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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 138, 11 June 1874, Page 2

Owing to the heavy gale of last night telegraphic communication with tbe other parts of the colony was entirely suspended this morning. The line waa open again for tbe transmission of messages at three p.m. Perseverance Company. — The adjourned meeting of shareholders in this Company will be held this evening at half-past seven, at the Odd-Ffellows* Hall, for the purpose of passing a resolution to wind-up the Company. We understand tbat, ont of the 389 shareholders in the Company, 322 have voted for the winding-up, and these rapresent 960 paid-up shares, and 1838 subscribing ones. The Ladybird, with the Suez mail, will arrive here by to-morrow morning's tide. City Rifles. — The half-yearly meeting of members of this corps will take place to-morrow evening, at balfpast seven. We remind our readers of the important sale of groceries, wines, spirits, ironmongery, &c, to be held to-morrow by Mr Mabin, by order of the trustees of the estate of T. R. Fisher, on the premises in Bridge-street. Local Committees of Education. — Tbe election of local committeemen takes place at noon to-morrow. We shall feel obliged- to the chairmen if they will forward to us by the earliest opportunity tho result of the elections in tbeir respective districts. Accident. — An accident happened yesterday to Mr Farquhar of the Customs, who was standing on the top of tbe embarkment on which the Customhouse is built when, the wood being very slippery, he lost his footing nnd fell a distance of some eight or nine feet on to the stones below. He was assisted to rise by some gentlemen who were standing near, and it was found that though he was severely shaken by the fall, aud had sprained his right wrist ; no further injury bad been sustained The Southland Times publishes the following: — "An eccentric German at Auckland nominated a number of his friends to emigrate to New Zealand, nnd amongst them the Emperor William. An autograph reply was received in due time to tbe effect that be (the Emperor) felt highly gratified at tbe interest shown iv bis welfare by his countryman so distant as the Antipodes. He had consulted with his Ministers in the matter, and they had all agreed with him that he had better stay where he was, and that it was quite uncertain that he could better his prospects by emigrating to New Zealand. Thanking him for the consideration shown, and wishing him (tbe eccentric German) prosperity in his new home, he decided to remain, &c." In a leading article on the advantages to be expected from the establish^ ment of the proposed Colonial Baok, the Wellington Independent has the following remarks : — " It is too bad that New Zealend enterprise should be crippled at any time in consequence of catastrophes that may occur in Australia. With the wealth there is in the colony it ought to have strong and leading banking institutions of its own, Tbe Melbourne and Sydney directors might reply that we ought to be much obliged to them for lending oapital to New Zealand with which to establish banks, and that we should not grumble at paying tbem fair interest. No one does, but thanking them would be thanking them for nothing. If foreign capital be needed, local banking institutions could procure it quite as well as Melbourne can supply it, and the profit of directing and employing it would remain in the Colony. This is not one of the least advantages that the proposed bank, if established, would assist in conferring." An unusual scene (says the Hobart Town Mercury) is reported to us as having taken place in tbe Wesleyan Church, Melville street, on one Sunday evening. Tbe preacher on the occasion was the Rev David Parry, and in the couse of his discourse he took the opportunity to enlarge on the principles of total abstinence. He described, in a manner which enlisted the sympathy and attention of a large congregation, the pleasures and comforts of a templar's home, and in equally telling language was painting tbe sorrows of a drunkard's abode, when an old woman got up from the body of the church, and, looking the preacher full in the face, declared, at the top of her voice, " You are the greatest liar ever was." Tbe congregation was naturally surprised, but Mr Parry, displaying more equanimity of temper than his Welsh countrymen are usually accredited with simply repliad, "All right, old Mother! come up here if you think so," or words to that effect. Seme friends in close proximy to the infuriated old lady, however, prevailed upon her to leave tbe church, and Mr Parry was enabled conclude his discourse without further interruption.