Marlborough Times. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1880.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 104, 19 March 1880, Page 2

Marlborough Times. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1880.

The Napier will leave Wellington for Blenliim to-night, and Blenheim for Wellington at eleven a.m. on Monday.

The examination of teachers for ISSO com mences in Blenheim on Monday next, at 10 a m., in the Borough Council office. The Warden (J. Allen, Esq., started yesterday on an official visit to the Upper Wairau Goldfield.

A cricket match is to be played to-mor-row between the following team from the Telegraph Department and an eleven chosen from “All Comers” Messrs Trewee , Cross, Kivell, Wilcox, Terewhiti, Beale, Crowther. and Halliday. If the challenge is taken up in a spirited manner a capital game may be anticipated. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, John Kcrstow pleaded guilty to a charge of beingdrunkaml incapable .’n High street, on Thursday afternoon. The prisoner was an old offender, hut had not been be fore the Bench recently, having been absent. Fined 20s, with the alternative of IS hours imprisonment, and cautioned that if he resumed his former career, he would becharged under the Vagrancy Act. The exchange of offices in the public buildings are now carried out. The Borough Council offie: is removed to the rooms lately occupied bv the Collector of Customs. The Registrar of Deeds and Land Transfer offices are iho-e lately occupied by tin. Borough Council and Town Clerk. The Customs Department has been removed upstairs to the rooms formerly occupied by the Deeds Department.

' 'lie’ •* I* 1 \.y. wool exporters, whose jt .it! :? we v given •>. iiur ',jst. issue, from y :h, S •'•••wiirf' and <‘o.’s ani' r wv mr f • a typographical error, ii tin' ••i.uoif rate- 1 , the N.Z. Loan ;■>• Y< rnfiV A : nay * Company, which h,-is;, sor down us having export . 1 : \» ,!(,»• ’ii« nuM have been J £ .‘ t ' , • ■ i ! re.- a- a.-nd ;t’l those who ate u- fi.vt. • to the Spring Creek K,, in- - ■•tveis ii. sires to : >ay them before '< i:* -.d.-iy ’.‘'.ct, as alter -..ant d;ito tile Scoret:: .e httVe. sus t:i, lie intends to issue fmnimonaca against- every person who is in ii \o;.h. As the a Ist of this month ends* t ■iit-iuci.' l year it is :i porative that all Kates should be paid, otherwise the district, will lose the subsidy due to them. There was a considerable amount of business transacted in the Warden’s and Resident Magistrate's Courts at Havelock yesterday. The Licensing Court also sat. wlit'n the adjourned application of Mr Dickson fora Bush license for the Halfway House, Kaituna Valiev was heard and granted. A full report of the case, which possessed features of considerable local interest, will appear in our next issue. The officers commanding the several Volunteer Companies have received a circular from the Volunteer Office asking them what number of uniforms of the new pattern will he repaired for the coming year, commencing o>i the Jst April. The Cover iinent has ecc ed to supply all Volunteers with uniforms of the same pattern and color as are worn by the Imperial army. The English Government are doing the same thing. All persons who intend to join the corps should do so before the 31st .March „o enable the uniforms to be ordered for them. The following tenders were opened by the Works Committee of the Spring Creek Road Board on Wednesday last:—.Metalling Spring Creek road—John Hunter 20s per chain (accepted) ; .James Nolan 29s per chain, Martin Casey 35s do,, P. Meehan and Co. 35s do., Robinson and Co. 37s (id do., James Andrell 39s (id do., W. Gill and Co. 42s (id do., E. Elsinore 42s do., Win. Jones 4(is do., R. Ronowiez 47s 9d do. Metalling Sandhill Road :—John Hunter 3Js per chain (accepted); P. Meehan and Co. 37s 6d per chain, \V. Gill and Co. 45s do., R. Ronowiez 47s 9d do., Martin Casey 4Ss do., Robinson and Co. 49s Gd do., E. Elsinore 49s 6d do., Win. Jones 49s Gd do., C. O’Sullivan 50s do., J. Andrell 50s (id do. At a meeting of the Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade, held at the Engine station last Monday evening, at which Mr C. J. Rao presided, it was nnanimously resolved “ That in the opinion of the members present it is desirable that the plant and property of the Brigade be handed over to the Borough Council.” There was a general expression of regret that this course should be necessary butit was now inevitable owing to the reduced strength of the Brigade and the want of funds. vsua

