LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 169, 18 July 1903, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

FootßAifc,—The representative foot* ball mstott ea Wednesday next, between South Canterbury and Marlboroogh, win be played In Dr. fanes'* paddoett.

TnorriHtt O*»».—Aeeouttts due in conneofcion wlfea tfce reeent meeting of the Wairau Trotting Club will be paid by tha Secretary this evening at the Masonic Hotel.

MRraono6o«r»Aß. — Captain Edwin wires a« follsws at 13.30 p.m.:— "Strong wln<« to gale ffem between north east an A nerfo and west after 12 hours from now; tides good, indications for rain, glam fall. 1'

A MAent'i CewcaMi.—A Maori's similes are preverßlalfy plaint. The other Bight Mr Ifl r#r», addressing the Reuse ca the f t «e*t!»» of Bativa land laws, eeaAen>B«i **• duplicate nachinory «f the Native Laud Courts and Native Ooßneih, "The* Native Land Court," he said, 'Ms the most evil Institution we have ever had, and it has swallowed up all the land we have ever had I ... It's oontinulng cry la ' tafhoa, tslhoal' and while we have taihoa-edour hair has grown grey I"

For Children's Haoking Cough at night take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2a 6d.

Tbaoherb.—Tho fact that there are two hundred male pupil touchers as against seven hundred female was commented upon by ttee Pmaiar on Wednesday night. Tftii, lie said, meant that there were ether walks of life preferred by the youths ef this colony. He did not wish to belittle the services of the lady teachers, bat they themselves wonld admit that a school was not properly equipped if it had only female teachers. There was therefore a weakness in our educational system. What they must do was to first train their teachers, and if they wanted male teachers they must give them adequate remuneration* (Applause.)

For Bronchial Cough, take Woods Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s Sd everywhere.

The Chbistohuboh Meat Company. —We have under review a booklet of 54 pages, illustrated, issued by the Obristoharoh Meat Company, Limited, entitled "Islington Fertilisers." The booklet contains several short pithy quotations and axioms which, If accep ted in the light of educational matter, should beta Inoentive to raise two crops where only one grew before, and in theory tells the farmer -how to raise and fatten mere stock with the same outlay as he has atpresenfc. There are short essays on "How much Manure," "Learning Sow to buy Fertilisers," " Ammonia, " " Snperphosphates, " "Potassic Manure*," "Bacteria in the Soil." " Plant Food and Indications," ''Something from Nothing," "Selling Fertility," "The Land a Savings Bank," eto«, which will pay for perusal. The facsimiles of the brands and grades for frozen mutton and lamb adopted at Islington and Smithfield are interesting to the freezer of fat stock. The detailed statement of tho various parts la pounds which make up the live weight of cattle, sheep and pigs is very instructive. As the buying of sheep and lambs by tbe pound over all is becoming general the handy ready reckoner will be fonnd very useful to quickly see the values per head. The gestation of stock with tables of dates for lambing, calving, etc., will be acceptable as a reference. An article by Mr James Long, England, giving the wonderful results achieved in Belgium on its small farms will be interesting reading, and shonld be emulated by every tiller of the soil. Photographs of the Works, wonderful turnip paddocks, etoy are exhibited through the book. We are informed the Company will post a copy to any farmer on application.

Age Statistics.—-Lecturing recently at Auckland, Professor Segar, in an interesting discourse on age statistics, said that the chief features of interest with respect to Auckland were the de ficiency of population ot the ages 5 to 25, the excess of the ages 25 to 50, and the great excess of the very aged of 75 and over. In the case of Wellington, the most noteworthy features consist of the considerable excess of popnlation of the ages 20 to 25. and the great deficiency in population of 50 and over. Canterbury's popnlation had less conspicuous features, the wain ones being the considerable deficiency in children of tho ages 0 to 10, and the excess of population of later middle age. Obago has a considerable excess of old people of all ages. The most important, economically, of these features is the preponderance of population of the most vigorous ages of manhood m the northern districts and the deficiency of the same in the southern.

The " Poetry ob Motion." — Society is likely to receive a fillip to its jaded palate if the methods of an American lady named Duncan, who is lecturing Parisians on the poetry of motion, come into fashion. Here is her description:—" She said that she herself learned in the school of nature, going into her American garden when she reached the age of reason—which she explained was the age of twelve years—and taking off her clothes and imitating the trees which waved in the wind and the young calves that leaped on the lawn." Extraordinary manifestations of arrival at the " age of reason V s

An American Sensation. — Despatches published in the American newspapers of May 7 record a sensational tragedy at Medford, Massachusetts, where Miss Nellie Sturtevant, the daughter of a banker in that city, was shot at midnight. A robber had obtained access to the porch of the dwelling and attacked Miss Sturtevant's father, who was returning home carrying a satchel of money. The thief had seized the satchel, and was tearing it from the banker, when the daughter came to the rescno. The thief promptly shot her, and then effected his escape upon a bicycle. An Italian has been arrested on suspicion of being the cnlprit.

Scalds are always painful and fre quently 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.

Railway. Superannuation. —- The Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act became operative on Ist January of this year, and up to 31st March 3586 of the employees, representing 57 per cent, of the whole permanent staff, have joined the fund. Since that timo all bat a very few of the remainder have become contributors to the fund. Up to 31at March the receipts amounted to £7075, comprising £3606 transferred from the Railway Servants' Fines Fund, £3433 contributions from subscribers, and £35 interest. The disbursements were £*8 16s 6a, leaving a balance of over £7056 to the credit of the fund. The Board of Administration regards the condition of the fund as highly satisfactory, and has every confidence as to its stability and future prosperity.

See the Conquering Hero Comes The enemy rheumatism is vanquished I Bock's rheumatio powder is the hero. It strikes the root of the evil, expels feho Urio aoid poison 1 ensures perfect circulation of the blood. Success guaranteed. Price 3/6 at D#,R. Nevi«on» local agent.—-Act*.

A LIFB ASSTJBANCE MATTER.-—Sec-tion 33 of the Life Assurance Policies Act 1884 provides that certain life assurance policies or the money payable thereunder shall not become available for payment of debts under an intestacy nnles9 "specially directed" by the will. In recent southern oases, on the question of whether certain creditors conld be paid ont of policy, Mr Justice Williams said there was great uncertainty as to the meaning of the section and the words quoted; also, that the sec* tion was so obscurely framed that It was Impossible for an insured dying man to make the simplest form of will unless he had the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council at his elbow; that it was a matter that affteted nearly every man, woman, and ohild in New Zealand, and should be brought to the attention of those who framed laws. The* matter was brought to the attention of the Attorney-General in the Council by the Hon. A. Loe Smith. The AttorneyGeneral replied that a Bill bad been prepared to amend section 33 and make clear the difficulties that had arisen.