LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XL, Issue 4, 5 January 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Capt. Edwin wired at 1.35 p.m, as follows:—"Northerly moderate ,to strong winds; glass fall; tides good; sea considerable on coast."

An objection against the recommendation of the Conciliation Board in the harvesting wages dispute has been filed by the Farmers' Union Executive.

.. The number of live stock killed at the Abattoir last month was as-fol-lows:—Cows 8, young cattle 61. calves 4, pigs 56, sheep 499, lambs 265. Two sheep were wholly condemned and one lamb.

Two members of the Wellington police force visited this district last week, and paid surprise visits to tho hotels. It is understood that prosecutions for breaches of the licensing laws will follow, f

On the subject of servant girl immigration, the Minister for Labour states that the High Commissioner has authority, if suitable girls are available, to assist their passages, and the Government does not propose to go .any further in that direction.

Messrs N. Fernandos, of Wellington, and Corry, of Napier, owners of the ; missing steam trawler Centennial, which left Launceston on October 17th ?for Wellington and Napier ', have been paid £2000, full insurance on the vessel. \ . : .

A Masterton telegram states that it is believed that the Acclimatisation Society will have to re-stock all' the creeks in the vicinity of the Ruamahunga River, owing to the ashes from bush fires decimating the .trout. Dead trout of all sizes can be seen in the deeper holes. ~-

The export of gold from New Zealand during the last month (51,6490z, valued at £208,930) y-.s made trp~aT follows:—Auckland, 34,8770z, valued at £141,761; Greymouth, 75320z, valued at £29,659; Dimdein, 76390z, valued at £30,076; Invercargill, 1871 oz, valued at £7484.

At the meeting of the Borough Council last night Cr. Brown said.it had been suggested that water-tables be asphalted, and that a tax of 5s each upon cyclists be imposed to pay for the work. He thought i£ was a good idea. He would like Maxwell Road done first —both sides.

Mr Fairhall, of Woodbourne, who expected 30 bushels from his 400 acres of barley, is disappointed to find it turning1 out at 20 bushels only. The sample, however, is excellent. Mr Jordan, of . Jordan's Cross Road, is only getting 35 bushels where he expected 50. The sample is very good.

The Hawke's Bay Herald states that, yielding to strong representations by Mr Hall, M.H.R., the Government has acquired 4028 acres of the Otanga block from Mrs Rathbone. The block practically adjoints the town of Dannevirke, and the work of surveying it for subdivision will be put in hand at once.

On the supplement issued, with today's Express will be found a number of readable articles on various topics. On the first page of the paper proper appear " Blenheim Borough Council," "The Conquest of the Air," "For What It's Worth," " Paspalum Dilatatum," "Education in America," " Topical Portrait Series (Miss Helen Gladstone)," " Meteor Grazes a Ship,"- ---" Chinese and Japanese," "Church and State in France," and yesterday's second edition news.

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A petition in favour of telephonic communication with Onamalutu is being circulated in Blenheim. It is pointed-out that Onamalutu is badly served by mails, and in flood time business with Blenheim is practically cut off for long periods. The cost of extension would be very small,, as it would only need to be carried from Kaituna, a distance of six miles. Telephonic communication would serve the interests of 27 settlers and their families, or, in all, 124 souls.

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The monthly meeting of the Executive of the Marlborough Farmers' Union was held this morning, a bare quorum being present, and Mr D'Arcy Chaytor (President) occupying the chair. The Colonial Executive wrote offering to send over a representative to spaak upon the question of tne Land Bill, if the local Executive will make arrangements. Steps were taken towards carrying out the proposal. Messrs Snowdon Bros., Nelson, wrote agreeing to come over to the district with their threshing plant immediately. It is understood two other machines are already at work on the Canterbury system.

