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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 349, 25 February 1902, Page 4

“ I can’t say I am at ail pleased with your trades unions here,” remarked Tom Mann, tho Labor Leader, to a representative of the Free Lance. “I find them numerically strong, but distinctly flabby. They lack vigor to push the movement on or take independent action.” Mr Maun mentioned that he hoped to spend some years in Wellington, and when he landed ho was within an ace of entering an engine on his way hither, he was intercepted by a letter from R. S. Sroythe, theatrical manager, making overtures for a lecturing tour through Australia.

Wo have all hoard of the red rag and the ball. Not everyone knows, perhaps, that rc ! light has sometimes an important eli'oct upon the human animal. We note that the British Medical Journal, m describing the red-light treatment, points out that it has been found very trying to the patients and the attendants :—“ This peculiar inliueuce on the mind of those working in red light has been observed among the employees of tic firm of Luuoiere, of Lyons. The rooms where photograph plates and papers verc handled were illuminated by red ligit, and it was not unusual to find some of the workmen laboring under great rnentd excitement. But since green light, whidt also stops the actinic rays, has been sibstituted for red, such cases no longer ccur.” This peculiar disturbing effect of red light has been confirmed in the caa of variola patients by Oleinikoff. “ ieveral said they preferred the scarring tebeing confined in the red light; some Iso became delirious, and bad terrifying hallucinations.”

‘•Now that the new coinag is under revision, would it not- be well,” aks a correspondent in the Westminste Budget, 11 to give us a better St. Georg and the Dragon'? To appreciate the present fatuous design properly, one mvt study a five-shilling piece. Mr Kuski drew attention years ego to tho imoeeil thing. St. George is armed with a kind ofiapercutter, with which lie could not pctiblv touch the Dragon, and he is fuller encumbered with a flapping cloak. The Dragon is a mere impotent huddl 0 f lumps and twists ; he has only one wig, and a most inoperative tail. Still, ijg long odds on tho Dragon, poor worlds he is, for the Saint’s leg is handy to « mouth. The horse’s head is absurdsmall, and who ever saw such a tail, e: eept in George lll.’s statue in Pall Mall Tho entire design is vulgar and illbalanced, uud to be replaced,"