LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXIX, Issue 206, 22 August 1893, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Direct Steamer.— Cable advices state < that the b.s. Tongariro left Plymouth for the colonies on Saturday last,

Disohaijob.—ln the Bankruptcy Court at Wellington to day, Mr S. J. Macalister was granted his discharge. Meteorological. —Captain Edwin wired at 1.17 p.m.:—" North-east to north and west gale with rain and considerable sea m the Straits after ten hours from now; glass fall, and strong abb tides m the Straits/ A New Version.—The Psalmist David wrote: -" I said m my wrath all men are liars." And an old Scotch parson improved on it by interpolating: "A' weel, Dawvit, gin you were up noo you could say it at your leesura." Rowing. —ln view of the opening of the boating season, members of the local Club are requested to be present at the shed tomorrow afternoon, to sesist m removing the debris which has been left about the shed by the late floods. Convent Social —The parishioners are reminded that the adjourned meetiDg will take placa at the Convent to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock, when it is necessary for all those who have lists m connection with the supper to hand them m. We3leyan Sunday School. —The final practice for the choruses to bs sung at the festival on Thursday evening will bo held m the schoolroom at 7 o'clock to-night. It; is desired that all the scholars who are taking part will be there. Choral Society. —Wednesday the 17th September has been fixed a3 the date for the production of the cantata "Joan of Arc," and members are requested to attend all practices, so that full justice may be done to it. A Valuable Fowl.—A black red game hen exhibited at the Christchuroh Poultry Show by Mr E. S. Leversedge was sold at the high figure of £20. The hen took first and special m her class. The purchaser was Mr T. Sweet, of Lyttelton. The bird was bred by Mr H. Gulliver, England. Clover. —Many farmers m New Zealand are now turning their attention to the growing of clover for ssed, wbioh the introduction of the bumble bae has enabled them to do. A fair orop may bs put down at, say, 2001 b to 3001 b par acre, s&liing atabout 6d per lb when cleaned. Wedding Bells. —Miss Ethel Godfrey, daughter of the late Mr Henry Godfrey, of Woodbourne, Marlborougb, New Zealand, was married on July 25 at St Mary Abbo s, South Kensington, to Mr Joshua Soholefield, of Hemsworth, Yorkshire. The marriage, a very quiet one, was celebrated by the Rev W. Blunt. The Hospital. —The Matron of the Hospital acknowledges with many thanks the receipt of the following :— Illustrated papers and magazines, Mr Ciirling, Miss Rsyner, and Mrs Maxted; old linen, Mrs Jamas Howard and a friend; trees and shrubs, anonymous; vegetables, Mrs Wheeler; ornamental flower pot, anonymous. Bablt Toshtoes —Picton has gone "one better " m the way of early tomatoes. We recently drew attention to seme ripe fruit grown under glass m Blenheim, but Mr MoDonald, of Waikawa, has presented tha Pieton Press with a nice bunch of tomatoes grown m the open air. A certain proof of the mildness of the season. Fbiendi/j Societies' Anniy«r3ary. —At a meeting of delegates from tha various local Friendly Sooietiee l, held a few days since, it was decided to celebrate the joint anniversary by a combined picnic at Spring Creek on the 9th November. The affair will probably be held on Messrs Nelson Bros.' property, and will be followed by a dinner m the evening. Mr Rolleston on Mr Seddon. —" He wa9 asleep when his attention was called to this" (falsification of the public accounts). " That was his excuse, Sir. When he is on those benches is ho generally asleep ? No, Sir, but his conscience is asleep. Li sleeps the sleep that knows no waking." A Milking Machine —Mr R. Withell, dairy expert, is bringing out a new milking machine, which he claims will answer and surpasa hand milking. The new ihaobine releases itself automatically whenever the cow m milked dry. It does not m any way injure the flow of milk, a vacuum regulating the natural flow to work with the valves m the teats. Championship Regatta. —The adjourned meeting m connection with the above will be held at thG Pier Hotel, Picton, to-morrow evening at 7.30. We join with the Press m hoping that all interested will make it a point to ba present, so that the question whether or not the Championship Regatta shall be held at Pioton on New Year's Day, may be settled. A Fine Yearling.