LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 22 May 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There was a thoroughly representative. attendance at the annual provincial conference of the Nelson branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. The conference, which was presided over by Mr .1. I'agan, was opened bv the Mayor of Nelson (Mr W. .'I. MolTatt). Subsequently -Mi' Fitzgerald, supervisor of the local' Intermediate Rural Credits Hoard, addressed the meeting explaining the provisions of the -Act. The president then gave his address, after which Ihe conference settled down to the consideration of remii.s. A bong night of dancing will lie held at the \ elllia tonight, as advertised. Trip to Sydney Sale . : > a.m. Thursday n't "The.'Auckland.*' 6 pa'-s (only' women's shoes Id pair. -1 (only) large dolls—damaged—Id each.*

Now that" tlio fruit season has finished the wharves today are not the busy scene that they were last week. The" Ngaio is the only vessel working to-day and to-morrow likewise there will be onlv the Arahura to handle cargo.

The opinion that, road racing of all kinds should bo put a stop to was expressed at last week's meeting of the Marlborough Automobilo Association by Mr F. Lissaman, who drew attention to a. recent cycle road race, between Blenheim and Waihopai, and pointed out that under present-day traffic conditions cv'clists racing head-down along a main highway meant a risk of serious accident. He also roundly condemned speed dials of motor vehicles, instancing a case last year in which a car travelled from Christehurch through Marlborough and Nelson and the West Coast and so back to Christehurch in 24 hours. Tho speaker concluded by moving as a remit („ tho quarterly meeting of tho South Island Motor Union: "That Motor Associations throughout tho country should do their utmost to discountenance or prevent road racing or road record breaking of all descriptions, and, if necessary, should call on the. Government to frame legislation for that purpose."' Mr H. R. Dix seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr R. V. Bvthell dissenting. Dr. W. E. Redman expressed the view that though cycle road racing should not be permitted on the. main highways, it should be encouraged, under proper supervision, on tho less frequented roads, as it was a fine sport. He also expressed the opinion that motor reliability trials, which were not speed trials, .should be excepted. The president (Mr R. P. Furness) endorsed Dr. Redman's views, and on his suggestion it was decided to incorporate them in Mr Lissainan's motion.

'•Greetings lo our father. Mr Conies." was the introduction to a Maori speech c'f welcome when members of the .Ngitiwhatu tribe wailed on the Minister of N'ative Affairs at Dargaville, assuring him of their confidence in his party and in his leadership. "Greetings to members of my own family," began Mr Coates in reply. The progress made by the Maori people, he said, was a matter r.f gratification. In the process of clearing up difficulties connected with land, certain doubts had arisen in the minds of the natives who owned land. Firstlv, there were those who held that the Maori should not be liable for natural responsibilities of citizenship, in regard to rates; .secondly, there was the question whether the Maori should not in his own interests endeavour to shoulder responsibilities. The pakeha was, of course, equipped by centuries of education to cany out responsibilities. The pakeha was concerned that Maori landowners were not meeting their responsibilities, and there was always danger that great mass of 'pakeha opinion might possible be exercised to Ihe disadvantage of Maori. The pakeha had only the most generous feelings towards the Maori. The solution of ihe problem seemed to be a policy of encouragement, education, and example in lending the Maori <n see he must meet, his difficulties and overcome them. It might be a tedious policy in tlie eves of hastv people, but it would mako'for the gradual clearing up of the question, and would result ultimately in assisting landowning Maoris to farm their own land successfully.

