LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 31 December 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Christmas spirit stirred into ae- j lion the conscience of one Chrisldhnrcli i eili/.en to the extent of forwarding con-! science money to (lie t hristehllivh ; Train way Board. The manager was ! busy opening his mail on Christmas Kve when he found a Christmas card with a 5s postal not.' attached. On the card were these words: "Conscience money fir damage done in an accident. I hristchurcli Iraiiuvayinen have talc-j en a ballot during the last, few days on

a proposal to strike. It is said that both nn.ici men ami conductors are trough' in favour .if :• strike owing to dissatisfaction with their treatment by ; the management. The ballot taken. ■ however, embraces all members of the union, and all employees are lint so ' dissatisfied as the t radio men. The result of the ballet has mil been iloclar- i id yet. ll' l'nt cieclara'i"!! is hi favo"" t of a. strike, the proposal is that work ; shaii cease en New Year's Day. , I

A scrub, lire en the...hillside" behind 26 Wakefield Quay, occupied by Mis 3 Russ. II and Mrs Men-it, was responsible for ;, call to the Eire Brigade at 10 o'clock this forenoon. There was a good pressure cl w-i'.er. and the firemen soon had the outbreak under control.

l'he number of bicycles in use in Nel

son was evidenced when the alarm ot fire was given this forenoon. The Port Load was crowded with Jiundrcds of eyelids—mostly youngsters -each trying to outride t'lle'other.

There was an amusing incident at the Opera House. Auckland, on a recent evening when, some of the American tourists I'ri.m the Carinthia arrived late and took their seats in the dress circle. All eye:; were turned on the late com ers. and a suppressed giggle or two was heard when a young lady among the party produced a cigarette from a case. She toyed with il a moment, in blissful ignorance of the fact thai she was about to commit a breach of the City Council's lire regulations. She put il to her lips. The match flamed in her fingers, and in a second Miss America was drawing on the cigarette. Detecting the glowing end. which shewed up clearly in the darkness of the circle, a lady usher sped down the aisle. In impart a tactfully worded warning that smoking was not allowed. The remainder i I the party from the ( arintliia enjoyed their young friend's mistake as much as anyone, and the cigarette was put out amid much gond-nat urad banter.

"in niniii niueu gooo-nai urad nanier. The sports at Tapawera should prove one of .the chief, aj tract ions for .\ew Year's Day. In addition to a longer programme of chopping and athletic events this year there will he nunc slice)) shearing competitions--three classes, including an open class for post entries. Such competitions should be of great interest to the farming community, 'there will be band music and refreshments. A Blenheim Press Association telegram states that Harry Rodgers, a stranger who walked to Blenheim from Nelson two weeks ago, was sentenced to seven days' gaol for obscene language. Within a few hours of his release he was again arrested on a more serious charge of wilfully anil obscenely exposing his person in a public place .ami was sentenced to one year's hard labour. Concerning the visit- of the British bowlers "Trundler" writes in the Auckland fcitsir : —Die surprise packet at Hamilton was the defeat of the crack team of the Dominion (Wernham. Wilson. MTntyre, I'ilkiiigion), who went down before the visitors. This just illustrates the uncertainty of lie',v!s. Jfere is a team which sets the seal i n a long string of previous victories by winning fin l Dominion championship last January at Wellington, and then they lose to a team of visitors, skipped by a man who thus registers his first win since, he came to New Zealand, credited with tho championship of England on one occasion. Surely there is no game which shows such inconsistencies as howls. While a cutter was crossing the Kwo Sea on Tuesday night at 11.20 o'clocktile passengers and crew were startled by the sudden appearance of a huge meteor in the north-west sky, writes the Suva correspondent of the N,w Zealand Herald, under date December 12. The meteor was the largest ai yboily on hoard had ever seen. It -oJ<

quite a time to complete its flight, one estimate being 40 seconds. A general invitation is extended to the public to visit the display of gladioli at Mr E. P.. .Martin's, 37 Grove Mreet. Mr Martin grows this flower extensively and lias a large number or' varieties in bloom, including a wide range of seedlings. it is not generally known that the first hydro-electric scheme in Samoa was opened recently at. Vailima. Just before the Administrator left for New Zealand, the power was turned on by Aiono, the oldest 1-aipule in Samoa, anil vailima is m/.v the best lighted home in the islands. It is anticipated that sufficient power will be forthcoming from this plant to light the big L.M.S. school at Papauta and Avele school, as well as a number of residences on the Vailima Road. The scheme was installed by .Mr Meidicke, the transport engineer, and lie used prison labour on 'he jib. si. that the actual cost has in : been very great. A dam was. built just above Stevenson's famous bathing pool, (he water being then carried bv spiral pipes across the read of "Loving Hearts." where it drops 80ft. ~, the bed ol t!ie stream in which the piwethouse is situated. A proposal to erect a golf house at Uotorua costing £2500 was negatived at a special meeting of the Rotorua (Jolt flun uy 19 votes to 17. It is a long while since a list of nearly 60 houses to-let has been displayed publicly in Auckland. One was to' be seen last week in a land agent's window. Us very eixstetico showed that for people whose requirements are not too exacting and who are prepared to pay a rental of. say, £2 a week, there really is no house, shortage.—-Auckland Herald. An unusual skull was unearthed near Manakatl a few days ago by Mr il.

