LATE LOCALS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 74, 29 March 1902, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Salvation Army.—Special Easter services, conducted by Adjutant and Mrs Rowley, will be held at the Salvation Army Barracks to-morrow. Clearing Sale.—Messrs Green and Co. announce a clearing sale to be held early in May of the horses, stock, waggons, and farm implements of Mr S. Watson, Renwick, Meteorological.—Captain Edwin ■wired at 1.44 p.m. as follows :—" North to east and south-east gale after 20 hours from now, glass fall, tides high, indications for rain." Privileges.—The Collie Dog Association invite tenders for the right of publican's booth and dining-room at the dog trials, and for the dinner held in the evening of the last day of the trial. The Steamers. —The Rotorua will not sail from Nelson until midnight on Monday, consequently she will not sail from Picton for Wellington until 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The Rotomahana will leave Picton for Wellington at 4 p.m. on Monday. M.H.R. Medals. —During the Ren- ! wick concert on Wednesday evening Mr A. G. Mills, Chairman of the Renwick School Committee, presented the M.H.R. medals for 1901 to Miss Paul and Master George Gee, the winners of them, and both pupils of the Renwick School. Death. —News reached us just as we were going to press of the death of Mr R. Dixon, of Walter Street, who expired somewhat suddenly at his residence. Ho had been ailing for some time, and but recently returned from a visit to Rotorua. His widow and family will have the sympathy of a large number of friends in their bereavement. Gifkord's SALE.—The attention of our readers is directed to the extensive clearing sale advertised in another column, to be held by Messrs Horton and Co. on Thursday next, at Mr Gifford's farm, Springfield. The sale is by instructions from the executors to the will of the late Mr Isaac Gifford, and will embrace everything movable on the farm, without reserve. Owing to the large number of lots, the auction will start punctually at 10.30 a,m,