LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 7 June 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The term "centre of. brilliancy," used in city by-laws with regard to motorcar head lights has troubled the Auckland Automobile Association, which has accordingly written asking for a definition of its meaning, and inquiring whether the by-law will apply equally when a car is on a flat road, or mounting a. hill, or proceeding"along an undulating road. : The traffic inspector reporting on the question to the City Council, stated that the centre of brilliancy will be the centre of the brightest rays of light when they strike any object. _ ._-!.: An Invercargill paper reportshthat the trading vessel Rachel Cohen recently brought 542 casks (80 tons) iof. -sea-ele-plant and penguin oil from the Macquarrie Islands to Bluff, After it has been refined at Invercargill the value" of the oil will be about £2OOO. The total return for the season has been 1602 casks of oil, .valued after refinement, at about £6OOO. ■ ■

There is now under construction at Whakatane, the rising port of the Bay of Plenty, a scheme of work which will keep the port open permanently. The Harbour Board there : is spending £35,000 in the work, which consists of a retaining wall on the right hand side of the main channel, together; with the erection of a new wharf at the town storage accommodation, and the clearing of a reef at the heads so as to make, workable the eastern'opening to the sea. The wall will, when completed, be about 1400 feet in length, and will serve the purpose of directing the current of the river into the middle channel, so that boats of a fairly large size will be able to go in at almost any time. At the present time the channel used to get to the township, more than a mile up the river, is rather tortuous, and. it is anticipated that the ..woi-ks in course of construction, together with the walls which have cut off the older channels to the west, and through which more than half the water in the river escaped, will increase the depth of water sufficiently to permanently open the port. The whole scheme will be completed in about two vears.

"What strikes one most oihall is the way England is awake," writes Sergt. Frank D. Oxley from Sling Camp, to hte parents at Picton. "Everybody, is working. People in New Zealand work very hard, but it is nothing to what tho English people are doing.'.''. At two ports en l'oute the residents did not appear to be a bit enthusiastic; in fact, them were thousands of young men to be seen who should be giving -a helping hand. . . but the same spirit does not,exist in England. You don't see young pnen anvwhere out of khaki. Everyone is a soldier. Women and boys do all the work. The English people, too, are so grateful to the New Zeal and ers for coming to help them. Everyone showed their enthusiasm , as our troop-.train';'passed through, the different places en route to camp. '.Women.stood with' their young babies in one arm and. silently held up the other as a greeting to the boys from overseas. Old r men stood": at attention, bareheaded, arid saluted. It was a grand Right to see them, and impressed one 'rio're than a.ll the waving of. flags, and beating of-drums, which are mostly, not really meant."

Whitebait have made their appearance unusually early this season, states the "Tribune." These fish were on sale in Hastings on Friday, the first catch coming from the Tuki Tukl River. As a rule whitebait are not found in the rivers before the beginning of September.

A o<v:f ;• uce. of dairymen and farmers under the auspices of the New Zealand National Dairy Association, held at Hamilton yesterday, resolved to recommend that standard cream be raised to 33 per cent., and that suppliers be penalised after the second period of warning.

Members of the Nelson Poultry Association are notified that demonstrations on Orpingtons (by Mr A. G. Bette) and Wyandottes (by Mr J. Munday) will be given at Opie's rooms to-night.

Dr Pettit will probably be asked to deliver a lecture on venereal diseases in .Nelson at an early date.

At the Hamilton. Supreme Court today Mr Justice Cooper again reviewed the case of Crago, found guilty of assault and inflicting bodily harm, and escaping from prison. The position now is that Crago will not be. sentenced until the Appeal Court decides the point as to whether a Sxipreme Court Judge .s power to remit a period of reformative treatment after it has been imposed. —Press Association.

At the meeting of. the Waimea County Council to-day, it was resolved on the motion of the Chairman (Cr. H. Everett) to hold a special meeting of the Council on June 21st, to consider the new'valuation of the Council and the fixing of the rate, and also to consider the question of motor traffic regulations.

Five points in favour of the Carlisle Patent Gas Radiators. The price is low. The consumption of gas economical. There ar eno fumes. They are easily fitted. They are made in Nelson.*

A Ideal v industry*. Messrs Tratlien and Co. are making-a .special show in one* of their windows of the "Carlisle" Patent Gas Heaters. .;. T-etters Patent for these were recently granted to Messrs F. A. Carlisle and B. Trathen, of this City.* '*>

At the meeting of the Waimea County Council to-day, it was resolved on the motion of Cr. Corder, seconded by Or. Macmahon, to inform the deputation of Maitai settlers which waited on the Council last. meeting asking that a bi-idge be placed over Pole Ford, that the Engineer had prepared plans and estimated the. bridge to cost £4OO, and asking what amount the settlers would contribute towards the cost.

Why shiver with cold when you can buy a locally-made "Carlisle" 'Patent Gas Radiator tor 355. It consumes less than a pennyworth of gas per hour.*

At a meeting of the Advisory Board and Trustees of the -Nelson Sick and Wounded' Soldiers' Fund _ Society last night, twenty-four applications were-re-ceived for the position of secretary at a salary of £2OO per annum. It was decided, on the motion of Messrs Wallace Snodgrass and Everett, that the selection be made by the members resident in town, and it was arranged for these members to meet on Monday .night next.

"Carlisle" Patent Gas Heaters. Prices, according- to number of burners, 355, 37s 6d, 40s, 42s 6d, 63s. See them in. Trathen-arid iCo'.'sHyindow.*'""':-*

A social arid dance arranged by Miss J Leah Roberts arid student? and others,' will be held in the Institute Hall, • Motueka, on Friday, Bth June, iri aid of the Red Cross Fund., Over, 20 nations be represented in tableaux.

Now is the winter of our discontent made bright and beautiful by,a glorious "Carlisle" .Radiator, producing all the heat possible trom .the city gas supply. See it in Trathen's window.* . y

Miss Christie will deliver an address in connection with the Theosqphical Society in the Oddfellows' Hall to-n»ght at 8 o'clock. ■ :

The new gas holder was riot specially erected to provide the ' extra gas required in consequence of a great number; of."Carlisle" Heaters coming into general use.* ; ~' ,

Mr M. Webster, is nob too.ehy-..t0 tell thrifty housewives that " No Rubbing" Laiindry Help does wash all clothes spotlessly clean without '■ rubbing-., or injury, also gives Thinker Book free -with wvery le TJ*ck«t'of "No RHhlvyng."