LOCAL & GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 23 March 1910, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The N.Z. Shipping Company's sic unci' I'aparoa left l'idon at S.Jo I his morning, ami will arrive here tl.is afternoon. She will be brought in'o harbour between O'.oO and 7 to-night.

The Papa.roa will slai'l; loading tomorrow morning, am! if is expected thai she will leave on Sal unlay iii,",l't or Sunday morning. .She will lake -w board froze:! meat and between "jOtio and (itKid case* of apples.

Yesterday afternoon a horse belonging fu .Mr. T. Petti!, while standing opposite his shop in Waiuiea-slreel, got rid of its blinkers and bolted. An attempt was made to stop the runaway near Cock and Co.'s, and as a lvsuli tile animal turned up Vanguard-street and finally stopped in Air. Al. Christian's yard. (Jn examination it was found that one of the animal's legs wa.s broken near the i'etl.jck, probably through making the sudden turn, and the animal had to be destroyed. It was .Mr. LVllit's intention to enter tho horse at the luxt A. and P. Show.

Even a Government Ut'pari;neti(. run occasionally bo ''be.-icd.'' A wealthy Fundi merchant who refused to pay an excess tec was sued by lh L > postal authorities, iir.; lost the day. He retaliated by building a shanty in a r.niote district of the Jtaules-Alpcs, 26 kilometres from any post ollice, and installing therein a shepherd, in whose name he (ib.-eribcd to the "Petit Journal'' According to the terms of ihc ikjslr, monopoly in France, the department is oounil t 0 provide a daily service wherever required, and it would have been necessary to engage a postman solely for the delivery ol' this newspaper, as no other house is to be found within a radius of nine kilometres, 'the Post Ollice, sooner than embark on an expenditure of £4B a year, consented to forego the ten centimes in dispute, pay the defendant's costs, and compensate the shepherd for the loss of his daily paper.

Now that the new postmistress has been appointed postal matters at Carluke, are working admirably, but the official is certainly working under great dillicu'ties (says yesterday's "Pelorus Guardian"). The road from Carluke to the main road at Robertson's iWill (where the coach exchanges the mail), is roughly about a mil.', and a-half, "as the crow flies," but as the postmistress has no wings she has to go "as the road goes," and at the best if is unfit for women, because of its rough natureit is simply a bush track, with a fence or two, numerous logs, and a very shaky swing bridge across the Kai River, by way of variety. And on a hot day, with a 30-puund mail-sack on her back and sundry small ones dangling from her arms, the postmistress looks more like a pack-horse than a Government ollicial. And this is her programme, every day. wet or fine, for £45 per annum ! In the winter the truck will often be impassable.

New Hair Frames (Rack) Arrived Today, at Is each.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

Hair Pads! A new assortment arrived to-day, in all shades. All Is each—the very latest idea.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

For your winter dress go to Wilkie's. They are showing the prettiest in stripes that could bo. desired.—lnspect windows.*

Jut Opened—The latest in ladies' costumes, dress skirls, and /'.ilctols at prices to suit all.—Wilkie's Estate.*

The furs and muffs now on view at Wilkie's Estale are just exquisite, and are selling at the lowest basis.* On Thursday next Messrs Trathen and Co. make" a special show of luVhclass Fur Goods, and invite inspection ..in that and following days. The linn make a speciality of Choice Vnr Sets. This sea-on the show!: I .'/ ellipses anything previously shown, including several now kimls of Fur probably never yet seen in Nelson.* / C'iom - Fur V'.'ls in natural racoon, sable racon, brown mouflon. while mouflon. natural American Opossum. pulled American <>po ; stnn. kid fox. «\vx fox. Isabella 'bear, bniwn bear, Thibet, marmot, etc. .etc Pr'ecs 39s 6d 45s 655. 90s. IQOs. 119s 6d up to 9 "iiineas the set. Come and sec them on Show Day, Thursdav.— Trathen aid Co.*

B v a prinii-r's error in yesterday's issue in a sentence in Ihe report of the annual meeting "f to the Nelson Institute, the name "Lightbnnd" was substituted for "Gilbert." The seiiieniv. should have read:—"ln the elation of secretary a tribute was paid to .Mr. Gilbert for the energy he had displayed and llu interest lu> Had taken in 111-' Institute."

