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Southland Times, Issue 19381, 3 September 1904, Page 2

The new view of the Czar's charactei presented in the last issue of the Quar terly Review in an article to which sonu attention is devoted in this is-.sue, ii HUU'tling in the extrome. It upsets ul accepted ideas, and necessitates a recon sideration of Russian problems. Na lurully the article was widely noticewhen the Quarterly appeared. The Times in publishing long extracts from it, expressly 'declined to assume any respon eibility for their nccuracy. but admtttec that the fact that the article appearet in the Quarterly Review was evidenct that the writer was a responsible per soin. Other journals noticing the artich were constrained to admit the force oi the evidence advancer! in it, and Uu Spectator, while refusing to accept the picture of the Czar as presented by th< Quarterly writer, conceded that tht article wns a strong one. and th*. w ri.ter obviously^ a person of u;uthority ln the supplement enclosed with thi; issue will be found the usual budget o; Rural Notes, Axe and Saw Notes, and a record of Farmers' Union meetings held during the week. Our country correspondents chronicle the events of their respective neighbourhoods, and a number of letters from correspondents on various. subjects. ranging from tho County Wheel Tax to the vagaries of midnight cats, and from the theologicnl idea of winter to the behaviour of hinail boys in railway trains, are pub I ished. A tribute by a South Austral ian admttrer to Mr AA'atkln Mills. tho distinguished singer, who will shortly [visit Invercargili, is reprinted, and thero is ns usual a quantity of reading mat ter of general interest to all,

■ : An enthusiastic meeting of farmer-. WAS held nt Tr Tua Ihi:, week io con Bider the question of appointing a ,) e i e gate to accompany Mr Crosby Smith, the secretary of the Southland Railway League, to Wellington, to act with the (Southland members of Parliament as a deputation to tho Minister of Publia Works with reference to th'e extension of the Orepuki-Waiau and Seaward Bush railways. The proposal to send delegate was heartily approved, there being u consensus of opinion thai such a step would materially assist the object in view After discussion it was resolvell with acclamation to send not one bui two delegates, and Messrs Hamilton, representing tho Te Tun district and tho sawmilling industry, and Mr .1 . King, representing the Clifden district, were appointed. The Southern Standard states that aa . a result of the recent sly-grog prosecution at Core an information has been laid by S. Learmont against Constable Quin for perjury. The constable in hia evidence said that "he saw Robert Craiig and James McMeekin coming out of Learmont 's hourdinghouse about 1 o'clock on Saturday, April 2nd. Me said to Craig. ' You havo had an appetiser ?' and Craig replied. ' Just as you like,' He knew the day perfectly well, as il was the day after the Gore railway stn tion was burned down, lie' took a note of the day, but had -minlaid it." Tin. information states that the statements) being known to the said William J. Quin to be false, and being intended b.v him to mislead the Court, were an iu dictable olTenco l'rior to their departure from thq Mataura Island district Mr and Mra Compton were entertained by their many friends, and Mrs Compton was asked to accept n handsome tea and coffee service, while a rich copy of the Church Praise was given to each of her daughters P'ulogistic references were mnde to Mi mid Mrs Compton and their family, and the gathering was characterised by a .spirit of great friendliness and iiearti ness. Mr nnd Mrs Compton settle in In vercargill. The extraordinary and almost incred ible ideas which the people of three centuries held of such common animals a.* the hare, the badger, and the whale are not common knowledge. They furnish material for reflection on the singular credulity of the average mind before Una dawn of the era of enquiry. The sub ject is treated' in a most interesting manner in to-day's supplement in nn article by Mr T. II Pearce, M.A . Hector of the Boys' High School. The Mataura Presbytery having declined to approve u call to the Rev \V. Riichi.i M.A.. to the Wyndham charge. on th» ground that it was insufficiently signed, 0 further opportunity will be afforded the congregution of expressing un opin lon on the question. To-morrow, b.v means of votling papers, the Wyndham congregation will be asked to givo o detinite pronouncement with regard l«j Mr Ritchie's