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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 8561, 16 August 1904, Page 2

It is the usual thing _ when a person leaves a town, for a certain amount of regret to be expressed at his departure. A gentleman, who shall for the present be nameless, has just left Oamaru for fresh fields, and his removal has been no exception to the rule. His friends are sorry, very sorry, he has gone. But there are various kinds of sorrow, and the regret which has accompanied this gentleman's departure is not on account of the good he has done to the town, but rather on account of the manner in which he has "done" several of its sorrowing citizens. "He has not only borrowed money and forgotten to pay:before leaving, but he has allowed his name to remain on several tradesmen's books without so much, as a "thank, you" for the compliment. He may come back—and if he does he will be received with open arms, perhaps arms' covered with blue cloth. Somewhat of a sensation was caused here yesterday by the rumor- that the Port Arthur and Vladivostock fleets had been absolutely destroyed by the Japanese. As the information found its origin with a well-known Dunedin Pressman who bears the colonial reputation of being inh spired, and this individual was travelling on the express train, the news spread. The whole of the travellers were convinced that the report was true, and they could scarcely be persuaded to think otherwise until it struck them as strange that their authority should have a monopoly of information coming by the various cable routes. As a matter of fact, th-3 news was not "officially confirmed," a necessary formality with sensational rumors.

Extensive improvements are in prospect at the Tokarahi Settlement, where it is intended to erect post . and money-order offices alongside the present offices. Tlie builder arrived from Dunedin last night, and the work is to be put ■ into operation immediately. However, there are yet plenty of building sites, and the chief disadvantage appears to be that it is always a long journey ti> the next house. This was borne in upon our reporter last night when he essayed the journey from the post office—which, we may assume, is the centre of the town—to the schoolhouse. But settlement has already effected a change, and the determination and the optimism of the tenants is such that Tokarahi must- eventually rank amongst the most successful townships in this district. There was not a discordant note at last night's meeting of Crown tenants, and even those who proposed and seconded the resolution for the freehold merely put forward the suggestion tentatively and were quite open to conviction as to which form of tenure would be most satisfactory. The value of imports at Oamaru during the quarter ended 30th June, 1904, was:— United Kingdom, £6393; Victoria £387, New South Wales £651, Tasmania, £826; Bengal, £1262; United States—East Coast £283, and West Coast £162; China, £22. The total for the quarter was £10,964, against £BOIS for the corresponding quarter of 1903. The exports were: United Kingdom, £58,635; Cape Colony, £2799; Natal, £548; United States (East Coast), £373. The total for the quarter was £62,552, against £108,849 for the corresponding quarter of 1904. The current Labor Journal states that there are now on the co-operative works of the colony 3705 men; 2212 being employed by the Public Works Department, and 1493 by the Department of Roads. The Gazette just to hand notifies that the Governor has accepted, under clause 39, (1), "The Defence Act, 1886," the setvices of the King's Rifle Volunteers, with headquarters at Oamaru, which are to be attached to No. 3 Battalion Otago Rifle Volunteers, and designated "I" Company, with effect from 20th July, 1904. Our imports (including specie imports) during the quarter ended 30th June last, amounted to £2,589,128—a falling off of £98,625 as compared with the corresponding quarter last year. The 'import of specie showed a falling off of £136,928, so that there was an actual increase in the import of merchandise amounting to £38,303. The United Kingdom supplied goods to the value of £1,416,747, as against £1,364,828; Australia and Tasmania £676,653, as against £723,025; and America £313,732, as against £373,058. The imports landed at Auckland totalled £568,617. Wellington £937,280, Lyttelton £419,319, and Dunedin £360,017. Our exports in the period under notice totalled £3,588,988, - as compared with £4,066,561 in last year's quarter. Our best customer, the United Kingdom, took goods to the value of £2,843,611, as against £3,069,887; Australia and Tasmania £445,625, as against £644,350; and the United States £175,559, as against £145,903. Our export of animal products of all kinds (meat, hides, butter, cheese,

