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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 18 February 1915, Page 6

TOBACCO FOR OUR SOLDIERS THE "MAIL." FUND. EVERY 6d. WILL GLADDEN THE HEART OF A HEROv He will Remember You, because your Name will be Written on Every Parcel You Pay For. 30 Cigarettes. 2 Ozi Tobacco, THIS is what you can present to a gallant British soldier or sailor by contributing Sixpence to the "Evening Mail" Cigarette and Tobacco Fund. Following additional subscriptions are acknowledged t —=■ je s. d. Clock and Chimes Committee (p«r Mr, G. M. Rout) 20 0 0 Mr. Williams 0 2 6 Miss Poole 0 2 6 Miss Letta King 0 2 6 Collected by Miss E. Spear 2 3 0 £124 18 10

Superintendent. Ellison was an inward passenger by the Pateena from Wellington this' mornings Rev. O. J. Kunberley arrived in Nelson from the North this morning. On Saturday next, at 11 a.m., Mr. Gouljd will (holdi .a miscell|inejbus - sale at his rooms. , Lord (Kitchener -wril succeed the late (Lord .Roberts as~cblonel of the Irish Guards. There have been 27 cases of insanity in iine .Bavarian J.Wy ai aun«g tne last 100 years. An infant weighing 71b at birth will weign 7ilb on tne lOin day, and illb on the dQiU. Cremation establishments under the i control of the Government are to be found in all the chief cities of Japan.. The Turks always eat their opium, whilst the .Chinese smoke it. ■'&■ Kangaroo-farming is to become an established institution in Australia. From advices received from Australia there is how a : big demand for ligbt draught horses for artillery purposes, and it is anticipated that the heavy horse market will recover itself. Already one or two buyers are quietly at worts in Otago, and it is anticipated that there •will be some fairly heavy shipments made from Southland, also during the coming winterAn amusing episode occurred at the Pahiatua show in Friday. The judge of one of the sheep classes drew the atprominent breeder, .to certain shortcomings in the shearing of the sheep. The judge remarked that he would like to send the owner of the sheep a pair of shears Subsequently he enquired from some bystanders who was the owner of the sheep, and he was startled to learn that they belonged .to the steward to whome just previously he had been making his criticisms. —"Herald." A New Zealander writing from the Zeitoun camp says: 'We saw the old \ slave camp where Napoleon housed his : troops. It is a wonderful place surrounded by water. There are marks on the stones, and the guides say they are bloodstains from the beheading of natives." I A gathering of passengers and descendants of passengers. who arrived in [ New Zealand by the ships Devonshire and Gertrude, assembled, in the Point Park; Auckland, on Tuesday afternoon. , The x.evohshire"an<l Gertrude arrived at I Auckland on February 7th and 9th, of 1863. Among the surviving passengers are - following:—Mr Justice Cooper and two brothers, William and Charles Cooper, Mr and Mrs Blomfield, Mr J. D. Wickham, Mr D. Fallon, Mr Peter Hunter, (Mr. R. M. Smith and rs Smith (of Thames), Mrs Qumner. Mr H. Dunbar Johnson.

'ANTED, Dressmakers. First-class Coat and Bodice Hari'ds. Salary 35s for competent hands. Apply Miss Starkey, C/o Trathen and Co., Drapers. "AVE yon called yet at our Drapery once; it will pay you. Our chief show for the week is Prints. Scores of patterns to choose from, all 6d per yard.—Mears' (late Carpenter's)', Manchester Pvapery Co , Hardy-street. OTTS' Ironing Shields Is 3d each, Daisy Linen Damper Is 3d each, Pete*- Pan Handles for lifting enamel pie dishes, baking dishes, etc., from oven. Is 3d each, post free, from J. Wood and Son ADIO Cloths, for cleaning silver, 6<l j each; for brass and furniture Is each, post free.—J. Wood and Sons. RDINCO" Dust Pan; new style, Lwith long handle; no stooping ; saves time and trouble; 2s 9d each.—J. [ WoocJ and Sou?*.