LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 165, 15 July 1920, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Residents of Tua Marina and the Waitohi Valley wlfc will be attending the woul msir-ruction class, are notitoe-cl that it will commence at Mr J. 11. Tripe's wooishoi, Koronuko, on Monday afternoon. A notice appeals elsewhere in this issuo to the effect that owing to repair work n.t Kahautara Bluff*,, the Kaikoura-Pariiassu? road may be closed at any. time, without notice, aftc- the 19th inst.

A quantity of Charleston coal (says the Greymouth Star) has been sent to America through tho New Zealand Mines Department, to test it for byproducts.

The Wairarapa Maoris predict that the spring will be an early one. Many trees are coming into bloom already, while a sure sign is the early building of nests by birds.

Mr J. H. Coleman, of Waititirau, Ka-wke's Bay,* has generously forwarded a sum of £1000 to the eommoreinft travellers' Blind Soldiers and Sailors Fund., states a Press Association telcgran...

Per«;y Martin Carmiehael and John Patrick Walsh, two raihyay porters, were charged 'at the Masterton Magistrate's Court with the theft ji ease of whisky, valued ait £8 los, t-ho property of the Government, and were each sentenced Ito one months imprisoirncnt.

Parents, do tho high prices turn your hair grey? Here is a little relief. We are holding a sale—the first, for years—and we are offering many bargains ni children's' boots and Bhoes.—Hannah's, Blenheim.—Advt.

The members of the Waterlea Fortnight Executive will moot in the Operatic rooms to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The cabaret party will commence practice at MisS Connolly's robm, B.N.Z. buildings, : at 7.45 p.m. Tho Ladies' General Committee-?»will, meet to-morrow afternoon in the Operatic Rooms. ■:•,.■■ : '

We are-still past masters in: the art of mattress making^. Our stocks arc made of the best material procurable. —Geo. Gibson.—Advt.

"■ Thje following reading-matter ._, appears on the inside |)ages (Jfthis issue : — Pelorus Road Board,"; • "Wsurau Valley Settlers' •'Association,'' "CrbtvS Country Cpminunioatioiv' "Growing More' Wheat,". "The Red Shints," "Our Babies," "Pi,c-.t;qn Freezing Works," ' Wellington i Topics, Sports'- aita.viPasfim.-es, ahcL^'Sjhortage of Benztwt^' ' : ' !r: '»••'

; Prepared for showers/ careful men ! .At 0/UJ- sale—the first for: yea(rs—you ma-JR. obtain" a few pairs (of goloshes at 3s lid.—Hannah's, Blenheim. —Adtft.

At the Police Court at Wellington, Alfred Chambers, aged 25 years, -a returned soldier, admitted' 'that though married before he enlisted he went through the form, of marriage on his return with Catherine Marie Ross, at Wellington, early last year. The accused pleaded that he understood that his former wife was dead. He was committed to the Supreme Coui-t for sentenced;

Careful men! Hero yon are;! The first propei- shoo sale for 3'ears. A .of.* boobi,. va riotw sorts^ at 14s lid and 25s. —Hatmalis Popuihiir Shoe} Sule, Blenheim.T—Advt.

! A meeting of proprietors of Otago and Southland country newspapers was held .it Dunedin yesterday. The obje<;t of the mewtirig was to extend the movement initiated by the Southland country newspaper proprietors in a trade, political, and industrial direction. A very..representative -attendance decided to form a New Zealand Country Press Association, on simißaa" lines to that in New South Wales. Mr la Perreille, of the Wintorr Record, was appointed president and Mr Fisher (Otatitau Standard) secretjiry. The president and secretary wer? authorised to communicate with country Tiewspapei-s throughout l>he Dominion, inviting their support ond co-operation Enthusiasm was displayed in connection with the project.

