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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2399, 4 February 1899, Page 3

Messrs Adams and Go, have an important business notice.

To-day the weather was “ set fair,” a first-rate harvest day, and the sky promised a continuance of fine weather.

Druid members are requested to attend the funeral of Bro. Roper’s late wife tomorrow, leaving his residence, Wellington street at 2.15 p.m. Members of the Foresters’ Lodge are notified that a summoned meeting will be held on Tuesday evening' next, when important business will be transacted. The half-yearly overhaul of the dredge Timaru has been commenced here. As much work as possibloWill be done above board and down below before sending her to dock. Mr Stumbles finished this morning another 30lt section of new concrete face to the breakwater at the bend in the same style as the preceding ones. This completes the repair of the bad break into the face. An adjoining length of slighter damage will also be repaired. The Education Department has received over 100 applications from married couples in all parts of the colony for the position of master and matron of the Burnham Industrial School, at a joint salary of £240 a year, with board and residence. The Best Remedy for Flux.—Mr John Mathias, a well-known stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: “After'suffering for over a week with flux, and my physician having failed to relieve me, I was advised to try Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, end have the pleasi are of stating that the half of one bottle

cured me.” For sale by J. O. Oddle, chemist, Timaru. Captain Edwin advises Wind moderate to strong from N. E. to N. and W. kt all places northward of Napier and New Plymouth and from North to West and South elsewhere. Barometer rise at all places. Mr R Thew, the retiring member of the Harbour v ßoard, being the only candidate nominated for the Mount Peel road district was declared elected. The nominations for Levels County closed at noon to-day with a list of four candidates, Messrs A. O. Pringle and J. Sullivan (the retiring members), and Messrs F. LeCren and C. N, Macintosh. Mr C. has been nominated for the Borough.

A copy of Mr Maxwell’s plan, accompanying his recent report to the Harbour Board, was placed in Mr Radcliffe’s Window this afternoon, by the secretary to the Harbour board, for the instruction of ratepayers. Copies will be sent to other centres of population.

The Raugitata traffic bridge was badly damaged by the flood, one cylinder being carried completely away. Ihe bridge has «mly sunk about a foot, supported by the down stream cylinder and the lattice girder. Light traffic is not stopped though there is great risk of the bridge collapsing.

The Wellington Post says :—The new drainage system appears to have completely routed the one time much dreaded demon typhoid fever. There is only a single case of typhoid fever in the hospital at the present time, and the sufferer in that case is not a resident of the city, but hails from the suburbs. In past years the fever ward of the hospital at this time of the year was usually wellfilled with typhoid cases. There is a similar falling-off in the number of cases treated outside the Hospital.

AttheopeningceremnnyoftheTham '8 Hauraki goldfields pumping plant the Hon Mr Cad man, Minister of Mines, stated that the gold obtained in the Thames goldfield for a period of thirty yearswas2,64o 000oz,valu dat£5,735,000, and if the quantities used by jewellers and other's were taken into account the value would be about £6,000,000. Considering that the gold came from the upper levels, and from a very small area of ground, he urged that it was an incentive to prospect the lower levels.

Dr N. K. Cox had a nasty spill last last evening. He was riding past Whales Creek as the express passed, and his horse was first startled by the train into going fast downhill, and then by a whistle into a “ prop,” and Dr Cox was shot over the horse’s head. Fortunately he landed on hia side and not on his. h°ad. His face and hip were scarred, but the injuries are only superficial and will not take long to cure. Some highly exaggerated rumours as to the extent of Dr Cox’s injuries got into circulation last night. The Dominion of Canada, it appears, is determined to make the export of frozen meat if possible, a success. According to “Cold Storage,” cold-fitted cars are running every week on 18 routes of the Canadian railway system, connecting with the shipping ports* and 23 ocean-going steamers have been fitted with refrigerating chambers, for carrying butter, fruit, eggs, poultry, and meat to Europe. The initial cost of fitting the steamers is given at about £2OOO per vessel, of which the Government has paid one-half, and to the railways it guarantees two-thirds of the carload rate from the starting point.