—A very nice yearling steer was sold at the Addiogton market lußt week, and brought the high price of £4 17s 6d. The animal waa bred by Mr S. Sparke, of Halswell, and although under twelve months old wag estimated to draw the beam at 4001 b. It was the progeny of a two year-old Shorthorn heifer, by a Polled Angus bull, and showed good quality. If allowed to live it should furnish into a splendid bullock. Quarterly Tea. —Tha' Quarterly Tea m connection with tha Church of the Nativity is advertised for to-morrow evening m the Sunday Schoolroom. In the aftarnoon a salo of work will be canduoted m the same building of useful articles of clothing, and fancy goods beginning at 2 o'clock. Contributions to the tea m the way of refreshmonts will be thankfully received at the schoolroom daring the afternoon by the ladies m charge of the tables. The Railway Bill. —At a meeting of the Christchurch Chamber of Corameroe on Friday last the following resolution was oarrisd: — " That this Chamber strongly protests against the proposals contained m the Government Railways Act Amendment Bill appointing a Minister of the Crown to a Beat on tho Board of Commissioners and praotically vesting m him controlling power, ss such a step would involve a return to political management of railways, the evils of which were previously found intolßia.ble." ACCIDENT- —An accitlent which might have been attended with much more serious consequences, happened to day on the Maxweil Road Bridge. The contractor en< gaged m filling m hid backed hia dray oontaining a heavy load of earth to the side of the structure, when the flooring suddenly gave way. Tha dray went through as far as the axle, the shaft horse boing thrown over on to the bridge. Considerable damage wag done to fche cart, but beyond a slight head wound th 9 aoimal eecapsd unhurt. It is really time that this unsightly and dangerous structure wa3 removad. Ths Parliamsntahy Trip.—Clipped from "Cigarettes" m tha Wellington Press: — A nice little trip to Havelook. la there any political significance about it? Well, Waimea«Pioton Mills wants to gtt the Rai Valley opened, and he reckons the only way to do it is for Government to buy Brownles'a private railway. Would that be a good investment? It is on the wrong side of the Pelorus River to bigin with, and there would be more good done by constructing a naw line, and forming a new township. But the fact is, private enterprise oan do better m that district than Government can I dare say you are right; and ths timber m tho Rai Valley can keep on growing till it v wanted. Butter Making.—Thua " Tramp" m the Auckland Herald: —Before you oan have butter you must have cream ; before oream, milk; before you oan get milk you must get a cow—goats barred. Before you can keep a cow of any sort you require grass, and plenty of it. " All flesh is grass," and go also is butter. The best grass m the world for cows is Taranaki's cocksfoot," and round the base of Egtnunt can be produced the finest butter m the world. There is a virtue peculiar to tha soil that gives a rare richness of flavor and body to tho butter, which makes it pre-eminent among butter. Educational. —A conference of teachers from Wellington, Hawke'a Bay and W&nganui districts was held at Palmerstau North on Saturday last, when a numbar of questions relating to education were considered. Resolutions wera carried m favour of the Education Department conducting pupil teachers'examinations, of a colonial system of standard examination. 5?, and of a teachers' superannuation eoheme. It was pointed out vhat the percentage of failures m standards m the Wellington district was 5 and m the \ Wanganui district 226, the causa being ascribed to the striDgancy of the latter's in- | spectors.

