LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 18 February 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The tender o,f T. R. J. Grimmett, of Nelson, has been : accepted for the erection of a post office at the Port. The amount of the tender is £l2l9.—Press Association. The English shipping paper "Pairplay" states that Mr Godfrey Holdsworth has been appointed assistant manager of the New Zealand-Shippinpc Corop;j"v ;:i I.:::; .'on. Mr H rvrth is the sen'of M,- C!'?r'le< rToldsworth. manncr-ino--dire< tor of the Union Steam Ship "Company. AlteiuLn'is duwn to Brown-Bros.' rc;;lac3 adycrt:.cmv:i£ c:i p-2 2 6.* ■Next Tuesday, when the clock strikes nine we'll start the big scramble ! ! And we'll fire out gorgeous Satin Charmeuse —4O inches wide—for 2s 6d yard. Worth 6s lid.'—Auckland "Clothing and Drapery ■Co.* '. -• '

Discussing the present condition Of the wheat market a gentleman- .interested ill the grata, business informed a Manawatu "'Standard" reporter that he believed the present high, price of wheat would not last much longer, and a fall would occur instead of a rise. As a reason it was Stated that the wheat crops in the Eangitikei this year had been the best for years and a" record, and this with the importation of wheat by the Premier (Right Hon. W. F. Massey) from Australia would tend to send the price down.

From the green fields of New Zealand to the arid sands of Egypt is a far cry {says the Farmers' Union "Advtfcate. ) Much has been published with reference "to the doings and adventures of our troops on this journey, and perhaps it would also interest our readers to know «hat the same good fortune that accompanied the men also attended the horses, on the long voyage. Notwithstanding that some of the transports carried upwards of 700 horses the total loss en route did not exceod 2 per cent. This is a very low average indeed, and indicates that great care must have been taken bv those in charge to see that only good fodder Avas sent, and that every attention and scrupulous cleanliness was exercised on board . The fodder supplied Avas mostly the gifts of the farmers of Ne w Zealand, and it speaks Avell for the qualitv of the gifts that the result was so satisfactory. The New Zealand Farmers' Distributing Company of Wellington, which handled and graded the Wellington portion of the gifts, and also supplied a large quantity, is entitled to credit, as it *mdertook the responsibility of seeing that only the best quality was shipped.

A full order paper awaits the consideration of the triennial conference of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, which Avill meet on 22nd February. "Evidently our membership is leavened with a good sprinkling of _men oossessing initiative." remarks the "Railway Review." "this is the best and most hopeful feature of our big organisation. The A.S.R.S. is not content to stand still. Its delegates represent more members than any other single trade union in the Dominion, and can boast of an office and equipment second to none. No other' organisation is quite sowell distributed as our branches, and from personal experience we can confidently sav that there are feAv big unions with "scattered membership so responsive to a national impulse. What one branch advocates to-day, railwaymen all over New Zealand will be nrging within • a Aveek if the question is worth, general attention. Thus the conference has a splendid opportunity to lay doAvn the lines of a progressive policy, Ayith admirable machinery for carrying.it out."

The Avheat imported by . the Government is said by millers to be "dirty," that is, to contain a fairly quantity of rubbish (says a Southland; exchange). One sample was found to contain '7lb of rubbish to the bag as against the usual alknvance by North Otago millers of 3ilb where our oavii wheat is concerned. For milling purposes the loss is inconsiderable, in the face of the need which the Avheat supplies, but some of the imported Avheat is, is understood, required by farmers for sowing. '..'ln this latter case the greatest care should be exercised to thoroughly cleanse it'-be-fore, use, as among a sample shoAvn -ixs is a variety of diminutive thistle of sturdy habit, unknown to those who have so far seen it. .

