NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8778, 13 March 1897, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The services at the Wesleyan Church to-morrow will be conducted by Mr Boothroyd at 11, and by the Rev. 0. E. Beecroft at 6.30. The anthems for the day will beMorning, “ Cast thy Burden” (Root;, evening, “ What are These,” (J. Stainer). Mr S. Bowman on Wednesday night landed a splendid trout from the “ big hole” in the Opihi river. It scaled 16&lbs. The lagoon was blocked for a few days, but a capital mouth has now been opened up. Mr F. W. Hilgendorf, 8.A., son of Mr 0. Hilgendorf, manager of the Deep Lead Company’s mine, Waipori,"shas re. ceived news from London that he ha passed the examination for the degre of Master of Arts, taking first-class honours in zoology. This success (says the Tuapeka Times) is the more noteworthy as it is now eight years since anyone in New Zealand attained a simi lar distinction in this branch of science.

The Invercargill City Guards Band have been invited to attend the Druids’ Gala Band contest, to be held in Melbourne at Easter next, and have been offered £SO towards their travelling expenses by the gala committee. It will be remembered that this band, at the Timaru contest, when under Mr Mohr’s baton, beat all comers on music in the marching competition, and was within two points of first prize in the grand contest. The members of the City Guards Band show their appreciation of Mr Mohr’s merit by asking him to coach them and conduct them through the contest, and under his baton, they feel confident of victory. We hope Mr Mohr can see his way to accept the invitation, and feel assured that under his charge, the Invercargill City Guards Band will do honour to New Zealand among the Australians.

The Dunedin City Council is trying the experiment of incandescent burners on the street lamps, and where the lamps have been so fitted there is a great improvement in the lighting. Two dozen of the burners have been fixed up, and will be given a fair trial. The burners are provided with anti-vi-bration springs to minimise the risk of breakage. We also notice from the Otago Daily Times that “Councillor Solomon cautioned the council against rushing too rapidly into ordering these burners, until it was ascertained how long the mantles which are connected with them would last. A mantle would cost about as much as 500 feet of gas, and it was as substantial as an ordinary cobweb.” Councillor Solomon was hardly correct as to the last remark. From our experience of the burners in office use, we have found that a sharp jar will shatter a mantle, also that a strong gust of wind will, after the mantle has been some weeks in use, considerably damage it. The anti-vibrators will pretty well obviate the first named danger, and the lamps could easily be so fitted up as to entirely get rid of the second. The experiment will be watched with much interest, by many others besides the members of the Dunedin City Council.

In a recent letter to the manufacturers, Mr VV. F. Benjamin, editor of* the Spectator , Eushford, N. Y., says : “It may be a pleasure to you to know the high esteem in which Chamberlain’s medicines are held by the people of your own state, where they must be best known. An aunt of mine, who resides at Dexter, lowa, was about to visit me a few years since,and before leaving home wrote me, asking if they were sold here, stating if they were not not she would bring a quantity with her, as she did not like to be without them.” The medicines referred to are Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, famous for its cures’ of colds and croup ; Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism, lame back, pains in the side and chest, and Chamberlain’s Cholic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. These medicines have been in constant use in lowa for almost a quarter of a century. The people have learned that they are articles of great worth and merit, and unequalled by any other. They are for sale here by J. C. Oddie, Chemist, Timaru.