At the Magistral,' s Courl yesterday i sid.rablc I line was .speiil hearing the civil case Albert >Sveu Johnson, farmer, of Stoke, v. Wilfred Ching. farmer, of ' Stoke. This was a claim for £25 16a, amount alleged to be due for the hire of a draught ilersc at es a week. TIk 1 - plaintil'f stated that on 30th December, liX)/. defendant agreed Ui hire the horsi> fi.r lwo weeks, at the usual rate of | 1 j 1 . (!( but. kepi it until 25th August, ]QO9. Th„ deli'iice was that no arrangement was mad., to hire the horse, but thai it was lent by plaintilf to defendant l 0 use. The .Magistrate said it was impossible, to say which siory was correct, . U |d plaiuiilf would be no-suited, without costs. \\\\ K. \i. Aionro appeared for ||, plainlilf and Air. C. J. Hurley for t| w tlcfuiiilaiil.

The s.s. Koi, being required t 0 attend on the l'aparoa this evening, her departure has been postponed from 4,30 p.m, until I, p.m. She will haw. Alotueka for Nelson to-morrow at 9 a.m. instead of {j s p.m. 1 0-day.

On (he i'i!nrn <if Hie Xelsiin (lairi. sou IJaiiil from the W'.'inganiii Coiileir, some ugly rumours gut into circulalhn .'.•s lo .iiie alleged uiisporlsiuaiiliki' ;u .. tioii by members of Ihe Nelson fit;, zens' Hand. It was slated that rhc secrclary lo Iho Citizens' Band had coiniiiiinieititi'd with Iho Contest Commillee making certain .'illegalions in regard to llu* Garrison Hand, and t'uio l.he Idler was couched in most oll'-'a-sivo langiiagi'. The Citizens' Hun] to-day announces by ''idverliseiueni. that no eoniuiuiiiciifion was sent bv it lo any oilier band in reference | o '|| 1L Nelson Garrison Hand. Air (.!. Banvll, the secretary to the Citizens' Band also slates that neither he nor anv member of his bund had any such correspondence, :iml (hat if any lellcr bearing his signature was 'sen| !o Wanganiii i| was a forged signature!. The mailer will not be allowed t 0 rest bul Mr Uurrelt is taking steps to discover |lie aulhor of the leller referred 10. Air Barroll has been placed in n most unenviable position, and hi s disclaimer, and that of the Citizens' Baud, will be gratifying < 0 f|, c public generally.

Dr Edward A. Spitzka. the foremost brain specialist of America, and member of the faculty of tho Jefferson Medical College .lecturing before the Protestant Episcopal Clerical Brotherhood, denied the theory of criminal brains. "Examination of brains by the Lombroso school," he said, "shows that great criminals havo finely-shaped brains, while in many cases the so-called criminal brain has been found in people whose lives were moral and lovable. Children of fathers under 30 years of age are usually egotists, military, and aggressive," lie added. "Thoso km of fathers between 40 and 50 years arc philosophers and thinkers; but tho finest moralists, religious teachers, and philanthropists, such as Jk'iijaniin Frankin. were born after their fathers had reached the age of 50."

A cise pressing unusual features came before Mr .lolui A. King, S.3\L sitting in Ihe I led fern Police Court (Sydney), when a young man, described on lln.' charge-sheet as Frederick Walsh (51). alias Walter Shannon, agent, appeared lo answer no less (ban 99 charges. The alleged eflVnees were similar in nature, the lir.-l being more or less descriptive of the remaining 93, which was to Ihe cll'eet that he falsely pretended that he was an agent of the Art Portrait Company, and by which falso pretence obtained I'nin Alice Wefare the sum of Is and a photograph valued at 3f>. Tho amounts in the dilferent cases varied slightly. At the outsit Sub-Inspector Kelly said that the police had no evi deuce to offer in any of the 99 cases, and thin-fore wished to withdraw all the <-! i:; (■-.;«-.-. The accused was dismissed on Ihe ailtged ollVnces of false pretence, but was remanded to the Paddington Police Court on a charge of stealing a letter sent by post containing a cheque on the Commercial Bank.

