AN EVIL AND A REMEDY.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8247, 14 May 1895, Page 2

AN EVIL AND A REMEDY.

In referring to the increase of larrikinism in the Northern City, the Auokland ' Herald ' pays ; — " We have no doubt that the majority of the young men wbo are members of these gangs (of larrikins) have bsoome conneoted with them in a way whioh is innooent enough. They have nothing to do in tbe evening .... Tbey get to lounging about the street corners, and the suggestion is welcomed that they should have a ' lark ' by playing some triok upon gome passer-by. . . . It iB melancholy to think tbat th?se lads are wasting the best yeats of their lives. They are juet at tbe most critical stage. Tbey ought to be devoti-g their abundant leisure to completing their education, to giving themselves teohnioal training which will be useful to them in life." Oar contemporary appeals

to youog men to reflect npon what may be the ooDßequenccs of asaociatin- them- 1 f elves with any street gang. We fear ] that in many oases time ia idled away in the 1 streets beoause there is a laok of some plaoe < tha*. would at onoe be attractive and bene- 1 fioial to yonng men. Musical Sohoola and 1 Technical Institutea oonduoted on a popular basi3 would largely redaoa the evil 00mplained of. Suoh institutions, however, must be placed within the meaoß of yonng men to j tin, and thia needs finanoial assistance. It wonld be better, bowevtr, for the btate to render suoh monetary assistance than tbat it 'boold bave to provide the oost of proseonVui'g lawbreakers, and that the community shoald be disgraced by idle and dissipated citizens, tnbtead of enjojiog the ho-*or o! possessing men having euoh knowledge of useful arts that tbey are able to hold tbeir own with the moat advanced. It will never do, however, to depend too much on the Government, for suoh a practice ia not conducive to that independence without whioh progress cannot be looked for. Were the people to voluntarily tax themselves to a small extent, and as _b. in the work wherever requisite and poasible, we might have technical institutes established in every centre, aad upon such lines that none bat tho indolent need stand idle. Leaving tor Enoland. — We learn that Mrs Suter intends leaving Nelson by this mo T ntng-a steamer in order to catoh the B.M.S. Eaikoura, whioh sails from Lyttelton for England on Thursday. Our readers will join us in wishing Mrß Suter a safe journey. District Court.'— A sitting of thiß Coutt will beheld c 3 Wednesday Dext. There i no criminal bosinees. Under the Mining Companies Aot 1861, Mr Maginnity, on behalf -f tbe liquidator, Mr A. E. Moore, will move that the Enterprise Gold Mining Company, Limited, in liquidation, be dissolved. 1 and that the books and documents of the Company ba delivered to the C.erk of the District Court. Tbe only civil caße set down ' for hearing ia that of 1 homaon v. Evans, in whioh Bobert McGavin Thomson, storeke per; of Motnpiko, seeks judgment for one hundred; pounds dampges for alleged Blander, from Harrison Evanp, schoolmaster, Motupiko. The alleged slander arose out of difficulties in oonneotion with the Motupiko Sohool. The defence filed sets out tbat defendant dii not/ on the 16th Feb, Bpeak and publißh the words complained of ; that if he did speak them, he ' did not publish them; that if he did speak and publish them it was in an enquiry called , by the School Committee, and the nttcranoe > was privileged ; that if he did speak a~.d publish them it Waß not falsely or maliciously, that the words were not slanderous ; and that no damage had been sustained by plaintiff. j Mr Pitt h acting for plaintiff, and M; Maginnity for defendant.

