LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 5 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An earthquake shock was fult at Xcl soil at 4.45 ]>. m. \c~terday.

A iii-iv jleLurued Soldiers' Handbook has betii printed and will shortly lie issued. It is corrected to 21st July, 1910. i lie book shows that increased provision lias been-made for the soldiers in. various directions.

At the Cathedral yesterday to mark the anniversary «.,! the declaration of war, continuous prayer was offered from early in the forenoon till 5 in the afternoon, with a celebration of liloly Communion at 11 a.m.

A concert (vocal and instrumental) will be given in the Nelson School of Music oil .Monday, the 7th inst.. by senior students of the N.S.M., assisted by Mr J. Bird (touor). An excellent and varied programme has been prepared, selected irom important works by some of the great composers, and; including duets, trios, etc., both vocal and instrumental. The aiet proceeds will be given to the Red Cross Funds.

The directors of the Nelson District Fruitpackers, Ltd.. met yesterday, when a great deal of importaont business was transacted. Mr A. H. Mazure, late Government Yitieuhurist, was appointed factory manager and experl-in-charge of the by-products plants which the company iiiilei'ds erecting.

A meeting of representatives of patriotic societies, viz., the Red Cross Fund. Sick and W 7 minded Fund, Lady Liverpool Fund. Belgian Fund, and Barriardo Homes, was held this morning, when a resolution) was passed to the effect that all collecting by way of flower selling should 'be discontinued, and that the Mayor be asked to withdraw 'all ■permits issued to children. This has been done.

Work is still in hand at the waterworks. A great) part of the city was again without ally supply to-day, the connecting up with the dam of chose parts previously drawing from the weir direct having effected little improvement. This indicates that it is not the screen at the weir, but blockages that are causing the trouble.

During the Pateena's trip from Wellington to Nelson yesterday, passengers, officers, and crew assembled to pass the war anniversary resolution. Work ceased on the steamer for the time .being. The resolution was moved. by Mr Arthur Leaver. Mayor of Westport, and was followed by the National Anthem and cheers for the King. A wireless message was sent to the Premier informing him of the ceremony.

At a special meeting of the Advisory Board, held at Wellington after the conclusion of the War Relief Societies' Conference on Thursday, the question of a new Government proposal in connection with a separation allowance for the widowed mothers of soldiers on active service was discussed. The Regulations were considered' to be somewhat stringent and representations are being made to the Minister of D'efence. asking that theyi be made more generous.

A writer in an Ayrshire paper quotes''*! stanza from the Second Canto of "Doll' Juan," in which ißyroii —-who at the time he was writing the poem used to begin his d;i\- at 2 in the afternoon —sings the praises of early rising. ' .Bryon's flippant lines on the subject may have been inspired by a Recollection of an essayi published in a Paris newspaper 'by Benjamin Franklin in 1784; showing forth the economical advantages of early rising, and statinsr that in Paris alone, by using more daylight and fewer candles, four millions sterling a year could be saved. Franklin was probably the fust, writer to approach the subject from the standpoint of national economy.

The instinctive dislike which most people feeli to handling greasy coins, such., for instance, as the change received -iji a 'butcher's shop, has now the official support of Sir T. K. Rose, the Deputy Master of the London Mint. It has usually been supposed' that the wear and tear of coins was entirely due to then* rubbing iu circulation, -but it appears from the annual report that the grease from the fingers or from other sources forms fatty acids which corrode copper coins and the alloying copper in gold and silver ones, and cause a rapid loss of weight in dirty coins. This chemical action also introduces an element of danger iu handling them.

In a. note on Rheims Cathedral, contributed by M. Auguste Dorchiti to a volume issued 'by the French Minister of ! Fine Arts, under the title "Les Allemands, Destrueteurs de Cathedrales et d/ 5 T.rcsors du Passe." it is contended that for at least 300 years the Germans have •been haunted byi the idea of destroying the cathedral. In April, 1614, John; Joseph Goerres, an illustrious professor, and the pious author of "Christian Mysticism," in four volumes, writes in the R.heinische Merkur: —"Reduce to ashes this basilica of Reims, in which Clovis was anointed, in which w - as born tne empire of the Franks, the false brethren of the noble Germans. Burn this cathedral."

A cat sees in the dtirk mostly by its whiskers, said Mr J. Erskiue-M'urray, in an address at the Society of A,its' on "Waves, Vibrations -and .Resonance/-' Ee was explaining how bats were believed to know when approaching an object 'by means of an extra organ ior detecting oscillation of a portion of tho ear. which vibrated in harmony with the wings. The mother had tried all the conventional sounds which as a rule carry oil" small lioys into slumber, but without succe-s. A more, ttian usually loud crash from the railway siding near by roused him to wild-eyed wakefulness —and his mother to' palpitating alarm. 'ls it a bomb, mummy?" he whispered, excitedly. "No," (die answered'; "don't be afraid'; no'bombs will fall here." "\Yhere do bombs fall, mummy?" he rejoined. "Oh," she answered, vaguely, "in I' ranee or on the coast —a long way away." The -mall 'boy was very much awake. "Can't we go where there are 'bombs for our holidays, mummy.''* lie asked eagerls : "or (as another'hopeful thought struck him) where Germans will fire at us from the sea?"

