a" J|Qrt^ll,'^he celebrated brandv; dis— gp«?ro__ as ib^t^lecterl Y*tee-Presiden|, jSf tliet Ereifijh y f "".. 7 yj The, Dun^iu7Corp6r'ation; have iconeluded a cisral2fe for ; 3000\tons 6f i coal - ]:f6r'ihi_T gasWo:rk¥Vith%ytdJPr6udfooV^ j at the rate of "34s per ton. ' v A mau named John Norton, who lives in Lyttelton, on a recent Saturday night went home to supper. The |Snpper.(ponfiflsted of tripe. ?In swallowing tthe fifsjb mouthful, he laughedfjafc some-j thing said. The muscular effect of laughing was fatal. The tripe stuck in his throat.^he was gradndly suffocated, a^d irt half.an-hour was a dead man. - r " : At ihe -half-yearly meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club held on the Isf; instant, Mr Stead, "h'ph. treasurer of the Club, read ia 'statement of accounts from which it appeared that the amount Ireceiyed .on. account of the Autumn s Meetingr; : 4m £l ,142a4si 6diand the expenditure £1,405 .25,,8d, leaving a debit balance of ; £262 8s 2d. There was also ori the general account a debit of: £182 r l 6s,, ..caused mainly by. the expenditure of £700 on the new Grand ; * Stand, and the loss on; the, Autumn Meeting. They also had accounts to conj-jfin.^ampunting fib ahou t £450. on account offthe,. $'tand] andj /they! also ; heldj|£2Bo.as trust money for the Der?, bijjsi Champagne 'Stakes, and Legers pejndi.ng. ', Thejr r wtiuld', thus ,haVe a dejfiijit; fo(. f£>BQp,< but this 'included 1 , th'e money, held .in., trust already spoken ofj by him. Tbe mnjority of; members were aware of the arrangements made by which deficit wds* met, butto! those who did- hdt it might be interesting to learn that twenty-five members oil the 'Club hadlvo'luntarilyicbmefor-' ward and had givea a personal gaurantep ) tb'''t'he7 > Uriio*ft , '-Bank, vifho were providing the' Club with funds on wbat be considered most libe.ral.terms.
(for continuation of News see fourth page.)
;Ng (^ -ADYERTISEkENTS. , Waited; ,' a housemaid. . Appiy- ' gold est fleece Hotel., I ' . ' * '"' ' 1427 WAITED ; a small COTTAGE. Apply' Evening Mail Office. ■"■ 1451 WANTEDJ'Vstrori^GIRL. Apply to , •-■'-/ ■'-''- J MRS. SCAIFE, . 1448—1 )■_--.. Toi-toi Valley. * ' TC BOOTMAKERS. ' WANTED immediately,: a few Good. HANDS. :, ■■:-, , Apply - -1440-3 LIGHTBAND & Cl. TO THE YOONG MEN OF NELSON. ' YOUNG MEN desiroua of FORMING a : MUTUAL- IMPROVEMENT SO CIETY, are invi'ed. to meet TO-MORROW . (TUESDAY) EVENING, at 8 o'ulock, in the School room* a' joining' the7.' Wesieyan Church, Hardy street. 1443 LARGE ZINC-LINED OASES for SALE CHEAP. 1445—2 .7 J; COUTTS, Trafaig4r'-9t. MONEY TO LEND;— £4OO to Lend on good Freehold -.Security, at 8 per cent. • H DY JACKSON, . ■ 1446-8 Trafalgsr-sfcrcel'. , NELSON COLLEGE. WANTED, a GENTLEMAN to TEACH GEKMAN and FRENCH CLASSES on the Afternoons of four days a week. *. Further infor mat 'on may be obtained on application to the Principal of the College, orthe. undersigned, to whom offers 40 teach either, or both the above languages, are to be addressed, stating terras, on . or before the Sth June next. ; yff,. i ;. ROBERT POLLOCK, Secretary. :*' May'. 18,1876.- *i, .-- : •' 7 I-T44— 2 T O TL E T '..''"*'• A COMFORT ABLE COTTAGE In Selwyn Place (next the C'uh), at the moderate ; rental of Bs.: per week. Key to . ..-view oan be obtained from - ' ! MR. F. B. JOSEPH, 1449 Trafalgar-street.: NO TIC E. TENANTS on tbe NATIVE RESERVES are hereby notified, that all ARREARS must be PAID by the end of the preeent ' Month to save legal proceedings. ALEXANDER MACKAY, Commissioner. Native Reserves Office, Nelson, ISth May, 1876. 1451—6 GRAND ABT UNION. IT is .proposed to DISPOSE- OF EIGHT of Hottb's WATER COLOR VIEWS of NEW ZBALAND on the ART UNION principle.; There will, be Sixty Members, at Uhe r Guinea each. i The Pictures are now on View at Mr. J.* HOUNSELL'S. 1453 '*' ' i ■ ;.'i *■.*'• .*..''- ' '■ ■ ' .f ■ . j.* ; PERMANENT BUILD ING 7 SOCIETY DF NELSON. SußsrßiPTidtf- Meeting on monNEXT, the 17th ins'ant, at Seven p.m. Stewards— Messrs D; Burns and P. Cookb v lhe Money will be offered at Auction at Half -psst B'p;m7 '■ r ' ' The 'ANNUAL MEETING for Electing Directors and receiving the Report and Statement 61 .Accounts r wi 11 be held at the Tkmpbkancb Ham., on -WEDNESDAY EVEN-* ING NEXT, May 1 7th, t at Half-past 7. . • j ''' '"' ' Wm ROUT,' 1480 , Secretary. FOR WANGANUI DIRECT. ; ~L/K . PTIHE Fast and powerful Topsail jISS^L JL Schooner • . - : £ilig£ A W A R 0 A, will leave for, WANGANUI, on TUESDAY, the 16th, at Twelve noon. Has splendid accommodation for Passengers. .-. .*. For Freight or passage, -apply to i .JAMES S. CR,OSS, jun , 1434, ... . ) Commercial Wharf, .j
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 122, 15 May 1876, Page 2
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