LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXIII, Issue 227, 27 October 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Friend ltßociet[E3. — Anol her meeting of tbe Fr endly Societies Sports Committee will bn hp)d to-night at 7.30 at the Literacy Institute. Tenders. — Messrs Sinclair and McCallum, th j soli'.utors m the estate of ihe late T. B. Reesby, invite tendprs for the lease of the butche's ps",»bhshmen-, and the goodwill of the busine a lately carrie ' on by ths deceased. Tenders are also invited by W. Earp and Co. for bagging and picking about 100 tons of potatoes. In the Mabkkt.— To any investor desirous of g'">ing into a country liquor-busi-ness a obanoe is now offered of securing a house m a good locality. Mr F. Thomas, the present lessee, offers for sale, m another column, the stock and goodwill of the Wairau Valley Accommodation House. Mr Thomaß can give satisfac'ory reasons for wishing to dispose of the business. Husbak Fports. — The Hussars have d a finitely decided to hold their cavalry sports at Riverlands on Sitnrday next. The programme (published elsewhere) is a good one, and, m the events open to the public especially, there should be close compe ition. With characteristic gallantry, ladies and children are to be admitted to the ground free, but the steroer^ sex, must part with a shilling if they wish to see the fan. Sunday School Anniversary.— The time for hotfiug the yearly celebration m conneo ion with the Blenheim Wesleyan Sunday School has come round again, and as usual, preparations have been made to celebrate the auspicious event m a befitting manner. On Sunday next special sermons will be preached m the Wesleyan Chapel :— ln the mon ing by the Rev W. O. Robb, and m the evening by the Rev Mr Young. An address to parents and scholars will be civen m tbe afternoon by Mr Handby, and during each service selections of well chosen hymnß w 11 be su n g by the school children. It is needless to say that cn'lec>ioDS will be made ; even & Sunday School cannot get on without money. Seeing that the object is a laudable one, there will we hope be large congregations, and what is a rarity m these depressed times, full collec-iqn boxes at the close of the day's proceedings. Excursion, — Wo publish today the arrangements made by the Uni n Company m connection wi'h their excursions on Anniverpaiy Day (Ist November), The H wea will leave Pioton on Monday evening for Nelson. She will arrive at Nelson on Tuesday morning, and will leave again on the return trip the same evening. At present tbe time fixed for excursionists to leave Blenheim is by the 4 p.m. traia, but we think that if representations were made to Mr Barstow, the obliyiiig Traffio Manager, he would put on a special train, so that those engaged m business might have a chance ■ f getting away af<er six o'clock. Tueio will also be an excursion to Wellington, the Kanieri leaving Blenheim at 4 30 a.m. on the Ist, arriving at Port Nicholson at 10 30 ; Bbc will leave there again st midnight. This smart li'tle boat will, m all probubi'ity, do the trip across m six hours, and passengers will thus have the whole day m W e lington. The Kanieri carieß a stewardess, and has a sepa'ate saloon for ladies, the fair ccx will therefore have special attention paid them on the voyage. The Company, with their usual liberality, have made the fares within the reach of all c'ssses of the community — £1, return, to Nelson, and 12s Gd, return, to Wellington. Both excursions ought to be largely patronised. Post and Telegraph Holiday. — We have received the following memo from the Department : — On Wednesday the 9th November (the Priuce of Wales Birthday) the Postal branch will be closed. The Telegraph branch will be open from 9 till 10 a.m. and froi« 7 till 8 p.m. On Tuesday oveuing 9th November, there will bo a delivery at the counter from 7 till 8 p.m. and mails generally despatched on Wednesday will close at 8 p.m. The Telephone Exchange will be open as usual. Ciucket. — At a Committee meeting of the Wairau Cricket Club, held at the Royal Hotel last night there wore present, Messrs llogers (chairman), Mclvor, L. Allen, F. 13. Fannar. G. Lucas, and Ef. Hillmau (Secretary). Messrs