A Pbesentation.— At the Railway Workshops yesterday afternoon, Mr Kershaw, on behalf of bis fellow-employees, presented Mr R. Wainhouse, etationmaster, upon his departure for Rotorua, with a very handsome set of carvore, silver mounted, in mahogany oate. In making the prtsenta'ion, Mr Kershaw said that Mr Wainhoaee'B fellowworkers were sorry to lose him, and he would oarry away the good wishes of them all. Mr Wainhouse offered his thanks in suitable terms. Mr Wainhouse lei. for North by last night's steamer, and a number of friends assembled to see him off. He waa cheered as the vessel left. Captube of Pobtney.— The man Matthew Portney, who on Friday was sentetc d to' two months imprisonment for using obscene language, was oaptuied at the Lyell oni Saturday by Constable Rogers. Portney i walked from Belgrove to Motupiko, from j whence to Longford he outlined a lift. He wilt be brought back to Nelson forthwith, ani lodged in Nelson Gaol. ' Waim.a West Road Boabd. — The ordinary meeting of thiß Board waa held on May 7th, when all the members were present. The minutes of the previous meeting baying been i read and ood firmed, on the motion of Mr W. L. Palmer, seconded by Mr J. W. Sat'ierley, Mr Bobert Disher was elected Chairman frr the eneuiog year. Mr Hunter waited on the Board re work on the road leading to hiß property, and it waa resolved that the OverBeer inspeot and report The Overseer reported on Eves' Valley road, and eugge.ted tbat a little gravelling be done, and the gorse a'ong Mr Dron'a proper y be cut down. It was resolved, on tbe motion of Mr Palmer, Eeconded by Mr Satherley, that the day man be pub on to out tbe gorse down, and one day' to throw out gravel from tbe ditch ; also that on two days he be pat on with one team to gravel road in Eves' Valley, acd one day to repair road near Mr Fleming's. It was aIBO resolved tbat the day man be ordered to clear out the watertab'es along Mr Disher'a property. Vouchers were signed for £7 12b sd. A special meeiiog of the Board will be held to-day (Tuesday), at seven p.m.

Death of Mb H. Fauxkneb. —We very much regret to hear of the death of Mr H. Faulkner, which occurred on Sunday, at hia residence, Treaton Park, Wakefield. The deceased, who lived at Wakefield for a good many years, and who also poßEessed a run at Wangapeka, was widely esteemed. He was Churohwarden of St. John's, Wakefield, and a member af the Diocesan Synod. Recently he waß chosen a Warden of tbe Forest Lodge of Freemasons, but owing to his illness, an attaok of rheumatio fever, to which he buocumbed, his investiture bad not taken plaoe. Geceral sympathy will be felt for his family in their bereavement. Tbe funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon, and will be attended, in addition to other friends, by members of the Masonic fraternity. The Gleanebb' Union.— At the meeting of gleaners associated with tbe New Zealand Gh.roh Missionary Association, wbich is to be beld in the Shelboorne-street Sohoolroom this evening, several specially prepared paperon Palestine will be read, snd we have every oonfidenoe that they will prove very interesting. AU who ate interested in missions ara invited to attend. Lectdbe bx Dr Hodson.— ln oonneotion j with the Congregational Guild Dr Hudson i bas consented to deliver a lecture this evening en " The Tides " a subject of vsry considerable interest and tboße who attend will no doubt learn muoh from the lecturer' _ Tbe lecture will oommenc. at tight o'olock in the Congregational Church, and the public generally are invited to attend. The Live Sheep Tbade. — Referring to the live sheep sent Home by the Banffshire tbe 1 Otsgo Daily Times ' says that tbe 200 Bheep whioh were sold at 43s each were in all probability tbe 200 fine large three-quarter bred wethers from the Edendale Eatate, estimated ! to weigh from 801bs. to 8-lbs., and that the other 50 sheep were a nice lot of half bred (first croEB Romney) wethers, averaging about 701b5., bred by Mr Nicholson, of Ida Valley, whioh were purchased by Mr Brydone as types of what half-bred cheep ehould be. Our contemporary says that the average value of the cheep in Dunedin when shipped was given at about lis. Ihe oost of freight, .odder, insuranoe, lending oharges, eto , was estimated at £1 3s 7d per head, so that the coßt landed in London, if the latter estimate proved correct, would be £1 14s 7d. As the sheep would appear to have averaged £2 2s in London, the shippers would reap some advantage from their enterprise. The lower priced sheep, on the basis stated, realised 3s 5d more a piece than had they been sold as freezers.

