LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXII, Issue 86, 13 April 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

♦ Sociable. — The annual tea m connection with the Presbyterian Oburoh at Benwiok takes place on Friday next. A concert will be held In the Cburoh Bf terwards. The Steamers.— This week there will be steamers fcom Pioton to Wellington on Wednesday and Friday, but none on Thursday. Personal.— The N.Z, Times learns with regret that Mr H. S. Fish, M.H.8., has been taken ill. He is being attended by a local medico at the Royal Oak Hotel. Going Home.— We hear that Mr and Mrs Burroughs, of Tua Marina, intend to take a trip Home, leaving about the end of the month. The tourists' many friends will wißh them an enjoyable trip. Hospital £upplteb. — The Hospital Board have aocepted the tender of Messrs Smale and Hay for tbe supply of drapery, Adams and Sons for meat, and F. Sbaw for the supply of drugs, for tbe use of tbe Hospital and the recipients of Charitable Aid for a period of twelve months. Labbikiniem.— A long letter comes to as from Pieton on the subject of larrikinism, which we regret we are unable to publish. Pioton is a Bmall town, and the policeman there Bbould have no-diffioulty m suppressing the nuisanae oomplained of. Religious.. — Archbishop Redwood, by last mail advices, was m London, and preached at St Ann's Church. This is the ohuroh m which he wt»s conßeoraled Bishop bj Cardinal Manning. / Obituary.— News has received m Wellington of the death m France of the Rev Father Lampilla, who was a missionary m New Zealand m tbe early days. He will be remembered by old Eettlers m Wanganui and o'h?r parts of the colony. / The Petone Mubdebbb. — Monday's N,Z. Times cays :— The condemned man is being attended by & Frenoh priest, who visits him daily. Since BoEber's incarceration a vety large quantity cf traots have found their way into the gaol ; m fact, so anxious have a number of ladies become to gain Bosher's conversion that the surroundings of the gaol are raid- (o resemble tho floor of an untidy printing cflbe. Deserted. — Before Mr B. D. Nosworthy, J.P., Walter Milner Trisohler was brought up at the Court this morning charged with having deserted his wife, Mary Trisohler, and five obildren. Defendant was arrested on warrant m Wellington. In tbe unavoidable absenoe of Mr Allen, S.M, tbe defendant was remanded to Thursday next, the 15th inst. Bail was allowed, defendant and ooe surety m £25. Bail was found and defendant was released from oustody. Mr P. Hogan undertook the neoessary urety,^ Cakceb.— -The Timaru Herald suggests, as canoer is of Buoh a deadly character, and is generally attended with such a terrible amount of suffering to the patients, that it would be an exoellent thing if an inter* national effort were made by the medical profession to collect all available information, and if possible determine the oause or causes from whioh the disease springs, Another Laebikin Nuisance.— Pioton is not tbe only place troubled with larrikinism just now. The exuberant youth of Alfred Street have lately been up to their pranks frightening women and obildren by inter.* mittent knocking at doors at night, whilst the male inhabitants are absent. Several persons have oomplained to us about this nuieanoe, and we would strongly urge upon the sportive lads of Blenheim to discontinue the practice, for, if they are oaught m the aot as they will be if the praotice is not discontinued, they will have to answer for their pranks before the magistrate. Ghobal Sooibty.— The Choral Society is evidently to go ahead sinoa the production of lolanthe. We bear tb.it several new membsrs intend to oast their lot with the Booiety, so as to make tbe next opera even a better suooess than the last. This is gratifying to all who worked so well for the last opera. The Committee meet this afternoon to decide what opera will be staged, and tha usual rehearsal will be held m St. Andrew's School-room to-night. The management intend giving a miscellaneous concert m about 'a month's time, when an attractive programme will be discoursed. Choruses from various operas, eolos, duets, &c, will make up the programme. Descendants of Good Men.