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Southland Times, Issue 12773, 5 December 1893, Page 2

• i;; Correspondence; — A letter from our i Winton qorrespondeßt .and another signee. [G. D., Newman are on page four to-day. The Southland A. and P,’As.' sd'ciatibn gratefully acknowledge a donation ■of L2 2s from Mr JJW. Kelly, M.H. R. | Promenade Concept.. The Garrison jßand-jWifi play onzifeißptundtvonWednes ’ dAy evening, andJthein'programme' willjnt elude the two’’ Christchurch contest seiec- ; tions. — £.O f.'WB sis fc!i;s art iiiv- ayaaon tr.’otfr. orfE i Sloying(pprtion of our community have ess. been f 'eagerly looking forward to; ® on ® er t to- be'given’by the Invercargilli Orchestral Union in the Theatre this evening, and it is as certain' as anything can be that? expectationd : of.’igrea t t;tß&gS'Ewill'’be: more than fulfilled,„ The programme is in , every,, respect- an-. excellent ; one,,; and; the' names of the performers are :in themselves an assurance that . every-. item will receive ■ample justice. (.bii.-'t , ‘■k ? |i

Now is the Time'.—A Corporation man with a scythe is wanted at the corner of, Forth? and Clyde : streets -tocut down a ‘forest of .thistles on the street line and oil private property there. The nuisance is juslfcabout to -burst-into flower; ■ and_i'in the of a few weeks will, if not * ‘ sne’dded,” ‘ send, off seed r enough to • overwhelm the public and private gardens to the eastward. . itj, St. John’s : juyMiLE:,?J’AiR. — A large quantity of usefulgbdds'.has.alrcady come in to the committee for : -tfiis'fair. Several articles that have been promised are still to come and the donors of these are asked by advertisement elsewhere to send them in this week as the committee have their work cut put to, arrange and price the goods. The ladies’ , committee is requested to meet Friday this week a,t 7 o’clock. ... ■, ■Western District A. And B. Show.—ln connection with this show, which takes place at Otautau to-morrow,, the ordinary trAiri vvill leave Invercargill at /9’a.m., 15 minutes : befdre Usual’ time, and speed being accelerated will arrive at Thornbury 25 minutes earlier than usual. . Here' it will connect with’the train from Riverton, and Otautau Will be reached shortly after .11 o’clock/' A special will leave Otautau on the return journey at 6 p.m; ? ' I ~ Southland Co-operative Society.— -A generaldneeting of this Society, held in the Temperance Hall yesterday .evening,- was fairly well attended. Mr R, F. Cuthbertson was voted to the chair. The meeting "’ a3 .called,for the. purpose..,of appointing auditors, and there being; only tWP' nomi-nated—Messrs.-George Patterson and Thos. Bell—they were elected. The Treasurer, in a' few general announced that the Society was in a flourishing cohditiph,. and that the shareholders had,,every- reason'to be. gratified with the way the business Was going on. 3

Southland Hospital Trust.—Delegates representing the minor contributing bodies met in the Hospital at no.on yesterday to elect four members of the Trust, The following gentlemen were present :—Mr T.« Findlay (representing Winton), Hon, H. Feldwick (Avenal), Mr. G. Couling (North Invercargill), Mr F. McChesney (Gladstone), Mr J. Smith (East Invercargill), Mr.A. Dolamore (Gore), Mr A. Bain (South Invercargill), Mr Simpson (Riverton), and Mr A. Dunlop (Campbelltown).. The following gentlemen were proposed and seconded:— H. S. Hunter, Thos. Findlay, Duncan McFarlane, J. R. Richards, Andrew Bain, W. J. Perkins, Janies Smith, and George Couling. A ballot was taken with the result that Messrs Hunter, Findlay, McFarlane, and Richards were elected.

Sudden Death. —A gentleman who for many years has been well known in Southland, particularly in agricultural circles,died with startling suddenness at West Plains yesterday. The gentleman in question was Mr Thomas Cumming, and he died while on a visit to the farm of Mr George Young; Mr Cumming, who lived at Avenal, went to West Plains yesterday morning and remained there daring the day. He had dinner at Mr Young’s and afterwards went to assist in some veterinary work, Mr Andrew Dunlop being in attendance to superintend the operations. Mr Cumming seemed to be in excellent health'and spirits after his ineal, but' when he entered the yard Mr Young noticed that he was white almost as a sheet. Suddenly he put his hands to his knees and fell to the ground. Mri’/SJoung called to Mr Dunlop and the Mr Cumming out of the yard, but it is believed that life was extinct as soon as he fell. The body was at'once conveyed to the deceased’s late residence- at Avenal. ’ Dr /Galbraith has' certified, tha,t ; Mr Cumming was suffering, from heart disease, and to that ailment lie attributes death, a fact ■which ,may render an inquest unnecessary,; Mr Cumming leaves a widow but no family. - ’ ' . Fillis’s Circus.—Mr Fillis will introduce., this new company to Invercargill on the 9th .inst.i- Since.last here Mr f illis ; has considPr,’ably altered his troupe, I many mew-’people (having joined the show in Sydney "recently. (Prominent among the new people are the /celebrated Feely Family of acrobats and iknodk-about clowns’;'Lilzel and Alexandra, ;are at the head of a bevy of. Parisian lady (gymnasts, and the great cannon act performed „by ..these, twojadies. is, sensational in the ’ extreme. The Mayol troupe of grotesques are among the new people ; and a trio of performing bears have . also been, added t 6 the .attractions. On this occasioff Mr Fillis wilF also' give' his great street" parade, which has been described as a very interesting exhibjyqn, embodying the full strength of ithb "coinfjanyj horses, animals, ; &c. _To enable country people? to visit the exhibition, special'train arrangements have .been made, by which they can reach the circus at cheap fares, and be conveyed home after the performance. The season will extend over four days, and after the open-., ing night there will be two performances each day. . ■ > " l ' vkuL-.

