The Oamaru Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1904.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 8657, 6 December 1904, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1904.

A suggestion made by Councillor Frith at Friday's meeting of the Oamaru Borough is deserving of more than passing notice. For years it has been generally felt that concrete channelling might be Drovided along Thames street, not only in the interests of health, but as a concession to the popular demand for orderliness. •We are aware that the borough authorities have for many years been required to study their financial resources, and therefore have resolved from time to time to undertake only necessary works. This is only proper, and, judging from the number of applications from the outposts of

the town, it would eeein tliat there are still many of these very necessary works to be done. However, the channels in Tliames street, particularly those on the east side, are in their present state, scarcely conducive to perfect health, while that on the west side between Expand Is en streets is positively dangerous. Again, visitors to the town will certainly not be impressed with, the ill-kept appearance of the- gutters, due to a certain extent to the interstices between the cobblesones, and the town owes itself a certain amount of consideration in regard to the probable impression the appearance of its streets will create on outsiders, who have not become used to prevailing conditions by long residence. The Council will, we trust, take a wider view of the matter than it has been disposed to give it in the past, and will Tesolve to have the work done gradually, starting on the moment when, according to Councillor Waddell, we are even better off than we were before the much-discussed sixpenny rate was removed. Th« Athenaeum Committee held a meeting last evening, Mr Thomas, vice-presi-dent, occupying the chair. It was reported by the Librarian that the number of subscribers on the roll was 212. It was resolved to close the institution on December 26th and 27th and the 2nd aud 3rd

January, and to open the reading rooms only during the interval, except on the afternoon and evening of the 31st December, when the library will be open for the -issuing of books. In accordance with notioe of motion, Dr M'Adam moved as follows :—"That the appointment oi assistant librarian shali in future be under the control of the Committee, who snail appoint the assistant on the recommendation of the Librarian, and arrange for the salary." ■Discussion ensued, and the resolution was carried with the limitation, on Mr Forrester's suggestion, that it shouid only apply to an unexpected emergency. It was decided that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Air .Scoon for his gratuitous services to the Committee in connection with, improvements to the gas fittings. Accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned. A meeting of the Trustees of the North Otago Benevolent Society was held last evening. There were present: —Messrs Blair (chairman), Kennedy, lunch, Jennings, Macfariane, and MillL'an. The monthly report for November, presented by the master of the Home, stated that during that period there were 25 persons in the Home, there being a total habitation of 580 days. A report by the Visiting Committee showed that 08 persons had received relief during the same period. The following donations were acknowledged with thanks :—Coluniba and St. Paul's Endeavour Societies, boxes of cakes ; ladies in charge of the refreshment stall at military bazaar, box of cakes ; 'Mrs Thorpe and 'Mr" 'Finch, parcels of clothing; Lady Miller, papers; Mrs Glen, magazines; Mr Fauvilton, bacon; anonymous, clothing. Accounts were passed for payment, and Messrs Finch and Jennings were elected a visiting committee for the coming month. The following tenders for supplies were accepted: —Groceries, Mr Wm. Bee; meat, Mr D. Dunn; coal, Mr J. Vernor, funerals, Mr G. -Grenfeli. At a meeting of the Horticultural So-

ciety's Committee held last evening, and presided over by Mr T. Williamson, the secretary stated that complete arrangements had .been made for the summer show, to be held on Thursday next, m the store recently occupied by Messrs Ireland and Co. He also intimated that satisfactory arrangements had been made with regard to seating accommodation for the public, and for staging exhibits. On the application of Messrs Hislop and Crengh probate of the will of the late John Church has been granted by his Honor Judge Ward in Chambers to Elizai Church and Charles Henry Church, the executrix and one of the executors named in the said will; and letters of administration in the estate of the late Sarah Augusta Girvin were, at the same time, granted to James Girvin. Mr Edmondson. local manager of the Union Bank of Australia, is leaving Dunedin by the Waikare on Sunday next on a holiday trip to Victoria. Mr Edmondson •will be absent for about three months, and his duties here will be taken up in the meantime by Mr W. G. Cave-France, of Palmers ton North.

