THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1888.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 12 July 1888, Page 2

THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1888.

The Weather. —Captain Edwin telegraphed at 2.40 p.m. yesterday : “West to south arid south-east gale, with very cold weather. Glass further rise.” A Holiday. Our Chief Postmaster, Mr A. Livingston, who has been seriously indisposed for some time past, has received a month’s leave of absence, and has left on a visit to Wellington. Mr Gudgeon will discharge the duties in the meantime. We trust Mr Livingston will return re-invigorated by the change and the temporary relief from the cares of office.

The Natural Enemy. —Another consignment of stoats and weasels arrived to the order of the Rabbit Board yesterday morning, from Wellington, ex lonic. Some 200 were shipped, of which 30 died on the voyage. Until the Inspector, Mr Gullett, tallies them tc-day, the exact number to hand is not known. The balance of the original order (1000) is expected to arrive in about a week. Beau This is Mu;d.—Mr R. Thomp-

son, the secretary of the Union E.C., has requested us to point out to the members of tiie Club the fact that the colori of the Nelson Prince Alberts are also red and black, and wishes the players of the Union team to wear while bands, about >2.i, or 3 inches wide, over the left shoulder, and under the right armpit. The suggestion is a very good one, and if carried out will prevent a good deal of confusion among the players, especially as the members of one of the teams are sGangers.

R.C. School v Stars. —The captain of the R.C school team sends a reply to the letter appearing in yesterday’s issue from the captain of the Stars. Each side has already ventilated its views, and we must now decline to continue the correspondence.

Twenty Shillings in the Pound. — The Deputy-Official Assignee, Mr R. D. Nosworthy, announces that he has declared a dividend of twenty shillings in the pound in the estate of W. J. Edwards, of Blenheim, woolscourer. The bankrupt filed between two and three years ago, and not having received his certificate of discharge, a legacy recently left him has enabled him to pay all b ; s creditors in full.

Luerary Institute. monthly meeting of the Conriutteo of the Literary Institute was hold last evening and attended by Messrs Robinson (V ioePresident, in the chair), Liggins, Earll, Ladley, Norgrove, Burns, Sraale and Hustwick. The suggestion made by Mr Galvin (consideration of which was held over from last meeting) that the district be divided into areas and apportioned amongst members of committee with a view to a canvas being made for new subscribers, was considered. It was decided that circulars be sent to a number of people asking them to become members, and enclosing a copy of the catalogue. The monthly statement showed that tho receipts, including a balance in hand of LG 7s 4d, amounted to Ll 9 16s 4d ; liabilities, L 37 9s 5d ; assets, including Lsl unpaid subscriptions, LSB 9s Gd. Accounts amounting to LG 12s 5d were passed for payment. It was resolved that an order book be obtained. It was suggested that with a view to popularising the Institute amongst youths the subscriptions should be reduced for those under a stipulated age, but no definite steps were taken, it being understood that the matter would be considered at a future meeting. Pigeon Stealing.— Three small boys, sons of respectable residents of this town, were brought up at the Polico Court yester day morning, before Messrs J. E. Hodson and J. W. Riley, J.P.’s, charged with stealing two pigeons, of tho value of 2s, the property of Mr J. Lees. Owing to the tender age of the boys, and the fact of its being their first offence, and a small offence at that, we think it advisable to suppress the boys’ names. No evidence was taken in the case, and the Bench, in addressing the boys, said they were very sorry to see them brought up before the Court. They pointed out that the boys had dono a very wrong thing in taking what belonged to another person. If they did not reform they might find themselves in serious trouble some day. They might go on from bad to worse, and if their career was not stopped they would find themselves in gaol sooner or later. The Bench hoped the present case would be a lesson to the boys, and warned them never to come before the Bench again. The pigeons would have to be restored to their rightful owner. The boys would be discharged upon their parents paying tho costs of the prosecution, which amounted to 11s. St Peter’s Church, Havelock. A meeting of tho parishioners of St Pc tor’s Church, Havelock, was held in the schoolroom on Monday eveniug. The Rev 11. E. Ensor presided. Mr M. B. Adams explained that he had received a letter from Nelsou asking the Parish to nominate someone to represent them at the Synod. It was proposed by Mr Reynolds, seconded by Mr James Hughes, and carried unanimously, that the Rev 11. E. Ensor be appointed as Synodman. Mr M. B. Adams, tho retiring churchwarden, then presented his report, showing that since the late incumbent, the Rev E. Shears, had left through ill health, a regular system of services had been inaugurated by his successor, Rev 11. E. Ensor, who commenced tho duties last April, and. having a small steam launch at his disposal he had been enabled to visit nearly every part of the Sound—an innovation highly appreciated by the settlers. He read over the items contained m tho balance sheet, and stated that Mr W. Smith had kindly consented to audit the past year’s accounts. The parsonage land account had been reduced through the efforts of the ladies and some kind friends in Blenheim, from LSI Is 8d to Ll 4 10s ?d, and the parsonago building account from LISG 6s 7d to Ll5O. The report was duly adopted, and a hearty vote of thanks accorded to Mr Adams for his past services. Dr Drury was duly appointed Minister’s Warden and Mr C. 11. Mills People’s Churchwarden. Messrs Reynolds, G. B. Adams, Vennimoro, Clark, Dobson, Price and C. Smith wore appointed to the Vestry. A hearty vote of thanks was recorded to the Lay-readers, Mrs Drury (the organist), Mr H. L. N. Clark (the choir-master), the ladies who arranged tho sale of work, and Mr Dobson as superintendent of the Sunday School. The meeting then adjourned until Tuesday, the 17th inst., when a special meeting of the officers will be held to consider the best means to be adopted for raising a Minister’s Stipend Eund, so as to receive contributions at regular intervals from all parts of tho district. The meeting then closed with the benediction.

