LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 118, 17 May 1909, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

For the convenience of one or two personsj it .would perhaps be advisable if, tne ; v Town Hall. authorities provided ; cuspidors in the gallery; ,

It has been decided to hold a New Zealand Industries Week at: Dunedin from May 31 to June 5 (Winter Show, week). '■■■■■';'■■!' . ■ " ■ /■■■-.■ '■ '■ • ■ Pollards opera combination arrived in town by the first train from Picton this morning. There was a good number of people at the station to witness their arrival. /A Press Association telegram states that the Minister for Mines, accompanied by the Hon. Mr Carroll, visited1 the 1 Gisborne Oil Company's works "on Saturday, and christened the well (which is now down 136 feet) the Waitangi Bore. The Blenheim Garrison Band rendered an excellent musical programme in Seymour Square yesterday after-, noon, a collection being ,taken at the' turnstiles in* aid of the local Salvation Army Band's instrument fund. The publics responded liberally, and a good collection resulted. ~ A slight rryitatioh in the throat may lead to 'a } hacking cough. Zymole Trokeys stop it; they soothe the irritation and 'strengthen the throat. * A Grey mouth telegram states that the New Alpine Company has now proved a reef of exceptional size and value at a distance of about 170 feet. The prpspects are improving almost daily, and, the battery is now crushing highly" payable ore.. The future of the mine is now assured.: . This will convince you! 100 pairs of large English blankets, to go at 8s lid the pair; worth 205.-^~R, Allan. * There were four, "thirties" at 9

o'clock this morning—Thames 37, Blenheim,and Oamaru 38, and Queens.town 39. .:.: "Frigid Bealey" was 43, andr ji^e (J ,JbHer,m,onieter reached its I maximum 'at Tiritiri and Westport, 'where the record was 60. 'High ; barometers were the rule, and there : was very little wind, anywhere. The : sea round the coast .was moderate to ; smooth. .^,'.,." , .-.■;■;.' ..•'-,■ ■ ' ' Ther<e ;o4j?e, • very few . visitors in :Qtirisjfechurch -at present (says a Press Association-telegram). Many hotels have numerous empty rooms. The quietness is rather more marked than usual at this time of the year. The first express on Friday brought a moderate.-number of passengers, but most of, .them went north by; the ferry st.eamer,T/The second express -carried very few. / . . The sercet of success in modern business is to do perfectly the thing you set out to do. The Dresden Piano Company,*, Ltd., knows all about pianos. It has collected all sorts of curious^iand valuable information about -them. If your house has no piano, fit is So''much less a home. You can 'get ; one«isp easily that you' will scarcely .realise 'that: you are paying' for iif> 'Mr ■M. J. Brookes is manager for the Nbrtlr,lsland. If you communicate with him, or with the Company's local representatives, Messrs Griffiths and Son, you will be put ■ in the right way. * -1

At a meeting in Nelson on Thursday evening it was decided to ,hold a boxing tournament under the auspices of the Wellington centre, which will moan a saving to the Nelson body of about £17 in registration fees, etc. If the tournament is successful a Boxing Association will be formed. The officers for the meeting include Dr. Andrew (President), and Mr L. H. King (Secretary). The meeting is to be held about the middle of July.

The action of shopkeepers in leaving cases standing outside their premises is one to be condemned. While Mir Frank O'Sullivan was walking along Alfred Street yesterday afternoon, in moving to avoid another pedestrian, he came into violent collision with a packing-case standing in front of a shop window, with the result that he was rendered unconscious and his face was somewhat severely lacerated.

