LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2019, 23 November 1886, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Volunteer Parade.— The Blenheim Rifles and Borough School Cadets will parade this evening for inspection. A. and P. Show.— The Secretary re quests us to intimate to intending exhibitors at to-tnorrow’a Show that the time for receiving entries has been extended to 8 o’oWck'Hms evening, at Messrs Green and Noswerthy’s office. Marlborough Wool Ship.— As wo anticipated; in yesterday’s issue, the Helen Denny, duly arrived at Piotou on Saturday and was berthed during the evening. She will be ready to receive her cargo on Monday next. Messrs Fell Bros, are the agents. Land Claims Commission. Major Gudgeon has written to Seret White stating that the Royal Commission on Naval arid .Miliary Land Claims will be unable ‘ to visit this district. Should there be any claimants in Marlborough they may obtain forms of claim from any member of the Police Force in Blenheim. After filling in the forma claimants must forward them to .the .Chairman Royal Commission, ''Defence Office, Wellington. An a ive/' sethoi’A on the subject appears elsewhere. ... \ Railway RETURts.-During the four weeks ending 16th October, the total receioVon New Zealand Railways amouned to L65;144 : lfls, of which E N° rfc k Inland contributed L 23.469 2s 5d md he Middle Island Xi4r>67s 13s 9d. In the corresponding period of the previous year tbe receipts were-L7L9 6, "7 j North Island giving L 23,367 bs 5d and tbe Middle Island L 48.579 2s 4d. On the Picton section dhriqgthc period named the receipts were L 448 los 4d. as against L 617 2s 7d in the corresponding period of the pterion* year. ~ R.M. Court.— At the R.M. Court yesterday,before Mr Allen,R M., the following civil business waa transacted judgmentbeing given for plaintiffs as fdjows: —Stenhouse v. George 4d*tna for L 27 1"* 10d, with costs L2 6s and solicitor s fee L2 2s ; Robinson Bros. v. E. Stratford for L 4 4s 6d, with 6a coats ; E. Creawell v. C, Thompson for Ll2 17s 6d, with LI 7s coat*; Robinson Bros v. R. for LI, with 9s costs, Same v. Sbadrook

for LI, with 9a costa. Judgment summon* ; Litchfield and Son v. A W. Carkeek for L 4 Is fid, Ordered to be paid withia a month or 14 day’s imprisonment. A case in which A. W. Carkeek sued the Marlborough Racing Club for LB7, professional chaigea in connection with the survey of the new coarse, was, on the application of plaintiffs solicitor (Mr Rogers) adjourned for a week, pending a probable settlement. The Court then rose. Correction. — We have been requested , by the Secretary to state that the dressed lamb at the Flower Show for the best collection of vegetables was given by Mr W. E. Simmonds. The name of the donor was accidentally omitted from the published list. The Distinction.— Rev. Browne, President of the Victorian Congregational Union says that doltß and fools aren t waited ia Parliament. True, O Browne. But they don’t go thero-they go to the pulpit. It is the rogue who goes to 1 arliament, Police Acumen. —InTemora, a miner was rim in for singing a Terse of “Rule Britannia,’’ and charged next day with drunkenness, Evidence proved conclusively that the man was sober. Probably the officer thought a man must be drunk who declared that “Britons never shall bo slaves. Church Tithes. The payment of church tithes in Wales will soon be a thing of the past, Recent distrains m several parishes, although supported by armies of police hive only been moderately successful, the feeling of spectators and bailiffs alike being bit'orly opposed to the rank injustice of. the levy. The failure to collect tithes is- the most certain step to Disestablishment. Cricket.— At a meeting of the Wairau Cricket Club held last evening the following players were selected to represent the Club in the forthcoming match with Picton Canavan. Tovey, Shipton, Treweek, Crump, Mclver, Northcroft, Hillman, F. Nairn, McKenzie, and Blackely. We understand the Picton Club intend placing a very strong team in the field so that a well fought conteit may be anticipated. A Grievance —The. re-appearance of the Freeman’B Journal is thus spoken of by the Bell:—As a rule, wo do not advo» cate the existence of sectional journalism ; but in the case of the Roman Catholics there is an exception inasmuch as there is on the part of a large portion of colonial journalism a disposition to snub Catholics and to make little of their grievances. We hold that on the subject of publio education a cruel wrong is inflicted on the Roman catholic section of the community, and, if there were no other reason, this abundantly justifies the existence of a journal devoted specially to the defence of their interests. Palmerston Show. —The first show of the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held at Palmerston on Friday and was a splendid success. The exhibits were numerous and of firstclass quality. From all parts of the coast the attendance of the public was over 2000, about Ll2O being taken at the gate, which will leave the society a surplus of ovea LIOO after paying every liability. Mr Bikers’ Hippocampus took champion prize for thoroughbreds, and Prince Victor the champion prize for draught stallions Mr A. A. Faatham secured most points in cattle, Mr R. Hamilton most in Lincoln sheep and Mr R. Cobb most in Romneys. Mr M. Pendergast took the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s prize for the most points in freezing sheep. “ Tanglefoot. ” —“ Rusticus ”in the Southland Times says-I