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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 110, 9 April 1880, Page 2

A report of the meeting of the Wairau Road Board will appear in our next issue, Mr P. Lawrence purchased this week three ounces of gold from the Upper Wairau. The adjourned meeting oi the Acclimatisation Society will be held to-morrow r afternoon. A meeting of the creditors of Mr J. Gibbs contractor, will be held at the Court-house at 11 o’clock to-morrow. The Rev MrOpie, of Picton, will conduct divine service at the Church of the Nativity on Sunday next, both morning and evening* The Blenheim Borough School Sports will be held on Seymour Square on Monday next. Until further notice the meetings of the Picton Road Board will be held at Tua Marina. Business communications can be sent to Mr Syms’office, Pictm. The steamer Lyttelton arrived this morn ing with a fine mob of cattlefrom Clover Bay They are to be sold at auction by Mr Thos. o‘Sullvan.

We hear that 7000 bushels of barley changed hands here within the past few days at 3s 7Jd per bushel. Mr Arkell was the purchaser.

The repairs to the streets in the Borough (damaged by the late floods), have been completed under the supervision of the Inspector of Works at the moderate cost of Util.

Tickets can be obtained at the Times Office in an Art Union for the disposal of property of the value of L3lO. There are four prizes. The first is a house and land valued at L2OO, the second land of the value of LBO, the third a filly valued at L*2o, ami the fourth a marc at LlO. The tiekets are LI each. The drawing will take place at Ewart’s Hall as soon as the tickets are disposed of.

Joseph Paul, a carter, living at Ren wick, whilst engaged in delivering a load of oarley at Mr Ball’s malt-house last Wedn :s----day, mc.t with a rather serious accident, his foot slipping, and causing a fall by which his arm was broken.

An adjourned meeting of Creditors in the estate of John Ragg, was held yesterday, before Mr Hickson, clerk of the District Court, sitting for the Judge Mr McNab appeared for the debtor. No creditors were present and no debts were proved. Mr T. O’Sullivan was appointed Trustee of the estate and effects of the debtor.

In accordance with notice, tenders were received by the Secretary of the Picton Road Board for the repairing of the main road between the Half-way House and the Koromiko, when the following were furnishedßandall £3O; Nolan £27 9s; Mitchell 19 ; Seal and Pickett £lB. The latter, being the lowest tender, was accepted.

We hear that Mitchell, Jones and party, who have been at work at the “Forks” Wakamarina for many months past, have lately washed down, and are thoroughly well satisfied with the result. This is ground that was worked some years ago and deemed “ patcley,” but the gold is now found to he running up into the wash in considerable quantities.

The Warden’s Court will sit in Havelock on Thursday, when the application of Oliver and Co. ' for a sluicing claim of ten aeres of ground at V\ ilson’s Beach, Wakamarina, will be determined, the plan having been received from the Chief Surveyor, and therebeingno opposition to it. As soon as this is done, we understand, that it is intended to form a company for carrying on operations on a large scale.

We are sorry to hear than an accident happened to a little girl, the daughter of Mr Nieholls, of Koromiko. It seems that whilst she was playing in the bush with some other children she fell off the stump of a tree, falling with her left arm under her causin" a fracture of both bones of the forearm. Medical aid was obtained as soon as possible, and the little sufferer, wc hear, is likely to progress favorably.

The members of the Spring Creek Rivers Boaril will meet at Mr Prichard’s on Wednesday next, at 9 a.m., and will proceed from there along the banks of the Opawa and Wairau Rivers, paying a visit of inspection to the various protective works on the way. We have received a report of last Wednesday’s meeting which will appear in our next issue.

