Marlborough Times. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1880.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 138, 16 July 1880, Page 2

Marlborough Times. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1880.

Pressure on our space to-day eompels us to hold over a leading article and other matter already in type. The steamer Napier will leave the Ferry this evening for AA r ollington, and may he expected back here on Sunday next.

Mr Charles AA T atts lias been elected a member of the AA T airau Road Board for the AYairau Valley District. A meeting of the Loyal Marlborough Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., No. 4929, is summonsed for AArednesday next at 7 o’clock p.m., at the Literary Institute for financial business, alteration of rules, etc. An entertainment at the Lyceum Hall is announced for three nights only, commencing to-morrow evening. It is entitled the “ Grand Sightascope’ ’and Musical Cabinet Exhibition. Every visitor will receive a present. Mr John Maher has been elected a member of the Pelorus Road Board for the North Bank of the AYairau District, and Mr Kenninorton for theKaituna District. For the Pslorus District, Mr William Reader, and Mr William Evans Dive, has been nominated and the poll will take place on the 20th instant.

An information has been laid by Mr Wm. Robinson, of Grove Town, against Mr AA Tinsor Soper, of Spring Creek, for using insulting and threatening language towards the complainant in the bar of the Grove Town, Hotel, and in the public street outside. The case is set down for hearing at the R.M. Court on Monday next. AYe are informed that Oliver and Co. intend to withdraw the prospectus with regard to their mine as at present advertised in the Times with the consent of all the existing shareholders, with a view to place the affair on a far better footing with regard to the interests of shareholders. Another prospectus will he issued in due course both here and in AVellington, at which latter place most of the shares are already taken up,

Last evening news was brought into town from the Upper Wairau that a serious accident had occurred at the diggings. It appeared that a miner named Joseph Ward and others were working in a drive on what is known as the New Terrace, when the roof gave way, and fell on \\ ard, breaking one of his thighs, crushing his other leg, and cutting his head. His mates at once set to work to extricate him, and with the ■willing help of all hands near the

j spot succeeded in freeing him from the debris and carried him to the Accommodation House across the river. A messenger was sent to Blenheim for surgical aid, and on his arrival Dr Cleghorn at once proceeded to the place and did all that could possibly be done for the patient. AVard is a young man. and one of two brothers, wrecked in the ship Strathmore on the Crozct Islands some few years ago. The late Marlborough Scab Board having had its existence terminated by Act of Parliament, the members found themselves in the fortunate position of being able to discharge all their liabilities and have a surplus in hand. As the money was public money, it was determined to distribute it pro rata between the Picton and Blenheim Hospitals. Last week the Secretary of the Picton Committee received a Post office order for the sum of 12s 3d, being the sum allocated to our local institution on the division of the surplus funds.— Pres s.

This morning news was received from Nelson of the death of Mr Nathaniel Edwards, of the well-known mercantile and shipping house of N. Edwards & Co., of which he was the pioneer. Mr Edwards was in early life a clerk in the firm of Fell and Seymour, and subsequently started the firm which, a few years af towards, assumed large proportions, and developed into a vast establishment, having business connections, and owning ships trading between England and the Colonies, and was enjoying a high repute in the highest commercial circles. Mr Edwards, was highly esteemed in public and private life, and the intelligence of his deatli will be widely regretted. An adjourned meeting of the Committee of the Jockey Club, was held on the 13th instant, at which all the members were present. The statements of receipts and expenditure, and balance-sheet, as submitted by the late treasurer, were received, and pending the completion of some of the contract work charged in the accounts, were held over. The accounts showed the Club to he in a very sound position, as it is out of debt and has a fine stand on the ground. After arranging some articles as to the futu 'e

