THE COLONIST. MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1918. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14891, 14 October 1918, Page 4

THE COLONIST. MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1918. NEWS OF THE DAY.

A large crowd gathered in Waimea street last night to read the war news and listen to the 12th Regiment Band. After church hours the band, played a well-selected programme of suitable pieces in front of the Theatre Royal. It was a beautiful evening, and the uiusic was much enjoyed. A silver coin collection was taken up for the purchase of V.M.C.A. coupons for "bandsmen-at the front.

Motueka's spring carnival in aid of the New Zealand Red Cross Society will open at noon on Wednesday, the 23rd inst. .The numerous features will include stalls of various kinds, an ice cream saloon, tea and refreshment rooms, side shows, and band music. A stock sale will be a special part of this "Our Day" effort. At night there will be a social and military ball.

The organisers of the efficiency petition campaign, praying for a poll to be taken this year on the liquor question, have arranged to meet Air T. A. H. Field, M.P., to-morrow evening at 7.30 in the City Council Chambers, to present to him the huge petition the signatures to which have been collected in tne Nelson electorate. It is hoped that there will be a very large attendance.

The Helping Hand Shop asks all who can to help on Thursday to swell the Red Cross special effort fund. An egg day is advertised. The competitions are for a simple frock V.for child, the prizes for which are given by. Mrs (Dr.) Johnston and Mrs F. E. Webi), and homemade pickle and tomato sauce, a Stoke resident giving these uprises, cl'he frocks will.be judged at 10.30 and the condiments at 11 o'clock. Stoke collectors and contributors are asked to leave gifts at Mrs Izard's. Contributions from the Port will be collected on Thursday morning.

At the Methodist Church yesterday afternoon a Bible Class rally was held, there being present representatives from the young women's and young men's classes associated with the city churches. . The Rev. E. D. Patchett conducted the service, and the Revs. J. Laird and P. A. Dickson also took part. The. address was:given by the Rev. Dr. Weeks, who spoke on "Camouflage: The Art of Disguising." The speaker treated his subject under the following headings:—The deceitfulness of sin, which (1) poses as pleasure (2) changes its name, (3) makes the offence small, (4) conceals its advance, and (5) asserts its safety. A collection was taken up on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Mr G. Girling-Butcher, secretary of the o'Cbnor r Institute, arrived in "Nelson on Friday, en route to Westport to confer with the members of the board. The institute, which has been erected from moneys left by the late Mr •Eugene O'Conor, M.P. for Buller, is for the housing and comfort of the aged and indigent, and is under the management of the Sisters of Mercy, though of an entirely unsectarian character. It is on the most up-to-date lines, and has been favourably commented on by all who have paid it a visit.

It will be 50 years next month since All Saints' Church was built, and it has been decided to commemorate the jubilee on November Ist (All Saints' Day). There are still a few in Nelson who remember when services were held in the Oddfellows' Hall, the preacher being the Rev. C; McLean, but through the efforts of the late Bishop' Suter a. site was obtained and the church was opened in November, 1868. Archdeacon Thorpe was. the ■•.first minister, and but for advancing years he would "be present at the jubilee. Not very many of the first seat-holders are left, •but it is hoped that there will be a good muster of all old parishioners and that a happy time will be spent in talking over reminiscences. In - conjunction with the vestry, a strong committee of ladies has been formed, arid arrangements are being made for special services.

La-'bour Leaders'in Canada now unanimously favour Prohibition. H. G. Veitch, President of the Winnipeg Labour Party, writes thus:—"Prior to Prohibition I was rather doubtful as to the economic^ results if might have; after watching its effects for two years I am convinced that Prohibition has proved a blessing to the Labour movement. We no longer have to compete with the Bar-room for attendance at Union Meetings, and the improvement m conditions is readily seen." Supposing State Liquor had been operating would these results have been achieved ? Labour in America endorses Prohibition as the only, safe and satisfactory solution for the Drink curse. 44

A man named Lacey White, employed in the yard of Bartholomew's No. 2 mill, Makaranui, borrowed a double-barrelled gun, and was shortly afterwards found dead with a portion of his head blown off (says the Manawatu "Standard"). It appears that deceased had been living with a Maori girl at Taonui, and the elder natives having effected a separation, White took their action seriously.

The Thermometer.—At 3 o'clock this morning the tempfaainire outside this office registered 52 degrees.

"Where to stay at Murchison.—Commercial Hotel, J. Thomasbn, proprietor. Stopping place for Newmans' sars.*

Where to stay whea in Westport GRAND HOTEL, opposite Bank of New Zealand.*

_ Emms's mail cars leave Nelson f© r lakaka from Jones's Postcard Shop at 8 a.m., arriving in Takaka at 1 p.m. Leave Takaka for. Nelson at 7,45 %**-»■ atriving in Nelson at f 1 p.m. Oar« meet in Motwi* at 10.16 a.m.*