Co-opebaiivb Com. Mining. — The Welling' ton * Post ' says that the arrangement recently made by the Mokihinui Coal Company with the Knights of Labor for the working of the company's property under the royalty system, oont naes to work very satisfactorily to both parties. The manager of the mine and the representative of the Knights of Labor report tbat Eeveral prospecting bores have been put down on the company's lease, which they advise as showing splendid hard coil, or, t. quote the Knights of Labor—" The boring has proved to a certainty the existence of large quantities of bard coal, equal to anything yet found on the West Coast." Everything now points to tbe successful issue of this experiment re'ative to the practioal combination of capital and labor, which ii being watched with interest throughout the Colony." Bowling. — The attendance on the green of the Nelson Bowling Clnb on Satnrday was not up to the average. The contest for Jaokson's trophy was concluded, and resuled in a win for Gannaway and Sime with 21, Presbaw and Masters scoring 8. A rink match was also played, in whioh Bell, Sharp ten., Traik, and Maneford (skip) made 21, and Catley, Robinson, Gilbert, and Heaps (skip) 8. On Saturday next, the cinaolavion singles are to be played, and the handicaps will be made on Thursday. I-tereating ani hardly contested games are anticipated.

Masonic. — Th • ing'ollatio'i ->f Worshipful i Master elect of the Victory 1.0 '■*<* will take place on Tuesday evening next, aid «c learn tbat either tb cc or fo r of the Grand f. «.■»•' ge officer* will come from Wellington to attjnd tbe ceremony. Bro. J. Boon is ihe Master eleot. Inddstbial Co-op**bati»b Society. — Ihe ba'f-yearly meeting of the me— b.r. of this Society will ba hed ibis evening ia lh, cm mit cc room of thtir new bnild'ng in HarJy strett. Tee N.lson Pcstjiabtbb.— We r*g?et *o hear thit, «v,r hi. Calders, t';e Chief Post mas er at Nelson has been s iddenly taken ill. He was about on Sund y. "-Ne wish him a speedy recovery. The PaißTHsniß u'a Cattle. — Fiom a south-rn exohinge we learn tbat the o<utla on board the Perthshire were shipped at Townaviile in Q leensland, and numbered 1 53 when they were put oa board. It was an experiment il shipment to test the Lond>n market, but it is said tbat a great mistake appeared to have bten made in shipping them wild, direot off the ran. When the st-amer oalhd at tbe Bluff, the Government stock inspector noticed one or two of the beasts oougbing, and seems to bave bad a suspicion thai poEsibly it waa pleuropneumonia, aid the Chief Indpe*tor in Canterbury evidently took every prto-iution* It appears that pleuropneumonia oooora in Queensland! ihe Government communicated with the Queensland Governmeni on the subject, and bas advised the Agent- General in London, bo that no mistake may be made as to where the catt'e oame from.

By. a simp c mieprint the Auckland pap*r • Liob ty ' makeß Mr Massey. M.H.R , deolara that he " woull support me-BUTS he did n„ believe in for the take cf what hoould get." Hp was giving his hrarrrs <o underßtan 1 quite tbe opposite, bat no doubt the words fit a prj-t many politicians of the present day. The « Post ' revelei the other day io a gory anticipation of dreadful thioga to happen in the Uriwera Country ; a " horde "of aaem plojed-this is how this considerate journ.l speaks of the working men who are unfortunate enongh to be out of work— a «• horde " of tl c unemployed -re to be let looee npon the Uriwera to provoke tbat already Bulky people by giving full play to every imaginable vioe. But lojand behold 1 The Uriweraa are oomng forward to help these unemployed to make roads through tbeir oountry. Oar rash friend may be dreadfully disappointed at the lob 3of the off neively predicted bloodshed, but everybody will laugh at him.—' New Zealand Times.' The • Australian Star has issued a supplement setting forth in the form of a half Btar a detailed pedigree of the veteran Carbine. The plan is unique and a complete genealogical tree. It shows over 2000 ancestors, and traces back for a period of 157 years. The plan contains Carbine's picture, and supplies his performances and those of his ancestors. A schoolboy, named Walter Sherz, living in Bern-, who wr.te, in November, to Marshal Yamagata, congratulating him upon the victories aohieved by the Japanese, and winding up with the requ st for a few rare Japanese Btamps, has, the ' Central News ' pays, just received a letter from the Marshal, dated Tokio, January 1, thanking him for his kindly sentiments towards tbe Japanese, and forwarding him a complete collection of Japanese stamps, some of which are of great , rarity.