management of the Club’s affairs, the meeting terminated. The Works Committee of the Spring Creek Road Board, consisting of Mr J. H. Redwood (chairman), Geo. Dodson, and Rowden Soper, met at Mr Redwood’s office on Thursday night last, for the purpose of opening tenders for widening the short niece of road on the North side of the Opawa railway bridge. The tenders received were as follows : —J. o ‘Brian, accepted. 5s ad per chain;.!. Meehan Ss do, A. Langey and Co. 8s Gd do, Hurling and Craven 10s sd, S. Elsmore 10sfid, o‘Donohuc 11s, AA r m. Near l‘2s fid, S. Gilbert 13s 3d, H. Henricksen 13s fid, H. Webster 14s 3d, J. Andrell 14s 9d, T. Neville 15s, Tyler 15s fid, H. Aberhart 17s, G. Sutherly lfis, F. Pliilpotts 19s 11 Ad, 0. and H. Bubb 30s 3d. It was resolved that the lowest tender, that of J. O'Brien, he accepted.

The Honorary Secretary of the Sydney Exhibition Committee at Blenheim, lias received a communication from the Secretary at Wellington, stating that official list of awards received from the Commissioners, have been handed to the Government for publication, hut as there is some delay in getting them printed, the Secretary is directed to forward a manuscript list of awards to exhibitors in the Blenheim district, for the information of the committee of the total committeeandtheexibitors. The list of these awards is as follows :—Class (523, catalogue No. 10S2, Fell Bros, and Co. malting barley—“ full grain, hut not good color,” second degree of merit ; class (513, John Hornby, Picton, two planks of riinu, second degree of merit ; C. Fulton, flax, third degree of merit ; Chas. Blake & Sons, Picton bloaters—“ very superior, and highly desirable on account, of quality condition, and freshness,” first degree of merit. The many friends of Mr Frederick AA’illiam Trolove, of Woodbank, will receive the announcement of his death with very sincere regret, although the event was not unexpected, the deceased having been in failing health for some time past. Mr Trolove died at Nelson on AA r ednesday last, at the age of 47 years, ami hail passed the greater part of his life in the Colony, having arrived here in 15490 r ’SO, and has followed the occupation of a sheepfarmer for many years. He was widely known and mucii and deservedly respected as an enterprising and good colonist, and was connected wifh a numbei of the leading settlers, with whose names the progress of Marlborough is intimately associated. His relative have made arrangements for the removal of his remains to Picton, so that they may be buried by the side of his late wife, and the funeral will take place as soon after the arrival of the body from Nelson as the necessary arrangements can he made. A meeting of persons interested in the forthcoming ploughing match was held at the Marlborough Hotel last evening. Present—Messrs R. Allan (in the chair), C. Gomez, E. Morgan, AY and R. Patchett, B. Lakin, G. Barnes, P. Lawrence, J. Main, CL Stcnhouse, G. Atwood, and J, Kelly. The Chairman reported that ho had secured a suitable piece of ground from Mr T. Redwood adjoining Mr Litchfield’s on the Renwick Middle Road, which it will require two or three days to clear. It was agreed that this should he done,. Messrs B. Lakin, F. Craig, and T. Glcdhill were appointed judges. The match was fixed to take place on AArednesday, the 21st July instant, all entries to he made on the ground, and all competitors to pay 2s Gd entrance fee. The following were appointed committeemen :—Messrs P, Lawrence, C. Gomez, J. Fleming, and R. Allan. It was agreed that the depth of the furrow he not less than five inches, and that the Farmers’ churn special prize he given to the best specimen of ploughing by hoys under 17 years of age, and that the prizes remain as they are on the list, and that any balance of money left after paying for printing, labor, See., he placed in the Bank in trust for future matches, the trustees to he Messrs P. Lawrence, J. Kelly, and R. Allan, who shall operate on the account conjointly. It was agreed that in breaking open the ground there shall he two “ strike outs ” and one “ finish.” - The programme and subscription list will be found in our advertising columns. It is said that “ none but the brave deserve the fair,” and the saving was fully exemplified ar the A oluntcer Ball in Picton. The Picton Volunteers are to he congratulated on their invitations being more fully responded to by the ladies from one eud of Marlborough to the other than has been the case at previous halls in the district, and their new Drill Shed, which i.s a beautiful building, cannot consequently be spoken of as “ beauty unadorned,” for all that is “ a joy for ever ’’ was there present and like precious gems, inlaid with all the arts and sciences of millinery, fashion, and good taste, would have made even bare walls and resplendent as the palace of the Aheucerage. Beauty was there, also the warriors hold from Nelson, Picton, and Blenheim, also the civilian with the white choker and envious eye, for it was, as Mrs Brown would say, a “ milingtary ” ball, and all that was wanted to make it a complete success was good, music and good management, The Blenheim Volunteer

