representative of the whole community, and also included visitors from Tahuna, Richmond, and other places. In nis introductory remarks, the Yen.. Archdeacon Kempthorne, who occupied the chair, (solicited the support of all members of the Church in carrying on the Home Mission work, which the Bishop had so much at heart. A strong appeal on.behalf of thac work was also made by the Rev. J. A. Rogers, of All Saints'. 'Chaplain-Major Taylor, in addition to speaking'df the Church's work among our soldiers in camp and in the field, also referred to its work in the remote portions of this diocese, especially on the West Coast. Musical items were given by Miss Lang'bein and Mi- Edwards (Motueka). A collection in aid of tho Home Mission Fund realised about £27. Supper was sei'ved by the ladies, and at tho close of the proceedings the National Anthem was sung.

At Auckland (says a Press Association message) the Chief, Justice delivered the decision of the Court of Appeal on the application by Mr Jack Dalman to be admitted as a solicitor. Sir Robert Stout said there was no doubt the applicant was a British subject, but the Government had added a War Regulation which declared that naturalised British subjects were hereafter to be treated as alien enemies. This had happened to the applicant's father. The question to be considered was whether it had any effect on the. applicant. The decision of the Judges was tliat it had none. The applicant had become a British subject, not only l y r^ ason of his father's naturalisation, but because he was born in New Zealand. If the Government wished to affect the status of persons in his position it must do so by express legislation or by War Regulation. Ashe was a 'British subject, he was not affected by tho War Regulations. The Court wag of opinion that he should be admitted. Sir Robert Stout, addressing the applicant, said the affidavit, filed showed him to be of exemplary character, and he wished him every success in'hisp rofession.