LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 231, 3 October 1902, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Dentistry,—Mr C. Powell pays the usual monthly visit to Havelock on Tuesday and Wednesday next.

Meteorological,— Captain Edwin wires as lollows : " Moderate to strong westerly winds, glass rise."

M illinery.—Messrs Watson and Co. invite the attention of ladies to the special display of millinery in their windows to-morrow.

M asset-Harris Cycles.—MrDcnby, agent for Marl borough for these machines, has an announcement in this issue concerning them.

Labor Union.—A special meeting of the Marlborough Labor Union is called for Saturday, 11th inst., at the Good Templars' Hall. The objects of the meeting are set out in the advertisement.

Death.—The friends of Mr C. E. Sowman, now of Masterton, will regret to learn of the death of his wife—a daughter of Mrs O'Donnell, formerly of this town, —which occurred last week at Wellington after a long illness.

Trotting.—The attention of trotting owners and trainers is directed to two rules which are added to the M.R.C Spring Meeting programme, rules and regulations. Nominations for the meeting close at 9 p.m. on Saturday evening.

Borough Council. —Owing to the room occupied by the Borough Council undergoing renovation, the usual monthly meeting of the Council will not be held this evening. The Council will probably assentble on Wednesday evening next.

To-morrow's Sale. — Readers are reminded that to-morrow's sale by Messrs Griffiths & Son will be held at 12 noon at Charles Street, and will include in addition to articles previously enumerated a waggonette, heifer, yearling cattle, young pigs, and Early Rose seed potatoes.

Floral Fete.—The following prizewinners .were inadvertently omitted from our report yesterday:—Hat trimming, boys, H. White 1, G. Tapp2; ditto., girls, Eileen Macey 1, E. Hilliard 2 ; putting tail on pig, G. Lucas 1, G. Gosling 2 ; ditto., by Maoris, S. McDonald 1, E; McDonald 2; writing with left hand, C. Watson 1, Kathleen HilUard 2.

Boys' New Norfolk Suits, 10/6,12/6, 14/6,15/6.—Dee and Sons.

S.M. Court.—The civil cases heard this morning at the Magistrate's Court were as follows:—C. Mitchell v. T. J. Moseley, claim for £5 10s 6d. Mr W. Baillie appeared for plaintiff, for whom judgment was given by default for the amount claimed and 6s costs.—W. Carr v. W. Stagg, claim for $10 4. Judgment was given by default for that sura and costs.—Same v. J, Andrell was adjourned for a week.—Several other cases were settled out of Court.

Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 20/-, 25/-, 30/-, 35/-, 40/-.—Dee and Sons.

Mablborough Rifle Union.—The following team will represent the Blenheim Rifles in the match against the Tua Marina Rifle Club to morrow at the latter's range, leaving the Square at I p.m. ;~Major Rogers, Sergeants O'Sullivan and Hammond, Corporals Foster and Hadfield (2), Volunteers Harding, Cooke, Simmons and Logan; emergencies: Vols. N. Jordan and A. Jackson. The Tqa Marina team in<? eludes the following—Messrs F. Soper, A. McKenzie, F. Gifford, R. Creswell, H. Cuthbertson. H. Eccles, J. Law, W. Botham, W. Smith, and J. Neal; emergencies : E. D. Hastilow and C. Neal.

Boys' Colonial Tweed Sailor Suits, all sizes, 8/-, 9/6, 11/-, 12/6, to 17/6. —Dee and Sons.

Sickness. —An extraordinary epidemic of sickness is prevalent in Auckland, and seems rather on the increase. The symptoms are acute diarrhjea, vomiting, cramps in the legs and lower part of the abdomen, and intense thirst, pointing to the sickness being apparently of toxic origin. When questioned as to the immediate cause, the medical men can only state that so far they are baffled in this respect.

Men's Cycling Sweaters, 4/6, 6/», 8/6, 9/6, 10/6.—Dee and Sons.

Unfortunate. —English papers state that the Rev. F. G. Bleasby, clerk in holy orders, entered Tiverton Workhouse recently. His case is a peculiarly sad one. He has been without a cure for three years, and some time ago had to sacrifice his library and other bebelongings to maintain himself. He has been a curate 23 years, and in endeavoring to get a post he made 470 applications, He says vicars oijly wans young curates.

New English Tweeds, Vicunas, Serges for suits to order. —Dee and Sonn.

TheKawana.—" As Lord Ranfurly's term in New Zealand is rapidly drawing to a close there is genera,! rpgret among the cpjppists thas $bey, ace about to Iqse him,'- says'the Daily Chronicle. " Lord Ranfurly certainly went to Wellington well equipped for the new work he had undertaken. He had been a hard-working settler himself for s,prae years in Victoria, and was well acquainted with the hardships and difficulties of colonial life. All this naturally had the effect of broadening bis sympathies, and it is not surprising that he has made an ideal Governor in a democratic colony like New Zealand."

