LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, 13 March 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

An article deseriptivß . of a tWp, I'd the Marina minaJal springs and tfao fii-st instainieni; . of . an artiste 6h. natural soletitibn in deer jierds will _e found on tte i-st pige of this issue. A team iirom the N'elson Swimming Club left by. the Te Anau to,-day to compete for tho New Zealand , polo ■"championship at WeUing^dii, 'to be decided to-inolfdv**. The following ttiiiin will represent Nelson: — Goalkeeper, W. Horton; backs, Watson, W. Champion; half, .1. Emerson; forwards, A. Allan, C. Graham, and H. Pettit. A meeting of tho Managemen Committeo of the Nolson Sugb) Union was hold nt Stallard's room; last evening, when it was decided tc ask the Now Zealand Union to allow one-third of tho gross gate in the match against the British team. — It was resolved to grant the Beferens' Association £5 towards the expenses in connection with the Referees' Confcronco, to be held in Auekland.— ;■ The following dlubs were gfaritcd affiliation to t' e Union :—Wakefield Rovers (junior) and Nelson C'ollege Old Boys (senior)-. Tuesday next, l'7th inst., (St. Patrick's Day) will be observsd as a statutory Bajik Holiday. A social gathering of Temperance workers will be held to-morrow might in the Foresters' Hall. In consequence of this gathering the Good Templars will uot meet this evening. A female inmate of tho Old People's Home was committed yesterday afternoon to the Mental Hospital. Mr and Mra R. T. Melhuish have returned to Nekon after six months' absence in New South Wales. Mr Melhuish has greatly benefitted by the change. It is the intention of *\fr and Mrs Melhuish to retl_n to Sydney permauently after a short stay here. E. Buxton and Co., Ltd., agents for the New Zealand Shipping Company, '.cceived word to-day that the Steamer itiruutaka arrived in Wellington last evening at 5.15 o'clock. The Atkinson Observatory will be open this evening from 8 to 10. Professor Euknburg, the eminent specialist in nervoi*s diseases, speaking at a meeting of t!_ German Physiological Association recently, described the , case of a Government officielj Hariied Arnheim, who haR bcert sleeping continuously since June 10th, 1904. Professor Eulenburg attributes Arnheim's strange condition to an accident which happened before he fell asleep, when he sl-.uck the back of his head by a fall. Arnheim's medical attendant at that timo was unable to discover any injury to the brain, but ten days after the accident he fell asleep, and has been slipping continuously ever since. Professor Eulenburg gave the following description of the patient : — "He is lying on his back in bed, the head slightly inclined to the right ?ide. The forehead is wrinkled, as though the sleeper were disturbed by tad dreams. The limbs can be freely moved. The skin has lost its sensitiveness, and deep needle pricks do not produce the slightest effect. Othcv incisions in the Hesh, painful for normal beings, have no effect on the sleeper ; deafening noises made close to his ears fail to arouse him ; and a dazzling light turned on his eyes iB likewise ineffectual. Arnheim is fed regularly. He chews the food placed in his mouth -slowly and swallows instinctively. During the whole 43 months Arnheim has never once opened his eyes, »nd never betrayed the least sign, of consciousness." , A good deal (s nrs the "Onotiki Guard,™; ) has been said reading the stamina of the En e lish-bred as aga.nst. the Oolonial-bred giris. Conn" Imb illustrations may be given prov■ng that the Colonial girl, even though she may not excel her sisters from the Motherland, can hold her own. Thia view is emphasised in connection with backblock settlement in the Dominion, and wo need not go further than our own district to find examples of grit and enduraneo on the par* of our Colonial girls. Tho journey '-om (.Tisborne on horse-back, a diotvie of 112 miles, is a formidable one for .-i man. Yet this has been repeatedly accomplished by women and girls. Latoly seven or eight women arrived from Gisborne, living accomplished the journey in two days, and next morning left for a 25-milo rido up tho Waioeka Valley to visit relations who have taken up sec: ions in the back country. Asked if they had not found the jourroy very tiring, they replied. "No: ■■' all. And we intend to go back f~: .hv Show." Late Night l'-.. night until 9.30 o clock.— 'l rathen a.i Co.* On Saturday, 21st inst., Mr Wm. Lock will sell on account of the executors, the freehold land and dwelling in Collingwood-street in the estate of the late Mrs E. Shephard; on Thursday "next, furniture and effects of Mrs Holmes ; also English piano, furniture, and household effects of a commercial traveller. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. announce the following sales: — To-mor-row, at noon, house and land, Hamp-den-street West, on aceount of Mr W. Penney; on Wednesday next, stock salo at Richmond; Thursday, 19th, stock, implements, and household furniture, on account of Mr B. Y. Ferguson; Friday, 20th, stoek sale at Tapawera; Saturday, 21st, farm at Tadmor of 160 acres. The half-holiday question is causing a good deal of interest in the Dominion; some districts prefer Wednesday, some Saturday, some Thursday, whilst others say it is immaterial provided the day is made universal. It is also said that the Government should have had backbone enough to fix the day and not shunt ifc on to th« City Fathers. HowI ever, among this turmoil and conflict of \ opinion we an pleased to say that everyone is afreod that Lock's is the best and cheapest place in tho Dominion to furnish at, a_d you have ono of tho tnggost stockß in tho Bominion to select" from. Thoso who (_r#r hy closing on Saturdays, as woll as othors, can save money ky buying at Lock's — Furniture, Linos, Carpets, Curtains, Ranges, Atlas Sewing Machines, Harlamd'a Pmios, Carpenter Organs, Basibak Lino Polishers, Britannia Anr Rifles, Stylish So-Oarts, and Jumpem fir €he Babies. The household wore, is, "G> 'o Locks."*