LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 86, 11 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The export of fruit from Mbtuekst, for the throe months < ended March :3ist; 191Q,-.totalled 112,994 bushels.

Ernest Devoin'1. ; who is charged with having shot at ■aii-d seriously 'injured Louisa/White iii the Nairn Street < Reserve, Wellington, last Alonday week, and thon attempted his owii life, WiiG removed on, Saturday from the' 'Wolliiigton Hospital to the Terrace Gaol. Miss White is still in a. serious condition. The iowei part o{ her. body is i>aralysed.

Advices from... Alameda, U.S.A., state that Mr William Scott, chaplain United States Army, retired, who died recently, -delivered the prayer for his own funeral service ) n the Masonic Temple at Alameda. When the service reached the point where tho prayer was to be said a phonographic -record, into which Chaplain . Scott bad recited ■ the Masonic prayer 12 years ago, was turned on. ,

The'Shaw-Savill..liner lonic, now in tho Dominion, is still i under the control of the Imperial Government. In order to meet the demand for passfiges from the Dominion both to England arid to South Africa it has been agreed to carry passengers. The company, however, is not responsible for delay in .sailing, interruption, or cancellation of the voyage which may be occasioned by the requirements of the Imperial authorities. ■ Such eventualities how over, a,re considered to be reH'.ote. '

Tho second edition of the Recruits' Hand-book, .■just issued, cfills attention to the fact that a separation allowance of Is a day is now granted to the wives of non-commissioned officers and men. and that widowers may have this allowance nnid to tbtguardians" of their children. An allowance of 6d per day (including Sunday, is also paid in respect of the children under" sixteen years of age of men servin.fr j n tho forces, up to n maximum of 2s par day.

The ramfaß at Ward during March Mas 2,3(5 inches. Rain fell on ten days, the maximmn fall being 65 points on March 18th.

Tho following team from the National Kesorvc will shoot against Seddon in Reserve band-room to-mor-row night at 7.30: Patchett, Skinner, D.uves, Torrance, Greenwood, Wicks, H. Kirby, Hay, Horton, Rolling; emergency, G. Fin ness.

Duluth, Minnesota, has a cow with a gross earning capacity of £200 annually for milk alone, with an additional £200 for her calf. She is Jean dv Luth Beauty, owned by the Jean dv Luth farms. Beauty produced 20,2801bs of milk, containing 891bs of butter fat during the year. This record, says the Toronto Eveninrz TelegrPTi, w>s announced by tho America^ Red Poll Cattle Club.

Thomas Ouimi, wlio discovered a 440z. nugget of almost pure gold in the Break o' Day gully at Bendigo (Victoria), has been prospecting in the district for 30 years. Years ago he found specks in the gully, and decided to go over the old ground again. The first stroke of the pick unearthed: tho nugget. Alexander McGregor, a bootmaker, dreamt of the find, and told Guinn that in the early goldl days numerous large nuggets were found in this gully.

No men of military age will be permitted to play Rugby Union football in Auckland this season if a ■ recommendation from a meeting of dolegates from clubs affiliated with thu union is agreed io at the annual mooting on May 5. The delegates unanimously decided at a recent meeting that it l?e a recommendation to the annual meeting of the union that mo player exceeding 20 years of age in April of this year shall play' in the union's competitions. Tn the coi'rse of the discussion on the proposal, it was suggested that players over 20 years of age who had been rejected by the military authorities oil account of physical defects might be allowed to play, but the meeting was not in favor oi' the suggestion, and it was decided to recommend the adoption of a hard and fast rule, otherwise it was feared there would be . numerous applications for exemptions.1'

Writing to a fiien'd on the staff of

iiic Southland Times, a Marlbbrough farmer tells'of the two years' .drought ihey have had ia that locality, uun states that liis lotal losses during the period mentioned /iyill run. into £2000. Sheep have aiot done >o badly. He did well out oi: his she^p this year: in fact, if it had not been ior a "bit of a win" h-j had in sheep, ho does

not know what he'would have done

However, just now, he, supposes, it would not do t> squeal about losses \wliilc> our men arc giving life and everything for |he Empire. But he would have liked to have done a, .bit

better, so that he could have given move to the 'war .funds'.;.- He was doiug all hin own work on the farm, with, the help of liis two boys who have just left school. He had about acres of grain. Ono hundred acres of' pea,? were a failure, and ho is ad, to put the .sheep on them. His advice lor anyone thinking of taking

i-p .•arming is uo go in for sheep

He would, •kttv-j been -better off had he let s;ra.inrg'rott"iiig alone. But ho lias nil (he pJaiit for it, t«;ams, implemoutw, ijicludiug «■ tlii-esliing .mill, so, lie supposes, he will, havo to.stick it for a while longer/

