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Southland Times, Issue 19185, 24 October 1903, Page 2

Tliti special features oi to-day's fourpage supplement arc rural notes (general farm notes and a special par on lameness in horses j ; The Itcvolulion in Macedonia, by one who lives there: dniryI ing news . the Dr ice .Mystery ; and "a , great number of articles and paragraphs on farming and general .subjects, as well as the usual household and fashion netes The cricket mutch to have been played between the Civ i 1 Service and Warehouse teams has been postponed as a mark of respect to tin- memory of the late Wm. Spence. whose funeral takes place this afternoon 1 Our Wellington correspondent wires : — I understand that it haa been piactically decided to transfer Mr Uyinks, Hcgintrar of Heeds ut Invercargill, to li-.ui-edin. where he will occupy . a similar position, vice ilr Hanson Turton, resigned. Mr I' Cross, the senior partner of Messes fl-Yed. Cross and Sons. Christchurch, is now |n Invercargill, staying nt thn Club Hotel, uniking arrangements to place Teacher's " Highland -Cicani," a celobnated whisky on the local market. Since ns introduction in other parts tho iKfuor 'has gained favour, and is cow one of the most popular whisk ays in the colony, and Mr Cross will -spend n few days arranging regular supplies for this town. Th* houso is n very old f'lnsgow one, and, u.s retailers, was famed ler the excellence of its malt liquor. To the many in Southland who havo recollections of Mr Pat rick JV-I'iinghan, now ol Melbourne, the iiitellig«_"icc of the death of Mrs McCauglinn w'li be „• j,,. torest. Writing to Mr .Ino I'uriil-iill. Mr W. H. Culder mentions ll*ul (he interment had taken place on (lie 12th inst Jn a cablu message to Mr Turn:. ull |;r McCuughun says he is .suffering from he-art trouble, and is unable to write. To all friend*! he sends remembrances, An objectionable practice that is very largely indulged iv in New Zealand in spue of prohibitory notices, brought twu (iore residents into Court on Thursday, when convictions were recorded against them for smoking on the railway station iiot-h had excuses. One defendant said he had been in the habit of smoking on the platform for 25 years, ami tho other endeavoured to persuade the magistrate that though his pipe was in his mouth it was not lighted. On Wednesday morning we recorded tnat. the barometer hud nn fTuesdny touched a point (30.95) that, was a record ior vony lumiy yours in Invercargill. in the Wellington Observatory on the same day the barometer reading was one of tlie highest that had buen locorded for ;sp years. Tho reading was 30.76, the highest but ono since 1864, the exception being 30.88 in JSBO, 30th AugHst. 'lhe highest readings since 180-1 were as follows :— 30.7-5, 9th Apnil, 1875 3ii. f,7, 10th .July, 1877 ; 30.75. 27th August, 187'J; 30.75, 30th August, IH,« ; 30.74, 20th May, 1880 : 3< >.(>.-■ . -Jth Jiav, 1H. C 8; 30.88 3<it|, August, 1889'; 30.05, 21st August, lMi'2. The reading was again high this morning, being W).',o. In all cases when ihese records iw&rc n-gli-tcied tho wind was either moderate or light. Some of the comments in the pros? on ihn sentences passed neon Madame Humbert and her husband betray, ns the Law J iinos points out, wry imperfect epprerintion of Its terror. I *. Tno k-uliirde of 'hi "pri-voner in recta-don is all hilt absolute. The strictest silee.ee is Enforced. Presumably lhe consolations oi religion are not entirely withheld ; otherwise the prisoner is forbidden io speak, even to his guardian Books are 'denied, and (which must be almost iho worst infliction of all) the most complete idleness is enforced ; no employment of any description mny mitigate* the appalling vacancy of days, weeks and years. ITnlf nn hour's exercise is allowed daily, in a hood which covers everything except tho •yea. This Is worthy pf t h o Middle Ajres. ,

