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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 121, 24 May 1877, Page 2

Tue beds sounded the alarm this morning about half -past nine, the cause, fortunately, being nothing more serious than a blazing chimney in Mr Harper's office in Trafalgar*street. There was a rush yesterday afternoon for tickets for the Volunteer Ball, which is to lake place this ever'ng, and promises to be a complete success. Mb. George, who has been here for some days inspecting the gasworks, v; ill retrrn to Wellington by the Albion to-mo__ow, having failed to detect the cause of the large loss of gas that takes place. With the exception of this one, but very serious, defect he finds the works in excellent order. We understand that Mr George was the consulting engineer at the time the works were constructed, Mr Dobson having been sent over to Wellington specially to seek his advice. " Ben's " family appears to be increasing judging by the numbers who paraded the streets this morning with fla-js and banners, in addition to the 80 or 90 little ones who were packed in the lorry, which was drawn by a couple of steady going old horses, who appeared to be quite proud of the freight they were drawing. The youngsters did not march with that precision and exactness which characterises the movemente of the voluuteers, but seemed to enjoy their walk round the town all the more for the liberty that was accorded to them. The old gentleman expects to have to find tea for over 1000 hungry little mouths this afternoon Mr. and Mns. George Cotterell, who are about to make a tour of the provinces, notify the'r intention of giviug a farewell entertainment in the Masonic Hall to-morrow evening, when several new characters and songs will be introduced. The Town Volunteers paraded at nine o'clock this morning at the Drill Shed under th. ommaudof Cap' .iuPit, Captain Marshall being, we regret to say, too unwell to take charge. Having marched to the mudflat they fired a royal salute, with a feu de joic after every seventh gun. Three cheers having been given for Her Majesty, the volunteers, by the Band, marched through the town and back to the Drill Shed, where they were dismissed. What protects us against disease? Tbe preservation of bodily rigor and a'regular action of the various organs. When "a strict observance of the laws of Hygiene is not sufficient to prevent ouv viial energies from flaggiug aud our organs from lapsing into irregularities, we have the satisfaction of knowing that there is a most efficient aud pleasant coadjutor in the preservation of health, upon which we can rely, viz., Udolpho Wolfe's Scuiedam Aromatic ScflNAPrs.— Advt