i'lelding. The hone is solid and heavy lor its size and was found in previously undisturbed soil, supposed at One time to have been the bed of the Waikawa stream. It is about seven inches loag and narrow in comparison, being only three inches across, with a very large eye socket. Two very sharp teeth are in front, then several smaller teeth seem to be worn avav. with double teeth at the back. Mr K. K. Park-r. to whom Mr Fielding showed this remarkable object, lia s forwarded it to the curator of the Dominion Mu.-eun. lor identification. A reminder is given Wakefield resi-

id ii( s of the variety entertainment to be given in tiie Y.M.C.A. Hall on Monday next. As the purpose of the conceit is to raise funds for the Boy Scouts Jamhoree, a large attendance is looked for. Tennis players are notified that a combined and open tournament, is to be held mi the Nelson Club's courts on New Year's Day. What is the least injurious form of {•molting? The doctors favour the pipe. So dues Mr Stanley Baldwin, the British Premier (an inveterate smoker). Bv the way. Mr Baldwin differentiates between smokers, lie says, judging bv his experience, pipe smokers take a v.-idi r and saner view of things than either cigarette, or cigar smokers. Be thai as il may. the pipe lias much to recommend il hygienic-ally. And what of (lie tobacco '! Thai is an all-import-ant epiestion. Tobaccos heavily charged with nicotine (like most of the imported brands) cannot, be smoked habitually

without causing trouble sooner or later. The heart, the nerves, or I he general health is hound to suffer. In,marked contrast are our New Zealand-grown d baeeos, which, as a result of the toasting process to which they are now subjected, are so pure and so comparatively free from nicotine that they may be indulged in freely with absolute safety. That's why doctors recommend them. Obtainable in three grades "Ilivcrhcad Gold." mild: "Navy Cut" Bull(dog), midium : or "Cut Plug No. 10" (Bullshead), full strength-.* Emms' Motors are advertising a revised service for th c coming season. Their mid-day car and also weekly lorry service will prove a great benefit both to the local residents rnd tourists, giving as it. does a surer means of transport between these places.* '

Nelson harbour presented a .line pic Mire this morning, when a high tidi covered tiie whole expanse of the mud flats. Brilliant stinshii'e. with not a rip pie e.n [lie water, showed the harbour a: its best.

The r.ritish bowlers visited Cam bridge e.n Suudav, where liiev were web coined by the Slayor. Mr T. K. liiehards, as president of the local bowling club. <lu Moiidav morning five rinks met a similar number from the Cambridge (.'lub. ibe local players ".inning by 113 points lo 84.

Full ef {he "spirit" of Christinas, a cheerful and voluble individual wandi red round one of the ferry boats at Auckland the oilier evening en a forlorn search for the daughter of our laic Governor General, savs the Star. ■'Where's .Jellieo/s daugl ' ■"'■" was bis cry, and when no one eoldd tell him he wan let I .lellieoe himself. However, il appeared thai neither the Karl nor any of bis fiunilv were travelling on Ibe boat, and the cheery one became intimate. "1 was brought up on apples," was perhaps his most enlightening admission. "Probably that accounted to some extent for his antics.

There is an unwritten law regarding the wearing of headgear in the United States which decrees that any man in New York found wearing a straw hat after September 15, which is the official termination of summer, is liable, to' have it taken from his head and crushed underfoot (savs an Australian correspondent). Nowhere is the wearing of straw liat.s.niore ..noticeable than at tennis tournaments. It is a strange thine- to. visit the Stadium at Forest Hills on September 15, when almost every man present is wearing a straw hat, and to come again the next day and find hardly a straw hat in the whole attendance. cacti man present-having changed into a felt hat.

The spectacle of a bright green moon was the subject of much discussion in Auckland at about a-quarter past seven on Monday evening last. A prominent Auckland astronomer, who was one of the observers, attributed the sight to the blending of the blue atmospheric light with the usual yellow hue of the moon, to give it a bright- green appearance. Il might also have been ;m optical illusion, lie stated he knew of no precedent, on record.

Bishop Taylor Smith has consented to speak to men, and youths over 15, on "The Dignity of Manhood" in (ho Marsden Church House at 8 p.m. on Sunday. It is hoped that all interested will show their appreciation and attend in large numbers. Mr J. D. Campbell, Boy Scout Commissioner for Cc-.k Islands, arrived in New Zealand by the R..M.S. Tahiti on December 21 from Rarotonga. having bee n appointed camp commandant for the Jamboree at Dunediii. He proceeded lo thai city, inspected the camp site and arrived in Auckland on Christmis Kve. Mr Campbell was one of the members of the first patrol of scouts to go into camp when the movement first began in England, and later was a mom. her of the pioneer troop of New Zealand, having held every rank from scout lo commissioner, and received the Order of the Silver Wolf and the Honorary Medal of Merit. He acted as deputy Commissioner for Auckland for a short period some eight years ago. and it-' anxious to visit local troops and note the advancement made, particularly hi the Sea Scout branch, in which Earl • lellieoe took such a keen interest.

A few days after a farmer had placed his two children in a school, a book canvasser called on him and said

"Now that your children go lo school you ought to buy them an encyelo paedia." "But them an encyclopaedia? lianged if 1 do," was his reply. "Let them walk, like 1 did."