LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 216, 19 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

At the euchre tournament held by the Catholic Club in the Zealandia Cafe last night, Mrs Heinemann won the ladies' prize, and Mr C. Gibbons the first prize for mea. '

The Fire Brigade received a donation of £2 2s from Mrs H. F. Hall at the monthly meeting last night, for services rendered at the late fire at her residence. ...-•'■

New goods arriving.—Copp and Knight'sT *

On September 19, 1890, the Riot Act was read at Sydney in connection with the Maritime strike. To-day is also the anniversary of the death of Sir George Grey in 1898, and of Dr Barnardo in 1905. ;

Three small boys were charged at the Juvenile Court at Christchurch on Saturday withi having destroyed railway consignment notes and committed a nuisance by smashing eggs. The evidence showed that after breaking the eggs the boys had smeared the contents, over the surrounding walls. The culprits were severely cautioned and discharged. '•

, The committed of the Hawke's Bay A. and P.* Society has recommended the purchase of Mr, W. Nelson's property atTonioana, of fifty-one acres, at £5275, for a new show ground, Tho property is a mileand a-half from Hastings, .and eleven miles from Napier; It is ideally situatedy with splendid plantations^ and is mV dose proximity, to the railway line.

r Children's leather 'frontsand linings, canvas backs, good-1 wearers, 7, 8, 9—2s6d; 10, 11* 12, 13, I—3s. If you want them, call quickly.—-Copp and Knight. ■■■■'■ *

An outstanding feature of Barton Bros' circus on Saturday night was th** clever exhibition of cowboy work by Captain MeCloud—lassooing, rope spinning, etc. With Mr J. D; Poppleton as an opponent the captain showed1 his skill at "picking up," recovering from the ground a lassoo, a handkerchief, and a- coin., Mr Poppleiton secured the first two articles, but was beaten by the coin. The audience were greatly, taken by the display.

A Christchurch telegram states that another old colonist died' on Saturday, in the. person of Mrs Busch. The deceased1 came out to New Zealand with her parents in the ship; Prince of Wales, landing at Nelson in 1842. In 1857 she was married to Mr F. Busch; and four years later'removed to near Picton, where they resided for 16 years, i In 1877, with her husband and! family, 'she removed to North Canterbury, and Had resided there ever since. She leaves a husband, and a family of six daughters and three sons, all grown up.

Hemsley Burnet, Limited, Royal Exchange, Christchuich, open at Criterion Hotel, Blenheim, on Tuesday next, 19th. Shampooing, hairdressing, manicuring, face massage, scalp massage, electric treatment for weak, falling hair. Private room, No. 2. ■■.-.-

The members of the Picton. Domain Board: met on the site of the new /recreation ground on Saturday, and inspected the work already done. Excellent progress was reported (says the Press) and a sufficient area has been levelled for a full-sized football ground. It was resolved to proceed ytithi the top-dressing and grass-seed-ing of this portion at once, so that the ground may be in good playing order in time for next season s play. It was also decided to ask the Government for another grant of £100 towards the cost of the work.

It has been stated that owing to the condemning of large numbers of Island oranges at Auckland, through the fly pests, there is a likelihood of no more oranges being sent to New Zealand from the Islands. Mr Maofarlane, a well-known fruit auctioneer, however, informed a Christchurch Press representative on Friday that he had no forebodings whatever about next year's supply of oranges from the South Sea Islands. The fruit, he said, came all right from Rarotonga and other South Sea Islands till August, when the fly began to make its appearance. A few cases had been condemned here, but not many so far, and no more than in previous years.

A special display of the new model millinery for spring and summer will be made in our showroom, Queen Street, Blenheim, commencing Thursday, September 7th, and continuing until Saturday, September 16th. We would be glad if you would do us the honor of visiting the display.—KHscaldie and Stains, Ltd. *

The Windsor Magazine for September is a varied and important holiday number, containing Rudyard Kipling's new story, "The Honors of War," which is published complete in the one issue. Other stories1 complete in. the number include contributions by H. B. Marriott Watson, G. B. Lancaster, Fred M. White, and Keble Howard, in addition to the latest adventure of Robert Barr's popular "Lord Stranlegh, Philanthropist." Charles G. D. Roberts is represented by his latest study of wild life, and the valuable series "England's Story in Portrait and Picture" is carried a stage further with a dozen plates illustrating the reign of Henry VII. The fine art feature consists of a third series of pictures by that popular artist, Mr W. Dendy Sadler, selected from those of his originals which have not been reproduced, in former articles.

Hot water a. plenty is not difficult to obtain—you know how much you want it at bath time most times —if we have the installation of your bathroom and kitchen plumbing. The hot water boiler in the kitchen, the tub,, with its pipes, faucets and connections, are all carefully planned by us for your requirements, whicli they will meet to your certain satisfaction. We'll estimate if you only ask us.— F. W. Ad-ams, Market Street, Blenheim. m

Notwithstanding the uncertain appearance of the sky on Sunday afternoon, the Garrison Band rendered an excellent programme of appropriate music in Market Square to a fair number of auditors.

