LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 170, 26 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

At a revival of the Salvation Army in Nelson <m Sunday, there were 12 more confessions, bringing the total to 80 during the last few weeks. Some well-known local "wasters" have been influences (says a Press Association telegram) and good work is "being done amongst young men. J

The British Pictures will be shown it Seddon to-night, and next Tueslay evening Awatere residents will I lave an opportunity of seeing the 'King's Funeral" pictures. ; The appeal case Bowron Bros. v. ; the Commissioner of Taxes has been set down to be heard in Christchurch >n Monday before the Cnief Justice and Mr Justice Sim. The following will represent the Sbouts A in their match against the Borough School to-morrow on the Do- , main:— Broughton, Stapp, Wakelm, ; Falkner, Hilliard, Thompson, Binley, ! Maurice, Loudon, Edmger, Gallop; ' emergencies, Tovey and Jberry. i The Board of Governors of the ! Marlborough High School has under consideration at present the question of making extensive additions and : alterations to the building. Mr E. S. i Hylton, the Board's secretary, left for ; Wellington this afternoon on business i connected with this matter. j The Rev. W. Lee will lecture in1 Wesley Hall to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock on "Sunny and shady memories of other Lands," and Miss Field, of Christchurch, will sing two solos in connection with the lecture. There will be no charge for admission, but a collection will be taken up. On Monday (says a Wellington telegram) the Chief Justice refused to grant probation to a young man named Otto Benson, who had been committed for sentence on two charges of theft while employed in the Feilding post office. The prisoner was to? day sentenced to six months in the reformatory prison at Invercargill. Photo frames, silver-back brushes and mirrors, combs, hundreds of silver novelties, at W. J. Martins, the leading jeweller. A reminder is given of the social to be held in the Town Hall to-night in aid of the Wiairau Cricket Club's funds. Great preparations have been made, and those who attend can rely upon having an enjoyable time. It is to be hoped that kindred sporting bodies will be well represented, and that the function will prove successful. Working men, try our 25s watch, specially made for rough wear, at W. J. Martin's. * It is reported that' the cold weather experienced here of late has been responsible for a good deal of wood thieving, and only last night a resident- in Hutcheson Street was re.lieved, not only of his firewood, but I also of the footbridge over a ditch in front of his house. There may be a surprise in store for the thief or thieves if they visit the same locality again. Wedding Presents. —Solid silver •goods, in great variety, at W. J. Martin's. * Another heavy fall of snow occurred on the ranges last night, and in this instance appears to Be lower down than on Saturday. The back ranges are very white, and the southern hills in the front have also received a good i coating, as 'also have the western ridges. The northern range from Mount Riley to White's Bay received little more than a dusting of snow, and only in the cleared spots does the snow show up with anything like whiteness. Belts! Belts! Only a few E.P. and leather belts, at 5s each. Procurable only at W. J. Martin's, the leading jeweller. * In 1 connection with the shearers' dispute (reference to which is made in another column) Mr Pryor, secretary of the Employers' Federation, yesterday received the following telegram from Mr J. R Triggs, Conciliation Commissioner, Christchurch; —"Laracy's proposal to Minister nob my suggestion. Knew nothing of it. First intimation I had was in morning papers. Must have undertaking signed both parties, as suggested by you." For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d, 2s 6d. The Independent Order of Reohia- . bites held their usual fortnightly meeting in the Wesley Young Men's room last night, Bro. L. .A. White, C.R., presiding. Seven candidates were proposed, and five initiated. After the initiation the Lodge was adjourned,'-and the members spent "A Night with Dickens," Bro. S. E. Hulbert doing full justice to the great English novelist, in a brief yet interesting and instructive outline of his life and works. Just Arrived. — Lovely new pendants, crosses, brooches, from 5a upwards, at W. J. Martin's. • Mr T. E. Taylor will ask the Prime Minister m \the House whether he will consider the possibility of abolishing the custom which calls for the employment of several able-bodied members of the Defence Force constantly to parade as an armed patrol, before the residence of his Excellency the Governor, and make the money so saved available for an extension of technical-school buildings or other useful and essentially necessary purposes. Kirkcaldie's Agent here has just received a new range of Axminster and Brussells carpets, also samples of a big shipment of linoleums. These are really fine goods, and the patterns absolutely new to Marlborough. We would earnestly advise those requiring anything in the way of floor coverings to go through these samples. * Nocturnal thieving is being carried °? th,great en«rgy in several parts or Blenheim at the present time. iii Special attention is being paid tc Maxwell Road and its vicinity. • A tew weeks ago a noise was heard outside a Maxwell Road residence, and on the owner's going to investigate a man was seen to dart into the darkness, and was lost to view. Next morning it was discovered that a large mould of brawn which had been placed in the safe was missing. The | same safe was, about a week ago, rob- | bed of a sponge cake which had been I made for the Rowing CluE social. j Wood and coal have also been stolen . from houses in the neighbourhood of Maxwell Road. In many cases the i thief leaves evidence of his unwelcome I presence (besides what he takes away) jin the shape of candle-ends. He evij dently does not believe in working in « the dark and grabbing the first thing he comes across; he takes the risk of I being seen in order to secure a larger j "bag." A charge of buck-shot would be a gentle hint to this despicable creature that his attentions are not appreciated. Though one man swears by lemonade, When it is fifteen in the shade, Another may prefer his beer, | And think the first man's taste is queer. Though one may stick to water pure, Another patronises the brewer; Both will, of course, perforce endorse The worth of Woods' Great Pepperk mint Cure. $

