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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 96, 26 April 1894, Page 2

NKA.RLY overy day telegrams oorao in from the larger oentreß announcing the number of unemployed in their midst. As wintor approaches work seems to be getting Boaroer, or it may bo that as the colder weather approaches thoße out of work feel the want of tho ncoossarios of life more keenly, Be tho reason what it may the unr. employed diflioulty in the ooloDy ia etoadjly assuming more grave proportions, and although the Labour Bureau has found work for hundreds aud thousands of men since it was BtarLsd, yet the supply of labour is over greaLar than the demand, Even if Lho Government were disposed to fiud worlj for till those who could do manual labour, there would still be many left suoh its olerke, shopmen, etc., who are not üblo to do such work and lor whom it is doubly hard to flnd employment. Unfortunately overy year this oats ia growing largor and larger and yet the oponings for clerks and shopmen are few and far between. Articles have appeared iv English journala over and over again headed " What are we to do with our boys f Thia will soon beoome a question of moment to parents in this colony. A lady Bigning herself "Eleonore Keys," writes to the Dunedin Star with reference to her husband being summoned to attend at the Criminal Court at Dunediu to answer a oharge of " negleotiog to send a ohild to a pablio Bohool." The writer et-.tea that the reaflonhfr ohild has been kept away from sohool was owiug to ill health, That the ohild im no( beeo kept away ©ugh goes

without saying when it is mentioned that ohe little girl was only ten rears of age, and 08 tha mother puts it, "&U being well will shortly pass t^e fifth ettndard." Mrs K»ys considers that if parents must be summoned the Magistrates should hear the oases in a private room. NaturaMy this course of pr oeedings could not ba allowed, but a lother suggestion made by Mrs K'y3 is au excellent one. It is that before the tru-xut oflio?r issues snmmonspa the paret t< of the children should be requested to ntfcend the oflioe of the local Board or Coimnittep, and them state why their chldron havo b.en absent. Mrs Keys thinks if this were done the paronti could in the majority of OS's satisfactorily explain the reason of their ohildroi's absence. No doubt iv the larger tuvna truaut offloera Had it no easy task to perform their v<ry unt^a kful duU, It is not a pleasant thing for respectable ptrcmte, with perhaps siok ohildren o i t leir hands, to be summoned and be brought bafore thci Oourt upon a oharge iv unny oases unfouDdi-d. If the case in question is a representative odo, and we can hardly think it ii>, the truant officer or ( llioers in Dunedin are too zealous in the oauae altogether, and should ba reprimanded by the local Committee. In Nelaoo, we are thankful to atat°, it has not been nec'ssacy to tik-i suoh extreme steps as t) Bummon parents, ond if it had to be done we huve no doubt thst due precautions would bo taken to guard Rgainut dragging unoffending pareofca beforo the Court. Mrs Keys has no doubt n grievance, aDd her letter fri the press should be the means of doing good, Last evening at the Provincial Hall the Rev. J H. McKenzie presented the ltev J. Paterson, of Wellington, on behalf of the congregation of the Presbyteiian Church, with a very handsome revolving book case. This pieco of furniture lias been made by Messrs Fleming and Sons of this town, and reflects great credit upon the firm. On the top of the book case is a silver plate on which is engraved •' Presented to the Rev .'as.Patersou, Wellington, by the Nelson congregation -an expression of gratitude for services rendered in 1891— 92." The book case stands four feet six inches from the ground and is two feet square. The depth of the shelves is 13 inches, 11 inches, and 9 iaches. The twelve shelves, it is estimated, will hold about IGO fair sized volumes. The book case is of rimu excepting the top which is of totarai The whole has been very highly polished and is a very handsome and useful article of furniture. Wo understand that this is the first revolving book case ot the kind ever made in Nelsom A wedding, which excited a great deal of interest, took place at the Cathedral this afternoon, between Mr G. A. Kissling, of the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, aud Miss Constance Auna Richmond, youngest daughter of the late Mr Andrew Richmond and Mrs Richmond, of the " Cliffs." In honour of the event bunting was displayed on the masts and flagstafis at the Port and at several places in town. Mr T. G. Richardson, Sheep Inspector, has received three months leave of absence from Ist of April, after that his services will be dispensed with. Tub San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland this morning, It is to be hoped that the Nelson portion will be forwarded more promptly than it was last month. At the Foresters' Hall, this evening Mr Charles Millia will give his reoittil of " The La'ly of Lyoup." His Worship the Mayor, Mr Trask, will preside. In view of the Cup matches and the seven a-side tournament for Mr Littlejohn's trophy, the members of the Prince Albert Football Club intend to hold a practice match at Trafalgar Park on Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. Sides will be choaon f .om the following players :— Messrs Clear (2;, Barltiop (2), Nalcler C 2), Moore (2), Oralrom (2), Jiavnott (2), Nesbitt