— ln addressing the House after his re-election to the Speakership, Sir Maurice O'Rorke s-id :— Whilst he bad alluded to the losses that had ooourred m that House— the Foxes and Richmond?, the Featberstones, the Fi!zherberts, the Fitz Geralds, tbe Moorhouses and Macandrews, and tbe long procession of eminent name 3of those who had gone— and when he looked at the roll of that House from whioh these names were absent, be had a oonsolation, beoauee he saw reappearing the names borne by some of them —the names'of Sir Donald M'LeaD, William Montgomery and George Hunter— and it was' satisfactory for him to know that, whilst thar fathers bad disappeared, their sons had risen to worthily sustain the reputation they had borne and to indioate their devotion to this country of their birth, which was to their fathers the land of the'r adoption. Horticultural Novelty.— The floral fad of Melbourne just now is tbe green carnation. It is, like tbe black tulip, a decided botanio curiosity, and it has the advantage of the Dutoh liliaoean fraud that its fragrance is grateful even if its tint is unnatural. The 11 jwer is worn m profusion by all who oan afford to buy it, and is the result of cultivation m ohemioally prepared Eoil. The description experimented on is the white dipper, the petals of whioh take a pale sea green tint, deepening m tone as it approaches tha edga of the oorolls, where it terminates m a thread of the most; vivid emerald. " Mubber will Out" iB an old and true saying; and it is an undoubted fact that thoae who will oall on T. Smile will receive such bargains m drapery and household goods as will gladden the hearts of heads of families. Never before have BUObj.bargains been offered m Blenheim,

Metfok Lcai.AU-O.'pt EJsvi-t wind to day aa fo'lows :--•'. strong north to wetL and south-west- wind 11 ; gtaea fa'l " Auctions.— Mcs.ts Green or.d Co wPI eel at their rooms tomorrow ill noon, pvirae mutton; and at lha residence of Mr 0. Redwood, Biverlands, Bt two o'clcok, household furniture and effects, etc. Freezing m tbe Sodth.— The Southern Standard states that the freszing capaoily of the Mataura works ia being subjected to a severe test. In addition to the ordinary business of freezing mutton and lamb, rabbits are ooming m m great numbers from a'l parts of eastern Southland. On Satur« last 10,000 were reocived at the works. Churmahehip.— Mr A". P. Seymonr was (his morning re-eleoted Chairman of tbe Eduoation Board, on the motion of Captain Baillie, seoonded by Mr Dunoan, Thiß is the twenty-first year of Mr Seymour's occupancy of the position. It was stated that this term of chairmanship is a record for *New Zealand. In the oourse of his acknowledgement Mr Seymour gave an interesting and serviceable account of the progress of eduoation m Marlborougb from tbe early days. Codlin Moth. — A gentleman m Gore supplies the Gore Standard with a simp^ preventive for the oodlin moth. It ooneiste m hanging twigs of blue- gum on branches of tbe trees affeoted. The idea is to allow the smell of the blue-gum to pervade the atmosphere' in which the moth exitts ; and, with this object m view, it is good to break the leaves of the blue-gum, and let the emell escape. It is eaid that an orchardist m Nelson who tried this idea has completely eradicated the pest, while tbe surrounding gardenß are full of it. Unfobtonate, — The bankruptcy of Sims Beeves, at the age of eeventy«four, no doubt seems incomprehensible to those who only know that till comparatively recently the great tenor hardly ever opened his mouth under 100 guineas. It is not, however, altogether the old man's fault. His son-in-law, W. F. Wiggs, oamo to grief on the Stock Exchange, and Mr Bceve3 was surety for him. At present the veteran is laid up with bronohiti?, but he wants for nothing, and his wife hopes as soon a a they oan travel to get him aboard ship en route to fulfil their Australian engagements. But it is feared this will never oome off. A Licensing Oa c e —Thus the Licensed Victuallers 1 Gazette:— After reading tbe following from the Melbourne Sportsman, our readers will probably think that our magistrates are