NEW SCHOOL AT NELSON.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1908, Page 2

NEW SCHOOL AT NELSON.

[bt TELEGn'vrn. — piifss association.] NELSON, 28th January. The new Central School for girls was formally opened by the chairman of j the Education Board to-day.

Owing to the density 0^ the smoke and great heat in some districts, says, the Levin Farmer, it is almost impossible to muster stock, and hence great loss is feared if the fires continue to spread and the rain keeps off. Farmers are very gloomy, and fear depression in the autumn and winter. y The potato blight has been most prevalent around Ohau, in fact signs of rotting are already in evidence. The general effects of potato blight will be mos* severely felt by some of the natives. One enthusiastic native, tho own- | er of a very large, crop, is forwarding consignments of new potatoes to the Wellington market rather than let them rot (says the Levin paper). I Mr. William Sims, town clerk to the i borough of Akaroa, died, last week, as the .result of an attack of apoplexy. Tho late Mr. Sims arrived in Akaroa in 1858, and resided there up to the time of his death. For the- last 27 years he was town clerk and librarian, and on several occasions was chairman of the School Committee. A debtor in tho Southwavk County Court had "E. 5.1., C.1.P." and other letter after his name. "All those," exclaimed tho judge. "Good gracious! What an ago for alphabetical adornment! I never know what half of tham mean. P. 0.0,, 1.A.T., sometimes W.l.M.— women's something — and I don't know what besides. What do all thoso letters after your name moan? "Sanitary inspector," romarked . th.c debtor.