LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 12 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Asr Unlucky 1 jt t. —We were advised by cable List right “ it Mr Oxer ham of Sydney had piudmcd Mr Drake’s horses Pasha, Spade G- 'm, Jigcket and More a for £2500.

Cr T t .et, We wor'd rerrhid those who play "i the match to-day -Law yevs v. W;r* - au o.o.—that wickets ’1 bo pit died at 1.30, and that pay y 1,0 s „ed punctually at 2 o’clock.

The Fr’isco Mam,.—The San Fraifisco mail wi’l leave We!''uglon about midday on Monday by the Rotorua when it is to he hoped the Post i ister at Blcnhe'm wi ' make tho ncceosa; "■ arrangements to have it brought up YQic. Pici m rhe ne cveu'ug.

The Union Co’s. Sx.: • We understand that the steamer Waiiaka’ is shortly tj he taken oil her present ri ■ -bug and will trade between Oamaru and 7 Imam and that tho Tal ijimia the fastest boat in the C mipany v. "II - ke up the Wanalui’s icuibug.

Hr wv Cuoi’S. Olio of the heawest wops of rye grass that lias been grown ' i BleuW'u for a veiy eor siderable t**no lias just been mou.i hi u, paddock off Grove Eoad belong ng to Hr ii-odiya, M.H.R. Hie hops on the same gentiemeiiH n.ropoitv art; look'ug strong and healthy, and are alie idy eyMvjij*xl several feet up the poles,

Bkyck v. Hutichison. —Tho Bryeo y. Hutchison notitioa has b on fixed for hearing on tno 30th Nov., at the Supreme Coir.. , Wangan l '.

The Weather. —Captain Edwin telegraphed at 4.28 p.m. yesterday: “North to east and south-east gale and heavy rain after 16 hours from now ; glass further fall.”

Settling Night. —A meeting of the Friend 1 } - Societies’ Sports Committee was hold at the Marlborough Hotel last night, when a” the pr'zc money was ua'd over and the cup presented to Reid, toe scorer of the most points. Tho protest lodged aga : nst Hessv and another in tho barrel race was considered, but not entertained, and the first pr'ze was awarded to Hessy. Short Speeches in Paflia'Mc.-it. —With a view of cutting down experts of Parliament, Mr Peacock has given notice of the follow’ng motion :—That the Chairman recommend to r he Staodmg Orders Committee to submit to the House a new standing order providing for the J:nutation of time a”owed to members addressing the House with a view to a reduction of the cost of Hansard.

Marlborough I and Bor ’ll). —At the last meetiug of the Board the following resolution was passed.—“ That tho Board does not consider it advisable to declare the small grazing runs in the Gore, Linkwater, and Owen Survey Districts, which were not disposed of at auction, open under section 213 of the Land Act, hut tnat they should be mod'fied according to circumstances, with a view to suit upp”cants as app” cations are made.” The Convent Schools. —Mr Blundell, one of the proprietors of the Evsning Post, Wellington, visited the Convent Schools in Maxwell Road yesterday in company with the Rev. Father Lewis and Sergeant Scanlan. Mr Blundo 11 spoke ' u encouraging tei.ns to the pupils, expressing himself highly pleased with the order and discipline of the School, and with the proficiency attained bv tho children i singing, and exhorting them to profit by the advantages they enjoy. On leaviug he contributed a handsomo donation towards the prro fund. R.M. Court.— Mr J. Allen, R.M. occupied tho Bench yesterday p id deposed of the cases:—F. C. 1 'tcr'ie'd v. D. Thompson, cla'm £1 2s 3d. A ‘'ier heiu 'ig evidence, H's Wo,ship gave judg meat for the plaintiff for rhe amor it claimed and 10s cost. Newman v. Muncaster—this was a claim for £-50 as damages for il'ega , ’y distnCrng frr rent. Mr Conolly appeared for the phrT'ff, and Mr M'Callum for the dei'endant. H's Worship nonsuited the p'h ltifi’, and ordered each party to pay 'uir own costs. The Cor”t tnen adjoui BEACn and Hanlvn. —ln conversation with Beach recently, a reporter of the Sydney Telegraph guthoi xl that a f ter h's race with Hanlan, Beach vyorkl probably retire from rowing. “A man cannot be champion for ever,” bo remarked, “ but if I don’t hold it myself I shall tiy and hr' ig out somebody who can.” Although ho c r d not positively say 83, the reporter imag ned tr s wbe Cu'fiord, fe : whom Beaih has a great regard, stating that they broke bus hearr when he r -st came out by match ; ng him against two such men as himself and Han'an.