appointment It is with pleasure that we state that the paragraph in yesterday's issue reporting a " l/ott " by Messrs Fleming and Co.'s pnir of dark brown horses win based upon information now proved te be incorrect. Messrs Fleming and Co.'s horses were not. concerned in tho bolt, and yesterday performed their work with all the conscious pride and ease of good health and exemplary manners The damage to the Middle School fence was done by a horse bolting with a locul tradesman's van, which fortunately escaped injury Volunteers and riflemen will hear with deep regret of the death of Mrs Shanks, of (lore, the wife of Sergeant John M Shanks, the distinguished shot, who re cently enhanced his New Zealand re putation by his performances at tho llisley meeting The death of Mrs Shank*, which occurred at Core on Wednesday morning, will sadden the homeconning of Sergeant Shanks, ami he will have the sympathy of his many comrades in arms If enthusiasm ami energy count for anything the Municipal Bund is on a fait way towards success. Following up the concert held on Monday evening a meeting took place in the. OddfellowsHall. Tay street, on Thursday night for the purpose of appointing an Executive Commit tw to carry out a Grand I"air at Faster next year. The band started with nothing In the way of cash, but hnve n good equivalent in the lorin of vigour and initiative. The business people of the town have responded liberally, ami a part of the cost of ihe instruments has 1,-een paid. The band desires to discharge the entire cost at asearly a date as possible, and to institute a fund for the purchase of uniforms. A strong executive has been appointed, and although an active move will not be made at once, the preliminaries will be completed early. Youths who propose taking up the sport of rowing this season, will find in to-day's supplement a valuable article on rowing and sculling by W. 0 . East the champion oarsman of tho Thames It is copied from Sandow's Magazine The parade of tho Awarua Rilles in tho Garrison HaU last evening was fairly ' well attended. At the conclusion of the exercises, the new uniforms were distributed. The change from the sober khaki to the gav scarlet tunic seems to be wcl--1 coined by both officers and men of the battalion, and there is no doubt that any future volunteer demonstrations will he ' immensely improved from a spectacular point of view. The Awaruas* uniform is : Scarlet tunic, with blue facings and white piping : tho shoulder straps bear ' the initials of the company. To the ngnt ' shoulder there is attached a piece ol , cloth which forms a protector from static or grease spots received in carrying the ' rifle The belts are white, enamel replacing the pipeclay. The helmet is ol , Uie well-known pattern, with spike on . top brass chain under chin, and gilt badge . of the N.Z. volunteers. Blue trousers , with red stripe, complete an attractive outfit. Tho officers' coats have gold anil . blue facings, nicely worked The uniforms x aro the work of flallenstein Bros., Dunedin, and are creditably turned out, i At Campbelltown yesterday, before Mt . G. R. Waddel. J P-, Henry RoderUfiie w^ convicted of behaviour calculated tc revoke a "breach of the peace in the victmtj of the Drill Hall the previous night, and ' w|»s fined 20s, costs 2s. I The annual social of Awarua lodge ol i. Oddfellows was held at tbe Bluff oi. I Thursday night. Tl<e number prcsen - was certainly in excess of any p^ e ou. - attendance, the hall being crowded. Ihos. I present Imd a really enjoyable evening '. lancing being interspersed with iuu«ca items. Mr O. Cockrolt was nn M.C.. and Messrs W. Grant and W . N«* J man supplied capital music. Rcfrcsn ! ments were supplied by the brethren, and , the social was kept up till about - - o'clock. The Lodge is presenting bond . some framed emblems to PCs. I>- Lon, I and K- Duthie. > At the quarterly meeting of the Inver- > cargill Licensing Committee yesterday, i rivals of the licen*s of the n^nnan 3 ond Carriers' A™ ££■ ™»™£* • in these cases last j-iar s nee „een extended, renewal* being deferred . OI three months till certain nnprove- ; ments were effected. The committee had J sited the houses and were Bit -toed with the alterations. The tranter ol the Lnse of the Shamrock hotel from Alex. : Mel "de to John Milne was .pprovctl anA a renewal of the license granted to the latter. ~ i M „, to nliiv Auckland to-i-i.n ot n"-o team LU i jj "j dav wiU Klndl-jr. ■ Baxter. Bennett, XSlii tS- Franc* »*- '— «•- than's place. For „,. tu- «- _£« 'onment at the police-court.

