LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 270, 16 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

The Wellington crematorium was used for the second time on Saturday, when the body of Mr Hudson, of Sydney, was cremated.

The Nelson Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show will be held at Richmond Park on the 23rd,, and 24th instant. J"'-: ■

lii Marlbbrough for the year 1908-9* the number of acres of land taken up under settlement conditions was 5239, this being exclusive of pastoral runs, miscellaneous leases and licenses and endowments.

Considering the favourable growing season experienced there should b6 a fine display in all classes at the local Horticultural Society's Show on Thursday next.1 The rose exhibits will he an attractive feature, and the competition for Mrs J. Duncan's rose-bowl should he very keen.

St. Andrew's Church anniversary social will take place on Friday, 26th instant. Special services will be held j on Sunday following. Several visiting ministers are expected.

yMr J. M. Jackson, who is regarded **as one of the champion oarsmen, of the Dominion, is putting in some great work on the river, along with the other. members of the ex-Cham-pioh Four.

Auckland University has awarded the following scholarships: Gillies Scholarship, H. C. Johnson, Carterton; Sinclair Scholarship, Hilda Adlington, Auckland; Sir Geo. Grey Scholarship, W. A. Gray, Auckland.

An effort is being made by the Blenheim Rowing Club to raise sufficient funds to pay for a new best-and-best four-oared boat. Already a good round sum has been collected, and it is expected that very soon the amount required will have been subscribed.

The entries for the Oamaru Show, to be held this week, total 691, an increase of 59 over last year's. The horse, section contribute 269, against 251 last year; cattle 69, against 76; sheep 196, against 180; dogs, pigs and grain 157, against 125.

Mr Massey has intimated that he intends to ask the Minister for Justice whether it is a fact that a re-cently-appointed justice of the peace was some time ago fined £10 and costs, for threatening to shoot a ranger.

According to the Official Year Book, the total number of estates acquired by the fiovernment under the Land for Settlements Act up to 31st March, 1900, in the Marlborough land district was nine, of a total area of 114,979 acres, at a cost of £354,463 for purchase, and £44,905 for preliminary expenses.

From Ist April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909, four estates in Marlborough were offered to the Government under the Land for Settlement Act, 1908,. of an area of 103,458 acres. Of these estates one was recommended for purchase, of the area of 37,030 acres; one of 7000 acres was not recommended, and two were left under consideration, the area being 59,429 acres.

An irritated throat is quickly soothed by Zymole Trokeys. They increase the throat secretions and »trangthen the vocal cords. Nothing better for public speakers. *

The new best-and-best four-oared boat which" Mr NoVton, of Wellington, is building for the Jackson Four is to be completed by the end of the present month. It is to be 42ft. 7in. long, 18^in. beam, 6Jin. draught at bow, 7|in. amidships, and s|in. at stern. The outer skin is to be of Mexican cedar, which will render the boat fairly expensive.

, The . pair-oared races for the captain's trophies were commenced at the' Blenheim Rowing Club's sheds last night, when Aitken and Hale easily beat G- Paul and Pollard. This was the only race rowed, as Jackson and Donaldson forfeited to Girling and Gill, and Morrison was absent, therefore the heat between Wells and j Mclsaacs arid Morrison and Leberre could not be rowed.

At a committee meeting of the Picton Poultry Association, it was decided (reports the Press) to ask the Blenheim delegate to' represent Picton at the annual meeting of the South Island Association, to be held at Dunedin at the end of the present month, and to make application for a Championship Show. Mr D. France kindly promised to donate a cockerel and six pullets to the Association. These will be balloted for hy the members, and the funds raised in connection therewith will go to the Association.

Jubilee Presents.—Nothing is more suitable or lasting than a nice watch and chain, pendant, locket, brooch or ring. Name and date engraved on free while you wait, at W. J. Martin's, the leading jeweller's. • Some time ago certain subscriptions were collected for the purpose of presenting the members of the Marlborough representative football team which defeated Auckland with a souvenir of the. match. For some days after the match the matter was discussed frequently, and much\ enthusiasm prevailed over the proposal. Since theft it appears to have died a natural death j and those who have subscribed are .commencing to wonder whether the proposal is to be put into .efFecs. : ■■■''■' ■. ■■■ •' .' . ' '

, Sergeant Dart informed an Express reporter, this morning that complaints are *; made- to the police almost daily by persons who have had their bicycles stolen. He said that the police do their best to recover the bicycles, but he wished it distinctly understood that it was a matter of impossibility for him, with only four constables at his disposal, to detail one man off to go searching for stolen bicycles. He pointed out that if the owners of cycles took more care of them, in place of leaving them up against shop windows, etc., for two or three hours together, there would not be so many complaints of stolen, bicycles made to the police.

