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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8294, 24 September 1903, Page 2

Our readers- will notice with regret the announcement of the death of Mr John P. Martin, a young Oamaruvian, at the early age of 30 years. Mr Martin laft the Catholic School after a successful career .there 1 to enter the office of Mr Crawford, from which after some years he removed to •Messrs Hislop and Creaglvs. He took a prominent part in the affairs of the Hibernian Society, and entered himself for the contest to represent Oaimaru in Parliament, but, withdrew in favor of Mr Duncan after a short canvas .without going to the poll. He then joined the police service, and served on the West Coast until his health gave way owing to an attack of consumxjtion, which lias been responsible for the death of his mother, three sisters, and himself in the last few years, -Mr Martin being the last member of the family. . The annual meeting of the Oamaru Tennis Club was held in. Messrs Newton and Burton's office last/evening, Mr Appleby in~the cliair. ' The report showed the club to be in a'very flourishing state, there being a credit balance of £ls 8s Bd. The following officebearers were elected for the ensuing year: President,'Mr H. Newton; vice-presidents, Messrs J. Buckley, W. H. Ros?, J. S! Holmes, W. R. Darling, Hindmarsh, Pringle, Drs Douglas, Garland, M'Adam, and Whitton; secretary and treasure! - , Mr F. J. Du Croz; General Committee, Messrs Appleby, B.- Sumpter, Sutton, E. F. Armstrong, and" W. Grumitt; Match Committee, Messrs E. Newton, R. P. Ward, and Bt Sumpter; Ground Committee, Messrs R. P.. Ward, F. Newton, and Sutton; It was decided to open the season on October 10th. ■A meeting of. all those interested ■ in the erection: of a public hall at Windsor will take place intlWschoolhouße-, on Saturday, 3rd. October, at 8 p.m. The annual -meeting of the (Quoits 'Club will be held in Messrs Hepburn Bros.' rooms on Friday evening, at eight o'clock, and all members and intending members are asked to-attend. I We again.-remind- our readersof the: St. Liike's Guild- sale to-morrow after..noon. The doors,will, open at 2.30 p.m. "The Policy of the''Ostrich'' is riot to be revealed except to those present in St. Luke's Schodlrobm'" \ to-morrow'i .night! But in "pomistic Experiments" it .may be well to : state t}iat a be disclosed, for ; the present problem. ' That ' fliejremedy^V-M4cii'v:«..'\yinpe.shown. by; the•ifact^ tfiat,:eyerijin/<the;imidst.rpf %ork, iJfhe" liefps r of the 1 future', will be invited- to ; 'try popular -; Songs "and' dance / the "cachuea and'othersgracjeful Britishjaniforeign dances in! their employers! :drawing rooms. A :I cloab *ropmf will*.beTprpvided. for ladies tdmorrow night, so that there need be no hat trouble. In-order to obtain good seats tic-~ket-holders are -advised to be at the School--1 room not later than 7.45 p.m. night the Onmaril BrfiVs held a euclue , -party and smoke concert in. the Oddfellows' Hall, afiwbich. there was a good attendance lot members and intending, members. The first euchre prize' fa 6et of *was won by Private Laney, and the second <i deanin-g outfit) -was won by "Corporal I Smithy After supper-had been ijerved and' 1 -V" - - 'j, J,