Hogg, Mills, Hall, Brock, Clarke, Ruffell, Frank, G. Johnson, G. Stiles, Hunt, Anstice, Finney, Laird, Levestam, Arnold, Young, Cooper, Miller, Stewart, Nixon, Ross, Martiu, and Kelly. Members of the Albion Club and those not engaged else* where are invited to take parti A week or two ago a W« Hiogton telegram announced that Mr Gannaway, of the Telegraph department, would most probably be removed to Blenheim, thnt place being more oetital than Nelson. We learn that Nelson 18 by far the most central part of the diatriot looked titter by Mr Gannway, and that it in not probable that ho will be remo red from Nelson, A \VEi<r^ATTi;NpKD meeting of the Nelson Poultry Association was hold last night. It was decided to alter the name of the Association to "The Nelson Poultry Pigeon, and Canary" Association," aud that rule 2, which indicates the objects for which the Association was formed, be altered in accordance therewith. The question of dealing with dogs was then dis cussed, and it was decided that in the event of a Dog Association beiug formed the Poultry Association should assist by making a donation. The question was, however, held over for two months. It was decided to purchase three sterling silver cups to bo called the "Association's Cups," aad that subscriptions be invited for the purchase of the name. The question of allotting cups and preparing schedule was postponed until Monday evening next at 7 30. Miss Ada Crossley, tha Victorian contralto, goes to Europe to study, with about £750 in her pooket as the result of benefit concerts in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. The Sydney concert turued in iB6O, and the Melbourne one £301, Wild dogs continue j,o inorease, and are a serious monaoo to tho sheep iv the Oannum and Kewell districts of Victoria. Groat efforts are being made to exterminate them, An expert dog-destroyer is to be engaged for the purpose, and ths facmora havo subscribed upwards of £100 towards expenses. The Victorian Tariff Board has been taking evidence in tho Goulbinn Valley. Tho farmers were almost unanimous in favour of an abandonment of Protection. Great interest was shown in the sitting of tho Board, many fanners riding in 15 or 10 miles to be nrosont. Tilt; Wairarapa Star in a roccat issue has an iartiole headed "Child Torturei" The writer is of opinion that the oompulsory olau9es of the Vaooination Aot Bhould be repealed, and thinks that there is plenty of soope for the sooieties for the prevention of cruelty to ohildren, if only to expose tho gross oruelty whioh is praotiasd by tho medioal profession undor State compulsion, The article goe3 ou to say:—" The oompulsory clauses of the Aot would appear to be a farce, for those who openly infringe them are seldom proseoufced. It is a wonder therefore, that this relio of past superstitions is not abolished." Du. Cockhukn, who represented South Australia at the Postal Conference, recently held in this colony, has been interviewed in Sydney. He is reported to have said that he did not think tho village settlements in New Zealand were a,o far advanced as those in Australia. 'J'hey aro run on individualistic lines, he said, and so far as they go their system is peifect, but they have not yet adapted tho co-operative system of lio'ding land in common which is now in operation in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and < Queensland, Uao think that struck them in Now Zealand was that a great deal of tho stability of the export trade was duo to the fact that the produce came not from one or two largo farmors, but from thousands of small farmers all over tho country, thus giving tho best possible earnest of tho permanent prosperity of the colony, and of the solidity and lasting nature of tho export trade. !' W.u took a great deal of iuterest," Dr Cockburn wetjb ou, " in tho freezing works in New Zealand, aud we are quite satisfied from what we have seen that iv tho next fow years the Australian colonies will bo able to export as much frozen meat as, if not more than, Now Zealand. There aro abundant markets for it. The experiences of Now Zealand shows that the freezing works should bo on the sea-coaat, and that to make tho trade pay there should be as little handling as possible. We saw no finer freezing works than those of Mr J. Q, Wacd, tbe Postma.tjr-Genoral, afc Ooenn Beaoh (Bluff). Thoro, as at tho other worka, the cold air is now trented like water, aud poured into tho cold chambers from tbe top. Thoro aro no side doors now, for it is found that the oald nir, being heavier than (iho outside air, pours out Tike water through side openings. They also utilise all the by-prod uots, There is no waste. That is ono of the elements of their Buoseas. They havo fnotories for neatifoot oil, glue, fellnnngcry, and blood and bone manures, They preserve the tongues, freeze the kidneys, and boil down the tallow, Iv Ohi« oago they say they usp every part of tho pig but tho squeak, but in New Zealand they use even tho squeak, for they are now making a large quantity of oatgut from the entrails of sheep, They havo an unlimited market for all they oau produce, and it is worth from £5 t?£G per thousand sheep. Our -visit has shown us one thing at least, and that is that these Australian colonies, with n little bit of push, will get round the corner in a reasonable time, The New Zea'and people are very frugal— muoh more so than ours — and we were siruok with their tetuperanoe habit. Total abstinonoo is almost the order of the day i The places is fall of hotels, but even in the lioonuod hotels ~. in the ountry plaoea ab any rate— the , oWef beverage is tea.'

