LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 96, 25 April 1917, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Pictures (Country Circuit) will;be.shown"at'Grovetown this evening and at Renwicktown on- Satur-' day; '/:■■!. ,':.-.•'' \'i J:.-'.;. '''••'■'■ "*!.--. ".,. '■ :*;The .Railway f lJepartment notifies that the curtaHh^ent, of the train service advertise^ ift, yest.erday's iSsu^ li^s heeri c^fibelfed, arid the ordinary timetablei j^iU jie^" vadhered to. . Progandra flujckly * cures Corns. ■ —Advt. ■", ' T-..;';■ :'V%- ■• \ ■■'■ . ' ■ '■ • :',: An election of three membeFS of the Spring Creek Road Board will be held on Thursday, : May Ist. The candidates are Messrs H. C. Chees-; man, G. Mattheiv^i :*3i ,',P. Neal, arid ,jj>" Watson. ■■■ - '■■'; '"• ■•'■■'' V, ■ ■

; Thomas Sflsby,a clprlf; in the Mental Hospiter^^p^trhent,\-iv:as;.':. .s'entenosd by the. Cl^i^, J^tice at W6lliug tori to-diay ; 'fiiji; years' impnsonr incnt for -forgSy^^d uttering^'.VThe def alcitidns' to|a|led £2870, of; which made the 'l«e#- vC)biiiiinei>ciSl'''''tlie'.^xn6at comfortable hoflse^ to stay at "iii ].~Wd\f. liiigton? Stay where, you ar©yfeiiown:. vaii.d-.anpreciat^d,-#Adyti;;. :":'P- ''■;-'!'.■•■■'''

- i^Tlie Mar^tibrmigK Raping CJub'has defcided to ab^jfflon|i|s, Autuma meeting, which wa^^t© 'have !beeh 'held on May 2nd andj'3id,i , This ste^ was taken oh, .accoicint of the impossibility of transporting <;he'horses on the rail-

ways.- ■ - ■■•; ■"' '■'V-'-': ■ ■,;,." ' In connection' the election, of School Cbriimit|eea^ ■■''ia\ this district next Monday evenings the Editor wilt esteem it a favor 4, if secretaries of incoming commitb3^^.will communicate to this office tke'Mames of the members, together^ withj,a.riy>.information of general interest regarding the householders' mee.tin^s.j .v." a _.-.•;

' Mr Maurice,r^eririiston^'iin his presHentialu hddresis^a;t the opening of the Dftntal A;sso<!!ia%ibn'^ai»mu»l' meet-' irig al.. ,Welling|ej'rtv-:Mid "that ever^thine .pointed f.toj.ithJß scorning of State, dentistry.; y ilf such a course were decided on "the au'jbhoritiest could rely on. overy jisßistanee from -the Dental Association^ ~• ■* .';i,>y' ;'.■ .'.■,"'• • .'.•■■.■•'• ''■■'•■

On'a-charge of failing to comply with ian order 'l'.im', the mainteria^c^i of his^: wife and family, fFrauk Campbell, who did rioti' appear, was 'Convicted, in the Magistrate's Court yes-. terday, and was setit'enced to,; brie' month's imprisonment at Fic'tori, the1 wariant not to issu6 if fclie arrears to, April 2nd, amounting .to £3, were paid within seven 1? days. Air application for .a...-maintenance order for herself and three infant children was made by the wile ofVCUafles P. North; The complainant having' -given 'evidence, , and counsel fihavihg produced a telegram from the defendant, agreeing to these terms, 'Mr. F. 08. Loughnan, S.M., made;ari order providing for the payment*of £2' a week, with weekly instalments, of os for the defrayal of arrears amounting to £10, and £1/Is costs.

The municipal electors- were addressed at the Market Place rotunda last nigufc by Mr W. Carr, a candidate for the Mayoralty, the Borough Council, and the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Though light showers of rain were, falling, Mr Carr was listened to throughout by an audience of considerable pro-, portions. In the course:.of a speech lasting a little over' an hour he traversed the .affairs of the Council, the Hospital Board, and the River Board, and covered a good deal of ground—much of it decidedly rough ground. The orowd • derived much entertainment from;, $he .speech, which evoked occasional interjections but was not subjected tdianj undue interruption. Mr'Cafi" having stepped down, Mr J. J. Corry and Mr E. S.

Parker, who had figured largely in Mr Carr's utterances, ascended the, platform and contravened a number of his 'statements*. :. ■ ~•■■.. ~. ■

Tki New Zealand Racing Conference has appointed a committee to consult with the Government and consider how, far it. is desirable, during the war, to curtail racing, and with power to take such measures as may be necessary from time to time in relation thereto. The executive of the Trotting Conference has adopted a similar course. ' For children's hacking cough at night—Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is Sd, 2s 6d.—Advt. " A trial shipment of venison is being sent Home for distribution among the military Jwjspitals, , thanks to, • ; the patriotic action of members of the North Dunedm Gun Club, who, offered to, procure it. The deer (fallow) were shot in the Blue Mountains, and as they are reported to be in good condition, will no doubt be greatly appreciated by our men. For Home Defence against coughs, colds and sore thront get "NAZOL" Handy, efficacious and" money-saving. Sixty doses cost only Is ,6d.—Advt. .In response to an inquiry, Sir James Allen sent the following information regarding the Now Zealand Army: "The approximate number of troops and nurses sent oversea* to date is 69,500. Two hundred and eleven British reservists have left New Zealand, but the Defence Department has no • particulars regarding the number of FM*aeH artd other reservists. The number of men i» trairimg is approximately 30,000. About 360 are employed,on garrison duty.'*.. ;" ■...'•-. •■ ' ■

