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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 117, 9 May 1876, Page 2

Hj A concert,' for which those who areg ■fco' take partin it have been praetisingß Bfbr some time past, will be given at theg Hj Public Hall, Stoke, to-morrow evening.g ■the proceeds to be devoted to the Halla ■ We regret to learn that the matchg ■between the Planet and Granriet isg Blikely to fall through, the owner of- theg n former having refused to lend her forgl ■the occasion. • • - > B B The opening of the new Imriatic | ■ Asylum will take place this evening, I ■when an entertainment will be given 1 ■by a number of amateurs. ; ■?. a I B At a( . meeting of the Port Rowing 1 BClub, held last night, it was decided, to | Bsend an order to Sydney for cedar | ■planking for a four-oared gig and? -a 1 ■whaleboat to be built here. It was | Balso resolved that the Port Club shqul,d | ■offer to co-operate with the Nelson | ■Club in procuring a first-class four- 1 Soared gig, to be manned by picked men | IB from both clubs, at the Interprovincial ■regatta. Tbe meeting then adjourned ■until Monday evening next. •;i y . j ■ Mr Martin Powell j the ventriloquist, j ■with his company will perform at Spring \\ ■Grove this- evening, and at the Motueka | Blnstitute to T morrow and Thursday. g S A meeting of the Eegatta Committeeg Band others interested in aquatic sportsg ■was.. held, at the Trafalgar Hotel lastfl ■night, A. J. Richmond^ Esq., M.H.R ,1 ■in the chair. The preliminary businessg B having been disposed of, it ,was,resolyedg Brhat as all the competitors in the Boys' H 88 Race at the last regatta had been dis-g ■qualified, the prize of £5 offered for theg ■occasion by Mr Millar should be re- 1 fiturned to him, with a letter thanking j| Shim for it and explaining the reason ofg Bits being. . returned.— The followingg Bofficers were unanimously re-elected :— B ■Commodore, Mr Cross; Yice-Comtno-H jdore, Captain Marshall ; Secretary, Mrß JC. Cross ; Treasurer, Mr Bourke.-^Ong Hfche motion of Capt* Marshall, seconded!! ■by Mr Bourke, it was unanimously^ Iresolved, " That it is desirable to holdH an Interprovincial Regatta at Nelson g nezt year, and that a iitting time forß the same will be about the middle ofg January, 1877." , The Secretary , wasH requested to communicate with thera | various clubs in the colony on theg Bsubject. — Mr Cross offered to' givei Ba silver cup of the value of £25,1 mto be called the " Red Cross Challenge! g Cup/ to be competed for by four-1 I oared gigs. The offer was accepted! 1 with cheers and thanks. — On then | motion of Mr StaUard, seconded by Mrl 1 Richardson, it was resolved, " That theg B Secretary be requested to confer withg i John Symons, Esq., asking him toi 5 communicate with Messrs Shaw, Savill.fi § and Co., and endeavor to obtain fromi ■them a Oup, to be given as a prize toi Bbc sailed for in the proposed Interpro-B S vincial Regatta." — It was agreed that § ■the credit balance of the Regatta Com- | ■ mittee should be handed over to the In- | |g ter pro vincial Regatta. — On the motion 1 Bof Mr Levy, seconded by Mr Richard- | Bson, it was resolved, " That the Secretaryß g|be requested to communicate with hisl I Excellency's private Secretary, askingl i the .Marquis of Normanby to become! I the patron of the Interprovincial! § Regatta." — It was resolved that all! 1 subscribers to the amount of one guinea! 1 should be allowed free admission to. the! ! wharves on the regatta days. — A large! | and influential Committee having been! | elected, a subscription list was set on! I foot, and- £60 were promised in the! Broom. — After a vote of thanks to the! iichairman, the meeting adjourned until! Bthe 22nd instant. !