The Nelson coach, which returned here this morning, owing to floods at Tua Marina, mil leave again tomorrow morning at 6.30 o'clock, and connect with, a coach at Rai Falls from Nelson, returning to-morrow night.

A woman who arrived at Wellington by the Warrimoo from Sydney was fined £79 4s, treble duty and fine, for Customs evasion. Counsel pleaded that she had been misinformed that some of her household linen was riot liable and she had therefore not declared it. Ihe Magistrate then reduced the fine to £19 lGs, which was paid.

' A correspondent at Picton writes as- follows:—"A. very enjoyable dance and musical evening was given by the boarders on Friday last to Messrs Murray and Spauldmg, proprietors of Panama House. ; The function was held in the large diningroom, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and some «F*y guests were present. A flashlight photograph was taken of the party, and dancing and singing were kept up till the early hours of Saturday morning, when, after singing 'For They are Jolly Good Fellows,' the gathering dispersed."

"While there is life there is hope,*' if th© patient's Brandy is Kartell's.

Talking to a, New Zealand Times representative about the Hiliersden estate, a member of the Waira-u Land and Railway League's deputation said:—"lt faces., on. the one side, the Wairau Valley road, and the Waihopai River on the other, .and both the Valley road and the river frontage afford good facilities for cutting up the land into _ suitably - sized blocks. You can ride. from point to point for one hundred riiiles and still be on the Hiliersden estate. There are on it fine plantationsj about twenty-five years old. Majlboipugh's population has practically remained stationary during the last decade, and yet there is no place where a vigorous land settlement policy could be worked with more >eneficial effect. • Twelve settlers own between, /them 365,000 abres.4 We could easily carry th© whole population of Wellington: (say, 80;----000) in Marlborough, and yet we jonly have 11*000 people. If Hiliersden were cut up there would,; in my opinion, .-be over fifty applicants for every section." ,

"There's many a, slip 'twixt the cup and the lip." But not often when the cup contains MartelFs Brandy. A man is very careful with liquor like that.

New Zealand easily heads the Australasian States ifor the best' percentage of attendance! at primary schools. Over 85 per cent, of the children on. the rolls of our rural schools attend daily, while the averages for Australian Stated are: Victoria 82.9, West Australia- 81.4, Queensland 75.9, South Australia, 74.5, New South Wales 68.1, arid Tasmania 59.7. When comparisons are made in New Zealand, the Education Department's report shows that the districts having the lowest average are Grey 84.7, Taranaki 85.7, Wanganui 86.0, and Nelson 86.4. In 1909 the North Island attained the same standard of regularity as the South, but owing to the exceptionally high average obtained by'Otago, and to the fact that North Canterbury has shown great improvement, in this respect during the year, the average for the South has risen, tha,t for the North falling in about the same proportion. They stood last year: North Island 87.4, South Island 88.1. As New Zealand is essentially a, rural country, the authorities consider its school, attendance averages highly satisfactory. ,

"Give. a. dbg la bad name and hang Mm." Give a man bad! Brandy and poison him. But give him MJartoll's, and you may say, "There's life in the old dog yet." *

At an extraordinary general meeting of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, held in Christchurch on Satur-, day, it was decided, by 121 votes to 31 j that the capital of the Association be increased to £1;000,000 by the creation of 100,000 new ordinary shares at £5 each. At the annual meeting held subsequently,, the chair--man, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, said that the aggregate turnover of all operations for the year totalled the colossal sum of £2,361,088, being an increase for the twelve months of

£510,754. As far 'as the financial position of the Association was concerned, he thought it would b© conceded that the finances were now upon a thoroughly sound basis. Still, as he had explained in his remarks irith reference to the creation of additional capital, it was necessary with a growing business such/as the Association's to see that the capital amount moved ahead consistent with the business as a. whole. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted.

The resignation of the Hon. Geo. Fbwlds from the Ward Ministry oame as a great surprise to everyone, and created an immense sensation, which has scarcely died down yet. This, however, was a mental sensation,, and gave rise to, a variety of opinions. The palate sensation resulting from drinking Dragon Brand Tea. will give the utmost pleasure and satisfaction, and there will be no two opinions about its merits. It is good tea. *

A prisoner named Alfred Carter made a sudden and savage attack on i Gaoler A. Parker whilst the latter was administering medicine to him in Gisborne goal on Thursday night. Carter had been remanded for treati ment after a drinking bout. The I gaoler, who was severely gashed about tho licad, will be laid up for several j days. Mr Parker has had some thrilling experiences in connection with gaol work. On one occasion I when he was a warder at the Lyttell ton prison, the prisoners mutinied. They almost strangled the chief warder. Mr Parker was then attacked, but h© succeeded in overcoming his assailants. On another occasion, at the same place, one notorious prisoner got out of his cell in the middle of the night, and vrasattempting to let the other prisoners out and escape. Mr Parker heard the noise and bailed them up in a corner with a revolver, ami signalled for assistance, thus frustrating serious trouble-. Better far than gold or silver In a time of dreadful pain; Is tho cure that's always handy,

And which proves so great a gain. If you feel that you ore feverish. if your cough is harsh and hollow; It is best to heed the warning, And Woods' Peppermint Cure to swallow. 3

Competitors in the Waihopai road race to-morrow are requested to be on their marks early, as the Athletic Union wish to make a start at 3.30.

