THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1888.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 3 May 1888, Page 2

THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1888.

Registrar’s Returns. —Twenty - one births were registered during April, of which 11 were iu tho Borough; deaths, G; marriages, 3. Retired. —Mr R. M'hrtncy having retired from the contest for a seat on the Omaka Road Board, an election has been rendered unnecessary, and Messrs O. Redwood and W. B. Parker may ho considered as having boon returned. Customs. —The local returns for April show that the amount received was £OOO 0s 9d, being £7l 15s lOd less than during Iho same month of the previous year. The beer duty amounted to £77 Gs 4d, being £l3 10s 2d less than for the corresponding period last year.

The Grovetown Drowning Case.— Mr J. E. Hodson, J.P., Acting Coroner, held an inquiry on Tuesday afternoon into the circumstances connected noth the drowning of the infant son of Mr Fryer. Dr Cleghorn’s evidence was to the effect that the tliild was perfectly healthy, that thero wore no marks of violence on the body, and that the circumstances pointed to death by drowning. Mrs Fryer gave evidence as to missing the child, and finding him in a pool of water in a paddock at the rear of the house. Efforts were made to restore animation, but without success. A verdict of “Accidentally drowned” was returned.

Football. —Tho English team play their first match in Christchurch on Saturday next, and on the following Wednesday the return game comes off. The visitors are very anxious to play a return match in Wellington on the Monday following the Saturday, and a meeting of tho Managing Committee of the Union ia= to he held to-night to consider this and other matters : but from what we (Post) can learn, it is very unlikely the Wellington people will agree to such an arrangement.

Negligence.— At the inquest on George Stevenson, at Greymouth, on the 30t,h ult., considerable ovidei.co was taken. All wont to show that toe men engaged unloading coal trucks and sending empties back did their duty ard exercised all reasonable care. The verdict was “ Accidentally killed,” but a long rider was added, the substance of which was that the jury express regret that notwithstanding repeated warnings received from the Press and citizens as to the danger from Hying empty trucks, Government persisted in following so reckless a practice, and recommending that Government desist from so dangerous a method, which if done by an individual company would not be tolerated in any 1 i n the colony for a single day. ,

Specialists. —Mr Ain, the well-known specialist, has arrived in Blenheim, and may he consulted on all diseases of the Fye, Ear and Throat at the Club Hotel. This gentleman draws special attention to “ The Aurophone,” an instrument which is particularly adapted for all ear complaints, and wilich he is prepared to supply to patients suffering from diseases of .the ear. The moat importune part of the instrument is that it cau be placed in and withdrawn from the ear with the greatest ease, and that it is not visible when in the ear. Mr Ain holds high testimonials from persons cured of deafness, including ono from Sir F. Whitaker,K.C.M.G. The Auckland Tramway Co. —The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Auckland Tramway Company was held on April 30. The prolit for the year on working of tramways amounted to £2034 8s 2d. A diminution of L 1557 Os lid, as compared with last year, whilst the expenditure is L 1477 loss than the previous year. The Chairman (Mr J. M. Clark) said though Ihe tramway accounts shewed a credit balance, the profit did not pay interest on the land held by tho Company, and ho found they were about LI2OO to to the bad over and above tho balance brought forward last year. Considerable discussion ensued and an opinion was expressed by some sharoholders that it would not be worth while carrying on. The Chairman said that the Company had nothing to lose and everything to gain by carrying on. Eventually the report was adopted. J. M. Clark, T. Buddie, and D. Cruikshank were ro-elected directors. Local Exhibits at the Melbourne Exhibition. —The Mayor lias received a tolegram from the Secretary to tho New Zealand Commissioners requesting him to forward in parcels of 50lb, half a ton of dressed flax for the Melbourne Exhibition. Tho Mayor has accordingly arranged ■with Mr Thompson, of Kaituna, to supply tho necessary quantity. An exhibit that will form a prominent feature in the Ne/v Zealand Court will be a very handsome and striking show case containing ono of Messrs Stenhouso and Smith’s gaseous self-acting vermin and rabbit exterminators. The case has been ingeniously constructed so as to enclose tho specimens of the exterminator, and when opened up, the back portion stands eight feet high, on which is written in gilt letters the name of the patent. In tho centre is a faithfully executed portrait of the patentee, Mr Stenhouso, taken by our local artist, Mr Macey ; and printed circulars, explanatory of the invention, are neatly displayed. The woodwork has been handsomoly turned out by Mr Howard, the lettering, etc., by Mr Paine, and tho exterminators are tho production of Mr C. Leslie. The cost of the exhibit must bo considerable, but if it results in the merits of the exterminator becoming known in the Australian colonies, the roturn should be a profitable one. Practical. —Rather a good story was related to us recently, and one whieh is well worth recording, as showing the practical good sense of an aunt in dealing with an indolent and ne’er-do-well nephew who bad located himself for somo months under her husband’s mahogany. How the aunt came to tell the story was in consequence of a mother having complained to her of tho difficulty in getting her eons to set out in the world on their own account, the father being an overindulgent parent of a class who rather spoil than make the man, through sheer good nature. The aunt’s story runs as follows : —I had a nephew who camo out from England to my husband in hopes of finding something to do. He was fairly well educated, could strum a few airs on the piano and at a tea party could make himself very agreeable. During tho six months he remained under our roof he made no effort to find employment and only once referred to the fact that had he only capital he would soon amass a fortune. I suggested that young men in the -olonies usually made labor their capital. Ho did not take tho hint, and after hanging about the house some weeks longer I decided to take action. I asked him what he would lilco to do. He had no idea. I then unfurled my plan and told him I had decided he should go to Honolulu and was then arranging for his passage there, and that upon his arrival these by presenting himself in person at a bank named he would reeeivo a sum to start life with. At this programme my nephew expressed some surprise, but I was firm, and finding no way out of it ho accepted the offer. I felt sure that once landed on Honolulu soil he was of far too indolent a disposition to ever find his way back here again unaided, By the mail boat he loft with I sent a draft payable to himself only at Honolulu for Llo. Would you believe it, my dear, that young man now writes tho most cheerful letters. He likes the place immensely, and not unfrequeutly thanks me for the exereiso of common sense whieh enabled him to live in a country tho climate of which he terms as salubrious, and iu every way fitted to his habits and constitution.

Two Organs. Regulate first the stomach, second the liver ; especially the first, so as to perform their functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nino-teen-tweutietbs of all the ills that mankind is heir to, in this or any other climate. Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters is the only thing that will give perfectly healthy natural action to these two organs. “Maine Farmer.” Winter Novelties. Wo have received our first shipment of Winter Goods direct from London, and arc now showing the latest styles in Millinery, Plush, Hats and Trimmings, Ladies’ and Children’s Jackets and Ulsters, in the most fashionable shapes; Plain and Fancy Dress Goods, all Wool Cashmeres and Merinos, tho newest shades ; Watered, Striped and Plain Plushes, a beautiful variety ; Hosiery, Gloves, etc. Our new Tweed Patterns from tho N.Z. Factories are to hand. Tailoring orders executed on the shortest notice ; fit and quality guaranteed. An early inspection solicited. —Shale & Hay, London House.