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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 147, 26 June 1902, Page 3

BRIEF MENTION. Coronation Day; bub, ala 3, without a coronation ! The children's religious service today was heartfelt and fervent. " Pray God preserve His Majesty the King in this hour of trial." I "It will be some days before it is possible to say that he is out of danger." —Medical bulletin. The " hakari," the Mapri ceremony of feast and presentation, was a unique function to day. The daylight robber continues to baffle the Wellington police. Within the last few days the thief has broken into three different private houses, carrying away in all close on £60 worth of jewellery-. Speaking at Exeter Hall, the Bishop of London said he was determined, God helping him, to make London the greatest missionary diocese in the world. Perhaps it is a good thing the way of the transgressor is hard ; otherwise it might not bear the traffic. The French people are great chicken raisers. A return gives the income derived by them from this industry as £67,000,000. The average number of horses kil.'ed in bull tights every year in Spain exceeds 5000, while from 8000 to 12000 bulls are sacrificed, One of tha most touching scenes witnessed in Westport during the Peace thanksgiving (says the Buller Miner)was the spectacle of a boy of 14 being wheeled home drunk at midday by his youthful comrades, with a little Union Jack floating at the forepeak of the barrow. It depends.—" What is a captain of industry?" asked the boy who is going to be very wise some day. "It is a term that is applied to the head of a great mo opoly when he is at a banquet. " '' And what is a robber baron ?'' " It's the same man when he is in politics."—Washington Star. Oar King now rules 367,000,000 people, a greater number than has ever before acknowledged the sovereignty of either a king, queen, or emperor. The method of purifying water is in use in certain Continental towns. It is to pass it through revolving vessels containing scraps of iron. The iron forms a gelatinous precipitate with the impurities—make 3 them "settle." Twenty thousand persons or thereabouts foregathered at the Melbourne Exhibition Building to bid adieu to Miss Amy Castles. The remarkable popularity of the young singer was shown by the fact that though the concert did not commence till 8 p.m., the audience began to pour in at 2.30. Dan Leno, the English comedian, who followed Rev. Dr. Parker, as one week editor of London Sun, enlivened its columns the first day with the following • wheezes':— . 'Some day I shall retire on a small incompetency.' ' London's principal industries are music halls and the confldenee trick.' 1 It's wonderful how things strike you sometimes — especially when they're well aimed.' ' Women can drive a man crockery, smashing mad for twenty four hours, r.nd then raise him to paradise by simply tickling his chin.' " No one really repents until he gets hard labor," " He that despises little things will never get a free drink." , "I've never yet met a man who was too lazy to fall in love. It is the furniture hunting which makes him tired." When the colony is able to show a clean bill of health from the various epidemics at present prevailing, it is probable that the officers of the Health Department will turn their attention to the somewhat important subject of the occurrence of ophthalmia an.ongbt' school children, and how to cope with it. A tall story comes to us (says "Grocery") from Ireland. Tn a certain family the Child Messenger Act precluded the children from fetching the matutinal pint, so an Irish terrior has been trained to run with the can in its mouth to the public-house, where it jingles the money in the can until the attention of those behind the counter is attracted, after which it runs away home wibii the beer and the change, if any. Ping-pong has brought a new ailment in its train. Medical men term it " ping pong teno-synovitis." Writing the the British Medical Journal, a doctor describes the ailment as causing acute pain in the leg, accompanied by much swelling and reddening. Playing much in stiff boots may bring it on. He believes that until a new costume and suitable footgear are evolved the ailment will cause trouble among devotees of the game. BENJAMIN GUM: The King of Cough Cures. Suits Old and Young, Children Like It. \ Is Od and 2s 6d, Chemists and Grocers. HOOLIBAH: The Athletes Friend. Unequalled for Chilblains (unbroken). Soak the Feet in hot water, and rub in Koolibah. Result: Instant relief and reduction of swelling. Price, 2s everywhere, or post free from Loasby's *• Wahoo" Manufacturing. Coy., Ltd., Dunedin. Wholesale from all Merchants. Wholesale Agents: Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s N.Z. Drug Co., Ltd. newldvertisements. I WESLEY CHURCH. AN Intercessory Service for the recovery of the King will be conducted THIS EVENING at 7 o'clock by the Rev. G. W. J. Spence. CHURCH OF NATIVITY. A SPECIAL Intercessory Service for the recovery of His Majesty the King will be held THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, at the above Church, THOS. S. GRACE, Archdeacon, THANKS. rTIHE Committee of the Grovetown -L Social wish to thank the Dresden Piano Company for the loan of the piano. DISTRICT ORDERS. riIHE Marlborough Mounted Rifles X (dismounted) Blenheim Rifles, Garrison Band, Blenheim Rifle Cadets, and Borough School Cadets, will Parade at the Drill Shed THIS EVENING at 6.30, to attend Special Service at Church of Nativity. Review Order, Side arms only. ALFRED ROGERS, Major. Dated 26th June, 1902.