NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13963, 17 December 1915, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Prize money .in'connection, with the Nelson Horticultural Sweet Pea and Carnation Show is now payable, as advertised.' The following Nelson and Marlborough sick and wourded soldiers are ieturning by the Huahine:—D. D. Gill, A. K. Liddell, W. Seymour,-F. J. MeCate, S. T. Skilton, J. C. Lucas. The "Elijah" was repeated by the Nelson Harmonic Society at the School of Music last night, arid went even .-better than when' it was given last week. The performance* was in aid of the Red Crdss Fund, and was well at-, tended. "Sweet Violots," a reproduction of a lady's portrait in delicate colours by Gt'yer, a Canadian artist, is the subject of a very handsome wall calendar for 1916 received from the Commercial Motor Gerage. [ The claim for i£sd per 1b as : the i record, price for district wool has to 'make way for another. At the Wellington November sales Messrs Eric Sparrow and Sons, of Takakti, obtained ]9^d per lb for ten bales. The secretary of the Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade (Mr J. E. Hounsell) has received a donation from Mr E. Savuge and a letter expressing thanks for the Brigade's efforts in connection with the recent fir© at his residence. Attention is drawn <to the Christmas tree at Wakefiekl this evening, the proceeds of which are to help the work at. the Kerman. Hospital, Persia. ..All kinds of far"m^produce will be on sale, and dolls and Toys ■■will adorn the tree. Dainty refreshments will also be uolu. Articles made- by Belgian refugees, which were to have been sold at one of the patriotic gatherings ■ arranged by Nelson College, have just arrived. Ihe goods will be sold at tho Haeremai tea rooms at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the proceeds being devoted to the Belgian Relief Fund. Most of the small consignment consists of good examples ot Belgian lace, and all the articles may bo expected to be well competed tor. •Messrs Bisley Bros, and. Co.. wiU be 'conducting;a.stock;sale at their -Riclxmond yards on Tuesday nest. Attention is called to; the alteration in the date, the sale being held in Tuesday instead of Wednesday, when some 1200 sheep-will'be offered.. The mean and contemptible practice of sending "white feathers" to young men apparently eligible for actual service has been revived in Nelson. This week two brothers received envelopes, enclosing white feathers. Both young men, as it happens, have -endeavoured ,to pass the medical test; one has pre--sented himself twice .and been ed each time, while the other failed to pass on account of his eyesight:* The latter is so keen to serve his country that, as he holds a lieutenant's commission in the Territorial forces, he has offered to throw us his civil position and to go into camp a san instructor in order to release a man physically fit for service. The misguided young women who have time to collect feathers with which to anonymously insult young men should endeavour to find an outlet for their energies in some more laudable direction. '■•' :• ; :

The ladies of Nelson are woiking hard for the Red Cross Fund (says the 1 Wellington "Evening Post"). They '> have a nice little shop, which has been ; lent them free of ail expenses. Mr. ■. and Mrs. Kelling, Mrs. S. A. Lucas, ' Mrs. Bond, and Miss Green are the ' chief movers there, Mrs. Kelling acting as manageress and Mr. Kelling as lion. , secretary. Kindly and interested t friends appear at the shop early in the ? morning with fine baskets of fruit, vegetables/ cakes, flowers, home-made ' jams, chutney and sauces, etc., all of > which soon find a ready sale. The shop . is only open once a Aveek, on Thursdays, and it is a busy time for those in charge selling, for the customers are 1 many. Boy Scouts in the afternoon i deliver heavy parcels of potatoes and . vegetables, and are of great assistance Lto the ladies. The Red Cross depot is

also a busy place. Miss Tomlinson (the secretary) and her committee have everything so well and methodically arranged. All the different articles are done up in clean white sheets and put on shelves, over which are hung curtains, of cream, crash, on which are stencilled the contents of each shelf. Various entertainments have been held <lurin<i the past.week or so for the Red Cross Fund. Miss Lorimer and students of the Girls' College gave a garden party in the pretty grounds of the College, at which the sum of £60 was raised. On Saturday the sports were held at the Boys' College; the prize money was given up by the. boys to the Red pross Fund, and, with the assistance of the various stalls and side bows, over £80 was. handed over to the fund. Other entertainments are shortly to be held for the same purpose, and judging by the keen interest shown a nice sum will probably be forthcoming from picturesque Nelsen. The ladies serving at the Red Cross shop Avear a pretty uniform of butcher blue, nurse's aprons and caps, with a red cross stencilled on.the front of.the cap.

