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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 840, 11 June 1910, Page 3

Speaking to a representative of the "Press", Mr. D. Buiek, member for Palmerston North, who arrived yester-. day from a visit to the south, expressed the opinion that there wouldnot be anything of a particularly startling nature- to distinguish, the coming session. "We hover know, however,'what wiUturu up. In my short experience, "it is always the unexpected thai. happens, am! if tin: occasion does arise the Opposition will be full of lighting power. Tho cry of tho North Island .for more railways was touched on, and Mr. Buick remarked that there was 110.'.doubt that the North Island railways paid better than these in the South Island. He did not believe that there was any combination of northern members to sccurc inr;sLM' expenditure 011 railways there, and he did not think that such a combination was likely 'at present. Ho had not bten approached, though ho had seen a good many suggestions in the newspapers in favour of some such united action. Mr. Buiek added that in his opinion it would be exceedingly difficult- to secure a combination, as interests would clash, and local jealousies and preferences would induce conflict-. Some of the North Island members wanted the liast Coast developed, and others wanted more done on tho west. As far as tho South Island was concerned, Mr. iiuicl; said that the northern members all realised that the South Island M«i;i Triink line, from Cheviot to Blenheim.. was an absolute necessity for both islands, and the Government would get unanimous support if they set themselves to finish it. ■

Though not yet on the market, tho Wellington Gas. Company is exhibiting a most ingenious development in gas mantles. This is an anto-igniting mantle, which dispenses altogether with the hitherto nccessary match when one wishes to light, the gas. With tho auto-iguiter all that has to be done is to turn on the gas. This plays on a spot of divided platinum attached to the mantle, which in a sccond or two glows rod, sends tiny ribbons of riro up and down tho mantlo, and finally bursts int-o Hume and complete incandescence. The mantle will only bo sold as.an ordinary mantle, as after a certain time tho virtue of the platinum spot is destroyed, but even then the mantle is just as effective as the mantlo in evcry-day use when lit ill tho ordinal?. .