The Marlborough Express. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXX, Issue 81, 7 April 1894, Page 2

The Marlborough Express. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Thb Jdbt Liit.—A revision of the jury list was made yesterday, whan a few names ef those who had lefl the diitriot ware straok out aad others plaoed tn the list. No alterations ef oonseqaanoe were made. NbtiSom Races.—Messrs Fowler and Mears intend to run a ooaob to the Nelien races, and announoe that another one or two passengers to etmplete the load are required. PoiaoKKD.—Onr Havelook oorreapondent wired this morning that George Priea, the aldait sea of Mr Wm. Prioe, a general storekeeper in that town, died last night. He had taken " Rough on Rats." Tkhdbbi. — The following tenders for alterations to the Women's Christian Tem~ peranoe Rooms were opanad yesterday: — Brewer aad Hay £llt 12i (aooeptad), J. Williams £120, E. Bythell £122, T. Dunoklay £124, D. Wamytg £121, J. A. MoreUni £149 17a 6d. Dbstitdtion. —A latter raoeivad from Malbeurna reoantly states that the destitution in the metropolis is unparalleled. Scores of families who were a yaar or two living in oemtort have baen sold off for debt, aad are living in tants pitobad an vaoant lots in the saaurbi. Invbbtvbnts. —Those interested in the Jookay Club Races at Nelson, on the 10th and 11th, will notice an announcement by Mr G. Ryan, of the Criterion Hotel, Treasurer of the M.X.C, that he will receive invest ments for the meeting not later than 10 a.m. eaoh morning of the raees. lave-t---ments will be received, to be forwarded to Mr F. N. Jonas, of Nelson. Taa Canadian Coxfbbbxob.—lt is at present proposed that Mr Lee Smith, the colony's delegate to the Canadian Conference, shall leave Auckland for Ban Franoiioo on the 20th instant. It is probable, however, that the Conference may be postponed, as same of the other colonies — notably New South Wales—fiad that it will be very inconvenient for them te be represented at that time. / RcaßT Uxion. —A meeting of the Man- .. agement Committee of the Ragby Union ' was held last night, when Messrs Carmine, Haywood, Gomez, and the Seoratary were preseat. Exoeptien was taken te the deoisiaa «f the Union to play all Cap Matohaa in Blenheim, aid it was unanimously deoided to call a speoial meeting to oomider the advisableaess of rescinding that condition, j Bkwi Memorial Stoite.—The old and Infirm chief Bewi Ngatinaniapeto, after an absence of about two years, has returned to his Kihifc ihi residenoe. He has daoided this time nst to leave it nntil the memorial stone, a large one 10ft high, which is baing prepared and inscribed in Auckland, is set-up in the oorner ef his allotment The raising or putting up of the stone will take place in about ten days, and will be attended with maoh csremeny, Absaultiko a Tbaomb.—A female teaoher at the Riwaka school ia the Nelsoa district, had eooasion te ehastise one of the pupils for gross misbehaviour in the sohool. The mother of the ohild thereupon marched down to the soheol and inflioted upon the teaeber a severe thrashing with a supplejack. The offender was brought te Court, and was only mulctad ia a fine of 10s and oasts, with the altarnative of thiea days' imprisonment in Nelson gaol. Frozen Mb at.—A return published by Nelson Bros, gives some instructive information as to the enormous strides whioh the frozen meat industry has made in New Zealand. In 1893 the imports into London from this colony numbered 1,894 7.1 "arcases of mutton and lamb, ai agtiist 1,516,683 for 1892. In 1893 the total export frem Australia was enlj 036,716, while the River Plate, the strongest rival of New Zealand in this industry, also shipped leas than this oolony last year, for 1,350,389 oaroases of mutton and lamb was the quantity sent to London frem that part of the world, or 538,862 oareases fewer than New Zealand's consignment. HibWiak Point.—Thus the Post:—Mr J*ha ■ardingfan old Coloaist) baa already exceeded by a lustre the allotted three score years and ten, but he is still a hale, hearty, aid most estimable old gentleman, eminently reasonable on all points save one. Mo bow expresses a hope that he may live te sea the day when it will be a felony to manafaeture for sale er to sell any kind of intexicating liquer in New Zealand. If Mr Hardiagbas aay desire to emulate, if set surpass, the Wandering Jew in laagth of years, we sincerely hope his wish may be gratifled. But we fear that life will keeoHo a burden to him long before there is aay ohaace that the moderate use of one of Gad's best gifts to man is rendered penal by a human itatute absolutely irreconcilable with Divine law. Am Uhusuaii Casb. —A Canterbury woman, named Carline, beoame so despondent because of the drinking habits of her husband, that she attempted to commit suicide. Her husband on the following day applied at the Magistrate's Court for a prohibition •rder against himself, which was of oourse, granted. The woman is recovering. As it is very unlikely the Foster's Ghanael section will be taken in hand, the only way of keepiag Blenheim free frem floods, and as exßerieaoe shows eaoh succeeding floed is higher, the New Zealand Clothing Factory have rnanafaotured a garment that will permit a man to stand up tc his Beck in water and not get wet. The •rdi*ary gam boot is a thing of the past.—A»vi.