not so amenable to reason as their Melbourne brethren :— " We are told that ' Charity covereth a multitude of biup. 1 The truth of this has been forcibly brought home to Mrs Hurley, of tho Dnke of Edinburgh Hot 3', St Eilda. On Sunday, tbe 28th cf March, Constable Brown and Constable Dunoan visited the hotel and saw six man seated m a room, but no Bign of trading On their way oat they saw a woman enter. They waited outside, and when she oame out accosted her, and found ehe had a bottle of beer, which was given to her by a son of tbe licensee, On Friday the matter was ventilated at tbe St Eilda Court, when it was elicited that the woman m question (Mrs BowmBb) was a pensioner of Mrs Hurley, who assisted her m the payment of her rent end sever charged her tor beer. The inspector contended that Mrs Hurley was guilty of an offence m 'Belling, bartering and trafficking. 1 The' mayor, m giving the dfoision of the court, eaid that the fact of tho beer being a gift did not bring the transaction under the oategory of ' selling, bartering or trafficking.' They fully believed that the men were there for the purpose of drinking, but the prosecution did not rely upon that aspeot of the case, and there was no evidence that they were drinking. The oase was dismissed. The Longest Vessel Afloat. — Mr lamay, son of tbe well-known shipowner, who oame to New Zealand for tbe benefit of his health, has furnished some particulars of the great steamer that is being built for Messrs I?may, Imrie, acd Co. by Messrs Harland and Wolff, of Belfast. Tho new Whita Star liner will be known as the Oceanio, the fteamer of that name, whioh was the pioneer vrsiel of the oompaoy, being new withdrawn after twenty -five years' service. The Great Eastern was 679 ft m length. The doeanio will be 704 ft, whioh is 65 .'t longer than any other vessel m existence. The tonnage will ezoeed 17,000. The internal arrangements will praotioally be, save m some improvements, those of the Teutonic and Majestic Although much higher speed is praotioable, the new steamer is not intended to be exceptional m that respeo*, and will aim at a regular Wednesday morning arrival m New York and Liverpool. The vessel will be launched m January, and will fulfil tbe Admiralty requirement?, being able to take a large body of troops and steam 23,400 knots at 12 knots per hour without reooaling. Messrs Harland and Wolff, who have already turned out 155,795 tons of shipping for the White Star Hn?, have m hand altogether for the oompany no less than 103,885 tons. The capital expenditure which Belfast has thus enjoyed represents over five millions sterling. * Winter Jackets and Cape?, m sealtrown, fawn, grey, and black, m beaver olotb, ourlr.oloth, and plain, with Velvet or Fur Collars. We will guarantee these goods are less than the wholesale prioe, 7 s 6d, 12a 9d, to 17s 6d. Ostrich Feathers, Frenoh Flowers, Feather Mounts, 6d, 9?, Is ; these goods we don't keep, and are simply throwing them away to clear them. Ladies' ! Blaok Straw Hat?, tho largest shapes, all 93 eaoh ; worth 2a 9i. Laoes, from four to 12 inches wide,_all at 4d yard ; worth Is 6d. — R. Allan. If your children are subject to croup, watch for the first sjmpiom of the disease —hoarseness. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse it will prevent the attack. Even after the oroupy cough baß appeared the attack oan always be prevented by giving this remedy. It is also invaluable for colda and whooping crush.— For sale by Frank Shaw, Medical Hall. The Darlington, Wis., * Journal saya editorially of a popular patent medicine. "We know from experience that Chamberlain's Golio, Cholera and DiarrLce i Remedy is aU that is cluoied for it, as on two ocoaeiona it stopped exoiuoiating pains and possibly saved us from an untimely grave. We w. uld not rest ea*y over night without it m the house." This remedy undoubtedly saves more pain and suffering than any other medicine m the world, Every family should keep it m tha house, for it is sure to be needed sooner or Inter. For sale by Fbakk Shaw, Medical Hall. Pboof of Debt Fobms, required under the Bankruptcy Aot, m stook and for sale at the Express Office.