the shooting prizes distributed, a programme of songs was proceeded with. Lieutenant Apploby gave two songs, Corporal Dale executed a Highland fling in a manner to delight the audience, and the balance of the programme was filled by Captain Stubbs, Lieutenant Woodward, Private O'Leary, Private Horne 4 Corporal Jones, ColorSergeant Young, and Captain Barber. It was decided to rent a hall as a club-room, t]it{ members subscribing the necessary funds, in order that regular meetings 'might be held and provision oould be made for regular instruction in musketry, outpost duty, skirmishing and scouting. The. corps is to bs congratulated on the live manner in which it has emerged from the cloud under which it labored 6ome two montlis ago. New members are continually being enrolled, and the strength has gone up from a total of 12 to a total of about 60. There are vacancies for about ten recruits, and intending menbars should join as soon as possible. It was decided to practise every economy this year, and to purchase full dress uniforms early next year. We trust, for the military reputation of Britain, that the remark passed by RearAdmiral Hedworth. Lambton concerning Sir Archibald Hunter during the controversy over the naval gunnery at Ladysmith was merely a figure of speech. Otherwise the propinquity of two news messages published day will cause distress to our readers. The "fact that Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Hunter, who commanded the Tenth Division in Soutli Africa, is, on the authority of the brave leader of the Naval Brigade in Ladysmith, "an ignorant numbskull," would be painful enough, but to learn by a paragraph immediately following that this "numbskull" is to be head of the Army in Madras would cause renewed doubts as to the infallibility of the military system as administered by the War Office. Owing to the Southland Pipe Band-liav ing withdrawn, leaving only two bands (Oamaru and Timaru) in, the Timaru Contest Committee have" cancelled tlie Pipe Band competitions. . They are, however, in order to keep faith with the public, endeavoring to induce the Oamaru Pipe Band to join with-the Timaru Band in a contest for reduced prizes of £lO first and £5. second for each event. 'Whether or not the Oamaru Pipe Band will fall in.with this arrangement lias not been decided. Had the Contest Committee arranged their programme more with a- view to tife convenience of the men than to compelling them to remain in Timaru for the greatest amount of time attainable, the Oamaru Pipe Band might have made a special effort to help th-em"out of the difficulty.

Messrs Moritzson and Co. report as follows with respscb to rafobitskms :—Summer, 6d to B£d ; small, 3d to sd;'autumns, 9£d to 13d ; winters, to 16£ d ; winter blacks, 2s to 2s 6d per lb; outgoing, lLjd to Is 2d.

At the meeting of the Land Board yesterday, the following matters affecting this district were dealt with:—Ranger Atkinson reported on sections 22 and 23, block VIII, Toka-ralu Estate, lately held by D. R. Cooper.—Sections to be again open for sekction. _ Banger Atkinson's report that John Smith, lessee of section, 24, block VIH, Toka-rahi Estate, has not complied with the retsidence condition of his lease was adopted, Mr Smith to show cause why his holding should not be forfeited for noncompliance with residence conditions. Letter from Mrs E. Byrnes, in reply to the Board's notice requiring her to show cause why her lease over section 44a, Windsor ■Park Estate, should not be declared forfeited for her non-compliance with the cropping conditions, was received.—Ranger to submit further report. Letter from 1 James M'G-impsey .in rcgard to sections 3 and part 12, block IV, Ey.row district, lately held by him ur.der yearly license, was held ' over. After a verbal explanation from Mr Michael Mansfield, who had been called upon to show cause why his lease-in-perpetuity over section 27a, block IX, Windsor Settlement, should not be declared forfeited for breach of the cropping conditions, the Board decided to require him to sow down IS acres in grasses. Mr Mansfield's application for temporary exemption from residence on bis section, 27a, -Windsor Park Estate, on account, of his living in the township, cloee to the land, was granted during the pleasure of the Board. We learn that the Waiareka Dairy Factory, which has been closed for the past few years, has changed hands, the company having sold the property to a few local gentlemen. It is the intention of the new proprietors to ro-opan tilie "factory next month for the manufacture of cheese. They will spare no pains in their endeavor to supply the market with cheese of quality equal to that which, obtained for the company the .excellent reputation they enjoyed m their palmy days, for Waiareka cheese was recognised in the local and outside markets as being second to none. The services of a first-class cheeseruaker will be secured and the factory and plant will receive a complete overhaul in order to i>lace everything in thorough-going order. The re-opening of ths factory, which will be duly advertised in the course of a few days, should prove" a considerable advantage to milk-suppliers in the viciniTy, not only in the matter of convenience, but in the possibility of a somewhat better price being obtained for their milk. The purchasers of the factory have arranged" with the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, to act as agents for them in transacting all business connected with the new undertaking.