The Oamavu Harbour Board is about £12,000 in arroav with its payment of interest. The new train service from Greymouth to Hokitika has reduced the shipping to tho latter port. A Wellington writer comments on the lurye amount of begging which goes on in Wellington streets now-a-days. The Pahiat.ua Herald is responsible for the statement that several settlers in tho Forty-mile Bush who "sold out" to take up land at Choviot have returned sadder and wiser men. A company has been formed and a plant purchased for a new evening journal in Gisborno, of Liberal policy. Tho first issue is expeoted to come out on the Ist May. Mil H J Moors, a South Soa lslan j. trader, of Samoa and Soph'a Island, i?, n«.ording toa'i Amerioan piper, gathering together a unique show of Paoifu Islanders for exhib'tion throughout the Uiitnd Stitoa aftar tho style of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Thk crane which the late storm carried into the sea at the Napier breakwat?r work* has been r covered — in pieo j s. It is now undergoing " re- onstruotion" The Hawke's Biy Herald says that Parliament will meet for the deßpifau of business o i the 21ft of June. Toe dato wi 1 noh be ffazelted for some time yefc, but our in. formation, it says though unofficial is reliable. A i'autv of Greytown pnnpeotor?, siya a oont jmporary, are working along the Tararua ranges, enche oaatsideof Cirterton, in the hope of striking gold, and also in search of ahgoon (for whioh the Government are offering a reward), with a view of looating a valuable niUive reserve. Thb Ujv Dr Talmogo will probably visit New Zealand nftsr all, though fc'iere is some misunderstanding about hia movements, A cablegram published some weeks ogo announced that he bad withdrawn his resignation of the pastorate of Biooklyn Tabernnolr, but information rtoaived in Sydney lataly gives a somewhat different colour to thisstatem nt. 1 herein it is said that Dr T'lltnaga refused to reconsider hid resfga«« tion, a d intended to preaoh his farewell sermon at tho tabernacle on the flrat Sunday in Marob, and start for New Zealand Oia California on April 1 on a trip round the world, The immediate cause of thedootoi'a resign ition is further stated to be the flnanoial ooadition of the Tebernao'e. Three fires uud the re-building had proved too muoh for even his indornitible energy. F jt some t'rno he bad not been reoieviag any aithry,. and the last straw was a proposal from his ohuroh to charge a small entranoo fee, against which bo prote.-tad, and resigned. The Chrysanthemum show, in'conuection with the local Horticultural Society, was opened thia afternoon. Referring to the opening of the Auckland Chrysanthemum show the New Zealand Herald has the following :-« AH exhibitions of this kind are ever full of interest, reminding us, as they do, of the maivellous results obtained by florißta in obtaining such plants as roses, pansies, and chrysanthemums, to the highest point of cultivation There ia a method of cjivinpr at once encouragement and satisfaction to the love of the beautiful implanted within us. which is a very different thing from what has been called the lovo of the fantastic. This latter state of mind has little to commend it, still it has had its day. In days gone by the mania in the great gardens of European palaces and chateaus Was to torture plants, and by trimming make them assume the forms of meu and animals. The time expended to obtain results was groat, but the results themselves wore not. Queer, quainb, are the qualified terms of praise that alone can be accorded to them. Such gardens are nowrare enough, but one exists near Stoinham, in Germany. A3 the cars speed along passengers see a strange hedge, which gradually assumes the forms of sportsmen, a man on horseback, men quarrelling, a general with his laurel wreath, an olephaut. a camel, a lama, sheep, deor, goals, hogg, ass, crocodile, monkey, hen, peacock, bad feeding