NEWS AND NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 244, 15 October 1903, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

The only outward and visible sign of Labor Day in Blenheim yesterday was the closing of tho Government offices.

A good sample of coal was shown in Ash bur ton on Saturday afternoon. It was taken from a new seam at Taylor's stream, Mount Soiners.

Many inquiries are being made at the Christchurch Touri&t Office concerning Hanmer, and every day a large number of visitors leave for tho Springs. *

Supporters of the San Fr ncisco ser vice in Parliament are *anmiine that the renewal of the subsidy will be carried. Seemingly the votes of one or two waverers have been secured.

For the past six weeks practically no rain has fallen in Southland, and both in Invereargiil and the country people are carting water for domestic purposes.

Th«re are now about forty men under canvas at the Marl borough Mounted Rifles' camp on the A. and P. Miow grounds, and good work is being,done, the weathe" being favorable. Colonel Wolfe, Officer Commanding the district, is present, and will make his formal inspection on Friday.

The funeral obsequies of the late Miss Edytho Stratford were observed yesterday afternoon. A large number of beautiful wreaths sent by sorrowing friends bore mute testimony to the esteem in which the deceased lady was held. The Yen. Archdeacon Grace conducted the impressive burial service of the Chmreh of England at the grave.

Among various telegrams received by tne Secretary of the Employers' Association at Wellington protesting against proposed labor legislation was one from the Blenheim Association, as follows: — "Blenheim, 7fch October, 1903 : Employers' Association strongly protest against Labor Department Bill. Consider Bill monstrous and bordering on Russian persecution. Many will give up employing labor if passed."

A correspondent signing himself "ON." writes:—"You.will probably admit that it is our duty to avoid making our . language unnecessarily cumbrous. For instance, we should not be guilty of such absurdity as calling a province " Hawke's Bay" (a very suitable name for a part of the sea if the possessive inflection be omitted). We might just as well say " Marlborough's Bay" for Marl borough If we wish to perpetuate the n mes of famous Englishmen we can name our provinces after them, as Wellington, Hawke, Nel-o , without making our selves ridiculous."

Many friends will regret to hear of the death of Mr Patrick Morrissey, which occurred at his residence, Sonch Street, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, after a lingering illness extending over a period of two years. Deceased, who was 50 years of age, was born in County Clare, Ireland, and has bf en a resident of Blenheim for the past 25 years. Up to the time of his death Mr Morrissey was a prominent member of the local Hibernian Society, and always took an active interest in promoting its welfare. A widow and six children are left to mourn his loss, and to them heartfelt sympathy will be extended in their sad bereavmeut.

The social of the Marlborough Mounted Rifles held in Ewart's Hall last night was well attended ; and, despite the temperature, fcke dancing proved to be of an onjjyable character The corps now being under canvas, the gathering was entirely successful from a company point of view, there being a good assemblage of uniforms, aud this helping to bring about a prednmina tion of the sterner sex. The arrangements jwere unexceptionable, as might be expected from the Mounted Rifles. The music was provided by Bandsman Robinson (pianoforte) and a number of other instrumentalists.

" Nothing will satisfy the prohibitionists," declared the Premier, while complaining of the liquor question being discussed on the Cook Islands Government Bill. *' They are everlastingly bringing this question up. In my opinion they will bring it op once too often. The country is getting sick of it. The persons who have a right to be c nsidered are the mode ates, who desire to see a fair observance of the laws, which are in the best interests of the Colony. If people will go to extremes there will be a revulsion of feeling one way or the other, and when it comes those who brought it about must be held responsible for it."

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Mr H. P. Lowe, chief engineer of tbe United States Steel Company, has just completed a record-breaking rrin across the Continent, via the New York Cen tral, the Like Shore and Michigan Southern, and from Chicago had a pri vately-ehartered car over the Santa Fe. The trip from ocean to ocean was made in 70 hoars and 21 minutes, and and was undertaken that Mr Lowe might reach his little daughter, who lay dying in Los Angeles. But the daughter died before the father's journey was completed, and the sympathy of all new*- paper readers followed the bereaved parent. The Santa Fe special had the right of way at every point, and covered the distance between Chicago and the coast—a distance of 2265 miles—in 52 hours 49 minutes—ls hours 16 minutes than the time made by the California Limited Express.

At a meeting of the Ohristchnroh Synod on Monday Mr W. H. Har Rreaves gave notico to move that, in view of the greater cost of living:, the Synod is of opinion that thestipendsof clergy, especially the country clergy, in their diocese should be increaspd ; and that, in considering theguarantuos nnder clause 34 of the financial regulations, the Standing Committee be in atrneted to take such steps as are necessary to secure an increase in all cases where the stipend falls bolow £250, unless under special and exceptional circumstances.

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The dis-flection among some of the men on the Cheviot railway works is said to be nob of a serious nature or wide spreading character. The Christ church Press says that the engineer of the works expects to adjust matters satisfactorily, and the men, who are considered to be well paid on the work which they do, will, if they still object, have to leave. Tbis will give an op portunity for others to be taken on who have been applying for employment.

The Brideewater Tiust, which terminates shortly, has a unique poNsession in a clock at Wors ey, which striken thirteen. Tho Duke, who built the canals and form ed the trust;, maintained a personal o ersight over the works and his c nployees. He was much irritated by tt c unpunctnality with which the men came back to work after tbo mid day dinner hour. The men pleaded in excuse that they did not hear the clock strike one—the signal for their return. Thereupon the Duke had a clock constructed to strike thirteen times at one o'clock, thus cutting away the possibility of the excuse. The clock was set up in 1789, and still strikes the baker's dozen at one p.m., though a bell has long been used to summon the men back to work.