LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XVI, Issue 135, 11 June 1881, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Business Change. —We learn that Mr William Kke has pnrcbased the goodwill of Mr Houldaworth's milk business. Havelock Licensino Court.— The Licensing Court advertised for the 16th inst at Hvelock, will be adjourned until Thursday, the 23rd Insst. The Wardens and B.M. Courts will be held on the 23rd. Postponement.— The sale which was to have been held by Messrs Purkiim and Nosworthy to-day, is postponed to Monday next, m conseqnence of the wet weather. Kb. John O'eSullivan.— The first meeting of creditors m this estate was held this morning. The liabilities were set forth on the schedule as being : Grpensill and Co. £50, T. Webster £11, T. Galloway £4, Blizzard 15s, Geo. King £4 10s. J. Godfrey 15s, J. Brewervan £3, EDtwistle £5 Ins. W. Kyan £10 18s, J. Hornby £5, R. Cragg £4, Eraser and Dames £7, G. Baldick £4, A. T. Thompson £8 10s, Gledhill £2 10a, W. B. Girlin? £7, E. Parser £3 Is. Healy aud Son £3 Is Gd, J. Tait £4 10s, Kobiuson Bros. £1 19s 4J, P. Lawrence L 2 6a, Parker Bma. Ll2, Taylor Bros. L 2 10s, Estate of Thos, O'Sallivan L 142 9s 7d, Browulee and CO.LB, Mills Bros. L 5, Timothy O'Sullivan LlO, Dr Scolt LI 10s, Dr Home LI Ss, Furneaa andßoundyL4l9s, total liabilities L 334 18s. The assets were set down at— Book debts L 389 lGs^d, furniture L2O, one carthorse L3O, total L 439 16s 2d, Mr Lawrence was voted to the Chair. Mr Stenhouse was appointed Trustee. The mtetiug then adjourned. Ploughing Match.— The long promised ploughing Match will take place on Wednesday next, m a paddock on Mr Dalziel's farm, Renwick Old Road. The match will begin at half-past nine, and terminate about half-past two. The conditions are that double furrow plough shall plough one acre, and single half an acre each. The prizeß, which will be paid on the wibning of the match, are handsomer than any ever previously offered m the district, and, as a matter of fact, higher than 1 those given m Canterbury. W e no P c *° Bee everyone connected with agriculture hereabouts on the ground on Wednesday, and are confident they will be repaid for their trouble. The greatest praise is due to the Secretary , and Treasurer for the large amount of subscriptions they liave collected. Re Main 'and Boskruge — A meeting of creditors m the estate of Frank Boskruge and Thos. Main was held m the Court House this mooning. Mr P. Lawrence was voted to the 1 ohair. Only four creditors were represented, and a motion to grant the debtors their discharge forthwith was refused. Making Money.— A ontemporary learns from a reliable source that Mr Thomas i Buesell, formerly of Auckland, now m London, is known to have made a profit of £750,000 by speculating m the rise and fall ' of Turkish bonds on the London Stock Ex--1 change. The operation extended over two or ■ three yean, when the Eastern question was , active. t The Telegraphist's Little Joke. — The . chief of one of our principal telegraph offices j (says the Wanganni "Herald ") possesses a 1 fair voice and some knowledge of music, and l he is accordingly m request at concerts for I benevolent objects. He is also popular with his subordinates, who can venture on a little ' joke with him. Their latest idea is to attend the concerts m full force. When the chief - comes on a tapping is heard at various points t of the hall. The public cannot understand . the tapping, bat the singer can. He knows that the telegraphists are signalling to each other, and that such messages as "What a • mouth he's got," "Do you see his tooth m - the upper starboard tier ?" are flying about j m the air, and he finds it difficult to keep his conntenance. • Colonial Wines.— A gentleman twelve I months ago (says the Adelaide " Observe?,") ' sent to England a case of colonial wine, with £ instructions to an agent there not to open 3 any of the bottles, but to repack them m a . case with the Madiera brand, and send them I back to South Australia. This was done, and on its return the owner said he had just 1 received a consignment of the best Madiera, - and invited his friencte, including some conl noissenrs, to sample ' it. Their commendat I tions were eloquently expressed, andjus- , before the company broke tip the chief of the ° counoisseu-a remarked. "Superb wine. f never be al'ie > w'nie within cooeyofitinj . thene colonies." Then thu host explained. } " Let lie have ano'h°r lasre," said the spmewhat confused counoiggeur, and then with a ' deprecating gestnre, "fl'm, there is & colon- ' is! twang akontit after all."

A Piratical Project.— ln the course of the investigation respecting the steamer Ferret, seized under such remarkable circumstances at Hobson's Bay, a matter incidentally cropped up which seems deserving of more attention that has yet been given to it.,- One of the men under examination is reported to have stated that it was m contemplation, should circumstances suit, to ship a couple of guns at Melbourne, with the view of waylaying and plundering one of the mail steamers carrying specie from Australia to England. Mollies Little Bam Mollie hadja little ram, fleece black as rubber shoe, and every where that Mollie went, he emigrated to. He went with her to Church one day— the folks hi-la-rous grew, to see him walk de-mure-ly into Doa-con Al-len's pew. The worthy deacon quickly let his angry passion rise and gave it an unchristian kick betwee.i the sad b/own eyes, ' This landed rammy m the aisle ; the deacon followed fast, and raised his foot again but, ah 1 that first kick was his last. For Mr Sheep walked Blowly back abont a rod, 'tis said, and ere the deacon could retreat, it stood him on his head. Ihe congregation then arose and went for that ere sheep, but several well-directed butts just piled them m a heap. Then rushed they straightway for the door with curses long and loud, while rammy struck the hindmost man and shot him through the crowd. Unsophisticated Tooth.— Squibbs' boy has been for some months an inmate of a lawyer's office. He entered with the determination, as he announced to his family, to become Secretary of State. There would seem to be some probability of his succeeding, to judge from the following note sent the other day to his anxious mother, who had enquired why he did not come home to see them oftener : — " The impossibility of my absence will be readily apparent when I convey the intelligence that my senior principal is at the current juncture exhaustively engaged m the preparation of a voluminous series of intercalatory interrogatories to be propounded to a supposedly recalcitrant witness, whose testimony is of cardinal importance m the initial stages of an approaching preliminary investigation involving the moat momentous consequences."