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Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3378, 25 July 1885, Page 2

The Ctrru Hotel. — To suit the conk vcnienco of the public, from to-day the Is luncheons nt the above Hotel will be from 12 v noon sharp to 2.30 p.m. — [Adyt.] 1 A Netv Tebm. — An enterprising resident f in Oamaru is advertising the possession of 3 " one of the most powerful refractory [sic) telescopes in New Zealand." It is to be boped that it will not always remain true to 3 its name. 1 Feoh this date a 6d counter lunch will be £ served at the Railway Refreshment Rooms 3 bar from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. Breakfast , ready in time for the early trains, at Is 6d. Is hot lunch, as usual, from 12 till 3. Is 6d B tea dinner from 6 till 8 o'clock. — [Advt.] 3 Football. — The match between the S.C. s Football Club and tho Temuka Club is to be 3 played this afternoon on the ground of the 5 latter Club at Temuka. The local team will , leave town at ono o'clock. Cantata. — We remind our readers that the '• sacred cantata " Esther "isto be given in the , Assembly Rooms by the Wesleyan choir on i- Monday evening. The prices, we may mention, are very reasonable viz. : 2s and Is. The ", City Band will play '""ctrons outside the Room3 before the cantata commences. Resident Magistrate's Corai, TraAßtr. :, — At this Court yesterday, before J. S. Besi wick, Esq., E.M., two first offenders were y fined 5s for drunkenness. Harry Cook, on remand, was charged with the larceny of fonr ® fowls. No one having come forwardto claim * the fowls, the prisoner was discharged, and I allowed to take them away with him. 1 Evangelistic Meetings at W aim ate. — Every evening during this week meetings have been held in St. Paul's Wesleyan 0 Church, at which evangelistic services were " conducted by the Rov. Mr Fairclough, of 0 Timaru. They havo been well attended by e the public on every occasion. The meeting!, conducted by the Rev. Mr Wallace, of Ashburton, will be continued next week. e Accident to a Cbane. — While the small 8 crane used by the Landing Service was being 1 worked yesterday afternoon it became crippled . through a portion of tho shaft with wluch it is connected ■with the platform, giving way. The ropairs are not expected to occupy much r time, and meanwhile other means will be * provided for taking heavy cargo out of the r boats. s Band or Hope.— The Congregational Band * of Hope held its usual fortnightly meeting last night, Mr T. L. Mills occupying the * chair. Tho attendance was good, and a very t enjoyable evening was spent, recitations, dialogues, etc., being well given by the mem- (. bora. It is satisfactory to learn that members i. take great interest in the meetings. : Trucks Off a Linb.— About five o'clock 1 yesterday afternoon two railway trucks which G were being shunted ot the back of tho s Landing Service came to grief. Theycontained . a number of piles for the Moody Wharf and 3 by some mishap got off the rails and landed ! in the mud, without, however, disturbing their ' equilibrium to any great extent. Little timo 1 was lost in getting them on tho rails again. 5 CotmsiNG. — Wo remind owners of dogs - that nominations for tho President's Cup, for j nll-ngcd dogs nt £3 3s each, and Puppy > Stakes nt £2 2s each, close on Monday evening. .Acceptances are duo on Wednesday, 5 the 29th inst. Both stakes aro open only to - members of tho South Canterbury Coursing 3 Club, and entries for the President's Cup „ must be the bond fide property of tho nominators. The meeting will bo held at tho 1 favorito trysting place — tho Pareora — on ' Thursday next, and is expected to be well attended both by lovers of coursing and the ~j general public. s Tkmpka Pahliambntaby Union. — Tho i weekly sitting of the Temuka Parliamentary Union was held on Tuesday cveuiug I«8t. Tlu< Distraint for Rent Act Abolition Bill 1885 was read u second time, after a very interesting debute. Mr Gaxe (Minister of Public. Works) obtained leave to introduce a Bill to provide for (lie systematic destruction by poison or otherwise of such birds as aro destructive to cereal crops. The Houso then went into Committee to consider tho report of tho Comroitteo appointed to draft rules. Accident. — About four o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr J. Shepherd's horeo with cart attached was frightened by something while standing in the yard at the back of the shop and bolted out of the yard across tho street. Hero something seems to have caused it to turn round so suddenly that it broke its off fore log just abovo the 'otlock. Tho accident being observed by eoma bystanders the horso was taken out of the cart, and a few minute* afterwards was destroyed. Intercolonial Wbathbr Exchange. — New Zealand— High pressure, especially in tho ' north j fine weather generally, with westerly winds. Australia — Low pressure to the westi ward, aud high on the south coast; fine , weather, with westerly winds over the east coast; foggy at Portland, and heavy rain at Sydney yesterday (2.2s inches). Barometers — 1 In Now Zealaud— A(. Russell, 30.* j Wellingr .ton, 30.3 ; Bluff, 30.1. In Australia— At ) Albany, 29.0 ; Sydney, 30.2 ; Portland, 30,3.