New Premises. —Mr Piggott, who was one of tho ro f ortuuates at tho big fire, and who has been carrying on his business ; i temporal/ premises close to the Max we 1 Road bridge, has now abated into h's new site, Market-street North. Mr Piggott has just opened out a very largo and wellassorted stock of drapery, men’s and youths’ ciotlung, also some exquisitely pretty d"ess materials of the newest and most approved ''attains. Tho articles are ticketed at remarkably low prices, and Indies and gentlemen wanting anything in the drapoi/ and hosiery line shoi d inspect Mr Piggott’s stock.

Serious Accident in Grove Road.— Mr Join Allen of Messrs Alien and Barker met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon. Mr A ’on was d .'ving in a buggy with a palv of horses at'achcd towards Grovetown and after crossing the railway bridge the horses by some means got across the cows topper on the railway ■'ne. The fore paii of + ’io buggy was smashed and Mr Alien was pitched hea\' y to the ground receii 'ng as we understand concussion of the bra'u. Tno unfortunate man was token to bis home in an express and at once received med'eal attention. The horses wero very much cut about the legs and in other ways hurt.

Fatam,. /15 1 v Ar$QJ t®.—With reference to the death of Mr R,. G, Wils-op, of Port Molyneux, the Biuce Herald states that he had been out fishing. In the opmion of Dr Smith, the way m which lie met his death was most sing alar. It is conjectured that he had a trout upon his Vic, fluid was working the fish along the bank when he tripped ondfel' upon a twopronged stick, being struck thereby fa'rly on the forehead. As he was hold : ng the rod at the t ne, it is supposed that he did not put out Ms hands to save Mmself, as he was natr’ally an-'ous to save the fish. He was probably stunned by the fall, and then to a" appearances he got upon Ms feet and fell ' ito the river, strikiug Ms head noon a stone. He was found wth lr's head in the water and Ms feet on the bank, dead. Good Prospects. The Tjapeka Times reports that some of the early-sown crops in the up-country districts are looking remarkably well. In some places the oats are well lyhoyc the ground, promising a thick and healthy grow .I, ,.[}ad the farmers on the whole appear to be pretty w: " 1 pleased with the prospects. Cropp : lg has 1 been gone in for pretty extensively' tVs season ; but it is questionable if the prices will bo any 1401-15 encouraging than they have been for some years pah, Miller’s Flat and Horseshoe Bead there is a very fair area under cv 'tiv ition, some new land having been broken up. The paotr-e lands arc looking particularly healthy. 1.10 crops in the Teviot district are a" looking well, and the area under cultivation iSis fjPffion shows that the fanners have not been 'i<jl<p ip ps expected that the fruit crop will lJe an exceptionally good one this year; and as big things'are expected from tFs hue in future, fruit growers have been enlarging heir orchards and introduc’ ig varieties. Sa aioan News. tjs.moa, received at Sydney, states that it was ro’uoic/;-. that the German Commodore has demanded‘from T aupisee the payment of a large sum of .money m reii ’u foy the assistance rendered to 1 hi by the Goiuiau ipeu-of-war. A ("spate arose amongst the members of t be Muu'cipal Board regaiT’ng the and as the Amecan i.opsi' <"d not attend the meeting iq consider the ,pj.osii,o;i, 'he German consul declared the Mm eipai Goyprpmeiit of Apia temporaiily suspended. It was fuvther stated that under these circumstances phe admip'stration of the town and d'stiiot rented with the Samoan Government, which app oci ji.o the German commodore for assistance. On th‘s pteio. t the tor. 1 yips again occupied by Gorman troops, who took possession of Government Hoti-o and Jhrg- 'sh prgpet'ty and neutral t .-nifcorv were once more invaded. The first meeting of the Legislati *o r Kiev Tnm r j assee took place on ’’iO 12th of October, j when it was at uovuced that a poll tsix of 1 Idol per head on the native population i work! be levied, and that treaties woi’d ; 1 be entered into with the Great Powers j 1 \. hi: a, view to securing the payment of a j j poll tax by Europeans residing within the ' mv.aicipv.lity.