Mr Ravn’kk has returned from England with a large stock of Mens,’ Youths’ and Boys' clothing, tweeds, Ladies’ dress materials in all, the new a fashionable styles, fiannels in great variety, French silk dresses colored and black. (These goods have been purchased previous to the rise in wool, consequently they are being sold at very cheap rates, wholesale and retail, and can be seen at his private residence Southside. To arrive shortly a large parcel of cutlery of all kinds. [Advt],

Assaulting a Husband. Elizabeth Darke, who failed to appear to a summons on the previous day, and had consequently been arrested on warrant, was charged with having on the 14th inst., assaulted her husband, W . J. Darke. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, but said that her husband locked her out of her own house, had kept her without food for a week, and called her filthy names, which provoked her to strike him. Complainant told a long story of domestic wrongs and repeated assaults, and produced the weapons, used in these frays. From his statements it was clear that the defendant was a most violent woman. The Magistrate said that in order to allow the parties to settle the matter, he would adjourn the case for a week.— Post.

Pursuant to notice a meeting of the sheep-owners of Marlborough was held at the Club Hotel, Blenheim, on Tuesday last, to consider the advisability of preventing infected sheep from being driven from runs or elsewhere. Mr A. P. Seymour occupied the Chair, Mr Coulter moved, and Mr Stace seconded—“ That takihg into consideration the large area of country in the Marlborough sheep district now under clean certificate, as also the large area that may be expected to be brought under clean certificate during the present year, this meeting is of opinion that the time has arrived when the driving of infected sheep should be stopped as a measure of protecriou absolutely necessary against re-infec-tion.” The proceedings were more conversational than formal, and nearly all present took part in them. There was considerable discussion, in which the motion was opposed by Messrs Dillon, Ward, T. Red wood, 13. Williams, and others. Hr " am .staled uiat there was not sufficient distinction made between infected sheep by law, and really scabby sheep. Mr T. Redwood said there was less danger from sheep “ legally ” infected, though to the most eaacr'ui examination perfectly clean, and dressed to the satis'action of the Inspector, than from sheep whose owners held a clean certificate, and were allowed to be moved in eo lsequence, without any further dressing after the expiration of three months. Mr J. R. W. Cooke said the probable injury was not only through the chance of scab being given to the sheep of a holder of a clean certificate, but that such ov mr might lose his certificate in consequence of the intermixture. All who were opposed to the resolution said they were anxious that every precaution should be taken to prevent the spread of scab, or the re-infection of clean flocks, and the opinion of most of those who were in favor of the motion was that the law might be beneficially altered, so that a less time than three months should suffice for a clean certificate to he granted. The resolution ■was put and lost.

The luck which has attended a few ventures in r. cing sweeps made by Mrs Fisher, the worthy hostess of the Prince of Wales Hotel, this season, is not (says the j\ew Zealand Tunes) likely to be surpassed in the colony. Mrs Fisher was the holder of Foul Play in North's sweep on the Wellington Cup, and as that horse won the event, she d' - ew L9OO, the clear gain being, however, only £.550, as she had sold half her chance for LIOO. In Stapleton’s sweep on the Dunedin Cup she again drew the same horse, and got L)00 for the third place. Iu Dodson’s sweep on the same event she drew Norseman, who, as nonstarter, brought her L'S. The three ti have fhe’-efore, brought her in L ->* for mi outlay of only L 3. A mm..-, .-f the lady who lias just, got a divorce in England by calling for her husband s letters at his club, the London Woild tell j Ada pleasing tale . A friend of mine soi. ■; yea r. ;.g ~ confined by illness to his house, asked iiis lately-married wife to call at ——’s for his letters. The then hall

