LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 139, 13 June 1908, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1 p.m. as follows:—"Strong northerly winds to gale; tides good; sea heavy on coast; rain probable; glass fall." A Press Association telegram from Palmerston North states that the libel action for £501 between R. Essex. ex-Mayor, and E. Hoben, editor of the Manawatu Times, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The Marlborough Rugby Union recently wrote to the Wellington Union asking for the- fulfilment of the engagement to play a match in Blenheim. At the last meeting of the Wellington Union ''Consideration of the letter was h,eld over." Still more triplets! On Tuesday evening the wife of a resident of Sydenham presented her husband with triplets—two boys and a girl. This is the third case'of triplets in Now Zealand this y*>ar-j-a Maori woman in Taranaki, besides the recent Marlborough case. A Feilding Press Association telegram states that Mr Ernest Short, the well-known Romney sheep-breeder, has decided to present his flock of eighty stud Shropshire-Down sheep to the Government for the Waverley experimental farm. This gift is worth nearly a thousand pounds. The Marlborough junior representative football team which will play against the Nelson juniors on Saturday next as a. *{' curtain-raiser " to the big match will leave Blenheim on Friday next, returning on Saturday after the British match. The members of the team, will pay their own expenses, which, it' is understood, will amount to about 255. On page 2 of ithis issue "The Solutions of Radford Shone" are continued. Other items the back pages are "A Modern Eve," "Tipping one's Host," "The Week, the World and Wellington," "Newspaper Verse," "Funny Storiettes," "Health Notes," "Sacrilege at Mass," and other articles of interest. Boys' Tweed Knickers, size 0 to 4, at 2s 9d; 5 to ,12, at 3s 3d; lined pockets. A perfect, snip. At Smith and Co.'s, opposite Criterion. . * The Hon. Mr. Infills addressed those assembled at thg Government Employees', social at»iSeddon last evening/ but- in the course ,of his remarks touched only lightly upon politics. He was struck with the progressiveness of Seddon,i he said, and hoped shortly to see the Blind River section of the railway opened. He regretted being unable to represent them' again,- and in conclusion, thanked the residents for past kindnesses. There were at least.three people in a hurry ,in ;towii yesterday afternoon,, these being,' 'two small ,boys and a Chinaman. ", The lads had gone into a Chinese fruiterer's , shop in Market Street North, and while there develop.cd a desire"-to'!,'take a rise out of John. They pushed over the counter a pile of biscuit-tins, .and took a hurried departure, followed' by the angry vendor of fruit., Through the town' they raced, but ;fche boys being thin, and John not mv the best of condition for a sprint, the pursued soon outdistanced their-,pursuer, who slowly returned to his shop. Who would be without one? Real good second-hand Cycles, fitted with coaster hubs, just overhauled by out mechanics, £4, £5, £6. Tak« youi thoice.—Wellington and Wairaraps Motor €0., Ltd*, Market Street. 4 The usual weekly meeting of the Committee of the Marlborough Poultry Association was lield last evening, Mr J. L. Lord in the chair. • The Secretary reported that he had issued the schedules, and inquiries for them had come in from other districts, even as far south as Canterbury. This would indicate first class entries for the forthcoming show. Art union prizes are now to hand }j also the first prizes in connection w,ith the baby show. These prizes will b,e on view this evening in Mr J. Fooler's shop window. The art union will be drawn on the second night of the show. Nine new members were elected, making a total of 38 new members for the month. Something new and up-to-date for the motoring public of Marlborough. Absolutely the best stock of motor accessories in Marlborough. "Godiva" sparking plugs, voltmeters, doubleaction motor pump. King or the road motor head lamp. All imported direct from Home. Prices to suit all.—At Ed. Parker's Cycle and Motor Depot.* A correspondent writes: —A social of considerable interest took place in the Omaka schoolroom fc>n May 27th, where Mr and Mrs Murdoch and their many friends celebrated their eldest son Alexander's 21st birthday. Mr Alexander Murdoch was the recipient of many beautiful and useful presents. Music was kindly supplied by Mr J. Herd, and extras by Mrs Murdoch. > Songs were given by Miss K. O'Connor, Miss M. Murdoch, Mr P. Catley, and Mr P. O'Connor. An address was given by Mr Dalziel, and toasts were proposed by Mr Newman and several others. An excellent supper was supplied. Birthday cake and wine were then served, the cake being a three-decker, looking lovely in pink and white, The social was closed with the singing of "He's a jolly good fellow." If you can step into a ready-made costume you are saved a world of trouble and anxiety. You see at a glance the style arid finish of the dress, you have the chance of trying it on to see if it suits you. There is j no risk, no guess-work, and the price , is very much lower than what the ] same dress would cost if made to , order. Kirkcaldie; and Stains, Ltd., have a fine lot of costumes, in all the preferred styles, which th'- would be pleased to submit on application to their agent in Blenheim. * !