.; Alleged-. Corner ” In Cheese.—Oetze and Gerritsen’s representative in Wellington States that an interview with his principal, in Sydney, mentioned in Thursday’s cable' messages, is notquite correct. Mr Gerritsen proposes to almost abandon the New Zealand cheese trade for the reasons, given in the message, but his butter operations will not be interfered with.; On the contrary business in the latter branch is being largely extauded. He states that speculators have bought up half the output of cheese from Southern, factories,- and have l thus created “a- corner.”r r ;Froni this it is plain that New Zealand cheese is of such quality as to make it eagerly sought after.

Caught l and Caged.— A. Wendonside farmer mimed Charles George Thurston was brought to In vercargill yesterday by Constable Mayne, of Waikaia, to undergo a sentence of fourteen days’ imprisonment in defaultofpayment of a fine of L2 and ‘costs, for having assaulted a neighbour named Jolih'Ckmeron. It appears that Mr Thurston was rather difficult to capture, and thaf- it; was only with the assistance of two other members of the police force]- and by the exercise of caution, circumspection, and , strategy .. that Constable Mayne at last secured his man, Mr Thurston’s residence is so .situated .that .anyone approaching can be seen miles away, and this advai.tige enabled him to escape the first time Constable Mayne essayed his arrest. On the second occasion, however, 7 • the house was stealthily 'approached'- in’tiledark by Sergeant Fleming and Constables Mayne and Keaney, who posted themselves round the house aud patiently awaited daylight:' The outhouses 'Were first 'searched . arid then the dwelling stormed, but it was only after threats of breaking down the doors that any response catne Jrmn within. Eventually Mr . 'Thurston tna'de; ■ his appearance,: and. after; .the'inost searching • enquiries as to.the identity, of the officers, he insisted upon the warrant being read to him from the first word to the bitter end. He then kindly consented ty. accompany Constable Mayne ••jo' Invercargill, although he expressed a decided and emphatic opinion that the proceedings werAirtegular and even illegal. At any rate Mr Thurston is now in gaol. 0,. f

Make ’EM;; ; SiT,::iUy>~Mr H. D. Bell M.H.R., has instructed* his solicitors to issue a Writ for' libel against a weekly paper halted Fairplay, lately started in Welling- . ton, for. suggesting that “ though elected as a prohibitionist he was exhilarated by something other than his victory on the night of election.” This said “ Fairplay ” belied its name in dealing with candidates. Sir R. Stout was a particularly black beast ” withit., \

: i. Through the Heckles Now. *-■ The .Premier has received a number of messages .from, members, who- have been included in the temperance lists as likely to vote against’ the Government, ; disclaiming . any.intention of the sort.. Basing the calculation ;;on these messages . and the declared intentions of members as shown in election speeches, the Premier, who was mterviejy/edj ’■on‘.‘' ? tlie’/;sfibjec'VJ'/.saia;/'/as/' fari/'As. h 'niake’btitf' tbe're' were 23'direct ■ the- new-Parliament;—of whom- -five were; absolutblprbhibitiofiists 'Who’would ’vote for, ,it before , anything else. There were, of course, a number of other members who favour the,, temperance party, but -they/ were all in favour of giving last. session's' Act a .trial. j !

T The special attention of readers is drawn to Messrs Lorie and Co.’s advertisement, ..which”appears in these columns to-day. This firm have been instructed by a certain financial institution. to realise a large stock of drapery,'clothing, pianos, and organs, and to effect, this they have taken the premises lately occupied by Mr Rabbidge in Tay Street'(formerly J. Stock and Co.’s). As is’ probably well known, Messrs Lorie and Co. are a firm af auctioneers ’ some years established in a large- way in Dunedin, so that the mere fact of their undertaking such a sale is sufficient evidence of its bonafides. Price and Bulleid specially remind the: readers of this paper that they are now offering vast quantities of high class drapery, mantles, jackets, millinery, dress goods, umbrellas, kid gloves, corsets, beautiful stock blouses ; also in the Manchester department, lovely lace curtains, tray cloths, toilet, sets, handsome cozies and French cushions, all very suitable for Christmas presents. In our Boot and Shoe departments—New goods just opened and marked at such reasonable prices that defy competition. Remember no old stock to dispose of. ’, Certainly the most effective medicine in'the world .8. Sanders and-Son’s Eucalypti Extract. ;Test /its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, he they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains,. it is the safest remedy—rid swellings—no inflammation.' Like, surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflamina" tion of the Lungs,-Swellings, &c., Diarrhoea, Dysenteryl l Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma „at_, International _ Exhibition,.. Amsterdam, Trust In this approved article and eject all others. G SYtfOPSBidF P.s. Awarua for.Stewart’lsland on Wednesdays Wm. Todd sell medical, works to-day ' The Pine Co—Tenders for constructing tramway Rodgers Bros;—List of books on sale Clearing sale at Aaron Blacke’s for two months .. Funeral of the late Mrs Ross to-morrow S.S. Invercargill sails for Preservation Inlet, 14th Funeral of late Thomas Cumming on 7th Several notices re Juvenile Fair A grocer and ironmonger .wants engagement A book-keeper wahts employment: A boy wanted fof a country store ■ Board of Education want several teachers - Pearson, Scott and Co—Drapery, Japanese goods, &c., to-day -.lu '-.vci/.t ■ : ■ •