ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 107, 11 May 1896, Page 4

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A (rial (shipment of 200 ar.cka of oat?, specially dressed f it the London market, is being sent Home m tie B.ii.fffibire by Messrs McOibbon and Sotis, of Mataura. Mrß Tait, whose hoatese-ship at the Mascnio Hotel ia so well and favorably known, enters the Princess Hotel, Molesworth Street, Wellington, nbcut tte begint-ing of June. Her departure will bo generally rrgretteJ, and num bers of frieuds will wiab lior the largest liO6«ible measure of success m her new sphere. Mre Tait will be succeeded at the Masonic by Air J. Penney, of the Marlboroujr,h Hotel. A man named John Gregg, a strong young fellow of 30, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment atluvercaigill for vagrenoy. The tviderce of tue police showed that the man had levied blackmail en a young girl under threat of disclcsißg an alleged incident m her post life, and cne which there was every reason to believe bad no foundation m fact. The weekly concert held* m the W.O.T.U. Eoomß on Saturday eight attracted a good audience. The Bey. T. Fee presided and the f olio wit g programme was rendered : — Pianoforte overture, Mies Draper ; song, Miss Fair ; pianoforte duet, Misseß Harris ; recitation, Miss Brewer ;' scng, Mr Lloyd ; dialogue, Masters Willie and Lindsay Fee ; reoitation, Mr Chaplin ; song, Miss Cribb ; pianoforte colo, Mr F. Stratford. The arrangements of the enteitaiumeut were carried out by Miss E. Hose. The Rev. J. Hobbs, the Church of England clergyman at Hustings, is evidently not a disbeliever m dancing— and advertising. Preachirgon Sunday week he look for his text «• There is a time to weep, and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn, and a time to dance," from the 3rd chapter of Ecclesiastes, 4th verße. The rev, gentleman delivered an ekquent and Biirring address on the subject of dancing, pointing out that it was a pleafure that should be tncouraged. It was a perfectly innocent amusement, and a very popular one m this colony. People who decried it knew nothing of its pleasures. Last year he had given a dance, and it rea Jised a considerable turn, which had been spent on charities. This year hi intended to do the same, and he hoped to bring many people together for the purpose of thoroughly enjoying themselves. The proceeds would go to his benevolent fund. An uctiou was brought before Judge Kettle at WaDganui the other day for the recovery of a totalisator dividend. The plaintiff had asked defendant to back a horse for him, which the defendant did, and the horse osmeic second, upon which he destroyed the ticket. A protest lodged against the winner was upheld, and the second horse awarded the stakes. Defendant could not find Ihe ticket, and did not receive the dividend. Plaintiff, however, cued him for it. Judge Kettle held that the plaintiff had not established such negligence on the part of tbd defendant as to entitle to recover, and, apart from this, he was inclined to the opinion that the plaintiff was not entitled to sue m any Court, the iotentioo. of the legislature being that the courts of the colony were not to be open for the investigation of such disputes. The pLiiutiif was nonsuited with costs. Hbnb? Wilson, tho postmaster at Welshtoo, Florida, eaya be cured a case of diarrhcci of long EtandiDg m six hours, with one email bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dian bcea Remedy What a peasant surprise that mast have been to the sufferer. Bach cores are not unusual with this remedy. In many instances only one or two doses are required te give permanent relief. It can always bo depended opon. When reduced with water it is pleasant to take. For sale by F. Shaw, Medical Hall, Blenheim.