As an uxumpie of the wide publicity that is given nowadays to politicofinancial utterances, the Post learns that when the High Commissioner for New Zealand received from Wellington a brief digest of Sir Joseph Ward's speech dealing with the finances of the Dominion, he had the summary circulated throughout the country, and the paragraph appeared in every newspaper in the United Kingdom on 30th April. Play the Game. —Rules of the Game of Hockey on sale at "Express" Office. Price, threopence The Hon. C. H. Mills and Mrs Mills, after spending a pleasant evening at the Seddon social last night, returned to the hotel to find an unpleasant surprise awaiting them. During their absence at the hall some individual had entered their room, and examined the contents of Mrs Mills' box. There was only one article there to his liking, or that he thought it safe to interfere with, this' being Mrs Mills' pursue, which that lady had rather un.cautiously left in the box. The thief abstracted four sovereigns and a half-sovereign leaving some threepenny pieces as being beneath his notice. He left the purse. He was evidently a cautious vagabond, for he took nothing that could bo identified. The annoyance of Mr and Mrs Mills at the occurrence may be more easily imagined than described. Xx is said there have been several suspicious characters about Seddon lately. Whoever has tried Zymole Trokeys nevor goes without them. Every, day their popularity increases, simply because they do just what is claimed for them. * The weather in Victoria is steadily growing colder, and rain is still badly wanted in most parts of the State (says the Australasian). Within a radius of forty or fifty miles around Melbourne the country is in a deplorable state, and almost every farmer has experienced severe losses of stock. With the advent of still ( colder weather, which is sure to come, the death rate is likely to largely increase. The recent rains have produced a green tinge in the paddocks, but the grass is not yet long enough to give a bite to cattle. In the cereal growing areas the recent rains have greatly benefited the crops, and a good winter growth may noV be expected. Throughout the Wimmera and Mallee the crops on the fallowed land are now practically safe until spring, when September rains would insure fair yields. Other parts, however, are not so fortunate, and the growth is very backward, and the area under crop considerably less than it was last year. ' ;: .'. ■.'■■■■ /;:.? ['< '-> , ■■''-'■' . Warm Tweed Norfolk Suits, firstclass quality, size 7,. 8 arid 9;; for 16s: ' size 13, only 17s 6d. Exceptional value. At Smith and Co.'s, opposite Criterion Hotel. , * Two lads, aged respectively 16 arid 18 years, and named ■ Cecil Claude Sheridan and Samuel Cox, longed 'for the fresh air and green pastures outside the w:alls of the Burnham Indus-.;; trial School. This longing prompted z \ them to make a break for the outside f world, and they did so. Getting' along as far as Highfieldithey varied" the monotony by (a break in this time) a whare there and annexing therefrom the sum of 6s in cash, tobacco, matches, etc. Thence the journey to Kaikoura was without incident. At Kaikoura they; hired bicycles "for the day,'\ and rodeon in the direction of iFlaxbourrie. Between the latter place and Kekerangu they thought it advisable to plants the bicycle, and .''padded i the hoof" the rest of the way. Their time was up, however, for the Kaikoura constable < was after them. A telegram to Constable Williams at Seddon put that officer on the gui vive, and he scoured the vicinity in ' search of .them. He found them at Flaxbourne, and brought them on to Blenheim, where v-hey were brought before ,Mr T. ScottSmith, S.M., who remanded them to appear rat Kaikoura on Wednesday . morning next. Our representative,. Mr D. Elsmore (late of Wellington and ,Wairarapa lYlotor Company), will be pleased to waiton our country clients for orders in motors or cycles and accessories. Orders taken oy him will receive prompt attention from Ed. Parker's Cycle Depot. * The third social given by the Government Employees took place" at Sed<»on last night, and like the preyious iunctions was crowned with success. Ihe walls of the hall were prettily decorated with flags and greenery, interspersed with lighted, signal-lamps. About 80 couples graced the floor, and appeared thoroughly to enjoy themselves. The music was supplied by a portion of the Spring Creek .Orchestra, , under Mr Robinson's able conductoVship. Mr J. Rothwell had charge of the catering, and left nothing to be desired m. this department. Messrs Rogerson and Bull were efficient M.Cs, while the Committee', headed by the Secretary, Mr Geo. King, were untiring in their efforts to make the social enjoyable. Extras were played by Misses McCabe (2), and Mr Daly. Irogrammes were not provided, the fiances being announced by a clever arrangement of a set of semaphone signals. The arms had the names of the dances painted on them, and each was dropped when its respective dance was to take place. Dancing was kept ud till an early hour this morning, when the dancers wended their way homewards, well pleased with the treat given them by the Government Employees. The plan for the acquisition of a 1 large tract of cotton-growing land in ] America by a syndicate of Lancashire spinners, by which they hoped to '' make themselves independent of 1 American speculators, has fallen ] through. It is stated that the reason -, is that it has been discovered that the laws of the State of Mississippi, i in which it was proposed to acquire the land, do not nllow real property to be held by aliens. The scheme ' was proposed by Mr V. C. W. Macara, President of the Lancashire Employers' Federation, at the close of the International Conference of Growers and f-'pinners last October, 1 at Atlanta, Georgia, and he took a party of Lancashire men on a tour of i the cotton-growing districts o? the 1 United States.