porter, one of the politest of men. expivs S o(l his extreme regret. Hiat it- uses ap- 'st the rules of the Huh to give up vnemb-’s letters without written authorty. ' ‘ j fam his wife ! ” exclaimed the.astiiie • <1 Indy. “ Very sorry ;no doubt yon : hut so many hulu-s < •>' ' ; io sty .« "nine thine, and w'u t " .m t know.' replied the diplomatic off.,; i!. My friend never divulged what oem-.vd het.w-f n him and his bride when ah: 'ovmud home, but he looked gloomy for we- ks arte-wards. American Opinion of the Zulu M ar.—ln lie course of a recent interview, ( cneral Slierma i, commander-in-chief of the United States army, expressed tire following opinion on the conduct of the Zulu war:--"! think the war was very well managed. Lord Chelmsford permitted himself to he surprised at Isandula?—-Surprises will always happen. A general is bound to guard against them, but they will happen. Do von think Lord Chelmsford an able commander?—He did his work well enough, .ngland see rs to me to make a great mistake in leaving everything to one general. You mean Sir Carnet Wolscley?— Vos, I do. A nice, able fellow. I had him out with me, and like him immensely; but England should give a chance to orae of the younger men. 'Jdie-e are lots of men who would distinguish themselves if they only got a chance.”

Jt is becoming more and more the practice of English landowners to make enormous provision for their families by insurance, and it must take a huge figu'C out of their incomes, it is, for instance, said that the life of the Earl of Fife was insured for £280,000. Of course the earlier insurances made by him must have paid pretty well, and the companies which had them were lucky, but some of his later investments—for realisation after deathwill cost the companies a pretty penny. Of course the sum has been divided over prettv nearly the whole insurance voi 1(1.

The potato crop in Australia promises to he very good. Everything ias been in their favor this season, t icy arc now a picture. The problem —What shall we do with them ? is beginning to afflict growers. With five tons per acre there would be 20,000 tons to get rid of ; but if no unforseeu calamity intervene there will crops so low as five tons per acre. They inav, therefore go up to .00,000, and it will take a lot of eating to get over that quantity, Adelaide can absorb J 0,000 or 12,000 tons. It will be necessary to open up markets for the balance.

A most terrible wind storm lasting four liourshaspassed over the entire State of Oicfmii and tlie adjoining territories, and left n,iu and destruction everywhere. In this city the damage to houses and other property amounts to 100,000 dollars, J lie I’,•cmer saloon was blown over, killing Henry Fouvicks instantly. -Tack O’Donnell had his leg broken. At La Conner, ' ,’i'sliiiu'ton territory, a tree fell on the school-house, killing two children and severely injuring several others. I.e railvoads were stopped and the wires have been literally blown away the wind reaching the velocity of nearly eighty miles an hour. Roads in the country arc impassable on account of trees lying across them, ft is feared that many lives have been _ lost among settlors in t'io timbered localities. I.he most serious accident in this vicinity occurred about three miles from this city. The house of Henry Beckett was struck by a tree His wife with a child, rushed out and the child was struck by the limbs of the falling and killed in its mothers’s arms. The husband Wtis a short distance from the house, having been knocked down by another tree with his log broken. —Portland (Oiegon) Dispatch, Jan. 12. The writer of Postscripts in the Dunedin Evenin'/ Star tells the following anecdote:— (< paragraph went the rounds oi the papers a few days ago about the Empress of Austria milking the cows at some place in Hungary with an unpronounceable name. Fired by the Imperial example, Mrs X., one of the leaders of the upper ten in a certain metropolitan suburb in this colony, determined to go in for the high liistic business, and having gathered together an aristocratic party, proceeded to a paddock where everything was produced for display. A beautiful Alderney was bailed up, but unfortunately there had been no rehearsal, dress or otherwise, with this particular animal. Everything was ready, The lady took her seat on the conventional tlircelomred stool, unhappily on the “ old leg ” side of it, and commenced operations. The Alderney gave one side-kick, and the way that imitator of royalty vanished was a canton to behold. The three-legged stool was 1 't with all its legs in the air, and the company adjourned" for reficshment.