Hillman and Fannar were appointed to represent the Club m the Maiiborough Cricketers' Association. It was docided to sot apart Tues? day and Friday evenings as special prac. tice nights, as this arrangement would give the members of the Selection Committee an opportunity ol' being present, and enable them to select players best suited to represent the Club iv the season's cup matches, — The mutch between the Wairau and Bleulieim Club=, io be played on Saturday next, is cxcitluy a lot of atfceution, and a good game is expected. Tho teams have not yet been selected, but the choice will be made from tho following players :— Waivau : Dr Nairn, Messrs Noi-thcrol'l, Tovcy, Hillmau, Lucas (2), Branson, Graco (2), M'lvei 1 , Cramp, Mowatl, M'Ken/.ie. Poole, Bead, Canavan, and Heury. Blenheim : Messrs Shipton, Cross, Warner, Hughes, Hayner, Ncwth, Iteid, Burkell, M'Nab. Gallop, Draper, B. S, Poniiy. Palothci'i'r Tucker, and Wheeler,

The Encmmpmbnt. — Th* Hussars camp it Biverlands was yesterday visited by Oapt Ooleman, accompanied by Major Baillie, Major Webb and Capt Lucas. Lt. Hutoheaon was placed m command of the troopß, and examined by (Japt Colemao m field movements. At the oonclusion of the parade the inspecting officer said that he was highly satisfied with the manner hi which Lieut. Hutcheson had acquitted himself, and he Bhould send m a report to that effort:. Gapt.Coleman also addressed a few words to the troops, pointiog out some defects m their drill, but on the whole expressing himself pleased with thproßresa made by the men daring the last year. An Interesting Lettee.— ln reply to a communication sent by the Town Clerk te the Nelson gasworks, thi following reply baa been received from Mr M. Webster, a member of the Nelson City Council : — " Tbe ooal used at the Nelson gasworks for maoy years wsa from the BrunDer mine at the Grey, and a tbree months trial of coal from the Coal Pit Health Mine m the same district was lately made. Both these coa'a prodaoe ! large quantities of gas, the latter averag- j ing over lI,OOD feet per ton, and tbe former 10.500. Illuminati'iß power by photometer used at tbe works 18 oan-Hes ; o»kp, between 13 *nrt 14 cwt ; tar 7 gallons. This coil is v^ry foul, and requireß a. lot of purifying ;it also makes a lot of carbon m the retorts, which is very irouhleiome to get out, and often d«s emotive ; the ook«, ho vev<r, is spleuli'i m the furnace Of late the Culling*o > ooal ha been wed, m fact is doc? being uxecl. This oval has a much higher ilium inatiag p"wer, viz 23 candles, with a b autiful white li«h , is easily parin*B<i. and produoss over 10,000 feet per t n ; coke about 11 to 12 Owt tar 6 gallons. This ooal d pa not oreatfi carbon m th retort, hot h< coke ia not so good m th furnace, as ie creates a lot of clinker ; hut for lighting ie cannot be beaten. Th' Nelson cnneutiers will not have any othec »al. Th« price of gas, if paid before the ltth of the month uf.ir cooking or machine purpose 7s 6d, for Hghtiog 10s ; if not paid en th<» date n»m-d, the price respectively is 10s and 14s 21." " Gomboic/b " Legaox. — Writes' 1 ' Pnff " : An uncle has left Bad Cairns a million ! Earl Oains? Isn't th*t the obap they called Palm Oil? Yes, he was lord Garmov'e, a d he bad to pay Mi*s Foftescne, a pretty little actress, £10 000 damages for breioh of promise ! Good girl 1 Sh<made a fine haul and had a providential escape ! Well, I think Garmoyle was treated rather unjustly ! He was h mostly spnoney on the lassie, and wanted to mirry her all the way through, b t his father, the Chmcallor, who was a stiffened pnob, wouldn't Ie- him ! It wouli have hpf-n rather a m4ssa iancc ! I don't see it 2 The Cai-ns a>e oobodies! Th 6 Cnaccellor's grandfather kept a potheen shop, and a low one at that, while Mi s Fo tesoue is a daughter of a highly res pect ble Yankee bagman ! That's a slice of luck for the young Cairns to drop m for a million 1 Oh, he was »ioh enough before ! His father feathered his nest properly ! They' i c not a nice lot, and i s a pity such a lump of money wisu'c better disposed of ! What will Cairns do with it ? Knock it down m the regular way, I suppoaa ! The three W's. as the swell sad ! What are the three W's ? Wine, Women, and — ah— Wacing, bai Jove! The Epidemic. —Several persona who have suffered from spring influenza have got hold of tbe idea that their complaint has been what is variously called " dengue," "dandy," " break bone," and " three-day " fever. The following from Dr Qaain's " Medical Diotionarv " will set at rest some misapprehensions : — "Dengue, an infectious, eruptivo fever, commencing suddenly, characterised by severe pain m the head and eyeballs ; swelling and pain m the muscles and joints, prone to shift from j >int to joint ; catarrhal symptoms ; congested conjunctiva ; sore throat ; and affection of the Bub-maxi'lary glands. Tha disease may remit, and is liib'e to relapse. Natural history and geograph ical distribution. —Dengue oooiks epidemically *nd sporadically m ladia Bur. man, Persia, Egypt, and other parts of Africa, North and South America, and the West Indies. It is not known m britain. Epidemic visitations of dengue, extending over wide tracts of country, occur at considerable intervals, and probably depend upon certain unknown atmospheric and coamic conditions that f^vorits development. The invasion is sudden, accompanied with a great rise of temperature, and a rash much resembiiog tha s of scarlet fever, A Bravb Fireman. — A thrilling story was told a fe-w days ago by the Se retiry fSt Mary HoEpital, respeo ing t v vo firemen injured at Wbiteley's fire. It seems Brown and Lester were on he land eg of the second floor when the explosion whioh blew out the wall to- k place. This brought down the roof, and forced the flames tbrouwb the d orway with saoh a b inding rush that the men were driven down to the floor belpw. The narrative tbeo. proceeds :— Bruised and bleeding, with hiafaoe and hands smirched and burnt;, Les'er was etiU not unconscious, and was able to find his way down the remaining stairs into the street. On caching the open air he turned round to find hid- conrade, when to bis horror he discovered he was alone. Though so irjjured and shaken that he was scaroely able to crawl, Lester at once returned, and at the risk of his life made hi.s way back to tbe landing be had jast quitted. Though only a few seconds had elaosed, ho found tbe staircase ablaze, and his comrada lying on tbe floor m the midst of a heap of debris, and nearly sur-ronn-ied by fl»mep. With muoh trouble he managed to rouse him, and get him on his feet, and then down the stairs into the s;reet. "Ah, sir," said Brown, "if ruy mate hadn't come back and got me out of that place, I shouldn't have eeen daylight again, or be lyin' m this hospital now, tellin' you the tale." "Not less a hero than the soldier " is the secretary's verdict respecting Lester ; and the British public will surely be of the same opinion. Public Works Expenditure. — The last department returns give approximately the average number of men employed under the Public Works department on works and surveys during the past year, exclusive of contractor's men engaged away from the works ?— Auckland 4(31, Wanganui 249, Hawke's Bay 214, Weilington 409, Nelson and Marlborough 152, Westland 174, Canterbury 459, Otßgo 882, Miscellaneous 150. Total 3180. Purchase ok Auckland Gold Mines. — An English syndicate has offered £10,000 for the Caledonian gold mine, Thames. The directors have resolved to accept the offer, subject to the approval of shareholders. Fresh proposals from a new quarter are made by cable from London for the purchase of the Moan3tiri. Hollowav's Ointment.— Miners and i Workers m the Gold/ields. — This invaluable and renowned Ointment is extensively used and patronised by such people to their very great advantage, being easy of application and portable iv small compase, When used ia conjunction with Holloway's Pills m accordance with, the clear and concise directions for use which accompany each pot and box, there are but few of the diseases which alllict mankind that will not yield to the scnafcive powers of the combined remedies. Bolloway's Ointment and Pills do not deteriorate by keeping r\or by change of climate, and as they contain no deleterious mineral drug, they can be used with the most perfect safety under the most a^veree climatic and. tiauitaty conditions.

