LATE LOCALS

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 167, 17 July 1920, Page 3

LATE LOCALS

A private cablegram received at" Thk ExniESS OiFicc this afternoon ivom Rifleman W. H. West stated :that he was well up in (the- iinal hundroti in tho competition for tho King's Prize' at Bisley Mr Massey informed a large deputation from the Waikato and Nelson districts to-day that a Bill would be introduced this session to amend the Local Railways Act to allow of the construction of narrow gauge rail- j ways

The "Goathills" property in Southern Marlborough, acquired by the Government hdni Mi^Frank Boag,is being subdivided into four sheep runs, ranging from 1400 to 2000 acres, for soldier settlement..1 It is a go-ad class of country. It is expected that the sections vvill bo rendered available for selection about October. The six subdivisions of the property at the Grove, acquired from tho Greig Estate for soldier settlement, will be offered shortly.

During the winter months mothers are much concerned regarding their children's health. Tho public places of amusement, so frequented by boys and" girls, ju-o often the breeding; grounds for cough and' 'flu germs. An ideal preventive measure, and one. which has the unqualified approval of medical men, is Baxter's Lung Preserver. "Baxter's" is also a health-giving tonic, and is thus specially suitable for young children. Largo bottles 2s 6d at all chemists. — Advt.

Mr James Haughey, headmaster at Konwicktown, has boon appointed by the Auckland Education Board to 'the headmastership of -the Taotaotoroa school, near Cambridge, and will loat-e for his now position at tho end : of this month. The departure of Mr and Mrs Haughey from this district will, bo widely regretted, and they will be followed I y the good wishes of many friends. Mr Haughey has been a teacher in different parts or MarU»orou|h for some 22 years, being eight years at Robin Hood Bay, about eiirht and a half years at Ivoromiko, : in" chars© at OnamaJutu for a time,' and nearly five years at Remvick■twvn. Ho is an ex-president of-the, Marlbowragh branch of the JSJ.Z. Education Institute, and at the time holds the position or. vice-president. If© and his wifo were valued leaders of the patriotic activities of Renwick during the war period, Mr Haughey being president of the local committee ol; tne Marltarough Patriotic Association for four ye.u-s, :vnd Mi-s- Haughey being secretary to the women's branch of the Association and tho H^ed Cross organisation. In football and cricket circles Mr Haughey has been a prominent figure;, and the Koromiko district especially owes a good deal to ..his enthusiasm in this direction. Mrs Haughey, who was a. rider of note, m tho W:\inirapa and Waikato districts in earlier years, lutivcs a unique mai-k on the records of tho-A. and P; ■>■ Association as a horseAvoima.ii. She has scored no les« than 35 firsts and tAvosoconds in the riding competitions of tho-Blenlioim and Nelson Shows,--and: 20 or more firsts in tho driving coninetitioas.