CYCLING CARNIVAL.

Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 151, 30 January 1903, Page 3

CYCLING CARNIVAL.

On Monday next the anniversary of Nelson will be celebrated throughout the provincial district. In Nelson city the chief function, which promises to overshadow all others is the cycling carnival to be held in Trafalgar “ Park under the auspices of the Nelson Athletic and Cycling Club, of which Mr W. N. Poole is the efficient and popular secretary. It is to be one of the greatest meetings ever held in the colony ; certainly all the most renowned and best riders are to compete, namely, “Plugger Bill” Martin, champion of America ; G. Suthe2-land, champion of N.Z ; “Pedlar” Palmer, champion of Queensland ; A. R. Barker, ex champion of N.Z. ; also, Huston, Huston, Holland, Clarkson, Connell, Nattras, Bradley (the holder of Nelson to Motu—eka road ride), Humphries, and others. In the amateur cycling, D. M. Rodger, who a few months ago won the one mile Australasian championship in. Melbourne takes part, and T. H. Oates, who rides from the same mark as Rodger, and a fortnight ago managed to beat him. Arrangements are being made for an excursion from Motueka on the day of the sports, the Lily leaving for Nelson about 9 a.m. Owing to the large number and quality of entries the sports will start at 11 a.m., as the club intend to get off 43 events by 5 p.m.

At the opening of an Oddfellows’” Hall at Albany, New South Wales, it was mentioned that in New South Wales the funds of the lodges represented £8 per member, in Victoria Ll 3. and in New Zealand if the friendly societies were wound up today they would distribute about L2O per member. The average earnings of the societies in connection with their funds were :—ln Victoria, 4 per cent ; in New South Wales, 2 per cent; and in New Zealand, 5 per cent.

The Cromwell “Argus” reports that a party of four Chinamen working above the Cromwell coalpit last week washed up LIOOO worth of gold. Charles M’Nicol, a Christchurch bootmaker, sued H. G. Ell, M.H.R., last Monday, for LB4 7s, alleged to be due on a promissory note given about sixteen years ago. It was stated that Ell in November last had offered topay L 75 if M’Nicol would explain to the electors the circumstances under which the bill was given, but that M’Nicol refused the ofler, The Magistrate gave judgment for defendant, on the ground that the debt was barred by .the Statute of Limitations. Gtyer—Bald heads remind me of kind words. Myer—What’s the answer ? Gyer—They can never dye. It was Sunday evening. He stood pensive, looking at the unsympathetic surf. On the morrow he would be again behind the ribbon counter. “Good waves,” he soliloquised, “we be of one blood. We arrive at the shore in great style, and we go away broke !” Nobody knows why a horse rises from the earth on its forelegs first and a cow on its hind legs.

Excellent progress is being made with the erection of the Wellington Town Hall. Altogether, there are 65 hands engaged upon the Jbuilding, including ten carpenters. It is stated that there are. between 4000 and 5000 red deer in New Zealand. These are the offspring of eight which were sent to this colony in 1868.

Mr Percy W. Bunting, editor of the Contemporary Review, has undertaken for the present the editorship of the Methodist Times,” left vacant by the death of Mr Hugh Price Hughes. PRINTING- cf every description executed with neatness and despatch at the Motn 1 eka Star Office';, 1