West Coast visitors suggest that theGti'ra Tunnel will be completed in. four years. Meanwhile, the railway is operating' to a point about half a mile from the tunnel niouth on the Canterbury side, and to a point about half a mile from the mouth on the West" Coast side. The trans-Alpine road connecting the two points is not long, but is very steep, t and at the top of Arthur's -Pass reaches an elevation of over 3000 ft.. The 13th Infantry, Regiment, comprising the TerT rite-rials" of the ' West" (Coast- and .North Canterbury, will- gd into camp.".on ' Bth March,-and this-year the camp'.-wilVi.he' in the Grey Valley. For two successive vears the West Coast Territorials routemarched across the Southern.Alps to the Canterbury side," and now it will be the duty of the North .Canterbury men to take the same route to the' Grey. These crossings of the Southern Alps—never before traversed by a disciplined regular force of any magnitude—have 'aV bearing distinctly picturesque arid '' historically important. West Coast visitors 'further state that "the Coast's" contribution of men to the Expeditionary Fprctf is now 700, and thai, on a population" ¥asis;'rft> •other provincial ? district'.can; show so high a rate of enlistnreht. ■"' ■ '" ' ' The men of Nelson" will' cheer xis to the echo next 'Tuesday ! For at our' big scramble we'll fire , out Men's Stylish Tailored Sports Coats —in Harris Tweed 4—for 12s .6d each.—Auckland. Clothing and Drapery Co:* ' " \

One thing which has struck the agricultural writer of the "Timaru Herald" is the number of men he has come .atooss, looking for harvest work. He' says:— ' 'Not ■ for a good many•"■ years have; so many been in evidence, and' the'fact is ra.ther a disquieting one. .The"'-Harvest; no doubt, is taking less handling, promises to be of shorter duration than usual, and this may 'account : in V some measure for the number of men evidently out -of employment. .But it must .■■be remembered thlat "thousands of- men have gone, or are "goingV to the ;front.: Although their have 'been fillet! in all cases, stifl in the 'majority /of instances this would ■ have to", be done. The building and allied .trades" inl_ the' towns have been slack for a longtime past, and many tradesmen and "lahou'refs have been out of work in consequence, but in .the country, employment should be about normal. The fact .that so maiiy men from the country have left for ;the front should . provide openings ...in farms for some- men -\vhp aisually>"work.'in the towns, particulaiiy now. that' harvest is on. Perhaps the draught in Ansti'alia has driven an unusual number over here for Work, and this may.account in some degree for. the evident surplus supply of men. All over New Zealand this surplus is in evidence, and it is to be hoped that it will be absorbed by some means or other."

Heavens! What a scramble there'll be! At. our big scatter next Tuesday- (Ladies'. Stylish. Blanket Coats, all new styles, for 15s and 18s 6d each.-kAuckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* Take Manson's Car to Takaka. Book seats. 'Phone -318* or 464. NVlpou '' 'A' staggerer' for' our rivals! They said •we'd get no more Ribbons ! 'But on Tuesday "next we'll offer .miles of Pure Silk Ribbons 3 to vlO inches wide, in smart plain colour:? and glorious fancy stripes, for 6d yard. Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* In future book seats, Nelson. 'Phone 318 or 464, for Motueka an<* Takak*.* We'll swamp the town -with Shirts on Tuesday! At our big scramble Men's smart Neglige Shirts all "Zealaudia, 4 ' "Cambridge," and "Defiance" brands; —. all new designs—for 2s 6d each —worth 5s lid to ?s 6d. —Auckland Clothing and Di'apery Co.* ' -- Grab all the money you can! Get-.it any old way! For at our big scramhl© next Tuesday we'll offer Ladies' Splendid Black [Ribbed Cashmere Hose for 9d ■ pair.—Auc'kland Clothing and Drapery Co.* ' -.• Your cycle ,is not put aside for motor repairs at' Manks*, arid reme~ber we import the best tyres, lamps, "bicycles, and sundries direct, therefore no old Cycles from £5 5s cash and good too. Be a sport and give us a turn. In motor or cycle goods you"' 1 <?et prompt service, -ivility, .arid squar > Scaling.*