Funerals (say's the "Daily Express"), end especially I hose which have to Iraverse a considerable distance, will bo robbed of many painful interludes, without losing any of their solemnity, by tho use of a motor-hearse which has been manufactured by a Coventry firm. Sonic lime ago the linn were asked by an undertaker cf the town to construct a motor hearse which should be:—-Speedy enough to cover long distances quickly; capnblo of travelling on the direct gear silently and smoothly at a walking-pace; capable of cluiiigiii.,' gear, at a gradient, i" perfect silence, The undertaker's object in ordering this vehicle was to obviate (he painful and expensive railway journey hitherto necessary when a body was buried at a considerable distance f n>m the place of death. As the railway charges amoun'. to Is a mile, and a funeral procession was necessary _ at either end, there was room for considerable saving. Since he has had tho motorhearse, he has been able to conduct funerals from Coventry at such distances as Tainworth, Sheffield", Accrington, Jinn Bury St. Edmunds, and in one day has covered a journey of 250 miles. The hearse, too. need' not be laid aside between funerals. The body can be removed and a cab body substituted, F0

that the chassis can be always in use. Berlin had an electric motor-hearse as long as three years ago.

300 Pairs New Zealand Blankets for Double Reds, at 19s 6d and 22s 6d each a pair.-The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

250 Pairs Heavy While English Bloiikels at 8s lid a pair.—This is the biggest Hlanket Bargain ever seen in Iho Dominion.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Mr. Alfred Could will sell on Wednesday. 6th prow, household furniture and effects on account of Mrs. N cn Lewis, Ma.nuka-slr?cl,

The change of the last few days proves that winter is at hand, and to enjoy the comforts of the time of tho year' Wilkie's Estate are now showing direct from Horn* the newest in dress goods, blousinps, paletots, furs and mull's, also a beautiful range in ladies costumes. Inspect windows.*

Those who are in search of the very latest in long Coals for winter wear should call at .Mrs Anstice's and see their new styles i ntheso goods. Tho very newest cut and colourings are shown, and though the quality of these garments is so solid, the prices arc exceedingly reasonable. Tho whole showing is one well worthy of your inspection. Call and see. it.*

A visit to ilia showroom of Mrs. An>'fice's, where Ihe eoniplelo showing of Autumn and Winter Millinery is now displayed will prove of absorbing interest to every lady who's interested in lovely new'lhing's. Kaeh one of these hats, from the simplest l ( , |,|i ( . most dressv is a study in Millinery art. for the new shapings and coloiir-blendings are truly tasteful. You're invited to call in soon and seo these, becoming hats. You'll find thn prices most moderate for audi lovely Millinery.*

A meeting of the- Loyal Orange Lodge will be held to-morrow evening.

According to ajate issue of the London "Daily News," Mr P. A. Vaile. has received,a letter from Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand., in connection with his scheme of Imperial scholarships, which Lord Milner has publicly described as the natural complements of the Rhodes Trust, and a matter of Imperial importance. The proposal to be. submitted by the Prime Minister for New Zealand is that the Dominion should contribute £25.000 to the scheme provided the Australian States each do the same, in order t 0 provide the nucleus for the foundation, which it is proposed ultimately to make a national institution. The letter.referred to above states that the consideration of the subject by the Education Committee of the House, of Representatives has been postponed until next session.

The Timaru "Post" recently published tfaa following paragraph:—A local resident showed one of our reporters a finely-grown green tomato that had been rendered worthless through having bseti atacked by some insect pest. The tomato was perforated by a number of holes similar to those made in apples and pears b v the codlin moth; and on being opened it was found tp be in a state of decay. In Tasmania the tomato is often attacked by the maggots of a fly known as lonchaea splendida, blue to-mato-fly, and these maggota have frequently been mistaken for those of fruit flies; but the insect is not known to attack fruits. To the tomato, however, it is often very troublesome. The fly itself is smaller than the common housefly, and is of a beautiful deepblue colour. Complaints have been made by fruiterers and others that codlin moths have been found in a large proportion of the out-door grown tomato crop this season." The Tasmanian fly referred to, says the "Dominion," is not at present breeding in New Zealand so far as is known. From the reports of the Department of Agriculture it appears that imported tomatoes have frequently been condemned because of the presence of the maggot of this fly. The damage referred to is probably caused by one of the varieties of the well-known army worm, the common New Zealand caterpillar, which plays havoc with the grain crops from time to time.

Ladies' Warm Lined Fur Topped Kid Gloves, all sizes, at Is 6d and Is lid a pair.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co., agents for the Clan line of steamships, are in comunication with their principals with a view to securing a steamer to convey another shipment of fruit from this district to London.