Tenders.— The Secretary to tlie Timaru I High School Board invites tenders, by ad- 1 vertisemont in our columns this morning, for loosing Rcservo No. 943, Waitohi Flat. ] Tenders close on the 20th prox. The Late Genbbal Gbant. — It will be seen that General Ulysses Simpson Grant, tho famous officer and ex-President of the United States, has just passed away. He hat fi>r a long time been suffering from a painful illness, pronounced to be cancer of the tongue, but latterly it was stated that it hnd turned out to bo not cancer at all, and thot tho patient was recovering. Tho hopes thus raised have, unhappily, proved to bo fallacious. General Grant was born at Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27th, 1822. He graduated from the MilitaryAcademy at West Point, and entered the army. It was during tho American Civil War that he first began to occupy a prominont position in the eyo of the public. Ho scored a distinguished series of victories, without a check, and practically crushed the Southerners when, on the 9th April 1865, General Lee and bis entire army surrendered to him at Appottomax Court House, Ti - inia. At the close of the war, gifts were showered on the victorious hero to show the gratitude of the nation. On July 25th, 1866, Congress haTiog created tho grade of General of the Army, previously unknown in the United States, the commission was bestowed on Grant. In November 1868 he was elected President, receiving 214 out of the 294 electoral votes then recognised as belonging to the Union. In 1872 he was reelected, defeating Mr Horace Greeley, the famous journalist, who died shortly afterwards. On the expiration of his term of office in 1877 ho started on his tour round tho world, .vhich lasted until tho spring of 1880. Sime then he has been living principally in New York City. Geraldixb. — This inland township, notwithstanding the bad times (writes a travelling correspondent) seems to be holding it?. own. There are a few new houses going up, and other signs of improvements visible. Tlio Bank of New Zealand is a very creditablo structure, and gives an air of respectability to the town. The Town Board are improving tho footpaths, putting down asphalt in several places. The genial host of the Crown Hotel, Mr Farrell, has just returned by the Riuipohu from a visit to the Old Country, and entertains his old friends with an interesting account of his travels, and what he has seen, etc. Tho Baukapuka Bush is rapidly being converted into building timber and firewood. Mr Amos Sherratt, the mill owner, employs a good few hands. A visit to his sawmill is certainly well worth the driTe. It is situated about four miles from the township, and the road to it is very good. The scenery from the top of the hill is exceedingly pretty ; looking south and east, one sees the fertile plains, all under cultivation, with comfortable-looking homesteads, with fences and plantations. The white steeple of the Teamka B.C. cathedral is a very distinguishable object on a clear day. Tho shipping in our bay is also visible when the atmosphere is at all clear. Then turning to the west, one sees the undidating hills, covered with the various shades of green foliage, represented by the well-known pines, totara, broadleaf, pukaki, m.itipo, ore. If the resources of the Kakahu district are developed, and prove to be of the value they give promise of, it does not require any great stretch of the imagination to suppose that a railway will, before many jears, run through Geraldine. Bbsidbxt Magistrate's Cofbt, Waihatb. — At this Court yesterday, before Hi3 Worship the Mayor, and a: Slee, Esq., J.P., Thomas Page was charged with having in his possession a dangerous dog, and with not keeping the same under proper control. George Kilworth, a shepherd in the employ of Mr Kickmon, said that the defendant had a terrier dog at bis (defendant's) house, about a chain from Mr Bickman's laud, and that he saw it amongst Mr Bickman's sheep on the 16th inst., and on other occasions. The dog chased and worried the sheep, on the lO9t occasion about six o'clock in the evening. Mr Bickman said he had a number of valuable