On Sunday afternoon an accident happened on thti Stanley Brook hills to a car driven by. .Mr F. Talbot, of Motueka, who h.id with, him Con-sta.bie-11 PidgeoJij pi' Motueka (reports the Colonist).' ! n tii rning one of th c short bends on the road the^wheels became locked and' iho oar overiurned, throwii-g Constable Pidgeon <ilea.r, but pinning the driver down. The iormer escaped with a. shaking, and- the latter was fortunate to sustain little nioro than a few bruises. 'Plie car was slightly dan-aged. Willing soldiers in motor-cars went to the

scene «i tho Jicment, and the car was again brought to ~hv road. It appears that Constable Pidgeon was on an errand to capture a motorcycle that bad been Oaken from Motueka, belonging- to-Mr Talbot. The person who is alleged to havo purloined tho bicycle was captured after the acjidevit, he being in the act of returning by the road he came. He was' afterwards taken on to .Motueka ; . It is reported *Jhn.t certain defacements were made to the motorcycle- in aii atteniipt to disguise :t.

A former resident of Dunedin,-writ-ing from New York respecting the display there of the New Zealand exhibits from the San Francisco Exposition, says:—"The display was .iust splendid. I want to congratulate Mr W. D. S. Mac Donald and the Agricultural Department upon their wisdom in sending the, display east. Tho display in the Grand Central Palace could reach just as many as the display at the oxhibi- ' tiou, and. it seems to me that tho day is coming ere long when we of ■ New Zealand will have greater com-; mercial relationship with Uncle Sam. ; It is really amazing how ignorant people are in the east here about New : Zealand. Throughout the wini-er I have lectured three or four times a ! week on an average for the Now Yor,<: Education Board, and also privately, and it is really appalling how littleis honestly known about Now Zealand. Ono man thought that Captain Scott discovered it, and another man thought that it and A usiralia were all one, and not separate islands. This is about the worst, o? course, while on the other hand' T find odd ones who know a little accurately, but I find both the intelligent- and ignorant interested in New Zealand."

The following will represent the Spring Creek National Reserve in tho shooting match against the Awatere Reserve, to be fired in Blenheim tomorrow evening:—Balcombc, Howe, • C4ar<3iner, Lamb, Barclay, M. Ford, L. Mills, Brown, Watson, 'and Sheridan; emergency, Cresswell.

Although some rain fell in Wellington on Friday -•Mid caused a slight rise in the reservoirs :it Karori and Waniui, there is still need to exercise strict oconomy in the use of water (stati-s the Post). The lain was not heavy enough nor for so long a period as is required to bring "tho water in tin"- reservoirs to tih« to]>. Windy and dry weather, if of long continuance, will again result in a. low water supply. The City Engineer ugain enjoins economy <m the part of :;il users- of '.v.v.ter, .'md suggests shower instead of plunga baths.

It is a. coincidence that the capture of Rua took" place on the anniversary of the conclusion of ■ the famous battle of Orakau, where Rewi Maniopoto and his followers made thenlast stand in the Waikato war, before retreating into the fastnesses of the King Country (remarks the Now Zealand Herald). The men who, o2 years ago, were inspired by the spirit of the famous challenge of defiance "Ka whawhai tonu matou ake! ake! ake!" ("We will fight on for over and ever!") were the men who took part in the Jast important struggle against pakeha supremacy in New Zealand.

"T/liere are some men who Avould like to put down their names for the 45th Reinforcements," declared the Hod. James Allen during his recent speech at Milton. "We are not quite sure, liowever, of their bona fides, and as avo want only men avlio are real patriots, avo are only allowing recruits to sign on for six months ahead." The Minister also made "s----ference to men -who Avcrc getting hastily married at the present time, and pointed out that such marriages Avould not serve as an excuse for staying at home. He AA'as not sure that the present six months limit Avas enough, and if it were provod that that period was not sufficient the Government AA'ou.ld have to consider the question of extending it to tAvehre months, whi^li woukl jnake men Avho got married AA'ithin a specified time classified as unmarried men. This statement Avon keen appreciation. Mr Allen also mentioned, that he did not care to contemplate the position of the young woman who accepted as a husband a man Avho obviously had an imperfect conception of his real duty. AVhat would be her position in the years to come?