LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

'—+ —.-■,. - On Monday evening the Bishop of Nelson will hold-.a Confirmation service at Seddon. ■'. j During the past fortnight th,e Golden Bar battery, Wakamarina, has treated 645 tons of quarttz, which yielded 97ozs of [retorted gold and j 4£ tons of scheelite. / ; ? Fine old Scotch of incomparabla * quality—Watson's N«. 10 'whisky.—j Advt. J It was Antarctic weather last-even-| ing, and the conditions at His Ma- ! jesty's Theatre would also have been I Antarctic, when the Antarctic picture •' was on, had it not been for the fore-* •thought of Fullers' manager, Mr S Venner, who had requisitioned some | gas- stoves', which considerably raised the temperature of the usually cold' auditorium. ....... | It is the intention of Mr C. M. ! Lukef, president of th© Wellington | Central Chamber of Commerce, to \ move at a meeting of (the council on I Monday afternoon: "That this council is of the opinion that an amendment of the Bankruptcy Act is desir- \ able to secure that greater publicity' may be given to- private assign- < ments." ■ .•- .■,- .: .fa j Difficulty in reading near matter is I always overcome by proper glasses, j Consult Coote and Sandstein, j ophthalmic opticians^ 348, LambtonQua 7 v (opposite Bank' of New Zea-!' land), Wellington, who have had 18 " years' English and Colonial experi- ■ ence and hold English certificates by > < Mcamination. Consultation free. • ] Mote: Visits will be made/to Blenheim ' * 3yery quarter. Dates will be adver- < bised later.— Advt .<

"Nine and a-half degrees of frost' were recorded on the grass during the night. A practical illustration of packing and grading fruit will be given at Mr J. H. Moldaway's orchard, Ihrersdale, next Wednesday afternoon. Tickets for the picture "benefit" being given by Fullers' in aid of Miss A. Healy's candidature for the ''Queen of the Carnival" competition can be obtained from A. Cartwright's R. M. Harding's, M. Healy's, and W. Merrigold's.—Advt. A Timaru Press Association telegram states that the Geraldine and Mt. Peel Road Boards have agreed ; to take steps to separate from the j Gfer-aldine County and) to ' form a new county, leaving the Temuka road district to form another. A Wanganui Press Association' telegram states that the New Zealand Casein Company is shipping by the Star of Victoria 56 sacks of casein, bringing the total shipment to date to 3694 sacks, equal (to 2641 tons. To recover this quantity of | casein it has been necessary to treat 21,000,000 lbs of milk. -. The following extract from the Dunedin Star of April 4th, 1870, is! reproduced by that newspaper under i its heading of "Forty-four Years Ago":—''Mr Dry, of Picton, has completed a marine and seacoast view, executed in unstained woods of the colony. It contains 19 different kinds of woods, is formed of 4000 pieces, and has occupied nearly four years in construction." Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., are now showing their new season's goods at their agency, Queen Street, Blenheim, including millinery, costumes, blouses, coats, etc., etc. The firm cordially invite an early inspection.— Advb. The council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce decided to support (the Wellington Chamber in a protest against the action of the Railway Department in using freight for protective purposes. It was explained that certain articles had Customs duty imposed on them and then had an increased railway freight put upon them, the result being the penalising amongst others* of backblocks settlers. —Press Association. Owners of vehicles complain of the action of ; the Post and Telegraph De-. partment in.placing poles on ; the Middle Renwick Road from four to six feet nearer the roadslihe than the present poles stand. The whole road is only three-quarters of a chain wide, and there is lijttle enough room for vehicles and motors to meet' and pass at the best of times. It is feared that an accident will happen if the fairway is impeded by telegraph poles. > . For influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails—ls 6d, 2s 6d.—Advt. ' A girl of 1§ was arrested in Picton on Thursday night on a charge of stealing a silk blouse, the property of a fellow-passenger by the Arahura from Nelson. The missing article was located on the outer ledge.■• of a closed window in the bedroom of the hotel where the young woman ,had gone to stay for the night. The accused was brought before the Court yesterday, and was remanded /till Monday. f A fire brigade wedding was celebrated at Timaru last week. The bride was Miss Elizabeth Bozens, eldest daughter of Mr W. H. Bozens, of Pahiatua, and the bridegroom was Mr James Waldie, of Timaru. The reception was held at the Timaru Fire Brigade Station^ and the bride j and bridegroom were conveyed; from I the Presbyterian Church (to the fire brigade station seated on the fire hose carriage, which had been,, decorated for the occasion. The whisky of unbeaten quality— Watson's No. 10.