Telling a Lie.—Sir Robert Stout has not much faith in a man who thinks lightly of telling a lie to su^ big purpose, as long fta he is not under the obligation of an oath. So his Honor told a witness who made this unblushing admission at the- Wellington Supreme Court. " I dont think much of your evidence," said the Chief Justice. " I think if you are an honest man, you would tell the truth whether you were on your oath or not. A man who thinks kissing a book means any difference in telling the truth p not worth. WucV'

The Premier.—The following paragraph appears in a recent issue of M.A.P., under the heading, "APrime Minister's Boyhood":—"I feel sure (says " Tay Pay") that readers will congratulate themselves—and M.A.P. —on the fact tbat I shall be able to preset! fc to them next week the autobiography of that most remarkable of colonial visitors, Mr Richard Seddon, in the 'Days of My Youth' series. This record of the New Zealand Prime Minister's boyhood, told by himself, is simply packed with anecdote, and crowded with characteristic self-revela-tion."

Boys' Colonial Tweed Knickers, 5(~, 6/6, 7/6.—Dee and Sons.

An Indulgent French Skipper.— The following story appears in a Hobart paper: An amusing incident occurred at Hobart, aboard the French ship Ernest Beyer, the other day, as the vessel was being piloted down the Derwent by the harbormaster. Captain McArthur gave the order for the helm to be ported, and the helm starboarded instead. The French skipper reproved the man with a clout, and sent him about his business. On being asked his opinion, Captain McArthur told the French skipper that it was a mistake to strike the man. Subsequently, while the harbormaster was busily engaged in his duties, the boatswain, who acted as interpreter,, came to him and said the captain desired to know what a British master would do in the circumstances. " Oh, give him a cognac," replied the harbormaster, jokingly. To Captain Me Arthur's utter amazement, the French skipper took his reply seriously, piped all hands aft, and instantly had bottles uncorked. The officers, down to the boatswain, were served with champagne, and the remainder of the crew with cognac. The French skipper explained that this was the British method of treating an offending helmsman. The man who had misdirected the helm, after drinkbis cognac, took off his hat, and his master shook hands with him, as a symbol of renewed friendship.

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A Sensational Adventube. —In his " midshipman" days Lieutenant Jenks, R.N.E., who was recently appointed commander of the R.M.S. Oroya, had an exciting and sensational adventure. The ship Armanella, to which he was attached, fell in with a field of icebergs whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaiso via Algoa Bay, and was almost hemmed in. She, however, ultimately got clear of the larger, only to be afterwards exposed to another peril, which proved both novel and serious. The good .ship had rounded Gape Horn, when one day an immense whale rose the surface of the water right alongside the vessel. The monster,, however, probably taking alarm at the sight of a full-rigged ship at such close quarters, immediately disappeared, the vessel at the same moment experienced a shock which shook her from stem to stern. Ah examination being then made, it was found that the ship had sprung* a leak and was making water rapidly. A course was at once set for St. Vincent —Cape Verde Islands, where she arrived some time afterwards, her crew exhausted with their efforts to keep the inflow under at the pumps. The Armadella, it was then ascertained, had received serious damage to her bottom, and had 6ft of water in her. It is surmised that the whale, when it disappeared, went underneath the vessel and was struck by her, this being the only reasonable explanation of how she became injured. ■

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Largest Vessel AELOAT.—Messrs Harland and Wolff, on August 23, launched at Belfast, for the White Star Line, the Cedric, the largest vessel afloat. An interesting comparison has been drawn between the Cedric and another steamer, which ten days previously was put into the water at Stettin —the Kaiser Wilhelm ll.—probably tho fastest and costliest merchant ship in existence. The two are intended to traverse the North Atlantic, the one with the highest attainable speed, and the other with the maximum of economy. The Cedric is meant to steam 1? knots, the Kaiser Whelm 11. 23* knots. To obtain her modest 17 knots, the Cedric will have twin screw engines, colleotively equal to 14,000 horsepower, similar to the Celtic, the coal consumption of which is 260 tons a day. To get her 24 knots, the German ship will have to burn the stupendous total of 750 tons of coal a day. The crew of the Cedric will numbar 335 men, whilst the ship's complement of the Kaiser Wilhelm 11. will consist of 600 persons, of whom no fewer than 277 will be in in the engineers' department, and only 45 will be entered on the ship's books as " sailors." Owing to the enormous amount of space occupied by her machinery and bunkers, the German ship will never carpy an ounce of cargo, and her passenger accommodation will be. limited to 1888 persons, whilst in the Cedrio there is accommodation for 3000 passengers. The Cedrio is expected to take her place on the berth in November next. Her length is 700 feet, beam 75 feefe, depth 491- feefc» and her carrying capacity is 18,400 tons.

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