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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 8490, 25 May 1904, Page 2

The Clnthn. Free Press states that sime . members of the Brnee Licensing Committee have announced that they will not erant re newals. the Priyy Council netwithstaid|ing. Theßmce Herald understands that 1 ft is unlikely that the committee will sieet ' to consider the granting -of licenses before' i June 3, the date of the annual meeting. A meeting of the members of the committee (the-Herald says) was held on Friday; but the nroeeedings were strictly private, wad" nothing can be gathered as : to thenatur* 1 of the business transacted.' ■ The steamer Torra arrived a*"B-o'cloek' this morning from the north- '■; She will-lea*'* at .5 o'clock' this eTCß&g'wifcli oft tofls'bf ■prddnca for' Napier. " ; ' r "V The" following "will represent -lE* Hiber-" -niahs3rf their match.with'ttie :Alrre;d-liod?e r mi lPriaaV>HsgKf,'-lih'e'fi7tn' Snsfe ,'mihe'PddfelloWs*r Haft, : play MmraeTKSing aVB T>.inr,Bh^rp:—Bros. Corcoran,, Tansey;- OWefly; ' O'GonSor^HanTey^'iic nor, T Ford, C Direen, Bowler^Emergencies", Ardagh'and I Croft. ✓ • It was very noticeable !asl evening that L tio vehicles returning' from the races •were; ImmmMMmmmmmmm down in consequence. No doubt the Dad weather made all anxious to get home as grdit risk was' incurred 1 "by" the" oa of the* traps, 1 Pjor "BTonrhial Coasrns teiSre t

'Hie San Francisco mail will arrive by to-night's express. There will be ( a counter delivery between 7 and 8 o'clock. At "the Maheno Debating Society last night (writes our Maheno correspondent) one of the principal speakers said-that" his only -experience of financial business had been a meeting between himself, a lawyer and- a money-lender. The result was, lie said, that;he came ofi decidedly third best. The same speaker .caused some amusement by declaring, in the heat of debate, that his hearers "couldna tak' the breeks off a hielanman'." Some of his audience differed' from him, and wanted to try. There was a good attendance at. Monday night's meeting of the Maheno Debating Society. , Rules for the guidance of the Society, as drafted by the committee, were approved of. A capital debate followed on the question, "Should the Land for Settlement Act be amended so as to admit of Crown tenants purchasing their holdings?" Miss D. M'Lennan and Mr T. Lindsay supported the leasehold remaining as at present, and Messrs H. "Wilson and J. •Dunn opened on the other side. The debate was a lively and vigorous one, and at its 'close 18 voted in favor of the law remaining as at present, and 14 for the change. Next Monday evening the subject" is to be: "Is country life preferable to town," Miss Mackenzie and Mr Klee opening for the affirmative, and Misses Broome and? M'Lennan the negative. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, report having held a clearing sale of horses, cattle, and implements at Mr James Pryde's farm, Totara, on Monday, the 23rd instant. There was a good attendance of farmers | and good prices were realised. The sale was conducted by Mr J. E. Palmer, the Companv's new auctioneer. Horses—Bay mare £4l, bay gelding £2o*, Bay colt £42 10s, harness horse £24 ss, hack mare and foal £ll. Dairy cows realised from £5 10s to £7 7s 6d; heifers £2 17s 6d to £3 17s 6d, two yearling heifers £1 10s, 15 yearling calves 255, Shorthorn bull £3 7s fed. Harness and implements brought good prices. The Wakamii will leave Bluff on Saturday, 28th, for London, via Monte Video /and Teneriffe. Mails will close at Oamaru on Thursday, 26th, at 4.10 p.m. Correspondence for the United Kingdom must be specially addressed. We would remind our readers of the concert and lecture in the Wear street Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening in aid of the funds ofDr Barnardo's homes. A number of; views specially procured from London will be shown to illustrate the lecture. As these slides have to be returned, this will :be'- the only opportunity of seeing and hearing something in connection with the work of rescuing the children of the slums. Mails for Australia, Tasmania, Ceylon, India,- China* ah'd'Straits Settlements, also South Africa; 1 Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom close at the Bluff on Mon■day, 30th, at 3.30 -~.m., per Warrimoo. Mails for Australia, Tasmania, Ceylon, India, China, and Straits settlements, also South Africa, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom,, close at Auckland, on Monday, 30th May, at 4.30 p.m., per Waikare.

