THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1887.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 9 December 1887, Page 2

THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1887.

Tenders.— Mr A. Casey, of Renwiek Road invites tenders for mowing, making and stack'ng about ten acres of grass hay. Cost of Education. —The Wanganui Chronicle says : —Tne cost of education throughout the colony is about one thousand pounds per day.

Caledonian Society. —A comm'ttee meeting of the Caledonian Society takes place this evening at the Royal Hotel, at half-past 7 o’clock. A PoruLAR Jockey.— Fordham rode 2587 winners during his turf career, a record which has only been exceeded by that of F. Archer. He only took one Derby.

Our Supplement. —Our usual weekly supplement to-morrow w r ill contain a great variety of interesting and amusing reading matter. Several short and sensational stories will no doubt bo appreciated by lovers of fiction, while those of ov readers who are fond of poetry willfindacareful’y selected quantity. Moses and Vogel.— The following is one of the latest of “Puffs” amusing “Cigarettes” in the Evening Press: —I say, here’s a litfle political-conundrum ! What would Vogel have dono if ho d been stranded like Little Mosos was? I don’t know ! What would he have done ? He’d have tried to float a-loan.

Diseased R/edits.— There is some hope of the rabbits in the Wairarapa district getting diminised by a natural disease, according to a statement made by Mr Orbeil, an inspector to the Wa varapa Daily on Tuesday last. Ho says that a disease, identical with tho one prevalent in South Australia, is now decimating the rabbits throughout the Wairarapa. Complimentary.— The Scotsman of the 10th of October contains a highly eulogistic ro\low of tho book entitled “The State,” v itten by Mr J. 11. Pope, of tho Education Department of New Zealand. The reviewer says that in design and treatment the work merits high commendation, and concludes by remarl 'ng that it might profitably be studied by many persons in tho homo country who set up for being considered politicians. Tall Scoring. —ln the cricket match Picton Cricket Club v. Picton Foresters, played on Wednesday last, the redoubtable “Jack” Entwistle, who was playing for the latter, made the tidy score of Go, not out, tlie score being principally made by bits for 6. In tho second innings they wanted 70 runs to win the match, and Entwistle contributed Go out of that, number, the Foresters wining by 8 wickets. Entwistle was at the wickets about 50 minutes, and another player 1 hour and 20 minutes, the latter only scoring one run, whilst the former made the Go not out.

Honorarium. The following is the division list on the bill for tho reduction to £l5O per annum : Ayes, 50—Allen, Anderson, Atkinson, Bcetham, Blake, Bruce, Buchanan, Cadman, Connolly, Cowan, Dodson, Feldwiek, Fraser, Fulton, Goldie Graham, Hall, Hamlin, Hobbs, Izard, Jackson, Jones, Joyce, Lance, Lowry, Macarthur, Marchant, M'Gregor, M‘Kenzie, J. (Waihemo), Mills, Mitchelson, Moat, Monk, Newman, o‘Callaghan, o‘Connor, Ormond, Peacock, Pearson, Perceval, Rhodes, Richardson, E. (Kaiapoi), Russell, Seymour, Smith, Steward, W. J. (Waiinatej, Stewart, W. D. (Dunedin West), Taipua, Taiwhanga, Tanner, Taylor, Thomson, R. (Marsden), Thompson, T. (Auckland North), Whyte, Wilson, Withy. Noes, 14—Buxton, Duncan, Fish, Fitchett, Grimmond, Guinness, Kerr, Lcvestam, Moss, Reeves, R. H. J. (Inangahua), Reeves, W. P. (St Albans), Seddon, Walker, Ward. Trial of Reapers and Tinders. —An interesting trial of reapers aud binders took place at Elmore, Victoria, on the 18tb nit., under the auspices of the I'll move Agricultural Society and arranged for liy the various colonial agents of the different machines entered. The following makers were represented : Woods, Howard, M'Cormick, Hornsby and Buckeye. The prizes were decided by points, as follows : Mechanical construction, lightness of draught, closeness, evenness, cleanness of cutting, binding, freedom from choking, fewest stoppages at work, ease and neatness of delivery, cheapest work done and cheapness of machine. The judges were eight in number. Tne quantity of grain for each machine was 2h acres, and tho paddock was a suitable one with the exception of a patch of laid wheat, of which the M'Cormiclc raaeb'ue got tho worst portion. The time taken to complete the area by each machine was— Hornsby, 2 hours 15 minutes; Woods, 2 hours 21 minutes: M'Conniek, 'j. hours 45 minutes; Buckeyes 3 hours. The prizes were awarded as follows : Hornsby, 1 '■ M'Conniek, 2 ; and Buckeye. 8. ‘

Omitted. —Mr Nairn’s name was accidentally omitted from our notice of the Caledonian Society’s concert. It is only due to Mr Nairn to say that bis reading (“ The Exercise Book”) was higb'y appreciated.

• A New Dynamiter. —From a report furnished by the Victorian Defence Department lately from America on the Zalinski dynamite gun it appears that tho gun will throw destructive quantities of dynamite U mile and a-quarter with considei iblc accuracy. Both the range of the gun and tho weight of the explosive may be so increased that a single successful shot would immediately sink tho strongest ironclad that could be constructed.

