TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XCV, Issue 14731, 25 April 1912, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY

RcV. D. O. Rates advised lust ova;ii;;: ■-"' The centre ci the cyc'.ouo pa.:.,:.-J through Cook Strait cuily th's rnoiii.ug. Heavy.' rain hns fallen in ;i:i>.ny parts of tho eouniiy, unci sunon higher levels. Heavy wtßtjr'y ga'os wore experienced' in the n./.-th during the night, and tlic winds h.-no clian.-j;;.,! to southerly to-day. Tins evening's reports show decreased loi'.o goiiera'ly. Pcrrenl indication i nio for southerly winch,strong to pal*, SU( J cold and boisterous conditions (»cn;raily, with heavy lain in parts r.nd eiioa- on tke higher levcle. •_ 'J'ho glnss will probably riso fast every .-.hero Tim following par.ißr.ujli f T ,. m t ;, O London <•])„,!>• firaphi.-"' is of int,c-,v,t to Aow /oalaiulers:—Tho Koercta.l yof M:ite lni.s i-<)iisent"il to renißve from tin, lmt ol protected hints the l llt | o oni. s-lenifn.-nllv known, as "earine 10-tnn." These birds" were i,:tiod.ic> ert into Xoifhnmptoii shire hy (lie Into Lord LMOord, and havo wo multiplied as to heroine a serious nuisance. They prey on young- game and are very destructive to young poultry. Tho&o who aro 10-oking fonvard ,to tho opening or the .shooting .season .will ho interested in an advortisemoiit appearing this morning setting :lnrth concessions and limitations icgai-ding tho shooting of nativo game. Tho St. Mary's hookey cluh will hold their iii.it practice on Carolino Day at 2.30 this aJ'tcrnoon. A full muster is requested. The foundation stone of tho Congregational Sunday school is to bu laid at 3 p.m. this afternoon by Mr J. Croigie, ALP. Tho Pleasant Point Technical Classes Association advertise that. certain elasess will begin tho first >veek in May. A' public ■ meeting of citizens is convened for to-morrow evening at 8, iu the Sophia Street Hail, to consider a proposal to recognise in some way tho services of Mr J as. Craigio as Mayor. Applications closed yesterday fcr &o> tions on tho I'our Irakis settlement, and as anticipated, there was a, very largo number. Mr Nimmo-Soott aul his assistant Mr O. F. Williams had u very busy time at the local Jand office where no fewer than- 277 applications wero received —192 of them yesterday. It is not yet known how wany were received at Christchurcli. The annual report at the meeting of tho Askburton Rugby Union stated thut owing to'various causes tho Union hau had a very had season, and the finances were in a, bad state. There was a, fairly large deficit owing to the small gato receipts, and tho heavy expenses in bringing country playera down to play in representative fixtures. The general uc- ' count showed a debit balance of £25 12a 2d, and tho accident account a credit haluueo of £i 13s, leaving a total indebtedness of £2O 19s 2d. The annual social of the. pouthlwrn Presbyterian Church will be held tonight. The programme will be provided by Chalmers Church choir, winch is going out in strong force The Rev. A. Hunt, of'Timaru, will ho present, also Rev. G. King, of Pleasant Point. Willi sucli talent a record attendance is expected. Harvest thanksgiving services in St. Andrews Presbyterian parish were held on Sunday. Very largo congregations assembled at Hunter in the morning, and St. Andrews in tho evening. In the afternoon, at Mttkikihi and Otaio, the services wore well attended. . At Kokiha, on Tuesday evening a large, congregation assembled. At all places the elaborate decorations wero indicative of the bountiful harvest that tlie district had. Tho grain, fruit, roots and vegetables made a 6plendid exhibition. Rev. F. Jeffreys officiated at all services. Have you heard of tho good value thut Kernohan McCahon and Co., Ltd., aro giving just now? No. What is it? Oh, they are giving slbs of really good tea and six cups and saucers for Os Od —it is wonderful value. You should send soon, as they are only doing it for 14 days, and two days havo gone already..., A serious charge, in connection with the moving picture entcrtaimments was made at Obristehurch hy the Bov. I l '. Rule, tho agent of tho Presbyterian Social Service Association. He said tlint these shows exercised a baneful influence on the young people of the city, and that he had witnessed scenes which were a ilisgi-aeo to the community. Mr Rule did not state that the pictures bliowu were of a corrupting nature, but appeared rathor to infer that the conduct of some of the youthful patrons was not consistent with propriety. Are you losing weight? Muscles weal; and flabby ? Stearns' Wino of Ood Liver Kxtruet builds up broken-down tissues and produces sound, healthy flesh —increases your weight.... ' At present I lie Dominion is lacking in its provisions lor training farmers —Lincoln College, which is within tho reach of very few young New Zoahinders, (lii'eriug tho only means outside tho primary schools of acquiring agricultural knowledge. Tho Huakura Farm will enable numbers of farmers' sons nnd others in obtain practical instruction in their life's business under most . i'nvouralilo conditions, and on the theoretical 'side they will bo able to add considerably, to the' littlo stock of elementary sciontiflo knowledge they have acquired in passing through the standards, of the State schools. A Timnru boy, 3tr Stanley Bowker, is at present a studenti, ! nt'Liii« coin, and is reported to ho doing well.

