LOCAL & GENERAL NEW'S

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 16 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEW'S

The Weatiifr. —Cup tarn Edw’u telegfuphed at 3.25 p.m. to-d;)-” : “ Inc'yation of rivers -n Ugh flooc., glass Use, weather colder.” More Wool. —Another loud of wool for transhipment to the ship Wangau " at Picton arrived i Blenheim yesterday. R-movm. -Mr Read, thclocal manager of the New Zealand Slrppmg Company, removed into h : s new >ei nanent office yesterday, next to the Co oi o' Bank.

Hotel Cimngvs. —Mr WP'hun 1 icker, the present lessee of the Criterion Hotel, has pr-chased the Adelpl ,: Hotel, Kii-kou’-a, at present occupied by Mr A b : n Close. It is not yet settled who w'.’ 1 take the C.'te’ion here, as several persons are negotiating for it. Mr Tucker, we uv derstand, leaves next week for Kalkonra. Pass on Away. —Mr Charles Ob'sen, on old Marlborough settler, died at h : s residence, Grovctow.i, yesterday moriung. Deceased, who was or'y forty-five years of a"c, had resided ' i this d’strict for upwards a (piatter of a century, and was greatly esteemed. During bis younger days ho fo"owed a seafaring life and ran a small schooner between Nelson and Blenheim, but latterly ho settled in Govetow.i, where he carried on farming. The late Mr Oh'sen was a member of the Loyal Marlborough Lodge of Oddfellows, and the brethern w :1 l pay a last tribute of respect to his memory to-morrow by following his remains to the cemetery, "What is a Sleerer,—' The following from a contemporary may help some who are interesting 'hemselves about (wins and definitions. A railway sleeper is not often defined at length : -“A sleeper is one who sleeps. A sleeper is that in which the sleeper sleeps. A sleeper is that on which the sleeper wi 'ell carries the sleeper while he sleeps runs. Therefore, while the sleeper sleeps in the sleeper the sleeper carries the sleeper over the sleeper under the sleeper until the sleeper wh'oh carries the sleeper jr nps off the sleeper and wakes the sleeper ' 1 the sleeper by striking the si ;eper under the sleeper, and there is no longer any sleeper sleeping in the sleeper on the sleeper.”—Engineer. An 4ctor’s Temperance Leg* jr The American coinedian, Mr W. J. Florence, recently preached a long temperance sermon in a letter wb : ch he i :ote to his friend o’ : ver Lucas, the Clerk of the Board of A Mermen of Lo’'si' e. Mr Florence wrote “My Dear Oil,—One "al'on of whiskey costs about 12s, and conta'ns about Go seven - penny-half - perny drinks. Now, if you must dr' -k, buy a gallon and make your w' 'e the barkeeper. When you are ( j give her 7'd for a drink, and when the w’ 'skoy is gnu-: sl;e have, a iter pa. g for it, tl , r s C'l lyi'f-, and ore... gy'-m there.iffcc-r

w 1 vic'd the same profit. \ "s money she shor’d put away, so that when you become an : icbriate, unable to suppo you’’Self and slim icd by eveiy respectable person, you • "e may have money enough to keep you until ~orr ‘ mo comes to ' a d nturd's' 0 aye. • bcuvstomaoii, sick headache, age. ness, American Cj Hop ij.iVv.rs curt, with a lew doses

Immigrants fob Mau t ioeough.— From our telegrams it wi'! be seen that 'he steamer Kaikova, wk'cli left England cn the TTud l >i luat monin, lias on board five nom'uated iwi' : grants for Manbo’ough.

A Paixful Schne. — One of tliu most painf- 1 and exciting scenes th.tt bus ever occui.vd .in the No,v Zealand IV'l’airi took place yesterday :ift"i.ioan. A fu'l and interesting account of the proceed ; ngs will be found in another column.” A Last Teibuie. —The members of the Loyal Marlborough Lodge 1.0.0. F. M.TJ. are su-rmoued to meet at the Lodge room to-mmrow at half-past two o’clock for the puipose of accompanying the remains of tiie vte Cl ’l l . ; Oliiscn. Cricket. —The Lawyers elevated with their victory over the \V"a : ”au G.'oket Club last Saturday are now gong to tiy conclusions with the Bieuht’ni Club at w’ -'ch they anticipate another easy conquest. The maten we understand w be played next Satr -day.

T ie Volunteers. -1 jo Bk-rhe’m and City Biflej held a parade : i Ewart’s Ha ’ last r’ght, and w’ere dr’Tcd by the officers of ’he respective oo.npar - es. Before Aspersing the tradesmen’s prizes won at the late competition were presented to each company by the ■ respective oap’Vus.

C.vi.le fob Brit bax ;. - The Noiih Otago I lie i states that by f he Ha'- ’oto Mr Alexander Tnomp on slopped to Biisbaue six A} si "”o cows and t— e calves. Tne cube wore si•"oped io the order of the New Zealand JLioau and Merer i"'e Agency Company, and wee selected by Mr Tnomoson f rom f he herd of '"he Hon. M. Ho' nes.

Sate of Valuable Prop, up. —Messrs Green and Noswu diy have received :n----s— -icdons from the Registrar of the Supreme Cor - r to sc" by aaol'on at their rooms, H'gli street, on the 29 f h 'nee at 2 p.m., valuable town see.ions ' i the town of Havelock, afu d.sc ip'o.i of wh'cli w" be found ’" ioi ■ advei .is’ng colu-ns.

Sections A. and B.—ln another cole, i w ’’ l he found the di\lsionul sections A at.d Bof the Wa an Choket Club. Tne selectors have been to considerable 1 ouble

l auaug'ng tie players to make as even a d'llsion as pc ssible. Of course 'he selection w 'lbe severely criticised, and no doubt some cruaken \\"'l have plenty of fm ts to find. Looli'ug at the two "sts, however, impartially there is not much "fferenco, but if anyfc'ng section A has a "ttlo the best of it.

Guilty of Wrong. —Some people have a fashion of confusing excellent remedies with the large mass of “ patent edioinos,” ami in this they are guilty ot a wrong. T.ierc are some alvertised le.nedies Killy worth all that is asked for tnem, and one ac leuot we k low of ; Dr. Soule’s American Hop Bitters. The writer has had ooea-ion to use the Bitters in just.such a climate as we have most of tne year i i Bay City, and aas always found them to be first class and reliable, being all that is claimed for them. “ Tribune,” Holloway’s Pills. - Nervousness and Want of Energy. —When first the nerves feel unstrung, and listlcssnoss supplant: energy, it is the right time to take some such alterative as Holloway’s Pills to prevent disorder iaiming into disease. These excellent Pfls correct all ’-regularities and weal nesses. They act so kindly, yet so energetically on the functions of (Pgestion and assinr’ation, that the whole body is revived, the blood rendered richer tied purer, the muscles become firmer and stronger and the noi .’ous and absorbent systems are in. "gorated. These Pi"s u-e suitable for a" classes and all ages. Tnoy have a most marvellous effect on persons who are out ot condition ; they soon rectify whatever is in fault and restore strength to the body and confidence to the n " id.

We have received our first shipment o Spring Goods ex s.s. Arawa, London, consisting of Prints, Zyphers, Stripes, Galateas, Beiges, Cashmere, Serges, Gloves, Hosiery, &c. A large assortment of Juvenile Clothing. In the Tailoring Department we have to hand a splenc"d variety of new Tweed Patterns from the various New Zealand Factories, Garments made to measure on the shortest notice. Inspection solicited— Smale and Hay, London House.