LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 19 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following steamers will 0<? within wireless range to-night Moana, "Victoria, Athenic. Maheno.

In coililSl'tion with the new Parliament Building scheme. a . sttirt? has been made with the work of reconstructing Mn*eun.street. savs the "Post." The scheme [frovides that Wellington-terrace shall be continued in a straight- line from the corner of Bowen-street to the northern o f Bydriey-«treet, and to carry out that object the tret's at the Museumstreet feiitfafice to Parliament Buildings have been felled, and in a few days the .stables and other buildings that lie' in the way of the new road line will be removed:' The new road line thus formed will provide tile frontage for the new Do. minion Museum.

A new standard of rations has beef! adopted by the Wellington Kolief Uommittee of the (Charitable Aid Board. sa, v s the "Post.' It provides that persons obtHiiiiiig' relief .thai I receive (for one person) per week 3ll) ilieflti 411 > bread, 2-gOZ tea, lib sugar, and oillt'r iirticies, Iteing necessaries <>f life, and .vproved by the committee, to the value of 9d in the city and lOd in the country in order to meet the increased prices of country stores according to the values set upon the respective articles by the Relief Committee. 'i'lib standard will be placed before the fuJl boai'd /oi- its appi'ovnl.

A speaker at the Manaia banquet lafjt week had a sly tilt at .Scotsmen in general. and the Aberdonian in particular. He related the following anecdote of aa Englishman. Irishman, and a Scotsman, who were being tiiil'ollod as policemen. Each was usked if, in case of a number of men on the street being uproarious while he Was on duty, lie would use his baton. The 'lrishman said he would, Whiln the Englishman would whistle for assistance: but the Sects man said, "Na, na • I wadiia 1 Use it/' "Well, what wad we do?" "AHeel, if they were Aberdonians a wad tak oft' ma llelmct and gang roond for a subscription. That wad scatter them quick."—"Hawera Star."

Mr. W. Clark Russell, the well-known novelist, died at Bath in his sleep at the a.iro of 67. He had been a .great invalid for years, and since April last had been ■bed-ridden. He was born in New York, but he was a thorough Englishman. At the aye of 13 lie entered the merchant service, but after eight ypara abandoned this life for one of literature. Practically all his numerous "novels dealt, with tile sea. His first (published in 1874) was "John Holdsworth, Chief Mate," and he continued writing'until 1905, having then sonic 24 first-rate novels, to his credit. Perhaps the most popular w-sre ''The Wreck of the Grosvenor," ' "What; Cheer!" and "List, Ye Landsmen!"

The X-rays have been surpassed'as a means of studying the internal anatomy of man and animals. 'That is- the prac 7 tical result of a new discovery by Professor Karl Werner Spalteholz, who saturates with - various .essentials oils the bones and tissues to be examined, with the result that they.become transparent. In this way every detail of the structure, the interior of the bones, t-h-S nerves and blood-vessels, etc., can be seen in all their wonderful ramifications and beauty. The X-rays merely enable the various tissues to be seen as a more or less defined dark mass, with tile -bones as well-<lcfiiied opaque shadows. The difference between tile two processes is that while the X-rays can be used, for studying living tissues, Professor Spalteholz's m-ethed has, up to now, been ; limited to dead animals and parts of animals. It now, tlierefore, remains to discover a way in which these strong oils can be injected, without injury, into the living tissues to make possible the illumination of th.u various organs of our anatomy. to the great advance of medical science. As it is, a great advantage accrues to science from Professor Spalteholz's system, for it reveals the anatomy of tissues in a perfect manner, and thus obviates the lit cessity of dissection for the making of a thorough examination. Hitherto in the case of a death from heart disease, for instance, the heart has had to be dissected to see the exact changes which had taken' place. Henceforth, all that is necessary will be that the heart shall be treated with the essential oil.-, when it will become possible to look through it and study it as a whole. Further, the whole skull, so treated, can be studiid without dissect-

Early in June the eighth triennial congress of the chambers of commerce of the .liritish Empire will meet in London. The last congress, it will be remembered, met. in Sydney. What the Imperial Conference is to the different Governments of the Empire this congress is to be chambers of commerce. The idea of this congress is to focus the view:; of the \vhcl; of the chambers of commerce of the Empire 011 matters of common interest and to get public opinion to bring pressure to bear upon Governments in favour of various measures and reforms which the business men of the Empire consider necessary to its material prosperity and development. Among the points suggested for discussion is one of Indian origin? ,<in the subject of the competition of prison labour* with private >indaistry. -.Penny postage throughout the Empire, -the- "alLßritis'h" cable., improvement of telegraphic communication with; the West Indies, double income tax in the Dominions and at Home on investments, and commercial arbitration, preferential trade within the Empire, national defences, emigration, and Panama Canal arc among the other subjects on which resolutions have been received. The honorary president will be vMr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, and Lord LVsborough wll- be president. Sonne £€o delegates from all parts of the Empire are expected to attend. • Come along right smart! ! We're holding a big sale of Ladies' Winter Underclothing." Ladies' White an<;l Natural Woven Nightdresses for 4s lid and s's lid.— Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Nothing half-hearted about us; we're out for business ! At our Ladies' Underclothing Sale, Ladies' Woven Combinations, White and Natural for 2s lid and 3s lid.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* *

Arrangements are being made for_ a team of riflemen representing the New South Wales Education Department to tour New Zealand, and fire matches, in the'four centres. Colonel Collins, chief executive officer of the Dominion Rifle Asociation, has received advice from tho National Rifle Association, and Ims handed the letter over to the .Education Department. A Real Willy-Wonder ! For Is cd yard we arc selling tho smartest and best wearing Dress Tweeds you ever saw. They comprise Donegal and Harris Tweeds and Cheviot Serges, and are 44 inches wide.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

There, was a large gathering at Nor-ham-on-Tweed for the opening of the ;n!nion net fishing season. Af. 11.15 }3.m. the vicar, the Rev. Charles Green, hoicl a short servico. which finished with the Doxology. a minute be lore midnight. Then as the cloi_k struck twelve the first phot of nets was made and the season had begun. Noiham is an ancient place, with a castle, now an imposing ruin. The op?nino- scene of Scott's ".Marmion" is laid there.