A meeting of the Committee of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastorat Association will be held to-morrow. The Steele-Payne Bellringers, after a five years absence from Oamaru, will reappear on Wednesday night, December 7th, at the Wear street Hall. The ladies of the company are most elegantly attired, the dresses being modelled from the latest Parisian designs, and were the theme of general admiration wherever the company has appeared. The Japanese kimonos worn in the Japanese trio were specially imported from (Yokohama. According to the Gazette the Oamaru Chamber of Commerce may be registered as a limited liability company without the •word "limited" being added to its name. A meeting of unusual interest is to be held in the Wesleyan Methodist Church tomorrow evening in connection with the annual Home Mission effort of the Church. The Rev. J. R. Clark, one of the most capable and honored 1 agents of the New Zealand Church, is to give his popular illustrated lecture on "Live Incidents in the Work of a Home Missionary." Mr nwir Vins 1m d lons- experience of pioneer

CJarlc Has naa long experience oi piuucci work as a Christian minister, and his recital of many of the varied incidents of that experience has proved deeply interesting wherever this lecture lias been given. Quite recently the lecture drew large audiences in Dunedin and suburbs. Mr Clark is an expert lanternist, and the lecture tomorrow night will be illustrated by - a large number of very fine pictures, thrown upon a eixteen-feet sheet by a powerful limelight apparatus. There will be no charge for admission, but a collection will bo made for the Home Mission fund.

A Committee meeting of the North Otago Cycling and Amateur Athletic Association was held last evening when, various arrangements were decided upon for the coming sports, to be held on December 22nd. Officials were appointed, and it was reported that the track was now in thorough order, and ready for training purposes. Mr S. iM'Oully having disposed of his farm to Mr George Rudd, late of Duntroon, and more recently of Ardgowan, the North Otago Farmers', Co-operative Association have received instructions to sell the whole of his stock of cattle, horses, etc.. on Thursday next, on the premises, Eddiston farm. ffakataramea. The sale will commence at 12.30 o'clock.

A concert and dance in aid of the funds of the Livingstone brass band will be held in the Livingstone Hall on Friday, December dOth. The public are reminded that entries will close at 9 o'clock this evening for the Horticultural Society's show, and may be left with the secretary or treasurer. Mr John. Meek has been gazetted registrar of births, marriages, and deaths, for the district of Duntroon, as from November 10th. Asked this morning whether the police mended to take a test case to determine the status of the bona fide traveller, Police Inspector Ellison replied that the police had no 6nch intention (says the Wei-

lington correspondent of the Oiago Daily Times). "What do you mean by a test case, any way?" he asked. It was suggested to him that an arrangement might be made by a publican in much the same way as the (Labor Department had arranged the Shops Act test case. "We're, nut going to do anything like that, and we're not going to take on any publican's put-up job," ho i&tiinatcd. The only action the police- force would take, he said, would be the action it has taken hitherto— namely, to prosecute in any ca6e in which it thinks a breach of the law has been committed. The lij-tteltcm Times says that after Mr Seddon's return to Wellington from the south he was slightly indisposed, and his medical advisers "are again urging on him the necessity of a complete rest. Sir H. Hepburn, an Ashburton farmer.

