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Southland Times, Issue 19036, 2 May 1903, Page 2

During the week Mr Marcham. Thief Surveyor for the colony, puid a visit to the State st'ttlonients at Ulcnhuiu. lluldiuie, Wrtikiiwa Valley, ileiithfiold. Wuiputi, I'liputoluru , etc. At the LMucuUnn Hoard's meeting yesterday it w«s rosolvoil, upon the reimnmendation by the Kxecutivp 'Joi.ii.nUi'i-, thut tlip architect he rein tinf i-.t <'. the necessity of preparing plans for"' the proponed South school building us > oo'i u« possible, in ten»R of the jno.i-ion i.:».r!o to tho school committee. Mr IV L. lMnkie. son of Mr Peter Hlnkie. of Ityal flush, hns received a cable from London stu ting" that he has passed his final medical examination. The new county hridge over the Alal'atruu (above .Mr (halt's Muriaruu farm j is n very substantial structure: — a credit to the engineer and tho operative stalT It is about 4 oft span ; concrete abutments, and superstructure of iron l>ark It is ii great acquisition to the district. a nil greatly appreciated by the settlers- — Wyndham ll«rald. The iinnual wimer show of I lie (>(,(i?o A <S. 111.1.I 1 . Association takes place in the Agricultural Hall. Dunediu. on .'une Urd and three following days. IGntrie.s close on Aluy ijoth, fttul the buildings will l>u open two days prior to the show for receiving exhibits. Catalogues and full particulars can be obtained o» application to the secretary. • It will he noticed ly an advertisement that young people will be given an opportunity of attending a course of lec-ture-leKsons in English as one of the hrunches in the technical classes system After preparatory instruction hns paved tho way, some stanuard authors will bo selected, and their works and stylo studied and expounded. This course affords an excellent opportunity to those who wish to cultivate a deeper acquaintance with literal ure. and under tho able guidance of Mr \V. (i . Mchafiey. the vlass should be interesting and highly instructive. The .Southland HlfU Club finished the competition for tho first of Ihreo trophies presented by President A. !•'. Hawke. A H. Wills (scratch) was fir.st with 1 00 points, W. C'raigic. 91. The ntixt cottipetitiou will probably be for Uaptnin I{, Prentice's trophy. On bohalf of the community we t>incereJy thank, the C.P.M. for so promptly falling in with the suggestion made in this column yesterday ro tho shipping notice board. It has been placed on the landing, where it can be r«id as one runs, day or night. Al a late hour last night our HlufT correspondent telephoned that. the schooner .Brothers, the arrival of which from Wellington is reported in our shipping column, had been destroyed by Ore. The outbreak occurred sibout halfpast nine, and was heralded by an explosion, the cause of which had not been determined. Although the craft. was warped to the shore, the fire brigade could aot stay the flames, and she was totally destroyed ; the crew losing everything. The schooner was propelled, when necessary, by oil engines of 40 lip., but whether kerosene or ben/.olene was used is not yet known. Petroleum is not given to exploding, despite the popular belief in that direction, but if vcnlless vessels containing it are- oxposed to external heat they will burst, just as a water boiler would. Some years ago one of these oil-driven craft was daimided by fire which originated from engine waste and spread to the oil "bunker" in the engine-room. No particulars aa to ownership or insurances, if any, of the Brothers were available last night. So horrible- is the behaviour mu\ language of tho hoodlum element at Keefton that the postmaster has hud to solicit tho services of the police to keep the. precincts of his office clear of the filthy, lowdown element. The young winchman Geoghegan. who mysteriously disappeared from the Poison dredge, Grey Valley, last week, was the fourth son of the- sumo family who had lost their lives by accident within a few years. A young lady returning from a mairriago in the" Nelson district lust week had a singular experience. She was rid•ing a well-known hack whoa the animal reared and fell back tlaad, pinning the rider to the ground. Fortunately, tho mishap occurred near a dwelling, and tho lady, who wus unconscious for a time, was soon released. The Winton Record reports having received^, from Mr M. O'Brien, of the Winton Nursery, some splendid specimens of potatoes grown this season at Limehills They are the Up-to-date variety which were introduced into the colony by . the CJovemment three, years ago. Twelve of the larger potatoes weighed 291 b, over 21b each, and were", to use. a familiar phrase, " as sound as a bell." Tho Up-to-dates are. estimated to grow from 15 to 20 tons to the acre, and Mr O'Brien is so pleased \v:th the result of the seven acres planted that he has determined to put down twice the area next season.