In the pulling-down operations at tho old Timaru Theatre, it was found that thie "borer" had worked its way through every timber. Even. Oregon beams,, a timber that is supposed to be immune, on account of the large proportion of resin it contains, were found to be reduced to a sponge by the borer.

It was reported at a meeting of the Auckland Education Board last week that no fewer than 26 teachers had been granted leave of absence on account of illness. In several cases the period was only from one to a. few days. In two or three cases the length of sick leave was five or six week 3; and in one instance the period! was six months.

For influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Care. Never fails. Is 6d, 2s 64^

The story of a water diviner who made a bad guess comes from the Manapatu district. This master of the occult pointed out to a settler a spot where there was a good supply of water. Boring operations were started and a pipe, has been driven a great depth at a cost of about £300, but sofar no indications of water have been met with.

Rumors as to Pawelka's presence in. or about Palmerston are gaining some credence. Investigations suggest that the disposition of the police and the fact that the local force has been considerably recruited of late indicate a belief amongst those in authority that the escapee is responsible for several thefts from larders and the appropriation of a bicycle, which, hay© occurred of late in the town.

Sturdy and robust health results from the use of Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Extract. Children like it, too— they never fail to take it—builds them up rapidly. *

Of > the thirty-eight white owls which: arrived in Hastings' fdr^ release on their mission of destruction amongst small birds, one has since died. Three or four have escaped from their cages before their acclimatisation period expired, and they seem to have found their wings very quickly, as they were sdpri after perched on the top of a pine tree. Sparrows- have been intro-' duced into their cages and short work was made of them, whilst €Ec minah put. up a very, little better _ fight against these feathered ferocities. It is not-denied (says a local paper) that the owls .will probably levy a. toll on the native birds, but, on the other hand, it is contended that the industries: and prosperity of an entire district cannot^ be allowed to suffer for mere sentiment. It is also pointed put that there are very few native birds in these parts, and that tho number of owls released is small.

.Be judge and jury and give"NAZOL" a. trial There con be only one verdict—"absolutely competent to cure colds, influenza, bronchitis, and nasal catarrh." , ■ *

An interesting solution of the Sunday labor question in dairying districts was offered at the, meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery the other day. The Rev. G. B. Inglis, of Ashburton, said that a. farmer had remarked fo him that where 70 cows were milked and the product was £700 profit in a year, that meant that £100 was made on Sundays. The farmer suggested that the money received for that 1001b of butter should be spent on an engine and separator, plant, and1 that there would then be no need to go near the dairy factory on Sundays, so that the dairy farmer and his family and employees couldget to church. The use of Sunday" labor would thus be minimised. Mr Inglis added that there was no doubt' that the present system of Sunday labor in dairying districts was materialising the people. He was appointed' to draw up a report on the general question of Sabbath desecration for/ presentation to next meeting.

For chronic chest complaints — Woods' Great Peppermint Cure: la 6d, 2s6d.

The Kaiapoi School Committee has received a memorandum from Dr J. H. Crawshaw, summing up the advantages and disadvantages of prizegiving for regular and punctual attendance a$ school. He says the weight of evidence is against the system, the chief disadvantages being the risk to individual health andihe risk to the_ public health, through children being sent to. school when sick. No doubt, he says, many parents are over anxious/ about their children, and keep them away from school for the slightest ailment, but if done in good faith this is much better than sending children to school well or ill, in order to obtain a firstclass reward. Children sent to school with the early symptoms of scarlatina, measles, etc., sit close to healthy children, and thus disease is spread. Dr Crawshaw concludes: "I think all interested in the problem of health at schools will agree that the weight of evidence is against the attendance prize system, and that some effort^ should be made to remedy it."

If you get a. chill, with sore throat and tightness of the chest, don't wait until you are laid1 up, but tackle it with "NAZGL," which grips it quicker and more effectually than any other remedy. Sold everywhere. Is 6d bottle of 60 doses. .' *

A somewhat remarkable case of a mysterious disappearance was related to a Sydney Evening News reporter by a Mr Sara, who had travelled from Undulla Greek, in Western Queensland, to Sydney, in search of his brother William Rupert. The mi rising young man, it apears, left Wellington (N.Z.) at the end of July by the Manuka, and arrived at Sydnoy en route to join Ms1 brother in Queensland on August Ist. He h«d been a long time in Wellington Hospital, suffering from spinal meningitis, from which! he had recovered, •although- sti/J weak as an after-effect. It has been ■ascertained that during the voyage from Wellington Sara suffered severely from sea sickness, ond rarely left his cabin. He appears to have left the wharf with three boxes of luggage, which were subsequently found by tho watchman lying on the footpath nor.r the wharf gates. Two more boxes were found on board the ship, properly addressed, and containing the? young man's luggage. Nothing has been found to indicate his movements since landing at Sydney. The fact of his luggage being dropped on the footpath dispels any idea of robbery or foul play, and it is rather supposed to be a case of sudden lossi of memory.