NELSON NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8763, 14 March 1907, Page 2

NELSON NEWS.

Per Press Association. J Nelson, March 13,

Golden Bay correspondents state that two earthquakes wero experienced thore on Tuesday night, tho first disturbing the people greatly. Tho earthquake is the morning was folt severely. At Collingwood and at Puramahoi ohimueys wore thrown down and crockery smashed wholesale.

The weather is very bad in Golden Bay and, owing t continuous rain, floods are feared. Hop picking has been greatly retarded.

' The death is announced of Mrs W. L, Handcook, one of tiio earliest settlers of Golden Bay. A curious case occurred at one of tho city hotels. A man, who shared a room with another man, was heard talking loudly after tho houso was closed, and was requested by the landlady to extinguish his light, when ho said ho had lost .£250 in notos. A search was mado and tho rcll of notes found on the stairs. Tho landlady then offered to look them up in tho safe but, as he declined, he was requested to leave tho house, which he did, the police being informed of the circumstances. Next morning he asked permission to He down jiill noon, and locked himself in the room. At luncli time ho was called when he said he had been robbed of £SO. The landlady locked the room and sent for the police. Meanwhile the man left. The police found the ,£SO betweon the sheets of tho bed and tho money is in their fraijUs, ■•' "" ' ' __