THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1887.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 20902, 21 May 1887, Page 2

THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1887.

Auction Sale.— Mr S. J. Macalister will hold a sale of sheep at 2 p.m. to-day. Club Hotel. —Messrs Harley and Little have sold the Club Hotel to Mr F. T. Farmar.

The Weather. —Captain Edwin telegvaplied at 3.30 p.m. yesterday :—“lndications of bad weather approaching between east and south and south-west; glass rise but fall again after 12 hours. Weather will be much colder.”

Mb J. B \rley.\ian.— Mr Barleyman intends to leave Blenheim to-morrow for Wellington by t ic Kanieri, on his way .South to join the lonic at Lyttelton. She is appointed to sail for London next Saturday. Action for Sl anker. — Mr McXab, as solicitor for Miss Wilson, formerly barmaid at the Club Hotel, has taken the preliminary steps in an action a aiust Mr T. Harley for statements alleged to reflect 011 Miss Wilsou’s character. The damages are .'aid at L2OO.

Barmaid’s Costume. —We have been compelled to alter one word in the letter of our Parliamentary correapondent’s letter. In writing of the Eight Hours’ Bill, he says that the Premier proposes an amendment providing that barmaids in future shall work in “ shifts ” Having a high respect both for Sir Robert Stout and his friends, the barmaids, we have declined to alludo to the question of costume, and have taken the liberty of alter the doubtful word.

St. Andrew’s Church. —The i@th anniversary oi St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be celebrated to-inorrow. The Hev P. Calder, of Nelson, will p-eaeh in the morning, and the Rev W. McAra, of Kaikoura, in the evening. Mr Calder will hold service at Renwick in the afternoon.

The Pasture.— The Kaikoura Star s^ys: —Rain having been succeeded by, c imparatively speaking, warm but heavy dewß, great benefit to pasture lias resulted, the humid we*tb«r having been j ist what was waul- Some of our firmers report that, th r gh their paddocks are carrying more stock now them was depasturing upon thorn at this time last year, the herbage is much better, the saline deposits made by the easterly mists, and the mildness of the atmosphere having a marked effect. Should severe frosts not follow, grass will not be half bo short as was at one time anticipated. Resident Magistrate’s Court'— ln the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr J. Allen, R M., the adjourned case of Barleyman v. Griffiths, Amended claim L 37 I7d Sd was concluded. A cd-bs action was also broug t for L2l for commission by M r Griffiths, against V r Barleyman The plaintiff conducted his own case and Mr McCallum appeared for the defendant. | It was agreed between the parties to the I suit to accept Mr Allen’s decision as final ; without raising the question of jurisdiction. The only witnesses examined were the plaintiff and defendant Judgment in favor of Mr Barleyman was given for LI6 12s Sd, being the amount of the balance admitted in Mr Griffiths account dated 1884, and LI Is half amount of affidavit less L 3 10s 5d for goods sineesupplied. Mr Griffiths’ claim for commission was disallowed, and His Worship remarked that one partner could not make any charge against the partnership without the express argument ef both.

'.l Naval Court Martial.— Lieutenant {-Icsketh, of lI.M. gunboat Gayundah, ha 3 been tried by court martial at Brisbane 'J he court found the first and second charges proved—viz : (1) conduct, unbecoming an officer in obtaining cash for a cheque on the Q.N. Bank for L6O, he knowing that there were no funds to Ida credit at the bank, and the cheque being dishonored, and (2) an act prejudicial to good order and naval discipline, the borrowing of LlO from an able seaman. The fourth charge was found to be partly provided—viz,., conduct unbecom ing an officer in giving an order on the paymaster for the whole of his pay due at the end of February ISB7, though he had previously given an order dated February 2, 18S7. for LI 6 out of the said pay, The court martial, therefore, recommended Hesketh for dismissal. It is understood that steps are to be at once taken to lay the question of the jurisdiction of the court before the proper authorities.

Curious Whirlwind. —A curious whirlwind was experienced at Guston, a small villiage near Dover, recently. At about 2 o’clock in the afternoon the in-hc-bitants weva alarmed by a loud rushing noise as of a heavy downpour of rain. This was immediately followed by a storm of wind, which, rushing along a ith extraordinary force, lifte 1 fowls, ducks and sticks from the ground, carrying them round and round and to a great height in the air. Large pieces of timber and stones were also lifted and dropped at some distance from the point where they lay. Trees were stripped of branches, but no serious damage to property is recorded. A second gust of wind was felt, though it was not so strong as the previous one. The condition of the atmosphere at the time was, however, very peculiar, the sky being overcast and the air sultry. The wind storm passed from inland toward the sea. A similar occurrence took place about the same time last year, when the storm was also felt at Deal and Walmer.

Interesting to Blenheim. —People are apt to be sceptical when they hear so much talk about getting things yery cheap in Blenheim, but stationery, books, workbnskets and a large stock of fancy goods are now being sold by Card ;ii|d Rabone at cost price for cash ! —Advt.

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