NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12499, 27 March 1909, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The attonton of members of the Nelson Provincial Scottish. Society is drawn to an advertisement in another column re ingleneuk, this ebing the first of the season. The Council have decided to place before members a prospectus of tlie winter's entertainments. Prizes have been offered for the best essay on the .life of Robert Louis Stevenson, author. If sufficient inducements is offered by the younger members, a singing class will be formed, with an efficient teacher. Prizes have also been offered in connection with this class, if formed. .Speaking at Bendigo, Bishop Reville said that at the present time there was much evil abroad, and much wretchedness and misery. These arose in -a great measure from the defective training of our youth. Vice of the most revolting form moved on with, giant strides, -and kept pace with our boasted material progress. Our simple fathers went down to their honoured graves without the slightest suspicion of the horrible crimes with which our precocious youths were today familiar. There was a Certain section made up of the tail end and fag end of various denominations, whose thirty-nine articles of faith were composed of calumnies against the Catholic Church, and whose one dogma was hatred of Catholics. A Buddhist or a;Mqhammedain would be treated with consideration ; but the name of Catholic was the proverbial red rag to these bulls. The other day Desmond, the champion, show jumper of New South Wales, put up a new record for the State, a feat all the more notable from the fact that the horse is well over--20 years old. The record was put up at Tenterfield, Napoleon and Desmond being the only competitors. The jumps started at sft, and both horses cleared up to 6ft 9in- The bar was then raised to 6ft - Jlin. Napoleon knocked the bar down twice, and baulked at the third attempt, whilst Desmond cleared it at the first attempt, and won amidst deafening cheers. . ' .

The Temperature! — At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outsioV this office registered 63 degrees . - Best Summer Drinks: Kops English Alq and Stout, non alcoholic, and Hop's Concentrated Ginger Beer. All Storekeepers.* Ladies I Why pay a ,price for a slop costume when you can get a first-class cut costume and materials for a little more, at Harford and Daly's, Trafalgar Street. The Victory Putter is made from whole milk cream, ' the /sream being reduced in temperature' by- the ' latest and most up-to-date scientific appliances. The public are guaranteed that. this butter is free from all germs, is sweet and wholesome and can be had ■ at the same price is other brands.* Mr William Lock had a very fine display of. the wonderful Sun Lamps and everyone was pleased with the brilliant steady light, ltegarding these lights an American scientist writes: "The Coal Oil Lamp has taken a back seat and bows submissively to the triumphant advance of the "Sun" Incandescent Light. As soon as that great Luminary which gives light to the Universe by day, gracefully drops out of sight, below the western horizion, its namesake the "Sun" Lamp, follows in its orbit, turning night into day, and shedding forth its beautiful incadescent radiance, not alone in the palatial residences of the affluent, but just as bright on the unpretentious and happy domicile of the rustic. With the "Sun" light the citizens of small towns and villages are enabled to enjoy the same privileges as far as brilliant artificial illumination is concerned, as their brethren in the large cities, and at the same time have no exorbitant gas bills to pay for inferior service but have a beautiful white hydro carbon light of much greater brilliancy than -any other kind of illumination. It is not injurious to the eyes, but on tne contrary is a relief to the visionary organs and enables all to read with perfect comfort and ease as though it were broad daylight." Lock. is sole agent for these lamps.