NEWS AND NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 162, 13 July 1903, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

, The Rival Football Clnb have decided 'to hoJd a social on the 29th instant.

The monthly meetings of the Education Board and Wairau Hospital Board will be held to-day.

The bip pig that attracted attention on Siturday had a rival in a remarkably well-developed sheep, weighing 1851b5., which hung in Mr Draper's shop.

The estate of the late General Sir Hector Macdonald has been valued at £4402. Everything is bequeathed to his son.

A London cable gives the result of a census of church attendance made by the Daily News. It shows that the attendance on a given date was as fol lows :—Anglican Churches, 430.153 ; Nonconformist, 416,225; Catholic, 93,572; other bodies, 62,990.

The Poultry Association's art nnion was drawn in the Hall on Saturday night in the presence of a gaodly number of people. The first winning number is 1800, the second 119, and the third 1366. The names of the success ful ticket holders were not ascertainable.

Evidence of an increase in the value of land in this district was given in connection with a sale which took place on Sat urday. The property in question is the fine farm at Grovetown which was bought at auction some six years ago by Mr Craven at £47 10s per acre. On this occasion ninety acres were sold for £4675 or nearly £52 per acre.

Despite the inclement weather, the Garrison Band's guessing competition resulted in about £16 being added to tbe fund for the purchase of new instruments. The first prize was won by Mr Fred Phil potts, of Grovetown, who ventured the exact figures—soßl bs. For the second prize, four entrants tied with 507$—Messrs C. Ball, T. Ball, F. Crook, and C. Tunnicliffe.

The special commissioner of the Sydney Morning Herald estimates that the area under wheat in New South Wales this year will show an increase of 122,000. Prospects are now favorable, and with moderate spring rains an average of 10.9 bushels per acre should be realised, giving a total yield o! 13,418,000 bushels.

Gone 1 Vanished! Absolutely Cured i The old man's cough is gone. For years he was a sufferer from asthma. Now he is quite cured. Bock's balsam cured him. It has cured others; has cured thousands. Bock's Balsam cures Bronchitis in all its stages. Old standing coughs, ordinary colds, cracked hands, etc. Price 1/6 at D. R. Nevison, local agent.—Advt.

Among the business transacted at a meeting of the Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association on Saturday was the making of arrange ments for a series of lectures to farmers this winter. Both Mr Reakes, Government Veterinarian, and Mr Hyde, Government Poultry Expert, have ex pressed their willingness to deliver addresses. In view of tbeapproachiug lambing season, it has been decided to ask Mr Reakes tv lecture on mortality amongst breeding ewes; and he is also to be asked to speak on fattening.of. stock oa turnips and rafe A large and consistent attendance of farmers is confidently anticipated, and it may be expected that they will derive much profit from tbe instructions and advice of the Government experts. The A. and P. Association are to be commended for the work they are doing in this direction.

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 b«> avoided It will cure a cold or an attack of influenza in less time than any other treatment. It always cure& and cures quickly. J. Benning sells it.

One of the speakers at the Poultry Association's dinner on Friday night had something to say on the educational question as it concerns a community whose interests are largely of an agricultural and pastoral nature. Many farmers, whose intentions are that there sons also should go on to tbe land, made a mistake, he said, in regard to the higher education of their children. That the young people should learn a little Latin, Greek, and French was all very well in its way, but these subjects would not help them very much in the end if they were not taught how to obtain the best results from the soil. There was not enough practical education ot the kind in this district. The curse of the old countries, he remarked, was the filocking of the rural population to the cities; and the true lover of his country would do all he could to keep a vigorous people on the land.

Scalds are always painful and frequently quite serious, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm is a liniment especially suited for such injuries. One application gives relief. Try it. J. Benning sells it.

The mine manager of the Jubilee Gold Mine reports as follows, under date 6fcb July:—Low Level Stopes— We are now taking out the remaining stone in the floor of west intermediate, this will finish the eastern section. The middle and western or northern sections rise in unexplored country. The block between south level of oM working and intermediate east (or south) is intact, with exception of leading stope over the intermediate level. The reef in the end of the intermediate is small—only about 12 inches — and corresponds to the reef in the end of south level in surface workings. The cross-cutting intermediate north or west is at present stopped, the stope below being filled. Propose making first clean-up on or about the 23rd.

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 civilised world. The most flattering testimonials have been received, giving accounts of its good work; of the 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. Ifc is especially prized by mothers beoause 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.