Birch Bark for Tannixo. —There is now in use in Nelson a set of harness that was made 30 years ago by tho late Mr Jones, father of Mr F. N. Jones, of Trafalgar street, and the harness in question was made of leather locally tan ned with birch bark. The superiority of of birch for tanning purposes is now generally admitted, for leather tanned with birch bark contracts much more than that tanned with wattle, and in consequence the grain is firmer and tho leather more impervious to water. The superiority of birch tanned leather lias only become generally known of lata years, though the existenco of the harness alluded to above shows that a Nelson tradesman discovered tho advantage of using birch hark, while tho fact that the harness has been in use so long conclusively shows how durable leather mado in this way is. Tho birch hark induatiy is now a large ono in this district, affording employment to many men in stripping bark, which finds a ready market at Messrs Lightband and Go’s bark in'll, where it is ground up ready for use, and exported for the use of tanners in other parts. We may also mention that birch bark is used at the local tanneries, namely, those of Mr Blick and of Mr Greenslade. —Colonist.

Trade Fraud. —The Colonist (Tasmania) baa the following concerning tho scoundrel who attempted to injure the salo of Now Zealand butter in that colony : —lt is impossible too strongly to denounce the mean, paltry, contemptible action of the person responsible for this injurious falsehood. It is 1.. more worthy of chastisement because Inure i.» every reason to suppose that it had its origin in a pitiful trade jealousy, .nd a desire to make a few' sinkings by pushing the local article during tho period of mild panic so created. For the time-being it was successful. The salo of New Zealand butter was checked. Shipments intended for Tasmania were sent on to Sydney, and considerable loss was entailed upon the local purchaser. But the refutation of the libel will restore the article to its place in the market, and the discreditable attempt to force trade by dishonest means will justly'recoil on tho head of its author. If a man cannot make sales without resorting to tactics of this character, ho should accept it as an evidence that he is not fitted for commercial pursuits, and he should leave business to those who can conduct it with protit and still preserve- a respect tor principle and honesty.”

