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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 302, 22 December 1874, Page 2

Nelson Regatta. — A meeting of the Committee will be held at the Globe Hotel this evening, at eight o'clock. A?.- •« United Gathering of Christians" will be hell at Mr Short's residence, College Ilil l , on New Year's Day. The programme may be seen in our advertising columns. There was a strike yesterday at the Port among the wharf laborers, who demanded tei shillings a day, and obtained what they asked. Pkesen'tatiox.— Prior to the breaking np of the Town Schools, Mrs Sait, who haß for 60 long been mistress of the upper division of the Hardy street Girls' School, was presented by her pupils with a silver mounted butter dish, and two glass preserve dishes, accompanied by the following note:— "We, the under igned pupils of the first division, now about to break up for the Christmas holidays, desire to offer you our sin ere thanks for the care, attention, an 1 great kindness bestowed upon U3 by you, onr worthy teacher, and beg that you will please accept the accompanying small offering of the love and respect we entertain towar.ls you." — (Signed by the pupi s of the First Division Girls' School ) The Karaite* — A number of eectioas at the Ksranies were offered for ssle at the Govenirent Buildings to-day, but tone ot them found a purchaser. Caledmjisn Gathering.— The Caledonian Society hive engaged thu tervi-ies ot the lad* Lip- combo, Armstrong, and Downea, who will perform on the trap.za at intervals during the d-iy, Suicidf.— A.t the inquest held on the body of Henry Hover, who, as we reported last wcv-k committed suiciJe at the Upper Moutere, a verdict was returned to the effect that " deceased ehot hiaueif with his gac while in low spirits. l * The evidence of Henry Bememann. ths local constable, whs as loll)ws : — I served a Rirnmons on deceased to attend the Court at Motueka toe an assault, I and he did not fittend. I then got a warrant ) f>r his apprehensioo, and started from Motuokafor the Moutere to arrest the dece'ige.i. I went to the ftlout* re Hotel, and wa? told he wa<» at home. I then went t-> his home and foun<! the door loosed. I called out but received no answer. I then went to the window aui opened it, when I taw him I> in? on the bed I toll bim I wanted to spiak: t> bim, and he laid he would open the door. He got up and I went round to the door which, however, he did not open I h.ard himspsaking to him elf and then a gun went off aod I hennl something fall. I went to tbe window and got in and fmmi him lying on the floor. Blood was coming from his moush and he was daad. I then opened ths door and called to Mr Ha:t who was running as fast as he could, and we found life was extiuct.