South Canterbury Times. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1890. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6258, 3 July 1890, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1890. NEWS OF THE DAY.

A heavy mist commenced falling at Waimate on Tuesday morning, and throughout the day rain fell at intervals. I'or the first lime this season the Hunter Hills are well capped with snow. Sufficient rain has fallen in the Waimate district to render the land easily ploughable, and to give the autumn sown crops a chance to braid. One Edward Henry of Port Chalmers, labourer, has become bankrupt, and from a report in the Dunedin Star we notice that the following unsecured creditors belong to Timaru : —“ Peter O’Meighan, £5 12s j Davis and Murphy, £3; Walcombe and Crowley, £6 lie ; Peacock and Kearney, £3 j J. Houston, £3.” The spelling of the names of three of the firms is original, but our readers will no doubt he able to make the necessary corrections.

The usual monthly meeting of the Pleasant Point School Committee was held in the schoolroom last Monday evening. A note was received from the headmaster complaining of irregular attendance on the part of some of the children. The committee determined to enforce compliance with the Act. The inspector’s report was read and considered satisfactory. The committee fixed on a date for holding the concert in aid of the school funds. It was stated that some of the best available talent in Timaru would assist on the occasion. Mr Bay was appointed visitor for the month. The meeting then terminated. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pareora School Committee was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening last. The following members were present:—Messrs John Strutbers (chairman), John Campbell, James B. Black, and Donald Eraser. A letter was read from Mr James J. Bapsey resigning his seat on the committee. The resignation was accepted, and Mr Bobcrt Hutton elected in Mr Bapsey’s stead. Tenders were received for school cleaning, and the tender of Mr Goodeve for £4 15s for six months was accepted. It was agreed to let the school paddock to Mr Goodeve at £6 a year, the committee to keep and trim the fences. Accounts amounting to £7 Ids sd/ were passed for payment. Mr John Camp- 1 hell was appointed visitor for the ensuing month. The meeting then closed.

A social gathering in connection with the Waimate Debating Club was held in the Library Hall on Tuesday evening last. Owing to the wet weather the attendance was much smaller than was anticipated. About fifty members and their friends were present. Mr J. C. Adams, president of the club, presided. The following programme was gone through, and was well received by the audience :—Pianoforte duet, Mrs Hamilton and Mr Smith; songs, Miss Eranklyn, Mrs Hamilton, Messrs Phillip, Hamilton, Smith, Coltman, Moore, and Opie. Mesdames Coltman, and Hamilton, and Mr Smith presided at the piano. Between each of the above items parlour games were indulged in, and refreshments provided by the ladies, were passed round. The hall was cleared for dancing at about eleven o’clock, Mrs E. Capstick supplying the music. The party broke up at an early hour, all present being well satisfied with their evening’s amusement.

The annual general meeting of the Mackenzie County Caledonian Society was hold at Burke’s Pass last Saturday evening. The President, Mr John McGregor, occupied the chair, and there was an influential attendance of members present. The report and balance sheet, which were read and adopted, showed the affairs of the society to be in a very satisfactory condition, and from the amount of support accorded by those present the coming meeting promises to be a great success. After the election of officers for the ensuing year the programme was gone through and revised, the one framed being something similar to that of last year. It was decided that about £55 be given away in prizes. After passing the usual vole of thanks to the chairman the meeting terminated, A meeting of the South Canterbury Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Oat Society was held at the Queen’s Hotel last evening. Mr G. Triggs was in the chrir, and there were also present —Messrs Stratford, Grose, Logan, McDonald, Williams, Ball, Thomas, Newton, Stewart, Warrington, and Fred. Watson, hon. sec. The secretary reported that the members’s tickets and art union tickets were selling very fast, and nearly all the arrangements in connection with the show wore now made. Applications will be received from persons willing to erect and remove pens for the coming show, also carting and general work, applications to be in by Thursday, 17th of July. The entries will close at the shop next the Theatre Royal (kindly lent to the society by Mr Moss Jonas) on Saturday, July 12th, and the bon, secretary will be in attendance from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. to receive the same. Messrs Warrington and Stratford were elected judges of cats, and Messrs Clark, of Christchurch, and Hart, of Oamaru, judges of poultry, canaries, and pigeons. The secretary was directed to advertise in the Timaru, Christchurch, and Oamaru newspapers. The show will be held in the Garrison Hall on Friday and Saturday the 25th and 26th of July, and given fine weather it is expected to be the best ebow ever held in Timaru,

As usual there were very few people present at Mr Collins’ lecture last evening on “ The world before man.” Timaru people do not care for lectures. However, some thirty or forty assembled to hear something about the early history of this world of ours, and were well repaid by an interesting statement of the origin of the earth as an independent member of the solar system, and of the greater agents of change by which the wonderful alterations were effected of which geology teaches. Ihe action of the sea and of rivers in destroying dry lands was graphically sketched, and then the action of subterranean heat as a force counteracting the destruction. This led to a tracing backwards of the interior heat to its source in the fiery origin of the world according to the “ Nebular theory ” of La Place, and so downwards through the first stages of cooling, in the picturesque manner of Fuguier. The interest of “ the great stone book ” was sketched in glowing sentences, and the importance of the earth’s past conditions to the human inhabitants of the present day was well shown by explanations of the origin of salt, marble, iron, coal, and at request, of gold. Mr Collins is a good speaker, evidently accustomed to address much larger audiences than he had last night, and as evidently has his subject ‘‘at his fingers’ ends.” His Worship the Mayor presided, ADELINA PATTI. MDMS. ADELINA PATH writes:—"l have found it matchless for the hands and complexion.” (Signed) Adelina Patti. Pears’ Soap, for the Toilet and Nursery. Prevents redness, roughness, and chapping. Sold everywhere. (Advt.) Certainly the best medicine known is Sandbb and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test Is eminently powerful effects in coughs, icolds, influenza ; the relief is instantaneous In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scoldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects, produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swellings, etc.; diarrhoea, dysentery,‘diseases of the kidneys, and urinary organs. In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with, medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved - article »ud roiect all others, f Advt.]