The Citizens' Band will hold a sacred concert on Sunday next, and a collection will be taken to help to defray the expenses of the Band in connection with, the contest. Mr Creagh has kindly lent the North Road Cricket Ground for the concert, and the North Otago Pipe Band will assist in the programme. Given fine weather, an enjoyable afternoon may be' looked forward to. There, is a newspaper tradition that a country newspaper in New Zealand once told Russia to "stand back" or take the consequences, and that two wec-ks afterwards the threatened war was averted. History repeats itself, for last week a Road Board in the Wairarapa, it is stated, passed a resolution protesting against the constant massacres in the Balkans, and decided to send a copy of the resolution to the Sultan. The Lyttelton Times remarks that the message from Bishop Grimes found in a bottle at Otara, Foi'trose, was doubtless written by him at. the time, over two years ago, when so much anxiety was felt regarding the lack of news of the Jane Douglas, which was conveying the bishop and his party from Hokitika to Jackson's Bay. The steamer encountered vary severe weather, being at one time in serious danger, and for about a fortnight no news of ner movements was received. 'Subsequently it was found that she had put in at Okura. The message would have been addressed not to 'Father Boyne, but to 'Father Bogue, who died a few months ago. ''Pere Sepety" should be "Pere Pe Peti."

A servant girls' union recently started at Newhaven, Connecticut, lias already obtained a large membership. Tne union intends to compel employers to furnish references, and will black-list those having undesirable reputations. Regular working hours 'will be stipulated for, and extra pay demanded for overtime, also for. washing and any laundry work. The. union also demands that the servants shall receive the same food as the members of the families and various other comforts not usually enjoyed. Mr J. C. Blackmore,Government Pomologist, has received information from the Agent-General's office, stating that owing to tli© ravages -of a pest called uie bud mite in the United Kingdom, a steadily remunerative market seems assured, for some time to come, for black currant pulp from New Zealand. It is stated that over £4O a ton is freely offered for black currants in England. So far growers in tins country have not been in a position to ship much of this fruit, though during_ the last few years it has been planted fairly extensively. ■; The officers of the Rotoiti, which arrived from New Tlymouthon Saturday, says yesterday's 'Wellington Post, state.'that the bar-rel-boat known as "Tanner's, Ark," in which the owner was to make a voyage round the world, was driven ashore at New Plymouth on Sunday. .;■lt: is not expected that the "v.e?s.pl' will be .refloated; ' ~.•,..

"A day of' two" ago. (say's the Prerv?) it web reported that farmers at the Rapgiora- market last weefc'Were inquiring if "tho provisos of the Slaughtering and Ihsnection Act, and esp?cinlly the condition that no meat, unless kill rd at the municipal abattoirran be Gold in town, applied to rales of cured bacon and hams. It appears that andsr the Act farmers may kill and cure and <-ell in town up to five head of pigs w-eeklv, which number may be increased by special authority from th* inspector. From subsection 4 of section 4 of the Act, it would appear th.it, with resrard to swine, a "farmer is not 7mder the necessity of "keepmar a faithful record" of the number Jcilled, wlu'ch 'fi incumbent upon farmers, killingother stock. -

A valedictory social will be held in the Athensum Hall, Herbert, to-morrow night. At the Burnside market yesterday, Messrs Donald Bead and Co. sold for Mr John Cuff (lOamaru) 119 fat wethers at from 25s to 22e 6d.

