LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 141, 20 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

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There will be no publication! of The Maklborough Expkess on Thursday (Coronation Day). The minimum temperature recorded in Blenheim during the night was Jb degrees. As a result of Mr Donovan' svisit to Blenheim, the^sijnvof £110 was collected for the Home Btale cause. ' A reminder is given of' the meeting of the Coronation Celebrations Committee to-night at the1 Institute. , A notice is inserted in this issue regarding Spring Creek Road Board rates, which, are payable by July 10. Hustle! To-morrow is the last day 6f our big remnant sale. Get in now; it's a monoy-saver.—Aueklami Clothing and Drapery Company.

The members of the Racing Commission reassembled In Wellington yesterday to amend their report, which contained some informalities when submitted to the Governor.

The attention of ratepayers is directed to. a*n advertisement inserted by the Town Clerk in connection with the rates to be levied during the ensuing year.

As will be seen from an advertisement in this issue, the Retailers' Association will observe Thursday (Coronation Day) as a holiday, and will keep thoir shops open all day to-mor-row.

Opportunities, like ■eggs, com© on« at a time"! To-morrow' is tho last day of our big remnant sale.l —Auckland Clothing and Drapery Company. * In connection with the Coronation celebrations, tho public are reminded that contributions of- provisions for' the children's entertainment will be received at Messrs Griffiths and Son's rooms until Thursday morning.

Our establishment will be open all day to-morrow (Wednesday) and Friday, and closed on Thursday (Goionation Day).—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Company. *

Councillor Griffiths gave notice lost night iat the Council meeting thnt at tho next mocing he would move that the £500 balance ot reclamation loan be procured and utilised for tliq purpose of improving the Institute.

Two. engine cleaners, each aged about 19 years were arrested atPaeroa yesterday and charged with, thefts from the railway station. They were remanded. A quantity of the missing property has been recovered.

Boys' "soccer" boots, 10s 6d. — ,Copp arid Knight. '* .> ■■"'Mr-Short; the Commissioner, who adjudicated on the matter of'the allo*cations for the Wai-ra 11 bridge has informed: Mr J. Duncan,1 M,P.,' that his decision will be published iii Thursday's Gazette, and a. copy will be sent to the. Peloruss Road 'Board on that date. ;

'vZealandia" football boots, 10s 6d -~Copp and Knight. . . , * . Orders for the: Territorial forces in connection with the* parade on Thursday tot. are- advertised in this issue. The Mounted Rifles wiH parade mounted at 10 a.m., and all other companies at 9.30 a.m. Church service will be held at 10 a.m., after which the troops will take part in the procession.

Goloshes, gaiters, gum-boots, fireside slippers.—Copp and. Knight. * Mr W G, Cresswell, manner of Reid and Gray's branch in Blenheim, leaves for the, North Island by the 4 p.m. tram to-morrow to take up his a?™- appointment. Mr D. Cameron of JJunedm, ' also leaves with Mr Oresswell -to-morro-w, and all Reid and Gray s business in Blenheim will m rivture be transacted through C W Parker and Coy. . ' ' Ladies' golf boois, walking boots gd g shoes, wide welts:-Co P p A

t last evening's practice of t> Garrison B«id, Mr W. McDonak bade Well to the members, of tl band with whom he has been long at »tc^-, Mr McDonald was w&.od God-speed, and evoiy prospe-itv in his new sphere of life. P Ifbe W as

™T?~ m nrrow (Wednesday) we are open all day. ' Special b£Ui ns wit d'-tr ™dK™!n huttGll is scare* and

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The-estate of the late Mi* E. J. Riddiford, of Lower Hutt, has been valued for probate at £300,000. , The members of the .Racing Com.missioil met in Wellington yesterday to remedy certain technical detects in their report, under advice tendered to Cabinet by the Crown Law

Coronation barons '-&t Halls! Tweed and velvet linkers, 2s lid and 3s 6d; straw ready-to-wears, 4s bd, usual price 7s lid.—H. P. Hall. •

Our Picton correspondent . writes that 'a special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night to open tenders for the new work m connection with enlarging the public institute-., Two tenders were opened, viz , G. A. Smith and Co., £224; and B.'Storey; £237. The former tender waa accepted.- ■ . , , .

Moirette underskirts, 3s lid, 4s 6d, to 17s 6d; woven combinations, ds Od 4s 6d; woven nights, 5s lid and Us 6d: Boslyn bloomers, 4s 9d.—-±l. F.HaU-

The Wellington police have been informed by Mr William Morrison, of that city,' tha"t last Thursday his brother (Mr Charles Morrison) and Mi- Frank Pratt left the French Pass for Pioton in an oil lauch* and have not since been seen or heard, oh It is surmised that the boat's machinery may have broken down, and that the men have anchored in some bay with which there is no communication. ;

'Costumes! Costumes! Afresh lot just opened. Bettor value than even Corn© and see them. —H. 1. Hall.

