LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

To-morrow at Picton Messrs McCormick and Dawkins will sell all the stock and machinery, including timber, iron, glass, etc., in the"estate of Messrs Pugh Bros.

The Auckland University Senate rejected by 1.7 votes to 6 a proposal by the Professors' Conference to abolish within the next five years external examinations for degrees in arts.

An Auckland message states that one of the men employed in the distributing trenches at the City sanitary depot at Harkin's Point made a gruesome discovery. When engaged in distributing nightsoil from one of the carts he came across the body of a newly-born male child.

A gentleman writes:—"Two bottles of 'NAZOL' cured me. I had an attack of influenza, with sore throat, cough, and nasal discharge. cNAZpL' gave me quicker relief than anything I ever tried."—Advt.

The value of the butter exported from the Dominion from Ist to 15th January was £251,704, as compared with £164,638 for the corresponding period of 1912. The value of the cheese exported was £142,884, as compared with £108,074, but the value of the frozen lamb exported was only £55,538, as compared with £74,740 for the corresponding period of last year.

The residents of Canvastown are very pleased with the results of the free place examinations recently held. Two lads from the Canvastown school —Masters Wratt and Stratfordobtained free places, the former topping the list for Marlborough. Mr O'Connor, the teacher of the school, has received many congratulations on the result of his labors.

Eat hearty and enjoy it. Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Extract creates an appetite, helps digest food, assists in the body nourishment, and strengthens broken down tissues.— Advt.. '.. i A striking evidence of the quality of the Flaxbourne soil is evidenced in the magnificent crop of peas which has just been cut by Mr C. P. Goulter at his farm at Grassmere. The peas have not been threshed yet, but it is anticipated that the yield will be something quite above the ordinary. On a portion of this farm Mr Goulter has made a very successful trial of lucerne from locally-grown seed, and there is a bright promise of the very best results. ' "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Bearing this adage in mind the officer commanding the 20th company Senior Cadets has arranged to give the members of his company some recreation this evening, which will take the form of a social gathering. Some good musical items have been provided, the piano being kindly lent by . the Dresden Company. Several prominent citizens have promised to be present to show the interest they take in the present Defence scheme. ! "Better ask twice than lose your way once" say the Danes. So when you ask for Martell's Brandy, and are offered another, make quite sure that Martell's is unobtainable before you accept a substitute.—Advt. No great inconvenience is being caused by the laying up of the Mapourika and the Regulus, and while this continues to be the state of affairs neither party to the dispute is likely to make a move (says the Wellington Post). "We can get our coal carried all right without the Regulus at present," the Westport Coal Company says. The Union Company adopts a similar attitude in regard to the Mapourika, and the seamen say that they do not mind how long the vessels are laid up. An oft-recurring cause of suits at law is ; the failure of people to put agreements into writing. This was remarked upon by Mr F. 08. Loughnan, S.M., : at .the Magistrate's Court this morning, after hearing a case in which two litigants had made several agreements, but had not though it of sufficient importance to make their contracts in writing. "If people would only put variations of contracts in writing there would be less trouble," added his Worship. A remarkable discovery was made a few days ago by a young man who was making inquiries as to the best motor-bicycle on the market. Passing W. H West's up-to-date Massey depot he eap:ed in the window a, compact motor-bicycle—the paragon of mechanical perfection. He bought one and he was so pleased with tho make—the New Hudson—that he I recommends all others in search of on* ! or tne best machines to see W H ! West who is the sole local agent for j tho New Hudson.— Advt. !

The arrivals in the Dominion in December were 5473 and the departures 2767. The totals for the year were 44,660 arrivals and 35,733 departures.

The Auckland City Valuer reports that the city property increased values last year totalled: £1,058,400, making the present capital value city property is £752,289, an increase £14.6-15,780. The ratable value of oi; £52,920 on the previous year.

A Wairoa message states that Captain Box, who started at nine o'clock on Monday night to break the world's record in endurance club-swinging put up by Lawson, of Australia, of 113^ hours, is still going strong, with no appearance of distress. At nine o'clock to day he had swung the clubs for 84 hours, and he appears likely to succeed.

