The Nelson Eveing. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 241, 8 November 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Eveing. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1876.

Tomorrow being a public holiday the Mail will.be published at ten o'clock. A special parade of the Naval JBrigada is called for this evening at seren o'clock sharp. A large muster i3 requested, as the members will embark in the Aurora, and take a spin round the harbor. After parade it is expected that the Aurora will set sail for Mofcueka. where the company will spend J the holiday to-mo'rrpw. In the fourth page of to-day's issue will be found an amusing skit from the Wellington .Argus Qu.the Otago.',' >We wonderful placards, descriptive of Mi aohle.r's simultaneous, performance or a number of instruments, have adorned ths walls to-day. „. If. they are truthful representations, which we have no reason to doubt,^ he must be a remarkably clever fellow, and, together with our old favorite Mr Horace Bent,, should be able to keep an audience well amused for a couple of hours, They are to arrive to-night by the Wellington, and will appear at the Masonic Hall to-morrow night. ..-,■; This blacksmiths of the town hare been enjoying a holiday to-day, and this afternoon started in a three-horse and four-horse coach for the Forest Inn, where they arc to dine together to-night. . ■ ! ' Ample opportunities of taking a ran up to Foxhill and paying a visit to Mr Jervis' well known "house, or any other pretty" spots about " Wakefield, will be afforded by the railway ; to-morrow, five trains being advertised to start from each end during the day. Ktturn tickets will be issued' at single fares, available for the last train this evening, which leaves aahour later than usual, any train tomorrow, and the first train each way on Friday. ■ ■ . . .. .■'*•/■ Ax excursion trip, which is likely to be largely patronised, is to be made to Cable Bay by the Wallace to-morrow, leaving here afc 1 1 a.m., and returning early in the evening. Such an opportunity of visiting this interesting telegraph station, and enjoying a day's fishing, does not oft«n offer, and it should attract a number of pleasure seekers. Tjlere was a good attendance at Bachelder's Pantascope last night, the conundrum bee,'which brought out no iess-thah 49 com-" petitora, proving a great. attraction. The prize for the best,' a. handsome inlaid table, was won by Mr Oakey with the following: - " Why do the .volunteers resemble black* smiths?" Because they are both used to files and drilling; at times they are- occupied as pivot men, and occasionally at. wheeling; sometimes they are firing and. breaking off,files, and they both have to submit to manual exercise." To " Autolycus " was awarded the meerschaum pipe as the prize for the worst, - which the following was adjudged to ; be:— " Why is the Nelson Artillery corps like a theatre?" "Because it is never complete without A. Pit(t). - - At the meeting of the Regatta Committee, held last night, Mr A. J. Richmond was unanimously elected Vice-Commodore in the room of Mr Naylor, who had resigned. MessrsFell and Richardson were deputed to drawup a new programme, to include a yacht race of £50, to be submitted to the Sailing Committee this evening. The Secretary was instructed to place himself in communication with the Secretaries of other Clubs, with, a view to ascertaining their definition of what constituted an - u amateur " boatman. We' regret to learn that Mr Bourke, the Treasurer has received orders to-day to leave for luvercargill. He has proved a very efficient Treasurer, and will be much missed. A ruuLio tea meeting iu connection with the Loyal Marine Lodge, 1.0.G.T., will take place at the Port Fire Brigade Hall tomorrow evening, after which a public meeting will be held, when short addresses will be given by several gentlemen, the speeches being interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, readings^ &c; The Lodge •is advertised to meet tm"3 evening instead of on Thursday. . . The anniversary tea meeting of the Spring Grove Wesleyan Sunday School will take place to-morrow, and on Sunday next ' anniversary sermons will be preached by the Rev Mr Russell. . : ; , A treat is in store for the scholars attending the Temperance Hall-Sunday School, who will hbld their annual picnic in Mr Kinzett's bush, near Wakefield, to-morrow, whither they will proceed by the half past nine train. Mh. Chittendcn'* dancing assembly will be held to-morrow. evening, instead Of to-night; as previously advertised. '' • A quadrille assembly wilt be held in the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening. ' Bv a lucky chance we are to have the rivers of Nelson stocked with salmon. It appears that when in America, Dr Hector ordered for the. Genera] Government 80,000---salmon ova, but afterwards, on hearing that;., the Auckland and Canterbury Acclaautisation Societies had each written for. a, large quantity, he countermanded the order, but owing either to the second instructions not arriving in time or to some othet cause, the original order was. executed. The consequence was that both 'the Auckland and Canterbury pond* beiog engaged Dr Hector was at a loss to know what to do with the shipment. On his mentioning this to Mr Huddleston -yesterday, that gentleman saw his opportunity and eagerly availed himself of it, offering to superintend, the hatching process in the ponds in the Government grounds. Instructions were at once telegraphed to Auckland, where the ova arrived on Monday, and they will be forwarded to Nelson by the Wellington to-night, or the first steamer to follow. We have been advised that those for the Auckland Society have proved to be in splendid order, scarcely any being dead, so that those for here may be expected to arrive in equally good condition. The ova were obtained 900 miles up the Columbia river, where the salmon' go to spawn, and conveyed thence to the shipping port.