The Parsonage Fund. —The sale of work which took place yesterday in connection with tiie Church of England Parsonage Fund was largely patronised and during the evening a large business was done. The refreshment stalls were attended to by Mrs Hodson, and tho Misses Ferguson, Douslin, Mosdames Grace, M'lntyre and ITustrrick looked after the work stalls. The Christmas tree, which looked very pretty after being lit up, was left in tho care of Mesdames Kellas, H'ley and Lucas. The bran pies, which received considerable support, were efficiently attended to by the Misses Horton and Wortb’ngton. The flower stall was guarded by the Misses Old who sold a large quantity of bouquets at six pence each. The Christmas tree and bran pies were liberally patronised, and the fund for which the sale was intended should be considerably augmented.

Filching a Title.— Commenting, in a recent issue, on Sir Henry Parlies’ Bill to change tlie name of Now South Wales to “ Australia,” the Melbourne Argus says it might be ca)'ed“a Bill to fi'ch a title,” and states that, if necessary, the present holders of the appellation “ Australia” will assuredly band together to jointly and severally resist ati aggression which is at once fll-advlscd and ridiculous. The Telegraph is very sarcastic over tho proposed change, and says : —“ Sydney loans will have all the recommendations of ‘ Australian ’ resources ; Sydney rows—legislative and others—wi’l shed their unpleasant aroma over the whole of ‘ Australia.’ All Sydney dignities will be summarily translated, and wJI take continental dimensions. Lord Carington will be the Governor of ‘ Australia ’ ; Dr Bariy will bo the Bishop of ‘ Australia ’ ; and, best of all, air Henry Parlies will become the Premier of ‘ Australia,’ and we shall all suddenly discover ourselves to be under a patriotic obligation to assist in paying our impecur’ous Premier’s debts.”

Road Board.— The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pelorus Road Board was held on tho 7th inst. Present, Messrs A. E. Hyde (in the chair), Cameron, Dalton, Dhlon, Davis, and Kensington. It was resolved, That tho acceptance of \V. Louis Bunch’s tender for alteration to tho wharf for £8 15s bo approved; Tnat Messrs Brownlee and Co.’s application for permission to make a tram crossing over the road near Mr Bonn's be granted, subject to tho usual conditions. Tho Secretary was instructed to inform Mr Mason that tho Inspector reported that Ms contract was not being carried out in accordance with the npec : fictitious, and that ho be notified that if the contract was not finished within 14 days, the Board woi d finish the job themselves, and chs-ge him with tho cost of tho same. It was resolved that the dog tax for the ensuing year he ss, and that tenders be called for its collection at so much per head ; tenders to be opened at next meeting of the Board, January 4th, 1888, and that sufficient collars be added at the same prioo as last year. A petition was presented from several of the ratepayers in tho Kaituna sub-division, asking for the sub-d vision to be divided, but its consideration was loft over for a month. Tho Secretary was instructed, to write to Mr John Hornby for a return of timber supplied up to date. Tho Secretary reported that many rates still remaiued unpaid, although the time allotted for payment had expired, and he svas instructed to take proceedings for the recovery of tho same fortwith. The meeting then adjourned t : 'l January 4th, 188 S.

The Sydney Nurse Girl.—A startling circumstance has been recently brought to light in a fashionable quarter of PadiPngton (near Sydney), the 1 details of which should cause parents to exercise the utmost precaution in connection with the supervision of their children at the hands of nursegirls. The facts of tho case are to the effect that tho heads of a well-known househould not long ago had occasion to quit Sydney for a week or two. In their service was a young woman in whom the utmost confidence was placed, and the parents left home under full belief that their family would be carefuUy looked after. Upon returubig, however, it was found that three young members of the household wero seriously unwell; the youngest, a little girl, was so indisposed that the services of a medical man were necessary. The gentleman immed'ately detected"the symtons of gradually administered narcotic poison, and he has expressed the belief that f hc cUld will be seriously affected during life from the effeotof its absorption, even should nothing worse ensue. Inquiries were at once instituted, with the rcsr’t that tho domestic in question confessed that during her employers’ absence she was in the habit of tal ng walks with her intended husband, and that with a view to “putting the babies to sleep ” her custom had been to close them with laudanum and chlorod) ,ie. The children are still under medical attendance, and their nurse has been dismissed from her situation and will probably be prosecuted.

A Good Joke.— A good story is going the rounds of Blenheim. The facts are these :—A runholder living not a hundred miles from Blenhe : m had good reason to suspect that a certain rabbitcr settled just on the boundary of his ion was living on the fattest of his sheep, but iu spite of the tactics adopted for months by the rnholder to catch him red handed tho rabbiter was always too cute for b'm, and the skins and all traces of the suspected sheep slaughtered disappeared. However, one bright moor'ight night the squatter (who, by°the way, is reouted to be fond of a o-ood joke) riding nome along the banks of a river came across Mr Rabbitter just in the act of cutting the throat of one of Us best wethers. “By the powers,” said the squatter, “ I’ve caught you at last,” jumping off his horse and catching the rabbitcr by the throat, “What the a do you mean by killing my sheep,” ,S:c. &c. The rabbitcr not being veiy fiuent in his speech, but a wag for a taut, said, “ Please Mr s-q-u-at-ter I just c-a-m-e across th-c river to look at the moon, and this d sheep seeing I was a stranger made a dead set at me and bit me on the leg here (show Mg a slight scratch), and so what else cor’d I do in self defence but k'H V n.” The rumor ( r o es on to say, that the humorous squatter being so pleased with the witty reply, let the man go, who cleared out \s.tli his bed and baggage, and was twenty nffies from the spot the next day. A suepherrt a few days after this d-scovored several pieces ot sheepskins washed against a snag some miles down the river, but the squatter is qi te reconciled to his loss, saying be would lose half a dozen sk us r iv day to bear such a witty reply, so wits would do well to try. Tne expeliirient “rr’ght” f '<wcr.

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