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As a nerve food and tonic Baxter's Pert Quinine Wiae is tmeqtuHed. It is partii'niarly serviceable in -.ases of neuralgia, loss of; appetite a.nd weak digestion. Each dose does good. luce 2s 6d per bottle at Baxter's i'harmac:es, Tiinara and Fairlie We are informed by the CHaf Postmaster that; there is a steady dernani lor the newly introduced Home Savings is.cn;; boxes, which bed fair to Lec.;„ce a popular means .'or encx-tLri-gLng tur.i't amongsi the yoiuigsters. and parents who are interested in the matter should call rt tile Savings Bank counter and inspect this neat and useful article. In regard to Mr G. Holler's letter of correction in respect of his remarks at the meeting ot householders at the South S.-hcal lon Monday slight, wo wish to state that Mr Keller's version of what took place is endorsed by the chairman aad others present at the meeting, and we are quite satisfied that his statements at the meeting were entirely in order, and were accepted by the chairman. The inpsectors* classification of fiftv seiifh Canterbury schools which have "a roll mratber of 3l> and under, quoted by '■Educationist'-' in a letter yesterdav. should have read:—Very good 5. good 17, satisfactory 21, fair'o, moderate 2. Mr J. G. Gow, M.A., chief inspector, informs us that ibe term "safisiactorv" is ■ussd by the inspectors to denote efficient. The aanual meeting of the Timaru Cliess Club on Tuesday evening was attended by about a doc-en mejaocrs. and Mr A. Beck presided. The balance-sheet shewed a'eredit of £1 lis 6d; and there were no.liabilities. Tha election of officer* resulted:—Patron, Mr P. R. Taylor : president, Mr A. Beck; dents, Messrs A. Paterson. E-. A. Wcrry, and H. Cuthbert; secretary aid treasurer, Mr Gordon P. Wood: captain, Mr .E. J. Mills (re-elected); members of committee, Messrs Gourlay, Mallouk. and Hayes: match committee and liand'cappers, Messrs E. J. Mills. G. P. Wood. :ir.d T. O' Mara. A succestion bv Mr i'.--terscn, that- the Club should meet- at the Unitarian Hall; as being central, was received for further consideration. Tuesdiy and Friday evenighs were adopted as p.ay nights. The date of openino- tlie season was left- to a sub-committee? On the suggestion of Mr Wocd. tha-subscrip-tion was increased from 3s to 7s Gd to provide funds for procuring more chessMr Beck offered a guinea trophv icr 3,.tonmament, and this was accepted wcth tiianks. Use Baxters Yinc-gar Essence for your,pickles this season, it las tho corre. t acidity combined with a most appetising and delicate flavour. Price ; i.r_6d per bottle sufficient to n.ake one fcadrn. Baxter's Pharmacies, iiraarn and Fairiie... _ The following have been elected to lurni the two Orari River Boards:— tpjK-r Orari Board—Messrs W. G. Asp nail, P. Coira, W. F. Evans, A. Frew O. Grant, W. Harrison, and W. Mason! .Lower Orari Beard—Messrs R. Macauky, A. McCallu'm, M. H. McLeod, and ilt «rs Baldwin and Rayward, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch. and D.:ucdin. rejiort that amoncrst the many applicaitons for patents they l-.ivo just filed are:—S. R. Willia-ns", Arc-klnnd, luggage label; L. S. Barrril. Hawera, milk release; G. Grumv.a'd, Koputarua. acetvlene gas geie'r- 1 rtcr; AV. H. Osborn aid D. J. C. McGuiley. Bendigo. .Victoria, rainwater fi ; t"r: RV Latfe, Owaka, taw-bench roller attachement.... \\e have mudi pleasure in anncr.ricing that Souteris boot store have been appointed sole agent for "Queen" Evcn.-ng shoes, and "Queen" walking 'Aces. The "Queen" shoe is welltnown throaghotit the Dominiori....