—Advt. Blackened tomato patches and pumpkin beds testify to the severity of yesterday's and this morning's frosts, and it is now^a popular belief that the coming winter is to be a severe one.' Such keen frosts as have been experienced (the last two morn-! ings are rare at such an early time of the year., The local reading at 9i o'clock was 46, Bealey (35) and! Queenstown (40) being the lowest on j the list. Seas generally were smooth! or moderate with the exception of at j Cape Palliser and in the vicinity of j the Noiyth'Cape. v . , j For chronic chest complaintsWoods' Great Peppermint Cure—ls 6d, 2s 6d.—Advt. . •An important alteration to rule 9, governing the "bully/ has been made , by the International- Hockey Board,; and it will, therefore, be in operation ! this season. ; The , last clauses now. i [ read: , "In' all cases of bullying, the > j two players , who are bullying shall, stand, squarely facing the side- lines. „ Every other player shall be nearer • to his own goal line. than the ball is :■ (except in the case of a penaljty! bully), and shall not (except in thecase of a bully in thd circle) stand i within three yards of the players par- ! ticipating in the bully." All other; rules remain unaltered. j Ideas tend to our mutual good. You see, we're Patent Agents, and anyone with an "idea" is a possible* I client. And there may be lots of money for: you in that notion of yours! May we, help?>y Write for ' | our ..free booklet, "Advice to In- - ventors."—Henry . Hughes, Ltd., j 157,, Featherston. .Street, 'Welling-' - ton.—Advt. '■■■■■■-.■ ; Elizabeth Darley, proprietress of Balmoral Private Hotel recently raided by the police, who seized.a large quantity of liquor, appeared at (the Auckland Police Court charged with selling liquor without a license. The police -alleged that Mrs Darley did a large trade by selling liquor to her own boarders. Defendant admitted the offence. She explained that the boarders formed a syndicate for the purchase of liquor. She took, charge of it and served it out to them, paying the money she received into the syndicate fund and getting no profit out.of the sale. The Bench said that' the breach of the '< law was not a very grievous one. : Defendant was fined £10 and costs. —Press Association. A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA. •4.1 iof my brot.hei=B is very bad with a chest complaint. I have given ! him your address, and recommended him to write for a bottle of your Lung Preserver, but in case he does not do ( so, 1 am sending for a bottle myself. ( 1 have never tried it, but I "have 1 heard my friends say how good ( Baxter's Lung Preserver is." -Thus r writes a boardinghouse keeper from j Western Australia. Baxter's Lung < treserver is not advertised in that Joutttry, so its reputation for good- i ness is spreading. Is 10d bottle, njb t ill stores or chemists, or by post ' Wt, J Baxter and Co., Christ- r ihurch.—Advt. • I

The last election of Mayors for the! term of only one year will take place on April 29. Next year the success- | tul candidates for Mayoral honors will be returned for two years. j The Corinthic, which is due at ■ Wellington next Tuesday from London, is bringing 60 saloon and IB steerage passengers." They include .112 assisted immigrants, of whom 21 are domestic servants, 19 farmers, and 65 people who are coming out to join relatives in the Dominion. It was explained to the Picton lioad Board fco-day that an earth formation left by the Railway Department at Nolan's Crossing ran out to a steep point dnd might be dangerous to traffic. "I don't think anyone is likely to run off the ordinary traqk except some of these madheadea motor-cyclists," quoth a member; "and it doesn't matter-very much about them." A Palmerston lady, while going to church on l Sunday evening, lost her handbag, containing a large sum of money. Later she found it near the corner of East and Main Streets, very soon after it had been missed. A sum or £o in sovereigns, contained in the inner pocke.t of the bag, had been removed, but two £5 notes, some silver touched 7' and PaperS Were uu" No, matter how stubborn a cold flight. A few whiffs from a Na Z ol gives a noticeable relief y^uMdv? and the C°W will leave Recently the Wellington Fire Brigade has received 15 false alarms n-om boxes m one locality. Early this morning a man was caught reelhanded in the act of giving a false j alaim at a- box where a watch has I been kept for some time. . The man offered £10 to the officer to let him S°- .I" court later he was fined £5 or 14 days' imprisonment and ordered to pay the costs and damages.—Press Association. ■ .For Children's Hacking Cough at night—Woods' Great Peppermint Cure—ls 6d, 2s 6d—A%t. Although the annual results of the Bank of New Zealand business will •not be made public until the certified returns have been -received from London, it is understood that the tank has had another very satisfactory year. In recognition of the. services of the staff, the Board of Directors, at a meeting yesterday, resolved to pay a bonus of five per cent, on all salaries for the past ntiancial year.