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Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8062, 5 October 1894, Page 2

Inspection of Factories — The lady Inspector of Paotor'ea for the Not them district, of which Nelson forms a part, whs in Nelson yesterday, and inspected all the workroom 3 , &0., where females are employed, and, we believe, found the requirement a of the Act were being fulfil'ed. Committal to Industrial Sohool.— A hoy within a couple of months cf eleven years of age was brought before H. W. Robinson, Eeq,, S.M., yesterday, and upon bis father's application was committed to the Butnham Indus vial Sohool until he attains the age of 15 yenra. The father BBid be could not control the boy, who was in the habit of playing truant from sohool, Bleeping oat at Dight3, &c, and bis mother, from illnasp, con Id not exercise any while the father was at work. Oddfellows' Dinneb. — The members of the Mansion of Peace Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.TL, will bold a dinner at the Temperance Hall, Watefifeld, this evening. Nelson Reoatta. — In another column hia Worship the Mayor invitss all who aie inlerested in the holding of a regatta to meet ati the Masonio Hotel on Monday evening nest. We hope to see the proposal taken up warmly, as it is in many ways desirable that a tractions ahould be offered that will induce visitors to oome amongst us at the holiday season. Athletes.— We have received a copy of a pamphlet ' Handbook on Athletes Training," by Mr David 0. Ingram, Ab it oontaius useful bints on Running, Jumping, Hurdling , Walking, Swimming, Bowing, Rugby and Association Football, Cycling, Lawn Tenni?, acd how to train, it should have a very large sale. Mr Ingram is a member cf several Olub?. An Abominable Nuisance. — We have received a complaint from the Port to the effect that some persons are in the habit of throw : ing rubbish and filth over the sea wall, and in such a manner that until the tide washes the wall passers by as well as residents of the locality are subjected to an abominable nuisance. It is to b 9 hoped that the authorities will take action to prevent a repetition. The Mothers' Union. — A meeting of members of the Mothers' Union was held in the Bishop's School last evening, but the attendance was not so large aa bad been expected. The President, Mra Mules, opened the pro-« coedings with prayer, and papers were read by Mrs Suter, Mrs Baker, and Mrs Bannehr. Hymns were sung between each, and after some general conversation it waß resolved to hold the next meeting early in December, and in the afternoon. The Fokesters 1 Social last evening was, like its predecessor, a success, end the oompany thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Bro Salter, P.C.R, presided, and he wa3 ably assisted by Bros Simpson, Easdalc, and Lonisson in carrying oat the arrangements. Miss East supplied the mus'o. The next social, which will be held on October 18tb, will be the last of the serien. Peesonal.— The Rev J. M. Adcock and Mrs Adcock, of Motueka, took their departure from Nelson yesterday. They intend visiting the Old Country, and to be absent about twelve months. Their many frienda will , wish them a pleasant voyage, and a safe retDrn. The Losaii Mabine Lodge was well attended last evening, when those of the Loyal Nelson Lodge paid a fraternal vieit. A pleasant time was spent in harmony, and refreshments were provided. Sister Brad'ey and Sißter Watson were the presiding officers. The visitors were thanked for their visit. A Suggestion,— A visitor writes :— On my walks through your beautiful town, having seen the abundance of flowers allowed to fade in the gardens, I could not help thinking of the pleasure they would give to the sufferers at the Hospital if a few could be Eent there — say twice a week regularly. The s.s. Dorunda, whioh has been wrecked ' off the coast of Portugal, was an iron screw steamer of 3136 tons gross register, and was built under special survey at Dumbarton in 1875 by Messrs W. Denny Brothers. Her dimensions were : Length, 368 ft sin; breadth of beam, 37ft 3in ; and depth of hold, 28ft sin. She was barquentine rigged, and had compound surface condensing engines of 400 h.p. nominal. During the recent naval manoeuvres tha behaviour of the torpedo boat destroyers. Hornet and Havoo was watched with great interest, and although they rolled heavily in the sea-way they proved good sea boats. The break down o! the Hornet caused great disappointment, and it now appears that the cylinder-cover cracked, that two piston rods bent, and that a large hole was knocked through the condenser. These injuries ara believed to be the result of the high rate of speed at which she travelled in her endeavour to catch a torpedo boat. A shocking blasting acoident occurred at the Happy Valley waterwoika near Adelaide, on the 10th alt., Robert Rasmuesen, a shift boss, being blown to pieces. His mate, Thomas Sullivan, received such injuries that he was not expected to recover. It ia believed that the aooident occurred through a charge o! " rack-a-rock " being left in the face of No. 2 ehaffc, and exploding on a drill being used upon it. Rasmussen leaves a wife and font young children. Bveetbody will be glai to hear that Edward Shotton, the gallant young sailor apprentice who navigated the ship Trafalgar from Batavia to Melbourne, after all the officers had died from fever, has received a deserved reward for his meritorious conduct. In addition to having received. Lloyd's medal, be was, on July 27th, presented by the deputy chairman at Lloyds, acting on behalf of the underwriters of tbe Trafalgar, with a set of navigating instruments, and a Bum of £250. cTbuth 1 says:— "The : wife of a wellknown politician keeps a 'book in which she pastes all the uncomplimentary paragraphs printed sbout her husband. They come bandy for quotations at times."