live stock, tallow, wool, etc.), totalled £2,334,463, as against during last year's quarter. Agricultural produce totalled £161,872, as against £244,084, a decrease .of 34 per cent. Our total inward shipping shows a decrease from 278,949 tons to 265,607 tons. The usual monthly meeting of the South School Committee was held last evening. Present: Messrs M'Kinnon (chairman), Hood, Dewar, Knights, Thorpe, Brown, Sinclair, and Oakden (hen. secretary). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The headmaster's report and the report of the visiting committee were read and approved. Correspondence, inward and outward, was then taken. Accounts to the amount of £8 10s were passed for payment. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. report having sold privately, on account of Mr Archibald Aitchensen, Hampden, two powerful draught geldings at £55 each, and a third at £SO. This superior team was purchased by a Lakes County carrier. A concert in aid of the Awamoko School funds will be held on Friday evendng next, to be followed by a dance. The arrangements are in the hands of an energetic committee, and there is every prospect of a. very successful gathering. The public are reminded that the annual j Foresters' social wiJl take place in St. Luke's Hall on Thursday first, the 18th inst. At the final meeting held last night the sale of tickets was reported to be very satisfactory, showing that this annual is looked forward to with interest. With the music in such capable hands as Mr Home's band, and the catering m Mr Mowbray's, it leaves nothing to be desired. As the hall is a smali one, the number of tickets sold this year will necessarily be Messrs Dalgety and Co. report under date, London, August 12th:—"There is more demand for basils and prices are higher by id to per lb, «»» «f *** telegram. The leather market is dull with nothing doing. Prices of bones (round shanks) are higher by 30s per ton, since telegram; f <*"*-« prices are unchanged. P™es of hoof* are at par to 5s per -ton lower; prices of ox and-ttw horns are rather tower. We areinformed that it is the ij*«»t*°«: of the St Luke's choir to/render the oratorio "Messiah," at Christmas time., wULtaka-place next in the Eakanui Athensum, m aid of the Hall funds. An- advertisement apPea Acc:S e to-. the Ashburton Guardian, the erection- of the plumpton on the new coursing grounds at Rarigitata is making good profress. The wire netting is up, and there are a good many hares already liberated in the enclosure. After the picking of a few loads of stones, and some minor matters in detail, the plumpton will be ready for use in a few days. In the annual report of the English Cremation Society is is stated that among those who have signified their approval of the new crematorium at Birmingham were the Bishops of Worcester, Litchfield, and Coventry. The Bishop of Worcester wrote that he should desire, when he died, that his body might be reduced to ashes as rapidly as possible, so that the dead should do no more harm than the living. He saw no serious Christian argument against such a practice, while from a sanitary point of view it had enormous advantages. The Bishop of Coventry wrote that, in addition to being preferable for sanitary reasons, - cremation was also the most reverent and decent method of dealing with the bodies of the dead in accordance with Christian, belief. An appeal is being made to all Scotch men and women to aid in collecting the additional £25,000 required to erect the Queen Victoria School for the sons of Scottish sailors and soldiers, which is the Scottish national memorial to Queen Victoria. £50,000 is required, of which £25,000 has already ben subscribed, and the Home Government have agreed to maintain the School, when once erected, at an annual cost of £9OOO. It is expected that Scottish people in all parts of the world who, although not residing in the Old Country, still cherish a strong love for it, and so will give their hearty support to the project. The subcription list is a most lengthy one, and includes the names of numerous well-known persons in almost every station in life, H.R.H. Princess (Louise, Duchess of Argyll, heading the list with £SOO. A meeting of the St. Andrew's Society is to be held in the Choral Hall on Monday night next (says the Auckland Star) when a special collection for the school will be taken up. A large deputation waited on the Minister for Agriculture on Friday to make certain requests in connection with the abattoir question. (Mr Hardy, M.H.R., said the farmers desired free trade in disposing of their mutton. The farmers did not care where the cities got their meat from so long as the quality and price were satisfactory. What they wanted was freedom to sell through the freezing companies. Sometimes, however, the best carcases got bruised, and were rejected, though quite as good for local consumption as those sent away. Messrs Buddb, Flatman, W. Fraser, Kirkbride, Lewis, Rhodes, and Rutherford also addressed the Minister, who replied that Judge Denniston had held that freezing .companies could not sell meat. The Solicitor-General had advised that a corporation could charge a differential rate in favor of their own. abattoirs, but the fee must be fixed by agreement with the meat company not using the abattoirs. He wanted to protect both the people and the butchers, and he assured the deputation that he would not increase anybody's powers to monopolise. A TIMELY WARNING.