LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXII, Issue 159, 8 July 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Sat.*** of a Farm. —Mr Wm. Douslin has ] sold his farm iv Ihe.l'e.'oru-i to Messrs U. • Jeliyman and Fa-Men, who taka over the* ! stock and implements at a valuation. ' * Steeplechase. — We understand that , there will bo a steeplechase meeting m \ the . r«sloru3 Valley about the middle of } August. i rRE-iRNTrN'O PBTiTroNS.— The four peti- ' tions relating to Amorsfoorto and tbe subsidies will ho presented to the House to-morrow. Three of them aro from the Wairau, Awatere, and Spring Creok Iload Boards, and tho fourth is from the District Hospital Board. All-four will no doubt be referred to tho Petitions Committee, who have power to take cvidonce on the snbjecfc, First is the Field,— Mr S.,P. M'Nab ha 9 announced himself as rV candidate for the Wairau seat at the next election.His avowed support of secular education should win him many friends m itho constituency. But it will be a long time to the election, Education Board.— ln our report of tho last meeting of the Education Board we aocidontally omitted to state that Mr IT. B. Huddleston, C E , wroto applying for a share of the architect's work at the Board's disposal. Tue lcttei was real and reoeived. Bankruptcy, — The firat meeting of the creditors of J. A Chuck, aa;ldler, took place tbis morning. Present, the Deputy Assignee (m (he chair)*, .Messrs Griffiths Iteardon, Ki'patrick", F. Wilson, and H. G. Bell. Iteßolved that it be recommended that the debtor receive his eliseharge as soon as pos* i )!e, and that his tools ba handed over to him. Gain and not Loss.— Tuesday's New Z -aland Times says : —Moral reforms have to be paid for. Increased temperance 1 meant loss of spirit duties ; and now it is officially -stated that the Gaming and Lotteries Amendment Act, 1885, has caused, it is estimated, a loss of revenue • (money-order commission, postage, -Ac.) of about £303 a year. TnE Sonoor. Dispute.— Miss Harding and M r Lucas having both agreed to pay their half of the expenses incurred by Mr Mackay m holding the enquiry into the Borough Schools disputes, it has been . at ranged that each party shall deposit [ their share with the Secretary ot the , Education Board, who will thereupon apply to Mr Mackay to come over and held tho enquiry. Rai Valley Line.— We learn by telegram from Wellington that Messra Mills, , Seymour, Brownlee, and Ledger, have heen accord-id a long interview with the Minister for Public Works. The members for Picton, Wnir-ui, Nelson, and MoLueka were present, and the merits of the line, line were faiily discussed. The Minister promised to cot-suit his colleagues, and _ "see that the now surveys requested by Mr nuisthonse and now authorised by. the House are adopted m the line from Nel- " son to tho West Coast. '■ It will greatly influence the decision m favor of the Rai Valley and Havelock. o Picton Entkrtainmest. — The llth g Penny. Reading was held m the Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, Mr Younger m '* the chair. The programme was -as fols lows :— Piano solo, " March of the Israel 3 ites," Miss Harris; (ihe, ••Mill by the River," choir ; reading, " Conscript," Mr Harris ; song, " Strangers Yet," Miss L. 0 Webster ; son?, " Yesterday," Miss Gal- \ loway ; reading, " Lifo of James Wall," Rev G. K. Stowell; duct, "Over tho 1 Wave," Misses I. Duncan and E. Harris ; t song, " I cannot siag the old song," Mrs a G. White ; reading, '• Sergeant Bnzfnz'-i Aldress," Mr Yonnger; song, "Kate O'Shane," Mrs Galloway ; reading, " Sknt--1 ches 1)7 noz," Mr G. White ; song, " Alas " tho-e Chime?," Miss E. Harris ; reading, " Story of a D -rning Needle," Mr Harris ; • choir, "Village Chorister." It was tho 0 largest programme yet given. There was . a good attendance. Promohon. —Thero