NEWS AND NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXV, Issue 168, 23 July 1901, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

Wo enquired last evening at tk& hospital as to the condition of theferer patients under treatment there, asd were informed that they were all progressing favorably.

A telegram was received by His Worship the Mayor (Mr R. McCaltam) yesterday from Mr J. M. Mason, Chief Health Officer, stating that he would leave Wellington for Blenheim by the Wainui to-day.

The troopers' receptions at Invercargill and Dunediu were conducted on the strict teetotal plan—nothing more potent than raspberry figured at the festive boards. At prohibitum Balclutha, on tho other hand, "lashins" of beer and whisky, as well as " soft tack," was provided. The irony of it, t

A domestic servant of Melbourne, Isabella Vassie, estimates the value o£ her teeth at £9 each. She sought to recover £99 from Haddon and Christy, dentists in the city, as compensation for the unauthorised extraction of 11 teeth over and above the seven she had stipulated for. Defendants pleaded that the question of how many were to be drawn was left to their own dia^ crction by plaintiff, and as some of tho teeth were decaying they decided te have them all out at one sitting. Tie jury assessed damages at £20, wiffe costs.-

An expedition has left the shore ef California to discover whether or not Adam was an American. Mr Morris K. Jessup is the capitalist who will expend 50,000d01. on this research, and the scientists chosen to undertake the task of locating the Garden of Eden are two Russians, Waldema Bogaras and Waldemar Jochelson, and am American naturalist-, Norman Bttxtoa. These gentlomen expect to show that the first man was' created ia the Klondike, which was the former EcEen*

. We do not hear much about the investment or distribution of the Tasfe amount of money which was collected all over the Colony to aid ** our boys ia khaki." Much of this money is held by various municipalities who have heavy overdrafts and much is held liy private citizens as self-appointed trustee 3. Now that our boys are returning, many of them invalided, and some have already loft loved ones to meam. their loss, it is time to be genexotw and help the needy. The Government should be asked to legislate ia the matter with a view to collecting and utilising these rfunds.—Bay of Plenty^ Times.

Commenting on the remarkable bravery of the Japanese soldiers, a N«W York war corrcspondentsays :—v Wlten the allies lay under lire from the walls of Tientsin, the Japanese held two rows of hnts along the south canal. " Between these two rows was an open space, commanded by the Chinese lire* A soldier was started with a verbal order across this zone. Within thirty yards he fell dead. Another soldier instantly clashed out with the message* and ho fell likewise. Like clockwork a third soldier ran ont, and there was a roar of cheers from the allies as th© brave Japanese made the trip in safety. Wade's Teething Powders for ba&ie are soothing, reduce fever and preves£ btotchea, Erie*, 1/,. A pleasant little time was passed in Jollyman's H»U fast evening, «Sea the Blenheim Rifles had as thefegT^flOj Capt. Poison and the returned sSaSar* bers of thoir corps. Capt. Powell occupied the chair, and cn.bebaM of the Volunteers expressed their pica» sure at having them back among them* Capt. Poison thanked the Volunteers for their kind reception of himself.and his men, and in answer to a question told his hearersjiow ho came to have' l^n^£^Jsssa]^iotir^ii the cheers c*» »r!fpieuTromThemouths of thosepresent, upon the speaker resuming his seat* Dnring the evening songs were given and games indulged in. " Fall rations" were handed round and demolished. The proceedings ended, with the singing of the National Anthem. A meeting of the Committee of the A. and P. Association was held on Saturday last at the Royal Hotel. Mr Jackson brought forward the question of the late importation of stock by the Government. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Minister of Agriculture asking him if it is the intention of the Government to send any of their recently imported stock to this district this season. The Secretary was also asked to write to the Hon. C» H. Mills asking for his assistance by placing before- the Government the need of fresh stock in this district. It' was pointed out that there was wanted a new draught horso in this district,, and it would he a great boon if one was supplied by the Government. A | discussion took place on the desirability of getting a new meeting roont for the Association,' but this matter was postponed until the meeting w&itik. will be held at the Grosvenor Hotel at' 2 p.m. on Saturday next.

Loasby's Koolibah quickly relieves cures headaches, neuralgia, backacbe> sciatica. Invaluable for rhemwwisat?1 2s chemists, grocers.

Russia is about to do witbtJOt English coal and coke, says the St. Petersburg correspondent of the M&H. Hitherto the importation has reached the figure of about twenty naHHcat roubles yearly. A large factory las been erected by the Government near St. Petersburg, and a new patent is to be worked there for the.coking of peat on a largo scale. Experiments have alrea'y given the most brilliant re^ suits, showing very little less heatgiving power than is contained in coal. The posit after treatment costs onethird the price of coal. Russia possesses enormous tracts of peat, and the future of-the process is practically assured. Three reasons make this peat-cooking process of the greatest importance to Russia. Firstly, it vnSL put a stop to deforestation; secondly* it will enable the Ural mountain industries to be developed; and, thirdly, tho Russian fleot will be entirely independent of England for its coal supply*