LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1710, 18 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Mavokai/jv Elhctto.v.—Mr Ceorge lienh-r;;Vi wi ! nd-lr«ss tile burgesses fit S o'clock to-r. R-ht io Ewart’s Hal!, Itam vx Con.su i.. —Giovinni Br&cchi H-q., h s been appointed Coosa' lor T a-y a! Melbourne with jurisdiction in New Zaduti-d. L’ivivx Mayor \j.ty.— Mr A. T. Thomy- n lias been e ected, unopposed, to tiie Mayor.Uv i f Pieton. Firk I3k .l. — The canvass for subscription for the new fire beil is getting on fairly, and in all probability the entire sum required will 112 raised in the coarse of tlie next few days. Okaeamio. A special meeting or the School Committee was held in jha Schoolhouse last \ve“k, when Mr McCilium. ihe newly nominate 1 teacher in lieu of Mr (lilies, attended and infoirned the Committee that lie did not see his w*y clear to take charge of their school,

Tender*. —Three tenders wcrer-ccivi-d for erecting a cottage in the Aw a (eve for tin* fton. W. G ifford. They were a» fo’inws : lienrv llonnor £ll2 Ills, Ih W-myss £llß lTs 0-1, F- Watson £12!) 10-s 1

Railway Returns.— -The receipts on the Picton section for the font- week* ended October 10 h were LGI7 2s 7d, neing LOG Ids 31 more than for tne corresponding period last year.

The Oi’i'K.v Company.-- Mr J. W. Dodge, who is now piloting the V il*onllajeroai Company, was long and favor., ab'y known as agent for the ‘-.Silver King” Company, from which he lately severed his connection. Mr Podge will most probably arrive in Blenheim tins week to make arrangements for the Ope a Company in Ewart's llall on tlw 27th, when Maritana is to he produced. Too Company open in Wellington on the 30th.

put/.E Stock.—The ITawea on her last trip brought up the following stock to Pic on. The animals were purchased now in a very impoverished condition, after the A. and P. Show in Christchurch Purchased by Mr Charles Gnulter two 1-tooth ewes, one by Magenta and. the otlwr by D-nsitv (Ho*h bred by Mr M. Weston) and two Alderney cows ; Messrs Dell j>io<—one t-t n th Merino ram by lbight Woolled T nn, by Golden Tom (tired by Mr James Gibson, Vito); Mr J 15. Green—one -1 to -tli Merino ram. by Go den I) on 2nd, own brotiH-r to Gulden Tom (bred by Mr .James Gibson. Bello Vire), and seven pig.-, (prize-takers); Mr C-.onston two pigs (prize takers ; Mr Taylor two pigs (prize takers). lie I!.\i-tu;h The Scientists.—Some time awi a gentleman found a large turnip in bis held of tli" shape of t man’s head, an-i with the features of a mm Struck with the curiosity, lie made a cast of it. and sent the cast ton Society of p!m no'"gUts, staling that it was taken frmi th-7 head of B.arotff Turenportz, a owe!) ate i Polish professor, and requested their opinion thereon. At.or sitting in judgment they s -i-ntifiealfy examine 1 the cist, in w!i c'i they declined that they had ilistcvured an unusual prominence, whlc'o denot- d than he was a in in of an acute mind and deep rescuen, that lie had the organ of quick perception, and aim of perseverance, with annth-r that indic-v c l crcdulii y. Tlie opinion was ttan-uni t d to the owner of tiny cast, with a otter, r bursting as a pvt.euKr favour ibat im wood send the hea l. 1 o this he polite y replied, “ lhar he woul i willingly do so, bu: was prevented, as lie and In-; favni'y, bad eaten it the day befoie with iheir mutton at dinner ”. Dairy Fact inns in New Zea Land. The S a-.d-.rd Ins the following : —” Clio oitahlidurn-m of dairy faw cries in New Z vi an i h is not hitherto proved a lg-e.il, siicc-ss. The chief reasons of comp intive fai lire are believed to be two—li s*. til a-, on y c-.e-se has generally been mad-; in ihc fidoii-'s, so tint the milk if the farmers in the neighboiuliood can he l.,i;,:ii during only a portion of the yoir, when (die se-mak'ng can he nivantarC'ousiy carried on ; and, stconnly, that tlio u*i*l'Ttii'vi arc not co ipcru ivc, «■ s I j,,. Y si. .1 be. A dairy factory should

