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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 18 January 1939, Page 6

She doubtless aspires to be considered a lady but is really only a lydy.” When she entered the smoke-car of the Christchurch tram she sniffed disdainfully. The only other passenger, a working man, noting her vinegary expression, removed his pipe from his mouth, and politely enquired: * Object to smoking, ma’am?” With a supercilious smile she replied: 'Yes, iy gooj man. It’s a disgusting abit.” ‘ Well, there’s lots of room in the other car—my good woman." Threatening »o tell the conductor sne’d been "insulted” she swept out of the car at the next stop, quite a lot of these superior people about --people who want to be thought “18 carat” when they are only “rolled gold.” The old objection to tobacco, that it’s rank and offensive, no longer holds good—at any rate in New Zealand—because most men in this country now smoke toasted tobacco—as pure and fragrant as it is* harmless. It’s toasted! But there are only five brands, remember, of the genuine article: Navy Cu* No 3, Cavendish, Cut Plug No. 10, Desert Gold and Riverhead Gold *

The Nelson Rowing Club has arranged for Saturday next. 21st January. a special "Hard-up Back-to-child-hood” fancy dress masquerade Boathouse dance. The evening promises to be most entertaining. Dancers are requested to wear a mask to conceal their identity, as that will provide the maximum of enjoyment Sp' dal admission concessions -/ill be advertised for costumed patrons. Noel Day and his Swing Trio will again be presen* with the New Year’s latest dance numbers.

A Stowaway When ihe Shaw, Savill cargo liner Maimoa arrives at Picton to-morrow direct from Sydney it will have on board a passenger whose voyage is unauthorised (says the “Express”). The presence of a stowaway was discovered some time after the vessel left last Saturday and was reported by the captain to the agents by wireless. Proceedings against the unauthorised passenger will be taken on the arrival of the Maimoa at Picton. The Constitution Act The anniversary of the proclamation of the Constitution Act of 1852 fell yesterday. This was the Statute by which the Dominion obtained representative institutions, and it represented a generous grant of self-government to a colony which had been in existence for only 12 years. The Act provided for a General Assembly for the whole colony, consisting of a Legislative Council and | a House of Representatives. It abol- j ishes the provinces of New Ulster and New Munster and replaced them by the provinces of Auckland, New Plymouth. Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury and Otago. Death of Zoo Bear The amiable American black bear which has delighted children at the Wellington Zoo for twelve years has died, apparently in the ordinary course of Nature. His skull will go to the Dominion Museum Four more bears, two black and two brown, are expected from Vancouver shortly. Two will be placed in the black bear pit, and the brown bears in a pit made for them.