Mr H. T. Gibson, hej&dmaster of | the Waihi school, has offered a gold medal to the boy Or girl whb writes the best essay on "The Union Jack." He does this 'as "a1 protest against the president oi the Miners' Union's uisulfc to ihe British flag-" In a letter the other day/ in reply to one of his critics, the latter said that he noithar' feared God; honored the 3ving, m*rsaluted the piratical flag. Blouses! Blouses! \ Blouses! This season's goods, in flannelette, delaine, flannel, etc., from 2s lid. — H. F. HalL . ■ ' - . ■•■■.. . .-,*;. At the adjourned meeting in bankruptcy of the Timaru Dairy Company the auditor's report .showed that there had been a loss of £3769 in 18; months,^ through v rpaying too touch' (10;8 pence) for /butterfat inpropoiv tionitq 2ale o*?ee,<(lp.7) and the high (Bspenises for \' management and inT^erest,, equil to 10 per cent. on< the "capital,;.:7Eh'e sales were 016,416|bs of ■.•;,;■■ '■•.• ■ ■ . ' ' .■''.' .'.:'- v-

(dpi<3s;mthe head,. chesi, or throaty disappear as soon as you bring "NAZOIi" into -operation. It. is the latest English remedy, and it works effectively.1 . No fcpld is "NAZOIi" proof."■; .: ■; •'.-■ v■. .■;■';• /' *../

35his morning the gas manager proceededl with the work of erecting the lamps ordered by the old, Council in Market Square. ~ One liimp was to be placed': by v the Bank of New Zealand, another by the National Bank,. And tnie> other near thie Government Buildings. Three men dug the hol^s,/ and in one1 case tapped the main. The york went no fiirfcher, however, as ifche men were stopped by a member of .the Wdrks Committee,, and1 the holes filled up< .-, '■•'.. ' •■;■!'., '■';. ..-.: .Are you enjoying your : daily tasks —securing your sleep 'and1 rast each night? Steams' Wine of God -Liver* Extract promotes /everything that goes . with;; i perfect health—supplies new vitality. *- The reported death; of "Pelorus Jack" some few weeks.1 ag^o caused sincere , regret amongst friends "pf the famous tush in all'bfcris'of thefworld, and.an echo of that; regret eoniejs from th© Antifodes. Mr W, Garr received yesterday a letter frdk a friend in i Wolverhampton: (England) in which the following paragraph appears;—f'l read yesterday of the end of 'Peldrus Jack/ and; I at once thought of you, because it. was on my way from Picto'4 to''Nelson (after visiting you) that I saw ;the famous fish. . '.However, i am sorry he is dead, and feel sure that many .thousands of people, from >all over the world who 'made< his acquaintanco' will regret to learn of his disappearance." / : Another instance of the inconfenienoe to vehicular traffic of the present bridge over the- Opawa bridge beyond Grove Road w.?s" furnished on batuiflay evening. Th© palace car, returning to town with the Opawa third-class football team, wals halfway across the bridge when it .was met by two light carts, both gping io .the country, one b'ejonging to a vendor of. vegetables. This latter gentlqman * waxed exceeding Avroth ! upon being asked to back his' vehicle, and loquaciously came, to the depision ; that he would do as requeisted if tJie j driver of the palace1 car wcvuld admit being in the wrong. ' A chorus of admissions from the members of the teani had practically decided, matters, but one young wit uttered some disparaging remark about the thickness ot. the irate greengrocer's skull, and n-atfcers. were as before. After about a.quarter of an hour's wrangling a compromise was made, and the greengrocer made efforts to back his cart. But the horse had a. share-of its master's obstinacy, and refused to budge:, However, by the footballers "putting their shoulders to the wheel" half the distance was i covered, when a, stop was made,. Again-all hands were at the wheel, aijd the driver was at last forced to lend his aid by beint? informed by an miperipus youth that he would be reported to tho Railway Department. After about forty minutes' waiting the palace car was able to resume its

journey, encountering many traps, which had been waiting at the approach at the bridge.

The following from on English letter will convey some idea of the wonderfully sound condition of the English \notor trade generally:—"We anticipate getting a .large' number of visitors to London owing to the Coronation next summer, and we have no doubt that you will be giving letters of introduction to some of your clients whc may wish to purchase cars while over here. The motor trade is dt present very full up with orders, and quite a number of firms have already sold out for 1911. You should therefore impress upon your clients the strong advisability of ordering their cars from you before they come Home, as if they wait to order until they arrive we are afraid they will have' to wait three or four months, and then have to be content with one of the inferior makes." Messrs Wintringham and Mitchell desire to impress upon those who intend indenting cars for the coming season the necessity of communicating with them without delay. Among the numerous agencies controlled by the firm are the following most ponnW makes:—Crossley, Siddcley. Alldnvs, Renault, and KnightDaimler. As some are better suited tor cev+siir> classes of country than others the firm will be pleased' to advise buyers accordingly. *

Tha staff at Government House' were roused at about 1 a.m. by a cry of "Fire" from" the 'servants' quar--tcr. The alarm had been raised by one of the maids, who was awakened' by the smoke, which filled her room on the first floor of the western end of the building. Investigation showed that the lining of the roonv had been ignited by becoming overheated through the proximity of one of the flues connected with the hotwator system. \ The staff very quickly got to work, and soused the smouldering wood, before the brigade, which had been summoned, arrived on the scene. Very little damage was done.