Watson's No. 10 is "a little dearer than most whiskys, but is worth the money.—Advt*

In order to remove any possibility of misconception as to the policy of the Marlborough Patriotic Association the secretary mentioned to "an Express representative to-day that the present intention is to disburse a certain sum, probably £5000 or more, amongst permanently disabled soldiersl and dependants* of deceased soldiers. All cases will be considered on their merits, and consideration will be given mainly to those disabled soldiers whose war disability has {•oriously handicapped them in their civilian life. Many men who were injured on service have so- far recovered that restoration to their prowar position has not been difficult, whilst several instances are known in Marlborough where partially disabled nien have benefited from a fortunate set of circumstances .and will not wish to participate in the Patriotic Fund.- The present disbursement will therefore be limited to those disabled men whose incapacity renders their prospects for the future somewhat doubtful and has seriously affected their earning-power.

Reasoning from averages is always a more- or less futile proceeding, but the average reasoning man never loses sight of the road that is smooth to his feet. This is why he finds his way Jo the shop of C. Tunnicliffe and Son m Grove Road. It may not be much he wants, or it may be a very grent deal, but he knows, from the experience of his friends or from his own experience, that if he wants a horse shod, if his plough or any other instrument that worries the soil is out of order, if his farm dray needs doing up, or, in fact, anything an up-to-date smithy can do, the pine© to go to is C Tunnicliffe and Son's in Grove Road.—Advt.

We have just landed a large range of oak and.rimu t'rt chairs., These will sell quickly—at Geo. Gibson"s.— Advt.

Marriages among th& Chinese people of Wellington are not now at nil uncommon. The Chinese missioner's report to the Anglican Synod recently stated that two such marriages had boe-n solemnised by Archdeacon Watson during the year.

Decent cheques are still being made at rabbiting (remarks the Western Star), and, although fabulous prices are a thing of the past, if a man can make at the- rate of £250 a year, as some are doing at present, it cannot be said that "the bottom has fallen cut of the industry.

Why not have the best—demand Watson's No. 10.—Advt.

A company is in course of formation to work tho iron sand deposits at the Manukau Heads (says the Hnwke's Bay Herald). A lease of iron sand areas has been secured from the Government and a site for smelting works has been obtained at Oneiiunga. It is anticipated that the works will be in operation in about throe months' time. It is stated that the method of smelting is a new one, and that tests carried cut before Government experts have proved satisfactory.

The age, quality, and mellowness of Watson's No. 10 whisky is guaranteed by the leading analysts of the world.—Advt.

Motor-car painting, for style, qualitl, and finish; estimates free.— Wintringham and Mitchell.—Advt.

One of the outcomes of the •scarcity of houses in the Dominion has been that many people have had to get into flats or furnished apartpitmts. Similar conditions exist in Great Britain, and Mr Kingsley Wood, of the Ministry of Health, recently stated: "Profiteering in furnished lettings will doubtless be made an offence." "If we do not build houses to-diiy. you can' depend upon it we shall have to build hospitals to-morrow." declared Mr H. A. L. Fisher, Minister for Education, when speaking recently in England. ,

We are all in the same boat, some peace loving, and some otherwise. Tho Maxwell is a peace living car. Join the Maxwell band and motor to the merry hum of the reliable Maxwell engine. JLrle is too short to worry, or quarrel. Our motto., is: Live and let live. F t J. Thurston will see you through. Maxwell expert, High Street, Blenheim.—Advt.

The shortage of petrol, benzine, and other motor fuels is to be dealt with by the New Zealand Automobile Union at its annual meeting, to be held in AVellington on July 22. The report of the. executive states that this question must shortly engage the serious attention of associations and of the union. There- would appear to be a real danger that imports from American sources would shortly be reduced, or discontinued altogether, and this would have a disastrous effect iipon the motor industry in the Dominion. It behoved those interested to act in unison with a view to either making fresh'arrangements with exporters in the United States or to assist in the promotion of imports from other oilfields, or to develop such local industry •as would supply adequate fuel for local requirements at a reasonable price.

1 The King's Highway found it "no exaggeration to say that the New ©S^llatipxl 4, will be regarded by very largo numbers of economically minded motorists as one of the most interesting exhibits at Olympia. The Overland ear 'is an extraordinary example'of" American design produced +<> giye; the finest possible service, and the practical way in which economies of manufacture have been obtained is admirable."—-Advt.