At the close of the. year 1901 there existed in New Zealand 94,4-29 life insurance policies, an average of 120 in every 1000 persons living. The gross amount represented by these policies was £23,567,427, an average of £249 lis 7d for each policy, and of £29 18s 5d for every European inhabitant of the colony at the end of the year. Hie distribution of these policies shows that nearly one,half are held in the Government Life Insurance Department. How long the Maoris have inhabited the Kaik at Colac Bay (says the Orepuld Advocate) none of them' seem to_know; butsome idea of the age of the settlement may he gathered from the fact that in the heart of the root of a large kamahi (birch) tree may be seen the decayed root and trunk of a porderous fuchsia tree. Each has crown up and decayed on the spot, and underneath both is an ancient Maori oven. The Napier-Taradale motor 'bus, which was going to revolutionise the carrying business between these two places, made its last trip on Saturday. The 'bus is to bo dismantled, and the lower part will probably be used -for haulage purposes in the district. The other portion will be sold. Th& effects of this winter's frost will be noticeable in Central Ota.go for years (says the Cromwell Argus). Around Wanaka the, cabbage trees and manuka are killed, while the gum trees that formed such a pleasant feature of the Wahatipu landscape have also e.iccumbed.

It was while locum tenens at tho rectory of Gladstone, Queensland (says a writer in Chambers Journal for August) that I became aware that moon-signals could be. used in the same way as thoss of the sun. It was my duty to go to Bustard Head Lighthouse every few months to hold service and,.visit the Sunday-school and people of the. station.'' I usually .went by land, and rode 30 miles to Turkey Station; and as soon as I arrived Miss Maud Worthington, the daughter of the station-owner, would at once heliograph the news of my'arrival at Bustard Head, and inquire by use of an Biu looking-glass at what time a horse could btt sent to m&et me on the other side of the swampy ground, over which it was wiser to walk. "There 1 was met by Mr Rookesby and his wife, who piloted mo to the lighthouse station. Mr Rookesby is a wellknown inventor in Queensland. He erected the heliograph between Turkey Station and the lighthouse, but- failed to make communication with Gladstone, 34 miles off, or because of other conditions peculiar to the lie of the country. He then experimented with signalling by moonlight, and discovered that—notwithstanding the feeble light of the moon as compared with sunlight—owing to the darkness of the night, the moon's reflections 'were quite powerful enough to carry the intervening 10 miks between the two stations.

The fiscal controversy is bringing: out in the House of Lords not only the old men, but also the: young. Remarkablo euccsns was secured by the Earl of Lytton in dealing with the Birmingham leaflets issued on behalf of "the Chamberlain policy." His sprech was well phrased awl well delivered, and caught the attention of the Government. Lord Lytton looked quite boyish, with his pale, romantic face, and his slender figure. He shows his great interest in politics by frequent attendance in the gallery of the. House of Commons. Lord Lytton ia grandson of Bulwer Lytton, (lie novelist (himself an orator), and the son of "Owen Meredith" (the second Lord Lytton), novelist, pott, ambassador, and Governor-Gene-ral of India.

Messrs Philpotts and Son, storekeepers, Ticton, N.Z., say: "The best selling cough mixture in this*district is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Everyone likes it and speaks well of the results alter using it." For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers. Trice, Is od and 3s.

Says the Lyttelton Times:—The Christchurcli manager of a large insurance company told a reporter that the "moral hazard" in regard to fire insurance was much ki=s in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland than in other parte of New Zealand. It was recognised, he said, that the public in the provir.crs named were of a higher standard, and the fact was considered in deciding the rates of insurance Asked how the "moral hazard" was gauged, he replied, "By bitter* experience." There is r.o danger whatever from lockjaw or blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promptly applied. It is an antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causes wounds to heal without maturation and in one-third the time required by the usual treatment. Sold by all Chemists' and Storekeepers. Price, Is 6d and 3s.

Recently, 6ays the- Evening Post, the manager of a well-known New Zealand health resort was supplied with ammunition to be used in providing game* for the table. The other day, however, the Department which controls the sanatorium received' u memorandum, which began : "Re. cats," and went on to explain that during the recent severe weather the grounds and .house, had been so overrun with wild cats, and the nuisance caused by their nocturnal orgies became so serious that the manager had to start shooting them, with' the result that fourt-Mn fell to one gun in twenty-four hours. The Government ammunition was used in the slaughter, but the manager confidently adds that "the carcases were need for manuring the apple trees, so that no loss need be anticipated." A CURE FOR ASTHMA.

