Nelson Evening Mail FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 June 1907, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

To make room for reports and other news, our leading article is held over. In connection with the celebration of the jubilee oi the Church of England, the following extract from an address by Bishop Selwyn to the third Synod in 1864 (included in Judge Kenny's notes on the early history of the Church), will be read with interest :— "Military Duties. — I owe an apology to many settlers in the country districts for omitting to visit them during the .past summer. My excuse is that it was impossible to neglect the soldiers, who for our sake were risking their lives evGvy day. No one wlio lias seen a military hospital aftdi' batt\e can doubt that there is no other claim upon a clergyman's duty, which can take precedence of this. Many of my reverend brethren will concur with me in thanking God for the solemn season of prayer which we have enjoyed by the bedside of wounded and dying soldiers : for the lessons which we have learned from their patient endurance of suffering : for the crowded congregations of devout soldiers who have met us day by day in the native chapels and 'by the civer-side, in place where prayer was wont to be made' : for the example of Christian charity which we have wen in their care for the wounded, the prisoner, and the dead. I dwell with thankfulness upon this, the fair side of the picture, leaving it to God to record and to judge the other. We have received a considerable, I cannot say an adequate celief, by the arrival of two military chaplains." The Nelson Land Board yesterday refused an application for lease" in perpetuity over land in the Tutaki Survey District, as it is the intention of the ] Board to throw open for selection the whole of the country in the vicinity oi the Mangles and Blackwater rivers in conjunction with the Braeburn station, I which will probably be acquired by the Government at an early date. A movement has been instituted by the No-License League to raise a fighting fund in preparation for the next local option poll. In the past the raising of the necessary funds has been left to a period just preceding the elections, and this system has hampered operations; but now it is proposed to prepare the "sinews of wan 1 " at once and in ample time. It his been agreed to retain three-quarters of th 6 contributions for local expenditure and to remit one quarter to the Central Commi'ttpe in Wellington, .acting as tha executive for the Colony as a whole. Miss Ellison, a sister-in-law of Mrs T. E. Taylor, who-,ha| caijjed on ,campaign work with much success at Christchurch and elsewhere, has been engaged by the Nelson League to canvass the friends of the cause in this district, and she is expected here on Sunday. • During consideration of a question relating to transfers at the meeting yesterday, members of the Nelson Land Board expressed themselves as being strongly opposed to granting transfers in cases where the transferor had neither resided on nor improved his leasehold, and yet was receiving from the transferee a consideration in the form of money. It was recognised that such a practice, if permitted, would obviously militate against bona fide settlement of Crown Lands. In the course of the discussion the Commissioner stated that aa the immunity from rent for periods varying from two to four years given to selectors of bush and swamp lands was designed to relieve the settler from payment of rent until he was able to get some income from his land, he would advise the Board in future to rule that the selector should pay in full all instalments which but for the concession wou'd have been demanded, if he sold his interest within five years of the date of his lease and continue the concession to the new tenant. Messrs GJickson and Co. announce an opportunity to booklovers in a stock-taking sale of current fiction, a large number of 3s 6d Colonial Library . adition works being reduced to Is 6d, and 2s 6d editions to Is. As there jure hundreds of books to select from, all tastes should be suited. Stock-taking reductions in fancy lines aro also advertised. In accordance with the request of the Nelson Land Board, Mr J. D. , Thomson, District Surveyor, reported at yesterday's meeting of that body on the character of the State Forest on the Riwaka-Takaka road near Harwood'9 selection. The Board resolved to recommend the Minister of Lands to take the necessary action under the New .Zealand State Forests Act Amendment Act, 1888, to withdraw the forest from reservation with the object of opening it for sale or selection as it is partly da-vtroyed by fire. The country is