LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1935, 17 August 1886, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The heavy surf beating on the bar could be heard distinctly in town last night. Mr Jas. Penny notifies that he will be in Picton to-day, with a well assorted stock of saddlery. An assault case, and several other police cases will be heard in the R.M. Court this morning. The ordinary meeting of the Fire Brigade, fixed for last night, was adjourned owing to the small attendance of members.

The formal announcement of the intention of the Borough Council to borrow Ll 4 000 for the purchase-and extension of the Ga 3 Works appears elsewhere. The Committee of the new Art and Industrial Society will meet at the lnstitu e to-night at 7.30 to elect a secretory and treasurer, arrange a programme, and transact other business.

Messrs Sinclair and have for sale 71 acres of land on the Middle Renwick Road, known as “ Brindle’s Farm,” with woolshed and dwelling house there* on. Fall particulars appear elsewhere. The B,s. Neptune, left Wellington at 2 p.m. yesterday, with an English mail, crossed the bar at about 8, and arrived at her wharf at 9.30. Her mail will be sorted at 7 o’clock this morning ; it consists of 11 hags.

A bookmaker, by no meanaa leviathan stated in n London Court of Justice, that his earnings for the past year amounted to L 18.125, "mostly fools! ” The “ squattabs ” on the Darling have discovered that it is not worth to stop the shearing on account of a dispute re half-a-crown, and are now paying LI a hundred as before.

New South Wales is following the lead of Victoria in the matter of a non-politi-cal railway Board. The measure of the Jennings Govermenb provides for the appointment of three commissioners, he the chairman to receive £3oto a year, and the other two £ISOO each.

At Downbatrick,County Down,lreland, four boys were recently sentenced to three months’ imprisonment! under an act of Edward 111., which proliibtis “disorderly shouting.” The offence of the boys consisted in their cheering for Home Rule ata late honr of the night.

The St. James’ Gazetto suggests that when a title is conferred on Prince Albert Victor of Wales, it sheulcl be that of “Duke of Melbourne,’’and adds that the present would be a most suitable time for paying this compliment to the “chief of Colonial cities.”

There is something delightfully simple, if a little i matter of fact about President Cleveland’s wedding invitations. “I am to be married on Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock.” lie couldn’t have been briefer had lie been going to be hanged. The Borough School Committee met last night at 7-30, and opened an inquiry into the Lucas-Hardiug dispute. A number of Miss Harding’s witnesses were examined,and the Court rose at 11 o’clock* It is expected that the enquiry will be finished towards the end of the week, after which the Committee will prepare their report to forward to the Education Board.

The following were installed as officers for the current term on Friday evening last, for the Waterloo Lodge, 1.0.G.T., Picton, by Bro, H. S Frederic, L.D.; Bro. A. T. Thompson, C.T, ; Bro. F, Frederic, V.T.; P. J. Beun, Sec. ; Bro. E. Rackley, F.S.; Sister M. A, Thompson, Trea's. ; Sister R. Rackly, Chap, ; Bro. Price, M.; Bro. R. Searle, Guard ; Bro. Fuller, Sentinal. Any one desiring to become a member can do so by being proposed bv some member of the lodge.

In a local yesterday with referenoo to a meeting of the Omaka Road Boil'd on Saturday we omitted to state thattendeis as follows were opened for metalling Murphy’s cross-road : —Burtou|l9s 6d (accepted) ; Costello LI 2s; Andrill Ll 2s lid CameroD Ll 3s ; lloudra Ll 5s 9d. It was resolved—That tenders be called for putting in a culvert in the hollow on the Middle Road, near Mr Batty’s ; That Mr Ham be informed that au extension of time will not be allowed for the completion of the Co operative drain contract, and that his contrast is cancelled, the time having expired. It was decided that the Inspector make arrangements with Mr O’Brien to clean the drain. Resolved —That tenders he" called for repairing several roads at Benwicktown.

A meeting ot the Picton Cemetery Board vras held utthe office, on Wednesday evening. Present —His Worship the Mayor, and Messrs Blizzard, Dart, Howes, Price, France, Swede, Sommcrville, Swanwick, and Seymour. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Outward correspondence was read. Mr Dart moved and Mt France seconded —That the resolutions of July 14th accepting Mr Hood’s tender for leasing the unused portion of Cemetery grouud be rescinded. —Carried. Resolved—That Mr Clements tender be accepted for the above Cemetery ground The meeting then terminated. The Melbourne Argus says : —“Mr Win Hoskins, the veteran actor, is so seriously ill as to occasion great uneasiness to his numerous frieuds in and out of the profession, of which he has been such distinguished ornament. His connection with the British stage dates back for some' thing like half a century, and when he came out to Australia 30 years ago he was very nearly bringing his pupil, Mr Henry Irving, with him: and it was only the reluctance of Mrs Irving to part with her son that prevented his accompanying his instructor.’’ The following extract from the Detroit Free Press is going the round of the New Zealand papers :—Thirty-five years ago three sisters worked in a cotton factory in Lancashire, England. They ali married machinists, and one went to Australia, one to New Zealand, and one to America. The latter was Mrs Wm. Shearer, whose husband settled in Atlanta. She never heard a word from her New Zealand sister until Monday last, when a letter imformed her that her sister s husband had made £IOO,OOO andbad died childless, and that last December the sister had died leaving £30,000 each to her sisters in Australia and America.” Perhaps some of our reacers know the persons refered At the R. M. Court yesterday the following cases were disposed of by Mr Allen, R. M. A. W. Carkeekv. R. Lee. Claim L 4 4s. Mr Rogers appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr McNab for the defendant. In the absence of Mr Carkeek the hearing was adjourned until the 11th October, Mr Rogers said he would have his evidence taken at Otaki in the meantime. Rankin v. Vennimore. Claim for L 42 13 lOd, Mr McNab appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Sinclair for the defendant. Adjourned until the 11th October, to enable the arbitrators, Messrs Stenbouse and Mills, to bring up their report on the accounts. Watson and !v»c Kenzle v. T. Henderson. Judgment by default for L 5 16s, goods sold and delivered. with 10s costs. Guatav Bary v. J. Murray jun. Claim for L2 5s lOd for groceries supplied, Mr Sinclair appearol for the plaintiff, and McNab for the defendant. Judgment was given for L- os with Ll 14s costs, and Ll Is solicitor s fee. Paora Paliikora and others V- r. Sutton. Claim for L4O for rent, which had that morning been paid into Court. Mr McNab, who appeared for the plaintiffs, who had received no notice of the amount being paid in, applied for his fee 1.1 Is and witness’ expenses 15s, which were allowed. F. Adams r. Cragg, Claim for Ll2 2? 6d, purchase money and freight of a sausage machine. Mr McNab appeared for the plaintiff and Mr John Con. nolly for the defendant. For the defence it was pleaded that the machine was defective. The case was adjourned for a week. J. L.Sullivan v. G. Freeth, Hokitika. Judgment summons. Ordered to pay L 7 103 in a month’s time, or in de fault 14 days’ imprißonmrnt. The Court then adjourned.