A gentleman in Timaru has received an interesting letter from a former Timaru boy, H’. Shappere, who will be well remembered in athletic circles here. The letter is dated Umballa, November 16th, and in the course of it young Shappere says:—“l am now in India in A Battery Royal Horse Artillery, the chesnut troop, commanded by Major Burrows. I am getting on well. I have risen to the rank of corporal, and have passed a course in the Riding establishment and hold a certificate for rough rider. I have also passed for gymnastic instructor,and hold a first-class certificate. My battery leaves Umballa fpr practice camp, where we expect to get first prize for shooting. We there go on cavalry manoeuvres, after which we march to Meerut on change of station. My battery went to the front as an elephant battery, but unfortunately we did not manage to come into action as the elephants could not get over the ground where the fighting was.” In conclusion we may add that Corporal Shappere is enjoying the best of health and retains pleasant memories of his boyhood in Timaru. A recently-created Justice of the Peace figured as a judgment debtor in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, the Wellington Post reports, the amount of the debt due being under £5. The debt had been incurred through the J.P. enendorsing a promissory note. In reply to the judgment creditor’s solicitor, the debtor said he made practically no earnings whatever, and he was not in a position to pay the amount. Mr Kenny, S.M. said that his “ brother Justice ” ought to be able to pay a least 2s 6d a week. The debtor, however, here commenced to deny the genuineness of the original judgment, and when he was confronted with the Court copy of a confession of judgment bearing his signature —a signature apparently witnessed and attested to by another J.P. who resided a little distance away—he denied pointblank tbat.the signature was his. The Magistrate commented on the seriousness of this statement, and added —“I must consider whether or not I shall put this matter in the hands of the police to find out who forged your name. If it is found out that you have not told the truth you will be indicted for purjury.” An order for payment of 2s 6d per week was made. A member of the Evening Post stafl has since seen the signature on the confession purporting to be that of the debtor. It certainly does not appear .to correspond with that of the Justice of the Peace who denies it is his, for there are a number of his signatures in the re-cord-books of the Court. The matter is one that calls for further investigation. A Minister’s Life Saved.—The Rev. W. B. Costley of Stockbridge, Ga., while attending to his pastoral duties at Ellenwood, that state was attacked by cholera morbus. He says : “By chance I happened to get hold of a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I think it was the means of saving my life. It relieved me at once.” For sale by J. 0. Oddie, chemist, Timaru.

There died recently in a Queensland lazarette a leper who was once a wealthy and well-connected resident of Darling Downs district. Before being consigned to the place of living death he was treated by several doctors and nursed by a woman for some months. The nurse is now an inmate of a leper reservation. Hecenntly Mr Kipling sold a book to his publisher at a rate which worked out to Is a word. The publication of this fact came under the notice of a Fleetstreet humorist, who, “for the fan of the thing,” wrote to the author, saying that, as wisdom seemed to be quoted at retail prices, he himself would like one word, for which he enclosed als postal ord* r. The reply came, in due course. Mr Kipling kept the Is postal order, and politely returned (written on a large sheet of paper) the word M Thanks I”

Mr John Mundell, for the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Associatioq, offered Mr Dale’s property, 7-roomed house on half-acre at corner of Theodocia and Dee Streets, at auction at Tattersail’s this afternoon. There was a fair attendance, and Mr Mundell haying read the conditions of sale explained that the house was very handy to the port and the principal business places of the town. He ventured the prediction that the port would play a most important part in the industrial and financial progress of South Canterbury. The opening offer was £3OO, and bids came quickly at £ss advance till £390 was reached, when there was a full stop. Mr Mundell said that this was nowhere near the value oi the property and it would be pasked. A quarter-acre section with four-roomed house In Theodosia street, was next offered, but no bid was made for it. The States of Guernsey decided on November 30th to permit the optional use of English in debate In that Assembly, where French has been the only language spoken since its foundation.