If you get a chill, with sore throat and tightness of the chest, don't wait until you are laid up, but tackle it with "NAZOL," which grips it quicker and more effectually than most remedies. Sold everywhere; Is 6d bottle of 60 doses. *

According to the Auckland Herald, which is urging the taking of steps to improve the quality of that city's water supply, a glass of pure drinking water, is practically unknown in Auckland. Whilst an analysis of the water has shown it to be chemically pure, its discoloration has been a source of complaint almost ever since the Nihotapu supply was initiated. No provision was made in the scheme for filtration or sedimentation.

The construction of dress suits and dinner- jackets requires the very highest tailoring skill to design, and the most oaref uL workmanship to complete. It takes time to get together a staff of specialists for this particular class of work, and w» <aro fortunate in possessing such a staff. Our agent is now submitting samples of dress suiting ati a special price^ £7 10s. Satisfaction absolutely guaranteed.—Kirkealdie and* Stains, Ltd., agency, Blenheim. * A number of OtOrohanga (Auckland) natives, when charged with cruelty, to animals, having left two horses "tied-to a fence for four days i without food or water, asserted that they, dare not touch the animals, as they were tapu.' The horses, it appeared, were part of "utu" paid by a Wanganui tribe in response to a demand made by1 Otorohanga natives arising out of a recent love tragedy, in'which a- Roving half-caste killed a; Maori girl and then committed suirci3ei< >,>De|en4aiit?.?,were>Jlned £5 and: ■.COSts'.\ '~- .•■.' :';..■>•>• .:*■' • ; .'-;i-;..s"V:.\-;:,;- ' •

• If is generally, admitted that the New :Ze;alaiid-mttde farni implements ■are superior to any impoTted make, and! this specially -refers to, Reid and) Gray's form implements, which are so populate in the DominioU: r Reid and' Gray have mad© 20,0,00 ploughs, and their: latest 'pattern steel frame drill, for sowing all seeds, including barley, peas, imaize, etc. j is well1 worthy of inspections C W- Parker end: Co., local agents for .Reid and1 'Ofay, will be pleased' to giye; full' prices 'and in*formation to intending ipurchasers. XI Tie June Windsor ' Magazine is again an attractive number, packed? with complete stories; by distinguishedl novelists and articles instructive anai entertaining, with a wealth of illus-« trations. , A complete ldiig Story bj; Justus v Miles Forman. revives, the intierest which; that favorite author formerly created around a famous pearl known as "The Mooii," Eden: Philpotta contributes another charac--teristio episode in his Dartmoor series. <Trom /The Plume of Feathers,' ", and the; surprising career of "Lords1 Stranleigh, Philanthrogist" is carriedii a stage further by: Robert Barr. Kebl© Howard contributes a charm-

ing little comedy-story;! and Archibald Marshall, Fred M. White, andi 'other* popular authors .<iai-e-alsoi"repre-sented in the number, . - ; ( Prevention is better, than cure, so always keep a bottle of "NAZOL" in the house, and: as soon *as you feel the slightest indication of a coming cold take a. dose—it prevents as well as cures. ..■•■ V" ' ' ■'' •' •■. , '* ,'

Lamentable details 6f a scourge- of measles, and dysentery, which has been decimating. the population of Kotumah Island, in the Pacific ', were Iwqught to Sydney by the Island! steamer lievukia. Rdtuaiah at lasc census had a population of some 240Osouls, and now, after two months' fighting against the dread enemy, thera remain barely 1900, with an out-* look- of still- further decrease. Harrowing scenes have been witnessed j whole families carried a\roy>, husband, wife, and children dyiH??'wixhin a few days of each other. Strongy healthylooking people to-day, and in-a peek's time carried to their last restingplace. Villages in some districts almost destroyed, as witness one contehiing four or five houses; with twenty souls, eleven of whom succumbed. Houses deserted, relics of a dead family; almost 20 per cent: of the Rotumans carried off, and they ■mostly the young and strong portion of the inhabitants. ,

Bobby pushed1 me in the gutter, In the pouring rain. All my cake and bread and butter Floated down the drain. Mummy put'me straight to bed, 'Cos "my clothes were dripping, Gave me "Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Bobby got a whipping. 7