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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 81, 22 March 1876, Page 4

■ A writer in the Sydney Morning Herald makes what appears to be a valuable nuggestion^ It is, that those " persons who are acquainted with the customs of the natives should place on record the names of plants which ihey regard as remedial, as well as the mode in which, . they apply them, externally or internally." It is considered that by bo doing they would be rendering » very important eervlce to medical botany,- and, the development of the ; medicinal resources in whioh this continent abounds. . . : A number of gentlemen attended by j invjtatipn at the Billiard-room of the I Theatre Royal Caf^, Melbourne, on ; February 24, for the 1 piirpose of wit- | nessing an ' exhibition of : M. G Pierre • Carme'a skill asa player of the French I game of billiards, which, as described •by the is jßomething wonderful. The table used jon, this joccasionwas a new one, without pockets; made by Meßsrs ; Alcock and Co. Though much 1 'smaller than the ordinary -EngUah table, it is the full sise^pf/tlie' Qpntineptal billiard table's. M. Carme .explained that from the size of the table it was generally thought that maktDg cannons j would be a very easy thing, but this iwas a great, (mistake, and none but ! very skilful players could make a large < break on the French tables. M. Carme ■ then gave an. illustration, of his. skill by performing some very intricate [ strokes, which, until he had accomplished them , appeared to be impossi* ; ble. He mode cannons with the balls I placed in all sorts of cramped positions ion the table, then he cannoned on to a j ball held ■ in the marker's hand, 18in ; above the table,. and finally on to a ball | on the head of a boy landing a couple of yards away, from the. table. M. CarmeV skill in play ibg from under the cushion, and putting strange and ! fanciful "screw " on the ball, is something marvellous, and very frequently he was most " heartily cheered. M. Carme, then played a game .with Mr .' Albers for 200 cannons, in which the ; former scored game to his opponent's ) 36. The largest break mad*v by M. I Carme was 44 cannons, but in practice j during, the morning he made no less | than 146 cannons running. No play like .that of M. Carme has been seen in ; the Colony before. It is stated that the younger Roberts is about to visit ! Australia, and M. Carme announces that should the English champion come to Melbourne he will be prepared to play a match with him giving him ; 200 out oM,OOO.