f The following story is said to be perfectly I true in tvery particular :— A collier in a r Durh*m village, atter a long and painful illnes?, was at last pronouncad by tho doctor to be beyond cure, who added at the same time that anything the invalid fancied to eat he must have. This latter message waa takon upstairs to the siok man by hia eldest daughter, who, according to her directions, dutifully enquired if he could ' piok a bit of owt ?' Yes, he ooold. Cold boiled ham seemed to bim just then the most desirable dainty in the world, and be woald have Borne. Judge of the poor man's feelings when the girl brought word tbat • Mither was very sorry, but she hud only just encugh cold ham to list the funeral over. C.uld he not. fancy su.mm.at else?' s At Liverpool assizes recently Ella Spooner was _en:enoed to five years' penal servitude for wounding Marion Annetta Turton, aged 13, wbo had lived with her as servant. The prisoner burnt the girl with a shovel, and then applied zino ointment to the wounds She beat the girl with barrel staves, and bornt her tongue and lipa with a hot poker. The girl ran away, and was taken by the police to the hospital, whenoa she was , brought to give her evidence. When taken to the hospital, her face, it was stated, was terribly bruised. Medioal ovidenoe was put forward to the effeot that the girl had a very ■trong constitution, or otherwise the burning injury alone would bave caused her death. The face and body wes a mass of bruises. She was rot now in serious danger, but would 1 most probably be lame for life. I At Derby a youth named Ford, son of a -, boot manufacturer, went to tbe London and i Midland Bank to cash a cheque for the par- . pose of payiDg wages. He placed the cash, nearly £100 in gold and silver, in a bag, and i had proceeded about half a mile from the bank when he was overtaken by a gentleman wbo Baid that Mr Lewis, the bank manager, had sent him to Bay that there was a mistake in the amount handed to him, and that tbe money would have to be returned to tbe bank to be re-counted. At the same time he produced a Bealsd envelope addressed to Mr Ford, snd requested the youth to deliver tbe note to his father whilst be (the atranger) took the money to tbe bank. Thiß clever dodge threw the lad off his guard, and he at once handed the money to the stranger, who got clear away. The new cure for diphtheria has recently been tried in Lyttelton by Dr Pairman, and with emiceotly satisfactory results. It waß administered in the oase of a ohildfour years old, nabed Gillres, and within three hours marked improvement waß obsTved. tbe pa lent bodo afterwards beiog almost oompletely in bis usual healtb. The effeot of tbe new remedy was all the more marked as two ohildren in the same family had died from diphtheria a Bhort time previously.

Anoih^b ored.lous Frenchman has been fleeced of the sum of £1000 by a stranger, who, following the procedure of a previous swindler, had stated that he was an attaohe at the Italian Embassy in Paris. It appears that a rioh manufacturer and his daughter had met this plausible young man at a bal masque, 'ihere the yonng lady felt a viotim to hiß charms, and the engagement of the oouple was ratified. At ths house of hiß proepeotive father-in-lay the stranger painted in glowing oolors the profits of an undertaking into which he wished to enter, and tbe unsuspecting parent, bitten by tbe greed for gold, advanced a sum of £1000. Only a few days later he learned that the youth had no oonneot. on with the lea ian Embassy, and bis arrest followed. Unfortunately, however, he had (.pent the whole of the money. The A Rent-General says about the frozen meat trade, be has noticed •« the very great prejudice which existed amongst the working classes of tbe country to what was called ' dead meat,' a term whioh he disliked very much. Ihe chief reason for this prejudice was the unsightly condition in whioh the meat was presented to the market, Bnd be looked forward with great hopes to the new discovery cf defrosting, by whioh mea'.s the meat would be sent out in a dry condition. He had seen a joint of meat served upon his table whicb, when a knile was put into it, was absolutely raw in the centre, the cause no doubt being that tha meat was ssnt in a frozen block to the butcher, who had not thawed it befcre Bending it out. If greater oare were exercised on this head the trade would benefit considerably." The Christobuioh 'Press' (Opposition) sajs: -" Tha fanners have not much to be thankful for in these t mes, and as ihey bave to bear a very large Bhare of the taxation, even a small ooncescion in tbeir favor is welcome. We are very glad, therefore, to see that the Government have agreed to oharge railage one way only on graaß seesent to town to be oleaned for the bona fide use of farmer?. This will be come slight relief in. a time of considerable pressure, and, what is more important, witl enmurage the farmers to get tbeir seeds properly cleaned before sowing, and thuß lesson the multipli cation of noxious weeds in the Colony, and help to keep np the standard of seadß raised in New Zaaland for export. In thia way the Colony as a v-hole will ba benefited, as well j as the farmers ia particular , and the Govern--1 ment are to be oongr .tulated on baying aoted

ia (he interests of the agricultural com mun.ty, both in tbis matter and also in regard to tha char pcs for oarriage of lime, in whioh a reluoticn has likewise been made."