Any storm can be weathered if your feet are shod with TAN-OL, the polish of polishes. In tins, liquid Is, paste 6d.—Advt.

Some months ago a little boy residing at Huntly was run over by a railway truck, and had both his hands cut off. The school children in, various parts of New Zealand set to work to raise a fund, by penny subscriptions, to supply the lad with artiflbial arms, (and a /considerable sum was collected. Mr John Gould, of Nydia Bay, has forwarded to Mr E. S. Hylton, secretary of the Marlborough Education Board, the sum of 4s contributed by the school children there, and Mr Hylton has sent the amount to the proper quarters.

Remember, if you want to get rid of that heavy dull feeling in the head, which accompanies nasal catarrh, just take a god inhalation of "NAZOL" through a nazol inhaler, and get immediate relief.—Advt.

A farmer who wrote to The Dairyman asking for advice as to the best method of getting rid of Californian thistle stated that he had not much faith in the blight with which the Agricultural Department has been experimenting, and inquired whether the planting and frequent cutting of lucerne would be a remedy. The editor replied as follows:—"If you can plough your land and get lucerne to take, there is no doubt that the continual and repeated cutting of the lucerne will kill the thistle. We have seen it done at Blenheim on land for which £60 an acre was paid, and where the thistle was in absolute possassion; but until the land can be ploughed regular and consistent cutting of the thistle near the ground will bleed it to death."

"Taste and try before you buy" is a good motto, so next time anyone shouts you a drink, say "Mine's a Martell," and taste it attentively. It's "Martell every time" after that. —Advt.

It will be several months yet before the Federal Government is able to issue its own notes, states the Sydney Telegraph. Since it first established a monopoly of this business it has been using the notes of the various commercial banks with an official stamp across them, but it was hoped that an altogether new production would have been possible by this time. Experts were engaged, a design was approved, and the necessary machinery was ordered, but since then the matter has been practically at a standstill. So far the machinery is about a month behind its due date and this will, of course, result in a corresponding delay in the printing and issue of the notes.

Two Guineas for four lines of poetry! Real Tonking's Linseed Emulsion intimation every Saturday amongst news items.—Advt.

Genera] Lindsay, who had comor*he Territorial camp at Kirkham (England) a few weeks ago * made reference to his oratorical abilities when speaking at the annual prize, distnbution of the St. Helen's battalion. "1 was rather perturbed WJif tt » fr nd -,1 had *° &** an address.".he said, "for lamat a disadvantage because my wife and daughter are away in London. You ! may not see nrtich connection, but there is; for I do not mind telling you that my wife writes the speeches I have to :■ make and my daughter puts in the jokes—and pretty old jokes some of them are."

Baxter's Pills^-pills that cure. Anti-neuralgic cure all classes of neuralgia, and Compound. Quinine cure indigestion and all its accompanying ills. They never fail. Is 6d box at chemists and stores. Look for the silver coating.—Advt.

_The Wood-feud is the best-known ot Albanian institutions, but there are fraternities as well, in which 1: 1®od . -ilso figures. . Two young Albanians will take a vow to stand by each oilier through life, and the relation established is so sacred that the children of the two may not marry. Among the Mirdites young men who take this vow receive the Communion together, and then drink win© with which a few drops of the blood of both have been mingled. Two such vowed friends, the story eoes, onoe discovered that they were both in love with the same woman, a Turk. Their solution of the difficulty was peaceful—from their point or view-. For they drove their daggers together into her heart.

Men of inventive ability should secure a copy of our free booklet, ' Advice to Inventors." Numerous hints regarding inventions that axe needed will bo found on its pages, and inventors are advised how to proceed when taking out their patents. Write for a copy to-day.— Henry Hughes, Ltd., 157 Featherstonritreet Wellington.—Advt.

