NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13317, 18 January 1912, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Wellington-Nap!es despatch of mails of tho Bth December arrived in London on the 14th of January.—The Wellington-Frisco despatch of the loth of-December, arrived in London on the 16th of January.

Rarely has a magazine been so full of interest as the January number of tlu> "Review of Reviews," which is just to hand. Of the many articles Turkey and Italy, Dr. Sun Vat Sen and the- Chinese Revolution, "the mest. dangeroug woman in Europe,'' ■General Gordon and the men who sent bin: to the Soudan," are some of the special subjects.. In addition, there is tho current history of the world.

Ah interesting arrival in Tasmania waters a few days ago was (says the Sydney "Daily' Telegraph") the Norwegian ship Mimosa, which is to act as a floating factory in the proposed whaling industry on the west coast of Tasmania. She is to be followed by four other vessels,..antl thoy will carry out whaling operations in the vicinity of Port Davoy. -Considerable interest attaches to the scheme, as it is a resuscitation of an old Tasmaniau industry.

Tho Temperature.—At time-o'clock this morning, tho thermometer eutsiro this office nrrutert!-. 09 d*grecs,'

lour Hair.—Hot, unhealthy hair pads will jn time ruin your hair. Send for natural hygienip hair pads, 14 inch 3s 6d, 18 inch 5s 6d, all round pad 7s 6d, post -free. Mrs Gaw, Trafalgar street, opposite Municipal Buildings.*

Passengers to Wellington are reminded that G. Baker, the well-known reliable carrier, still attends the Nelson boats., and.is as reliable as ever. Luggage by night boats stored for train in the morning; charges as reasonable as ever. Write or wire.— Baker, Wingfield street, Wellington.*

Tho attention of our readers is drawn to the fact that Mr Wm. Lock, complete house furnisher. Bridge street, has just landed another largo shipment-of tho now famous -"Atlas" sowing machines. In the past great, ignorance has been displayed in regard to the purchase of a sewing machine, find agents have worked on credulity of buyers, often obtaining from thorn more than twice the real value of the machjno'sold. Bit now, though machines are still being hawked from door to door, it is found very difficult to palm off machines at exorbitant prices. This is owing to the extremely moderate price of which the Atlas machines are being sold by ITr'Ln?!:. who is sole New Zealand agent. Ifnrs dreds of these machines have li^cr: sojcl and havo given entire satisfaction .is thb score? of testimonials n-ill show. Every machine carries a guarantee Write for illustrations and testimonials to Wm Lock, iirid^c street.

Housewives in plr-ntv tli^vo nre I trmv To ac-complish their sewing they do n&t know how. - They vail at their husbands, and call them mean, Becavise they don't -buy them an Atlas Machine. A. woman will say, if inclined to be

neat, Without a machine, no heme is com

ploto. So if you've a wish loss work to make, Buy bit Atlas Machine, they take the