Imports and Exports. —ln rmlew.'ng the exports of the colony, the New Zealand Trade Review says: —“It n ’ 1 bo noted that the toNl '-nports (of the colony) is exceeded by the value of exports f. r tho 12 months by £819,269. Tno expoits of the colony are tlias yielding beyond tho amount required to pay for our imports something towards the interest on our foreign dolus.”

The New Rule.— The New Plymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Press reports that five members of the local company of volunteers, who are aimed with the Remington-Lee rifles, find a difficulty w Ith the ammunition owing to the cart'.ldgc cases occasionally broa' 'ug in the breech. 0;i Sa l "'day, while practising at. the butts, Volunteer T. Hampton got 1 s rifle rendered useless for the time by a cartridge case broken, and notwithstanding all attempts to extract it with means at hand it coukl not be got one. It is said that a volunteer while f 'ng at the butts had his breech-block blo\ i out by a cartridge bucslmg, and there are other cases wb'ch, taken together, show that there is eoineth’ng wrong w 'th +! ie Remmgton-Lee rifles.

A Blenheim Scandal Case.— Several gentlemen of tho “ man ; u the street typo” have boon endeavoring for the past two days to find out tho truth of a nice little bit of scandal which has been going the rounds m Blenheim. The partici avs are pretty well-known, but the persons rrfixed up in it are not, and the man ; n the stro its wants to get hold of it. There is a nice ttle bit of scandal biidd'og, and before long it w T burst out m fu ’ nloom, as the affa'r has been placed in a so i:citor’s hands, for the purpose of wom'ng out certa'n 'ittle bits of scattered evidence before tho law is set in motion. Of coi -se there is a In ly 'n the affair, probably more than one, but or’y one gentleman, ago,' ist whom some very slanderous accusations have been made, and the said gentleman is going to br'ng an action for defamation of ehaircter against somo person or persors. When tho case comes before the Cou- j some vety oxtraord’naiy and startling disclosures are expected to be made. Guilty of Wrong. —Some people have a fashion of confusing excellent remedies with the large mass of “ patent medicines,” and ia this they are guilty of a wrong. There are some advertised remedies fully worth all that is asked for them, and one at least we know of ; Dr. Soule’s American Hop Bitters. The writer has ha 1 Ooca ion to use the Bitters in just such a climate as we have most of the year in Buy Guy, and has always found them to be first class and reliable, being all that is claimed for them. “ Tribune,”

Holloway’s Pilts. Nervousness and Want of Energy.—When first the nerves feal unstrung, and Hst.lessness supplants energy, it is the right time to take «3iuo such alterative as Holloway’s P : "s to prevent disorder running iut) disease. These excellent Pills correct all ii •egularitics rid weaknesses. Iney act so kindly, yet so energetically on the functions of digestion and ass' u' ation, that the whole bouy is revived, the blood rendered richer and purer, the muscles become firmer and stronger and the nervous and absorbent systems arc in 'gorated. Tliese Pills are suitable for all classes and a” ages. They have a most marvelous effect on persons who arc out of condition ; they soon rectify whatever is in fault and restore strength t.j Ac body a.id confidence to the rr 'nd.

We have received our first shipment of Spring Goods ex s.s. Arawa, London, corsisting of Prints, Z) pliers, Lace Stripes, Galateas, Beiges, Cashmere, Serges, Gloves, Hosier} - , &c. A large assortment of Juvenile Clothing. In the Tailoring Depa-tmont we have to hand a splem’ d variety of new Tweed Patterns from tho various New Zealand Factories, Garments made to measure on the shortest noil - e. Inspectt u sQ’icited— SifAiE )nd Hay, Loudon House,