Three of the five heroes who were decorated in the presence of the Court at V indsor by her Majesty recently are IrishmenSergeant Allan is a Derry man ; Private Power is from Waterford ; Trooper Brown belongs to Dublin. The ceremony of decoration was impressive and interesting. Sir Evelyn Wood had the honour, by special comma id of her Majesty, to receive his brave companions in arms, whom he conSed to the Presence Chamber, where thev awaited the Queen’s pleasure. The Sovereign, who is a model of punctuality in all matters of State observance and etiquette entered almost immediately, attended by the whole Court. At Her Majesty’s' appearance the five soldiers sainted and remained in the saluting posture while the Queen attached to the breast of each the well-merited tribute of a grateful country. The decoration was in each case accompanied by an expression of gracious acknowledgment.— Irish Times.

The Auckland WcAI.H News states that when the strike took place in the Tele graphic Department, the officers were semiofficially informed that all those who struck would be punished, but those who remained staunch and loyal to their duty would be remembered or rewarded. he first part of the programme has been fulfilled by the offenders being mulcted in penalties varying from £5 downwards. As to the second part, the whole of the operators in'the Southern offices who did not go out on strike have received a of three guineas each, but those m the Auckland office (with the exception of men recently transferred from Southern stations) have neither received bonus, nor even a courteous acknowledgment of service rendered at that critical juncture. This is the more remarkable, as not a single official went out on strike at the Auckland station—one of the largest and most important in tne Lolonv and the unanimity and energy with which the staff pulled up the arrears of work must have minimised the inconvenience which was occasioned to the public. Virtue, however, is its own reward, and failing Mr Mnginnity. the Auckland telegraph" 1 officials must leave the matter with the Recording Angel !

“ Asmooki-s,” in the Auckland WNew s, says :—“ There’s a schoolmaster at Newton East, and there was a naughty little boy, and be whacked that truant liitte bov with a wholesome vigour which his little carcass deserved. And so. because some busybody interfered, the administrator of the thong was dragged up to the Police Court as a monster, an afllictor of

im term sm;v:. : kU c s, am,' what not. Bet t >, r ,,fi ~;u mod Die fables, and the senn, i *s, not to be barn boo/,led, it ,..iiitto ■ Mi =-imloti. vVhy, it turned out thi 1 the hU'e <-v was a little ogue, and that luniuiTi anther! her musou ar powers to whip tin m.ending Adam off of him. Thev absolved the schoolmaster, and—punished him by leaving iiiiu to pay his , nv „ cos' s. If t Ids isn’t justice upside down Vl hat is Did ' hey’vi colloctrd theuioney to pay mu--a i.feasant lelleetion to the 1.. n ijiaid. ' utcer-sweojLu; is a pleasant an umit eompaved witii toe work oi some schoolmasters. What a muddle--1.. aided no,ld ii i-. 1 Why, soon we shan't Ik able -o iron aat our pets. That used at one tint: to be thought a wise old book which says “ who spareth the rod spoileth the child.” We all know too much in these days. There have been many bankruptcies at Wanganui lately, and the tradesman are highly indignant, They have, however, taken a decided course towards lessening the losses in future, as the following advertisement will show. It appears under the heading of “ Putting on the Screw ”: — The undersigned retail traders of Wanganui have revived to adopt the system of strict monthly accounts from the'lst of March next; after which date, all current monthly accounts not paid by the 10th of the following month will be stopped.” The document is signed by at least twenty of the shopkeepers, and wo hear that it has created unite a consternation in the town.