be prepared «o tain the milk of those who PUjinly it. every diy a Ithe year round, iiuYio do that imtt’er or cmd-msud milk mn-t he ln.antifae'mvd at- h ist duting tile nor.ion of the year winn cheese cannot be mol-. Then, as the tanners have not hel l many shares in the i ompanii s, they have demanded mo c for their milk tit hi could be paid with pr fit. It is

lie ieved tint them is in Rhieeusiund a large opening for the diiry pro iuets New Z • slant), and iff n* s ar- being made to h tv-3 a diner service of sleaiu-rs Kfnrte.il for tin advantage of cxpoiters. Now Zealand butter s 11s well in Now Sout!i Wales a'so when it arrives in goo i eondi'iou ; but the po king is not yet by any means perfect, a defect winch cam- d tli” spoiling o! butter sent to this country from New Z-alaud some time ago “ Inikkview with Cardinal MuRAN.— Tn the course ot an intervi w wi’li a M *!- bourne Age i emc.-enta'i ve, t.’ irdin il Moran said : Pope Leo Nil l took a spe n d interest in the progres* of the G lurch in lhe Colonies, and, as a m irk <-f nis high esteem and speeiil f-.vonr to vtirds it, granted to it the d gni y ..if the. Cndimda»e. This digui v was generally resu vril for very old and ll nni-hing churehes.and this was the first, time that it had been given to a mi-sv-nary chit -h like ’h <t uf Australia, Wit O-e liist lii h p landed on these shorn* less thin y-ms up >, Speaking of the present stite of 1 eland tlie C j nViiiil said th >• that country wit* I: was p isAng throu„h a grave c-i sir. The f ,nn-rs were in a vov bad .suite. They con'd ge* no prices for their pro de.ee. on I llie icduction in rent, virile by the 1 mil courls were quite i use lii dent to m-et the dim mils of tin? tenant |.inner*. What, was known as Hi- national spirit, as r* presented by Air Parnel', wa< spread ing in the country and ir.creas-.ig. He possessed th- full co'-li lance of 'he p op e No man in his senses could doubt tn it sr.m * measure of Irene g-.vernm-nt in Ireland limit hoc-needed wi hina very short time. It was debatable g oimd what f irm of h-ene ml-: would b- given to ilia com try, but- the genord -xpi-«s <- tio:i v.'tin in frvonr of a form of d -ine-tiu Government similar to that posse.isuil bv the Australian Colonies and Cnnda. Dec eased Wipe’s Sister.—' The following amusing extract is from an American paper :—Tne desire of the Ivighsnmm to mairv his deceased wile’s sister is one of ihi "moot marked piien-ruena of the times. The J)eceas*-d M ife S Sistci Bill may be vi 1 to be bis su-ady ocon.nation. 11l all ins hr-atlii-'g .‘-prills from einerger.ci s lie turns to that. When tie is i! if being m tisae:e ' by tne Sout-n Africans, or slaying Soud m-.«e. or Ilji.tAfgh'U.s. or pae fling the Irisli, <>' being blown up ici Ins lower, he is atiend.ng to the Deco used Wife’s Sis er Bid. lie comes back to it out of ail vie ori-s and defeats with unwavering p rtinaoity ami courage. It appears to be the passion of ills life io marry hi- dee-a-H wile’s sister We who ii-e in a land wiierc nobody such ftn abi-nico, crino< conceive the attraction i: seeing to have to tlie EuJisirmm. Ami, seeing row universal and strong tiii) is I*.',gland, v-; cannot hut inquire wny tin Huclishiiia-'i d.ei nr marry the wife’s sis er in the li*place ? Mby “Ots lie ifO um maryiuj the >vron4 ant then wait for death and the law to help bun •