stud ewes on his land near defendant's house, and he had lost sheep by dogs on this land. He spoke to the defendant and his wife several times about having the dog destroyed, as it was well known the dog was dangerous to sheep. Defendant's wife and daughter gave evidence to show tbat the dog was in the house on the 16th, at the time mentioned, and was shut in every night. On the application of Sergeant Morice the cose was adjourned till to-day, to allow evidence to be brought to prove the dog waa amongst the oheep at night. Arthur Mines was summoned for letting off fireworks in the Borough. Defendant, a lad of 14, pleaded guilty, and was cautioned and discharged. Judgment by default was given in the civil case Taylor v. Frampton, claim 14a Id. In the case Nicoll v. Goostrey, claim £10 19s, plaintiff sued for medical attendance on defendant's son at Makikihi during lost year. The plaintiff produced a Gazette showing he was a duly qualified medical practitioner in Ne-r Zealand, and proved to the items of his account. Defendant said the patient attended by Dr Nicoll was defendant's son. It was another son, 28 years of age, who engaged the sen-ice of plaintiff", and who had paid £\ on account. Defendant had nothing to do with the engagement or payment of the doctor. Plaintiff was nonsuited.' Wellwood v. McDonbugh and Burke, claim £3. Judgment was given for plaintiff for amount claimed and costs. TIMABP PABLIASfBJfTABT UjflOX. — The weekly meeting of the Union was held last evening, about forty members being present. The Premier fwked leave to introduce a motion to request the Press to publish the names of tb.e members, instead of the seats which was held— Agreed to. In reply to the Memberfor Coromandel the Minister for Education stated the viens of the Government would, as early as possible, be expounded in regard to providing for technical education. In reply to the Member for Coromandel the Colonial Treasurer said he ■would be prepared to deal with tho reTision of the tariff in his Financial Statement aa a Ver ?, d next week - Xhe Premier added the Government wished to get done with the business now on the Order Paper, and then tackle finance. The Postmaster General moved the eecond reading of a Bill to provide for the establishment Of postal notes, and also spoke briefly in favor of it. The Member for Ashburton said he intended to move certain amendments in Committee. The Member for Wallace supported the Bill. The motion was then put and carried. The Member for Ashburton moved the eecond read™fn* w-if Tl T aru Municipality Improvements Bill, and spoke at length on it. Its object* were to provide the necessary means for premding extra and cheaper gas and drainage and extendmgthe watersupply.as well as kerbwg and channelling. The Member for Gladstone rapported the B.U. The Attorney-General pointed out what he considered were a number of defects in tho Bill. The Member for Coromandel thought the Bill was one in the nght direction, especially as far as drain*™ Kurer r i,° f th ° BUL Tho Colm^ the mr, ° M mOTB in Committee that to first Th mp ° rtaDt strcets bc nt *»<'<"l The Member for wXe lid" 1 n '"PP°?could not be made .l^^ }7 £?* ° f Parliament. Ue would /uMort t£c Bill going into Committee, but h" wTII then try to get it altered in certain directions. The Minister for Public Works was opnoscd to the Bill. Tho Member for Bt. 5K pointed out that in passing this Bill the House would pledge itself to a system of underground drainage, and urged that the mover should lay before the House statistics and particulars as to the relative menu of surface and underground drainage. The Member for Clutha strongly opposed the f," 1 - The Member for Invcrcargill thought there was a great deal in the measure, and furnished the House with particulars of cost to houncliolders in connection with drainage. futn™ H me< The VrOmier m °™ l *»«* in of tL , name9 of raemb «™ instead Sshir '£?* wh{ch tllcy hoM bo P"bushed. Th, B was seconded by tho Membor lor Goromandol, nupportcd by tho Members for. |3t. Albon., Wallace, Gladstone, Hutt,