"He travels fast who travels light, may bo true enough in tho case of the average man, but tho Prime Minister manages to cover considerable ground in quid; time, despite the small mountain of baggage which he is compelled to carrv on' district tours (says the Auckland "Star"). Tho Prime Minister and "ftivj, staff are the most efficient travellers in New Zealand. There is not a centre of anv importance which Mr Goaf es has [Kit visited after elevation to Cabinet rank, and since becoming Prime Minister lie lias called at little, odd, out-of-the-way places with impossible Maori names'that, the ordinary person would never see in a lifetime. When lie tours the country, everything runs strictly to time-table—a time-table worked out- by a member of the secretarial corps, whose brisk efficiency has earned him the soubriquet of "Steam engine." Mapping out a Dominion tour for a big circus could be a simple matter for this member of the Premier's stall', since his knowledge of hotels, roads, ferries, railway schedules, and prominent people, from one end of New Zealand to the. other, is encyclopaedic. "What a beautiful head of hair! And she must be quite elderly, too!" This exclamation, sincerely complimentary, was overheard at a recent social function in Wellington. -And it really was a beautiful head of hair—beautiful in colour, in texture and in sheen. Vet only a few months before that hair was white. That is the point of the incident, coupled with the fact that the lady whose hair provoked the. exclamation is hut one of main- who frankly acknowledge their great indebtedness to Nodinit. The writer of this paragraph has perused the written testimonies of manv grateful women wlio have voluntarily placed on record their appreciation of what this remarkable, preparation has done for them. "Take my own case as an example," writes Mrs E. A. P.. of Island Bay. Wellington. "My hair commenced to" dry up and turn urey. No treatment had any beneficial effe'et until I tried Nodinit" After a few treatments I found a decided improvement, and was thus encouraged to persevere, with the result that, my hair has gone hack to its natural colour and now 'orilv needs occasional treatment." Another' user writes: "The result is really marvellous." Still another says: "Mv hair had gone quite grey and was falling out. A friend recommended Nodinit. After using if less than a month there was very little grey showing and the hair had stopped falling out. Now there is no sign of grey and mv hair is in perfect condition." These statements of fact are commended to the earnest consideration of the residents of Nelson and district. Nodinit Hair Tonic is a natural scalp food, absolutely harmless to the tenderest hair or skin, and can be. used by adults or children. Its functions arc—to clean the scalp; encourage the natural growlh of the hair: rejuvenate dull and falling hiiif. and to restore grey and faded hair'to its natural colour. Por entirely Vitisfving confirmation of these claims r,.„ the " local agenfs-K. W. Martin, Chemist. Trafalgar Street: and Miss .losenhine Robinson. Hair Specialist, Anstice's Building, Trafalgar Street." Trip to Svdnev Side 0 a.m. Thurs dav at "The Auckland.' 31 inch •<;■ vcf-dhle shndowette lOd vnrd. Serviettes fid ench. Unbleached damask Is Id -.-aid * Ai McKay's! Ladier' cardigans in wool and silk ami wool mixtures. All good colours and priced from 21s.* Trip to Sydney Sale 9 a.m. Thursday at "The Auckland." Women's flannel frocks 7s lid. Women'--; wool jumpers 2s lid.* Motor' Helmets! 10/6, 12/6 to 22/6. Wool balaclava caps, 4/9. .Motor gloves 17/6, 19/6 to 25/-.--Tnithen's.* Trip to Sydney Sale 9 a.m. Thursday at "The Auckland:" Black anil coloured tulle 3d yard. 38 inch dress flannel !.s fid yard/ 313 inch figured art ."ilk •narocain 6d yard." Khaki All Wool Shirts, two pockets. 13/11: dart: grey 12/6 to 14/6. Trathfiti's." Trip i.! Sydney Sale 9 a.in Thursday ai "The Auckland." Sample brassware of ;dl descriptions to lie thrown out at one-third regular prices/ Pullovers for Men! Tljf choicest range you could wish to see, 12/6 to 30/-.—Tint hen's.*

The chief speaker at this week's meeting of tho Nelson P6tary Club was P*olarian .1. Newman who gave an address on the old coaching days, and compared them with tho motor services of to-day. Rotarians J. G. McKay (who presided) and Nightingale paid tributes to the ablo and interesting manner in which the subject had been handled by Kotarian Newman who was accorded a vote of thanks amidst hearty applause. "Eloquent testimony to the keenness with which the matches in which the All Blacks will participate at Newlands are being awaited in the Peninsula, was afforded last night and this morning, when booking opened for season tickets for the Newlands .stand" (states a Capetown message in a Bloemfontein paper just received by a Nelson resident). "The first enthusiast arrived at tho doors of the General Estate and Orphan Chamber building, in which the booking is being done, at ten minutes past ten last night, ami from thiif time onwards the queue steadily grew until, when dawn broke this morning, 50 men had assembled, tho majority having spent an uncomfortable vigil. ' Hundreds of tickets were sold during the day, and booking will continue until all the 1.500 single season tickets are. hooked. There is now no doubt '.hat the crowd of 30.000 that is anticipated by the Western Province Pugbv Union will lie attracted to Newlands."