Just Arrived.—Latest (designs in Swiss embroideries and insertions, from 3d per yard, at F. W. Smith and Co.'s. ■ *

A complaint has reached this office that the. fire brigade ladders are left on the footpath outside the fire station, and in a position likely to endanger the safety of the public. An Express reporter visited the station to-day in order to ascertain whether the complaint was justifiable. He noticed that a number of ladders were on the footpath, but not in a position to obstruct pedestrians or to be of any danger. The only possible chance of the ladders being dangerous was if they were left projecting beyond the corner of the building, when passers-by on a dark night might be liable to collide with them, but that would be onlj' in cases where people had not regained their "land-legs" after a sea trip, or something akin to that.

A Press Association telegram states that the Auckland Tramway .Company applied to the Supreme Court for a new trial in the case in which Samuel Horsnell was awarded £700 damages for the death of his wife by a tramway accident. Mr Justice Edwards said that it was a recognised rule not to interfere with the verdict;of a jury unless it was shown that the damages were so large that no twelve sensible men could Keasonably be expected to give them. He was unable to com© to such a conclusion in this case. The application was therefore dismissed. Notice of appeal was given.

The Christchu'rch City Council protests against several provisions of the new Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill, and is sending a deputation to-Wel-lington on the subject.

At the request of a deputation, the Mayor of Wellington nas decided specially to receive Mr Will Crooks, M.P., who, with Mrs Crooks intends visiting Australasia, for tne benefit of his health.

Mr J. 11. Sharp stated at the meeting of the Land and Railway League yesterday that the opinion "was held in Christchurch that if the traffic warranted it the Union Company would improve on the ferry service between Lyttelton and Wellington. It was, however, generally known that the traffic did not pay the- company to iun one Maori, let alone two.

The -members of the Marlborough Land and Railway League are of the opinion that a State-owned ferry service would be more of a luxury than anything else, and seeing the extent of country which requires opening up which would make for the betterment of the Dominion as a whole, the time has not come for launching out in the direction of a State-owned" ferry service.

A point upon which some concern has been expressed by church members is the omission from the proposed licensing agreement of sacramental'wines in the event of national prohibition. Asked whether the matter had been considered by the conference, the Rev. Mr Dawson, secretary of the New Zealand Alliance, said it had, and it was expected that such a provision would be included in the Bill. ,

Vhen the question of urging upon the Government the necessity for pushing on the Main South Trunk Lin© was under consideration at the meeting of the Land and Railway League yesterday,; Mr W. EL Parker expressed the opinion that the. cooperative system of railway construction was a sham. He qualified that remark by saying that he knew of some men who had earned as much as 25s each per day on the local railway works while others who were sent over from Wellington, although receiving Is per yard for the stuff they shifted, barely made wages.

, The statistical returns of the . New Zealand Official Year- Book are to hand. v ..As..ohy:.the'.."aist:.il)e^e'pib^r, 1908, the returns show 122 unions of •mployers, with . a,, membership of 3918, and 324 unions of workers, with a membership of 49,347. In Mai'lborough there were; two Employers' Unions returned, with a membership of 66, and four workers' unions, jvith a membership of 185. Sixteen employers' unions arid-16 workers' unions failed to send in their returns, and their registration will therefore be cancelled.

The November Windsor 7 Magazine is a notable autumn number, containing a long story complete in the one issue by Justus Miles Forman, superbly illustrated by Frank Craig, in addition to a large instalment of Max Pembertdn's picturesque new serial, "White Walls." and complete stories by Barry Pain, Harrison Rhodes, G. B. Lancaster, and other masters of the short story. Charles G. D. Roberts contributes his latest prose-pcem of wild life; and the third article in the series on the Inland Navigation of Great Britain deals with questions of traffic and traction. An article on the Birmingham Festival tells the long and interesting history of that institution with a wealth of iinecdotes and many excellent portraits; and the fine art feature of the number consists of an appreciation of the work of Mr J. Young' Hunter, accompanied by fifteen admirable reproductions from his pictures, including a special plate of the one purchased for the nation tinder the terms of the Chantrey Bequest.

The President of the Marlborough Land and Railway League, although being an ardent admirer of the present Government, does not by any means favour their method of carrying out public works. Referring to the Main Trunk - Railway in the North Island yesterday, he said that had it been constructed by means of small contracts the line would have been completed in half the time that it took under the co-operative system. He considered that in works such as the» Main Trunk lines; the Government should .endeavour to put them through _as- quickly^possible, and that could begone d:ply^y ;means of tKe sin all contract system. He thought that co-operative labour was good "if efficient, but in the majority of cases it was by no means efficient.