i <m The Agent-General, report ing the nrrivnl of the steamer Suffolk, al Bristol, Liverpool nnd Glasgow, says 11. at her cargo arrived in good condition on favourable markets, and all the shipments were readily taken up. Yesterday judgments were given for plaintiffs hy the magistrate in McDonald Bros. v. A. W. McLean (Ocean Beach), I for £3 10s, costs £1 ls (id ; South Invercargiil Corporation v. I\ Burke (Clifton), for £3. costs _s. Mr M.;C.<mhy, KM., presided. A trial of a Cunfdall portable CL. h.p. oil engine, was held on tho farm of Mr John Allison, Crossftht, Drummond, on Thursdny, kerosene lining the motive duid. The engine wns put lo ;he test of driving nn Andrews, and Beaven chaffcutter and Logger {''2 inch mouth), and did it satisfactorily ; sovernl tons oi chaff heing cut. It was (hen attached t<, a Ilentnll corn-bruiser, where its power was further tested in crushing :?0 hags of grain por hour. The engine proved it.ielf to he what the makers' claim— simple, powerful and low in its consumption ol fuel ; no fans. pump, or devices of un intricate kind being required for starting. These engines have two fly wheols, tlill.) ensuring perfect balance, and are '.milt to last. Mr Alex, Storrie is the agent for the engine, aud also for the American Fairbanks oil nnd gas engine, an.l has placed quite a number of these engines on farms of late. One of Hi- largest gatherings ever seen in the Fort ruse distiict was Unit which took place on Wednesday last on the ocrnsion of the marriage of Mr Thos <" olden, of Pine Hush and Miss A. Mrk'en/ie. second daughter of the late Air K (i. McKenzie. A large meeting of farmers held nt Limohills on Wednesday was addressed by ll r H \V H,-U. representing Messrs W T Murray and Co.. with reference to a proposal t.i acquire- the Liuiohills dairy factory ami «nrk it in conjunction with Messrs Murra.s nnd Co Mr Hell allude 1 lo tbe impetus that successful dairying gave to a district, pointing to I 'a I mers ton North, which had grown from a village to a town of 8000 inhabitants, und where dairying farms were selling at JLH.'i nn acre Having pointed out thut butter was more profitable than cheese and that a butter factory to Ire successful, required a large outlay and a lat'ge supply of milk, Mr Hell stated that Messrs Murray nnd Co. were prepared to assist the fanners by working with them on semi-co-operative lines. Murray and Co would take delivery of the cream on board the train, pay railage and cartage to their factory, manufacture. find boxes, paper, and salt, chill, cart. nnd rail to Bluff, fur an all-round charge of id per lb of the over-run. The small prolit gained from working on this basis would not enable the firm to carry out the arrnngenient purely on the butter alone, and they asked therefore that the pigs grown on the skim milk should be guaranteed to them at market value A resolution to support Messrs Murray and Co was carried ununiiiiously, and a committee was set up for the purpose of arranging with the proprietors of the dairy factory for a sale or lease of the building and plant It. is reported that two (lore strong men. each weighing about lrt stone, wil' shortly yoke thamselves to a swingletree to deckle which is the stronger A wager of £20 i.s on the match. which will probably take place in Invercargiil

I pee street is noticeably busier in the vicinity of the Daily News ollice at the | present time. no doubt owing to the j Oreat Clearing Sale nt Archd McNeils Clothing anil Mercery Depot, where men, youths and boys are being outfi.'.ed at n surprisingly small cost " Praise a fair day at night.'' That is easily done, and you will be able lo praise Itaxter s Choice Uava Tea after you have tried it In th'e meantime, we can assure you the quality is good ; liquor is rich, and the flavour excellent, and ihe nrire economical, only Is- nd per tb. A handsome ten jmund tin for 13s 9tl. Iry it. 1 own a friend in every man (Thi.s ain't a lie I'm telling) ; Coughs, colds, etc.. all take wing When I come nigh a dwelling. An enemy to every ill (Now, don't mistake. I ain't a pill). Hut concentrated, perfect, pure. And known as Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.