—Press Association. i We like the "R. & G." brand iof I hats and caps very much. They are so ! comfortable, light in weight, perfect in style, and very durable. Ask your; local clothier for the "R. & G." brand every time.—Advt. A curious mishap occurred on Mr C. M. Threlkeld's : Inglewbod property, Plaxton, on Tuesday (states the Chnstchurch Press). Two youne horses had been harnessed to a farm roller m the yard with a view to beginning work, when they took fright at something and bolted. They careered through the yard with the big roller bouncing along behind, and out through the gateway onto the road., Ihe gates have exceptionally big concrete posts, and the roller took gate and posts with it. but the shock sent horses, rotter, and all head-over-heels mot the deep ditch of running water that flanks the road. The horses were^extricated more scared than hurt, but the roller had to be lett ror later manipulation. "NAZOL" is /a simple, safe, .speedy, a SUr6 1&C for roughs, colds reli/ Or6q S r°atS- r,Gives reiiet. hold everywhere, Is 6d' for 60 doses. Try a Nazbl Inhaler.-^Aavfc _ Speaking at a meeting of the Picton Road Board to^day, the chau-man .(Mr H . J, Stace) fefei-red °° the desirableness of completing the i xs£ ? x «J ay^g the road leading to i White's Bay. The Board's ratepayers could not, of course, be expected to M.the £200 or so that I was required, as the work would not l , seiTe tneir particular loeiil interests; but he certainly thought that an effort sliould be .made to secure for J the general public adequate means of ! | access to this popular holiday "resort; His own idea was that the people I most concerned were tihe residents ot Blenheim, and that, the. responsibility, ot moving actively in the matter If eL wltp- the Borough Council. On -\lr btaces motion, it wae resolved that the secretary write to the Blenlieim Borough : Council and offer the suggestion that it endeavor to obtain a grant for the work. Beauty is more than skin deep, in spite of the old saying. The greatest i attraction is not merely a lovely coloring or regular features, but a ! pleasant expression.1 Thus a person , spring from indigestion is rarely beautiful; health and beauty cannot be separated. To obtain a clear skin shining, eyes, and a pleasant personality tone up the system bra course of Baxter's Pills f or indigestion winch any grocer or chemist can Supply you wufch at ls rd | by post direct horn J. Baxter and i*>., chemists. Ghristchurch.—Advt. A curious and amusing incident occurred on the Wanganui bouSg gieen on Saturday last, in a tournat ment match between rinks skipped by R*nkm and Cohen. When twenty- ! one heaas had been played, with the I exception of Cohen's last bowl, the ! latter had the game won without the f necessity of playing his second bowl.' I instead or delivering what inDunedin I they oat a Paisley shot, or throwing : his bowl away, Cohen shook hands, urth JRankin, wished him better luck next time; and told him what a good game jt had been—the usiiaUhing oh such occasions. Ranking third man luck, nowever, called to Cohen to p.ay ins bowl "Oh, ail rieht," he • sam, "111 pl a ,y it." if-.you; l"ikV Til r take out that bowl a,t the back"—a howl lying wide and near the ditch— and thereupon drove at- it. ITnfor- » tunately Jor him there was a shortbowl on the green, and his drive ?tniek this and it in turn struck th« jack and burned the head, which, of ooui-se, had then to be played again. " In the play-off Rankin scored and won the match by one point—22 to \ zi— -to the chagrin of Cohen and his rink. i' AUSTIN CARS. . j j t We have ready for delivery and ] luat landed, ex Athenic, some of the '! latest models of Austin cars with i streamline bodies,. detachable wheelsfl, 1 hood, screen, speedometer, lamps. '■ In each case the cars have up-to- i date equipment. We can deliver at I r>nce 12-14 and 20-h.p. models. The ! prices from £475 upwards are based >n English prices plus landing From Scott Motor Agency, Welling- \ ;on.—Advt. & J Nothing like "NAZOL" for reliev- ! ng colds, just as there's nothing like , INAZOL' is a sound, natural •emedy, easy to take, and perfectly larmless; 60 doses, Is fid.—Adyta ] a

Koad Board for the expiring term ofl '■■ office was held fco-day. *Tke chairman! 'Mr H. J. Stace) thanked the rnenH - | bers lor their courtesy and suport,, and complimented them on the regu* Jaiity oi their attendance. He aW appreciation of the work: | ■done by the inspector (Mr E. J. Gndley) and the secretary (Mr A JL | Madame). Mr Bragg described the - financial outcome of the year as very satisfactory. Ji The warning note about carrying money in the hip pocket has been ' | given once more by the Wellington I police. Working in a crowd, with a woman confederate between him and the victim, it is quite an easy matter for an experienced pickpocket to acquire the contents of a hip pocket., The method is for the man and the - woman to get together in a crowd and moving about, feel for the purse or wallet without, -arousing suspicion by pretending* to be crushed, up by - someone behind. Having located