NEWS AND NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 156, 7 July 1902, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

Auckland milk vendors announce an advance fn the price of mil!c to 31d per quart. The reasons given are the high price of dairy cattle and fodder, and increased cost of labor.

It is expected that the Financial Statement of the colony will be delivered next Tuesday night.

Sir J. G. Ward's Bill on the subject of Bauk holidays stipulates that the following shall be kept as the Bank holidays: — Now Year's Day, Good Friday, the day after Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day, the day after Christmas Day, St. Patrick's Day, Sfc. George's Day, St. Andrew's Day, the Prince of Wales's Birthday, the Sovereign's Birthday, Labor Day.

The draft agreement drawn up in London between the solicitors for the colony and the solicitors for the Blue Star line reached New Zealand by the last English mail. The Acting Premier expects to learn any day that the matter has been finally settled, and that the steamers have started running.

The Hon. James Carroll arrived at Picton on Saturday by the Mapourika to take part in the Maori Conference b.eing held at Waikawa. The Minister was accompanied by Messrs T. Parata, M.H.R., Wi Pere, M.H.R., H. Parata, Tamahau Mahupuku and others, and the party received a hearty welcome from the assembled natives. The visitors wero escorted with much ceremony to the Pah, which was effectively decorated. Yesterday the Pah was visited by irany people, including several excursionists from Blenheim. The Hon. Mr Carroll delivered an address in Maori, which, was listened to by several hundreds of natives.

The Greatest Danger from colds and influenza is their tendency to result in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken, all danger will be avoided. It will cure a cold or an attack of influenza in less time than any other treatment. It always cures, and cures quickly. J t Benning sells it

In his speech in the Address-iu-Reply debate, the Hon. Colonel Pitt referred to the necessity for further borrowing in order to carry out adequately the prosecution of the main trunk railways of the two islands. The sooner the North Island Trunk line could be completed, consistent with the financial equilibrium of the colony, the better would it be for the colony. The Main Trunk line of the South Island, he said, should be carried out in accordance with the original intention : from Culverden to Tophouse, thence throucrh the Wairau Valley, and on thence to Nelson. This route would be through land eminently suitable for settlement, especially in the Wairau Valley. On the other hand, added Col. Pitt, there was no land on the East Coast route suitable for settlement.

Wade's W°km Figs—the Wonderful Worm Worriers —are always effective. Is boxes everywhere.

Dr Thomas R. King, formerly Superintendent of Wellington and Porirua Asylums, and also assistant medical officer at the Porirua Asylum, and now at Blenheim, is (says the Wellington Post) again* petitioning the House for enquiry into alleged injustice to which he has been subjected, and for reliefi The petitioner submits, inter alia, that during the three years when he acted nominally as assistant at Porirua he was virtually Superintendent, assistant and clerk, besides relieving at Wellington, and for these duties his payment as assistant was wholly inadequate. Then when made Superintendent at Wellington Asylum in 1899, his pay was only half that of any other Medical Superintendent. He alleges that he was worked to an unjustifiable extent, and that promises of relief were made and never kept Then he was suddenly deprived of his position, and at an advanced age had to recommence the practice of his profession.

Wade s Wokm Figs—the Wonderful Worm Worriers —are a safe and sure remedy, in Is boxes; sold everywhere.

A meeting of the School Committees' Association was held on Saturday afternoon. Eepresentatives from Havelock, Kaituna, Renwick, Picton, Koroiniko, Tua Marina, Marshlands, Grovetown, Blenheim and Cullensville Committees were present, Mr Taylor (Picton) occupied the chair. Mr D. P. Sinclair (Blenheim) was elected President for the year, and Mr Taylor Vice-President. Mr R. Brewster was re-elected Secretary. It was resolved that the question of holidays be left as at present, viz., 8 weeks in the year, exclusive of promiscuous holidays, and that each Committee should allocate them to suit their own district. It was unanimoasly agreed to nominate Mr C. Ferguson as a member of the Education Board, and recommend his nomination to the other Committees, to be supported with Messrs Fell and Parker. The name of no other candidate was forthcoming. A draft of rules as presented was adopted after a few slight alterations.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and influenza. It has become famous for its cures of these diseases over a large part of the civiii&eol- -world. The most flattering testimonials bare been received, giving accounts of its gooct"works..}: of th© aggravating" and persistent coughs it has cured ; of severe colds that have yielded promptly to its soothing effects, and of the dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, often saving the life of the child. The extensive use of it for whooping cough has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerous results. It is especially, prized by mothers because it contains nothing injurious and there is not the least danger in giving it, even to babies. It always cures, and cures quickly. J. Benning sells it.