LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 99, 24 April 1909, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

•T w if- c! Of br6ad has been raised Eaf '"- -tO *d th° fo«r-poun 1 d

Intending passengers by the Aranura tor Nelson to-day are advised that the connecting train will be that leaving Blenheim at 5.30 p.m. Blouse " Flannelettes, 9d and Is yard- Hundreds to pick from, at F. W. Smith and Co/s, opposite the Uriterion Hotel. - *

Rain, which continued all last night and is still falling, has been general over North and Mid-Canter-bury (says a Christchurch telegram). I here is every indication of, its continuance. All outdoor work has been stopped. ' ' It is estimated that the entries for the forthcoming trial of the Collie- Dog Trial Association will be a record. Already the entries total ,27. in each class, and by the time the nominations close to-night it is expected they will reach 60.~ i

Zymole Trokeys strengthen the voice, preventing the irritation which follows a long strain on the vocal cords. They are invaluable to publi<j speakers and singers. *

A Dunedin telegram states that; owing to heavy showers, the •.■oin- ' mencement of the Rugby football, season has been postponed for a week. The football matches in Christchurch have also had to bo off on account of the rain. , > A Wellington telegram states' that the Council of the Journalists' Institute passed a resolution that the Institute regrets that in the selection of delegates to represent New Zealand at the Imperial Press Conference the literary side of journalism did not receive sufficient consideration.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that the local Chicket Association decided-, by 17 votes to 16, to introduce district cricket. Strong opposition was shown on behalf of a number of clubs which will disappear, and opinion is unset; tied as to the proposed allocation of districts. On the other hand, it is admitted generally that the game needed some change to give it a fillip. Mr J. Duncan, M.P., has received from the Minister for Public Works, the Hon. R. McKenzie, a letter in reply to the request of Flaxbourne settlers to alter the site of the Ward railway station. Mr McKenzie says the majtter has been fully inquired into, and he is of opinion that the interests of the district will be best served if the station is located on the site selected. .

For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails; Is 6d and 2s 6d.

A Feilding telegram says that as the result of a public meeting held last night to protest against the valuation of the borough, the Borough Council, at a special meeting to-day, met the officers of the Valuation- Department and asked for an all-round pro rata reduction. The officers refused to recommend this, whereat tKe Council passed a motion, to take steps to. object to the whole valuation before the Assessment Court.

Mr T. fecott-Smith, S.M., had one case before him this morning. An old age pensioner was charged with drunkenness. Constable Dunphy applied for a prohibition order against the old man, who appeared to be in a very shaky condition. The constable said the man had been subject to a prohibition order up to the Bth of last month, and yesterday he was lying in the rotunda helplessly drunk. His Worship convicted^ and discharged the inebriate for drunkenness, and granted the application for a prohibition order.

For Chronic Chest Complaints— Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d.

On Sunday next the annual Mission services ; w.ill be held in -the Methodist Church, Blenheim. The morning service will be conducted by the Rev. T. R. Richards, and the evening service by the R-..-V. R. Poole, of Fiji. On Monday ovening, the 26th, the Rev. R. Poole will deliver his lecture in the schoolroom of the Methodist Church on "Fiji and the Fijians," illustrated by lantern views. All should make a special effort to hear Mr Poole, who has a good story to tell, and tells it well The meeting will commence at 7.30 p.m.

Pallid, thin, aaid passing weak, Shivering in the cold.wind' bleak, Coughing till he scarce can speak, ' This is man without it! _ Laughing at each coughi and cold, What is this that makes him bold? Stuff that's woi-th, its weight in. goldWoods' Peppermiiift Cure—don't 1 doubt it. l; j ' 3/

The weather at 9 o'clock this corning showed a considerable improvement'on yesterday's conditions, I lit at one or two places rain was still railing. The temperature was low, Bealey's record being 38, while twelve other places registered under 50. The Blenheim reading was 51. The sea was heavy at Kaipara, Wang<imii, Kaikoura and Qamaru, and rough at twelve other coastal places, including Cape Campbell. The Blenheim rivers were high, and the Clutha at Clyde was rising.

Fast growing children are delicate because their vitality is low. STEARNS' WINE of COD LIVER EXTRACT produces sound: flesh, niuisole tissue, amd pure, rich red blood in their veins. Children like to take it. , *

This morning the Market Squarelower High Street corner was responsible for another collision between bicycle and vehicle. A fish cart entered High Street from the Square, coming round the corner at a trot, the driver's attention apparently being engaged with something behind him. A girl on a cycle came down High Street and sought to round the corner into the Square. The cart was on her jbefore she had any chance to get out'of the way and the result was a collision. Nothing happened to the girl or the cart; the back wheel of the bicycle was very badly buckled.

We are informed! by Messrs Wintringham and Deugarde, of the Blenheim Garage, Town Hall, that they a>re having their first half-yearly balance at the end of this month, aoid there are a few lines in stock which they ore anxious to dispose of before that date, so they offer the. fallowing' inducements: — One lady's English-built cycle, with freewheel, regular price £8, will take £7 ss; two gents' cycles, same makej usually £7 10s, will take £7 each. These are exceptional values, aad are the last of rthe firm's of these cycles—no more are coming to hand at the same price. ■■■ They also offer a large stock of Swedish, carbide, in lib full-weight ■itine, at 9d tin. Best British steel mudguards fitted for 6s 6d pair. Brooks' B-18 saddles 9s 6d. There are several other lines going cheap—but the prices mentioned above will give you an idea of the values offered. * I

The Native \Land Court has concluded its sitting-, at Picton and Chief Judge, Jackson-Palmer and the interpreter Mr Balneavis returned to Wellington on Thursday night. A number of the cases which were not completed have been adjourned to the Native Land Court in Wellington. Mr Dan Love, Mr A. Rore and other natives expressed their pleasure at the able way in which Mr Balneavis translated Maori into English and English into Maori, proving himself a thorough master of both languagos. It is expected that another Court will be held here about the month of November next.