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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 255, 23 October 1873, Page 2

Excursion Trip.— The Lady Baikly will leave Nelson for CoUingwood tomorrow morning, and Collingwood on her return trip on Sunday evening, thus affording an excellent opportunity to excursionists. Bank op New Zealand. — Our teleprams inform us that the half-yearly Eeeting of the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand was held yesterday, when a most flourishing state of affairs was disclosed, and a dividend at the rate of 12£ per cenf. per annum wae declared* Accident. — A serious accident occurred i o-day to a young man named Benjamin Baly, who was at work at Mr Dodson's new house in Hardy-street, when he overbalanced himself and fell off the scaffolding, a height of about twenty feet. _ Fortunately he alighted cn a soft flower bed, but he must have struck himself in falling, as the crown of his head was badly i cut. However, he contrived to get up and walk into the next house, and is now getting on well. City Election. — Mr Albert Pitt, we notice, is the first candidate in the field for the representation of the City of Nelson in the Provincial Council. It is some time since Mr Pitt held a.seat iu the Council, but from the active part he has taken in the labors of the Inland Communication Committee, and the valuable assistance he has rendered to ihat body, it is quite clear that he takes a keen interest in matters affecting the public welfare, and there can be little doubt of his election. Hide and' Seek. — Yesterday morning Captain Todd of lhe barque Malay discovered that his crew were not " all there." A spy glass being brought to bear enquiringly upon the brig Gazelle which was just weighing anchor in the stream, somebody very like the missing man, whose name is August Nelsou, waa perceived hard at work at the capstan. The Lady Barkly was about to tow the brig out, and in her Captain Todd went, j merely for tho purpose of bidding his brother captain adieu, or perhaps he had some other object in view- as just by way i | of keeping him company, he tookJSergeant / Nash with him. Arrived on board, he/ mentioned his loss, and the master of tha Gazelle tendered his heartfelt sympathies and was loud in his condemnation of thjb depravity of seamen who could desert their ship, and of those who would eicourage their roaming propensities By giving them shelter. The two cap tails chatted pleasantly together, until,, than ts to the good steamer Ludy Barkiy, tie brig was abreast of the lighthouse when, prior to the ceremony of leave taking, ie of the Malay suggested that hia mm might possibly have found his way <in board and concealed himself in some no k or cranny v below. The comraauider of tie Gazelle rather pooh-poohed (hd idea bit Captain Todd was pressing, and arm sd with a lantern, and accompanied by lis blue-coated friend, he descended into the black, coal-stained hold, hunted here the *e and everywhere in vain, and was just abo it giving up the search when the crouchii g form of the Malayan was discovered stow< d away in a marvellously minute corner, ai d half buried in coal dust. He was invit< d in the most friendly- manner to accompat y the successful hunters fhta 4he^ dayligl t, and was soon on board the little Bark y gaily steaming bssck into harbor. TE is little escapade terminated in an interview with the magistrate, who order *d him a fortnight's change of air, aid he is now accommodated with board i and lodging in a certain white houie from whence is to be obtained a fine vi( w 'of the blue waters of the bay. Capts in Todd's chief regret is that the master of the Gazelle should have been made : n unconscious accomplice in the attempt! d escape of a sailor belonging to anothnr ship, j \