Our Kurow correspondent writes: —■ ■Last night heavy rain fell here, and it is .reported that there was a very heavy fall of snow at Omarama, while all the hills . at the back of 'Kurow are thickly coated. To-night (Tuesday) it is raining heavily again. Last week Miss O'Grady, on, re- , tiring from her long connection with music ' and painting' here, was presented, by the Roman Catholic Sunday school scholars here vrith a silver-mounted purse and a pair of gloves, while she was similarly honored by < the music and -painting pupils with a handsome gold brooch. Miss O'Grady has endeared herself to all in this district by her unerring tact and good nature, together with her ever readiness to assist in all thihss for the community at large. Mr F. R. Dennison, of Oamaru, has secured the patent : for "a machine for «aparatjag wild oats or other hairy seeds from sHtt oats." A patent has also been applied' for in the Commonwealth. We understand that the machine has been tested by experts, who speak very highly of it. , The patentee has received several orders for machines already. The public are again reminded that letters posted in the'puard's van attached' to trains, without the late fee of Id being • affixed thereto, must bear the name of the flag station at which the letter is posted, otherwise the fine of Id will be strictly enforced. In the euchre match, last night the Foresters team beat the Protestant Alliance by ! 4l games to 39. The adjourned meeting of the Dama.ru Farmers' Union will be held in the County Council Chambers on Saturday next, at 11.30 a.m., when all members are asked to be present, as the business to be transacted is important. A Windsor correspondent informs us that two fairly severe shocks of earthquake, accompanied by loud rumblings, were felt in that district this morning, the first occurring at 4.15 and the other about an hour later. At the Magistrate's Conrt this morning, before-Major Keddell. S.M., Alfred Millen for'drunkenness was fined 10s or 48 hours' imprisonment. Angelo T.eoni, having bees already locked up for hovrs, was convicted and discharged. Two first offenders were ordered to pay £5, or do "24 hours' work, while another offender, who was in possesion of £4B, was fined £1 or 48 hours'. The following will represent the . Manchester 'Unity in the euchre tournament against the Druids to-morrow evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, plav commencing at 7.45 p.m. sharp:—Bros. T. Johnstone, A. Johnstone, J. Taylor, W. M'Diarmid, J. Reid A. Carson, E, Granger, P. Dandie, W.'Foss, C. Bee, J. Bee, D~. Bee, C. Grant, J. Heron, W. Conper, W. M'Gregor; emergencies—A. Miller, S. Mollison, S. Mills, D. Herron, T. Gibb, and T. Familton. Owing to the prolonged spell of dry weather {says Thursday's" Nelson Colonist), settlers in the country are experiencing inconvenience through water tanks running dry. The creeks in many parts of the district are very low, and the dustis lying as thick on some of the roads as it does in: summer. The farmers find the ground extremely hard to work, and rain is anxiously looked for. A shower or two on Wednesday had the effect of laying the dust, but two or three days' steady rain is badly wanted. Although within a month of the shortest day, no snow is yet visible on Mount Arthur ranges, which at this time of the year are usually heavily coated. Mr Havelock Ellis, in his study of British genius, has something interesting to say; on the subject of large families. He says that genius produces large families, mostly boys, and the oldest and yeuagest are most likely to be distinguished. The fathers are often undistinguished. Browning's father was ai clerk, and so was Bradfeugh's; Turner's was a barber, Carlyle's a'mason, Huxley's a schoolmaster, Keats' « livery stableman, Knox's a peasant, Wolley's a grazier, arid Whitfield's an innkeeper. Oemus, too, is sometimes tall. No fewer than 26 cases are quoted of great men Vrho were over six feet, and they include Darwin, Millais, Thackeray, and Fielding. Mr Ellis is still pursuing th« investigations; and there can be no finality