LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 108, 12 May 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Brunner Fund.— The subsoriptions m Melbourne m aid of the Brunner Belief Fund amount to over £800. The Hospital. —Tenders, dosing at noon on the 25th instant, are invited for additions to the Wairau hospital. Plana and specifications are on view at Mr Huddleston'a offioe. Pea. Chopping. —The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company announoe that they are open to make pea«oropping contracts for the coming season. Pjilobus Boad Boabd. — Tenders are rex quired by this Board for metalling and other work m their distriot. Particulars are advertised m this issue. Land.— Mr G. Bary, of Ronwick, is prepared to reoeive tenders for the purohase of good grazing and sgrioultnral land m the Fairhall Valley. Pbohib. Glutha. — The other day the poltoe raided the house of one Muir, of Balolutha, and seized a ema'l quantity of liquor. An information for sly grog selling has beenlaiJ. XJhskawobthy Vessels, — The Government hBB decided to bring m next session an amendment of the] Seamen's and Shipping Aot dealing with the question of loadlines and preventing unseaworthy ships putting to sea. The Linotype.— Application has been made to the Government to admit the "Linotype" typesetting machines to the colony free of duty ; but the Cabinet has deoided that importers must pay the 20 per cent, fixed by the Customs Duties Aot of last session. Business.— Mr 8. J. Macalister announces by advertisement m another oolumn that he has reoommenoed business m Alfred street as stock, station and commission agent. His intimate knowledge of the distriot, and of the branch of business whioh ha purposes engaging id, ought to stand him m good etead, notwithstanding quiet times. Gold. — The Mawbera, which arrived at Wellington from Greymouth on Sunday, brought seven boxes of gold to the value of £27,000 on account of the Bank of New Zealand. One box was from Westport, three from Greymouth, and three from Hokitlka. The gold will be tranahipped to the E&ikoura for London. "Bike" Statistics.— The oyole export trade of England for February amounts to £141,225, as against £99,429 for 1895, and £104,330 for 1894- Up to the present time the exports for 1896 have exoeeded those for 1895 by over £81,000, and of 1894 by over £78,000. The Wellington Police.— Thus the New Zealand Times :— On Saturday evening Inspeotor Pender and Sergt-Major Ramsay, disguised m citizen's olothes, wer9 around town seeing that the constables were doing their duty: and the constables evidently knew they were being watobed, for th?y dispersed the street and corner crowds m a thorough busiaess-like manner. Fairplay.— Planter's Choice and Bun Buan teas require jtairplay and no favor, i Tryjtbern, '

Miners. — The Hauroto from Sydney brought 32 miners for Brunner. Git* Rifles.— This Corps will parade this evening at 7.30, and will be inspected by Oaptain Littlejohn, Adjutant of the dis« triofc. Census Retobnb.— The population of tbe East Coast (Cook and Waiapu Countieo) is 8,126, increase 1,644 ; Qisborneand suburbs 3,826, increase 898. Meteorological. — Captain Edwin wired at 1.25 p.m. as follows :— " Sruth to east and north-east gale after 20 hoars from now. Glass farther fall. Every indication of very heavy sea on the ooast, with very high tides, and very Btrong flood tides m Cook Straits. Cookbbt Classes.— At the Education Board meeting this morning, Mr Buiok said that Mrs A. J. Litobfield, who had just returnod from Dunedin, had been interviewed there by Mrs Miller, instructress of oookery m connection with the Technical Sohool, who had expressed her wish to inn elude Blenheim m a tour Bhe propoeed to make m November after tbe Wellington Exhibition, and give a couree of ten lessons to the girls of the eohools m the district for eiz guineas. The members spoke favorably of the Euggeation, and, on tbe motion of Mr Baiok, it was" resolved to accept the offer made by Mrs Miller, the arrangements as to a suitable buildiDg m town m which to give the lessons, and the Bupply of a gas stove to be left m the hands of the Secretary, Mrs Miller will bold public classes m the evenings, at whioh pupils from the country who would be unable to attend m tbe day-time will be allowed to take part. Vert Expjbt.— An "expert" who an nounoed himself as employed by the Ziman syndicate arrived m town some time on Saturday, (says the Hokitika Guardian) introduoedihimself to several of oar leading men, treated them to champagne, and discoursed fluently on the mining proßpeots of the West Coast, He oashed several cheques drawn on the Greymouth branch of one of tbe banks, and on Monday morning quietly slipped away. About Tuesday it transpired m bad no banking account and was unknown m Greymoatb. Tbe police are now looking for the distinguished visitor, bat aB he haß got somewhere about four dsya start, tbe chances of bis being traoed are about as Blender as are the chances of those who oashed tbe cheques ever seeing their money again. Accident, — The Colonist records aseriooß aooident which happened at Nelson on Sanday afternoon. Mr T. Walker was driving a light dog oart into town from tbe direotion of Wakapaaka, the other oooupant of the trap being a young lady, Miss Phcobe Hammond. When passing the Queen's Gardens the horse swerved from some oaase, and the unfortunate girl was thrown out, and evidently considerably hart about the head. She was carried into Mr Eirkpatrick's resi denoe, and Dt Leggatt was hastily summoned, bat tbe dootor having ascertained the extent of the injuries received ordered that the girl should be sent to tbe Hospital. Miss Hammond is suff aring from oonoassion of the brain, and is m a precarious condition. Auckland Mines.— Tbe Waihi gold mine for the past four weeks has crashed 2850 tons yielding £11,847 worth of bullion. An average of 87 head of stamps were kept at work during the above period. For the four weeks ending 25th April the Waitekauri extended, crashed 153 tons for £531 worth of bullion, This is from the Golden Cross seotion only, and a small 10 stamper battery. Tbe Last Chance,— Christopher Johnson Cutlery— TheEe goods were sent m mistake, and as we don't keep them we are selling them at the English price, reduced as follows :— Table knives, Is 93, to 10£ d ; dessert knives, Is 6J, to 9d; table forks (solid nickel silver), 2s 6d, to Is 3d ; dessert forks, Is 9d, to 10£ d; dessert spoon, Is 9d, lOJd ; tea spoons, Qd, ! to 3d. These goods r are going very tffst, so be m time.— B, Allan, Market Street.