The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 140, 11 June 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1878.

Elsewhere wilt be fohnd a letter from Mr James Smith, the well-known manufacturer of wines, pointing out the difficulties that will have to be contended with by the proposed Jam and iWfc Preserving Company in the shape of a scarcity of fruit. Oue of his arguments we must boiifess \Vb afe totally unable to ttndetstjtnd, hitmeiy, tfaat f niit gtoWl*t3 prefer to export their produce to Wellington and the West Coast, even though the price it there fetches, be less tliaii they can obtain in Nelson. This is ndt & com mob failing among colonists resident either in Nelson or elsewhere, and it is one that will probably be easily removed by the steady demand that will be created by the new Company. It may be that it would pay them to add to jam making and fruit preserving the fruit growing industry, by such means providing regular employment for a certain number of hands all tho year round, and at the same time ensuring themselves against a fruit famine. This suggestion may be deeilied AvOrthy of considetatloft. This is the day appointed for the meeting of the European Congress at Berlin. Unfortunately the land line to I'ort Darwin is down, but as the repairs are likely to be effected immediately we shall not- be kept waiting long for news from home. At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the City Council held last night it was decided to recommend the reduction of the price of gas for cooking purposes to 10s per 1000 feet after the Ist of July next. This should lead to a largely increased consumption. An interesting article on the coal trade of Newcastle from the Sydney Morning Herald will be found on our fourth page to-day, from which it will be seen that, notwithstanding the opening aud working of many mines in various parts of the colony, New Zealand imported last year no lesa than 1 §0,287 tons of coal from Newcastle} being an increase of nearly 50 per cent upon what it was iv 1867. The next ten years, it is to be hoped will tell a very different story. Tufc; Government are advertising for tenders for the erection of a Court house at Motueka. Plans and specifications may he seen at the Government Buildings or the Motueka Postoffice. The Harmonic Society's quarterly concert, consisting of miscellaneous selections, will be given ftt the Provincial Hall on -Thursday iiighfc. There will be a rehearsal this evening, when a full attendance is requested. A highly esteemed settler of Wakefield, Mr Hoult, has to lament the loss of his daughter, Mrs Stewart, who died yesterday afternoon after a short illnesg. Her husband and father in their bereavement will have the sympathy of all who know them. We learn from Mr Newport that he yesterday put in another drive 100 feet lower down the hill than where the first copper ore was taken from, and found the lode well defined. About 7cwt was packed down from the mine during the day, and it is Mr Newport's intention to send to Australia by the last to leare of the coal vessels now expected as much of the ore as he can get into town by that tim in order to have it thoroughly tested. A well attended meeting of the members of the Young Men's Christian Association, nearly 100 members being present, was held last night, when a few new members were elected, and addresses were delivered by the Rev. J. Beckenham, Mr Price, and others. Residents in the Waimeas are reminded of the public meeting to be held at Spring Grove to-morrow night for the purpose of urgiug upon the Government the necessity of immediately proceeding with the promised erection of the Wairoa Bridge. A lecture on tho Catacombs of Rome, illustrated by some beautiful photographs, will be delivered at the All Saints' Church Institute this evening hy the Bishop of Nelsou. It must be pleasant work walking about in Wellington just now. The Post says:— lt is a long time since the streets have been in such a filthy condition as at present. It is almost impossible for a lady to cross the principal streets without serious injury to her boots and dress, and the crossings are few and far between. The following tenders have been received at the Public Works Office, Wellington, for the Waitotara contract of the Patea-Mana-watu railway:— Accepted: Collie, Scott, and Wilkinson, Wellington, £39,791. Declined: D. Fallon, Auckland, £40,095 ; M. Lake, Christchurch, £42,086; E. O'Malley, Wellington, £42,100; M. Danaher and Co., Wanganui, £43,998; Denby aud Rowe, Wanganui £46,920; Johu Taylor and Co., Auckland* £49,889; J. B. Blair, Dunedin, £51,498; E. Whiting, Wanganui, £53,500; J." Saunders, Wellington, £54,843; Ross and Dunbar, Auckland, £56,232; Lockie and Dunn, Wellington, £57,600. Port contract of the Nelson and Foxhill railway — Accepted: E O'Malley, Wellington, £6229. Declined: W. H. Curnou and Co., Nelson, £7616; Jno. Briton, Motueka, £7965; J. Gilbertson, Nelson, £9161; John Scott, Nelson, £10,643. A correspondent writes: — " Mr W. Herapath, of Bristol, makes the public acquainted with an easy method of proving whether kerosene oil is dangerous or not. Let two or three drops be allowed to fall upon a plate or saucer, and apply to them a lighted match; if the flame spreads over the surface of the drops the oil should on no account be used as it will under many circumstances prove' explosive. The genuine kerosene or petroleum will not burn except upon a wick." The following appears in an American paper:— " A remarkable case of self-sacrifice is reported from New Zealand, which has not hitherto been considered the home of the finer emotions. A Maori Chief can " tapu," that is, make sacred, anything he chooses, and no one would then care to touch it. One of these chiefs recently fell in love with a handsome girl, who, however, loved another man. The chief accordingly " tapued " her, thus shutting out his rival, whereupon the girl left the village, went to a leprous hag, lived with her a short time, and then, as a leper, returned to spite the Chief. A sad accident through burning occurred a few days ago to a child of Mr Jesse Redwood, a farmer in the Kaikoura district. The mother was outside the house when the child which was only two years old, ran out in flames. The little thing subsequently died of the injuries received. The Westport Times has the following regarding the Karamea:— Some beef brought down from tho Karamea, fed there on the native grasses, is said by the buyers, Messra Callau and Colvin, to be the best sample ever brought into the market. As a grazing country the Karamea valley is first-class, but the great drawback is that with all the lavish expenditure on making an inland road there is no track fit to drive a bullock on, the track to tbe Mokihinui being for nine months in the year impassable ; at present it is scarcely practicable for foot passengers. — Mr Alex Stitt brought back from the Karamea for transmission to Nelson, two beautiful specimens of Shetland wool work, in the shape of shawls, hand spun and hand knitted by some of the settlers' wives there. Indolent and luxurious habits, exhausting disease, inactive occupations, old age, and other causes deprive the lining of inteattines of its vitality. When this is the case, the bowels become torpid. Slow digestion then ensues, accompanied by low spirits, loss of appetite and rest, fetid breath and dingy complexion. No such effects follow, however, when the debilitated stomach and bowels are vitalized with Udolpho Wolfe's gcHiBDAM Aromatic ScsNAPrs.—Advt.