LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 139, 16 June 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

There are now about a hundred men employed on the Seddon-Flaxbourne railway works.

Capt. Edwin wired at 1 p.m. as follows:—"Moderate to strong southerly winds; glass rise slowly; tides moderate ; sea decreasing in Straits; probably frost to-night."

The continuation'classes which were started in the Blenheim Borough School recently, under the tutorship^ of Misses Allen, M.A., and Ross, M.A.,----and Mr V, White, 8.A., are progressing favourably.

A meeting of the parishioners of Sti Mary's Catholic Church was held last evening, when the Rev. Father Servajean gave the reasons for his re-mo%-al from the local charge. Persons who did not belong to the congregation were asked to withdraw.

The Produce Commissioner in Lon-^ don has advised the Poultry Expert that the second shipment of Govern-ment-graded poultry which went Home by the Kaipara realised a satisfactory price, the ducks bringing up to 8s 6d a pair.

• Messrs Brownlee. and Co.'s Blackball mill despatched, 123,000 feet of timber, during the past six days, in the fol-; lowing vessels:--Rob Roy, which sailed for Picton on Tuesday, with 22,000! feet; Lizzie Taylor, for Timaru on: Wednesday, 46,000 feet; and the Falcon, for Lyttelton yesterday, 55,000 feet.

As will be seen in to-day's issue, the railway fares from any station on the Picton-Seddon section to Picton to-day and Monday next will be obtainable at 2d per mile Ist class, and Id per mile 2nd class, mileage counted one way, available for return up to the 30th June. We are informed by the Railway Manager that .-wreaths-.for-the funeral will be carried free .of charge.

In this issue the Dresden Piano Company call attention to their great annual sale of pianos and organs now being held at the Company's local depot, Messrs Griffiths and Sons'. A large consignment of instruments has just been opened, and as it is the intention of the Company to offer specially easy terms during the sale, those who intend purchasing instruments should take the earliest opportunity of paying a visit to the depot.

The Shaw-Savill steamer Athenic, due from' London via Capetown and Hobart about the 18th inst., has another large batch of passengers for New Zealand ports, the majority being immigrants, in the third-class. The total number of passengers on board the vessel wheh she left'[London was 413, the principal bookings being:— For Auckland, 169: "Wellington, 101-; Christchurch, 68;Dunedin, 20; Napier, 30.

Four old identities foregathered in Havelock one day last week (says the Guardian), and the history of the " good old days " was glibly told in "D'ye remember the .time," etc., till a reporter hove in sight, when a ghostly silence fell on the group. ■ They were—James Climo, aged 84, arrived at New Plymouth in 1841; Alexander Allan, aged 77, arrived in 1843; William Campbell, aged 72, arrived at Nelson in 1854;; and WV Boers, aged 72, arrived at Dunedin in 1861.

; Headaches and dizziness quickly dispelled by taking Dr. Ensor's Tamer Juice; obtainable all chemists and stores. 1

The successful entertainment given on Wednesday and Thursday last at the Drill Shed,' Blenheim, was repeated last night in the Seddon Public Hall, when the Blenheim Garrison Band provided the first portion of the pro? gramnie. About 60 performers and friends went out by special train, and were greeted by a large audience. The performance went off with success, the comedy finishing up at 10.30 o'clock. A most enjoyable outing for the performers, and a small balance for the Garrison Band, were the results. '

Mountain King : Asthma^ 'Powder never fails to give relief in old and chronic cases. If suffering give it a trial at once. 4

At the annual meeting of the Christ* church Licensing Committee in connection with the renewal of one license, the chairman said the committee was of opinion, that the existence of dives was not in the best interests of the trade. In regard to another hotel, the chairman said the committee would not grant a license while the bar opened on to a right-of-way, and the application was directed to stand over. Several other applications were adjourned on the grounds that the buildings were unsuitable, or that the houses were conducted improperly.

Age No Bar—Cycling taught free by an experienced teacher. Numerous local testimonials. Enquire at Parker's Cycle Depot. . * .j

The West-port Forestry Committee of the International Exhibition intend to exhibit old timber specimens as well as the new cut material. The interest attached to a slab of totara, sent in to the secretary, is as follows :-4lt, is a piece of flitch "from a tree unearthed in Powell's Hydraulic Sluicing Claim, Charleston, where it had lain for thou-. sands of years covered by sixty feet of earth. The tree had been a fine specimen, but had been broken about thirty-eight feet from the butt. Three twelve feet logs produced 1500 feet of splendid timber, now ,mado into vgold-: saving tables for the ' above; claini/'s -s

For Children's. Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d per bottle. *

Owing to what the victims call the fanatical love for punctuality on the part of the guard in charge of the special train to Seddon last night, practically the whole of the amateurs who went out to repeat the successful entertainment given in Blenheim in the week found, upon rushing down to the Seddon station after the finish of the comedy, that, the train had started for Blenheim without its special freight. Some fiery extempore speeches on the platform were the result. However, there being no representatives of railway officialdom within reach, and the company being still in the dress and mood for comedjr, the humour of the situation soon made itself aparent; and it was agreed that " playing on the fiddle till the boat came back" was the only dignified course to adopt. Songs, speeches, band selections, and a dance or two on the gravel wiled away the hours of frosty starlight. Some time towards morning a welcome whistle was heard Blenheim-wards, and the return of the train was hailed with delight. . It was explained that one of the two or three passengers who did get on the first train had communicated by telephone with the district'manager, who ordered that the train be sent back—the unpunctual minstrels being penalised to the extent of a single fare for the concession. Three cheers for the zealous "Mr Blank, Manager of New Zealand Railways," were called for by the village dominie, and reverberating groans awoke the sleeping village. The victims can be picked out amongst the inhabitants this morning by their drowsy looks.