bandmaster, Herr Norberg, assisted by a contingent of his Company’s hand, discoursed the music, such music as St: Patrick must have played when lie put the eluirm on “ ould Ireland,” for it absolutely made everybody dance. From “ ould Ireland ” we come to “ ould Lewis,” who is as good an M.C. as ever, and with Lieuts. Harris and Pliilpotts, who, with all their Company, did everything to make their guests welcome and happy of course the second element of success was secured. Dancing commenced at nine o’clock, the hall being opened by Captain Robinson and other ollieers of the respective Companies and the Mayors of the rival cities of Picton and Blenheim, and it was not till the Sun God awoke in the Orient that people said how sorry they were it was all over. The hall was a complete success, also the “Shed.” AA*e hope there will soon he another hall, and so does everybody else.— Communicated.

Archbishop Vaughan, the Roman C tholie Archbishop of Sydney, laid the foundation stone of St. Benedict’s Presbytery, Sydney, on the 40th May, and concluded his address to the people assembled as follows : —“ It matters not what their professions of faith may he as long as they were good colonists, and paid their hills (cheers) as long as they were honest men, as long as they were men who could not only in public, hut also in private, stand before the world, and allow the world to look through them as if they were glass without seeing a flaw in their hearts.

A “casual visitor to the House” is writing some exellent and amusing articles in the Post. In a recent issue ho describes with much humor the frequenters of the Lobbies, and thus refers to some of them: “The hearty-looking gentlemen, with “port-winey” noses, are probably brewers or publicans seeking to “work the oracle” in reference to the new Licensing Bill, and are prepared to prove to anybody that touch the price of beer and at once you shake the very foundations of morality, prosperity, and everything that conduces to the happiness of a nation. It is not safe, however, to take it for granted that they are all eon- & nccted with the liquor trade, since I have W long noted it as a very renr rkable fact that Good Templars arc almost equally as distinguished for the rubicundity i of their nasal organsasare publicans and sinners. I don’t pretend to explain this phenomenon, ai d I would by no means have it thought that in mentioning it I wish to cast any reflection on a body of men for whom I have the profoundest respect. A scientific man would probably tell me that the introduction of cold water into the stomach drives the blood into the delicate capillaries, and these get permanently engorged, giving tho nose a fiery and ensanguined line. I don’t pretent to go into these abstruse theories, however. I will merely remark eu passant, that I never introduce cold water into my stomach, and my nose is not red, which so far is confirmatory of tho learned jhypothesis briefly hinted to above.”

Refering to the manner the Government sets about making reductions in the Civil Service, the Patea Mail says—“ Among the victims of the new official economy are Mr Mating, Chief of the Telegraph Construction Department; and Mr Floyd, Chief Electri- 1 oian. Both are reported to be good special ' ists, and they are entitled to sympathy as victims of hard necessity. Expenses must be cut down and the plan appears to he to discharge the more expensive officers,'and promote cheap juniors to the higher posts. Mr Haling is well-known on this coast as one of those volunteers who did much of the dangerous work in the last outbreak. He is ait intrepid soldier, coolest in action, and strangely defiant of the risks attending the foremost man in a rush. He once rushed a a pah with six troopers heading a dash into the open gateway, while a general attack was being made in front. He and his small hand escaped annihilation by the mob of natives getting into a panic, and rushing out pellmell in the belief that the stronghold was surrounded. For that and other acts of conspicuous bravery Mr Milling got the ALctoria Cross, and doubtless, he is proud of it.”

