NEWS & NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 109, 13 May 1896, Page 1

NEWS & NOTES.

The Education Board, yesterday, felicitated Mr John Dunom, for whom !• avo of fibsence from the meeting was a9ked, on his recent marriage. Codl n moth will never be eradicated nulil an Act of Pa.Hament is passed compelling people to clean their orchards -so stated Mr Gillespie, (f Bienhrim, at the Fruit Oonfemioa. Appl : cations fot the Ardgowan estate number at prefout about 750, averaging four fo five sections each. Nearly the whole of the npplioatioDS ware received from Oamaru. The temperance bodies at Rangitikei have dcoided to ask Mr A. H. Atkinson (son of the lute Sir Hnrry Atkinson), to contest the Eungitikei 6eat m tho rn» terest of the leinperanoe party. A coincidence m the census ocourred at Kaikora, H. 8., where the population was exactly tho same as m 1891. viz, 301. The relative proportions of males and feum?es, however, were greatly changed. Tbe natives at Parawanui have just eonoluded a tangi over tho death of Mrs Wurihana Hunia, m the oouree of which ibey cousumed 13 tons of potatoes, seven bullocks,^ a number of sheep, about 60 pigs, 150 geese, ond other k'nds of food. It took both bakers at Bulls to supply them with broal. Wo hear on good authority that theio is every probability of the thotoughbied stallion Megupbone, (Nowbold — Sound) who holds the Australian record fcr one and a quarter miles, being iuipoited to Blenheim next saason. A.t the Education Board meeting yesterday, a • circular was omidored that bad been received from Mr T. McKenz ; e, Bitolutba, atkiog the Board to co-operate with {he body iv Otago, of which he v a member, m urging the Minister to use his i< fluence to amend the Act with a view of improving the present unsatisfactory method of electing members of Eduoition Boards. Mr McKenzie'proposes that the uumber of nominations be limited to one, aud that all Committees vote on tha one fixed day. In discussing the subject it was generally agreed that, as the num ber of members rf quired to be elected on each occasion was three, it was only right that Committees ghoul 1 htive tho power of nominating throe candidate"* This was only logical, as,* though such a tbiug was improbable, it was quite possible that all the Committees might nominate tbe oue gentleman, and m that c»se there wouM be two vacancies left. Indeed, it was hard to understaad why under the present system the number was limited to two. With regard to Mr McKenzie's seooud proposal the Board recognised tbe value of the principle of holding the electionson oue day. The interest di played iv Marlborough m tho elecliin of members tt iheiSiuv cation Board was too stuull to generate tuoh a spirit, but m Ota«o, it was sai 1, advantage hud been taken of (be votiug by Committees on different days to " woik" lha elections by means of the telegraph wires mid otherwise. On the motion of Me Buiok it was resolved to approve of the pr< position that Cow mittecs should vote on one fixed day. The O*nvastown School Committee th inked the EJuoition Board, m the oourse of a letter received at yesterday's meeting, for the manner m wbioh the Board' bad always met the wishes of tbe Committee. The Committee have reason to be thankful, A new school on a new site, which is oue of the be&t m the district, and a new teaoher's resi* dence, nil within tbo last few weeks, make a handsome provision m the interests of eduoatiou m that charming locality. If the rapid iuoreasa of sohool attendance is any indication, this portion of the district is making excellent progress. Fob a pain m the side or obeat thore is nothing bo good as a piece o( flannel dampened with Chambeilain'B Pain Balm, and bound on over the ee'at of pain. It affords prompt and permanent relief and if uaod m time often prevent a oold from resulting m pneumonia. This eaine treatment ia a Eure cure for lame back. For sale by F. Shaw, Medioal, Hal', Blenheim. The Government Printing 'Offiae Commission report has been reoeived by ibe Government from the Governor, but it ia not yet available for publication. One result ib that tbe services of three of the permanent staff m the printing offioe, who brought tho ohargos against tho Govern*' ment Printer, have fces-^ispensed with from Monday next. A press wire reoeived last night statas that the men who have been dismissed from the permanent staff m connection with tbe recent enqu'uy into the ohargos against (ho Governm&nt Printer are compositors, Messrs J. Oareon, G. MoNamara, and 0. M. Jeckioe. They were the men who formulated the obargea againßt tbe Government printer. Mr Carson has been oonneotcd with tbe printing effiae for a period of 25 years, Mr MoNamara for S3 years, and Mr Jenkins for some 12 or 13 years. The Cabinet has not|yet dcoided whether to publish the report or not. It is understood that it exonerates tho Government printer from tbe more serious charges. W. A. McGoibe, a well-known oitizen of McKay, Ohio, is of tbe opinion that there is nothing as good for children troubled with colds or oroup as Chamberlain's Oough Remedy. He bas used it m his family for several years with the boat results, and always keeps a bottle of it iv bia house. After having la grippe he was himeelf troubled with a Bevere oough. He used other remedies without benefit, and then concluded to try Ibe children's medicine, and to bis delight it coon effected a permanent cure. For sale by F. Sh*w, Medical Hall, Blenheim. "EVHBTTBINQ CCMBB TJ HIM WHO WAITS " might have been true fit the time it was written, but nowa-diye nothing comes to anyone unless it is sought for, and that pretty pereietently too. The battle is now to the strong and the race to the swift— competition has made it bo. It therefore behoves everyone who bas anything to soil to ohooso the strongest representative to cell it. The Empire Tea Company hava chosen well acd wisely, for they plainly etate ihafc their strongest and best representative is the publio press. By firmly adhering to this opinion they have made known far atid wide tbe incomparable excellencies of their celebrated blends of tea, and have inoreased their Bales from tbe outset a hundred fold,