Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 284, 29 November 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1881.

Mb. Levestam has the honor of being the firet elected European member of the new Parliament, he baviDg been returned unop posed to-day. Tha nomination did not appear to excite much interest. There were twelve of the public present, and the proceedings occupied exactly eleven minutes. A report of the speeches delivered will be found elsewherp. The Sale of Work at the Masoulc Hill was well patronised yesterday, and is continued to-day. A richly laden Chrieimai Tree and the phonograph will form the principal attractions this evening. A meeting of the Naval Brigade was held at the Volunteer C mmittee Room last niaht, when there were over fifty preient. Arms, &c, having been served out, the meeting adjourned to Monday next Me Richmond invites the electors to meet him at the lower Bchoolroom, Suburban North, to morrow evening, and at Appleby on Thursday, at 7-30 in each case. As inspection parade of the City Rifles will be held to-night when, the money having arrived from Wellington, those who were at the front will receive further advances on the amounts due to them. The Poitot Frid.y gayi: — A mteting of the Weliing>on Cricketers' Association took place at the Commercial Hotel lait evening. In response to a letter from the Nelson Cricket Club, it was resolved to tend a team to Ntrtem either at Christmas or ob New Year's Day, Meisrs Armitage, Bate, and Blacklcck. buug apnointi-d a committee to make the necesiary arrangements.