Cabinbt Buiineus. — Cabinet buiinfsi of an important kind (says tha Wellington Press) hit bean Leaping up of latt, and immediately (he Premier returs to Welling' ton Ministers will give tkeir united attention to several questions of more than passing note. The offer of Colonel Fox to resign his position as Oomntander of the Mew Zealand foroei will bit amongst the first matters oonsidered, and in all probability the question of the irregularities at the reoent licensing eleotion will be dealt with at a very early date. The Government, amongst other things, have been asked to test the legality of oosntisg the informal votes in calculating the reanlt of the poll, and also to enquire f ally into tho alleged roll-stuffing and striking off of names from the rail. Thea the question of farther appointments ta the Legislative Counoil requires attending to, Parliament how looming in the near distaaoa. Ministers have every prospeot before tbem of a very buty time, and their tasks will not be altogether pleasant ones, The legislative Caunoil appointments will be an ospaeitlly tough stumbling blook, the olaimtnts fer the offices being far from few, and their claims, in meet instanoea, strong onus. Umcxb Tom. The counterfeit presentment of Uncle Tom appeared before the Benevolent Trustees at Wellington on Tuesday afternoon— Uncle Tom very muoh the worse for wear, and osnsiderably down npon his luck. He said he ha'led from Corn* wallis, Nova Bootia, was 68 years ol age, and for the last fourtten year a off and on had been about Wellington, his oooupation Being that of a sea-oook. He did not lika to come before the Trustees, but he felt "missable, 1 and had canght "an orfu oold," and was too stiff and eld to be fit for much work. It was suggested to him thai ho should seek admittanoa at the Bospital. To this he firmly demurred. " I'm afraid, sir," he said, " they'd put me out of the way there putty soon." The Trustees laughed at tho idea, took oompassion upon Unole Tom, and sent him up to the Home.— N.Z. Times. Thi Btbuoolb for Lim.— The straggle for life amongst the poorer olassea of tho London metropolis received another exemplifloation lately in a oaao heard at Bow street. Mary West, described as a bent, bat keon-eyod and active old woman, was brought up on remand charged with begging. A constable depoted that he saw the old women on a cold and wet day, asking f ?r a bit of bread, and he took her into oaatody, as she was in a dirty and destitute condition. In defence the old lady denied the charge of mendicity, and a&id that ske obtained a living by roking tbo ashboxeo in the City for r»jr.i, bone?, paper, eto., whioh she afterwards acid, making somstimai 3d, sometimes 2d per day. " Wot dayß," says tho poor eld creature, " we gate Bethink 'cos the papers' spoilt, and raga can't be dried, while bonea ia few, for the doga ia about tho boxes very sharp. Dear me, they're nearly as hard an as wo are and knows whero to go as well, for the boxes is always put out regular." A mondioity sooiety'a officer went into tho box and teatiisd that ho had known tho woman for years, and had never seen her drunk or ongaged otherwise than in " offal raking;" Mr Laihingten discharged her, and, to mark his appreciation of tho story told him, gave her half a crown from tho poor box. Am Imtkrbstino Pebsonaoe. — Aa old identity is at present au inmate of the Costley Homo, Aaekland. His name is Yalon • tine do Olwarnz. He claims to have been one of the first colonists of New Zealand. Ho was born in Bpain in 1817. and oame to this oolony from South America in 1839 with a load of honea in the barque Justine, Gap tain Beaard, and he landed at Russell. At that time there were very few pakehas at the Bay of Islands. As Governor Hobson was not appointed it is almost nesdlesa to add that this was before Auokland existed. He rerved in Heke'a war and was at the battles of Okaihau, Waikari, Obaewai, and Ruapakap«ka. At the latter engagement ho was shot in the leg. Since then he worked aa a bush sawyer until the infirmities of ago oaused him, like many others, to gravitate to the Costley Home. Like moat old