DIGESTION CHART.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 4 December 1906, Page 2

DIGESTION CHART.

f nours . S ramutesi rabbits, 4^ hours; ham 4 hour^; hee{ : tea, 3 hours; bread, new, 4$ hours, stale, U hours; butter, 3 hours; cheese, 3^ hours ; beef, roasted, 3 hours 20 minutesmutton, boiled, 3 hours; pork, roasted, 5 hours 20 minutes; potatoes 24 hours; cabbage, 4i hours; carrots 41 hours; parsnips, 3£ hours; tea 4 hours. The regular use of Btn in drops of IMPEY-S MAY APPLE afteS each meal aids digestion wonderfully and is absolutely indjspensjble tu' per! sons with weak stomaW V Messrs Cock and Co., Local Agents.

iVard and party at the main en- ] 1 Lrance and escorted ithem to tho | v jlatform. The Mayor '.in an opening ' adilross, said he esteemed it ,an ho-i. nour to prcsklc over a meeting of citizens to wtlconie Sir Joseph Ward on "his first visit to NelSOn as Premier of tho colony. (Applause.; All, of whatever political colour, lrheu "they heard of the lamented death of Mr Seddon, recognised fully that the able lieutenant was 'the man to succeed so able, a captain. Sir Joseph had .shown his ability in his of Post-master-General and Minister for Railways, having V.^xn more successful in those offices than any of his predecessors. (Applause), Seeing what 'he had done in the tw o Departments mentioned, it required no foresight to fatetell success for Sir Joseph in his position as Premier. (Applause.; As Poatmaster-'General, hi.- had recognised fully: tho public needs, and his interpretation had been most modern and most progressive ; and had earned for him the title of "The lioland Hill of the Southern Hemisphere." Sir Josfjjh was the father of the inland and over-sea penny postage, and that achievement alone would place him in the foremost rank of postal reformers. (Applause.) The 6d /telegram was due to Uie present Premier, and 1 so was that still later concession of i-d a Wol'd — 'in fact, every improvement .and concession in connection with the Tost and Telegraphs was due to Sir Joseph. (Applause.; With Mr Sotfdon, Sir Josepß would be regarded as an originator of Ihe old age pensions. The Mayor expressed appreciation of Sir Joseph's railway administration, and approval of the policy to push on with the trunk lines. The late Mr Pitt, end also the late Premier had recognised Nelson's claims to railway extension, and he believed Sir Joseph too would favour justice to Nelson. When Sir Joseph came to open the new College, .the Mayor hoped he would, wiith Lady Ward, take a holiday jaunt to the back country, and, further, that he would come back with a good impression of the country. The Mayor welcomed Sir Joseph and Lady Ward to Nelson, and, hoped the would be spared to enjoy long life. In saying this he was only voicing the sentiments of the people of I^elsonl (Applause.) Sir Joseph, on rising to respond, was accorded a hearty reception. He thanked tho Mayor for his kind-" ly introduction, fully appreciating the sentiments 'to which he had given utterance. The congratulations of the Nelson people too the Premier was sincerely graceful frr. He, with them, regretted the occurrence that 'had occasioned his succession to (the position of Premier, and he was sincerely sorry, also, that tho late Air Piitti was not with them on tin occasion which would have been a I'ri.ud one for his lato esteemed colleague, Who • had lived so ion?? in Xclson and had done so much for the city. The Mayor had sj'c-lon of 'his work as Postniastor-Cmeral, and tho Mayor's remarks were, appreciated ; and Sir Joseph could only hope 'that the- whole tiwld would take up penny postage. (Applauso). Nothing, he said, was more calculated "to bring together the paoples of iho world than the Post Office ; "and also he believed the Post Office. wouVl he a useful medium 'in spreading the new, universal .language — Esperanto. Speaking- of the and discoveries that came with time. Sir Joseph asked, who 20 years ago, would have thought of the. ocean messages 7 He 'had received aud sent wireless messages when I.jOO miles from land ; and in a few years there would be wireless stations in 'this colony, and wo should Jthon (Ijg in constant touch with (the Australian boats. Sir Joseph 'referred to his visit to the Postal Congress at Rome, amid said he was astonished at the attitude adopted "by some of tho delegates, who were opposed to New. Zealand having a separate vote. He mentioned 'that, after a hard fight ho •JiacJ succeeded in getting a majority of two on -a proposal "to give New Zealand a separate vote ; and the 'position now was that at any future Congress Zealand would have a supreme and independent position. (Applause.)" . Sir Joseph said ho recognised that there were pnany honouring him/ ?hat night who did not see eye to eye with him ■politically, therefore ho would not touch party politics on that occasion, I)iit -at a future date he hoped to speak in Xclson on political matters. ('Applause). As to. the colony's railways, Sir Joseph agreed' with tho - Mayor that (they werei as comfortable as those of any country. In America he had travelled at over 70 miles ian hour — "too fast for me," added Sir Joseph with a smile. The 'Premier's sentiments in regard to giving an increased vote for the navy iwere received with loud applause. Tf it came, to a war l ßritairi should be in a pos,tion to be able to maintain tho supremacy of our flag and nation, and this could only be assurer! toy slreng-Uwning tte navy. (Applause^., ThO4-.o would be an Imperial Congress nest year, and at that Cong?ress he would voice what he, his Government, and the people of the colony believod (0 bo best for the colony os an outlying portion of tho Empire. One thing: the people of the colony should have tho right to express an opinion upon was the f Yellow Peril. 'i (Applause). There was nothing more important than that the purity of the race ' should be maintained • therefore large numbers of Chinese should not be allowed' to come to tho colony and contaminate. tho British r a ce. 'He repeated that in the best interests of New Kealaivd tho purity of the r-aeo 'should bo preserved., (Loud applause). Continuing, Sir Joseph spoke of the prosperity of tho colonv^ pr«%penty that was built on -sound linos— a prospeyity that was the re, i suit pi H.he operations oi the peopl>; tn every walk of life.. Our ©ccc were not all in one basket-it was the variety o.f QUV products that asJ tanishod -tho people of other countries All over Now Zealand there wi-re happy smiling faces. . Hero and there, of course, there were instances O f distrest, but there .was nothing hke the poverty of th« London and Paris slums. New J, ? <J* --liapp.Yi people and SLST to «■• »'»« *»- * U Z ?,L GrahaMl! M -H.R.. said thejwero there to welcome the Premier of the co}o liy . < In that poeifckm Sir Joseph was now to Nelson .but he w a s -well known to the people >i the colony aa Postmasbcr-Gewr. ai. Aa Postraaster-Genaral Sir Joseph had cemferrod great benefit on ,the colony— he had brought a great business capacity to bear on the Postal Department. As Minister of Railways "Sir Joseph had done good :work— he had reduced the passenger and 'fare rates, and;