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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Sanitav Inspector reports the city still lree from fever or infectious diseases of anv kind.

The TJlimaroa, Victoria, Wimmera, and Maitai should be within wireless range to-night.

For the fortnight ending Thursday last 896 animals were slaughtered at the Corporation Abattoir, made up of 58 cattle, 3 calves, 487 sheep. 326 lambs, and '22. pigs. Of this number one sheep was condemned.

Mr W. B. Girling, a member of the Blenheim Boro.ugh Council, was present at the meeting of the City Council last night, and was given a seat inside the barrier.

It is notified that the concert which was to have-been given in the Botanical Reserve by the Citizens' Band to-mor-row is postponed until Wednesday.

In connection with the changing of the name Moutere Road to Han by Park, Ihe City Council last night adopted a special * order giving effect to the change. The area referred to, it will be remembered, is that on the Maitai bank recently taken over by the Council, and improved, and on which the May<;-al picnic was held.

Brigadier Gist, of the Salvation Army, who succeeded Brigadier Albiston in the command of the Christchnrch province, arrived in .Nelson this morning, accompanied by Adjutant Walls. They will conduct the services in the Citadel tomorrow.

Was a permit required for the erection of a greenhouse? was a question which was placed before the City Council last night. Under the new by-laws permits must be obtained for new buildings, and aiso for repairs to old buildings. Failure to obtain permits has just got two building firms into trouble with the Council; but as the new by-law was not generally known, the firms have been let off with a caution. ' Jn regard to the greenhouse, the Council put the responsibility of the interpretation of the by-law on the City .Engineer.

The quarterly meeting of the Motueka Licensing Committee was held yesterday- There were present: Messrs J. S. Evans_, S.M. (chairman), Riley, Franklyn, Macmahon, and Hoult. The police report upon licensed premises was satisfactory, except in respect of the Karamea Hotel, the Committee stating that a renewal would not be. granted to the present licensee of the hotel. An application for a packet- license by the Golden Bay S.S. Company, for the; s.s. Hina was aiioweu to stand over till the 18th inst. .

For the Band Contest to be held in His jMajesty's Theatre, Dunedin, on-' October 14 to 19, the following prize money was to-day allotted, says a Press message : —A grade: let prize £5200, 2nd' £75, iSi'd £SO, 4th £25. B gtfade: Ist £75, 2nd £3O, 3r<i £ls, 4tli £lO. Quick Step : Ist £25, 2nd £is, 3rd. £lO, 4th £5. It is understood that at least one Australian band will- compete.

Recovering from uncy>r.sciousness which lasted several days after she had been kicke<j by a ihorse, Miss Grace Burrie, a high school girl at Dayton, U.S., began to talk rapidly in German, and has stuck to that language ever since, although being in other respects entirely normal as to her mental condition. Miss Burris' people are not Germans, and she never spoke that language beyond studying it at high school. She readily understands all questions put to her in English, 'but invariably answers in German, even when besought to .speak English. Apparently she is unable t-o speak a word in her native tongue. A severe concussion of the brain, was sustained in the accident, and it is possible that an operation will have to be resorted to, according to the girl's physician.

The police were called early in the morning to the house of Henry Cullingford, aged 60 years, at Waldegrave-gar-dens, Upminster, who had suddenly become mad. With him lived his wife, two sons, a daughter, and a servant, and these had to barricade themselves in a bedroom. Culfingford smashed the whole of the furniture, pulled down the gas brackets in each of the rooms, and then set fire to the house. When first seen by the police he had forced his head through the glass in a bedroom window. A constable who went up the staircase in the dark? was kicked from the top of the stairway to the bottom. Thfc Upminster Fire Brigade was summoned, and the fireman turned • the hose on the madman, who was then secured. One of his wrists was almost completely severed by the broken glass. He was removed to Warley Asylum, Y orksliire.

When Mr. Bradney, member for Auckland West, made his iriaiden speech in the House he caused a good -deal of laughter, says the "Times." He had a pleasant, touch of humour. One of his announcements was that he wasn't -a land mo*}opolitet. His live stock .consisted of a. Shetland pony and a bull-pup named Massey. (Much laughter.)' He startled the Parliament at one interval ;by a loudly proclaimed .Jvnd gentlemen This "'\vas received - with shouts of laughter The Spealter (who had been talking to Mr. Buchanan) looked up innocently and said: "Would the honourable gentleman kindly repeat, that statement. I didn't quite catch what he ea-id !" (Further merriment.)

"In -comparison with other countries this Dominion does not hold an enviable record in', connection with its lire-loss ratio," says the general manager of the State 'Fire Insurance ■Office, in his annual report. . . One of the contributing causes is ovef-insiirance. If some means could be found whereby over-in-surance could be preventc-d or greatly minimised a' great saving in national wealth would .... result.''