Tho Winton Brass Band are competi- j tors at tbe second-class band contest to I ha held at Port Chalmers next we«k. I The band are giving an open-air concert 1 on Monday evening, at which they will play the contest selections. New uniforms have been secured, and they should ntld to tho smartness and general appearance of the company. A telegram from Blenheim states that a magnificent meteor crossed tho heavens just "before midnight on Tuesday. It was larger than a full moon and of startling intensity. It swept across the sk*y from sou-west to nor'-west, followed hy a bnond und lengthening tract of light of multi-coloured luminosity, finally bursting into a dazzling stream of light at sea. The display was superb. The meteor was seen at Wellington, where it lit up tho city, and also at Gore, where it dazzled those who were fortunate enough to sco it. < The colonial mails from Melbourne despatched via Nnples on 16th September arrived in London |pn the morning of ti lyth instant— one day early. Mr Hay, U.S. Secretary of State, is sounding Kussin regarding the opening of Mukden to foreign trade, Brother Jonathan does not cane a fig for " princerpuls "—give him trade. The "October number of the N.Z. Illustrated, to hand, commences the fifth year of the magazine's publication, nnd the management are io )>o complimented on tho improvements effected during tha urst olympiad, and on its present excellence. A glance at the number undei notice shows that Contributors of strong calibre have been gathered to the magazine, and tho matter liatf been well arranged and printed, racking an assortment that contains the prime essential to a successful magazine for the million — readableness. The photograves, too, are nicely reproduced, but perhaps the item of chief interest to local readers will *o a sketch of tho career of tho barque " Chance." written and illustrated by Miss E. L. Brown, M.A.. of Invercargill. The use of tinted pn-pei for tho I cover title-page throws into clearer relief the distinctive work thereof, and gives it an •individuality which hitherto it has lacked. « ■ Tho Nelson schools committee owes £40, has only enough to pay tho bank for keeping the account, and ask.*- tho Education Board to advance money duo to the cleanens. Even a requ Hi tion ' for brooms cannot l>e mot, and vrill bo forwarded to tho Hoard. Tho Dunedin Star narrates how n Chinese bottlegather. who had been set. upon without rhyme or reason b.v a youth of the hoodlum class, tunned upon his toi-memtor. and "went for" the ICuropear according to the most approved tactics of the 'PH. The youth, who had indeed caught a Tartar, finding Johns '• left " a punishing stroke, took to his hPBls. but the Celestial, who had been foil-** in his attempt to administer a de-nervod castigation through tho appearanco on tlie seen* of a woman, who thrnw hor somewhat stout figure between the disputants, was nearly aa good with his legs &fl with his fists. lie quickly overtook tho young ruflian aud named blows with his bamboo on the shoulders and hae* of the arrant coward. Quite a crowd witnessed the final stages oi -this most unusual incident, and the prevailing sentiment among them was that tho Chinaman was for once on top. A foolhardy balloon ascent was made from Roubaix in August by a lion tamer named Henri and two aeronauts— Weillat and Deuclmt.au. A car was attached to the balloon, nnd in this were placed two lions. Henri entered the car. and tho aeronauts snt upon .seat.s on a higher platform The animals took little interest In the earlier proceedings. but when the words " Let go " l.nd 'l-een uttered, nnd the balloon shot up lhey crouched in the bottom of the car. and i whined piteouslv Soon a sudden downward rush of gas almost asphyxiated the lions, the tauior wild the m-toiiauls. ' Deuchateuu fainted and the lions lay motionless Whon tho descent mis made the animals were st retched cut on the holtoi-l of thfl car. apparently me ess. and restorutivas had to be r.pplled to Heuchateau. ! On the Ist inst a cablegram was ptlb- ' lished in New Zealand papers gt.Ptinj*, that I>r i.orenz's <"' bloodless surgery.' for the correction of congenital malformations of children had proved a complete failure, and Mr Armour's daughter whom I»r Lorenz was specially called to America to treat was named as one of the failures A contemporary has come ucros-s a letter written l/y Mra Armour 1 io th«- I\i-ess. denying assertions that the doctor's treatment of her child had been a failure She says her girl is perfectly cured, and can now run. skip and ' dance liko' an ordinary child. The publication of the lie in Canterbury happened to be particularly regrettable, as it was calculated to disturb the minds of ' a number of people who have hnd their children operated on at Ashbtirton by Hr Her/. a pupil of Dr. Loron/ At least two children belonging 10 Timaru aro under bis treat ment. mill, ' It is r-rtill that the operation ami subse- . quont treatment promise to be perfectly successful — Press,

Uuder the auspices of a local company a survey for a (ennui thmnigh the lsthmir- at ' Am-kh'iid lo connect W'uitetiiatu ami Maiittkau Harbours is proceeding It Has Wen l'ounil that there is a ditTereiicc of '.tin iv tlie maximum height of the tides in thr two harbours, but tbe tunes of high water do not coincide, and there inav be a dillerence oi tit <>r ;>lt This it 'is said, will create a current that will keep the canal clear of sediment, while the Jmnks will be of material too hard to be affected by it A wute-rwav of this description *hould be of great" importance. To be able to cross from the east Ho tbe west roast and vico versa by a canal will undoubtedly bo taken » " udvuntag*' of largely, if sumcient water is available for vessels ol large size. The distance between the head of Manukau nncl Auckland harbour is only a .mile. »n the city side there Is an inlet of appreciable depth, but the Lean' of Manukau Harbour is very shallow for a long distance ; very similan to itlulT Harb.uir up to C.reen hills Ine Waikato railway crosses the isthmus A canal would he a costly undertaking it il .wero made capable of flouting largo steamers, but ii would si\vo nt leas, a dnv on the passage to Sydney, whilo coastal steamers could work, both coasts of the island,

\ road race irom Winton to tho Gap, thence to Lady llarkly and back tO*AinInn 10 miles In all. excited a good deal of interest iv Winton last 1 uesday evenIne Thirteen cyclists started, and tho ( Ul jsh resulted as follows :— A. Nicholson 1 V Cussidv 2. T Lindsay 3. lhe winner's time was 28 mm. 20 sees., and lie just beat the second man by a wheel.