In the course of an interesting sketch of the aapeot of the country in Scotland after t'.:e late severe weather, a correspondent states :— The valleys between some of the hills there were smothered over by enormous depths of drifted snow. A gentleman in the j traia told of a farmer there who had nineteen cheep buried 20 feet deep in such a valley for Biz wtoks, and only two of them died. When rescued tbey were sluggish and Bleepy for a ti_e. Tbia Bhows how a condition very oloaely a'lied to hybernation may take pace in animals who do not ordinarily " go to sleep " all the winter, but who have very warm coats and plenty of fat to live on. The he irt and blood current slow down, and the general processes of life and the oxygenation of tbe tissues elaoken off, so that life becomes gradually slower and Blower, and the wastn less and less. A mistake of two Frenoh soldiers has oost one of 'hem his life. They were atationei at Oran, and, wishing to escape farther military service, determined to hida themselves in the bold of ao English steamer lying at that port. But, unfortunately, they mißtojk the veßael, getting in consequence upon a French oraft. There they stowed themselves away in the Btoke-bold, coming upon deck when they sopposed they were far frcm land. Nataral'y the captain at onoe ordered them under ar refit, but upon arriving off Puillao one of them esa&i ed from the oabin in whioh he had been confined, dropped overboard, and attempted to swim ashore. Swept away by the tide, he was drowned, and his companion, who had witnessed the unavailing straggles, was taken as lore under escort without offering the siig -t:Bt re3UtanG3

A bemabkable illustration of the pride that men take sometimes in making their houses monuments of their trade is seen in the house of Robert Hcudin, the conjuror. The dwelling is in the city of Tours, France. Every-. ] where in it are mysterious trapdoors. En- I trances appear suddenly in walls that look I solid. Servants pop out upon the visitors < from unexpected places. The bat rack comes < forward of itself to take the wraps. i_e I dining ro m ia apparently empty when th 9 j guests enter, bit a table suddenly comes up I through the floor all loaded for tbe feast, i After a series of oomio surprises, the visitor i escapes with the feelings of a boy who hss ' strayed into Fairyland. One of Mr Houdin'B jokes is exceedingly useful to him. Tbe heavy | gate of hia garcen swings very hard. The '. visitor only succeeds in getting it wide open enough to enter after a heavy tussel. Somebody asked the magioian one day if he oould not contrive an easier gate. "Oh", i yes," he replied ; " but now every who comes in hauls a bucket of water up to my tank. It comes very handy, you ccc, to moieten my little garden." Here is a hint to ingenius young mechanics. The third volume of the late Canon Liddon's Life of Pusey pour trays the great relieioug leader as an aecetio of the severest and most unlovely type. Among an infinite number of details, he resolved " to wear haircloth always by day unless ill ; to usa a hard seat by day and a hard bed by night ; not to . wear gloves or protect his hands ; to eat his food slowly and penitentially, * making a seoret confession of umvorthiness to nse God's creatures before every meal.' " One of hia rules was, " Never, if can, to look a*, the beauty of Nature without inward confession of unworthiness " ; another, " To make mentil ao.s, from time ta time, of being inferior to everyone I see " ; another, " To drink oold water at dinner, aB only fit to be where there is not a drop to ' cool this flame ' " ; still another, " To make the fire to me from time to time the type of heli." Tbese are a few selected out of scores of rale?. Another rue which Pusey begged to have Bet him was, " Not to smile, if I can help it, except with children, or when it seem.9 a matter of love (like one who has just escaped the fire)," In a lett9r to Keble, he writea, " I am scarred all over and seamed with sin. bo that I am a monster to myself. I loathe myself. I can feel of myself only like one covered with leprosy from head to foot," and bo 00. If all mankind wer9 thus weighted with an overpowering sense of their utter uowhrthiness, weaknesses, and infirmities, " the peace and joy in believing" would paBS away, and the world would become the dismal abode of austere ascetics, to whom the real gladness of life would be unknown.