• After an outspoken discussion, the Blenheim branch of the Farmers' Union last, week definitely and unanimously decided to secede from the Marlborough Provincial organisation and to ask tho Dominion Executive to permit of direct affiliation with the parent body in Wellington. The financial worries of the Provincial Executive are at the root of the I rouble leading to the decision by tho branch to withdraw. One speaker said if had to bo recognised at last that the district was too small to warrant a Provincial Executive.

The remarkable productivity of tomatoes, if grown with care under proper conditions, has been shown by Mr W. ) Wilkinson, of Williams street, Cambridge (says the Auckland "Star"). Mr Wilkinson*planted a small area of sAyds. by 17yds with tomatoes, off which plot he actually plucked no less than 22431 bof saleable, fruit. About sGolb were spoilt, chiefly by caterpillars, while the vines still hold a considerable quantity of small fruit, estimated at rullv 2001 b. Thus from this small plot the." vines have yielded about 30001 b of tomatoes, of which over a ton was of saleable fruit. On the same basis, an acre would yield about 69 tons. Mr Wilkinson kept, a strict, account, of all tomatoes gathered, and the above figures are absolutely reliable. The. tomatoes grown were of a variety of Mr Wilkinson's own selection from seed. The past season has been an exceptionally good one for this fruit, and manv good crops have been gathered locally, but Mr Wilkinson's yield must lie in" the nature of a Dominion record. i Of course, the tomatoes were carefully tended and regularly sprayed.

Preferring, at last week's meeting of the Marlborough Automobile Association, to the recently published comment by a motorist who had travelled from Nelson to Blenheim via Tophouse that whereas the Nelson Automobile Association had provided plentiful warning signs on its side of Tophouse, the Marlborough Association had not erected signs on its side, the President, Mr 11. P/Furness. said it was obvious that the motorist in question hardly knew what he was talking about as the whole of the territory to which he particularly referred—between Tophouse and Bedhills station—was outside Marlborough County, and therefore in the Nelson Automobile Association's district (reports the "Express"). The road from Redhills to Blenheim came within the Marlborough Association's district and certain warning signs had been authorised for this portion, but their erection had been delayed until a comprehensive report on the difficult places over the entire road could be secured, so that all the posts could be erected at the one time.

"Canterbury people have hazy ideas of conditions'prevailing on the West Coast, and are ignorant of the geography of their own province." declared Mr W. Black-adder, .of Manila, at the monthly meeting of the Reef ton Progress League, when advancing the claims of the Lewis Saddle as the best tourist- route over tho Southern Alps. Mr Blackadder, who claimed to have a thorough knowledge of what he was talking about, said the Lewis Saddle had the advantage of being the lowest pass on the Southern Alps, and was practically free from snow all the year round. He felt sure that, once a road was formed all Louring motor cars would travel by that route. He thought the. Reefton League should try to bring the possibilities of the' Lewis Pass route under the notice of the Canterbury people. It was stated that, the construction of the road across the Lewis Saddle was put in hand before the war, but the work was later stopped. It was decided to forward a letter to the Minister of Public Works urging that the work of linking tip Canterbury and the West Coast by this route be proceeded with as early as possible, and that Parliament appropriate a sum annually to continue the construction of the road until completed, as failure to have this important work carried out means a heavy loss to thei Dominion.

Hills fruitgrowers are notified by advertisement in this issue of the annual meeting on Friday next. The executive particularlv wishes each member to carefully peruse the list of conference remits and attend this meeting.

}\\f"ed Could announces ithat the auction sale of the household furniture, etc. of the late John Treacher will take place at his residence, 44 Tasman street. The Wood, on Friday next, 26th May, 'at 1 p.m.

Trip I" Svdney Sale starts at "The Auckland" 9 a.m. Thursday. Breathtaking bargains and the chance of a wonderful for nothing. Each customer will receive a coupon for each complete shilling's worth of goods purchased. On the 30th June the cornpot.ition ends. The person sending in the greatest value in coupons will receive a return first class ticket to Sydney plus £lO. Ruy all you need at this great sale and save your coupons.* .Latest colours in ladies' wool jumpers with Eton collars and self lies, from 13s 6.1 at McKay.'s.* Trip to Sydney Sale 9 a.m. Thursday at "The Auckland." 40 inch glorious headed silk genrgef tes—for evening wear—lss frock length.* Trip to Sydney Sale starts 9 a.m. Thursday at" "The Auckland." N T .Z. all wool check dress flannel 2s Gd yard. Silk ends Id each'.* House cardigans. A special line in green, saxe, fawn, and hrown. neat patterns lis 6d at McKay's-.* Trip to Sydney Sale 9 a.m. Thursday at "The Auckland." Val lace edgings 9d dozen yards. Women's pure linen handkerchiefs 3 for Is." Trip to Sydney sale 9 a.m. Thursday at "The. Auckland." "Jenny Wren" art silk hose —silk above knee; leading shades—ls lid pair.* Trip to Sydney Sale starts 9 a.m. Thursday at "The Auckland." Every customer receives ,i coupon for every complete shilling's worth of goods bought. On 30lh June the competition ends and the person sending in the greatest value in coupons will get absohitc.lv free a return first class ticket, to Sydncv pins £lO. Second prize, beaten brass wood bos valued at £lO 10s. Buy-all-you need at this great event and save your coupons.*