Angling items from Winton Record :— Owing to the rivers being in flood, anglers luive found little use for the roil this week hut matters will no doubt improve in a few days, when some pood sport muv be ugain expected. On a recent afternoon, us Mr Frank Allen, of Harringtons, was riding along the road by Mr McDougall's property, he saw a large trout lying dead in v ditch. about a chain from the creek. The fish was 32 inches long. 1(5 in girth and weighed I J i lbs It hud evidently been carried into the ditch hy flood water and hud been u unble to make its way out Messrs Neil McKay nnd Hroad caught 5J trout «t Hemmoi-e last week, weighing on an average Jlti The fish were secured with the March Urown fly ullh red spinner, in four hours— The Southern Standard reports thut tho fishing streams, which were in poor order up till a week ago. have been gtentiv improved by laßt week's raill. I'l> till thl3n the < , a tch '-'-' were small, but on Thursday Messrs W. 11. and S. B Paterson obtained a fino haul in the Otnmita. landing -tl ol tho

■' speckled beauties " ior v little over half a day's fishing, the biggest weighin--; about -lib.

The C>ore bowling season opened on Wednesday afternoon, when there was a large attendance of players. 30 taking part Sides were chosen by the President and Vice-president. The (iorel'inss Blind was in attendance, and played ppv. eral selections under Handmaster Mayo. There was also a good attendance of onlookers The green was in good order, and reverted credit on the caretaker, Mr .1. H Perks Mr P 1. I'oppclwell (president), in a few well-chosen remarks, congratulated members on the prospect of a good season, and extended a hearty welcome to lhe new pluyurs. Puring the | afternoon tea was dispensed by Mrs Foppelwell in a large marquee. An invitation to this part of the function was also extended to the tennis players. Tho day was al.-nost perfect for bowling, und players had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Mr John Mac Gibbon proposed a vote oi thanks to Mr and Mrs Poppelweil for their hospitality, which was carried very heartily. The President's side won. by l-l games, the scores being President 104, Vice-President 90— In the evening a meeting of members- was held in Lock's dining rooms to discuss club rules. The President announced that JC44 had boon collected among members to wipe off the debt of £54 on the pavilion, A card match, then took place between sides chosen by the President and Vice-president, resulting in a win for the latter by 21 games to 18. Refreshments were served, and an enjoyable evening terminated shortly after 10 o'clock— Standard.

The Lyttelton Times says that the vexed question as to whether tho wearing of khaki at Contingent reunions is in good taste, came up for discussion at the "First Contingent reunion <>n Wednesday, nnd a suggestion was made that the rule making the wearing of the .service uniform nt reunions preferable, fihould he rescinded It was stated tliat the ■uniform had been disgraced in the Colony by men belonging to various contingents, so that the wearing of khaki, except in the cusc of a volunteer, constituted a. reproach to the wearer. Thero were numberless cases on record of men who had continued to wear the whole or part oi their uniform for months, nnd indeed for over n year after their return from Africa, and the behaviour of these men had prejudiced the public against the whole body of rontlngenters. 'Iho proposal, besides meeting with a good deal of support, also awakened opposition, and a member prophesied that tho Association's existence would be menaced it* it pronounced against the wearing of tho uniform nt the reunions. The dlseustion dropped without any resolution be- , ing arrived at.

Capstan Butter is not surpassed for quality. It is the choicest, the purest ana tha besf. Tvom ftU etprefceep-jra,

The McCormick Reaper and Biudei works now embrace 170 acres of indue- i trial activity. A few years ago many ! doubtlefl9 thought that the limit bad I b»en reached, but it ia impossible for tiny ' to foretell whore the swelling tide of .Mc- I Cormick expansion will stop. McCormick machines are known and used in every civilised land, and wherever they are introduced civilisation and agriculture seem to progress and prosper, in other words, these two great world-ennobling forces follow the McCormick flag. Arrival of New Goods.— S. McDonald, City Boot Palace, beg 9to inform the ladies of Southland that he has just opened up a beautiful variety of Bostock's Boots and Shoes. Special lines in Louis heels are amongst the latest styles. Also children's sandals by v, famous English houso, both white and brown. These aro ideal in lightness and quality. All the latest things in summer boot 9 and shoos arriving daily. S .ilcDonald, City Boot Palace. « Before you start on a jounncy procure a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Komedy. This may save you much troublo and annoyance, as it can not bo bought on board the cars or steamship. For all fonniß of stomach and bo\\el troubles this remedy has no equal - For sale by Macalister and Co., chemists. Dressmaking.— Our stocks of Dross Materials, Blouse Silks, Trimmings, &c, are now fully assorted and the Dressmaking is busy. We will esteem it a favour if customers will place orders early. As tho season advances it Is impossible to execute orders promptly, or indeed to execute them at all unless a long time is given. Thomson and Beattie, Limited, Invercargill, Gore and Otautau. Not a minute should De lost tcnen a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough rtemedy given as sooij as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, will pievent the attack It never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by llucalister and Co.