The six-months-old baby of Mr and! Mrs Atkinson, of Bright (Victoria) ! was asleep in. a cradle in the shade of a tree on January 13, when a boar broke out of a sty some distance away, and made straight for the oradle. There was no one about, and tie animal dragged the child out by the leg, which it horribly mutilated. Attracted by the cries of the child, Mr M'Kinnon endeavored to release the baby, and the boar turned on him and fought savagely. The boar was eventually beaten off. The child had to undergo an operation, which left it in a critical condition. i

Whether in town or country the delights of your motor outings, social functions, and festivities will be increased by a glass of refreshing, delicious RUSSE'TTA CIDER. ft is I made from the pure juice of the finest •" apples, sweetened with pure cane j sugar. All hotels and stores.—Advt. !

The woman who knows polishes " with TAN-OL, that's why her lino- i leums and leather-ware look so well : Advt. ■ •

Tan boots do not become discolored ! when you use TAN-OL, the most' effective polish. In tins, liquid Is ; paste 6d.—Advt. ;

"Tt is wiser to put up a fence at the ' top of a precipice tVay> to maintain an ambulance at the'bottom."

The consumption of water in Mel* bourne on Monday, January 13_ during the hot spell, was 63,000,00(1' gallons. The storage capacity for? supplying the city and suburbs is; now equal to 66,000.000 gallons peri day The Metropolitan Board of! Works is constructing extensive works with a view of bringing an,' additional supply from the O'Shannassy River. This, with the increased storage accommodation that is being provided, will bring the total' capacity of the storage reservoirs ua to 117,000,000 gallons.

Be sure you get rid of that cold I Take Tonkmg's Linseed Emulsion and! make certain. Price, Is 6d, 2s 6d--4s 6d per bottle, at chemists and stores.—Advt.

The suggestion that emanated from" the Perth Anglican -Synod for a conference of bishops upon the legal nexus of the Church in Australia with! the Church in England is not to be carried out^-for a time, at any rate.: lhe resolution of the Synod was conveyed to Archbishop Wright by the Bishop of Perth who has received a reply to the effect that the Archbishop, after consulting with some o£ the Bishops, decided that it would be> wiser _to postpone any meeting until! the time of the Church Congress ate Brisbane. It is expected that manyof the Australian bishops will attend the conference, and to arrange another meeting might, it was thought, interfere with their going to Brisbane owing to the long distances several would have to travel...

Kirkcaldie's famous half-yearly! sale will start on Wednesday, 29tU January. The firm are issuing a complete inset of bargains offered, which' will be circulated through the post and our local paper. All orders left with their local agent will be cxc-: cuted and delivered in Blenheim at Wellington prices.—Advt.

A writer in the Southland News* publishes an illustration of what hel calls the /'scandalous outrage on tho community's rights and privileges'"brought about by the Land Lawa Amendment Act or last session. The. incident in question, he says, is thai result of Mr Massey's motion ta repeal instead of modify clause 177< of the 1908 Act, and thus give unrestrictedly to the purchasers ofi lease -in - perpetuity sections the mineral wealth as well as the freehold. A farm.of 173 acres in Southland, held previously under the l.i.p* tenure, became the absolute property, of the lessee for £46 16s, notwithstanding the fact that its capital value was assessed by the Government valuer at £76 per acre, or, in the! aggregate £13,148, this special value being fixed because of the underlying coal. The purchaser is a. "Socialist. • with peculiar ideas of loyalty to tho common, brotherhood, and, asserts the News, he declined to take more than' £500 for the land, selling it at that price to a syndicate, and disposing, mi like manner of two other sections

held by him. He is now applying to the Land Board for two or three other sections in the same locality, and it is presumed that should n« succeed in obtaining the areas, "he will show his contempt for wealth— and the irregular manner in which it is attained—by allowing others to: divide the prosperity." The News adds: "The property he has just sold for £500 contains a seam of coal with] a seventeen-foot face, and, so far as we can learn, this extends for some considerable distance, revealing at present enough coal to bring the lucky syndicate at least a small fortuned"

When the blood becomes impure' through excess uric acid, such troubles as rheumatism, 'gout, sciatica, and! lumbago are sure to follow. RHEUMO is the only remedy that can be relied upon to remove the cause and purify the bIood—RHEUMO is a scientific and proved medicine prepared especially to deal with uric acid troubles. Get a bottle to-day—it will cure you. All chemists and stores, 2s 6d and 4s 64.—Advt.