LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 18, Issue 41, 21 May 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dental.—Mr Powell will be absent next ] Saturday, but will be back again at business at 2 p.m. on Monday next. Seating for the New Hall—On Saturday morning the Town Board held a special meeting to dis:uss various oflers of chairs and forms for the new Town Hall, WelBlenheim, and Nelson quotations for chairs were to hand, and disclosed hardly any difference, and the Board decided to accept Messrs Robertson Brothers' offer of ioo Austrian bentwood chairs at Cs 9d each, put together and placed in the i Hall. A drawing of a special make of form was also received, but it was decided to defer ordering for the present, Sounds Property for Sale.—Mr G, Maitland, auctioneer and commission agent, of Picton, notifies in this issue that he has for quick sale a really fine property in Nydia Bay, Pelorus Sound. Particulars are advertised, but full information can be obtained from Mr Maitland. S.M, CooET.-The next sitting of the local Court will ba held on Tuesday next, 28th May. J Havelock Rifle Clot— As stated in our last issue, the local Club's rifle range will be opened on Friday, at io a.m., the wife of the President (Mr H. M. Reader) firing the first shot. A match between picked teams will then take place, the conditions being five shots each at 200 and 500 yards; the member who makes the highest individual score in the match will take Serjeant-Major Redmond's trophy. In the evening a smoke concert will be held at the Post Office Hotel, commencing at 7.30. At their last meeting the Olub adopted rules drawn up by a subCommittee. Messrs Reader, Ching, and E. Smith were appointed Handicappers, Mr Taylor Auditor, and Messrs R. Price and Mears (with the officers) a Committee of Management. The rifles and ammunition were also given out. The Club are now established on a sound footing, and the membership is steadily increasing. Rheumatism can be cured—then why will you continue to suffer. Rheumo has effected wonderful cures for others, after all else had failed. It will cure you. Try it. l Parochial Meeting,—About thirty members of the congregation of St. Paul's Church, Canvastown, attended a parochial meeting held at the Church on Friday evening last. The Rev. A. W. Stace presided. The financial statement submitted to the meeting showed /150 in the Church Building Fund and £5 4s 8d in the General Church Fund. The following Church Committee were elected for the ensuing yearMr F. Smart, Minister's Warden; Mr H. Hill, People's Warden; Mr N. Jones, Secretary; Mesdames John Hughes, D. Young, G. Forrest, G. Wells, C. Smart, and Miss Fuller, and Messrs James Hughes, John Bown, Jun., and G. Wells. The Committee were empowered to have plans and specifications prepared for a new Church, and were instructed to submit these to a general meeting of the congregation as soon as possible. Various members expressed satisfaction at the progress made in Church affairs at Canvastown,.and trusted that a new Church building would shortly take the place of the present structure,

For 1907 Supplies and Sundries amateurs should drop a line to Zak's Photo Depot, Wellington.—Advt.

Accident.—A very painful accident happened on Friday last to a little girl named Jean Hamilton, daughter of Mr Walter Hamilton, of Nor'-west Bay. Some logs were being thrown down a hill, and a piece weighing about sixty pounds struck the girl a terrific blow on the head. She was brought to Havelock on Friday evening and Dr Williams attended to her. We are glad to report that she is getting on well.

Bailiff's Sale.—Constable King notifies in this issue that an auction sale ot butchers' implements, etc., will be held at the Police Station on Monday next,

Public Holiday.—The Chairman of the Town Board, in response to a requisition asking him to proclaim a public holiday on Friday, 24th May (Empire Day), invites the business people of the town to close their business premises all day on that day. In consequence of this holiday there will not be a half-holiday on Thursday, 23rd May.

Parner's Mdsic Warehouse.— Becent improvements of an extensive and elaborate nature have made Mr E. Parker's premises in Blenheim one of the " show " places of the town, The large repair shop and factory for motors and bicycles is fitted up with all the latest appliances, and a a carentrance is being constructed. The music shop is said to be one of the best in the colony, and enormous stocks of music and instruments are carried. Mr Parker is making a special feature of phonographs, and holds a large supply of records and sundries. In this issue Mr Parker has a chatty advt. that will well repay perusal. For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, IJQ & 2/6

Profits from Bees.—One of the most interesting Southland bee-keeping experiences is that of Mr R. Gibb, Secretary of the Beekeepers' Association and Master of the Tuturau School. Mr Gibb's apiary is situated in the school glebe, an area of fifteen acres. The district is composed of undulating ridges, the soil being good, with a warm sub-soil and good drainage. Dairying is the predominating industry. This year Mr Gibb started with twenty-eight weak colonies, sold seventeen hives during the season, and finished up with fifty-five strong colonies. As he goes in for queen-rearing for the public, he had to sacrifice his honey crop to a certain extent. His average for the season, however, was 931 b per colony, and one gave the phenomenal yield of 3001 b. Altogether, between honey ahd bees, Mr Gibb secured a net return of £76 10s for the season. His honey crop was 25001 bof extracted and ioolb of comb honey, with 251 b of wax.. Referring to the fact that he gives some of his own time to bee-keeping, Mr Gibb remarks:—" I find that bee-keep-ing does not interfere with the ordinary work in school—in fact, it is an aid to it, for no better method of studying nature could be found than watching the bees as they work on the different bush fbra. Records are kept by the schoolchildren of the date of flowering of the different trees, and when the bees are seen at work on them. This helps to lift the pupil's mind above the ordinary drudgery of school work, and at the same time develops the observation and reasoning powers." As to the price of honey in Southland this season, Mr Gibb reports that there has been a good demand for it at 4a a pound, some members of the Association reporting sales up to sd, while Mr Allan and himself have a market for half-pound pats at 6d a pound, Wax is eagerly sought after at from is 31 to is 6d, and is rising in value,

A fine stock of Cameras and Supplies is on view in Zak's Photo. Window, Willis Stleet, Wellington.-Advt. When you feel the first twinge of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, or lumbago, send for a bottle of Rheomo. It will quickly cure you. All stores and chemists sell it at 2/6 and 4/6. A positive and lasting cure,

FiRE.-The local "fire-bugs," tired of inactivity since New Year's Eve, started a fire on Friday evening in a small shed next Orsman's store, The shed had been used as a paint-shop by Mr Henderson, but he had no stock in the building at the time of the fire. The Fire Brigade turned out on hearing the first toll of the new bell, but confined their efforts to drenching the adjoining buildings to prevent them catching fire. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 & 2/6.