Studies were resumed at the Buys Allege to-day after the term holiday". l'he Gills' College will re open to morrow. .

Mr R. P. Hudson. M.P., has received notification from the Minister of Public Works that hi.- Department is willing to provide on the current year's estimate £2500 ira\ towards the cost of the construction of a bridge over ihe Rainy river, conditional upon the local body' (Waimea County Council) giving a definite undertaking to acquire the necessary land and erect the bridge to the approval of the district engineer at Nelson for that sum. At a deputation of Rainy river settlers to the County Council some time ago, Mr W. .Jordan promised to give a certain area of kind and to erect a feme.

"The impression ilmt in accepting ","' position of general manager of the railways Mr Sterling shows courage is .strengthened by ihe result?; of the Department's operations in the past financial year," comments the Auckland "Star". "The new general manager takes over a concern that ended the year with a deficit of £785,000. which was £239.000 more than the deficit in the previous year. The increase in expenditure was more than four times greater than the increase in revenue. Passenger statistics point, to the formidableness of motor competition. The railways canied 623,000 fewer passengers than in 1926-27. There may be some satisfaction in the fact that rite decline in passenger ir.iffir was mo.-e than twice as great the previous year. One only has to glance through' the 'Railway Guide.' to realise that the Department is doing far more to ait rail passengers than it did some years ago. Nevcrl he less a dcrlim> in passenger tratlic, when the population of Ihe country is increasing, is a serious matter. The com petition of the road becomes keener every year, and by improving the country's roads the Government has helped its rivals. What with this competition and the burden of unprofilahle branch lines, the new general manager will have his hands full. These figures increase one's curiosity to know what his policy will be. and how much freedom lie will he allowed in putting it into operation." In several respects a fellowship granted under the Commonwealth Fund, an honour recently granted Mr, Jules Malfroy. of Wellington, is akin to n Rhodes scholarship j both offer to students of outstanding ability opportunities for travel and wider study. The Commonwealth Fund was established in. 1918 bv a gifl of £2.000.000, subsequently increased to about £8,000.000 by the late .Mrs Stephen V. Darkness, and is administered in New York by a. board of directors, of whom her son. Mr Edward S. llarkness, is president. The fund is being employed in several philanthropic activities. Three years ago it established an annual award of Fellowship for study at .American universities and travel in the United States for graduates of British universities selected by a British committee of distinguished personnel, of which the. Prince of Wales is honorary chairman and Sir Walter liuchanan-Riddell. principal of Hertford College, Oxford, is chairman. Twenty Fellowships were awarded in 1925 and 1926; last year three more were awarded to graduates of universities in the British Dominions, and this Near two more were added for graduates 'in the British Colonial service. The Fellowships are tenable for two years, and are worth about £6OO a year. 'lhey are open to unmarried candidates, under 30 vears of age. and, in addition to academic qualifications, the committee of award considers character, ability, oualities of leadership, health, and genera I fitness. There were 216 candidates in 1925, 173 in 1926 ; and 120 last year. ■\t a special meeting of the Board of Governors of the. New Zealand Institute, Mr B C Aston was elected president in place of the late Dr. .7. A. Thomson. —Press Association.

The trustees and matron_ of St. Andrew's Orphanage desire to thank the following for gifts of various kinds for the use of the institution :—Miss Davidson, Miss Richmond. Mcsdames Fendal. Douglas, T. Robinson. Burroughs. Messrs McLean, Crossan.' A. V. King, Cotton, T. Walker, A. 0- Retts and Son, Marshall, and the Churchwardens of Suburban North, St. .lolm's. Happy Valley, Tahuna and Stoke.