See our zephyrs and cambrics. We have these in latest stripes, two-tones, and self colors, m all shades.—-*. W. Smith and Co., opposite Penny s book shop. , Speaking to a reporter in Christ-1 church on Saturday, Sir Joseph Ward said.: "In reply to Mr Massey s charges of recklessness and putting forth a 'wild cat' policy, I have given the sources from which the increased sums have to be paid, arid 1 ask the Leader of the Opposition, instead of generalising, to show the public in what directions other than those I have stated he would raise money to provide for the increased expenditure. Personally, I recognise that a large portion of this sum should be obtained in other ways, but with the responsibility upon my shoulders, I believe that a prudent thing for. the coitntry to do is to obtain^ increased revenue from sources that will lead to the least disturbance, and to the general industrial and commercial developments of the country. That is the policy which ! has animated me in suggesting_ the | changes on the lines I have described. jln fact, apai-t from the alterations in the death duties, which are reasonable and justifiable, none pf the proposals for raising taxation can truthfully be said to cause inconvenience, except to an inappreciable extent, and I look forward with interest to the debate in order to learn from Mr Massey his alternative proposals to the practical ones I have suggested. I desire to make one more comment — that is the people are not blind to the fact that they have had very heavy i-emissions in regard to taxes, and also departmental^, from the Liberal- Government, extending over a considerable period, and when the. proposals now made are considered in the light of what lias been done in that respect, I express an opinion that calm consideration of -th,e whole position will enable them to see that there is nothing unreasonable, revolutionary, or unfair that has been proposed by me." i

The Timaru Herald states that! several of the Mackenzie Country runholders are complaining of the devastation wrought on their runs this season by what they term the tussock grubs. They are described as big strong grubs, and working in bat- . tahons of millions, they soon destroy the iced over a big area of country. An Auckland paper says that .tha ■technical education" of plumbers in: • that city is complicated, because ofi the qualifications. A plumber in the city is to have a working knowledge of from half a dozen to a dozen sets ofl ' sanitary by-laws framed by something like that number of local bodies, eacS or which has its- own set of by-laws. "There are 40 million less sheep" in the world now than there were tea years ago," B ays the Hon. T. MaS kenue "and 80 million more P eop£ have begun to use. wool. If wKe« wool is up you are offered a good price at the shed, take it. But if when it is down, you are offered a low Set" * tak6 that" G° on th£

Visitors m town, db not fail to call at W. J. Martin's, the leading jeweler's. Beautiful presents suitable for ladies, gents and children •

A lady living in Wapganui is ati present engaged m. a long "fast ». *or sixty-three days (states a Press Association telegram) she has eaten, no food, her sole nutriment consistima of squeezed meat juice and one lemoS or orange daily, and for one week 3 teaspoonful of malted milk daily. Tfcel last is being undertaken for catarrh* and rheumatism of lifelong standing., lhe latter has quite disappeared, an** the former is much lessened. Thef

Children cry when cod liver oil is mentioned, but smile when Steams'S ine ° ™Co^ J Jlver Extract is given/ them They like to take it, and $ does them more good because it does not upset their delicate stomachs.

The Lyttelton Times states that a young man,. a. resident of Sydenham . was coming from Taylor's Mistake tof - bumner on Friday afternoon, and! when he was on the top of the hill overlooking the old baths he jumped on to a large boulder which was jutting out of the ground and whicifc seemed to be as stationary- as tho hill itsett. To his surprise and consterna- . ". tion the boulder, looseiied by his<V weight, started to go down-hill.' It* ' soou gamed, a tremendous momentum^ - and bounced and bounded down thoi: steep places like a cricket ball. There were several people on the hillside' road, and the boulder passed close to. them and then went over the hanging rock near the baths and hurled itaeffi into the earth below. There was a picnic party having afternoon teai - there at the time. The boulder went into the midst of.the members of the party, passing within a few yards of an old lady, and its resting-place wasf close to the hoofs of a horse. It was found to weigh about k hundredweight, and there are several people who narrowly escaped being crushed! by it.

Jubilee Presents.—Lovely lot of new jewellery and silver goods to.. choose from, at W. J. Martin's, the leading jeweller's. •

1 Ihe ] House of Representatives was provided with a little mild amusement the other night during the consideration of the -Hospitals Bill in committee (states The Post). It is in accordance with the method of procedure that a member desiring to at* tract the attention of the v chairmsn.' while a division is in progress shall do so by sitting in his seat with his hat upon his head. On the evening; in question the member for Auckland' Central was called upon to act as a teller for the Ayes, but wanted to call the chairman's attention to the" fact that he was not voting with the Ayes. "Put on your hat/ 5 called! members, and Mr Poolo, who sits behind Mr Glover, seized a black "bowler," and placed it on the head of tho member for Auckland Central. That gentleman did not understand! the rules of committee debate, and! resented the friendly services of the member for Auckland West. "Put oni your hat," again urged members amidst, some laughter, and finally Mr Glover submitted to Mr Poole's endeavours. Unfortunately, however, the hat was not the property of the member in question, and ovidentiyi belonged to someone with a head of a.', much larger size. The bowler slipped right down'over Mr Glover's' ears,, and the House laughed heartily as he ' : struggled with the headgear, apd held* it in both hands above his head, while he made his point clear to the chair-* - man. ,;