A Wblii Dk3kiived Kbpboof.— The Wellington 'Po3t' slates :— On a late occasion in the theatre Mr Bentley, while speaking the oonoludiog liusa of a play, finding he could not fee bejaid and ;^wa3 not being attended to, bb the abdienoe waß rnshiDg oat, cat the tag short and rang down the ourtiin. Mr Parktr on Monday sight administered a s.ill more tilling and w ell-des9rved reproof by stopping the performance and refusing to go on until the audience resumed their sea's. We hope the lesson will bj taken to heart by theatre-goer?. In England people would not te allowed to leave until a musical performance was absolutely over, any more than they would be all iwed to enter and disturb an audience or performance by noisily seeking seats while any number was being performed. AnM.H.K., by name Kelly, says, "If we are to believe what ia said about the moral calibre of politicians they are a degraded lot. A man in order to become utterly demoralized must become a member of Parliament, and in order to beaome fioa ly degraded, he must fiad his way to the Treasury benohea." Things have been very bad — very bad — at Westport fur some time past, (says ' New Zealand Herald.') Subscriptions have been on the wallaby for families in distress— subscriptions to find money to keep them from actual starvation 1 They will be worse yet, as last Saturday week 225 employees at the Westport Coal Oompnnj'a mine reoeivei notice of dismissa'* The Waibi Company's return of bullion for 28 days' crushing (says the 'Auckland Herald ') is £7,816, equal to £3 14s 7d per ton. There are 1008 lone Chinamen shopkeeping, gttting gold, and humbugging the storekeepers generally in Westland. The co-operative workers have completed the last part of the widening of the Great South read through Westland. TnE Auckland • Standard ' says :— The Taranaki lads with tbe help of a London syndicate struck oil some time ago at a depth of 900ft— 160 gallons per day of pure petroleum. Tee oil lasted out, but the funds didn't. Some enterprising local identities planked down the stuff to purohase the claim. They now want £500 to sink a new bore I,oooft in another place. And we hope they'll get it. They've spent £1,025 in purchasing the lease and plant. The Maoris account for the strong smell of sulphuretted hydrogen gas about this locality, which Dr. Dieft'enback noticed in this book of travels in 1839-41, by saying that an atua or spirit was drowned there, and hasn't done smelling yet. Italy has 8718 miles of rai'roa3, which were originally the piopeity of English oompanie?, but were booght by the Government in 1884, ia consequence of the insolvency of the oompanie?. The lines were afcerwardd leased for sixty years, and now the lessees want to give them up. Deerfoot, the Seneca Indian, who, in 18G2, was declared to be the champion runner of the world, is still living on the reservation of his people, near Irving, N.Y, A sensation has been created among the women of Mexico by the appointment of one of their number to an office for the first time —that of Miss Maria Gonzales Hermosillo to be postmistress in the State of Jalisco. With regard to the oharacter of the surfocee, Canada may be diviied roughly into three great regions — a region of woodlands and bills, or undulatiog ground in the east, an immense iegioa of prairies in the middle, and a mountainous forest region in the west. Buskin began to write books at six years of age. Eis first dated poem was written a month before be readied the age of seven. His first appearance in print was in the Magazine cf Architecture ia 1834, whin be was 15. Maoaulay wrote a compendium of •' Universal History " and three cantos of a poem in imitation of Scott, when -be was only eeven years old. Mrs Browning read Homer in the original when eha was ten years of age. The ' Katipo ' states that arrangements are being completed whereby a team of athletes representing the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department is to proceed to Tasmania and play a series of cricket matoheS; tto, with the representatives of the' same department in that Colony. A man against whom a prohibition order wa3 issued has been fined £5 and cogts, at Waipawa, for Bending another ucan for liquor. The following is from the Yorkshire 1 Post ' :— " Wanted, young man for pit asure grounds, able to mow with scythe, wages 14s per week and bothy ; one with a tenor voice preferred ; also a youth for gardens, not under sixteen, wages 8s per week and bothy ; one with alto voice. — Townend, Melton, Doncaster." A Yankee pressman once interviewed C. B. Fry, the famous Oxonian, and conversation turned upon the record running long jump. " How far was it you leaped ?" asked the reporter. " Twenty-three, six and a half," replied Fry. "Feet or yards?" was next Bsked. Fry could not resist the opportunity and replied " yards"— and so it appeared in the report of the interview. It ia rumored that Mr Konayne is to be appointed cailway manager for the North and Mr Scott for the South Island, Mr M'Kerrow going back to the Surveyor-Generalship, and Mr Peroy Smith retiring on a pension.— ' Otsgo Daily Times.' The railroad mileage of Spain amounts to 6708 miles, all of which is in privat3 ownership, bat the companies receive a subvention from the State. A hint to our wealthy Neh onians ! Thus an exchange -.—What can be accomplished where there's a will. Mr C. B. Carter, an ex-Wairarapa settler, now resident in London, bought for a little over £50 some 500 volumes of standard works for the Carterton public library, and the shipment has just been received.