Mn Raynkh has returned from England with a large stock of Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ clothing, tweeds, ladies’ dress materials in all the new and fashionable styles, flannels 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 a very cheap rate, wholesale and retail, and can be seen at his private residence Southside. To arrive shortly a large parcel of cutlery of all kinds. [Advt.] “Arthur Sketchley,” the world-renown-ed humorist from the Egyptian Hall, London, is announced to appear in Blenheim, on Fridayand Saturday, the 16th and 17th instant. General reportsaysit is the “best one horse show ”in the world. As the people of the Wairau are good supporters of genuine talent, crowded audiences may confidently be anticipated to hear Arthur Sketch ley. Wc may add that Arthur Sketchley has lately brought out a work entitled “Mrs Brown in New Zealand,” giving a humerous description of that lady’s experience of the Colony from the time of her landing at the Bluff up to her arrival in Christchurch. Copies of the book can be obtained from the agent, Mr Gardner.

The joint Committee of the Borough Council and Lower Wairau Rivers Board appointed to devise a scheme to prevent the overflow of the Taylor river, met this morning, and after a considerable amount of discussion, proceeded to examine the Taylor river and the lands from the Cemetery to the Omaka river at Taylor’s mill site. To the surprise of those who visited it they were enabied to walk from the Cemetery to Taylor’s mill in a direct line following the course of the East side of the Taylor river, the whole way to the willows at the top of the mill race, thus showing the absurdity o! those who argued that the natural course of the Taylor was through the town ot Blenheim instead of into the lagoon, then into the Omaka. The members of the Rivers Board will now, we believe, agree with the Council that the best and only way to deal with the Taylor is by putt-iog it into the Omaka, and as the Rivers Board intend putting the Omaka into the Opawa, the whole case will be met by putting the Taylor into the Omaka, or rather assisting it, as the Taylor lias certainly an inclination to go there without assistance. If this is done, the ratepayers of Blenheim wili receive some real relief for their money, and less dissatisfaction will be the conse-

quence. During the present dry weather we urge upon both the Rivers Board and the Council to proceed with the works at once, so that the next South East rain will not be felt either in damage to the Council’s roads or the ratepayers’ property. It is talked of, we believe, to ask the Council to assist witli funds to carry on the Taylor works. On this we give no opinion at present, for no matter who pays for the works, they must be done at once.

For exquisite absurdity commend us to the following delivered by Elder Sorenson, at the Mormon service in the Temperance Hall last evening. The elder speaking of an angel said : “A great majority are mistaken about the form of an angel, and are much in error on the subject. An angel is a resurrected spirit without blood, but with flesh and bones, and has no veins, the air not being sufficiently buoyant to allow a figure of flesh and blood to fly through it.” This certainly shows a lamentable ignorance of anatomy and aerostatics on the elder 8 part.—Auckland Star. Eloquence Wasted.—“ I know I’m losing ground, sir,” tearfully murmured the palefaced freshman, “but it’s not my fault, sir. If I were to study on Sunday, as the others do, I could keep up with my class, sir,—indeed I could ; but I promised mother nc-ne-ever to work on the Sabbath, and I can’t sir, ne-ne” —and as his emotion overpowered him he pulled out his handkerchief with such vigor that he brought out a small flask with it, three faro chips, and a euchre deck, and some how or other the professor took no more stock of that French man’s eloquence than if lie had been a graven image. —Acta Columbiana.

The following story is told by the Manawatu Times of a gentleman who who on his way to seek accommodatien from the bank. Meeting a friend by the way to whom he confided the nature of his errand his friend admonished him as to his indifference for externals. “You must not go,” said he, “in that hat. The bank is sensitive on these Ticints, and would altogether shut up its bowels of compassion against a man who would seek its aid in a slouching California.’ Moved by this appeal, the suitor repaired

to the nearest hatter and bedecked himself in a bran-new bolltopper. Crowned with this talisman he ooi.fidently entered the bank, his friend the while waiting for him outside. After an interval there was a scuffling heard within the bank a sound like the irregular beating of a small drum. Anon out flew the hat closely followed by the accommodation-seeker now livid with rage, kicking, and still kicking the unhappy beaver. For a few beief moments the friend looked on in amaze while the hat was quickly assuming Hie limpness of a jelly-fish. Then, taking in the situation, he turned and lied apace.