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South Canterbury Times, Issue 9124, 11 August 1898, Page 3

Builders’ workmen made a start this afternoon to put up a scaffolding at the rear of the Post Office buildings. The back chimneys, which smoke badly in westerly weather, are to be raised 16ft. At Court this morning Michael Shea was called upon to answer a charge of drunkenness. As this was his second appearance on two days running, Mr John Jackson, J.P., fined him 10s, in default 48 hours imprisonment. According to the New York World of June 12th, Lieutenant Hobson, whoso pluekily sank the Merrimac in the harbour of Santiago de Cuba, is a descendant of Captain Hobson, R.N., who first planted the British flag in this colony. Captain Edwin to-day forecasts gale from between north-east and east and south with rain northward of Kaikora and Cape Farewell, strong easterly winds elsewhere. Sea heavy on east coast after from 12 to 20 hours. A moderate sea was running to-day from the north-east, driving the shingle back along the breakwater some distance. The dredge is much hampered by kelp as she gets to the bottom of the shingle heap near the end of the wharf, by the weed choking the grating of the suction pipe. There was fair attendance at the Geraldine fortnightly sale. The entry of sheep was a fairly good one, and a clearance was made at prices Is per head lower than at last sale. Fat 2- and 4tooth ewes and wethers brought from 13s 9d to 16s £d, and a few pets went up to 16s ; fat ewes brought.from lls to 12s 6d ; forward turnip sheep from 12s to 13s 9d ; backward turnipers from 10s to lls 6d; hoggets, good sorts, from 7s 6d to 8s 6d; poorer sorts, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; breeding ewes, young and in low condition, 8s 6d to 9s 6d ; old ewes 4s to 6s 6d. There were a few head of inferior cattle yarded for which there was little demand. There was a fair entry of pigs, which brought good prices, a good demand being being made for small stores, but none to be had except a few weaners. Mr H. Bezzant, of Timaru, has discovered a process by which he can make tweeds or other kindred material perfectly waterproof. It does not matter whether the tweed is old or new, an immersion in the solution he prepares makes it waterproof. We have seen experiments made with bags of both old and new tweeds, which stood the severe test of being filled with water, and not a drop came through. Old suits of clothes j can be put through the solution, dried j and pressed in the ordinary way, and will then be quite rainproof. New tweed can be immersed in the solution (which in this case takes the place of the ordinary shrinking process) and will then be waterproof. The discovery is of importance, for there should be a large field for it in connection with fire brigades, etc. The solution does not add to the weight of tweed, has no smell, and does not hurt the cloth in any way. The Otago Daily Times states that at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Otago Institute, Dr Benham read a telegram which he had received that afternoon from Dr Young, of Invercargill, stating that he had another specimen of Notornia Mantelli, and asking that a trustworthy taxidermist might be recommended to him. Though ther6 are several skeletons of this bird in New Zealand, two of them being in the possession of Mr A. Hamilton, registrar of the University, there have prior to this been only three complete specimens secured and not one is hi the colony.

two being in the British Museum and the third in Dresden. The first specimen was discovered in 1849 by a party of sealers in Duck Cove, on Resolution Island, Dusky Sound, and shortly after a second was found by the Maoris on Secretary Island, opposite to Deas Cove, Thompson Sound, but it was not until 1880 that the third specimen—which, unlike the other two, was seen alive—was obtained by a rabbiter on Captain Hankinson’s run on the eastern side of Lake Te Anau. W. O’Callaghan made his third attempt at the Winchester road record this morning, and this time was successful, doing the distance in Ihr. ZBmin. 51 l-sth sec, beating the previous best time by 3min. 35 4-sth see. A new competitor, Gibson, also started later on, but an accident to his machine compelled him to retire. The following local Items appear in the estimates; Timaru District Court, cadet, £lO decrease: Customs office cadet, increase £10; Timaru Government insurance office, clerk increase £lO, cadet increase £10; Mount Cook Hermitage expenses, increase £400; contribution to Geraldine Park pavilion, £10; do. improvement Orari Park Domain, £l4,

From everywhere come words of praise for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. “ Allow me to congratulate you on the merits of your Remedy. It cured me of chronic bronchitis when the doctor could do nothing for me.”— Chas. F. Hemel, Toledo, O. For sale by J. O. Oddie, chemist, Timaru. The Lyttelton Times of yesterday says: “ The Christchurch Meat Company have given many an object lesson, and their display of thawed frozen meat on Monday was one of the most interesting. It was selected from the stock in the cold store at Islington awaiting shipment, and was thawed out we believe, by a process devised by Mr Anderson, managing director of the company. It was bright, fresh and free from moisture as it hung in the shop near Tattersall’s, and cut up as nicely as fresh meat would have done. The only difference between this beef and mutton and that whi,ch is retailed at Home is that the former had not undergone the several handlings which New Zealand meat has to pass through before it reaches the London or provincial retailer. The Islington defrosting process should be as applicable and effectual in London, as it has been shown to be here, and meat should be placed before the consumer in an attractive condition, which should enable it to command prices more in accordance with its intrinsic v.ilue coor pared with the home-killed meat than those for which it is at present saciificed. ” A meeting of the Fairlie Improvement Committee was held on Monday evening, Mr Goodwin in the chair. On the motion of Mr Corarie, it was agreed to have the pond in the Domain emptied as an experiment in the way of cleaning ; also that a larger fluming box be put in to prevent the waste in the supply of water from the race. It was decided to draw the attention of the Inspector of Nuisances to the condition of certain private drains emptying on the Main street, and to a nuisance caused by a pigstye in the township. Messrs Goodwin and Oomrie were appointed a deputation to interview the County Council with regard to a grant for replacing trees that had died in the Domain and on the main road. It was agreed to hold the annual meeting after the next Council meeting. A Good Letter prom the Clerk of the Circuit Court.— Fernandina, Fla., Feb. 28, 1896. Mr J. George Suhrer, Druggist, City. Dear George :—Please send a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. I would not feel easy if I knew there was none of this valuable Remedy in the house. 1 have given it a fair test and consider it one of the very best remedies for croup that I have ever found. One dose has always been sufficient, although I use it freely. Any cold my children contract yields very readily to this medicine. I can conscientiously recommend it for croup and colds in children. Yours respectfully. Geo. B. Wolff. Sold by J. C. Oddie, chemist, Timaru. He was courting the farmer’s daughter, but one night he was forcibly ejected from the house. Later on he made another call. “ Well, sir,” said the old farmer, indignantly, “ what are you doing here again P I thought that the delicate hint I gave you as you left my front door last night would cure you.” And the speaker looked at his caller In a reminiscent way, “It did,” said the young man, as a look of pain and mingled admiration came over his face : “ but I thought I would come and ask you if you would like to join our football club.’