; Don't nurse a cold—rout it qtiickly by taking "NAZOL." I?«ady for use when bought—plen'sani-ho tak©—alwayß efficacious. Sixty doses for Is 6d,-—Adyt; ; / )4 .i-"- /' ;' k ■■:■ ■ Yt ... Peculiar .cj^ounistances attached to' ;«. cMs'heafd in the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on! Friday, in which James Henry Burling? was |nhfirjarH un^'vp the.' Military: ■ Service with' laiuflg to make ,applic»ti»n to be enrolled in the, Reserve. The allegation was that Burliljg, fektfigh a single man at ■ the time he made the application, represented himself; to. be a married man with one child. Cbunsel for the defendant stated that, his clienft : wot-> unaole to, read^ or write. .'When he received the eus-tomary.-.fonn' pf• application for enrolment lie obtained the assistance of a iady friend, v who, : it; was -stated^ i|a|se|[y entpred him as a marided ma'h..'■Cciupsel ■ submitted that ,the charge !'/^nW;vbe^dism'is'Bed/,,^ilit:;:th^ Strate held that a- conviction /should

.bek recorded t ,Wfak imposed j V MolX'who, appreciate a wliisky that :has been carefully' Vlistilled, fully blended; and patiently aged, drink WATSON'S N<£lo;—Advt, ,; v A charge of having1 supplied dglasa of beer'tb' a .person under 21 years of ;,agev was,"made .against Robert} .'■ Gann, lieeh'see 6f; the Rbyal Hotel, in tlie Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr C. Mills appeared vfor the defendant. Counsel said that the defendant admitted the. facts, but .did not'.;.nlead guilty, the question being .whe^thdr: .the person' served, .was apparently under the age- ' The 'young man . appeared :in Court. ', . Serffeant Hnnsfm said that Sergeant '0' Hara and a..Unstable went ; into, the hotel on the 14th inst. and found that four young men, who went away when the police \ appeared, had . jbeen served with drinks. 'The rtolice followed them, and Sergeant O'Harf*, noting the youthful appearance; o f one of them, .followed, and /.questioned ,him, ascertaining _,;. that;; . . I .;'Jiei;^as'. l ';iojttty.yv.:.2W'. yeai^s of ago . Thfe. .lie'ensee was, quite frank" and honest about %\i% Matter.

No penalty, however/

and" said that he had just arrived from Nel.s'on, had hurried into the bar,', and , # did not 'suspect that the customer in question, wsts imder age. The defendant, giving evidence, said that from the young men's conversation' he undprstood. that theV-riiinor had [been called Tip. for active *'service^:'piiri this |tended ( to put him ■ off his guard. The'vourig man said that, hq had been balloted, v Tlie Magistrate sai4 i.that lie did; *iot think it whs junroasonable uridVr the circumEtanoes that the defendant should regard' th*» ynixnsr m-ih- as 21 years of ige. ;• He dismissed the case.

'Manyipeople^who hafie;visited LyaH Bny the last day or two have been surprised, to see the; beach littered with 'paper (states the Wellington, Post). THe/explanation is a most unusual one. A short while ago a wellknown firm sent out a number of ■sacks of ; receipts ,arid invoices to be "dumped" in deep water. Each sack was weighted with a piece of streetpaving, which evidently was ,not; lieayy enough for the purpose. 'for whitfi' it was intended. The consequence was that the sacks refused to become inmates' of' Davy Jones's locker, and floated ashore between Island and Lyall, Bays. It was not j long before inqxiisitive visitors had ripped some of them open, and their contents were quickly scattered along the. sea-shore. As a sequel youngsters have had a stamp-collecting ssvturnnlia, some of tho ptamps being I old arid out-of-date. The firni con-:, corned has sprit out a vehicle to collect the unruly bundles that I»'*imW :tered abn'.it

The takings at the ladies' coin afternoon held at Havelook few the V.M.C.A. last Wednesday amounted to £5 10s. Included in this sum were the following items:—^Balance on Mrs Barquay's cushioii, £1 16s; -fruit (per Mrs Perry), 13s; Mrs R. B. Wifliains, £1 10s; also contributions from Bertie Henderson, '*tlassy Sam/ and Mesdames E. Smitk and Barrowclough.

The object of the Anglican Home Mission Festival to be .held, in' the Town Hall on Wednesday next is to raise funds to pirovide the. settlers' in the backbibcks of the diocese with regular ch*rch services where the--acat,i tered nature, of the population does not admit of the maintenance of a resirlent) clergyman. A special collection wiirife taken up during the meeting in the evening, B*3 it is hoped a liberal response will be made. The tea commences at 5 p.m., and th© after-meeting at 7.30, the speakei*s bein^i:!^ Bishop;of Nelson, the, Hon. A. T. Maginmty;, M.LXS., and Mr R. W. .Simpson, of Nelson, j, , ,'.