LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 82, 6 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The Union Company has decided that there will be no excursion to Picton on Easter Monday this year. The vital statistics for Sydney show a higher death-rate and a lower birth-rate than,-for the previous five yews. • The Anchor Shipping Company has disposed of its steamer Waverley to the Patea Farmers' Co-operative Freezing-Company. The Canterbury military district has sent or is sending over £5000 in cash and goods* for the French Red Cross, as the result of a general appeal. A Trentham Camp order states that in future the slouch hat will .be worn with one straight fold from front to rear, and not in.\the "Baden-Powell" style as hitherto.

Mr Suttor, commercial agent in the East, has arrived in Sydney. He expresses the opinion that Japan would beat Germany in commercial expansion, j He' emphasises that there is practically an inexhaustible demand for Australian products, particularly wool.. , • • ■ It js ...estimated that, more, than £200,000 r has been voluntarily subscribed in the Waii-arapa since the war began towards the various patriotic funds. .This represents over £10 per head for, eyery man, wornnn, "and child in the district.

The Hon. Mr Allen addressed his constituents at Milton last night. Tho address dealt chiefly with tho Government scheme ot recruiting and the necessity for \ising every effort to bring the war to a successful conclusion.

"Whon ftirew oiling their sons who left by, the Pateena on Tuesday with the Nelson flrafs 'oi tho Fifteenth Reinforcements, two' Nelsonians, Messrs Tvenclipr s and Empson, re-

luembored (says 4lic 'Mail) that forty years a.g<' thf-v lort iNelson Together with thp Nelson volunteers en route foi 1 Taranaki in connection with the Maoii wvur. >

The Indian Government has advised the New; Zealand; Goyernmene that exports of. refined.'1 saltpetre,, from India for nieat-curing purposes; only are permissible on receipt of applications from the New Zealand Government. 'Merchants requiring supplies can only do so;.through the Department of Agjticuliv^re: :"-JThe exportationof 'crude saltpetre from India remains prohibited; A. specimen; of/.the motor "road hog" was encpimtered at Helensbrook last wefek: (says the, -!E|nic« Herald), wheitv''with ■the utter di&r regard for other, j people's rights'-..0w

the King's highway which specially characterises it from other, species" 01 the .same 'genus drove a small single-seated car thiVugh a large mpb of foot-sore ewes "and; lambs, bound from Clinton to Milbhrn, at such a speed that after ■ ,its pa^sa ge a pascling cart had to Ko requdsitioned' to collect the maimed animals^

Whjle the ,s.s. Ngapuhi ■was at- v tempting to berth at Tauranga the other day a .serious accident occurred. : The victim, a married man, was an able-bodied seaman named James Daly. He was attending to the forespring when he became entangled between the hawser and the .bollards.. His legs were seriously lnangled. Tlie 'unfortunate man was removed to the Tauranga Hospital', where it was found necessary to ampxitate both feet" above the ankles.

There .continues to be iin epidemic of scarlet fever in a mild' form in

Nplson, esppci.ally . amonT children (states the Colonist). Within the past few days, eisrht cases have occurred' among children attending the Tasman Street School, and several among pupils of other city schools. Th-? fever ward >;at the hospital is full, 'consequently''most- of the cases si.™-being treated at their homes, ofto'Y where there are other children. "New-York is crowded with' people, th-i hotels are filled to overflowing, and the < ity is, together with all the largo manufacturing centres of the east, ehfovma; 'brie, of the-most prosperous periods during its history." paid Mr E. Cliftoii, who arrived in Auckland foom America in the Niagara. He went on to say that the output of all produce was limited solely by the amount of labor available. TliP en use of the Allies was popular \-ith the majority of people in "America. "They will tell you they n.ro neutral," said Mr CliftoiK "nnd at the Fame time say tliat they don't care 'winch one of the. Allies beats the Kaiser so long as one does it. Apart from the German population the great heart of America is strongly proI British. '