A gentleman, who for sundry reasons desires to be nameless (says the Rangitikei Advocate) but upon whose veracity impleit reliance may be placed, invested in a packet of melon seeds some six or eight months back, and planted them in the usual course in his garden. Owing to a slight disappointment to his horticultural aspirations, caused by their maturity into pumpkins, for which X he held no particular liking he allowed them to remain in the obscurity of the weeds with which a bounteous season in the fullness of time enveloped them with a garland. A few days ago, when clearing the garden and turning up the earth in anticipa tion of the coming season, he was surprised to see the objectionable gourds grown to a gigantic si/.e, and perfectly hollow, with a small aperture at the bottom of two of them from which members of rival swarms of bees were issuing apparently in search of blossoming plants. A closer investigation disclosed the existence of a small quantity of honey iti the comb hut probably owing to the odour given off by the decaying vegetable, it was unfit for use.

The memorandum found in the Ticliborne Claimant’s pocket-book to the effect that some people have plenty of money and no brains, and others plenty of brains and no money, contains much wisdom, and receives a practical illustration in the follow ing:—A gentleman residing in the Rangitikei district, who may justly be suphosed to rival Croesus in wealth recently became the holder of a cheque for £SO. Hearing 1 that the drawer was on the point of filing, he hastened to the bank, and presented the cheque for payment. To his dismay, it was returned with the ominous initials “N.SF.” written thereon. AVith admirable innocence, the gentleman inquired what balance was required to meet the ohepue, hut as a matter of course, the astute hanker declined to impart the soughtfor information. The man of money thereupon foolishly determined that he would ascertain the approximate amount, and with that object in view commenced to pay in instalments of £5, thinking doubtless that there would soon he sufficient funds to meet the cheque. In this manner he parted with instalment after instalment, presenting t! e cheque at regular intervals, each time however, with the same result—the cheque was dishonored. When he had paid in LSO, he discontinued this little amusement, and discovered with feelings which can he more easily imagined than described that he had not only reduced the debtor’s overdraft to the extent of LSO, but had become the loser of round LIOO.

AVarm for the Bishop.—The lively English correspondent of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate is responsible for the following good story:— A'ery beneficial moral results, it is generally supposed, would bo realised if we could hut sec ourselves as others see us. I very much doubt if this was the case in the following instance. The predecessor of Dr Fraser in the see of Manchester was Bishop Lee, a strongly pronounced ecclesiastic. " He had been out to a public dinner on the occasion of some Church ceremony—consecration or confirmation—and had ordered his carrage at to early an hour. The night was wet and cold so the coachman

kept the horses on the move and again and again called at convenient gin palaces for a tiram to keep cold out. In due time Bishop Lee appeared and was soon cushioned within but lie had not proceeded far when he inferred the state of matters from the movementsof the carriage; so out he gotout divest ed Jehu of his overcoat and waterproof, and enfolded himself in them. The coachman was placed inside the carriage, and the bishop mounted the box and soon reached his own door. The footman, as he descended the hall steps looked up at the supposed coachman and enquired: “Well; have you got the old fool inside?” The Bishop’s feelings may be better imagined than described.

To Prepare Rabbit Skins.—Lay the skins on a smooth board, the fur side undermost, and tack it in every direction with tinned tacks. Dissolve two ounces of alum in a pint of water, and with a sponge dipped with this solution, moisten the surface all over; repeat this every now and then for three days; when the skin is quite dry, take out the tacks, and.rolling it up loosely the long way the hair inside, draw it quickly backwards and forwards through a large smooth ring, or anything of a similar kind, until it is quite soft, and repeat the operation. Skins prepared thus arc useful for many domestic purposes.

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