A Veteran. —The Toronto Globe of May 18 contained the following obituary notice : “ Norman M’'Donald, ‘ Boxair,’ of Silios a Brocbain, North Side Big Bras d’Or, Victoria County, Nova Scotia, died on Monday last, at tins great age of 110 years. He served under Wellington in the battle of Waterloo, when In- was about 37 years of age. He was born in the Isle of Harris, Sotland, in 1778. and emigrated to this country in 1833, when he was in his 45th year/ He was a very active man, and has been able, until the past two or threee years to assist a little with the work on the farm.”

A Schoolboy on Jonathan Roberts. —A Government school teacher the other day, wishing to gauge the ideas of his Third Standard scholars on contemporary history, set them to work writing an essay on the popular theme of “Jonathan Roberts.” Wo give tho result of a small boy’s ideas on that hero’s adventures as he’ set them down “ The story John robots is a clever man he stol a horse and he got three year they put him in timaru gale then lie ran away from the gale the police month after caught him again then ho give him another year extre for run away send him to Lyttelton galo then ho went to work with the other prisons second day he wont Away over ho watch a chance at twelve o’clock he had his dinner then he did run away not a wader did see him run away Shortly after waders missing him waders looking around robets culdent be seen robets did swim cross the creek and he did run away ho is tho Clever man ho can run he can swim ho can fight and he can jump, robets he is the clever man police he look nil over for robots but has not found yet.”—Lytteltou Times.

The Wellington Garotting Case. — A reporter on the Post staff, who interviewed Frank Cousins, the victim of this outrage, gives the following particulars : —Cousins said ho was returning homo along tho newly-reclaimed land behind Willis-street between 10 and 11 o’clock at night, and when at a point immediately at the rear of tho Opera House, he was seized by two men, one of whom caught him tightly by his coat near the right shoulder blade, which in the struggle was torn. At the same instant the second foot-pad put his hand over Cousin’s mouth, and by pressing his knee against the victim’s back brought him to the ground. To tear Cousin’s black frock coat open was but tho work of an instant, and one of tho robbers, without tho least hesitation, and as if being fully aware in what pocket the intended booty was located, put bis hand into the man’s inner breast pocket, from which he took a roll of notes to the value of Ll2O. At the same time he felt a stinging sensation in his throat, as if lie had been cut with a sharp instrument. Cousins states that after this ho lost consciousness, and ho knows nothing of what transpired until lie found himself floating in the harbor. Glancing around ho saw the colored lights at the cud of the whaif, and realising his position and being an expert swimmer, ho struck out and reached the oreastwork, where ho sank exhausted. Recollecting that ho had fe’t liis throat being cut, Cousins put his hand to his ucck and found that while hut little blood exuded lie had certainly received a •wound- ilis immersion no doubt bad had the effect of acting as an effective styptic. How lie got home tho man says ho knows not, hut at his mother’s house ho did arrive at about 1 o’clock in the morning, where ho was at onco placed in bed. “ Show him my coat, mother,” says young Cousins, and tho garment was produced. It was an ordinary black frock coat apparently almost now. Tho hack of it just under Iho right collar showed a tear about nine Inches in length and six i l width, and tho inner right hand breast pocket w< s also lipped up, a great deal of violence having evidently been employed. The coat itself wri saturated with wate”, and this being so, it is marvellous that the wearer was able to float iu the water for even a veiy few minutes.

Maine News. —Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness and kidney complaints. Those who use them say they cannot be too highly recommended. Those afflicted should give them a fair trial, and will become thereby enthusiastic in the praise of their curative qualities. “ Portland A”gus.”

Holloway’s Ointment and Bills. — Old Wounds, Sores and Ulcers. —Daily experience confirms the fact which has triumphed over opposition for more than forty years, viz, that no means are known equal to Holloway’s remedies, for curing bad legs, sores, wounds, diseases of the skin erysipelas, abscesses, burns, scalds, and, in truth, all cases where the skin is broken. To euro these infirmities quickly is of primary importance, as the compulsory confinement indoors weakens the general health. The ready means of cure arc found in Holloway’s Ointment and Bills, which heal tho sores and expel their cause. In the very worst cases the Ointment has succeeded in effecting a perfect cure, after every other means has failed of giving any relief. Desperate cases best display its virtues.