LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 66, 18 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Three centres—Picton, Wanganui, and Rotorua—have applied for the Fire Brigades' Conference next year.

It in estimated that the cost of. taking the Commonwealth census will be £150,000

The Garrison Band, under Lieutenant Bandmaster Rose, will render a programme of music this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. •■ ,

A cable officially corrects yesterday's cable reporting the deaths from plague in Manchuria. The number should have been 190,000 instead of 19,000.000.

From inquiries made this morning it - wias. ascertained that there is very little doing in the barley market; in fact, there are no sales to report this week.

Our Picton contemporary states that the preliminary pile-driving work was commenced! in connection with the new wharf on Thursday. The machinery proved- to be in perfect working order, and everything is now in readiness for the champagne bottle to be broken.

In the Supreme Court at Wanganui on Thursday, Thomas Nolan was found guilty of threatening to burn down a house at Bulls, and to shoot the inmates. He was fined £30, in default six months' imprisonment. The jury had recommended the prisoner to the mercy of the court.

Two of Wellington's crack yachts have just changed owners (reports The Post). Mr John M'Lean has sold the Waitangi, built by Mr Robt. Logan, senr., of Auckland, to Mr Norman Gibbs, and Messrs W. and P. Moore have purchased from Dr Fell the Mahina, built by Mr Chas. Bailey, senr., of Auckland. The "Waitangi, which is the largest yacht in the harbour, has geeri lying on the patent slip for about a year. The auxiliary oil engine with which she was fitted after Mr M'Lean acquired her, is to be removed.

Mr George Baxter arrived back in Picton on Thursday morning, after accompanying the motor launch "Clematis" on her lengthy trip to Auckland. He reports (says the Press) that the journey took ninety hours actual steaming from Port Underwood to the Auckland wharf, where the boat arrived at 4 p.m. on Sunday last. The party on board consisted of Captain Huntley, and Messrs Gordon Robinson, (engineer), Geo. Baxter and Fitzgerald, an A.B. Good weather was experienced until Napier was reached, when a southerly was run into, and delayed progress for a while. - The Clematis averaged about 6J knots for the whole distance, which is considered ail excellent performance.

Every woman should make herself look as attractive as she can. If her complexion, her hair, or her skin can be improved, then it is her duty to improve them. This much, at least, she owes to herself, to her associates, and to society at large. In most cases improvement is simple, and it is only a question of knowing how. The right thing to do is to communicate with a reliable and thoroughly competent authority like Mrs Rolleston, who gives sound advico on all these matters. Any letter addressed to Mrs Rolleston, 256 Lambton Quay, Wellington, nearly opposite the Economic, will be treated confidentially, and will receive prompt attention.

Shortly after midday on Thursday (says The Dominion) Detectives Kemp and Hammond arrested a man, named John Aloysius Campbell on the following charges: (1) that on November 3, 1909, at Dunedin, he received, from Geo. Simpson the sum of £137 2s lOd, on behalf of the Bank of Australasia, and converted the same to his own use; (2) that on November 24, 1909, he received from I. Peterson and Co. the sum of £146 13s sd, on behalf of the Bank of Australasia, and converted the same to his own use; and (3) that on January 5, 1911, he received from I. Peterson and Co. the sum of £76 5s 4d, on behalf of the Bank of Australasia, and ■converted the same to his own use. Campbell is a young married man, and until quite recently had been employed as a teller in the Bank of Australasia in Dunedin. He was recently transferred to Otaki, and, when arrested', was in Wellington on bank business. i

A Nelson telegram says that there has been no rain there for some weeks, but rain fell at Murchison yesterday. More rain is threatening, and indicates the break-up of the Buller drought.

This morning Messrs Griffiths and Son offered, in behalf of Mr A Western, the farm known as "Lankow's Farm," containing 50 acres. The property was bid for fairly freely until the price reached £/,oUl>. There being no further bid it was passed in.

A Christchurch telegram states that a bailiff at Kaipoi last night went to take possession of goods and chattels and met with an unpleasant reception. When he made his business known the bailiff was attacked furiously with a fork by the occupier of the premises, who inflicted what is reported to be a nasty wound. You cannot hope to succeed when your health is always poor—you must hare enthusiasm—to have that you must have energy—Steams' lino of Ood Liver Extract supplies it.