will be a fueling of . ivgrafc m Blenheim anel m the Wniran . generally at knowing that Mr Thomas Dully, who for fivo years ha** held the s Deputy Uegistrarahip of Doe Is and othor s combined ollloes m thia town, Jus hooi s transferred to Christchuroh, whore he . will bo Deputy Registrar of Deeds alone. -, Thc change, from tho smolloHt oiT-e3 m n Now Zealand to the '-largos';, at a much j gt eater salary, is genuino promotion, and .a tribute to Mr Duffy's ability and effii- ' cieicy as a Government offi ■■ i*. In Blen--1 heim ho has been courteous and and un--3 failing m the discharge of his f manifold duties as everyone having 1 business m his offibe oannot failto testify. - May he bo hap,*y and prosperous m his s -*-tl,trged sphere of action. Mt Pat-ling, f Cl-*k m the Lands olii *c, is a'si to he • transferred to Coristchu.ch m a similar 3 capacity there either iti th? Deeds offi *o , or Land Tr.au f-r oil] -o. Mr P.iu'ing has J not been very long m Blenheim, but he r will be greatly mira-d from football and cricket circle?. Awatere Road Board.— The usual j monthly- meeting of this Board took place yesterday. Pr-sent: Messra H. D. Vava , sour (who took the chair m tho absence of Mr Mcßae), Richmond. Mowat, Hal 1 , ' and Trolove. Resolved, That a petition, ! m similar terms to that prepared by the ' Wairau Road Board, be presented to ' Parliament on behalf of the Awatere Boaid, praying that no contribution to the Amerr.f iorte building fund ho stopped , out of the subsidies. The f -llowing . tender j were received : — Kocpinj Tay- , lor Pass Roal io repair : J. Falvoy €229 (accepted), J. Andrill £219 los. ( S-riokl ind £210, aud P. Mi-Phillips £210. Keeping rood from Jordan to Limostone : 1 Owen Martm £239 (accepted), Patterson an I Co. £219, alex. Morrison £249, M. Falvoy £249, and T. O'Connor £255. The ■ Inspector was instructed to make ao ar- ! rangement with Mr Owen Mai-tin to take i tho contrac for maintaining the road from i Scrub Rmgh Cr ek to Jordan. Resolved. that a rat) of a half- penny m tho £ be . sir ick for the period commencing on the , Ist April, 1886, and ending the 80th Ni.- . vorhbf-r, ISSC, payable on the 10th July. The following accounts were ' passe 1 for Dayment ,-— Robinson Brothers L 3 10s GI.W. Strickland L 7 Gj. C. Astle L 7 Ids, A. M' Masters Ll3, O. M'Grath LG 18 1, J. Falvev LOG ss, D. Stevens L 3, W. Arnold L 7 17a, Owen Martin LB2 lis Sd, Fell Brothers aad Co. 183 9d, D. Stevens L 9 4s, A M'Mastor 12s. G. Ford Ll 12s, J. Lyford L 7 ICs. Franklands L 7 IG-*, T. O'Connor L 7 16s, P. M'Phillips L 7 16s, M. Falvey L 9 18s 6d, H. Dunphy LG 12s, A. Morrison L 7 lGs, J. M'Millan L 5 2 *, J. Brown L 7 16s, G. Cotton L 7 lOs, H. Ellis L 9 2s, printing and advertising L 2 lOs 41, sundries L 2 103 4d. The Board then adjourned. Cnnnon Entertainment.— The first of a set ies of entertainments m aid of the Chancel fund ot the Church of tbe Nativity, took place m the Schoolroom last night, the Rev T. S. Grace 03cupying t.i * chair. The room was quite full, upwards ol 150 persons being preaent. The following was the programme :— Piano duct, "H-nrita by Beethoven," Miss Graie aud Mrs Hiley ; song, " Earth," Miss P-isby ; reading, "Jaokdaw of Rhuims," Mr Mayhow; duet, " To the Wools," Miss L. Eyes and Mr Birch ; piano aolo, " Gondelli.l " (Odston), Mr Cheek; comio song (m character), •' Medicine Jack," Mr Jackson ; Interval ; piano solo, " Marohe anx Flambeaux," Mr Ch->ek; Orpheus glee, " Oft when eve has rest b -stowed," Messrs Birob, Geo. Robinson, J. P. Lucas, anl Cheek; song, "Auntie" (Molloy), Miss Grace; recitation, "Fall of Polanl" (Campbell), Mr T. Watson ; song, " Doar Littlo Shamrool-," Mr Barker; duot,