its youug. a spinning-wheel, etc. The dwarf trees of tho Japanese are now very well known Some of them are so small that you could have a dozen of them in your window garden. In all these dwarf trees, the root, uuable to expand, being hemmed in by the pot. becomes distorted and crop 9 out of tho ground, so that there is sometimes more root apparent than real trunk. Among wealthy Japanese, ib is nob uncommon to fiud standing outside the window a little case containing a number of these dwarf trees, which, left to their natural growth, would have formed a grove large enough to surround and overshadow the houses. Curiously enough, the love of tho fantastic find 3 its counterpart iv nature, The Brazilian Hower known as the " running antelope," is so called because its white petals have a aeries of well-defined dark coloured lines and dots, in which the imagination can readily trace the form of an antelope, with its limbs outstretched and head thrown back, seeming fleeing for its life. Iv the " caricature plant" one species has the imitativo form on the petals, and another has it outlined iv the ribs and shading of the leaves. The last-mentioned curiosity hears a remarkably well-executed likeucss of the Duke of Wellington, and on that account has beeu named • Arthur and His Nose." RKSi'KOTiSG the annexation of Samoa by New Z. aland, ohe Post says :— "lf Germany ba<» failed to develop satisfactory trade relaious with Samoa, what prospect ia there of New Zealand doing so ? The groat Germm firm of Goddef roi has had better opportunities than any of our New ZeaUnd firms are ablo to command, If a Samoan Proteotorate is proving f t)o horribly expensiyo" for a great empire liko Germany, how is a small ojlony liko Now Zealand to bparit.' If tho "perpetual Nativo troubles' in Samoa have "disgusted ' the United States Gwrnnnnfc, whioh is not altogether iuexporienoed in the matter of Nat'.vo trouble?, what obanoe has Now Zeaof beii.g able o satisf lotorily adjust suoh difficulties. If the pushing Yaukoos havo failed to do satisfactory business, aro Now Zeahnd "drummers" lively jo bo moro successful } U Pan go Prtiigo likely to prove a more healthy port for Now Zealand vossols th»n it has dono iv a Uuitid Statoa Naval sttion? If Germany, America, and Inland are all anxious to be rid of Sanvoan responsibilities, why should New Zealand volunteer to ossumo thorn, and what possible obaaoe would thoro be of its being- üblo to oope with t'jom uacqesafully } fcUmoa is in a very differeatooudition from fyttfttoiiff.l, There is no native diffloulty in the Cook Group and the natives aro of a muoh miUlor type of oharaoter. The Samoans aro a warlike raoe, and would be as difficult to deal with as tho Maori? were," Mv W Look will o-Huminoe nn Imporbuit unreserved sale of draporycto. Nt t'io Tuoatro to-morrow at one o'olook. Messrs. Bisley Bros, report a good nltondanoe at tho auution salo of oarpota hcl I ut their Rooms, on account of the Homo mumiraoturers yesterday. Although priocs woro very muoh in fwour of buyoru, tho tnlo being held without reserve, will ontiill heavy loss on tho Hhippors. Bust UriiMola, liveframed, soiling in tho ordtaary wuy ivUS,v» were cold at from 2/U to 8/10, and uu«t quality Upeetrya from 1/10 to 2/1. Tho a ild will bo continued on S^'urdny, iv order tJ oloso up consignment?, ' Heueivku to-day m Ua|oda W la Uouho, a lew sides o£ prime dairy {<•<; b.«con.-Ailvl. DHbSSMAiciNa.-O.iir (irocHiU'ikiug ■lontrt. meuo being under now and inmnolciit managoraont, wo nro now prop-ir.nl totiko ordtra for day and ovonfng ooßtmuo3. wedding and mourning outllta, etc., whioh wo guarauteo to burn out in n hl K hly mlhtwtory manner. Wo are making to onlor for cho coming season vory nioo twood ootluiucu in the la^st stylos, v tl,o now ho.) Hl ok ß nitd d agonnl twoods and Horgos nt 40/- tho oomploto oostumo ; thoso aro honestly worth 55/. A trial order BoHoitod.-.Kvorott Br 08 . '