The art of buying consists in knowing what you want, and in knowing what you don't want—in knowing value. Is the article desirable? Is it worth the money? Would I. myself, buy that article at ■ the price if I de- [ sired such an' article ? All these tests I'we apply to every sample submitted to its. People are sxirprised at the enormous extent and variety of the stock we show, but not one-half is admitted that is placed before us. Nothing is ever admitted but what we 'believe to be right in every detail. If this were more clearly understood there Avould be less hesitation on the part of buyers. It has taken us over 10 months to get this stock together, and now comes the Christmas scatter! All must go—we hold nothing back. The latest indent: A grand lot of Japanese cane hampers, with leather corners, straps and handles attached —grand hampers. Just the kind you need. Arrived on Friday. All is now ready, and "Novelties," 42 Hardy street, without any possible doubt, .is the place for Gifts and Toys and Christmas goods. Come early. I shall be pleased to meet adult buyers this week every evening between" 8, and 0. Country orders. dispatched promptly. Address letters, etc., to R. Sinclair, 42 Hardy street, Nelson. " • • I

Do rccraiting meetings possess any value? What have been the net results of Dr McNab's strenuous riccruiting tour? Instead of registrations increasing they ha.ye considerably 'fallen away einee the Minister initiated his North»jCanterbury campaign.. In the minds of some pe<^le a recruiting meeting is comparaole" to a clergyman in tlie pulpit declaiming, to a congregation against the sins of the people who keep away from church. The persons whom the* words art 1 to affect do not hear them. Certainly there was a very fair proportion of young men at bho Minister's meetings, ;"-out the great majority comprised older men and women.—Christchurch "Press."

An interesting entry at tlva Gore Show held recently was the 'largest family," for, which a prize of £5 was given by an unknown donor (says the "Mataura Ensign"). There wias | some misunderstanding in regard to when.the "class" was to be judged, with the result that one or two entries at least were not forwarded. It is also stated that the wet morning provented some families living in the country districts getting into the --how in time. There were three, entries forward and Sirs Walton (Mataura) with 11 fino, healthy children, secured the verdict of the Minister oi" Agriculture, who acted as judge. Qiticen Mary has made an appeal for winter comforts for the troops. She says:—-"I appeal orieo more to'the ■loyalty* and love shown mo <by the tfoiaeii of the Empire, with confidence that they will continue in the ' future the r.plendid and generous support whifh I havo been accorded in the past. Th<? following arucles are urgently needed: Flannel nightshirts, flannel pyjamas, flannel jackets, bed socks, operation stockings, towels, ffather- pillows, sheets, and pillow cases." A fifteen-year-old boy from Auckland was recently committed ■to the Werero-a Boys' Training Farm (says the l'leiciin^ "Star"). " He reached there on Sunday, .bolted that night, changed his mind and went back next day, and received 20 stripes. Tho day-following he bolted again, walked to Palmeraton, and cot on board the Auckland express", locking himself in a lavatory. He wj>s persuaded to open the door at Feilding, and the railway officials placed him in the stationmaster s office while they sent for the police. lhe lad made another opening for himselt •by raising the window, and once, more dished for liberty He run co earth right opposite the Police Station, and was sent back to the fcarra. New Goods: Jewel oases, candlesticks, smelling salts, .and scent bottles, suitable gifts, at Louis Kerr's, 100.* A viar" interesting letter has bwv received in Wanganui (says tno "Chronicle") giving an account ot a Rugby football match played at kemno* Hand between Australian and Isow zStand teams. Tlie N^^"^won by 33 points to ml, after what is deiri&d asa fast mid willing game. The match was played on the when the tide was out, and with a oqooeer" ball. Goal-kicking was found to Sin impossibility, not one try >S^ ™, i-erted -■'■The New Zealand axis q^??w a«-m«*^ks-atrris^Auis »: Cuthill (Otago- and New Bertrand (Taranaki); nve-<ff ™si $< Cameron (Taranaki) , h. ■ Robeite (\\elN r.aki and New Zealand).

