It ia said that the sudden and entirely unexpected retirement of Captain Shaw from the command of the London Fire Brigade was due to the fussy interference of some of the London County Gounoil officials, who insisted upon ordering his men out for parade or inspeotion without referenoe to hia wishes or authority. Canon Scott of Woolwich says that one of the greatest blots on Christianity is the faot that in England there are 70,000 girls engaged as barmaids in publio houses and saloons, with long hours spent amid tempta tion, foul, language, and impure air. Bismarck recently entertained a trade society of limeburners and briokmakers at Friedriohsruhe, where he has extensive kilns and he told the members that to him his kilns are the barometer by which he measures the prosperity of all other German in* dustries. A letter from Teheran says that the Shah, having beoome enraged againßt Abdullah Khan, Governor of Mazanderran, condemned that ruler to be boiled alive and the aentenoe has been carried oat, He pookeied too raaoh ol jibe ieYf cue,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18911015.2.10
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 245, 15 October 1891, Page 2
Word Count
177Untitled Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 245, 15 October 1891, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.