Prices Pulled to Pieces ! ! At our big •sale of Ladies' Underclothing we are sellinsi Ladies' Warm Grey Woven Bloomers for 2s lid and 3s 6d.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Mr H. R. Duncan Secretary of the Navy League, has received word that. H.M.S. Pioneer will arrive in Nelson tomorrow, and remain here till the 23rd imt. Tlie annual meeting of tho All Saihts chojr will be held after practice to-night. The Citizens Band will givo £OU" Gfivt in the Botanical Reserve on Sunaay aitef-'hoon. Trumpet Major Samuel CoodhaH, of the 2nd Life fSuards, stationed at Windsor suddenly expired during the soundin, <r' of the "Assembly." Good hall, who had been critically ill, .was only yeaio 'jf ago. The iCfmmitteo of tlie Nelson Horticultural Society will meet at tho Chain ber of Commerce Room on Monday next, at 8 p.m. to complete arrangements for tho Autumn Show to be held on tho Ist and 2>M of May. All members are requested to Attend, as several importiuit matters will como forward. The old Magistrate's Court House at Takaka is- being demolished to make room for the new building, and tho Mogistrafc (Mr Evans) was compelled to hold liia Court in the Public Hall. Tho scene in tbn Hal] with the Magistrate occupying tho *tn«e was decidelynovel-

The' season for Auckland oysters will open on let May and reports received bv the Marine 'Department go to show that the prospects are very satisfactory. Tlid supply will probably not be sufficient to last for the full period °( six months, but it is. thought there will bo sufficient to supply, 'ihe demands of the-, market for about four months. Generally speaking, tho beds are looking very well.' Some of those which had become depleted before the Government acquired them are not yet quite ready for picking tigain this year, but good supplies wftik be obtainable from Auckland, and tho Bay of Islaiids, and some from Kaipara.. The price per sack, containing from 70 .to--80 dozen, will be 13s 6d this year —and advance of one shilling. In previous years some dealers succeeded in obtaining more than their fair share.

A hedge of roses is a charming feature to have in the garden. Now is av good time to prepare the ground to receive the trees, which- may be planted at once. Lot the position-,be an open one. For a tall hedge climbing roses must bo plaiitcd. A post here and there will support them, and wire may be used for tying up the strong shoots, . Dorothy Perkins, Conard Meyer, Blush P;imnle and many other sorts are suitable kinds. For a. lbty hedge the- pretty little -Scotch roses can be used, also the Chinas, 'robust hybrid perpetuals, sweet briars and rugosa. varieties.

On Monday next the' annual election of school will -be held throughout ihe Dominion. iMeetihg of householders have been convened, and will be held in the- principal schools in each school district, in the majority of cases, the' exceptions being (so far as the Nelron Educationßoai'd is concerned) that the meeting in Nelson will be. held in tlio Provincial Hall; th-e meeting at Hope, in the Ranzau "School';' at firightwater. in the Brick School; and at C'ollil),cwood. in the Institute. All meetings - will commence- at 8 p.m. It is to be hoped t'h'at householders will show their interest, in the welfare of the schools, by attending the meetings in large numbers. v

Almost cvpry boy and girl has heard of the old "tonaue twister" that begins "Peter Piper picked a peck of pepper," but here is one that you can defy anyone to repeat after you if you have learned it well enough to say it pretty quickly yourself: "How much wood would a wordchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? If a woodchuck couM' chuck wood the wood that a woodchuclo would chuck is the wood that a woodchuck could chuck if th-e woodchuck that could chuck wood would chuck."

Commander George Napier Tomliii. of H.M.S. Medina, the vessel in which their Majesties made their historic voyage to and from India, aiul Miss Violent Osborne, ar/B married. The banns of marriage were called in the presence of their Majesties at services on the, Medina. The bride is a daughter of the late Captain H. B. Osborne and Mrs Osborne, of Cheltenham.

Viscountess Cnrzon. one of .the most beautiful women in England, is to be Queen of Beauty in the Eglinton Tournament in the "Shakespeare's England" Exhibition at Earl's Court. No woman in England was mere admired than sho by thv foreign royalties w'ho visited London at the time of the Coronation last vear.

■Canon Sir James Philipps, Bart., died at Salisbury. His three very tall sonn nil sat in die House of Commons at the same time. They were Lord St. Davids (formerly Mr. ' J. Wynford Philipps) (6ft. 3in.) ; Colonel Ivor Philipps, M.P. for Southampton (6ft. 4in.); and' Sir Owen Philipps, the shipping magnate (6ft. 7in.)

The Rev. James D. Thompson, D.D.. Rector of Birmingham, Honorary Canon of the Cathedral Church of Birmingham, lias been appointed to the Bishopric of Sodor and Alan.

Messrs Bisloy Bros, and Co. will hold a stock sale at Upper Moutere on Tuer/» day next.