in his task. But he has come to the conclusion that among the factors which make up' genius are" the nature of the various stocks meeting in one man,' the manner of their combination, the circumstances of birth and early environments. •Inquiries' arfl' constantly "being nfade ai tn« "Auckland Government tourist office (says the New -Zealand Herald) in regard to reduced passages from London for persons likely to prove desirable immigrants, j ' Mf' Montgomery, who is m charge, Kas re> • : 1 reiyed "riotiffcaiion from the head office in ' Wellington that "persons whom the Agent- j ■ -General approves, and' who are able to satisfy hftn that they will not be a> charge - 'upon the State, can obtain by the Federal and some other lines second-class passages 1 of j£3l for' £27, and third-class passages -• 'mjfourth-berth .cabins of £l4, for £10; thwdrclass two-DertTi cabin passas-es, £l6 >• 'for: £I2V-T-the £4 fir «ach case being paid ' J by' GoverninemC !' ' Pkothct Yottbsbw and family against ' -attjicks of pneumonia by securing at once a > rbottle of Cnamberiajn's : 6ongh Remedy. If ; Kthis remedy is' taken on the first.apnearance • of -a cold all- danger wflj^be: avoided." IC ; aTways;cures and; cnres-quickly. .Soldlbyr all is" 6s.&id Ss:'; ■ •.-■ v moi« -enJ. i "chiintinS than ever'-' Themis such almarked : »*mj>loymenf£of;iand worV^iatSfeshMbibe-- • tiroes more s'nd-TOore distinctive. There is a. t sale of Penrose's; r Jackets'at remarkably low prices. :9?wo very stylisa black and white TVwd •■ -Ja«keGsv s*mi Sso fepge slo»M«

collar band, the very newest sleeves, strapped with, satin; well worth 57s 6d, now- selling at 22s 6d. One beautiful dark grey Tweed Jacket, sac fitting, cape edged withLS-ijwcfc^cloth, bell sleeves; our price 21s. PTiree light grey flaky Tweed Jackets, dollar and invisible fasteners, sac back?/-were 255, now 15s 9d. We have a very ,taiga variety of Ladies' Jackets to pick from, newest styles and shapes, prices 15s 6d;'l7s 6d, 19s 6d, 21s, 25s to 45s PENROSE'S Drapery Establishment. / Visitors to the town of Oamaru will be treated to a rare if they stop and have a look at Condon House. Ihey will see all our stock of Jackets that were marked at 30s to 55s ticketed at 15s lid, 19s lid, to 25s.—L. H. TEMPERO, London House. Mr W. H. Hales, of the Public Works Department, has .concluded liis investigations as to set -of currents ofi Bird Island, wlrere it is proposed to place the drainage outfall, and will present his report to the 'Minister shortly. A Soiie Throat may be quickly cured by applying a flannel bandage dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A lame back, a pain in the side or chest, should be treated in a similar manner. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers, Is 6d and A CLOTHIER'S CONVICTION. Mr F. Cohen, of Willis street, Wellington, is a busy business man, with no time to waste on letter-writing for fun. He tried Rheumo, and was convined. Mr Cohen says:— "Last Friday I experienced a very bad attack of rheumatic gout, in fact so bad that I had to leave business, and being unable to walk I was assisted to a cab. On arrival at home I immediately took a dose of your Rheumo, repeating same every four hours. The pain soon left, and in tlis morning, I came down to business as usual. I cannot. say too much for the prompt and effectual maimer in which your Rheumo acts on pain." Rheumo cures every time." Chemistis and stores, 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle. Wholesale agents, N.Z. Drug Co. „ Sevebe Attack of Influenza Cubed. It gives me great pleasure to add my unsolicited testimonial to the many virtues of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I was suffering from a very severe attack of influenza and bronchitis, and was advised to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which I.am grateful to say I did, with very beneficial results. I feel confident if any one gives it a fair trial it will give him the utmost satisfaction. —Henry Twist, Newport, Victoria. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers, Is 6d and 3s.