"My Pretty Pa;e," .Misses Norminby ; ' tomta son-,', " A night with the IViby," Mr TilsonStnith. Mr.s Hiley, Miss Grace. Mr Lnoaa, and Mr Oneek contributed the accompaniments. Tha programme was enjoyahly rendered throughout.' Miss Grace gave her littlo. song iii eharmihrj ' styb, and had to lepeat a portion of * it. The Misses Normanby infused the nooaasary. archness ,anel vivacity into "My Pretty Pa.-jc," and sung it very well. Mr Barker got an uproarious encore for tha " Shamrock," and had to sing the last veree again. The audience at the back came m lustily with a chorus. Mi* Watson gave his recitation i so well, and was m such capital voice, | that his hearers insisted on his appearing , again. He gave a well known passage from Scott's " Lord of the Isles " Roth Mr Jackson and Mr Tilson Smith shono as comic vocalists, and should bo found highly useful at entertainments of this class. Mr Tilson Smith had his " Baby " ei-cored, whereupon he gave his old favorite, "lam so volatile." We never heard him to bettor advantage. Thc Chairman, ait the close of the ptogramme, thanked the performers and the audience for attending, and stated that, m consequence of tho Institute Conversazione m Ewart's Hall on the 21st, the next entertainment m the schoolroom would not be held till the 25th. Meantime, however, there was an entertainment ij tho Institute reading room on the 14 th whioh he urged i a'l present to attend. Daring the fntorval last night coffee was handod round to the visitors, who appeared to regard this new departure with considerable enjoyment. . .__ Sander and Sons' Eocalypt* ExniACT. Care of Skin Diseases, Invercargill, N Z, 3rd of July, 1880. Messrs S indar and Sons, Sandhurst :— Gentleman,— Having suffered from eczema (a skin disease which is very prevalent m this colony) for about nine years, I had consnlt>l numerous medioal men here and m Australia and had taken arsenic, strychnine, ioJid3 of potassium, etc., interna' ly, and had used preparations of zinc and leal externally. In fact, I had tried all the remedies known tothe facu'ty and what betweeu travelling, doctors' and druggists' bills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if not wholly, withd.it results, except to injure my constitution. During a recent visit to Hokitika I was recommended to try yonr Extraot Eucalyptus Globulus pya brother who hai experienced great benefit from it m alleviating a very severe cold, au.l no less to my surprise than satisfaction, I found the disease which troubled me so long conquered, and the skin resumed its normal condition. This was effected by lhe external nse of I;S3 than two twoounce boitles. You are welcome to make any use you please of this letter, and I subscribe myself.— Youra, etc, Signed John IL. Kerr, Manager Union Bank of Australia, Limited. — (Advt. ) Owing to the depression m trade, 1 will offer at less than ' balf wholesale prices, some special lines I have heen en ibled to secure. I beg to append a few quotations, About 800 folt anl straw hats, trimmed and untrimmed, v>ry cheap. Felt hats from Is fid each, usual price 7s 6.1. Straw hats from 01 each. About 500 dozon of the latest shades and designs m lace from lAd per yard. A large and varied stock of dress goods from 4J I per yard. Ladies' ulsters, dolmans, atid jackets m great variety. Tinsel lace for evening wear. Dressmaking oh the premises, nnder efficient manr-gemenr. A large stock of Singer's Sewing Machines always on hand. Inspection invited and a trial solicited.— T. Smvle, Wairau Storo. Oun annual Cash Clearing Sale, prior to stock-taking, coinmo.ices Saturday, July ?>, and will ho continued during the present monlh. Groat reductions m Millinery, .1 .ckets, D.ihnans. Li-lie*' and Children** Ulsters, Wnnl Goods, Diess Materials, Ac. On all other goods not speci illy marked a discount of 3s m tho £ will ho allowtd for cash. A lot of remnants and sample's at vory lai-go reductions. An early inspection solicited. Smalb A Hay, London Houso.