A petition from tho Lower Wairau Ri/er Board's workmen for :in increase of wages was received at the meeting held last night. The Board granted an increase to 10s per day during the war. An area of 168 acres in the Marlbovough Sounds district, being Section 3, Block IV., Xankwater Survey District, has been proclaimed in the Gazette as permanently reserved for scenic purposes. The principal exports from the port of Wairau (including Picton) during the week ended on March 28th were at, follows: Cheese, £93; frozen lamb, £8976; frozen mutton, £5778; grain and pulse. £2382; phormium, £552; tallow, £790; wool, £3024. The results of two art unions arranged by tho "Wellington branch or the New Zealand Patriotic Society are announced in our advertising columns. Mr S. Bolton, Pahiatua, drew the Waikato land shares, whilst Miss Eva M. Castle, of Wellington, secured the oil painting. The 1.-irgo cargo carrier Waimarino, which arrived at Auckland from Vancouver, San Francisco, and Suva tins week, had included in a very large general cargo no le>ss than 200 motor-cars from San Francisco. Of this number about 70 will be landed here, and the balance will be taken io Sydney. Sifty of tho casas containing cars were stowed on deck. It is stated that over 1000 cars are awaiting shipment "at San Francisco for New Zealand and Australia, and me vessel now loading there is bringing a cargo consisting solely of motor-cars. . . The Wellington Housewives' Union, an organisation which is heard of at irregular intervals, has. (states. The Dominion' 1 addressed a letter to the Public Health Committee of the City Council, advocating that all stables should be removed* outside the city, in order to check the spread of in-

fantile paralysis, which the union apparently attributes to flies. The union also urges the city authorities to appoint women sanitary inspectors, evidently under the belief that the woman inspector"would make it pretty hot for her sister.who did not put and keep hoi house in order. All the members of the Lower Wairau River Board were present'at the monthly meeting held last night. The Omasa* Road Board wrote asking that a gro\nc near Mr Hopgood's property be lengthened in 'order to protect road approaches, and 'lie inspector was instructed to confer with the Road Board1 s inspector and report to the nexu meeting. Mr "W, Watson was given permission to extend his potatogrowing area on the Board's reserve in the Condor's Bend district, subject to the approval of- the inspector. Messrs; Frank Adams and E. S. Parker ■■ v.ero asked.to present ...a report as to the best methods of clearing the growth in the Opawa Overflow Channel, and also' report on the question of

acquiring a. strit> of land for the widening of the Panama House channel. Accounts were passed for payment.

...'■■The'inaugural meeting; of. the ..Wai-1, rail Valley parochial district parishioners was held last evening. '.All the, necessary business in connection with ji new parochial district was gone into

thoroughly..: a vestry was elected; andi churchwardens were appointed. Everything points to a district of enthusiastic workers, and church, work should 2:0 ahead. The following

were elected to the vestry: Messrs E. H. Williams, A. H. ■■ Murray, J. U. Martin. Roberts,' and A. T. Atkinson. Mr Atkinson was appointed -vicar'sj warden, and Mr Roberts people's warden. After-the business of tht» meeting was done sunpeiV siipplied' by the lady members of the congrega^ tion, was partaken- of. The induction of the vicar (tlife Rev., H. A. White) is t-o take T^ace on Wednesday, April 26, at Wairaii..Vall>y at 7.30 p.m.. a^ul at Ren wick on Thursday. April :27, at 7.30 p.m.; Bishop Sadlier and Arohdeacon Grace performing the ceremony. '~.,;...,

For some time past various lapses in the Picton Post',Office, have, been creating considerable concern to theDepartment and to the local officials and staff (reports the Press). A few weeks. ago a detective from- Wellington was-sent, over-to investigate, but ■the result of his mission was unsuccessful. From information received, Constable Scott on Monday evening ari'ested a letter-carrier named Charles Thomas Clarence Ppwick* and, before Dr.' W. E.. Redman on Tuesday, fre was charged that "on or about the 4th December, 1915,.' at Picton,' he did steal a certain postal packet, containing 15s, addressed to ona A. J Hendei;&on,wof' Wait-aria, Picton." The hearing; of the case Was adiourned until Monday next'" at the ordinary sitting of the Magistrates' Court. Bail was allowed in accused's own recognisance of £100, and in one sii.retv of £50.

;■ How a large British steamship narrowly escaped falling a victim to the German raider Moewe is (says the Melbourne Argus) told by Mr John Lang, of Melbourne, who has been invalided home to Australia after several months of work amongst the sick and wounded Australian soldiers in Egypt and England. Mr Lang states tliab he was on board the Balmoral Castle, a vessel of 13,361 tons, belonging to the Union Castle Line, bound for South Africa. The vessel left Tilbury Dock. London, before it was known that the raider was at sea, nnd one-night, when they were near Madeira, they received a wireless "S.O.S1." signal from some steamship j in distress, "declaring that the vessel i was on firo and wanted assistance. ] The wireless operators on board the' 1 Balmoral Castle reported that there | Was something unfamiliar in the -"••'tune" of the signal, which made i them suspicious. While tho captain I was still in doubt as to what he should ; do, lie received another wireless mes- : sage, this time from a British warship in the neighborhood, telling him to j stand back while tho warship investigated the matter. It was afterwards [ discovered that it was the Moewe I \v:ii<h had sent the "5.0.5." signal as ' ft.h>re to draw the British liner within her net.

