LOCAL NEWS.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 3, 31 January 1890, Page 2

LOCAL NEWS.

The pelorus Road Board meets on Wednesday next.- ' • A * meeting" of the Pelorus Jockey will he bald to-morrow night. In our local with reference to collections ia aid of the General Cjittivb. Fund we stated that th>y would be made on " Friday," which shouli have been " Sunday."

A very annoying mistake occurred in our last issue by soi'ijV unaccountable m ana, by which it vi?a» stat-d that John D. L unbert had d'ed after a short illness, wh j n it should have been John D. Eraser, late of: the Masonic Hotel, Blenheim, who lately died in Australia.

It would be Wi'll for fishermen and others to know that th -y render themselves liable to a p-aalty for throwing putrid fish into the sea to be washed* ashorejm the Haveloctt lmrbihirf The r« sidents this week have had to put up with most obnoxious smells from someone perhaps thoughtlessly doing this foolish act.

A short time ago the Ofcago papers drew attention to the fact that the bumblebee had reached the colony in some way, as a number had been seen io that district. We have now to inform our readers that they have reached Marlborough, as Mr James 'fwiillo giiw ifiomfi fine specimens in one of his paddocks yesterday, 'fb' s will he weliCome nuyva to growers o,f re'l clover

Tenders are called for fry the f lorus Jockey Club for the supply of ?efraiments on the niirht of the )>a|l. Tin ders to be sent iu before 8 p.m. tomorrow utght.

Some verses from Mr Frank Mattbiews will appear in our next innim.

■f*"'. '"'""TV /".•...-'*- ,"' v ' ;' Mr veiiimofe' adi-ertises 'that'he has maps of thv- Marlborough goldfields for sale.

A smoke concert will be held in the Towu Hull to-night to celebrate thissue of the district newspap r. Tne matter has been taken up witn spirit, and it is expcied that a large numbr will be present, and a v ry pleasant evening may be anticipated.

A man named James Levy, employed at the Wakainarini G Tge Co.'s claim, at Depp Creek, met with an accil nt on Tuesday List, and hid a v.'vy narrow escape. He was assisting in sliding kids down a steep bank, wli n, in trying co gut out of the way of one, he tripped, and the log caught him on the hip and ran right acr-ss his bo Iy, but, fortunately, beyond Iviugs -verely bruised no serious harm was done, and we ar« glad to .hear that he is able to walk a- out with the aid of a stick. A large fire was burning on Wednesday up th- Pylorus, at Mr B iwus, and great anxiety was felr at Canvastmvn, owing to a quantity of fa len bush being right in the track of the fire, which, if the fire had reach d, n -thing could have saved, the. hotel and church from being burnt down. A quantity of dry grass faught fire on Wednesday aftern >on on the tV'orus road between Black Bill and Watson's, supposs"d to tyave originated fmu a spark from Bo wen's fire, an 1 destr >yed several chains of fencing belonging to the, Pelorus lioad Board.

A meeting of the creditors in the estate of R. Jones was held in the Court House, Havclork, yesterday afternoon. In the abs-nce of tho OffHa} Assignee, £jr Chilton was voted to the chair. Mr appeared for the debtor, and Mr M'Nab for Mr Farnell, one of the principal creditors. Alter a lew preliminary questions had been askod by Mr M'Vab, a resolution w as proposed by Mr Farnell thi the ex«n)inaii m of the debtor take place at Blouhei u before the Official Assiguee at a tim to be fixed bv him.