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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 52, 3 March 1890, Page 2

The Union Company's new steamship Monawai, a^magniflcent vessel of ,3,600 tons burthen intended for the San Franoisoo service, will sail direct from the Clyde to New Zealand abou: Maroh 16. She is now being fitted out at Messrs Denny's yards, at Dumbarton.

The latest development of the eleotrio light is likely to prove of great use for vehicular traffio during the reign of *i JJing Fog" in London. A small incandescent globe and reflector are now plaoed at the head of a horse, insulating 1 wires being carried along its body to a small battery! stowed in the trailing vehicle. The current is turned on at pleasure, and an unmistable blaze of light illumines the murky surroundings.

Considering all that has been said and written on the subject, one quite expected that the parcels of New Zealand butter and oheese sent over this winter would show a marked improvement j bat as regards tin> f ormity in color and packing, instead 6f that rather the reverse has feeen the case Some reoent consignments, whioh oame.l under* stand, from Wellington, were bo poor as to be useless for ordinary purposes, and must have entailed heavy log? on the exijorfcers Even tho butter which* a? ri T ed 2 X condition did not realise proner Drioaa n«rin£ to its color If New Zealand^Sr Ti compete with Continental it mZ i be 5 similar color, and be packed and put in the same sort of iegs.-Oorfespoudeat. A few weeki ago there waa a eaee before th« Braokonborol^Jas Y S & £&£ purposes at je36,o%bni zmntiy^ S been 7 al « e £ '« Bale at ffil dorba &a last thU^y yean *lpso i»| bLn^M jniprovemimtß; . " »>* - ! v ! -tT^ W™ $