• A remarkably narrow escape from 1 death occurred the other day on the ■-, MngSnuti timber .Coii^ny'sjo^ motive Hno- near the. -.ranngami.ta. SSn A man was riding a. motoi-bicvcle-alonff- the line-and had just 1 &n to cross a bridge over the Tan--5 Snritu Creek when he was observed 'v ? mmbor of schoolboys bathjjg m i r}\ u-ittu' below. Thcsse saw wnat tne ■ cvcV^Kt see, that, the timber ; feSVfSn koler^^* r SlfaSns to the cyclist, who .put: ! off" tat°ieither man nov machme reoen- - cci any other injury- ' fionts 1 solid silver cigarette cases, ; nvaS'boS, and . jnw* Prices to suit you at Louis A'e-.r s, iv. , Trafalgar street.* • \ recent addition to tire Southland ! MuVum is an old whalers' trypot (says ! tho mes''), The Irypot originally • came fSm the Bluff and no doubt. ,g> ! formed its part in the early days of tne ;a t centuiT, when the rendering of ■ whales' blubber was a recognised ir- ' dustry. -I* was,, carted by bullock ?Pim from the Bluff to knandale by I. Hoi Dv McNab's- .father.and there . did duty as a boiler for boihng tobacco, > which was then the l"f Yoht , of|na^ goes back to 1865, .says that the boiler Sis there then, but had been out rf commission for some yf ™ ien>£ first saw it, and it must have been takon there about 1860. It now rest* in the local museum, a grim relic, of a plst industry, and also a 6™ ™™der of the trials of the early runholders. Gents' wristlet watches, wallets, military hair brushes and walking sticks— Louis Kerr, 109 Trafalgar = street..* For some time past (says the Wairarapa "Daily Times" there has existec. dissatisfaction among the -soldiers m camp at Tauheremkau owing to what t exclaimed to be .escesmve charges made 'by the taxi drivers for convening Se men into Featherstou and back to camp. The military .authorities recent, W took the matter in hand, and di^ up a scale of charges under whreh tto taxi drivers were to work. me ta.o Sivers resented this interference, ami som-ol of them refused to abide- by the j eh irols allowed by the Ovmp OoniKf feS^who wout^ot accept the schedule prices laid down by tho mly tarv Authorities. cmtiM tl^^en free of charge, but others absolutely rcuised to carry passengers. Several ot the, soldiers" then took a hand, ana sttmen | several taxis. Tho excitcir.ont wav fast and furious for a tmio on tl:o road: boJ.ween Tauheremkau and le^vheiston We understand that several sol- ; c-K<rs were placed under arrest, ant. wiil'be dealt with by the authorities. ( J < *

A small farmer at Kcri K<?ii, Bay of Islands, whoso wliolo clip of wool amounts to five bales, when sending it to Auckland asked that1 one bale besold in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. This bale was sold over and oyeiuntil £250 was raised for the fund, much to the delight oft the farmer. The .Christchurch Citizens' DefenceCorps decided to .support Captain Donold Simeon's proposal to issue voluntary visible registration badges in order to clear tho man unfit or ineligible in any- manner,' the only onesnqt getting badges being fit single men, without dependents, of military age,. The scheme is to be under Government control and the same badge issued to all classes. Mrs F. H. Franklin, of Cobden, hasreceived word that her brother, Private-■ James Anderson, who left New Zealand with the Second .Reinforcements, waskilled in action at^ GaliippH in a valiant attempt to rescue Captain Houlker. Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes having: called for volunteers, Private Anderson answered the call, but was shot in tho abdomen. Another brother, William, was shot through the knee in tho engagement in which his brother was killed. The wound became septic, but there was £,ood hope of his recovery. The first woman cab-driver has madeher appearance on tho cab rank in Victoria, in the city, of Bendigo. The woman is Mrs Charlotte Jackson': Her husband and son have both > enlisted; '■The cab business was until hts- enlistr lTwmt run by* her husband, who, witii tho son, also carried on fruit-growing; and pig-raising. Mrs Jackson has undertaken to run tho lot. To assist her she had. engaged a lad, and. she. says she is sure "she will manage all right, because she is not afraid of work, and: is stimulated by the greatness of tho cause which has led to her -presentposition. Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P., can on no occasion resist having a flng at his twin abominations, horse-racing and th^ liquor traffic. "Four millions a year spent on liquor, four and a half millions through the totalisetor," was thetext on which, speaking at. the Octagon Hall the' other day (says dto "OtagoDaily Times"), he based a homily on on the evil of extravagance at a time like the present, and.whilo his condemnation of horse-racing is usually confined to its gambling aspect he satirised the sport of racing ltself.-"Hei-ring-gutted, long-legged weeds,, fired up by arsenic, race for a big. prize," he said amid laughter in describing a meeting. '-Hob-nailed hvcrand fatty degeneration of the heart,* was his terse, if not so original, description of the reward o? the drinker of alcoholic beverages. The. aadieiice seemed to be of the same -.opmion asthe speaker and applauded vigorously-