Come and see our ready-made blouses. Flannel and wool crepon blouses in plain and fancy colourings at 6s 6d, 7s 9d, 9s 6d, 11s 6d to 30s. White and coloured silk blouses for evening wear, from 9s 6d; these are kept in different sizes. We can also show you 300 different patterns of blouse flannels at Is 9d, Is lid, 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 2s 9d per yard.—Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., Agency, High Street. *

On first and fourth pages: —" Borough Finance," "Brief Mention," " A.D. 2000 and its Wonders," " Must the Barmaid Go?" " Marriage Forbidden," "The Sobering of the Nation," topical portrait sketch (Sir Arthur Rucker), "Discoverer of Radium," report on Flaxbourne- Settlement, "The Eternal Sea Serpent," " A New Evangel," commercial, poultry, and general telegraphic news.

Three or four gentlemen motored from New Plymouth to Inglewood a few days ago for the purpose of inspecting the land whereon it is intended to put down a bore. One of the party (says a correspondent) is an expert in ! oil matters. The land referred to is situated a short distance from Outfield Street.North. There can be no doubt whatever that there is an abundance of petroleum in and about Inglewood. One can see on a fine day oil bubbling up and running into the stream. It is expected that more than sufficient money will bo forthcoming. Have you a sore that won't heal; if so obtain Witch's Herbal Ointment ; a mighty healer. 5 Speaking in the Town Hall, Ballarat, Mr Seddon said:—"You must all have read with horror, and detestation of the occurrence in Spain a few days ago. You must realise as I do that the Prince and Princess of Wales were present—our future King and Queen. Why should this dastardly attack have been made, regardless of life, regardless of consequences, which horrifies every right-thinking person in the community? When our feelings of horror and detestation have subsided, you will, I am sure, congratulate the King and Queen upon their miraculous escape, and thank God that the assassination was not accomplished. We ourselves are living under a free constitution, with a Sovereign who is lov-, ed world-wide. Thank God, we are British."

Why feel so dull and lifeless when it's .your liver that's out of order. Take Tamer Juice. 7

Search is still being made at Hangitikei, near the Waitomo Caves, King Country, for a valuable mere, buried there by one of the most important chiefs who went out to fight against the pakeha. He did not wish anybody else to have the mere, so buried it. He was killed in the war, and though the locality of the buried, treasure is wellknown, and search has been made for it all round and about, it has never yet been found. Strange to say, a bell, used formerly to call the Maoris to service, was also lost during the war, and it was dug up out of the mud during one of the searches for the buried mere. A settler used it one day to call the men in to dinner, and the Maoris all flocked to the house, recognising the tone of their old callbell. It was restored to them, and now is used for its original purpose.

For Bronchial Coughs and Colds, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d per bottle. *

Professor C. A. Lichtwark gave his first-class lesson to pupils last night, the class numbering about fifteen. The animal handled was a well-known Bell Boy colt, the property of Mr J. C. Ross, and it proved to be a very suitable subject. The professor, who is a son of the late Professor C. F. LichtWark (whose visit: to Marlborough about 16 years ago will be remembered), thoroughly explained, in a very capable manner, his father's system, the result of a life-long study of the horse. Those ih any way interested in this noble animal should not miss the opportunity of witnessing the professor's exhibitions in this district.

The New Zealand Defence Storekeeper, Wellington, has notified the Blenheim Borough Council of the consignment, on June 13th, of 12 Mauser and three Martini-Henri rifles, South African war trophies.

There is nothing to equal Witch's Oil for rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, and all muscular pains. 3

Says the Southland News: -7-A significant reminder of the fact that Invercargill will soon be under, the prohibition regime was forthcoming to-day when the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Committee, convened for : noon, lapsed for want of a quorum. . . The carrying of the no-license pro- ; posal has furnished a universal topic :of comment as to the uses to which ; the various licensed houses of the prei sent would be devoted under the in- >. coining conditions. Rumour, in this j connection has been busy with the i name and prospects of the Southland jClub Hotel, many uses be^nc.found fpr < that fine' pile, but all doubts 'will be iset at rest by the announcement that 'the present proprietor intends to carry :on the hostelry, keeping open.the bars ias useful for the sale of non-alcoholic 1 refreshments, tea, coffee, beef tea, 'etc., and generally maintaining the ;well-known efficiency of the house to [entertain and shelter the travelling .public. • ■ '■ ' ..

Woman's advice to woman—lf troubled with constipation, headache, liver or kidney ailments, take Tamer 'Juice. 6 \ Dealing with' the forecasts about iNew Zealand politics in the Australian newspapers, the New Zealand Times isays:—Why such pessimistic inferences [should be drawn from the situation is mot clear. For our part, we cannot take a buoyantly optimistic view, for ■the1-loss of Mr Seddon is in fact, and not merely in phrase, a natjonal calamity. At the same time, it must*be remembered that the conditions of this country, as a country, are the same as they were a week ago. To predict disaster is to assume that ruin can come from our Parliamentary institutions, and that all our prosperity and progress have been part .of a fictitious fairyland in Mr Seddon's dream. No man can reasonably say that our prosperity depended entirely on the presence of Mr Seddon. Our confidence and serenity certainly did, and our equipment for future pi*o^ress is largely that great man's handiwork. The debt the colony owes to him is vast beyond repayment, but equally his building has been sure beyond destruction.

It is worth a great deal to be sure that you heed not be tortured by headache. You will know this if you have a box of Steams' Headache Cure at hand, for it cures all headaches quickly. *