Eveb since M. Harry Alis lost his life, due ling haa been a common topic cf conversation in Franoe, and many old stories havo been revived. Here is one told of the elder Dumsß. Ho fooght a duel with Gaillardet, in the Boia de Vinoennes. The latter wbb dressed from head to toe in black ; even his collar was concealed. " Where shall you aim ?" asked Bixio, one of Dumaa' seconds, who knew how difficult it was to hit a man dressed entirely in black. *' Upon my word, I don't know," replied Dumas. Th9n a happy thought ooourred to him, and he added, "He has soma octton in his ears ; I will try to blow hiß head ofi." "Do your beet to bit him," said Bixio. " I will do my beet ; but why are yon anxious to see him killed P ! ' asked Dumas. " I don't know him at all," was Bixio's reply ; "but in M.rimeVs ' Vaße .tr usque ' it Bays that a man killed by a bullet turns before falling. From a soientifio point of view, I ehould like to see if this id true," Dun as -t gain promised to do his beet, but Bixio's curiosity was not satisfied, for the -xohange of Bhota proved harmless. In June, 1848, when Bixio, as a representative of the people, was parading upon the barricade of the Pantheon, a stray bullet struck bim in the chest. He turned round three times and fell. " Decidedly they turn" were hie latt words. A Vienna correspondent telegraphß : — The bard life whioh is tbe fate of thousand^, iB sometimes revelled ti us by a flash of lightning when the oiroumstanoes that lead to crime are expoeed in a Court of Justice. Thus a young seamstress, Paula Christ, has appeared befcre tbe Judge to answer to the charge of haviog pawned linen wotth 150 florins belonging to her employers. For four years ehe has supported her old parents by the work of ber needle, and thi* cold winter the nee 1 of fuel p; evented her from eaviog enough to pay tba small rent. Her father and mother would have been turned out of doer a so she pawned the shirts she had been working upon to pay the sum owing. During all the bitter winter the girl has been paid at ths rate if la for eaoh dozen shirts made. The judge as.cd her how long she took to make them, and she siid tbat she had to wcrk hard to finibh ;h mm twelve hours. One penny for an hour's hard wcrk and three people to ke=p out cf itl The Court, considering the oircumsiancep, sentenced the girl to oniy a week's detention.

Johannesburg is rapidly establishing a reoord for crimes of a violent character. Within the past few weeks no leas tha * cix murders have been oommittcd. Four vi tbese were discovered in four days, but bs the violima were natives, at.d it w.b thought ihat tbe perpetrators were natives, lit- le notioe w«s taken of them. But recently two Europeane wer.- found murdered, one being terribly mutilated, within 48 hoar?. The victims were we'l known and popular, and the affair caused great indignation, rewards aggregating £1000 being quiokly guaranteed by leading citizens, in addition to a reward of £300 offerei by the Government for information leading to the c .nviotion of .he murderer?. One of the vio'ims wai en assistant postmaster named Carney, and he was eeen shortly before tbe murder in the oompany cf a man Eaid to be a eti anger to Johannesburg. The murders have appi eatly not been committed for plunder, as tbe victims were found with all their valuables intaor, and it is therefore supposed the murders have been committed by a homicidal maniac Osb-AIN-t tr.? beEt medicine __.v_ ii . Sander and Boca Eucalypti Extract. T_t Ub erainent'y povrertnl tfleot ia coughs colds, influenza -She reli.f ia in6t_ntuneo-3 In serious caEcs, and Aceifi-nta of &?1 kinds be they woeeds, burns, „alding3, bruisos Sprains, it is the esfest remedy — no swelling OD inflammation. Like BurpriEing effeots produced in oroup, diphtheri-, bronchitis nflammation of iho lungß, veiling?, etc., diarrhoea, dysen-ry diseases of -he k-dneys and urinary organs In use at ' ...pitalß and medioal clinics all over the glofee I patronieed by his Majesty tha King ol Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at L-'smationel Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in thi. ap proved article and reject all others. The ever varying changes of fashion and tbe lata developments in -.-tional and Dreßß reform, necessitate constant study and watchfulness on the p&re ot those whose duty and privilege is is to tucceesfu ly cater for thia important branoh of feminiuo roquiremen'.s.