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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 6

The simple toys are the bcsit, we all know that. -Meanwhile, we quite intend giving complicated pieces ; of machinery, and so-called scientific toys to our children at Christmas. —"Zeitung" (Vienna). To say that the services of aeroplanes will soon render those of cavalry un- | necessary is foolish. A strong army I needs both, and will do so for a long time to come. —.General Goirand in "Ex- ■ celsior" (Paris'. The eight of the •Consrfcitu.tional Conference, 111 England, have kept their secret, and the English (nation has not insisted on having iliem. divulge it. Our, people would have been, more curious, and our statesmen more indiscreet. — "Petite Griroaide" (Bordeaux). The most eventful of the many social i functions in which the . Science Congress ' delegates in Sydney participated was a conversazione at the University. The gas strike had suddenly developed, and the guests consequently found* themselves in semi-darkness. One of the features of the occasion was -the throw - >jig- open for general inspection of a valuable collection of ancient works, including specimens of the , undeciphered ' heiroglypnics of the ancient\ Mexican people. The '-'dim religious light'' prevailing made the interesting, relics o£ a dea<l civilisation even more than, usually puzzling. A few gas jets did duty ii7*a~ very ha.lf-hearted fashion, while the eLeic'Jric glebe's ttemjloTarily introduced were too few to 'be effective. Mr A. Hamilton. (Director of the Dominion Museum), who told , a "New Zealand Times" representative about this interesting evening, added that he had to grope for his , overcoat before going away. ■ Appointments of enumerators to take- chjirge of the census districts, in •New 'Zealand (the' "New Zealand ! Times'' states) will be made in » week ior so. The work to be undertaken i s so much more extensive than -was necessary for the 1906 census i'hat six more enumerators will be engaged on this occasion. They will appoint a large -number of sub-enu-merators, and' the census will b»" taken on April 2nd,. Th'e Minister of ' Internal Affairs- (Mr *D. Buddo). ; wh<> has been asked to utilise the censusfor collecting a number of w 3 ddi tion to those lalready provided for, in the questions, has de-clin-ed to do so. " He states that- it would .only lead to confusion if 7the paper i? overloaded. The record will be fuller clan on any previous occasion, but ■xo introduce further features aigh'., prejudiced tlve reliability of the re- ' urns. ' ■ .