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Nelson Evening Mail, 25 September 1916, Page 7

'I say, auntie j uncle said this morning that there -wasn't- another woman like you in the world." "Ah. the dear, "good fellow! Did lie 'Freddy?" ''Yes : a.-.d he said it was a jolly good job, too!"' The rough, weather and heavy seas of the last week (says the Hokitika Times) were again the cause of nmch annoyance to some of the residents on the west side of Revell-street, several of whom had nice vegetable gardens laid out ready for the expected fine weather to arrive. To see one of our worthy citizens shovelling over a foot of sand from off Jiis plots and revealing the cafobage ■plants, peas, etc., which two days before were well above the ground, one was reminded of the excavation of the ruins of Pompeii. The iseas broke over the banks into our main street in several places and left a thick layer of sand deposited on the street, the strong wind helping to aggravate the position. It was necessary to utilise the road grader in the upper portion of Revell-street, to heap up the dray-loads of sand ready to be carted away before the road was suitable for traffic.

The inventor of Cold storage died poor in France. He never protected' -his-dis-covery and received no financial; reward. Don't let someone else patent your ideas : —have it 'protected' now. Write for our free booklet. "Advice to Inventors—it contains valuable information. Henry Hughes Ltd., Patent Agents, 157 Featherstore street, Wellington, W. Rout : and Sons, Nelson Agents.

RETURNED SOLDIERS' ASSOCIATION. AT.Ti Employers are requested to give preference to Returned Soldiers. They have done their yours Soldiers reqsrire work as follows—--1 light shop work. 2 Eftght unskilled employment. A man requires light employment amongst horses. Any employer who is prepared' to give special preference to Returned soldiers I is requested to furnish particulairs for in- | sertion in this column. ; Two men to plant frnit trees. Assistant for country storo. Police Officer for Cook Islauds. Junior drapery assistant wanted. Tapanui State Nurseries—7 or 8 good ' workmen. For good men pay rate is 9s per day. All applications to ' W. W. S3STODGRASS. F dy i^eet.