A Wellington telegram says:— , When it was announced by cable that j a certificate of honor had been, grant- j ed to Mr William Hayes, a shunter at t Lyttelton, for bravery, it was tele- ; graphed from Christchureh that this j was old news, the certificate having been in Mr Hayes' possession for a j considerable time, a-nd in fact granted j last May. Mr Hayes now writes that the alleged correction is "absolutely incorrect, as I have neither received such nor have I any knowledge or when the presentation is likely to take place. A well-known pugilist was Involved in a "scene" outside a Wellington hotel between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday night (states The Dominion). He was requested to leave the hotel premises, and, it is alleged, refused to do so. A constable was then called in, and he was arrested. On getting into Willis Street the constable found it necessary to handicuff the man. There was a large i throng of people about at the time, \ and somd young man is said to have i incited the crowd, with the result i that there was considerable hooting, ; and quite a disorderly scene. A de- ! tective, who was in the vicinity at | the time, arrested the alleged inciter, I and both were lodged in the cells. Are there many obsolete carriages in use on the New Zealand railways, ' similar in construction to some of I the carriages which were so badly I smashed in the recent railway i disaster near Melbourne ? is a ques--j tion that some people are asking just iat present (says the Christchureh ! Press). As far as can be ascertained there is some of this class of rollingstock still in use, although it is never included in the making tip of express trains. At holiday times, however, these out of-date carnages are used. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d 3 2s 6d. The Minister for Justice stated to a deputation on Friday 'that under a Bill which lie intends introducing a. board to deal with the appeals of criminals in gaol will be set up. One of the members will be, a Judge of the Supreme Court, another an expert in penalogy, and probably there will be another expert. This board will hear appeals for instance by habftual criminals as to their detention. Prisoners so detained will also be carefully examined at fixed intervals as to the measure of restoration which has taken place in their moral character. In the course of an encouraging addressi to members of the Wellington Boys' Institute on Friday evening, his Excellency the Governor urged that lads should strive to improve themselves and become expert— whether at work or play. It was not possible for all boys to become experts, but, by learning, to do things thorughly, they could attain to a sufficient standard to bring credit t<J j themselves, and to give themselves interest in their' doings. The modern tendency was for people to become fond of looking on at experts, instead of doing something themselves. In> the course' of his lecture in Picton on Saturday evening, Mr McNab, in referring to the Cook medals, said1 that until recently he had believed there were only four of these mementoes of the great navigator's explorations in the Dominion, but he had since learned that a fifth was in the possession of Mr John Duncan, the Member for Wairau. The medals, which had been given to the Maoris by Cook, lost by them, and hidden. away among the rocks of Queen Charlotte Sound for over a century, were undoubtedly of great value, and, as rare souvenirs were worth anything from fifty to one hundred guineas. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is 6d, 2s Gd. The monthly meeting of the Blenheim Fir© Brigade was held last night, Captain Hodson presiding. A donation of £1 was received from Dr.- Adams for services rendered by the Brigade on the occasion of an outbreak of fire at his residence. A vote of thanks was passed to the donor, and to Mr Walter Marple for services rendered. A communication was received from the Fire Brigades' Association dealing with the subject of military training, the burden of which \ being that firemen were not excluded from the Compulsory Training Act, but care would be in the selection of; recruits that such bodies as' fire brigades would riot be unduly interfered with. The brigade, after discussing the question of holding a, social this season, decided to call a meeting of i ladies, and if they were agreeable, to hold the social a,s usual. » Mir T .E. Taylor has raised the quesi tion of staff appointments under the • new defence scheme. He has tabled . a question for the Minister for De- . fence, whether he is ignoring Lord ' Kitchener's emphatic suggestion that > no: permanent staff officers under the > new defence scheme should1 be ap- > pointed from amongst the officers at ! present connected with the head- . quarters' staff; and, if so, why such a . fundamental question at fitness should be ignored, or removed beyond the . power of the new Commandant to . consider? : The annual examinations conducted i by the Education Department as a i test for national scholarships, Civil » Service and the teaching profession ; have reached tremendous proportions. i In five years the number of candi- '' dates has risen from 2985 to 6508 last I year, when the various examinations j attracted candidates in the following proportions: . Junior national and ' t free places and Education Board scholarships, 2214; Civil Service jun- ; ior, senior free places, Education ' Boards senior scholarships and first pupil teachers, 2639; teachers C and \ D, 1482; Civil Service senior, 443. j Examination fees amounted to £3657 I 1 last year, and the expenses of the exanimations, apart from printing and | clerical work, amounted to £4931. IF YOU HAVE : a cough, cold, nose, throat, or lung j trouble, stomach, bowel or kidney ! complaint, rheumatism, neuralgia, ; USE SANDERS' EUCALYPTI EXi TRACT—S drops in a tablespoon of , water. Remember, SANDERS' r | EXTRACT CURES because it con- . ] tains ethereal and antiseptic subr i stances, which are not contained in ; • other eucalyptus products. These lat- ' i ter have caused grievous harm, and ■] a death has resulted from their use. ;! Do not apply an ointment to a sore! ', llt keeps back the secretions. To 11 wounds, bruises, sprains, burns, j ulcers, eczema, and other skin | diseases, apply SANDERS' EXi TRACT —15 drops in tablespoon of ' olive oil. The effect will surprise you. ! SANDERS' EXTRACT HEALS, be- ' cause it is freed from the irritating ; substances contained in other eucalyptus preparations. These have : caused severe irritation, and have aggravated these conditions, which the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT HEALS INVARIABLY.