—The "Medical Herald" says in a recent issue:—"lf care is taken to procure SANDER and SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT we are certain to obtain all the physiological effects of Eucalyptus I without any of the irritating by-effects so frequently observed after the use of the common preparation in the market." Did you ever consider what gained this important distinction of SANDER and SONS' EUCALPTI EXTRACT by the Medical Press? Its merit! From an advertisement appearing elsewhere it will bo seen that the next term of Mr A. Buist's Physical Culture School commences on Friday next. Should sufficient inducement offer, Mr Buist will give a gold medal for the best developed pupil, to be oompeted for at the end of the term. EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED. This is done with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and if you are not satisfied after using two-thirds of the bottle according to directions, return what is left, <ind your money will be refunded. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers, price Is 6d and 3s. Mr Wertheim, the agent for the Hammond typewriters, called here yesterday and demonstrated at our own offices the merits of this wonderful machine. The typewriter has the advantages of all the other machines combined and other features which are absolutely unique in the Hammond, and there is not the slightest doubt that the work turned out by this machine is the best ever seen here. By a simple device the whole style of printing may be altered from ordinary type to a type like ordinary print, defying definition between typewriter work and actual print, and so on. There are over 120 different styles of writing on the one machine, embodying all shapes and sizes. It is also a matter of mechanical impossibility for the work to get out of alignment, and the smallest Hammond will take paper of unlimited width. It has work in sight, is a light but durable machine, but the greatest feature of the machine is that no matter how the keys are struck, the impression remains the same; in fact, it is impossible to get two different impressions, so that the whole matter turned out by the machine is even throughout and like print. This machine writes in half a dozen different colors, has automatic paper feeding and paper straightening. In conclusion, we think that it is the greatest typewriter the world has ever seen, and no contemplating buyer of a typewriter should fail to examine it. The agent claims to have sold 40 machines between here and Ashburfcoa during the past five weeks, and certainly after looking at the work of the machine, we can quite understand the number of sales effected, in fact we have ourselves now installed the Hammond in jour office. —IOO2 'Bullocky Bill had a cold so: bad That, though his language was very sad, His team stood placidly chewing the cud, While the wheels sank deeper into the mud. Woods' Peppermint Cure his voice brought back. When of classical speech there was no lack, And his cattle took to their work with a will •Neath the lurid appeals of Bullocky Bill. -

Labor people here in consequence of the 1 Premier not' fixing a date as requested upon which he will' receive a deputation from them npon various matters aifecting labor (says the Dnnedin Star's Parliamentary correspondent). It will be remembered that at the Trades and Labor Councils' Conference held in Chiistchurcn last April, it was decided to form an Independent Labor party, and that during tnis session a conference should be held in Wellington to draw up a constitution and platform; also to wait upon Mr Seddon. Not wishing to keep delegates in Wellington too long, me Premier was asked to fix a date, but though over three months have passed and several letters sent no reply has yet been received. It is now reported that the Premier has said that he will keep them a very long time before he calls them together to form a party who are to be independent of the Liberal party. The position is interesting, and may lead to the Labor party in the House kicking up their heels before very long. The people of Oamaru will have an opportunity during the week and oni Saturday next of securing big parcels Drapery or Clothing at marvellously, low prices. Penrose's are now selling off their whole stock over the counter at auction prices every day of the week, and on Saturday next, 20th inst., commencing at 1.30 sharp, a big auction sale will be held, when a large quantity of new goods will be offered for 6?le, without the slightest reserve. Blankets, sheetings, pillow cases, towels, flannielettes, calicos, table damask, shirtings, forfars, rugs, curtains drills cretonnes tin trunks floorcloths, linoleums, corpet squares, men's suits, boys' suits, youths' suits, men's box, shirts, pants, singlets, collars, 'hats, ties, macintoshes, 51 tweed suit lengths, 50 serge suit lengths, dress tweeds, cashmeres, voiles, mantles, 'corsets, etc.—PENROSE'S Drapery Establishment. Andrew Watson, Auctioneer. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Is 6d T?or Chronic Complaints,