LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 190, 12 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Butter is now selling at Sydney at 2s 6d alb-retail.

A social will bo hold in the Marlboroughtown Hall to-morrow, niglit.

The Waterlea Executive meeting, which was to have been held; to-night, has bsen postponed to 4.30 p.m. on Monday owing to several of the members being absent from the district. Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs: Mr Thomas Morland, a well-known Rakaia resident, . whose

death is announced, was; interested in various well-known agricultural and

pustoral properties, including Happy Valley (Wellington) and Birch Hill (Marlborough).

At the, Auckland Police, Court

Alfred John Neath pleaded guilty to bigamy, having gone through the form of marriage ;n Wellington last November while his wife, to whom, he.was married in Auckland ten years afro, was. still alive. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

The directors of the Waitohi Co.-

op. Dairy Company, Tu-i Marina, have declared a bonus of 4d pei- lb on all butter-fut supplies during the past season. The total quantity of cheese niade was 113 tons, valued at over £14,000. It has been decided to instal a whey separating plant, to be ready for the coming .season. The age, quality, and mellowness of Watson's No. 10 whisky is guaranteed by the leading analysts of the world.—Advt. The Returned SbldioiV Association are winding up their Watorlea effort by means of a children s party in St. Patrick's Hail on Saturday afternoon n.nd evening. Tea will commence at 5 o'clock, and the floor will bo available foil' the juveniles until 9.30. Prizes will be awarded far fancy costumes.

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

A report of the Marlborough-Nel-son Rugby match appears on page 7 of this issue, in the Sports a.nd Pastimes column. The reading-mat-ter on the'inside pages also includes 'Trade Review," " Another Stoppage," "Across the Strait," "Archbishop Maitnix," "Rational Diet," '•The Sugar Deal," "The Motor Car Boom," "Tyre Tax," etc. In the "su>seniite, Los Angoles, 355 miles petrol' e>onomy trial an Overland 4, won in plass A, averaging 60,74 ton miles per gallon. And an Overland 4 Sedjiui won Class B, averaging 51,4)1 ton miles per' gallon. United States gallons about 20 per cent, less than Imperial gallons.—Advt.

Referring to the football team which represented the No 20 (Blenheim Company of Senior Cadets a,t Wellington, the Times says tha.t> its members were of a, particularly good typ?- of young manhood, and impressed 'the * local team as a! combinxitiou of real good spoil*. The-.'boys-'thoroughly, enjoyed themselves,' aaid one remarked: '"'We .have had a. lovoly thro.. It lias been a period of matches and merriment."

Now is the time to get your spring furnishings. Our stocks are large and varied Call and inspect.—Geo. Gikson's—Advt . . . ■

There is nothing in Now Zealand quite like the fertility of Maryborough soil,.taking, it as n. whole. At various peaces, in itho ease, of land broken up with tho plough for tho first time, the .foil often gives surprises.' An illustration of this expoirkmee is afforded by the unexpected su'uecvss of a crop of mangolds, of the Golden Globevariety, irv-nwn .on half an acre in tho Upper Ayr ■>£ ore district. Two specimens of ilm-o mangolds brought to The Expuksss Office yesterday weigh 16Jbs each, .and thf?y are typical of the* whole orop.' : There were no "misses,!' and the mangolds are of an even size. No manure was used, «i.nd not weeding was done, though thoro' was n profuse growth, of nightshade.. One* of tho 'farmers who liavo seen tho crop remarked tluat, even with the liberal usn of manures,-nothing' like pueh results were obtainable on the £100-.an-acrc land in the Auckland district, where he has had a good deal of practical experLenco in mangold growing. '\ he suggestion occurs that Marlborough would be a profitable field for the raising, ol s'igav beet.

Tyro repairing by latest methods. All repairs guaranteed.—Wintringham and Mitchell.—Advt.

In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of pleasant motor jaunts. A motor-car means a lot of fun, and what can be better than a little piece of iron-work on the running board to hold tho picnic basket, fishing-rods, guns, etc.?' C. Tunnicliffe and Son will do this for you at short order. If you nre a horseman or horsewoman, Tunnicliffe's is tho place to got your horse shod. If you are a fanner, try the Gro^e Road firm for all sorts of blacksmithing work. Tt will rjnv you all, and you will be pleased with the quality.—Advt.

The Mrvrlborough T?oom established recently in Sussex Chambers by the Marlborough Progress Committee is now complete with specimens in picture and actual samples of _ the beauties, attractions, and business c -pportnnitieq offering in Ma.rlVorough. The committeels organiser (Mr Will Lawson) was engaged this week in putting the finishing touches to the exhibits, which include shelves of unusual size, yet typical of MarlVorough, a royal stag's head, and other trophies of tho chase, samples of seeds and wool, and specimens of manufactured goods of the province across tho water.

Linen casement cloth, drawn thread, just tli© thing for coming season. Only Is lid per yard.—Geo. Gibson's. — Adrt.