Arrived To-day ! A most entrancing consignment of beautiful lace curtains from Is lid and 2s 6d per pair to 35s a pair; lovely goods at remarkably low prices.—R.Allan. *

The Mayor of Christchurch has received from the Sinking Fund Commissioner a report, in regard to the city's loan sinking funds. v _ The capital invested has accrued interest at the rate of 5£ per.cent. The estimated' sinking fund is £35,000. The drainage loan, maturing in 1923, will have an accumulated amount sufficient to discharge the loan in 1911, and it is expected .that when it matures there will be a surplus of about £30,----000. 1

His Worsmp the -Mayor (Mr A. McCallum) has received a telegram from the Hon. Mr Fowlds (Minister .for Education) stating that he will visit Marlborough. this week. Mr Fowlds purposes arriving at Picton by the Te Anau on Wednesday, staying there that night, going on to Seddon on Thursday morning, and returning to Blenheim on Thursday evening. He will stay in Blenheim until Saturday morning, when he will leave by coach for Nelson. Mrs Fowlds and^Miss Fowlds will accompany the Minister.

i Arriving To-day! Bush rugs, trap i rugs, to be fired outsat 2s lid, 3s lid, iito 12s 6d; the finest value in the Dominion, and worth double the money. —R. Allan. *

The Marlborough Referees' Association met on Saturday evening, when the referees for the matches to be played on' Saturday next were appointed. Mr Chisholm will have charge of the town match, Awatere v. Central, and Mr Horton will control the Opawa-Moutere riiatch at Spring Creek. Mr.Fisk will referee in the match to be played at Renwick between Opawa Ad Central B; Mr Martella in Central Ay. Awatere at Seddon, and Mr Morrison in that to be played between Mbutere arid Waitohi at Picton. > .

Arriving To-day! 12 only lovely carpet squares, in art coloring, to go at 21s a square; in large sizes; worth 35s to 50s.*—R. Allan. *

It is to be hoped that some arrangement will be arrived at in connection with Pollards' performances whereby the crowding at the front doors will be obviated. To push one's way in to .the ticket office and to push it out again after a ticket is a process involving great inconvenience, not" only to oneself, but to everybody else who is pushing or being pushed. A {ticket-office for front arid second seats outside the' hall would be the best arrangement. Day sales would also help to keep the front entrance clear for those who wish to go upstairs or into the back seats.

( The Australian cricketers have turned up their, sleeves at Home, preparatory to fighting for "the ashes." Here is a seasonable joke. "It is a poonsopl who cannot rejoice in the discomfiture of his dearest friend (says 'Woomera,' of the. Australasian). Some time ago the cricket reporter of The Argus in writing; of a match, said: 'After lunch Gregory hit the first ball twice to the fence for four.' London Punch, in noting the unusual feat, adds with excellent taste—and, no doubt, a touch of erivy: 'We are glad to note that The.Argus reporter enjoyed his lunch.' The insinuation is pleasantly obvious, even if the inference be not justifiable." ;

At a meeting of the New Zealand Pharmacy Board in Wellington on Friday it was reported that the following candidates. in last month's examinations had gained passes:—Section A: Auckland, B. M. Irvine; Wellington, N. J^Duff, W. J. Ingle, AT, Stubbs and J. N.N. McKenzie: Dunedin, H. F. F. Grant. Section B: Auckland, Ji G. Gallagher, C. G. Sandin, J. T. Brooks, A. A. P. Clouston and E. J. Cronin; Wellington, G. C. Armstrong and B. Hill; Christchurch, W. A. B. Morton and A. T. Brooke; Dunedin, H. E. H. Gill, H. F. Menzies, F. W. Pratt, H. Brown and C. G. G. Sinclair. The Board decided to oppose the proposal by Dr. McKellar (Auckland) tnat hospital nurses should be allowed to sejrve their apprenticeship in hospital dispensaries.