Auckland East, Ashburton, tho Minister for Defence, and the Member for Wmtotani ; and opposed by tho Colonial Treasurer, tho Minister fo- Public Works, the Member lor East Coast, and firmlly carried on the Tones. The House went into Committee cm the Public Libraries Act Amendment Bill, Hie debate on which, uflcr considerable discussion had ensued, was thrown out. Notices of several Bills and questions were given, and tho House adjourned. Cyclists at Chcbch. — The "Vicar of Biploy (England) has conceived tho excellent plan of holding twenty minutes' afternoon services for the convenience of those cyclists who may be in the neighborhood of his parish on Sundays. The novelty of the idea brought wheelmen from far and near to attend tho first service, which was distinguished by much heartiness. A pleasant surprise was in atoro for many of tho worshippers, for Mr Lacy Hillor, a brilliant record-man and cycling journalist, read the lessons, thus imparting what a Homo paper calls a healthy sporting flavor to tho proceedings that was much appreciated. Stabtlino Advbntubb. — The Inman liner City of Berlin, which, a few years ago was a favorite vessel witli Australians travelling via the States, ran into an iceberg off tho American coast the other day, well nigli coming irreparably to grief. She was (owing to a dense fog) going dead slow at the time, or nothing could have saved her. As it was, thousands of tons of ico fell on the foredecks, smashing into tho bold, and doing, altogether, some £5000 worth of damage. Boats and rafts were instantly lowered, and preparations mado for the worst, but tho vessel being found perfectly dry and senworthy, tho captain proceedod on his voyage. Later the same morning tho Berlin shaved two other immenso icebergs. Palatable Medicines.— Among tho most notable of these is Scott's Emulsion of Puro Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. Children and persons with most delicate stomachs tako it without, repugnance. It contains the combined virtues of these two popular remedies in their fullest form, and for consumption, scrofula, and wasting diseases of children, it has strengthening and curative properties which arc unequallod by any other preparation. — [Advt.] 3 Lady Bkautifikbs. — Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes with all the cosmetics of France, or beautifiers of the world, while in poor health, and nothing will give you Bueh rich blood, cood health", strength, and beauty as Hop Bitters, American Co. 'a made. A trial is certain proof. See [Advt.] A Scoldixg Woman. — -The barbarities of the du king-stool for the cure of scolding women, though abolished by law, are now oftentimes practiced by a kind of social barbarity none the les3 reprehensible. Women scold only when they are ill. Instead of blaming them we should prescribe American Co.'s Hop Bitters. The entire system will undergo a genial, pleaeunt change. The nerves will be quieted and acerbity of word and thought will give place to amiability and affection. Healthy women do not scold or fret. Read. [AdVt.] The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited. This ia especially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that tho remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon as it had been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressod tho merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to make money on tho credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word " Hop " or " Hops " were used in a way to induco people to believe they were the lame as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, on matter what their etylo or name is, and especially those with the word " Hop " or " Hops " in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of them. Vse nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a cluster of green Hops on tho white label, and Dr Soule's namo blown in tho glass. Trust nothing else. I£W Druggists and Chemista are warned against dealing in imitations or counterfeits. — [Advt.] In Whooping Cough, " Baxter's Lung PreBarvGT' is a specific In Cronp, "Baxter's Lung Preserver' operates magically, its expeotorant and other propertied affording spoony relie