LOCAL AND GENEEAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXIV, Issue 255, 16 November 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENEEAL NEWS.

■' / ;' — * — ' ' The Weather. — Capt. Edwin reported at l.p p.m. :— " North to West. and southwest gale with rain and glass fall." . - . Hunt Club Ball.— The music, at the. ball this evening ' will be under the direction of Mr Ogilvie. - Steward Wanted. — Applications are invited by advertisement for the post of steward to the Working Men's Club. . Excelsior Cricket Club,— All members are requested to roll up, to practice on Saturday, so, as to enable the Committee to pick a team to represent the Club m forthcoming matches. . • ■ Surveyor. — Mr A. D. Wilson (geodesical surveyor) ' has decided to settle . m, Blenheim and pursue the practice of his profession. Mr Wilson's qualifications are well known here, and he has spent 29 years m the Government service. Travelling Musicians. — The Crawford Family of Scotch vocalists gave an entertainment on the' Mararoa at the Bluff on Monday, night. After the concert the-Hon. Geo. M'Lean, Chairman of the Union Company! entertained the vocalists at supper. They tour New Zealand, starting m Otago.— The Fisk Jubilee Singers also purpose once more doing this colony. Their advance agent arrived by the Mararoa. The Proposed Military Sports. — We trust the action of the Marlborough Hussars, m initiating military sports m Blenheim, will meet with general support at the hands of the other branches of the "service. • An excellent programme of sports ought to be arranged. The Weather. — After a considerable spell of dry weather the farmers are gladdened with a downpour of rain which was very much needed. • The weather has been cold and rainy during the past two days. The rivers are rising though not particularly fast. ■ Recovery of Rates. — In the It.M. Court to-day the Town Clerk sued m several cases for recovery of rates, and got judgment. Tenders. — The Pelorus Road Board on Wednesday let No. 3 contract, which has been sub-divided into three sections, consisting of about 66 chains, as follows. :— . No. 1, at £1 9s per chain, to Wilson and Co ; No. 2, at £1 13s 4d, to Ljell and Co ; No. 3, to McGrath, at £2 Is 6d. The Chairman of the Board, Mr A. E. Hyde, opened and let the tenders, subject to the approval of the Minister of Mines. Tracks. — Our Havelock correspondent writes : — Is it true that £500 was voted for the track from Mahakipawa to Havelook, and is it also true that something like £300 of the sum has been speiit on the wharf at the Grove? Hence we have to be content with a 3ft track. The hon. member for the Waimea-Pieton electorate, when a candidate at the nomination held here on September 17, ISB7, promised us, if elected, we should have a dray road between Havelock and Mahakipawa. How is that. promise being fulfilled? Literary Institute. — At the monthly meeting of the Institute Committee on Wednesday . evening, the financial statement showed a credit balance of £4 14s 7d. It was agreed to n-gk the Federal Minstrels to give a performances m aid of the funds, and to grant the use of the library room for a sale of work m aid of the parsonage fund of the Church of the Nativity on the 23rd instant. Working Mens' Club.— A meeting of I the Committee, was held lar»fc evening at the Criterion Hotel, (the President m the chair). Correspondence was read from Mr J. J, Sinclair, the Government Insurance Department etc., m reference to the promises ami as telegraphic communication between parties was still going on, the matter was held over for a clay or ' two. One application for the post of 'steward was received and others were spoken of. The committoa decided to call for applications, to be m by four ft'clock on Monday afternoon. Sub-com-jftjt cc.;; jvere appointed and after transecting SGms raufcine business the eoni.niittse adjourned, .

