LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 22 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hanmcr residents .speak very highly of the behaviour of the inmates of the Queviu Mary •Convalescent- .Home for •returned .soldier.-. -'They are as- .gentlemanly .and as well-behaved a partv 01 men'as I. have ev«-*' - ••" remarked

one. resident, wlm ;-■ ;!n- local storekeeper, and as su. • • < mulch in contact w.:-t-h the soldiers. lie also conducts a. billiard saloon, regarding which lie remarked. '-J. give them the free run of the. saloon, and allow them to pay when they like, and I have found them all honest in the extreme, and, particularly careful of the furniture and fittings." Not. a s'ngle complaint as yet has been received about their behaviour which, in view of the episode which occurred some months ago. is very gratifying. On Ist duly the new British .Board of Trade regulations with regard to lifejackets were put into force, and the death knell rung of the old-fashiom-d tvpe of lifebelt. Time was when all that was considerod necessary was that a lifebelt should be able to support a given weight for a certain number of hours, but" it is now recognised that a good deal more is needed, states an English paper. Accordingly, the new regulations require the use of lifejaek-ts which will automatically keep the wearer's face clear of the water, even if he ur she be unconscious.

Peronne is situated on the right bank of the Sommo, at its confluence with the Cologne. The popailation ini 1906 was 3693? The Castle of Peronne still retains four large conical-roofed -towers, da.t'ug from 'the middlo ages, one of which is said to have been, the prison of Louis XL. in 1468. when he was forced to agree to tho -'Treaty of Peronne." Peronne has a suto-prefecture, a. tribunal of first instance, and a conv ariinnal college. Its trade arid industry are of little ■importance.. In 1536 the Emperor Charles V. besieged but'without success. The anniversary of the raising of the siege is still celebrated annually. It wa-s the first town after Paris at which the league was proclaimed in 1577. The greatest misfortunes to the town occurred during the Franco-German war. It was invested on December 27, 1870, and bombarded from the 28th to the 9th of the following January, upon which date in consequence of the sufferings of the c : vil population, among whom smallpox had broken out, it -was compelled to capitulate.

A record haul of tre-valli was secured in the harbour by a fisherman: (says .the Oaman-ti Mail) nearly three tons being casked. Forty five casks containing 6500 fish were * railed to the Dunedrn and Christchurch markets. The continued .presence of these fish in the harbour is most unusual, as in previous years their stay has not been so long nor their numbers so great. Some doubt exists in the minds of many regarding their true species. A fishmonger states .positively that the fish a.re warehou and not trevalli.

The employers in the electrical trade dispute in the Conciliation.. Council yes-. terday made what, an view of the general trend of the awards and agreements in the Dominion, was at first sight a very extraordinary a-equest. They asked for- two apprentices to one ■journeyman'. This, they argued, was due to the growing extent of the trade. Their supply of boys was limited', and; what boys they 'did get 'were liable to leave the trade—attracted by picture theatres and other 'businesses that offered certain inducements. Mr "Elston strongly opposed the idea, but ultimately the assessors, /.under the peculiar circumstances, agreed to a. clause limiting the employment of apprentices. to three apprentices to every two journeymen.

Gisborne was the first town in the Dominion to instal the storage battery tram system, and though seemingly insuperable difficulties had to be faced at the outset in the assembling of a system, without the guidance ot an expert!; these have now been overcome, with results that, are regarded- as more than satisfactory. Mr Cross, 'Gisborne's town engineer, is at present in Christchurch inspecting another car which the borough is adding to the number in operation. In conversation with a Sun representative, he said that the storage battery car had proved, after three and a-half years' running, to be a- complete success. The initial cost was small, compared to that/of the overhead system, while the running expenses were correspondingly low. A car capable of carrying 70 passengers was run for. 2d a trip. Another advantage of the system was that if occasion demanded the routes could be altered without the incurring- of any great expense. "Only one man was needled to do the driving and collection of fares on each car; thus a considerable saving was effected in the matter of labour. It was intended' to still further extend the system in Gisborne. The high values of cheese on the London market is stimulating production in the Dominion, and in this connection a proposal for the establishment in the district of two new cheese factories, made byi the Kairanga 'Dairy Company, is being taken up with enthusiasm (says the Manawatu Standard). It is proposed that the factories be erected v at Longburn, to serve the Kairanga, and at Aokautere for Fitzherbert East. A meeting at Aokautere on Saturday expressed itself in favour of the proposal, and a (rood deal of support was promised.

The Bishops of -.Nelson- will preach morning and evening at St. Thomas'sChurch, Motueka, to-morrow.'

Mr J. Bookman, hairdresser and tobacconist, Trafalgar-street, notifies the public of the alteration in the time of closing his business. Particulars will be found in this issue.

Ladies' Tweed Winter Coats are ad much reduced* at Trathen's Sale. —Now 12s 6d, 19s 6d, 27s 6d, etc.*

Mr F. Fairey announces in this issve that lie wiM have a- special display of prime beef and sausages -on view at the ExcVlsior Butchery to-night.

Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas, all at keen out sale prices at Trathen's.* During the June quarter 58,4840z tf gold valued at £234.230 was entered f >r duty for exportation from the Dominion The total amount produced siiicrs April Ist, 1857. is 21,701.710 ounces, valued at £85.329.749.

A farewell social is.to be given to Air and Mrs Peart and family in the Oddfellows' Hall at Wakefield on Tuesduy evening. Mr Peart lias retired on superannuation, and this opportunity is being taken to recognise his worth. Admission is free, but ladies are asked to bring a plate. Ladies' Macintoshes at about half price during Sale, 15s lid, 19s 6d, 25s 6d, 29s 6d.— Trathen and Co.'s Sale.* The Tea, Room in Hardy,-street, known in future as the Union Jack Tea Room, will be devoted to the Red Cross Funt. ■ Ladies' Hydrotite Waterproof Coats in 'the- new swingback shapes. Sale prices 123s 6d, 32s 6d, 39s 6d, 49s 6d.—Trathen and Co.* Attention is called to Messrs Brown Bros.' new advertisement on page 6.

I* ■would- toe jintercsti fig, says a Paris correspondent, to hear what the Blue Gross people would have to say against the, allegations of a French veterinary that horses are often, shirkers. So many cases have occurred of horses being sent down from the front owing to nervous prostration- and a. generality of troubles, and they ba.ve -been: .followed by such .surprisingly quick cures that the horsfc doctors have become, isuspiicaous. . The point, that, toothers themi is that while a a nan malingerer may be. (made to think better of it. there is nothing- to be done with a horse that has made up. its mrnd that ho -does not like toattlefiel-8*;. That horses are clever- is known to everyone who iias had much to do with them. And the higher up they are- in the ranks of horsey aristocracy the smarter the dodges they acquire. More than one racehorse has made it a rule to fall lame on tracks that he disapproves of. The mere sight of the starting .gate would give them a limp to make an S.P.C.A. man! raise his hands an horror. Others would he shaken from head to foot with paroxysms of coughing every time tho .saddle was thrown: across them.