The perambulator is '"ecognised lv England as a vehicle and must after dark carry a white light in front and a red light behind in all parts of the country other than the London district. This new dignity has been conferred by the Home Office order which came into force in January.

The following is the history of a certain sheep in the Cheviot district:—

Given as a present to one man as a. lamb, he bartered it for a hive ot bees. Since then the sheep has had three lambs twice and two lambs three times. Last shearing she shore 61b of wool, and her last two lambs brought 22s 6d each last week. ,Sh« is still in the pink of condition, andl likely to prove a still further source of revenue to her owner.

During the past week large numbers of cod have been caught at Sumner, both in the estuary and outside (states the Christchuroh Press). Last; Sunday was perhaps one of the busiest, days at fishing there have been for some years. Boats of all conditions were out, and it is estimated that the number of amateur fishermen would run into hundreds. In ail cases excellent catches were obtained, but the fish are in a somewhat poolcondition.

"Many people have the idea that once a man has befen in gaol he is for ever hounded down by the police," remarked Mr J. W. Ellison, ex-Superintendent of Police, at' a function given in his honor at Wellington on Friday evening. "That Is one of the fallacies of a great many people; if a criminal has that notion it is the trouble of his own brain that is haunting him." Mr Ellison added that when a man came out or gaol the police never worried any more about him, unless, of course, he attracted attention by his own misdeeds. They could not please everybody, and he doubted if the worst criminal had any real grudge againsu the police. . "Of. course," added Mr Ellison, jocularly, "there are, no doubt, some who would like to see a few policemen drowned or otherwise got rid of."

In the course of its. annual rcpoi-t the committee of tho Wellington Rugby Union says "it is proud to record the response of Rugby players' to the call for volunteers. For years it has been the custom in certain quarters to deplore the time which ■the young men of Australia and New Zealand devoted to the various forms of sport. in view of the glorious record of our men at the Dardanelles, we are-proud1 to believe that , the spoils bodies have more than justified their existence, and that the almost impossible feat accomplished by them in snaling tlie hills at the landings in Gallippli v;as in no small measure due to the excellent physical condition of our men who had been trained on the sports fieldb of New Zealand and Australia. Many have laid down, their lives in the Empire's" cause, and while we sincerely mourn their loss, we glory in the record which they have left'behind."

i ; A . rather quaint... suggestion, .was made at .Kotorua last week by a man who knowr the Urcwera Country and the 'Urewnra Maori, in regard to the m-racd police expedition after Rua. "I would undertake," said he, "to have the whole boiling of them rounded up inside a week. All you nave to do 4s to stajrt a picture show, up at Te WKaiti and I would guarantee that in less than four days you would; have the whole of the Ureweras, big arid little, long-haired and close-cropped, sly, grog-seller and sly grog drinker, safe in the pa. I would not be surprised if Rua himself didn't venture down from the hills. They have never seen a picture show, and*_the attraction would have been irresistible. Four policemen could have done the job nicely "

Returns of actual threshings received by the Government Statistician to March 16th ; from threshing-mill owners show that during the months of January and February 2,386,126 bushels of wheat ond 1,069,800 bushels of oats were threshed out. The average yields per ■ acre in cases where particulars of areas were furnished work cmt at 20.13 bushels for wheat and 26.95 bushels for oats. If the avwage yield of wheat shown above (20.18 bushels) be applied over the whole Dominion, says Mr Fraser,. in the March Abstract of Statistics, the total yield of wheat for the season would appear to I)©-approximately six and three-quarter million bushels., or just slightly in excess of last season's total. ■ ":-^-"-

Among the gifts sent away on the tug Dimedin on Friday to 'cheer the men letuining on -'the Aurora from their long privations in Antarctic, regions was a particularly thoughtful and generous one from a gentleman •who desires to remain anonymous (says! the Otago Daily Timer,). He called it 'a good English breakfast," and forwarded a hamper containing meal for porridge for about a, dozen men, 71b of bacon, three dozen eggs, 51b of, butter, three long loaves, tea, coffee, condensed milk, marmalade, jam, and pepper and salt. Arrangements were made that Lieutenant Stenhouse should be advised as early as possible that their first good English breakfast Wits awaiting them on board the tug.

"There is a time for all things."

—Proverb

The time to attack a cough or cold is before it attacks you, or, in other words, be fortified always by having a bottle of Baxter's Liing " Preserver handy An occasional dose is a fine tonic to the system and proves ajcertain remedy for all chest ?nd bronchial troubles. This has been proved by a discriminating public for over half a century. Surely a sound recommendation. Is I.Od'buys a big bottle from any chemist or storekeeper.—Advt.