a "lump" in a man's hip pocket, thewoman gets behind the man, and withi - each bump _ works the wallet up and; up until it is almost to the. top opening of the pocket. Then the male ao- - complice puts his arm under one of the woman's/and his hand under the victim's coat tails, and carefully lifts out the "wad," during a big push from beihind. The victim, if he does • feel anything, looks round (if he is able), and seeing a woman his suspicions are not aroused. If he saw. a man he would probably be suspicious. Having lifted'a wallet the* two squeeze their way out of the - crowd and vanish. Any thick crowd f* 1-OTening serves their purpose, and theatre crowds, in particular, they a.ppear to haunt fairly regularly, to judge from the cases reported to • the police. Call for Watson's No. 10 on all occasions.—Advt. Residents of Blenheim who allow their bulldogs to roam the streets at. will should/read the following paragraph from Thursday's Wellington Post:—"An unusual scene was witnessed in Upper Willis Street early this morning as the result of ifche' - aggressiveness of a bulldog. Between' I and 8 o'clock a young man had two bulldogs out for an airing, - and was leading them by the chain. Suddenly they broke loose, and one at-i tacked a man named Bryant, who was going to his work,' at Nairn Street Reserve. Bryant appeared to take little notice of, the incident at first, but very soon he was forced to realise that the -unexpected onslaught was likely to be serious. The dog, it is alleged, sprang savagely a) t him, making^ unsuccessful snaps at various PJ S f hls b?dy Bryant used his AM I frT y> als» liis iists, but these did not have much effect. Next he requisitioned his lunch kit, . which contained- a bottle of tea, but still lie was being driven back on ,to the roadway. Just m front of an approaching I «", he slipped and, fell to the ground" and, thanks to the promptitude o! the motorman, only just* escaped being inn over. By now quite a numSSf I. W l6' Lad Sphered on the spot, but few ventured very near the T£i£s WS antag°n^- EvSuallr the Press states) gave some interSS ing as to the value of the poultry, industry in the Dominion and^. especialy in Canterbury £^tf , the last, census there ha*:. •tflfe'S ?'■? do^ n of eggs annually, vatued to producers 'at £300 066 ■'•■ Ihe export. of poultry and esss by means of oversea shining a^ the Vancouver trade from GaHterbur? industry to farmers.'. • During BS which, owing to the strike anl small! pox scare, affected the exports conhead of poultry and 38,894 fsof» f in value ■ £0009 for poultry-producers in Canterbury. , -These figures, added to local consumption of eggs and poultry," said Mr Merreto, "show what an extensive trade the poultry ; business will yet become." pu""*~; Tho famous "Roslyn" writing pads, obtainable from all stationers and storekeepers at 6d and Is each— AuVti. i■'• - '. ..-. : : ■: . ..>. :. , \ _. "We immbug our patients' in the same way; as lawyers humbug: thedr. * clients,", remarked a medical; man when evidence at the Auck--laiid. Magistrate's Court last ' week.. ¥h£ -> £ "epessary^ to impress them, _he added -by way of explanation. "Well, that- is the most extraordanary statement I have heard for a long time," ejaculated Mr C. C ! et tl\ t S&w"l canJt whd«a«banrf--it.' Mr ft. P. Towle suggested that it was a case of the use of moral effect, and added: '.'There is a wellknown practitioner in Auckland ■fwT yourself,, who has stated tnat he has made-more money out of prescribing Epsom salts and water than anything else." The climax was reached when the doctor added' v that he knew of a medical man who had put an unbroken leg in splint? and' had charged the possessor of theleg ror doing so. "That actually happened, did it?" was the question that then came in surprised tones from the-Magistrate.- "Well," he added, "all I can say is that such aman should be: put in gaol." "EXPERIENTIA DOCET" is an old saw, and experience of 200" years has t^ght people that Wart*»H»<e is th* brandy of unbeaten qnahty. — Advft. "There are t still a number of people." says the Ashburton 1 Guardian, i,'who view with a certain amount of concern the fact that there are three women to every man m fche world, and if t;he epidemic of birtfchs of baby girls which it is E>aict was raging in Ashburton' recentlyhad kept on much longer these fear's would have become greater, and, as far as the Ashburton County is concerned, the comparative, figures .would bare slhown a greater disparity between males and females. "It is • reported that at one local nursing lome .a few days ago there had been i succession of twenty-two baby girls >6rn. Quite recently, however, two>aby boys broke the spell." "BEAUTY DRAWS MORE THAN OXEN!" In like manner, thai "tried and trusted remedy, Tonking's Linseed Emulsion, draws daily greater praise :rom its immediate effectiveness in' soughs, colds, influenza, sore throat. jroup, etc. Is 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d— :hemists and stores.—Advt. Job Printing—any style or color—^ it "Express" Printing Works.