LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Express, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 11 June 1919, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

A meeting of trustees and those interested in the upkeep of the 11*paura Hall will _be held at llapaura on Monday eveniag.

A conceit will be given in St. Patrick's Hail on Friday of next work by tho pupils of xh& Convent High School. Thursday was the day originally fixed for .the entertainment, butt it has been decided' to postpone it until, the following evening-

Few men's twee:! overcoats left for £2 ss, at Thomas's.—Advt. Those.interested arc reminded that the annual meeting of parishioners of the Church of the Nativity will tiike place this evening at- eight o clock m the. Central Sunday-school. This meeting will be unique in the history of the parish, as, by authority of the General Synod, women have now equal voting powers with men, and will-bo able, to exercise these powers for the first time at this meeting.

In the Supreme Court to-day Arthur E. Tyer,'fruit preserver,and Frank Greenfield, formerly a hotel licensee, were granted discharges from bankruptcy. A...F. Graham and C. 11. Graham petitioned for the appointment of a guardian—a matter relating to the adoption of an orphan child—itnd an order was made. The ease of McConway y. Armstrong and others, an oz-iginating summons for an order under the Family Protection Act, was set down for hearing in Chambers, the terms having been agreed on by the parties and there only remaining tho question as to the foirfc the order should take.

'fh© arrangements for the returned soldiers' dance in, St. Patrick's Hall to-morrow night -have been _greatly assisted by public interest in the function, and the committee a.re grateful to the Licensed Victuallers' Association for the donation of practically all the supper. An unusually largo gathering is anticipated, and apart from the dancing attraction such a function as this should comanend itself to a. large number as giving the opportunity of renewing old associations. The Association's effort to provide entertainment for the children on Ij'riday night oy means of a plain and fancy-dress ball is bound to be well rewarded.

Speaking as a. returned soldier and also as a. member of the executive of the N.Z.Iv.S.A. at the meeting of the Blenheim Repatriation Committee on Monday night, Mr C. W. Batten referred to the restriction of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act only to those who had seen service abroad or were in camp at the .signing of the armistice. The R.S.A., ho said, was particularly interested in the man who had volunteered for service and who had been' discharged from camp after about four to six months' training. He felt sure that next session the Act would he- widened so as to include discharged soldiers of the character .he. had indicated.

Owing to severe attacks of rabies in England and Wales, the importation of dogs from Great Britain lias been prohibited. A reminder is given of the concert which is to take pla/ce in the Coronation Hall, Grovetown, this evening, iin aid of the Methodist Sundayschool funds. A number of Blenheim vocalists will asisst, and an at- ; tractive program mo has been a.r- , raiuged.

As an indication as to how some returned soldiers are repatriating themselves, the cases of two men who returned to Blenheim on a recentFriday night and were at work with their- ploughs at 6 o'clock on the following morning are worthy of mention.

Tho uniform quality and superiority of Watson's No. 10 Whisky are guaranteed by the leading analysts of the world.—Advt. "1 don't believe in the higher education of women. If they are goodlooking it is unnecessary; if they are 3iot, it is inadequate." This quotation iron an English writer (says an exchange) caused some amusement at iiu .Educational Institute meeting the other evening.

It,is notdfied in last week's Gazette that authority is given for the raising of some large loans by.-local aluthorities. Tho Auckland; -Oity Council is authorised to bdrrow £1,250,000; New Plymouth Harbor Board, £50,000; Invercargill Borough Council, £35,000; .md Masterton' County Council £4000.

Replying to a telegram from the Mayor (Mr J. J. Corry) as to when. action would be taken with regard , to the several agricultural properties near Blenheim offered for soldier settlement, the Minister for Lands (the Hon.' Mr D. H. Guthrie) states that tihe Land Purchase Board is requesting >the Commissioner of Crown Lands to submit a preliminary report on the.scheme, at once.

: "Digger's" Viewpoint is published on page 6 to-day. Another of the ■series of articles by the New. Zealand correspondent with the Peace Delegation appears on page -2, while page 3 contains a. report of Monday night's meeting of the Repatriation Committee and extracts " from the balance-shr-et of the Bank of New Zealand. On page 7 is the report of yesterday's -proceedings at the Supreme Court, together with "Condenser's" budget <&' Cinema. Notes.

A Napier Press Association telegram states that at a meeting of the Hawke's Bay Rivers Board yesterday the report of.tihe engineers appointed to suggest methods1 of. flood prevention for Hawke's Bay (Messrs J. E. Fulton, M.1.C.E., F. W. Furkert, A.M.1.C.E., and P. C. Hay, A.M.I.OJEU was received. The re : port suggested that the Tutaekuri River bo diverted from Meanee to the. sea by way of Waiteaigi. Wi'tih regard to the Ngairuroro River, the engineers provide a comprehensive scheme for improving the existing channel. It is estimated! that the net cosh to the board of the land required'- for it-lio works recommended will be £36,000. The scheme will necessitate an expenditure of £132.000. '