NEWS AND NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIV, Issue 220, 19 September 1900, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

♦ Hla Excellency the Governor acd party have left for a week's cruise m the Marlborough Sounds on board the Government steamer Hinemoa, The payment of tbe juror p, under the new law, was the closing incident of the Coroner's enqairy into the Awatere railway fatality. In this connection the old law would have been hard enough, for the jury was engaged for three dayr. An announcement concerning tre opening of business b/ the new firm of Corry and Co., appears m this issue. The operations of wool, grain, ard general merchants and commission agents will be carried on m the old pre» mises m Market Place. Tbe business of the firm will be conducted Ly (he old management, and this recommendation should go far to secure a large share of pnblio patronage. A meeting of the local Peaco Celebration Committee was held last night m the Council Chambers. There was a good attendance, Hia Worship the Mayor occupied the Chair, and apologies for uuavoidable abaeuoe were received from a number of members. Reports having been made by subCommitteep, general business was transacted. A vote of thanks was ecoorded to Mr F W. Adams for bis offer to make a star for the illuminations. An offer of a bullock, to be roasted whole, was considered. The opinion was expressed that there would be considerable waste if the bullock were treated m that way ; and it was decided to ask Mr Kennington if he would give the animal to be disposed of as tbe Committee thought best. It was resolved that tbe vote for fireworks be increased sufficiently to cover tbe oost of procuring powder for the cannoc Another resolution was that Messrs Carr and Morris report to their " naval company" that this Committee deiires them to take part m the Thanksgiving Service, and 88k their Secretary to arrange tbe matter with Mr Paioe, who has the arrangement of the processions m hand. Mr F. P. Moore, who recantly re* signed the position of manager of the Meat Export Company's works at Nga - hauranga to devote himself entirety to a new religious propaganda, addieesed a faiily large audience at tbe Wellington Opera House. The speaker made some startling statements, reporis tbe Post, and said he would, at proof the Divine antboiity, materialise Bonls of departed beioge, clothe them, and place them on the stage on which he stood. Frequent interruptions greeted statements of this kind, and on one or two occasions there was considerable uproar. Mr Moore declared that shortly a large school would be erected m Wellington for the production of teachers of the new oult. Trooper C, Fawson, of Marlborough, writing from Bloemf ontein" on August 9tb, says tbat he was then acting as one of the brigade orderlies, and had to carry messages. la the course of his letter he says : — " Yesterday I was talking to Commandaut Pretorius. You remember he was one of the men who out up the Highlanders at Magersfonfein when General Wtuobope was killed. He is a prisoner on parole, together with the chief magistrate of the Free State. I have had several talks with them. Both are very anxious that De Wet should give m. They can* not understand why ha &hould wish to prolong the war, and keep men away from their homes and families. He (Pretorius) saya that tbe Boera have proved themeelvea brave men, snd should, as br&ve men, give up now they are beaten. We have also Mra Steyn m town, together with numerous officials of the Free State, all of whom, I believe, are on parolo." The Premier made some very uncomplimentary remaras about Wellington and its people m the course of an interview between Ministers and tbe Weiiiegton College Governors. Mr Seddon Raid, m efi-.ofc: "Wellington is the worst laid-out city jou will find south of the Equator. There had been no foresight shown either. Even during liter years there have been Urge areas of land at Newtown cut up for building purposes, and what have the authoiitiei done m the way of reserves ? Nothing. Reserves ought to be made before buildings go up, but they let persons go on building, knowing that it is inevitable that reserves must be secured Borne day. Then, there 1r another thing. I allude to the wealthy people of the city There is not the slightest philosophy or philanthropy on their part. Go to Auokland, and see the endowments there, or bequests made by wealthy people. Thousands upon thousands of pounds have been bequeathed there. Wellington has people just oa wealthy, but, beyond a thousands pounds given by the lata Mr I^evin for the public library, there his been nothing done by Wellington peopie for themselvee. I do not think there is any part of the world where you will find so many wealthy people, and so little done iv the way of benefaction by the people, either those who are here or tboae who have gone. What the Wellington people want is to have everything done for them ; it is an everlasting cry to the Government to give this and give that. There is no snob, thing as doing things for themselves."