Speaking of University Reform, tho report of the Victoria College > Gradu-r ates' Association says:—-"There are strong indications that, even the most confident supporters of reactionary ten* dencies now realise that the movement, is a force which can by no means , bt; lightly treated, while the University ■Senate has itself partly recognised one of the principles of the movement—the taking of the Professorial Boards into its confidence by making provision for annual conferences with the University Reform is one of the matters in which the Graduates' Association, if it is to fulfil its functions,- ought to take an active part. The need- for reform is eo clear that the committee has no hesitation in urging upon the members of the association that they shoiua lend every possible assistance , to the cause. One of the most direct an<* practical ways of helping the. rnr>vnnxM>t is to see that as far as possible , the graduates of the district are represented on the University Senate and the Victoria Collesre Council by adv ocn tep of reform." Opportunity will be given from March 4th to 7th, inclusive, for those suffering, from their eyes to consult Mr H. H. Coote, Eyesight Specialist, of the firm of Messrs Coote and Sandstein, Spectacle and Eyesight Specialists, 348 Lambton Quay,. Wellington. His consulting, rooms will be over Messrs W. Rout and Sons, Hardy Street.*

A general meeting of the Waimea Ward division of the Nelson Beailtifying Society will be held in the Haiiip-den-street schoolroom oji Tuesday'.evening. ■ . 4.

Sir Joseph Ward to-day received cable advice that it will not be necessary ■ for Mr T. Wilford, M.P., to undergo and operation, and lie hopes to leave for New Zealand in April, says a Wellington'message. ■ •

Mr W. J. B. Frewin, solicitor and an ex-Mayor of Feilding, died suddeny today of heart disease, says a Press message.

Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the Congregational Church. Hardy-strr-et, to-morrow morning and evening.

A cable was received in Blenheim yes-' terday from Dr Visethi, head of the Royal Academy of Music in London, stating that Miss Rita Rabone received a magnificent reception at Dunhill's concert at the Stein way Hall. Dr Visetlii has great faith in the future of Miss Rabone, who is a Blenheim girl, and made her debut in that town. —Press Association.

Dr. Crossley, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, has notified his approval of the proposal to form Dominion Boy Scouts brigades in connection with the various parishes. Already some 130 bqy.4 have been registered in Mount? Eden and Mount Roskill districts, and it is expected the country districts will fall into line with this movement.

During January 5096 persons arrived in he Dominion, against 4411 for the corresponding month of 1911; 3031 took their departure, against 2806 .iii'-January of the previous year, a gain of 2065. _

In the course of a case in the Wellington Supreme Court oft Thursday ohe the counsel, says the "Timus," took occasion to refer to a judicial gentleniari as "not too wise ; " My learned friend ■opposite rose in protest—what if siich', a remark were regarding a the Supreme Cburt—-surely the • judicial' gentleman referred to was also' entitled? «."• to some consideration. "It appears'' to me," said the Chief Justice, who was;•<s. the bench, "that the otlly men-'who the right to criticise judges are those who know •' nothing about: law-'! hH& paused, then added, '-'and they are mainly journalists;" Afterwards his Honour modified the statement; "and said that there were a xew exceptions to the. .rule.

Mr. Athol Stewart, of Dulce's Valej and 'Charles, Dean, hife chauffeur, met , with a peculiar- motor accident recently (says the '.'Timdru Post"). ' They . werecrossing: from Dulce's Vale, when Mi\ ' Stewart noticed that one of the tyrea_ was unduly inflated. Dean got down" V to investigate, and was in the act of uri- ~ screwing the valve to release some of . the air when the tyre buret. The force of the explosion hurled him several yards, ahd rendered him temporarily unconscious. The concussion blew the top of "Mr. Stewart's hat clean off. Dean was subsequently found to totally blind' in one eye, and to have sustained in juries to the face and head. It ; is expected that, he will recover tWe sight of the injured eye, but 'that it will be permanently impaired. , ,

Some sidelights on the extraordinary difficulties that confront the settler 1 -in:' - some parts of Catlins bush Were ehown : in a request before* the Cltltha' Couhty . Council on Friday (says the "Free , v Pi-ess"). Four settlers asked that a road at Houipapa be repaired. They described this "road," the\only one available to them to drive iheir_ milk to the dairy factory, as, a succession of holes —some 10ft long by 6ft wide, and 2ft deep. The road in some parts is shapeless—nothing left but the place where the < road was—torn to - pieces beyond description'.". ... Pathetically" the letter concluded :■ —"After 18 years' liiird • toil in the bush" that is the prospect, we have in front of us to get to a factor#. . It's bright, isn't it?" Members decided ~ to have the roa'd inspected. .

Newed: "Did the grocer have tlib.; nerve to tell you these eggs were fresh?"!Mrs Newed: "Yes, 'dear! I understood him to say they were right from the incubator." —"Boeton Transcript."

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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 2 March 1912, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 2 March 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 2 March 1912, Page 4

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