For Heaven's sake dom't spend a- penny Till our Biff Opening Sale starts, when we'll sell extra heavy Silk Ncgliiie Shirts ;il, 8s 6d each, usually sold at• 19s 6d. — Ihe Auckland Clothing an<l Drapery The concert bv Mr Tail's Choir, wliich was postponed) on account of the Silver Bullet, Cannonade is now announced to be held, on Wednesday week in the Druids' Hall, Colliivgwood,-street. The first part of the programme will be taken up with Sterndale Bennett s cantata, "The May Queen." Mr Tait's Madrigal Choir will be largely augmented for the occasion-, and the solos will ibe sung by Mr? Hesseltine. Miss Bui-rough, Mr A. A. Jackson. and Mr W. J. Salkeld. An interesting nc'flty in the shape of e>;-

cerpt;. frim three cf Shakespeare :■ pjave v ill be given in costiuno by a partv of ladies. These, with a selection of Shakespearean music, will form the second .part of the programme. The nett proceeds are to be given to the committee to provide extra comforts .or the soldiers in. Nelson Hospital.

The Aliens Commission sat at Auckland this morniii"- and concluded its business. Superintendent Kiely quoted police statistics and ex pressed the opinion that Dalmatians were sober, industrious, and prosperous settlers. —Press Association.

All Saints' Church v. .I'. .I J special intercession Services' I' 'i"rrow, morn-iu-tj and evening. i .-a.r h^miis and music will ibe rendered by the choir, and suitable addresses w:ll taken up at both services in aid of the Church Institute, Trcntham.

The National Reserve Ambulance Corps is still very active. Lately the members have been" studving for an examination under the St. John Society, and good work has been accomplished, but the results of the exam, have not .'been published yet. On Monday evening a new series of work commences, and the present is an excellent opportunity lor the men of N'eison to join, this organisation and do something for their town and country, as well as themselves. A large attendance of men is hoped for on Monday evening.

The Industrial Arbitration Courts at Berlin have just- decided against a young man who sued his employer for dismissing him because he made love to the emplover's daughter. the plaintiff claimed that business attairs could not be le'Tally associated with a man's love affairs.' The Courts took a different view, and decreed that in "undermining the happiness of his employer s famil\ [he eirolovfe had committed a misd'emeanoui winch" fully justified his dismissal without notice."

There was the usual crop of jurors at the Wellington, Supreme Court- last- week making application' to Mr Justice Denniston to be excused from attendance on the ground, of more or less serious reasons. Two or three were small tradesmen, who stated that they would have to close their premises ih order to attend the Court ; another was a milkman, who said he. could not cover his round properly if be had to attend the Court. These, 'with others, were excused. One man asked to be excused on ground that he was temporarily deaf in one ear caused by a- cold in his head. "There is a continual buzzing in my ear." he said. His Honour pointed out that if the applicant could hear with his other ear that would be quite sufficient. if iit fact not better than possessing the use of both ears, for "in at one ear and out of the other,'' he quoted. The applicant was, however, excused.

A lon-j* search and a weary wait have usually to be faced bv the seeker after a house to let in Wellington (sn ys the N.Z. Times). Nearly every house agent in the city has a waiting list of people anxious to find a dwelling, andi some of them have been waiting a. long time. It. is stated that almost "any old- sort of a 'house will readily be taken up. The competition is so keen that people walk about the suburbs, not only to search for empty houses, but to trv to discover signs of the erection of houses which may possibly be to let later. A certain landlord had a very striking experience in this regard) lately. He determined to build three houses, and sent a representative to mark off the plot of land. Before this operation was finished, bo fore the first piece of timber or the first brick was on the ground, all the houses had been let on lease—one for five years, the second for three years, and the third for two years.

Mr Douglas Newton draws a fine pen picture of Russia and the Russian people 2 who a.re being shown to us during this war in a way we have not known them before. "We who' have seen Russia mainly as a home for Anarchists and Don Cossacks on the charge are now seeing her as she really is, that is, as Pushkin, Tolstoi, Turgeniev, and Dostoyexski painted her. The war is revealing her in all tile spaciousness and homeliness of her romance. We are seeing not a. land of almost perpetual snow, but a- land of vast spiritual quietnesses. - We are seeing her not as peopled by bomb-throwers, but 'by a kindly and gentle race. Country and people, they are being made known to us by the (multitudinous incidents of war.'"

Our Sandy-headed Buyer has hypnotised the Wizard of the North ■with his eagle eye and will sell at our huge opening splash in a few days' time Dainty Silk Ankle Hose at Is pair, usually sold at 2s lid.—The Auckland Ootliing and Drapery Co.*

Even hard-headed business men seemto fight shy of No. 13, which is lacking in London from Threadneedle street, Tokenhouse Yard and London street. However, in one street, bearing a singularly unlucky name, suspicion is boldly For many years past a flourishing manufacturer has located his city offices at No. 13 Friday street—an address which seems eminently fitted to be the headquarters of the Thirteen Club. The late Mr Pierpont Morgan, too, used to defy fate by housing his store of priceless art treasures at No. 13 Princess Gate.

Ladies' 'Solid: Leather Hand-ibags'— Kodak shape— are fashion's latest decree. We'll have them at our big opening sale in a. few days time at 2s lid each. Wholesale price is 6s lid.—The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Members of Mr Tait's Choir are asked to note that a full rehearsal for soloists and chorus will .be held on Monday evening first at 7.30. What a row there will be amongst the hardware dealers when wo start our big opening splash of no wgoods. Vacuum Flasks will be sold at 3s lid, usual price 8s 6ck The Auckland Clothing and Drapery Coy.*

The fun starts at our Glorious Sale of New Goods in a lew days' time, when we'll set this little old city fairly ablaze. Vacuum flasks 3s lid each, usual price 8s 6d. —The Auckland Clothing and' Drapery Co.*