. A Remarkable Cask. — A case of somewhat remarkable character is at the present time m the London Temperance Hospital A girl, fifteen years of ago, had the last molar tooth m the lower jaw, pn the right side, removed abcnt seven weeks ago. No anaesthetic was administered. She was inperpect health at the time. Half an hour after the operation she began to yawn and has continued to do so constantly ever since. One yawn succeeds another without interruption, and with an interval of two or three seconds. Protection and Wages Eemarks the Dunedin Star: — In every country where Protection obtains, wages fall, or manufactories close. We see this m Europe constantly, and note the strikes that ensue. We see it also m America, where employers insist upon ten hours labor as a compensation for high wages. The tendency of Protection always and everywhere is to reduce wages to the lowest scale. This is being demonstrated day by day m Victoria, where sempstresses work at starvation rates, and the Eailway employes complain, as they did m a circular addressed to the members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly last November, that "it is simply impossible, under the present rates of pay, for any man with a family to support to eke out more than a bare existence. A careful estimate of the earnings of the Victorian manufacturing classes gives, for men, women and youths, the average of 27s 8d per week. How this is specially appropriated there are not any means of ascertaining. But that the statesmen and people of the colony see bad times ahead, recent events and debates m the Assembly fully prove. The end is ap proaohing, and the cry of the age is the desperate wail of a nation m its agony. The Recent Eompsb op the Sun. — Nearly all the reports that have been received relative to the observation of the total solar eclipse on August 19 are, the Berlin correspondent of the Times states, unfavorable. It is calculated that 200,000 persons watched for the eclipse m Berlin and the environs. It is reported, however by the correspondent of the Standard, that from at least one point m Germany good observations were obtained, viz., on the Kyffhouser Hill which is about 14000 ft high, and is situated m the Principality of Sohwarsburgh E Rudolstadt. This hill is perhaps best known by the legend that Emperor Barbarossa was fated to sleep here till the restoration of the German, Empire. , All the phases of the oclipße are said to have been very well seen also at Eisleben and Nordhausen and their environs. Elsewhere, particularly at Cologne Cassel, and Frankfort-on-the-Maine, the sky was over-clouded. Acoording to a] St. Petersburg telegram, accounts from various sources show that observations by both scientists and amateurs, with one or two trifling exceptions, have been almost complete failures m European Russia, and only successful m Siberia. In fact, the weather everywhere m the European zone appears to have been unfavourable as it was propitious along the track throrgh Asia. The greatest disappointment is expressed m letters and telegrams through the press. Roughly calculated, at St Petersburg and Moscow together, over 300,000 roubles havo been spent on fruitless journeys and preparations. The balloon experiments seem to have produced no great result. At Klin the balloon was allowed to get wet m the rain, 60 that it was too heavy to carry two persons, and at Tver another balloon was met m its ascent by torrents of rain. 1 Rough on Oatabbh " corrects offensive od rs at once. Complete cure of worst chronic oaßes ; also unequalled as gargle for diptheria, sore throat, foal breath. Wb have reoeived our first shipment of Spring Goods exs.s. Arawafrom London, consisting of Prints, Zypbera, Lace Stripes Gala'eas, Beiges, Cashmeres, Cashmere Glovea, Hosiery, etc. A large assortment of Juvenile Clothing. In the Tailoring Department we have to hand a splendid variety of new L*ced Patterns from the various New Zealand Factories, Garments made to measure on the shortest notioe. Inspection solicited — Smale and Hat, London House