LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 214, 7 September 1905, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The Melbourne-Naples despatch of August 2nd arrived in London on the night of the 4th inst.

Spring is here, and Mr W. Isles, tailor, of Market Place, announces the arrival of seasonable goods.

A gaslight display, which will doubtless attract a large number of people, will take place at Mr R. Allan s shop this evening. The Garrison Band has been engaged, and will commence a popular programme at 8 o'clock.

It came out during the hearing of a judgment summons at the Wellington Magistrate's Court the other day that a moneylender had advanced a man the sum of £35 for two months, for which £10 interest was charged. There are other winter sports than football, says the New Zealand Times. A country player travelled 47 miles on horseback on the-"-off chance" of playing in the Wellington-Wairarapa hockey match at Carterton on Saturday. He was rewarded for his enthusiasm.

In consequence of a statement that many of the children of the unemployed go to school hungry- and with pinched faces, the Premier of Victoria recently inspected two schools in the Richmond district. At one school ten children were found in need of food, and at another six.

During a students' riot which took place at Edinburgh recently 1,400 were engaged. Things were lively for a time. Eight men .were arrested, three of them being New Zealanders. The riot referred to was a most sue-: cessful attempt to prevent an address being given in the Queen's Hall by a prominent Dowieite, on "Medicine: the Mother of many Humbugs." Gaslight Display To-Night:—Don't miss it. Our spring display is magnificent. Garrison Band in attendance. —R. Allan. Douglas Donald Waddell, a grazier, who since April last has been confined in Darlinghurst gaol for refusing to answer questions connected with his bankruptcy, was brought before the Sydney Court last week for further examination. He was addressed by the registrar, and warned that if he again refused to reply to certain questions he would have to go back to prison. Waddell persisted in his obstinacy, and was recommitted to his former quarters. Clean Sweep:—We will play old harry with trade to-morrow morning; do not overlook our circular to-night. —R. Allan. The industry which, in the last ten years, has made the smallest increase in the number of persons it provides work for is that of boot manufacturing. In 1895 there were 2568 employed in this trade, while now there are only 416 more. This should be compared with the figures given aneut the industry of sawmilling, joinery work, sash-making, and coopering. In the same period, 1895 to 1905, the number of persons employed in this business has jumped from 2627 to 7278. Gaslight Display To-night:—Garri-son Band Concert on our premises, free to everyone. —R. Allan. In the report of the Forestry Department dealing with the use of prison labour on the various plantations under its control, it is stated that, the work done by the prisoners is as well executed as if done by paid workmen 3 but the quantity is, naturally, considerably less than was expected from a free labourer. A table setting out • the value of the work done by these two classes of workmen shows that the average prisoner's worth to the department is equal to about one-third of that of the average paid labourer. Clean Sweep:—Our Ribbons at 6d will simply fly out to-morrow morning; you must be on the spot early.—R. Allan.

j "To beautifying madame's visage, three sittings a week, during one month, £12; one month's massage of throat, £12; one bath of triple effluvia for beautifying the limbs, £2; one bottle of liquid white for the complexion, 8s; one month's anti-wrinkle treatment, £4; one month's ditto for figure, £12; two more months of same, £17; second bath of triple effluvia, £2 ; third ditto, £8; two more months' anti-wrinkle treatment, £8, etc. Such are some of the items in a bill for £69 10s sent in to Baroness de X. by her masseuse," says the Paris correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph. • A new clause in the Public Works Amending Bill provides that:—On a petition of the majority of owners, owning not less than two-thirds of the frontage on any unformed road of not less than 66ft in width, which had for five years or upwards prior to the year 1900 been used as a public road, the local authority may form the same and apportiou the cost thereof among the whole of the owners in proportion to the frontage held by them respectively, and may recover the amount so apportioned as if the same were a rate. Clean Sweep:—Our big sale commences to-morqw morning, at 9 o'clock ; first six customers get the the dresses.—R. Allan. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Oura, l§6d»

The Postmaster-Gene :t.l I:..1; informed Mr Graham that the petition from setlers in Pelorus Sound praying for a weekly mail service at WhaUnrhi Post Office , Black Point, wil receive due consideration.