has a forty-acre paddock of Dun oats cutin ear, wliich, under favorable conditions, will be fit to cut early in January. Mr x\. Gillies, of Hampden, a most successful breeder of Ayrshires, was the largest prize-taker in young stock at the Palmerston show on Friday. He exhibited only six heifers, and obtained three firsts and two seconds. His best cow would have stood, well for the championship, but she calved only two days before the show, and consequently was not in show condition. Mr J. Ashcroft, on completing Ins majority as holder of the Official Assigneeship since December 1, 1883. supplies the following statistics :—The number of cases of bankruptcy in the colony for the seven years 1884-1890 was 6212. Petitions realised £884,616. In 1891-1897 there were 3547 cases, petitions realising £506,556. In 1898-1904 there were 1928 cases, and petitions realised £266,084—a striking record of the increased prosperity of the colony. Mr Ashcroft's service -comprised 9A years in Dunedin and ill£ ' n Wellington.—Duncdin Star's Wellington corre-

spondent. No business was brought before the quarterly meeting of the Oamaru Licensing Committee yesterday, and the meetdng consequently adjourned. At the civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning, before. Messrs Headland and Cagaey, J.P.'s, J. H. MillLgau and Co. secured judgment against Thomas Gillooly in a. claim for £4 IBs 6d, with 18s costs. The time for receiving tenders for the 3000 forfeited ordinary shares in the capital of the Bank of New Zealand has been extended till December 22nd. We desire to draw the attention of our readers to an advertisement in this issue wherein it is stated that a practice of the "Messiah" will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening in St. Luke's Church, at 7.30 sharp. The date of the performance (Sunday, 18th.) being so near, it is necessary that oil assisting should attend the remaining rehearsals, thereby assuring

il complete success. The chorus will be the largest and best ever heard in Oamaru, and the musical public will have an opportunity of listening to Handel's masterpiece produced in a thoroughly efficient manner.

SUED BY HIS DOCTOR. "A doctor here has sued me for 12.50 dol., which I claimed was excessive for a case of cholera morbus," says R. White, of Ooachella, California, U.S.A. "At the trial he praised his medical skill and cine. I asked him if it was not Cha. ...»r-

lains' Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea rveroedy ho used, as I had good reason to believe it was, and he would not say under oath that it was not." No doctor could use a better remedy than this in a case of cholera morbus, it never fails. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers; price Is 6d and 3s A beautiful panel picture will be given away to every CASH purchaser of goods exceedino- the value of ten shillings, at W. and R. Scott's Clothing Establishment. Owing to the high cost of these works of

art the number is limited. Persons wishins to secure one should therefore take an early opportunity of doing so. The pictures are on view in the shop window, where their excellence can be judged of all. Noxol is a trustworthy remedy. It will always produce the desired results, if you follow out the directions given. Try it for Constipation. So gentle in action, yet so efficacious that sufferers are delighted. 2s bottles at chemists and stores. You know that you want a Hay Rake, and the M'Cormick is wliat will give you best value. Floating Specks, Sick Headaches, and Indigestion are worrying and troublesome complaints. It is marvellous how quickly lS'oxol will cure all such complaints. It is a wonderful remedy for Constipation; one trial will convince you of its merits. 2s at chemists and stores. Mackintosh's Delicious English Toffee. Don't worry, get a tin of Mackintosh's. Messrs Bruce Christie and Co.'s clearing salo of dairy cows, etc., on account of

Mrs Johnston, of Weston (who lias sold heir farm and is giving up dairying), will take place on Thursday first, the Bth Decomber, when some first-class young cows and heifers will be offered, also farm implements, household furniture, etc., etc. Pem-ose's are starting a big White. Salo to-morrow, when all white goods in the shop will be sold at very low prices. The goods consist of Sheetings, Table Damask, Towels, Curtains, Calicoes, Quilts, Toilet Covers, Blankets, Linen Drills, Muslins, Silks, Lawns, Gents' Panama Hats, Collars, Embroideries, Laces, Insertions, and all White Goods in the show-room. This salo will give the people an opportunity of getting a big parcel of useful goods at. a reasonable price.—PENROSE'S Drapery Establishment. KUROW. —Mr A. Armstrong will visit Kurow on Wednesday next, Ttli inst., at Simmon's Hotel. ' Yes, I must buy a Hay Rnke; but nothing less- than a M'Cormick will please, me.