— There were on view in Messrs Lennie and Sons' shop yesterday some splendid specimens of the Up-to-date, grown by Mr L, G, itoope, Gala street. The heaviest weight was just ljlb. The tubers woro symmetrical in shape, clean in skin and sound in substance, and Mr Roope'a patch yielded at tho rate of 24 tons to the acre. The Up-to-date has proved itself a prolific cropper in Southland. A football match between teams ropiesenting the Post and Telegraph utid Civil Service will be played to-day on the Eastern Reserve, commencing at 51.il 5 p.m. :— P. &T. : Bach, Clark, llolaney, Perbie, Fredric, Grace. Holmes, Johnston, Matheson, Mulvey, Scully, Stone. Walton, Wells, Rogers. G. S, : McNub, TurnbUll, Tresw'or, Macrae.. Larkin, Robertson, C'assidy, Kent, McGavock, iinum-a garten. Adam, Dixon, Malthewa, l-'ru&er, and Andrews. Tho Sultan of Johore, a noted Indian sportsman, has come on a visit to Australia. The Customs o|flicials at Frumantle raised objections to his lauding because of his colour. The Sultan (who was educated in England) replied : "Very well, I won't buy anymore horses .iv this beastly country." Tho matter was afterwards satisfactorily; arranged^

The first timetable oi tho Christxhurch- 1 jyttelton railway was recently on view I n the city. We- are supposed to livo in j ' fast " times, but tho trains in those iftys (the sixties) travelled nearly as nst as they do now. A biff timber boom ib expected to take 1 1 ace along tho South West land railroad i' hen completed. The line is expected 10 io open for traffic in May next year. It n. astonishing how some railways in N '/. :un lie pushed on. The liiHt sod of this >no was turned only tho other day. C The case A. .1. Denton v. R. I?. Fairio, hoard before Mr McCarthy. S.M.. "^ ,-esterday. was mi application »n<lor Uie i-'encing Act for an. order to ascertain by Q iurvev the true boundary between the ands of the parties at Otatara. uml for .he erection of a dividing fence in ac- o ;ordance with notice.— Mr W. MucalHter for plaintiff. Mr Russell, for defendant, -fiitl that his client would submit to an jrder as applied for. Mr Macn lister i< said that in that case he would apply g [or' oosls. The defendant had been served » with notice in February, but hud not agreed to the fence suggested. Mr Husisell objected, holding that each party Khoulri pay his own costs. His Woi^hip suid the scheme of the Act. seemed to t>e that opportunities were given to come to agreement as to the creation of dividing }] fences. Opportunity was given to tie- r fendant and he <li<l not accept it. If g the parties had served cross notices amd ( the Court hud made an order based on l)oth of these notices, the costs should lie borne equally. Jn this case there t were no counter suggestions. JC^J 2s c costs would therefore be allowed the s plainlilT. Xorden Kuetter, the cpuack doctor fa- y oently nrrestod in London in connection j with impudent frauds in llerlin, has been extradited. To Whom it may Concern.— Having boon requested by many customers to put n small size of my throat and lung cure TI.'SSIL'UKA on tho market. \ have conceded to their request, and advise that a« from this date a Is (id size will be procurable from all chemists and storekeepers throughout the colony. S. J . Kvans, Manufacturing Chemist, Dunedin. Inspector < it\ despair) : "Well, at least you can tell me where the Magna Charta was signed?" Student 'cheerfully ) : "Oh, yos, King John signed fliat i-.l tho bottom of the puper. " Another Attraction. — We desire to direct the attention of our lady readers to Messrs Thomson and Boattio's advertisement in this issue, in which they make the somewhat sporting offer of the pick of fifty pieces of new dress materials, overing tho whole gamut of fashion, from which they are prepared 'to make dresses to order at a uniform price, which seems low consideiing that the best of finish and furnishings are quaXo cycles ever buily have become so popular as Humbers Light. strong, speedy, durable and elegant, these splendid mounts represent the acme of perection in cycle construction.— McKenzie and Roach, agents, Dec street, Invercargill. .John Uurns, M.l., on London c'.erks : — "Many of them have to dress like ducks — on the wages of dustmen" That is how a local paper puts it : should it not bo "dukes." Tho most essential print to he considered when selecting a Uicyclo is its easy running qualities. At the sporta on Monday the Massey-Harris won every event, thus demonstrating the fact that it is the easiest running machine on the, market. We aro now showing a> splendid line of Prams and Go-carts, all up-to-date goods, and we are prepared to sell them at prices which defy competition. Call and see our stock and enquire our prices before purchasing elsewhere. Go-carts frcm 20s. prams from 355. All other lines equally cheap at Dewe's Furnishing Warehouse, Tay street only, near Dee street.