LATE LOCALS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 48, 26 February 1906, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Capt. Edwin wires:—" Moderate to strong westerly winds; glass, rise slowly ; tides moderate; sea considerable on coast."

The voting for the President-ship of the Methodist Conference was as follows:—William Slade, 13; Thomas Fee, 21; Thomas G. Brooke, 72.

Mr E. H. Penny, of Blenheim, who is attending the Methodist Conference at Dunedin, has been appointed to the Stationing and Home Missions Committees.

Mr A. E. Mills, late manager of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand, left Blenheim on Saturday night for Wellington to take up his duties as senior inspector for the Bank. Mr C. Bryce, late of Taranaki, has temporary charge of the Bank here, pending the appointment of a permanent manager.

On the Blenheim Bowling Club's green on Saturday a challenging team consisting of Dr Walker, Johnston, Mclver, and Broughton took the badges from the holders, who were Clutten, Gleeson, Northcroft, and McCailum (skip), the points being 16 to 11. In the first match of the Junior Handicap, H. S. Bush defeated J. Connell by 20 to 16.

An inspection parade of the Marlborough Mounted Rifles was held on Saturday afternoon, before Lieut.-Col. Wolfle, O.C.D. Major Chaytor, commanding the Nelson Mounted Rifle Battalion, was also present, and Captain Ganavan had charge of his corps. Owing to harvest operations not yet being concluded, the parade was not a large one. Lieut. Watson, who some time ago sat for the written portion of his captain's examination, underwent a searching practical test, and succeeded in giving thorough satisfaction to the examiner.

Our reporter had the pleasure of visiting the private display of Parisian millinery now being held at Messrs Anstice and Co.'s pi-emises. Upon entering the room, one was charmed and astonished at the beautiful display of choice models in all the latest styles and colors, artistically laid out with the very latest in new season's autumn and winter Parisian millinery ,and presenting a sight well worth inspection. There is also a choice range of the latest styles in tweed and Caracull jackets in various shades, also a nice variety of the winter Kaiapoi costumes. The show is a novel idea, and speaks highly of the firm as being thoroughly up-to-date and enterprising in catering for the requirements of their clients.

Quite a goodly number of successful Marlborough farmers have formed the resolve to take a trip to the Old Country. Among them are Messrs B. Duffy, W. Costello (who will be accompanied by Mrs Costello), and G. Wright. They go by an early liner, and several other farmers, mostly Starborugh settlers, intend to either join the above-named residents, or follow them in the near future. Everyone willjwish them an enjoyable trip. They have richly earned a holiday. They have worked hard in their day, early and late; they have every right to be called the " backbone of the country," and now that good times have come, who has a better claim to a "spell"?