Those who are afflicted with this distressing complaint will be glad to learn that Evans' MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POWDER can be depended upon to ensure immediate and permanent relief. This preparation is a herbal compound, which has never been known to fail in the most serious cases, and thousands of people have been restored to their normal state of health by using it. One trial will convince the most sceptical.—Vlilligan and '!. md. iucni«. Make your Pianc look liie new by using our "Brilliant"" Piano polisk. Is 6d to 2s 6(l* MELDRUM'S.

One of the most attractive selections in lace goods ever shewn in Oamaru is now open at THE POLYTECHNIC. The goods are direct from the leading Homo warehouses, and comprise the newest styles in Collarettes, Scarfs, Laces, Frillings, etc., etc., while the prices have been marked at smallest margin of profit. Wo want to do a'large trade, and will be satisfied with a small profit. Indies' Lace, Lisle, Taffeta Gloves, in black, white, cream, slate, and fawn, 6d, 7Jd, 9d, Is 9d, 2s. Our value in Hosiery this season will commend itself to our patrons. Ladies' Black Cashmere Hose, plain, ribbed, or fancv, 2s, 2s 3d, 2s 6d. Have you tried our 4dome Kid Gloves at 2s 6d? They are undoubtedly the. best glove for the money in town. "Try THE POLYTECHNIC the. Favorite Ready-Money Drapers. You will save money by doing so.

Extra Special Supplementary Sale.— L. H. Tempero heirs to announce that owing to alteration!! to the Showroom, which, will be in hand next month, he will hold a Great Clearing 'Sale, of drapery, clothing, etc., consisting of Ladies' Jackets, Waterproofs, Mantles, Underclothing of all descriptions, Hate and Bonnets, Corsets, Aprons, Flowers, Prints, Muslins, Calicoss, Flannelettes, Sheetings, Blankets, etc., at desperate prices, to save stock from damage during the progress of the work. For 10 days only can you get drapery at un-heard-of prices. L. H. TEMPERO, London House.

The. practical farmcr.-'cati only arrive at one., ccnchision ; that to get a machine tha;. a sound all oye'r, in all the vital parts of a. harvesting machine ho must buy the M'Cormick. PIANO STOOLS AND CHAIRS, a Choice Assortment, fruui l"i« M MF.L-

'Now the bright weather has come back. - the corner turned, and we are in straight fur summer .there'll be hustling and bustling to prepare your new wearing apparel for the season _ Early shopping is a necessity to Prst choice and most first choice- goods on proved both th» cheapest and prettiest. Choice French Muslins at 4Jd per yard. Most beautifill designs in this low priced Muslinc These goods will wash reliably aad wear a whole- season. We have a b«ti#r range at 6£ and 7£d pcr»y«rd. A strong,

serviceable fabric for girls' school wear, a boon to mothers who can't be bothered f (l » ever making up now dresses for lhi> |rj t ], Our navy cambric prints, at 6d per y;i t( |' are very choice in design, and will wear nj long as any printed cambric we've White Tucked Lawns in great variety, 0 j now designs. Bid, IOJd, Is. White Lawm tucked partly and inserted with washing lace, in new designs, at Is, la 3d, Is 6(1, u 9d, 2s per yard.—PENROSE'S Cash Drapery Establishment. TUSSIOURA.—In the winter sen.--on M . posure will affect the strongest constitutioii and a sudden chill may sow the seeds of tho mi.-st dread disease. CONSUMPTION j n its earlier stages takes the form of a trouble some cough, when neglected settles in tli c lungs, to the permanent damage of tlu>s 0 organs. What is required is a preventive and TTJSSICURA will be found to supply this want. Obtainable all chemists, Is 6d and 2s 6d.