Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 215, 10 September 1880, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1880.

We notice that a meeting of the. Nelson Bowing Club is called for to-morrow night. "We trust that steps will then be taken to reorganise this most useful institution, which has-been sinking into oblivion for some time - past. With such a harbor and climate as wepossess, there is no reason .why Nelson should sot, take the lead in boating in this colony, so it is to be hoped something will be done at the meeting to-morrow evening to raise; the Club to the same footing upon which it once was. Members cannot complain that it! is from want of material that the Club has 1 sunk into its present condition, for there are still to be found in the boat shed at the Port several very good boats, most of which were imported from Australia at a considerable expense; but, which, unfortunately, owing, to the negligence of the members of the Club, have not been in the water for a: con " siderable time. The way in which some of the property belonging to the Club has been treated is really shameful. For some time past one of the gigs has been lying bottom upwards on the side of the road opposite the Baths, and how much it will improve by being allowed to remain there is perhaps best known to the members of the Club. . We hope soon to • hear of the Club— which; was at one time a credit to the < place — being completely remodelled, and that nest season, . if not this, -several boats with, their crews will be sent to represent Nelson in some of our colonial regattas.— ld reference to the above, we ibay ask* if any steps are being taken to hold a regatta in Nelson this seaBon ? As the success of all regattas denends greatly upon the amount of time' that intervenes before, ; they actually /take place, we would suggest that our, boating men ■ should beßtir themselves in the matter at once. It will be seen by our telegrams to-day that the Australians'have sustained a defeat at the hands of the /'A^rEngland EJeven. After r; a 7 very^ tour they have lately been beaten in :'tw6'i.of- three of the minor matches, when they_.(had:- several of their best players^ (including' tHe- "demon : bowlei^S) ajbs^ut owing 'to sonic ;. slight in jories' they had received. It was consetliought'lliftt r tjrey were rcserriDg

their length for the tussle with, the All England Eeven, The/act of the Australians playing without SpofEorth must of course account in a great degree for the enormods Bcore made by the home team ; still, on the other hand, had he been able to play there would have been but a small chance of them defeating such a strong as the AH England brought into the. field. The Australians will be very crestfallen at this defeat, as from their first arrival in England they have been striving their utmost to bring about this match, knowing how much the success of their present tour depended upon the result. The following team was chosen last night to represent Nelson in the Interprovincial football match against Wellington on Thurs* day next -.—Messrs Adams, Burnett, Bidwell, Clarke, Firth, Fleming, Glasgow, Morse, Morris, Peat, Richmond, Seymour, Thompson, Trolove, and -Walker. .As tomorrow will probably be the last opportunity for practice before the match, it is particularly requested that as many players as possible from both the Town and College Clubs will be on the grouud punctually at 2.30, so that the team may have au opportunity of playiug a match aguinat all comers. have been shown the following private tetegram from Auckland which warreeeived a day or two ago: — "Lieut. Chippendall has been acquitted of 'the charge of murder of a Native of Fiji. The jury found the evidence insufficient to prove the offence." Shkep farmers and the inhabitants of New Zealand generally will be rejoiced to see by our English telegrams to-day that at the close of the lost wool sales Jhe price ot wool had advanced from a halfpenny to one penny per pound. The Post of Tuesday has the following additional Australian news c.^Mei.boorne, 3 1st August.— The Cabinet, is , considering Civil Service Reform. Large reductions are contemplated, of which, the proportions are not yet determined, but the large salaries will probably be docked 20 per cent. Ministers intend giving good notice of the proposed changes. The reduction will take effect either from Ist November or Ist January.-^ 4 Arthur Garner, comedian, shipped per Cuzco a case of watches, valued at £000. On arrival of the steamer it was found that the case was stolen, and there is yet no clue to the' thieves.— The conduct of the house surgeon ' at the hospital, in trepanning Greer 'without consultiug the other surgeons, /formed the subject of discussion of the hospital committee. Dr. Gilbert at the meeting, said the medical profession did not consider Greer's case one of emergency, and the meeting consequently resolved to request Dr. James to give his reasons for considering the case required such treatment. A few of Greer's friends have resolved to send the evidence back to England by an early steamer.-r-Sydney, August 13. — Ten thousand gallons of water were sent from Sydney to Grafton last week, owing to the extreme scarcity in that place, and. -Were sold at 2d per gallon. — The case of the Evening News proprietors has been adjourned, to enable the judges to consider whether they can hear justification of the charge of incapacity against Judge Windeyerj. It is ..riot expected that, the Bennetts will apologise further than stating that, they had no intention to impute corrupt motives.-f-Particulars have been received of the wreck of the ketch Rosebud in Torres Straits. ' Thb crew were rescued, but the skeletons of fifteen white men were discovered on Bounty Island, believed to be a shipwrecked crew. — — : : T