of limestone formation, and suitable for settlement. The late Mr William H. Stewart, a partner in the firm o£ Lea and Perrin, has left a fortune only a few sovereigns short of £130,000. That, with the £1,070,000 left by Mr C. Wheeby Lea, one of the" same firm, adds a new chapter to the history of a firm whose fortunes were established on gn old screw of paper. The Lord Sandys of the period, while getting a prescription dispensed at the shop of Messrs Lea and Perrin, chemists in a small way of business at Worcester ' bethought himself of an old 'recipe which he had picked up during his travels in India. He gave it to the young men, who let it lie aside for some time before thinking anything about it. They then axperimented with a bottle, found that it was pleasant to the palate, and tried a few bottles on their customers. The sauce sold at once. It was advertised, nnd its fame made universally known, and the will of Mr Stewart serves to remind us of the huge financial success of the gift freely given and (received more out of complaisance to an aristocratic customer than from any hope that it was worth anything. When the master of the Oulton Workhouse reported a profit on the guardian's pigs of £4S for the year, a suggestion wasf made that more ehould be kept. An agiicultural member, however, said that money could be earned with a few pigs, but would be lost with many. . A lion or a tiger can for a short distance outrun a man, and can equal the speed of a fast horse, but either animal h exhausted at the end of hall a mile at the most. They have but a little endurance, and are notably weak in lumj power. : .Messrs Bisloy Bros, and Co. announce the following sales: — To-mor-row, at Motueka, goodwill of native lease; and on Wednesday next stock -.ale at their Eailway saleyards, .Kichmond. i

The usual monthly subscription neoting of the Permanent Building^ So'iety will be held on Monday and Tueslay next. Captain Madigan, commanding «hs El Battery, has received a communication from the Director of Artillery Servica, stating that Mrs A. S. Rhodes, of tha Grange, Wadestown, has kindly offered to purchase a cup valued at £25 for competition by field batenes. The competitions will be for shooting only. In consequence of this gift, the public collection towards such a prize has been discontinued. Considering the weather the attendance last evening at the V.M.C.A. debating class was very encouraging. The chair was occupied by Mr Grant. The subject of the evening was "Imp.-omptu Headings." All the members present essayed to show their abilities with the , different and perhaps rather too difficult authors selected. The chair gave some kindly criticism, and thought that the reading on the whole was good, and that of some of the younger members very promising. AfUe the readings, the rest o£ the evening was spent with impromptu speaking. A variety of topics was dealt with, that of the future of Nelson drawing the greatest discussion from among the members. Mr Frank St. John has just returned from a lengthened visit to England and America, where he has studied the latest methods in the art of denistry under specialists in Edinburgh, Lon, don, Philadelphia, and Chicago. He will now resume practice with Mr O. J. Deck, in Trafalgar-street. Ali yesterday's meeting of the Nelson Land Board it was resolved that an 'area of 1555 acres, more or less, of unoccupied Crown lands, situated in block 3, vii, and xi, Wangapeka Survey district, and also an area of 94 acres more or less, being section No. 33 (Reserve), situated in block xi, Wangapeka S.D., both of which adjoin the Wangapeka estate, acquired by the Government from the late Mr John Tinline, be added to the estate and. disposed of therewith. The value of the large area was fixed at 6s per acre and of the smaller area at £5 10s per acre. The Citizens' Band will give a concert in the Botanical Gardens on Sunday afternoou for the benefit of Mr W. J. Bray, who was a serious loser by the recent fire in the Waimea Road. In the ocean variation of temperature do not exist at a greater depth than 600 ft. . Bebw that fie temperature neve rvarie?. Five thousand pounds' worth <f torpedoes were recently lost liy lUe Chan nel Fleet during an important series of manoeuvres and exercises. The Herald's College was given its charter in 1483 by Richard 111., and also a house whish stood quite nccc to where the present building stands. Ttome has been in the hands of enemies more frequently than any other European city. It has been entered or sacked more than forty times since 390 B.C. The landlady at the White Lion Hotel at Spalding has a cat which is rearing a litter of six orphaned Angora rabbits. TheEnelifh person's yenr'v bill frr alcoholic liquor is £3 IDs lOd a head. The Scotsman, contrary to popular belief, is more temperate, for his bill is 18s Id less. The Alhprt Medal for rewarding acts of he'owm by Innd mid sea was instituM In th>> year 18RR. The first-class is fin o 'al-shaperl badge of gold, the second n bronze badge. Many other people besides Scotsmen wear the kilt It is the rational dress of th> Albanian, the Messalian shepherds, and themountaineers of Tibot and Assam frontiers. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sanctioned a form of Divine service in Esperanto in connection with the religious exercise' to be held atthe-coming congress of the International Esperanto Society. A stone weighing a ton and a half web split open by blasting at Blackburn. Scotland, and a living worm was found embeded in it, being located eleven inches from the outside at the nearest point. The War Office has decided that all books written by officers on full pay must recsive War Office fanntion be'orp publication. The Chjif of the General Staff will be responsible for the sane* tion. The sremi of the cord weed sometimes grow <n a 1 "n>>th of forty feet, but are extremely thin and tough. This seaweed is v;>rv dangerous tq bathers who get entangled in it. An earth tremor, followed by a ereat tidal wave, has thrown up a remarkable treasure-trove on the shore at Nazareth, one of the prettiest seaside resorts on the Portuguese coast. Among the articles found are a large quantity of ancient arms, valuable coins of all nationalities, gold buttons, scarf pins, and othei" jewellery of considerable value. It proves to be treasure hidden in an ancient stronghold of the buccaneers of the Spanish Main. Excavations are being made, and further discoveries are expected. The laat horse omnibus has just disappeared from the streets of Sheffield. The well-preserved remains of an ancient Germanic cemetery, dating, it is estimated, about 200 years before the Roman invasion, have been discovered at Almdorf, Silesia. I " Ttn general work of my courts sbows that widows starting small businesses almost invariably quickly fail, nnd lose everything " — Jndgo Emden. nz&'zz-'z.'-T-"- -, : -" -■««-•*• - - -~*,:r.> i In hi 3 report on the tmd« and commerce of Belgium for 1906. Mr. ConsulGeneral Hertslet says: — " Miiny jroods of Belgian and German manufacture are ssld in Belgium with Enslisb names ani phrases intended to give the erroneous impression that they aro of British origin. " Some of tho mo*t conspicuous ex.°rnpleß aro as follows: Cloth, made in Belgium and Germpnr, is deanibod as ' Scotch tweed, best quality :' prcketknivos nni table cutlery made in 3we den, are described as ' Guaranteed steel ' or ns ' Rest. ste>*l. ' Neckties, ma^e in Belgium, are marked 'London make 'But the best retail houses sell tie- which arp made in the United Xi ■< <iom and which are properly marked ' Ma-^e in London for (name nnd addre s of retail firm;)' collars, rcade in Gprmany, are marked with the words, 'Warranted all linen,' and the sizes are frequently printed in both English and Continental measurements. ' Gloves, made in Belgium and France are described as being of ' English make,' cheap tools made in Germany, ure marked with the worrls, 'Warranted steel ' and other similar descriptions in English." A man accused by his wife at Chigwick of persistently ill treating her, declared that " the boot was on the other shoe." A visitor at Ballycolion, Co. Cork, while fishing with rod and line, caught three skate weighing respectively 1121 b., 1121 b., and 1501 b., and tbirty-iwo large pollaok of from 121 b. to 141 b. eaoh. The coldest place in London. — It was around a timely subject, a discussion I heard at lunch to-day, which is the coldest place in the Metropolis. Omnibus drivers will tell you the portion of their route which takes them past St. Paul's— owing to the moving currents of air; or Grosvenor-plnce. or Oakley-street, up which sweeps steadily a cold breeze from the Thames. But I believe that not ten miles from Charing Cross is a place which has the reputation of being the coldest between Lon don and York. It is the valley locally known as " The Valley of the Shadow,-' at the northern side of Royal Oak Hillbetween Child's Hill and Finchley. The road makes a dip into a dell, and in springt autumn, winter, and even in summer, thefe is a dividing line distinctly noticeable between the upper air and an unexpected layer of clammy chilliness which bangs over the " Valley of the Shadow." — w.xehange. The public are informed that there is plenty of Victory butter obtainable at Is Id per Ib. Ask your grocer for this choice brand. Encourage local industry, and take no other.* J