Interesting to Bird-owners. — In the E.M. Court to-day, a plaintiff, who sued for the money claimed on account of detention of a paroquet, was non-suited, on the ground that birds of this kind were really " wild animals," and could not be a subject of larceny or action. Accident. — Our Pieton correspondent telegraphed to-day as follows :— A report is just to hand that Mr Campbell, mail carrier at Manaroa, while felling bush was severely injured. He was m the act of felling a tree when it caught m another and came down unexpectedly, falling across him, breaking one rib and otherwise injuring him. . In Bankruptcy.— No creditors attended the first meeting m the estate of W...T. Sherwood yesterday and the Deputy Assignee adjourned it till this afternoon. The sworn statement of the debtor to the D.O.A. was to the following effect. He arrived m Blenheim m 1884, without any capital.- He worked m Earll and McKen- , zie's for about 5 weeks, at £2 per week. He then purchased the business which he had been carrying on till the present, from Mr Granville. He gave bills for the amount [agreed upon, and these were backed by Mr W. B. Earll. After a time debtor discovered that the seeds taken over as part of the stock were unreliable, and, consequently they were destroyed, making a loss of £40. The business was paying until about two years ago, when he lost his cashbox, containing £35. Since then he had been making a great many bad debts. At the time the fire occurred m Mr W. Wills' establishment, debtor had all his stock and goods removed, a. great part of which were lost. . Finding trade dull, he embarked m. the rabbit carting business, during which he lost a valuable horse just purchased from Mr J. Holixes for £17 10s. He lost several hundred rabbits by reason of .unsuitable weather, and instead. of his venture proving successful he lost considerably by it. He had endeavoured to meet liis engagements, but had found that business was too dull to allow him to make any promises as to payment. Took stock and struck balance sheet about two years ago, when he found that , stock-in-trade and book debts were equal to. liabilities, but since that a good number of the debts became bad, trade had fallen off. considerably, whilst expenses had been the same as formerly. He valued the property at Nelson at £280." The house had been built about ten years. It was m good repair, and was let to a good tenant at 10s per week. The adjourned meeting to-day lapsed for want of a quorum. ■ Lower Wairau Eiver Board. — The regular monthly meeting was held last evening; present, Messrs Bythell (m the chair), C. Eedwood, W. Carr, A. J. Litchfield, and J. Eenfrew. Mr P. Eush, Clerk of Works, was also m attendance. A communication was received from Mrs O'Sullivan, asking for remission of her rates, which was granted. Mr Eush reported that, owing to unfavourable weather, ! the river work had been delayed. The Board resolved to have six extra piles driven m at Leary's breach. Several residents requested the Board to take steps to divert .the Opa'wa into the old channel, and Mr Eenfrew moved, and Mr Eedwood seconded, That the work be done forthwith, specifications to be prepared by the Chairman and Mr Eedwood. Some discussion ensued. The Chairman was heartily m favour of the, work-, but he could not see his way to sanction so heavy an expenditure just now, and Mr Litchfield took up a similar position, and the motion was lost ; and it- was agreed that the matter should be further considered at next meeting. It was resolved to strike a graduated rate of ,g and 3-16ths of a penny. Mr Eenfrew informed/ the meeting that he intended' : going t6 Melbourne shortly, and would probably be away about three months. He would leave it to the Board to decide, whether they would take his resignation, or grant him leave of absence. Leave was granted for four months. 'After passing accounts', the Board rose Our New Governor. — The Dunedin Evening Herald says :■ — It is quite possible that the appointment of the Earl of Onslow may turn out to be a very good one ; but on the other hand it may turn outi to be very bad. We can have no assurance that his fortunate 1 Excellency is the man that we wanted here, . unless his name is submitted to the Cabhet prior to his appointment and endorsed by it. From Sir William Jervois to this youthful Earl is a long step downwards;. and while we are willing to believe that the titled aristocracy of England are not on the average worse than the commoners, we have ample evidence every year to show that they are not one whit better. A few of our colonial Jeameses may like him the better because he has got a handle to his name. For our part,, we think that the appointment of ahereditarynobleman to our Governorship is an insult to a democratic colony. Gold Fields. — A large stock of tents for the same, at Smale and Hay's. We are now showing the latest novelties m spring and summer goods ;. all 'the newest shapes and styles m hats, bonnets, flowers, feathers, and trimmings! new dress materials m stripes, fancy, and plain Beautiful French cashmeres m summer makes, and a splendid lot of prints, drillettes, lace, striped &c ; gloves, hosiery, and fancy goods. Splendid value m men's and boys, clothing, our tailor-made suits being a specialty. We have received the new season's patterns ; a large variety of the celebrated New Zealand tweeds to i select from. An early inspection solicited. — Smale and Hay, London House. A Card.— An important discovery is announced m the Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy for nervous debility, physical exhaustion, and kindred . ooniplaints. The discovery was made by a missionary m Old Mexico; it saved him from a miserable existence and premature decay. The Rev. Joseph Holmes, Bloonisbury Mansions, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., will send the prescription, free of- charge, on receipt of' a self-addressed stamped envelope. Mention this paper. ' Eough' on Eats,"— Clears out vats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophers. At chemists and druggists.