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The manager of the Borough Abattoir reported to the Council last, night that the slaughtering fees for December amounted to £54 ss, as against £54 13s 3d for November. Paddock rents to 31st March, 1907, now due, amounted to £29 18s 9d. Cr. Ching said it was never contemplated when the . abattoirs had been established that outsiders should be allowed to have pigs killed at 2s 6d per head, no matter what the size. The manager said it did not pay to kill some of the " private" pigs received there. He would not suggest that,butchers' pigs should not be killed at that price. The Abattoir Committee undertook to make enquiries. .

Drink Marlborough Brewery Company's Herbal Beer; a splendid drink for the summer months. The Com pany are also manufacturers of Cordials. The Lemon Squash and Lime Juice are specially recommended; purity guaranteed. *

The warmest place in the Colony at 9 o'clock to-day was Clyde, where the thermometer registered 80. -Bealey was next on the list, with 73; Blenheim was 67, Nelson 68, Wellington 69, and Christchurch 64. The barometer had risen in the North Island, but showed a slight fall at most South Island stations. The limits were 30.20 at Lyttelton and 29.23 at Bealey, and the Blenheim reading was 29.93. Hokianga Heads and Timai-u reported rain, and at Lyttelton a drizzle was falling. The sea was smooth at Cape Campbell and on the West Coast, rough at Kaikoura, and moderate at Farewell Spit.

Woman's advice to woman If troubled with constipation, headache, liver or kidney ailments, take Tamer Juice, . tj

The question of an opening ceremony for the Town Hall was touched upon by his Worship the Mayor at the Borough Council meeting last night. He said it had been suggested that a Minister of the Crown, or perhaps the Governor, should be asked to come over to give an address. He had been approached by the Bandmaster of the Garrison Band with a request that the. work of finishing the Hall should be hurried up, as the Band desired to; take advantage of the promise of the Council that it should have the first public night after the opening. He; wished to hurry things, as he had to get away to a contest at Nelson or somewhere. Councillors generally thought it was useless at this stage to attempt to hurry matters. Cr. Brown suggested that Mr Blow, the undersecretary whose signature appears on the memos. received periodically from the Public Works Minister in reference to the attempted ejection of the Council from the Government Buildings, should be asked to come over and perform the opening ceremony. The suggestion was received with laughter.

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This weariness of age may be overfcome with Steams' Wine, the best tonic for old people, for it whets the appetite and aids digestion, thus aiding the body where, most needed. *

At the. Magistrate's Court this morning before Mr Scott-Smith, S.M-., Frederick Johnston was charged with assaulting on th^ previous day, George Chong,. by striking, him on the face with his hand. A plea of guilty was entered. Sergeant-Msjior Mason, in opening the Gase, said that the accused was one &f- those persons who had a strong disKke for Uhiffese, and yesterday had vis&fed the premises of several Chinamen, *ti of whom lie assaulted. Mr George* Chong was quietly sweeping his floo? with a Iptfoom; when the prisoner entered, and without provocation, struck hin* and inflictetl a nasty wound over his eye. In thfo instance the Chinese did" not prove1 so inoffensive as those previously attacked by Johnston, and very properiy" used hisljroom with good effect in self--defence. A man who had acted like the accused should be placed under re-; straint. The Magistrate convicted' prisoner and fined him 60s, or in default 30 days' hard labour in Pictongaol. Time1 to pay the fine was refused. ■...-..'

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The Hon. K. McNab, speaking at the Nelson Boys^ College jubilee, said he did not believe- in examinations as a means to test the; qualifications of a schoolboy, and he hoped the principle of selection—would"- fre-mtroduced into this colony. He believed that the headmaster of a school should be consulted as to the calling: in life a boy was likely to be best fitted for. The successful institution was the one that filled all the gaps, scientific, agricultural, and commercial, and this had been done by Nelson College.

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In regard to the statement that the Government is negotiating; for the Orepuki shale works with the object of utilising them as creosote works, the Southland Times has the- best authority for denying the report. It says that the Government never thought of purchasing the works. .The results obtained from five hundred tons of shale sent Home were extremely- satisfactory, the product, being superior to the best Scotch shale. It is probable that the works, on which £9O S QQQ was spent, will be again a going. concern.

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