. The statement of account in connection ,w,ith the British football team's tour of New Zealand and Australia last year makes interesting reading.' The gross takings at gates in New Zealand amounted■to'jEll,o36 13s Id, and in Australia (half share) £1652 8s 9d. The expenditure for the seventeen matches in,. New Zealand was £4183 14s1 6d, and an Australia £741 14s lid. . /Travelling expenses in the Dominion-; absorbed altof ether £6425 6s 7d, some' of the items eing as follows:, Trf^nsit expenses £3808 2s sd, board arid^odgiiig3£l362 4s Bd, daily allowance;-to .British !team £399 12s, legal expenses £342 ,03 fid, medical expenses £58. 8s 6d. Uniforms cost £235 7s 3d, and souvenirs to the British team £18 18s'. The entertainment account came to £735 10s lid, Auckland (including Rotorua) spending £204 10s 4d, Otagq £12-5 11s sd, New Zealand Union £102 10s lid, and the other Unions sums ranging down to £3 19s 6d (Hawke!s ■ Bay). The Nelson Union spent £26. There was a balance from the tour of, £670 4s lid,, ; .Why is it that a much larger number of cyclists pass round the Bank of New Zealand corner, and go off down | 'High Street now than did for-; merly? The traffic seems rapidly j trending that way. We say it is be- ; cause Parker's new Cycle and Motor ! Depot lies in that direction, and the j conveniences and accommodation pro- i yided, for the benefit of cyclists by this go-ahead firm, who certainly lead in , this line of business in Marlborough, ' is having its due reward in an increase of business. They provide every possible want of cyclists in machines and ! accessories, or repairs properly done, s ,at reasonable prices open to compari-.' son with1 every other firm, and a business of this magnitude is a credit to the place >and deserves all the patronage that can be given to it. Everything about them is substantial and good, even to the convenient buildings they occupy. *

The May Windsor Magazine is a notable spring number, containing another long instalment of Justus Miles Forman's fascinating new serial story, "The Quest," and complete stories by novelists of such varied talents as H. B. Marriott Watson, Fred M. White, Mrs Stepney Rawson, I/. G. Moberly, Nornian Duncan and Charles G. D. Roberts. An article on the Zoological Gardens at Giza, Cairoj is lavishly illustrated from the ■ paintings of Miss Hadden, F.Z.S., and another article gives an interesting ! account of the life and work of an i Indian civilian when on tour for the j administration of remote districts. i, The fine art feature of the number includes fourteen admirable reproductions from the pictures of William Dyce, R.A., the distinguished artist whose fine contribution to our mural paintings is recalled by the present debate as to the best method of renovating some of them. An article on the Earliest Forms of Some Great Inventions, is accompanied by many curiously interesting illustrations, and indeed the whole number is superbly illustrated. : os in the £ discount at Smitih's Bank Demand Sal© of Drapery, how on, opposite Criterion Hotel. \ ' * The possibility of laying hands on the mummy of Jacob is. exercising ■the Vicar of Berwick, the Rev. James King,. who makes an earnest appeal in The Scotsman for a reverent exploration in the Cave of Machpelah. The writes:—The promoters of the Palestine Exploration Fund are disposed to think that the regal sleep-! \ing chamber of the kings of Judah still. exists within the walls of the Holy City, and that the. mummy of the patriarch Jacob still rests in its! stony sepulchre, in the Cave of Machpelah, beneath the great mosque of Hebron. When the Prince of Wales (now King Edward) visited Palestine in 1862, an effort was made to solve the mystery enshrouding Machpelah, but although the Royal party were allowed to enter the; mosque within the harem, they were, not permitted to have a glimpse of iftie cave itself.

FOUND—At leading chemists', a certain remedy for headache. The name is Steams' - Headache Cure. One. wafer gives re^ef in any. case. Anyone can get same by paying Is for a,box of 12 wafers. *

Amen! Counsel in a case before the Supreme Court'at Wellington found it necessary to remark, that Englishmen speaking to Chinese witnesses or to the interpreters frequently asked their questions in such stentorian tones that suggested deafness on. the part of the witnesses. "Well," said Mr Justice Chapman, "I often wish that witnesses would speak up as though they believed everyone in the Court was deaf." And some reporters whispered "Amen."

Said Darby to his old wife, Joan, "We^ side by side, have aged and \. grown, But here I tell you plump and plain, You shall not poultice me again! There's something now to cure one ■ r faster, ' ■. ■■ ■ , Of oough or cold;than mustard plaster, No moire th&sef blisters I'll endure, I'll purchase Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.", . 6