Whilst Mr P. Beeves and his wife were crossing the river at Thomson s Ford last night the trap, capsized on the river-bed and the occupants were thrown out. They escaped with a severe shaking, and no damage was done to the horse or the trap, a circumstance for which Mr and Mrs Reeves were devoutly thankful. MrsiDutton, representative of the Dingo Medicine Company, Auckland (who has been ten years with that firm) is now here in our town to call on the local business people. One ot their specialities is a line ot eucalyptus called Dingo, which won the only diploma of gold medal against 500 other kinds at th© New Zealand International Exhibition 1906-07.

The Good Templars' weekly meeting was held last evening. Two candidates were elected for membership. Two brethren from Picton were present. After the business of the lodge was finished, a musical evening was enjoyed by the members, the following taking part: solo, Sister Barnard; recitation, Sister Handcock; solo, Sister Robinson; humorous reading, Bro. Sanders; solo, Sister Wilkins; solo, Bro. R. Andrews; solo, Bro. Hayes; readin», Bro. L. A. Browne. it was decided that the Renwick members be invited to officer the lodge next week. ,

Yesterday's New Zealand > Times says:—ln reference to t"he telegram published yesterday stating that a Christchurch syndicate i® engaged in exploiting a seheellte field near Palmerston. South, it is not generally known that a company has been working for many months on. a scheer lite reef in Marlborough. Several tons have been , extracted, and through a leading financial firm in Wellington, two tons were despatched to Sydney, the price realised being £95 per ton. The Marlborough company has discovered that their claim (100 acres) has excellent scheelitebearing properties, ; though it was gold they set out to find, and all their energies are now centred on the production of this little-known but highly-valued ore. It was a Swedish chemist, C. W. Scheele, who, between 1742 arid 1786, discovered that this particular ore contained tungsten, a rare, heavy, grayish-white metal, nearly as hard as steel, and specially suitable for hardening all classes of metal. A speciality of naval ordnance manufacture is the hardening and toughening process imparted by the use of tungsten, and as scheelite gives the best return of this element there seems to be grounds for believing that it will prove as profitable in the long run as gold.

The fire at the shop in Alfred Street was a good opportunity for bargains in damaged goods, but now they are all gone, and there is nothing in the shop but new and fresh goods. Thera are, however, still bargains to be had from 300 "Best" high-grade Englishbuilt cycles at £6 10s, £8 10s, £10 10s, £15 10s. Second-hand cycles can be had at £1 10s to £5 10s, all in first-class order. All accessories at lowest prices in Blenheim. I buy direct, and can afford to sell at a minimum of profit. I have also roller skates', fishing tackle, guns and ammunition—E. H. Best Alfred Street.

STUBBORN SUMMER COLDS. Those tiresome colds, contracted so easily, from apparently no cause, are often very stubborn to cure. But there is one great remedy, which will move them quickly and surely, and that's Baxter's Lung Preserver. Don't allow your cold to stick to you till the winter weather comes—avoid danger and cure it now by taking Baxter's Lung Preserver in the Is lOd sized bottle,, which equals two of the smaller size. Get it to-day.

Mr T. Harrison, Lynton Downs, writes to tho Kaikoura Star as follows:—Rainfall for February, 1911 was 6.03 inches. Rain fell on 13 j days, the maximum on 25th, 3.85 I inches. There is no doubt the rain was much heavier on that day, as the received was full and there were unmistakable signs of overflow,from it. This is the heaviest fall recorded for 24 hours during my residence, but the rivers, having their source in the Seaward Kaikoura Range, have not been in such high flood in the same period. The rainfall for February, : 1910, was 2.18 inches, on 6 days : In February, 1906, the rainfall was 9.80 inches, maximum 3.30 inches on the fifth. Rain fell on 15 days, more or less every day from 3rd to 13th inclusive. The average for February for 10 years is 3.22 inches, num- ! ber of wet days 8. The driest February was in 1908, when only 0.44 inches fell on 3 days. ' i