GENERAL NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 944, 14 March 1872, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS.

The Provincial Government of Nel son is calling for tenders for £ISM under the Gas and Water Work Loan Act of last session, for the pin pose of carrying out the objects of tin Act. A serious accident occurred ft other evening to Mr John Armstrong Nelson, who was standing in Bnis street talking to a friend, when a how man rode down the street and knocks him down, causing the fracture of on of the bones of the leg just above til ancle. The Wakamarina Dredging Coo nany, which commenced working U obtained very fair prospects, but nd sufficient to cover the heavy workin! expenses, £3 per Week per man beiffi the lowest rate at which labor can bl obtained, has suspended operations U a time, A Wanganui telegram, dated M 28, says:—The barque Malay, |ffl being towed by the Wanganui; g°* out of the channel and took the graonJ at the Point in her passage down tin river on Monday j the Wallabi pf o, needed last night at water tJ endeavor to tow her off, but wasim*

successful, find it is fenced that tlw barque will have to remain in her present position for a few days. It was intended lo complete, the loading just inside the Heads by lightering, this however will now have to be postponed The Malay at present draws one inch more water than she did on ler arrival in this port. The "Post" still complains of the s'ckening smells which pervade Wellington, and recommends an importation of wooden American letter-clips, by attaching which to the nose, people may walk the streets of the Empire city indifferent to its foul odours. We are given to understand, says the " Canterbury Press," that the large sum of £12,9-16 has been realised from the sale of land in this province during the month of Eebruary, behiL,' an amount more than equal to onethird of the sum estimated as likely to be received during the whole of the present financial year from this source. The " Examiner " reports a meeting of the members of the Nelson Yacht Club, and others interested in aquaticsports which was held on -Wednesday evening last at the Trafalgar Hotel, for the purpose of banding over to Mr Cross the handsome silver cup presented by Messrs Shaw, Saville & Co., and won by yacht Minnie-ha-ha. At the end of the meeting at a suggestion made by Mr Elliott, a list was handed round the table for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions to defray the necessary expenses for providing a boat and crew to compete in the next intercolonial rowing match, and between £ls and £l6 was at once subscribed.

It has often been said that good looks are only skin deep, but American sai'ors sometimes think differently. When the Nevada was in the Napier roadstead lately, the " Telegraph " says that one of the seamen on board was caught by the Chief Officer " looking ujrly "at hiin. Without more ado, the officer said to the sailor, "I guess it' you can't look pleasant, you had belter go ashore—there's the boat—■walk!" There is something in good looks after all.