Picton Road Board.— Tha usual monthly meeting was held m Blenheim on Saturday last when all the members attended. The minutes of laßt meeting having been read and confirmed, accounts amounting to £34 163 were passed for payment. Several letters of an unimportant character were read. Mrs J. Davis asked permission to cut and take away certain wood from the bank of the Tua Marina River. She offered to pay a reasonable price for it. Resolved that the Inspeotor visit the place and make arrangements for removing the timber from there ; also arrange for cutting and removing willows from the bank of the Wairau near Mr Pigou's property. Jesse Powiok applied to have Thomas Allport, jun.'s name substituted for his on the Valuation Roll m resDect to sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of VII., Waitohi Valley.— Granted. Mr Lankow sail he had baen requested by Mr Powick to ask that something be done to render Pember's Road passable. He said if the Board would make a grant of £5 towards the work the settlers would supplement it with labor. Resolved that the Board spend £5 on necessary repairs, provided the settlers do work thereon to the same value m addition ; and that specifications for forming portions of the main road be prepared by next meeting. The Licensing of Tobacconists. —The Bill requiring tobacconists to be licensed is to be introduced by the Government as an amendment to the Tobacco Act. No person shall sell tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, or snuff without a license ; but this shall not apply to anyone selling tobacco made at his own factory. Cigarettes and cut tobacco i made from the imported material shall bo subject to excise duty, and muss not be made without a special license iasued at a much higher fee. Every package of tobacco sold by a lioensed person shall bear his name and address, a breach of this section involving a fine and the forfeiture of the goods. I This Wicked Wobld. — According to tha I London correspondent of the Newcastle i Leader, a curious Btory is being told as to a | little accident which occurred at the Church Parade m Hyde Park, the other Sunday. A lady, who wa3 carrying what declared itself on its cover to be the Book of Common Prayer, became involved with the parasol of another of the church paraders. The gilt edged and golden clasped book was dropped to the ground, and a pedaatrian i happened to Bet his foot heavily upon it. When he stooped to pick it up, he discovered what was ostensibly a prayer book was, m fact, a bottle containing old cognac. The owner, it need scarcely ba remarked, did not stay to reclaim her property. The Largest Floubmill m the World . i — The scientific American has some remarks on the largest flour mill m the world ! whioh illustrates the eno-mous flour trade of the United State 3. The largest mill m the world is said to be ' Pittsburg A.' Its capacity i 3 7,200 barrels of flour per day, which quantity has actually been made m the time. There are eight or ten mills m Minneapolis making more than 2000 barrels of flour per day. The " Pittsburg A." mill has five railroad tracks running to it It handles al! the cars by machinery, the daily demand being 200, to bring the wheat and carry away the products. It is difficult to conceive 36,000 bushela o£ wheat being ground into Hour m one day at a single mill, but nevertheless this is the daily business of this mill, and th* work is performed with the utmost accuracy, and with apparent ease. Remarkablk Phenomena. — The recent hot dry weather m England has baen rafipontiible for some strange phenomena, if the newspapers are to be believed. For example, we are told that an extraordinary scene wa3 witnessed m Stoke Newington road the other day. A light cart containing a quantity of naph tba was being driven along, and when near Barrett's Grove the naphtha suddenly took fire, through the heat of the sun, it is supposed. The driver drew the cart to the side of the road, and had the presence of mmd to cut the tracer and .release the horse. The cart was quickly enveloped m flames, which rose to a great height and set fire to the trees m ths adjoining gardens. An alarm was given to the firemen and quickly responded to, four engines and two escapes being soon on the scene. The fire, however, burnt itself out, the cart being quite destroyed. The Gazette as an Advisrtisixg Medium. — In the back page of the New Zealand Gazatto, as supplied t) Justices and Commissioners, is an announcement as to the places m which the publia may inspect the electoral rolls. Either the Government should extend the circulation of the Gazette, or plaoe Buoh important notices m a con- [ spicuous advertisement m the newspapers, otherwise it is clearly humbugging the electors by professing to give publicity to the place 3 where the rolls may be aeen, and, for the matter of that, where persons may register their votes m view of approaching elections. Relative to the foregoing a person styling himself a secretary for stamp 3 has discovered some new way of explaining a misconstruction of the Stamp Act. Apart from the fact that such Acts should not be capable of niisconstruoUon it's rough on the public to pretend tbat an announcement oa the last page of a Gazatte. which few see and fewer take the trouble to read, that m their daily business the omission to use a stamp for a receipt m a given manner they are liable to a penally of £10. There's nothing liberal about this sort of thing. — Truth. OpponruNiTy ig Golden.— People are always wanting something for a change, therefore why not try Uncle Sam'b Rolled Oats, which are unrivalled as a breakfast luxury, being moat nutritious and not heating the blood as m the case of oatmeal. Recommended for invalids. Sold every- : where m 2lb packets. "On ths Ball." — Football Roota and Shoes, good assortment, Cheap, any alter a* tion required done free of charga. If you want a good reliable article try the New Zealand Clothing Factory.— Advt.