At a meeting oi' the Picton Hospital Board yesterday, Mr Weaver, of Havelock, gave notce of motion to move at the ne.xt meeting:—" That the Picton Hosptal Board ask the Wairau Hospital Board to appoint four delegats to meet and confer with four from the Picton Hospital Board, with the view of discussing and arranging terms for amalgamation of the Picton and Wairau Hospital Boards, the del gates to meet and draw up a report, winch shall be, submitted as soon as possible to both Boards, for ratification or otherwise.

Gaslight Display To-night:—Doors open at 8 o'clock sharp. A free show. Garrison Hand in full strength.—R. Allan.

One of the most successful tableaux entertainments held in Blenheim for some time took place in St Andrew's Hall last evening, when the audience crowded every part of the building, and several people were unable to gain admission. The net proceeds of the affair, which was carried out by the Young Ladies' Guild, will be about £13, which forms the nucleus of a new organ fund. We understand that the promoters, in compliance with a general wish, will repeat the entertainment next week. All the spectacular items.on the programme were encored, the gavotte being perhaps the most popular. Mr Frank Paine's coloured light effects enhanced the appearance of the tableaux. The following was the programme:—Piano solo, jVi.- Hay; picture song, "Wishes and I ishes " (vocalist, Miss Ball); piano solo Mr David Armstrong; song, "Let me like a Soldier fall," Mr Orr; tableau, "No Other Way"; song, "The Children's Home,'"' Miss A. Healy (violin obligato, Miss M. Healy; tableau, "Pansy Faces"; piano solo, Miss Hay; tableau, "Garden of Sleep " : song, " The Mission of the Wind," Mr R. Logan; tableau, " Walls_ have_ Ears " ; piana solo, """Hiawatha,';"" Mr Hay?-' tableau, " Nationalities " ; gavotte, by a few young ladies; violin solo, "Life's Dream is O'er," Miss Heffer; picturesong, "Tatters" (vocalist, Miss Hutcheson); song, "Shadows," Miss Healy; tableau, "Lovers' Trials"; piano solo. Miss Fulton; song, " Somebody Lovas Me," Mr Orr; tableau, "Queen of Hearts"; "God save the King."

Clean Sweep:—Our accordeon pleated chiffons will simply walk out tomorrow morning. You must be up early.—R. Allan.

Another of the Anglican socials was held in the Sunday School, Picton, and was well attended in spite or counter-attractions; and once more the Misses Fuller and Price showed themselves popular and capable hostesses. The following programme was gone through:—Pianoforte solo, Miss E. Lloyd; Glee Club; song, Mr J. Price : plantation song, " Who Did? " Misses E, Lloyd, F. Fuller, MiMasters, and Mr D. McCormick ; violin solo, Mr A. Bush; song, " Bonnie Dundee," Mr D. McCormick; duet, "Life's Dream is O'er," Misses Q. Smith and Morris; orchestral selection, Miss Fuller, Miss Bush, MiBrown, Mr A. Bush; quartette, " Roses Underneath the Snow," Mrs Riddell, Miss Bently, Mr Howard, Mr J. Macintosh; song, " Ora Pro Nobis," Mr J. Macintosh; plantation song; song by Glee Club. Mr D. McCormick was vociferously encored for his performances.

Clean Swe€ip:—No fear or favor at our sale to-morrow ,' first come first served ; and the first six customers get a dress length each for nothing.—R. Allan.

The annual statement of the Marlborough Education Board, attached to the Education Department's report for 1904, includes the following paragraph:—" Complaints have been made from time to time by several Education Boards of the gradual encroachment of the Department upon their proper functions, and although no definite expression of this grievance has emanated from this Board, it has had ample experience of this centralising tendency. In fact, what with the Public School Teachers' Salaris Act, the Teachers' Court of Appeal, and the,, stringency of the regulations respecting the.disposal of the Building Fund, adopted on the recommendation of a Parliamentary Committee, the acquisition of a seat on an Education Board is becoming less and less an object worthy of the ambition of independent, trustworthy, and. • selfrespecting members of the community. If the Government has lost ail confidence in the integrity of the Boards, it would be more appropriate to abolish them altogether, rather than to gradually aiiu insidiously deprive them of all but the nearest shadow of authority. ,