Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 12, 13 January 1877, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1877.

A geass fire occurred yesterday afternoon on the Port. Hills, which will give them a very sombre appearance on the regatta days/ At one time a cottage belonging to Captain Conway was threatened, but all danger was averted by the members of the Port Brigade and the neighbors. It will be seen by. advertisement that Wednesday and Thursday next are proclaimed public holidays. We understand" that permission has been granted to' the; Visitors:.: Reception Committee to make use of the Immigration Barracks daring the regatta days'. ' "• -' The Hons. Major Atkinson and G. McLean were passengers by tho Rotorua this: morning, the former on his way to Auckland, and the latter to Sydney. We are requested to correct an error which appeared in our morning contemporaries regarding the meeting of the Reeatta Committee, as there will be no meeting either to-night or on Monday. We are requested to slate that the Corporation have given permission to close the 1 ort road on the regatta days for the safety of.the crowd that will be collected there, but c that there is to be no. admission fee to the U 'Y'-l .:...,'.

enclosed portion. The only charges made will b|3 at the wharves and the reclaimed .land. T '*. ' ' \ x _ „ . y Thb AH England Eleven appear to be getting a pretty severe " dressing down •*' in ;Sydney,whefe K as our telegrams inform us, .they-,we're allj disposed of ip the first innings :tor v tlhrty-*-svetrnnss, while the -New fe'oufch •W ales had scored seventy-eight with the \..£ of only seven out of their fourteen wickets. for tickets in the forthcoming Derby Sweep will be held at Mr M'Gee's hotel this evening. On Monday evening fcnsre will be-^Calcufcta Sweeps on the princi.pat events of the reg&tta. Boats to take part in the forthcoming regatta continue to pour into Nelson. The yacht Secret arrived from Lyttelton this vmMSing; n and af our-bar and a boat for the ■ first class sailing race were brought from Greymouth in the Kennedy. Another sculler s boat arrived from Wellington in the rßptojpa.,;. From, last, night's Past we learn that the Wellington Artillery Cadet Corps and the Lumpers* Association intend to send over crews Jn-fhe Taranaki. The Committee will be gla-Itoieara-that .their endeavors t0... make the 'regatta a success appear to be appreciated by our, visitors. A telegram from the special correspondent of the Post, which appeared id. that paper of last night, says that the jcoui-e, When marked out, will be one of t tHe finest in New Zealand, at is also stated*, that ihe arrangements -for the accommodation of visitors are most satisfactory; The^same correspondent says :— "The Polly Varden crew? are -the favorites, with Jihe Thames": second,, though the Nelson crew |s getting 'iaio fevor with every practice. They hav^/a light 'boat, with: very small beam, and iv smooth water she shows good .pace." T ; >••/ y. • y j A HEETiSrc. "of the Regatta Committee waa held last nighfcj Captain -Cross in the chair. .Captain Majf-hall^an-a Messrs Everett, Hewson, and Levy were appointed to assist the starters itf the vinous races; and Mr Hewson Svasi^ppoifited ttf; measure the yachts. A fetter, was"; received from the inspector of Police, stating that nine constables would be on duty at ithe Port on Tuesday and Wednesday next, It was resolved that the service^ of a constable be asked for to protect the qlothes^ahd other property of the rowers when .practicing. TThe Secretary stated that Mr Curtis aifc-the request of the Committee had .telegraphed to the General "Government asking- :jfchem. : _-o proclaim the regatta days public holidays, and also that the Immigration Barracks might be made use of for the accommodation of visitors. A letter was read from certaiu of the crews asking that the course for the two principal races shonld notbemarked out, and one from tbe others requesting; that the arrangements made might remain unaltered. It waa resolved that tne original intention be adhered to, and .that any boats going ontside the flags be disqualified. A proposal to have an additional {^Volunteer race was made, but its considera>J_pnwas postponed until the Committee meets again. . Wht wii,e, , Peofjlb Dose Themselves with terrible alkaloids like Quinine, which is a most dangerous drug, and afc fche best /affords only a respite in cases of Chills and Fever,. when there.. is. a harmless, effectual and speedy remedy which totally eradicates any. complaint of an. intermittent or remittent character. _ And .why. do they not anticipate such .diseases r by .. protecting themselves against the effects of malarial poison with -such an antidote and preventive as Udolpho .Wolfe's Schiedam Akomatic Schnapps.— Adyt.