NEWS & NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 195, 10 August 1895, Page 1

NEWS & NOTES.

The police intend to prosecute several youths m Nelson for dishonest practices. A case will be heard m Court next week, m which the charge is for shooting fowls at Renwicktowo. The Kaikoura Dairy Factory will be opened on the 9th September next, Mr J. N. Flower has been elected Secretary of the Company. Mr Roberfßhaw, the Postal and Telegraph officer m charge at Kdkcura, (who -was recently relieved by Mr W. H. Dempsey) is still unable to resume Ids public duties. Mr Walter Penny, of tha local staff of the Loan and Mdrcautile Company, is under orders of removal to Wellington next week. Mr Penny bas many friends m Blenheim who will be sorry to hear of his departure, while wishing him every success wherever he goes. He will bd especially missei m musical circles. An information hns befn laid against a fisherman, at the instance of a white woman, married to a native, at Mahakipawa, for alleged attempted rape. Tbe case will be heard at CullensviHe on Tuesday, August 20, before the Stipendiary Magistrate. Mr McVab of HaveJcck, is retained for the accused. Mr William Oarey, an old Blenheim "boy" was one of tbe crew of the Thurso which was wrecked near Greymouth, and was bound for the Mauri, tius leUnd at the time of the accident. He wired to bis family that he got away from tbe wreck safely, but lost the greater part of hia psrsoaal belong* ings. At the late meeting of tbe Wilson's Flat Company, Mr G. M. Mathieson, the present genial host of tbe Masonic Hotel, was appointed sharebroker. No better appointment could be made, as he was the successful promoter of the Wairarapa claim at Mahakipawa (probably the richest claim m New Zealand for its size) and he and bia mates reaped a handsome raward. When you have a practical miner who has studied for and earned his wealth you can look for results,— Guardian. The local telegraph staff has been still further reduced. Thi3 time we lose an old and 'uuchre^pactei resident of Blenheim m the parsoa of Me W. H« Dempsey, who i 3 under orders of removal to Auckland, and will take his departure early next we*k. Air, Dampsey htisbien connected with the local staff for over twenty yeas, aid is one of the oldest and most efficient members of that body as it wus onttitutel up till within a few week* ago. He will ba especially missed ia athletic circles. Many friends will wish him prosperity m his new sphere of du:y.— Mr At Cbitteadeu has received miica of transfer to Durtedin, where he takas up the duties of letter carrier, and also proceeds to his destination next week* At the inquest ar Hukeraui (Auckland), oa Thomas Broocce, gumdiggev, 76 years of age, formerly of the 58th Regiment, and who went through the Northern war. the jary returned a verdict of Died from Natural Causes, with a riler added : " That it is a diagrace to New Z^nlitd that an old sol* dier died m obs2urity, b^iug neglected and never getting any assistanca from tbe Government for his services." We \eoxD, from an American con tern* porary, that a church at Boston has an couoced Sunday service? at 8.30 m the morning during the early summer months, m order to accommodate those people who take an outing on Sundays, *' and by reason of so doing feel compelled to absent themselves from Church Sfrvices later m the d >y." There is a sudden mortality among cattle at Ohaupo, Waikuto, and 14 head have died. Mr D. Boss, Inspector of Stock, was Cilled m, and bas taken some of the beasts' intestines and prepared them m spirits. He hug also cent to Welliugton for Mr Gilruth, the Government veterinarian. The ctuse of the mortality is uninown. At a mcc ing of an English life as* surance society tbe oth*r day, it was stated that thay had paid £52 700 for deaths caused directly by inflaeuz*, wh<ch had cost them two and a a*balf times more los* m two years than cholera had done m 43 years. A De 9 Moines wcHiN who ha 3 been troubled with frequent colds, concluded to try an old remedy m a new way, and accordingly took a tablespoonful (four timea tbe usual dose) of Chamberlain's Congo Remedy just before going to bed. The nezl morning she found that her cold had almost entirely disappeared. During the day ehs took a few doses of the remedy (one tea* spoonful at a time) and at night took a tableepoonful before going to bed, and on j tbe following morning awoke free from all symptoms of cold Since then she has, on 86veral ccoaeions, used this remedy m like manner, with the same results, and is tnuoh elated over her discovery of so quiok a way of ouring a cold. For sale by F. Shaw, Medical Hall, Blenheim. Hollow-ay's Oi tment and Pills.— Abscesses, ifirysipel s, Piles. - Unvarying success attends all who treat t he© diseases according to the simple printed directions wrapped rouud each pot and bos. They are invaluable to tbe young* and timid, whose b ishfu'nsss some* times endangers life. Th >ugh apparently locil, diseases of this nature are essentially blood disease?, but a little attention, moderate perseverance, and trifling expouse will enable the mott diffident to conduct any case to a li'ippy issue without expu6ing secret infirimtiua to any oue. The Ointment checks the local inflammation and alleviates tbe throbbing pains. These directions also cleat ly point out when and how Holloway'a Pills are to be takeD, that tbeir purifying and regulating powers may assist by adjusting and strengthening the constitution.