aoldiars, Olwarez haa a grievance against the Government. He oontenda hia sarvioea ia the field should have entitled him to a pension in hia old age. GBOWXH VIBBOB RIPROBUOTrOW. —T» Agricultural Scianos Mr J. 0. Arthur haa contributed a paper read by him before the Sooi»ty for the Promotion of Agricultural ioience. Tho paper is entitled "A New Factor in the Improvement of Crepa," and Mr Arthur draws special attention to a little understood principle in growth, namely, that a decrewe in nutrition during tbe period of growth of an organism favora the development of the reproductive parta at tho exptnse of the vegetative parts. Or, ia plain English, that a plant oanaot be expected to inorease in individual size and to bear seed at the same time; that development cannot be maintained in all the organs at onoo. One of the ohief applications of this prinoiplo to practice relates to the management of farm and other crops where by manuring, high cultivation, or otherwise forcing a greater yield, we are increasing the total prodnot of stems, leavea, and roots, muoh more than of s«ed and fruit. A Yaluabli Pioduot.— Writing about tkat marvellous eolor-produoer, coal-tar, a writer in Longman reminds sc it is only thirty-six years ago Psrkin " gathered up tha fragments " in ooal-tar and produoed the beautiful mauve dye. New from tho greasy material which waa considered useless is produced matter, which makes coaltar worth £100 a ton. This coloring matter alone now employs an industry of two millions atarling per annum. One ton of good oannel ooal, when distilled in gas retorts, leaves twelve gallon* of ooal-tar, from which are produced a pound of benzine, a poand of toluena, a pound aad a half of phenol, six pounda of naphthalene, a small quantity of xylene, and half a pound of anthraoane for dyeing purposes. Aooording to Roaooo, there are sixteen distinct yellow colors, twelve orange, thirty r«d. fifteen blue, seven green, aad nine yiolat, beiides a nurobor of browns, and an infinite number of blendirgs of all abadea. Acboss the Ranges. — W. A. Konnedy writes : I have wheeled 500 miles on my Star Safety, fitted with Ounlop'a pneumatic tyres and patent gear case, during the last three weeks. I never used my spanner or repairing pneumatic eutfifc which was supplied by you. The gear case proved a boon for such a trip. I visited Otarana, Eumara, Lake Kanieri, Greymouth, Reefton, and all small settlements en route. Jan. 15, 1894. — Adams, Curties and Co., 70, Manchester Street, Chnstchurch. — Local agent, Mr G. J. L. EeBR. — [A.DVT.] Sir Geobge Gbey, K.0.8.— A magnificent portrait from tho most reoent photograph, suitable for framing, may bo had from MoEkb & Gamble, 'N.Z. Press Agenoy Wei {ington. Prioe 2s Id, inoluding postage. Agents wanted.- Advt. Another lot of those famous ladies' ulsters, with very de«p detached capes, at 16. 6d; honeßtly worth 32a Gd, We aro famous for our dross stuffs. All-wool double-width at Is, Is 3d, and la Gdaynrd, or 6s, 7s 6d,and 9a the f nil dress; honestly worth three times the price. Another lot of the celebrated silver out'ery, all made by Christopher Johnson $ Co. Tea spoons 3d eaoh, mail prioe Is ; doßsert spoons, Is each, usual price, 2s 6d ; white riveted handle table knives, Is ; desßort knives, 9 a* ; table forks, 1b 3d; dessert forks, Is. — At R. Allan's, Bettkb to bk Sorb Thin Bobby.— To prevent mould spots, &a , on your butter and packages for export, paint your boxes or kegs with a solution of Salsaline. A shilling paoket maksa one gallon. Odourless and harmless; sold everywhere. — Advt. Water Flows Where Gravitation Attracts.—You reoognise the first fact the second ia as true when water flows upwards. People will not trouble when and what they buy, but until on they will always see they get Crease's A.I. Coffee, for it is the best. —Advt New and seoond hand Furnituro for sale, cheap; also several lines of Drapery and Clothing. Sewing Machines from 10s eaoh on salo or hire. One Tip Dray for sale «r exchange. Washing Machine*, Meat Safes, Chiffoniers, 2 Chests of Drawers, 2 Stoveß, 1 Range, 3 Guns, Books and Fancy Goods. M. Smalk, Wairau Store.