LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 1 May 1888, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

This League.— A genera,l meeting of members of the Gladstone Branch of tlie Irish National League will be held tins evening.

Tiie Weather. —Captain Edwin telegraphed at 4.15 pun. yesterday:— “ N.E. to N.W. gale within tho next 24 hour:;, with rain, and further fall of glass.” King of Terror. —Titokowa.ru, famed as a chief in the wars against tho settlers years ago, is dying of heart disease at Maimia. Ho is not expected to last more than a few days. Professor Hugo. —The genial Profe sor has returned to Blenheim. Ho expresses himself as well pleased with bis trip to South Marlborough and Kaikonra. His next place of visit will bo the Havelock district, whore ho goes in the course of a few days. The Eye, Ear and Throat.— Persons afflicted with diseases of these organs are notified that Mr Ain, a specialist of note, wi’l arrive from Nelson this evening, and may be consulted at the Club Hotel. During his stay in Nelson ho has been very successful in tho treatment of these diseases.

Juvenile Footballers. —A football match will bo played on Soymour Square to-morrow at 3 p.m. between tho Catholic and Borough Schools. Tho following is the Borough School’s team :—Stratford (full-back), Robinson and Farmar (halfbacks), C. and A. Markmann (quarterbacks), Allan (captain), Bums, Chaytor, Nosworthy, Huddlestone, Taylor, Passim, Osgood, Sinclair and Fulton (forwards). Tho gamo is likely to prove a very hard contest.

Sab Drowning Case. —A child 18 months’ old, son of Mr J. Fryer, butcher, Grovotown, was found drowned in a ditch quite close to tho house yesterday afternoon. The little fellow had strayed unnoticed, arid when found the body was quite cold. It is expected that an inquest will bo held this afternoon. Road Board Elections. —Tho election for the Polorus sub-division of tho Pelorus Road Board takes place on Friday. Mr J. Cameron being the only candidate nominated for the Okaramio sub-division, he has been declared elected. A water© Road Board : Messrs Hall and V. vasour, die only candidates proposed, Wo. , elected for the Lower Awatere and Flaxbourne sab-divisions. Wairau Road Board : Mr C. Coulter was elected for tho Waihopai sub-division, ho being tho only candidato nominated. Mr A. W. Jackson was returned for tho Ronwick sub-division of the Omaka Road Board, there being - no opposition, A Gaol Bird.— rA suspicious-looking character entered the Masonic Hatel on Sunday and asked to be supplied with drink. On being refused, ho assumed a very offensive attitude, and had to be roughly ejected from tho hotel. Later in the afternoon he was locked up for being drunk and disorderly, and yesterday morning ho was brought before the Mayor. He gave tho name of Henry Richmond, and it was found out by tho police that he was also known as Joseph Garrett and as William Carberry, and that he had lately completed a sentence of 15 years at Wellington for robbery with violence. He was charged with drunken - ness and with use of profane and indecont language. Sergeant Scanlan, who conducted the prosecution, asked his Worship to impose a substantial ponalty, as accused was a dangerous character. A fine of ss, with 2s costs, was inflicted on tho first charge, and on the second he was sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment in Wellington gaol,

Attempted Burglary,— An attempt was made to break into the premies of Messrs Smale and Hay on either Saturday or Sunday night. A pane of glass was broken in a window at the rear of the building, evidently with a view of the sarh being unloosed, but tho burglar was baulked by tho iron bars inside. He then turned his attention to a door at the rear of tho building, but he did not succeed in forcing it open. Owing to the high close-board fence obscuring the view from the street, the would-be burglar was quite secure from being surprised by tho police or night watchman, but Mr Carling, the night watchman, traced the track of tho man for a considerable distance, and there are grounds for strongly suspecting that the person who made the attempt and Garrett, vyho was convicted yesterday of drunkenness and usingobscene language, aud who recently completed a sontenco of 15 years in Woffington gaol for robbery with violence, are one and the same person.

Truly Colonial. —• A good joke occurred hero the other day, when a resident, whom wo will call Tom, complained to his neighbor John about the poultry annoying him, and wis told for consolation to kill them, and the owner thought no more about it. A short time elapsed, when one day John missed one of his turkeys, hut thought it must have strayed away. The following morning, however, Toin’a son, a little urchin of seven summers, camo to John’s house and said, •‘Please, mother wants some parsley and thyme.” John, iu reply, said, £ £ All rudit, my little pipehirffi jComo.'rPugand get some.” But when going’’to U garden the loquacious child said, 11 'We are going to have a 1 tuckey,’ yes a ‘ tuokry ’ for dinner to-day,” and John, pricking up his ears, said, “Ah! where did you get it:” to which the innocent youth replied, “ Oh, it was one of those you gave daddy, and he killed if 'Wo arc goipg to have another soon.” This was too much for John, adding insult to injury, hut he behaved heroically, furnished the boy with’plenty of seasoning, but said, “ Tell father although 1 told him to kill one, I don’t recollect, telling him to eat it.” For the future all the “ tuckeys ” were penned no carefully.—Havelock Corres-r""--t.y

Our Citizen Soldiers.—An inspection parade of the B’eTueiin and City Riles and Cadets takes place this evening at 7.30.

Omaka Licensing District. —The local option poll of this district took place yesterday. The amount of interest manifested in the event mav be giu'.'el by the fact that only five votes were recorded —four against and one in favor of tho increase of licenses.

The ’Frisco Mail. —Tho Neptune aviived early this morning with tho local portion of the mail via ’Fiisco. With rare consideration for the public interest, and a corresponding ncg'eit of their own, Mr Livingston, the Chief Postmaster, with assistants, sorted the mail into the private boxes immediately on arrival. The Literary Institute. —A general meeting of members will be held this evening to consider tho advisability of holding a series of entertainments in aid of tho funds. The success or failure of tho scheme will depend very much upon the amount of enthusiasm thrown into the subject at to-night’s mooting. It is therefore desirable that all having the interest of the Institute at heart will show by their presence that they aro willing to give a helping hand.

Havelock Commonage. —There is a very unpleasant commotion in our otherwise pleasant little township (writes our Havelock correspondent), arising from tho action of an individual who is evidently troubled with that dangerous complaint, “Nothing to do.” For many years past residents have enjoyed the privilege of keeping a cow or horso running at large on tlie unfenced sections or reserves at tho back of the township, which right of commonage has been a great benefit to many people with large families, and proved no serious injury to tho people at large. However, last week this was put a stop to through an information laid to the police by one who formerly was stationed hero, aud almost made a milkwalk of the town, and reared his cattle ad libitum ; but, having none at present, like a dog in the manger, seeks to prevent anyone else from receiving this small benefit in a country village. So bo takes up tho high position of informer to tho police, aud endeavors to effect through a public channel vent for feelings which should long sinco have been buried in obscurity. Had there been any necessity for this action, tho Town Board could have long siuco taken steps to remedy tho nuisanoo. Now a public meotiug of tho ratepayers is announced for Tuesday evening, at tho Town Hall, to discuss the matter and decide what shall be done in the future. It does seem strange that when cattle are licensed in an important town like Picton.the stringent regulations of the Police Offences’ Act should be called into play in our little village. Of course, during the night it would be an improvement to paddock all stock, but to take away all right of commonage until it is need id is an arbitrary proceeding only worthy of Russian rulo.