have long held a strong opinion on the subject of colonial beer. This liquor is decidedly no better, nay, it is decidedly a great deal worse, than it should be; and|l am sorry to Bay that I notice no improvement m the concoction. It is still sadly deficient in exhilarating properties. The moment you swallow a glass of it you feel that you have so to speak, opened your gates to au enemy. It puts a man at enmity not only with all mankind but with himself also. There is nothing kindly generous in it— nothing but gloom, suspicions, misanthropy, colics and pimpled noses. Nobody could be more sorry for all this than I am, for I am sure there is no more devout believer in the goodness of jolly good ale and old in all New Zealand. I hope then my hints to the New Zealand brewers will yet boar fruit, and that I may live long to enjoy my glass of reformed colonial —bright amber-hued, stomach-satisfying, heart-rejoicing, age-mellowing, Soulstrengthening, honest nappy 1 A Cure for Eviction.--The “ Siege of Saunder’s Fort,” Woodford (Ireland), where the tenants resisted eviction by throwing boiling water from the windows, and turning swarms of bees loose on their assailants has furnished a good text for coercive Tories, but there are some circumstances about the case which oven the most brazen of Tories, prefers to suppress The population of Woodford diminished—chiefly on account of evictions—from 14 000, in 1841, to 6000, in 1880, and ia still declining. There are not five acres of tillage to be found in five miles, for the tenant-farmers have been swept away, and their farms turned into pastures, that the ab.-ontee landlord may make a few pounds more perannum ; and a rental of £30,000 a year goes to London the owner never visiting or spending a penny on his estates. He even forbids the erection of a church on his ground, and, in short all he doec is to take half the entire produce of the land and give nothing whatever to the starving people in return. Bees and boiling water seem very appropriate in such a case. Imperial Federation.—ln the course of an article on the Chinese question the Sydhey Bulletin breaks off and says : Here it is useful to revert to the Imperial Federationists. their excuse for pressing on a consummation Of their system is the supposed necessity for completing the defence of Australia j but it is against England’s enemies that the defence is to be made—Australia has no enemies of her own —Therefore the completes! defence against these enemies would be permanently secured by separation of Australia from England.—National independence secured, though all Europe were at war our shores need fear no assault, our ships could sail in all waters, and goods be carried safely to all port?.; as matters stand at present, England’s indulgence in hostilities with any other power would render every colonial ship, all colonial goodß, and nil our towns liable to seizure, and confiscation or destruction, The Drought in N-S. Wales.—The shearing on stations in the north,west of New'South Wales, tells the terrible effects of the late drought. A squatter who recently returned to Sydney from the north-west states that around Chinamen’idara »beep were lying dead in thousands, and that kangaroos and wild dogs were driven in to the head stations by dearth, of water,' and were so weak they could be run down on foot and killed. One station which last year shipped 6CO bales of wool has got exactly 150 thi* season. The muster wsb so terribly disheartening that none but large capitalists were expected to be able $o tide over the difficulties. The recent rain* have, however, to a great extent restored confidence andinspired hope.

Big Prices.—From the Hobart Mercury we gather that, at the sale of fit ■took, in connection with the Southern Tasmanian Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Show, some remarkably good prices were realized. It is true the cattle submitted were of the primest, and probably the largest in size and number, ever submitted at one sale in Tasmania, many of them being estimated to turn the scale at 1,5001 b, with some to fully 1,7001 b. In sheep, crossbreds made to L 3 10s each, weight estimated at 3001 b Berkshire cows commanded Ll 5 and Ll 3 10s, boars realising LlO 12s 6d to L 4, etc. There wero sold 11 head fat cattle as follows :—lst prize ox at L 37 lot, 2nd do. do, L 33, others L2B ss, L 25, L 27 ss, L2O 10s, grass fed steers—2 at Ll 7 15s, 2at Ll 5 15s and Ll 4 s*, Ist prize cow L2O 3rd prize ox at L 37, 2 Durham oxen L 35 10s, and L 34 10s, 19 grass-fed Durhams at L 23 ss, L 22, Ll 9 15s, LlB ss. LlB, LI7 15s, LI6 15s, 2 Hereford heifers LlO, < L 9 2s fid, 12 bullocks and steers, grass fed, L 23 15s, L 23 10s, L 22 ss, L 22, L2O, Durham bull, L2l, bullock, grass fed, L 25155, steer L 22 15s, cows, Ll 9 10s. LlO, LlB 10s, Ll 7 10s, and Ll 3 15s. Grass-fed Hereford steers, first-prize, Ll 7 108, Ll 6 ss, Ll 6, Llss, 3 yearling Hereford balls, L 22 10s, and Ll 7 17s. Yearling Hereford bulls, L2l and Ll 5 15s etc, jtc. Pure Morino rams, LlO to L 3 10s, do. ewes, L 5 to L 3, and lambs on the mother, Lll 15s, to L 3, improved Berkshire hogs, LlO 12s 6d, to L 4, sows, Ll 5 to Ll 3 10s, bay mare Horatia. L 29, bay horse The Mayor, L 26 10s, Fat lamb j , from L 4 to 375. Fat crossbreds, L 3 10s to LI 13s, Merino wethers 30s to 245, store wethers 10s Gd, flock rams L2 2s fid. Southdown rams, 45s to 30s, Leicester rams, 30s, etc. Light horses, L 32 to L2l, ponies, L4O and L 35 per pair, cobs, L 26 103, and L 25 10s, no draught sorts sold.