The Timaru Herald. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1886.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3568, 8 March 1886, Page 2

The Timaru Herald. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1886 .

Wo are compelled by pressure on our space to hold over the leading article. It is reported that Mr C. B. Izard will bo a candidate for the Foxton seat at the general olection. During the courso of last week heavy winds did a great deal of damage m the Waimea (Nelson) district to the fruit and hop crops. The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland yesterday morning. A summary of news by it will be found m our telegraphio columns. There were throe inebriates m Her Majesty's gaol last evening. Thoy will be brought bofore tho Bench this morning to givo an account of themselves. An ordinary meeting of the Timaru Borough Council will bo held m the Council Chambers, George streot, at 7 o'clook this evening. Three lads will appear at the Court this morning oharged with having stolen fireworks from the Chinamen at Saltwater Creek. Mr R. Turnbull, Member for Timaru, will address the electors of Timaru m tho Assembly Booms this evening. The chair will bo taken by His Worship tho Mayor at 8 o'clock sharp. The second annual meeting of tho Royal FlouriDg Mills Company van held on Saturday, and was largely attend, d. A full roport of the proceedings aro published elsewhere. Tho police are still prosecuting thoir enquiries m connection with the thof t of money from tho Eailway Station on Friday, but so far ns wo are aware no clue has yet been obtained. : Throahing operations aro now being actively carried on m the Tomuka and Geraldine districts, and from all we can learn the grain is shelling out first-rate. Thanks to tho moist weather that prevailed some weeks ago the crops havo filled out better than most farmers anticipated.

The nomination of candidates for election for tho Makikihi Liconßing District will close at noon to-day. The police of Temuka hare, during the last few days, been making v raid on tho owners of unregistered dogs, and at next sitting quite a batch of cases are to be taken. The proprietor of the Timaru Herald notifies that Mr Edward Jones is authorised to canvass and collect for tho Timaru Herald, and that his receipt will bo a sufficient discharge. It is expected by the Customs authorities that tho returns for March will rnuko up tho deficiency m the Treasurer's estimate (rather less than £9000) which existed at tho end of February. In connection with tho Ashburton races, Saturday return tickets will be issued at Christchurch, Timaru, and intermediate stations on March 11th, availablo for return on tho 11th or 12th. A meeting of property-holders and ratepayers on tho West Town Belt, Timaru, will be held at Mr Tapp's workshop to-morrow ovening at 8 o'clock to consider matters of public importance. The full programme of the concert m connection with St. Mary's Schools to be held to-morrow night m tho Timaru Assembly Rooms is advertisod this morning. As usual it is a varied, attractive and lengthy ono. The question whether tho now Government printing office m Wellington Bball be built of brick or wood is to be referred to Parliament. Tho tenders sent m showed a difference m cost of 50 per cent m favor of wood. Mr W. Collins notifies m our advertising columns this morning that an art union will be drawn at his rooms, Cain's Terrace, this ovening at eight o'clock. Ho invites members and friends to attend. Thero aro yet a few tickets left. The new additional machinery for the Temuka Linseed Factory is being erected as speedily as possible, and a fow days Bhould see the work completed. Skilled labor from Christchurch is principally engaged, and tho number of men just at present employed at the factory is very largo. Mr S. Cane, a farmer on the Seadown, informs us that his crops have turned out far better than he ever expected. His Danish oats returned 71 bushels to tho acre, and his Canadians 50, taken a'l round, and his wheat gave the nice return of 35 bushels to tho acre. The election of a Licensing Committee for tho Borough of Waimato for which six candidates had been nominated, took place on the Gth instant. The result of the poll was as follows :-F. Sloe, 30 votes ; T. Hughes, 25 ; S. W. Goldsmith, 21 j R. Cameron, 23 ; J. Sinclair, 17 ; S. Collett, 15. Tho Returning Officer, Mr R. G. Baxter, declared the fivo first-named gentlemen duly elected. A man named James Macdonald, a laborer, was arrested yosterday by Detective Kirby and charged with stealing a horse. It appears that Mr Richard Shute, Korrytown, had put a horse m a securely fenced paddock at Pleasant Point on Monday last, and when he went for it last Saturday it was gone. It is said Macdonald had taken tho liorso to an auctioneer and sold it. Ho will bo brought beforo tho Court this morning. At the inquest held at Ashburton on Friday last on tho body of Josoph Hyde, found m the Ashburton on the previous day, the jury returned a verdict " That deceased committed suicide by drowning liimself while suffering from temporary insanity." The evideuce showed that deceased had been m financial difficulties, had latoly become very despondent, and had sovoral times threatened to tako his life. Tho agent of the Equitablo Lifo Assuranco Society of tho United States has been advised that tho new business for 1881-85, exceeds £20,000,000, and the assets havo increased by over £1,250,C00. The surplus on a -I per cent basis lias increased £625,000. Tho abovo is the largest amount written by any office m tho world, and proves conclusively tho system adopted by the Equitable finds favor with tho English-speaking nations. Tho duties on imported sugar yielded upwards of £2,000,000 sterling more m France during the first 11 months of 1885 than they did m 1881. " Thus," exclaims Figaro, " one of our national industries is being ruined, because tho produce of foreign sugar refineries can bo thrown upon our market^ moro cheaply than wo can coll our own sugar. Besides which the former, m spite of tho import duty, is preferred by tho consumers." It seems clear that nothing short of prohibition will keep the imported sugar out of France. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wai-, mate, on Saturday, March 6th, before F. Slee, Esq., J.P., an inebriate was fined 6s. Four persons — two men and two youths — pleaded guilty to tho charge of being illegally on tho premises known as Smith's boardinghouso about 10 o'clock on Friday night. They said they were strangers, and seeing the old boarding-houso m such a ruinous condition, and being without means, they had taken shelter m tho houso for the night ;. they wero cautioned and discharged. Three draught horses, two unattached and one attached to a dray, the property of Mr P. Connolly, farmer, of Sakahu, bolted out of Messrs Siegert and Fauvel's yard, Temuka, on Saturday afternoon, and turning the Postoffice corner made along tho Waitohi road at racing pace. After going along tho road for about a mile, the horses made for th 0 river, and wero caught on entering it by Mr Allen. No damage was done horses or dray by tho mad gallop. As " bolts " havo been frequent m Temuka of late, it would be well for all drivers to be very careful m socuring their horses, else tho chances are serious accidents will result. On Saturday we wero honored with a visit by Mr Alfred Bull, Managing Director of the firm of Messrs, Bull, Bevanand Co. (Limited), London. Mr Bull is making a tour through the colonies m the intorcsts of his firm, who aro tho proprietors of the " Eastern, Australasian, and South African Journal of Commerce," which is a monthly publication consisting of over 100 pages of closely-printed matter, and is much the largest and most complete journal of the kind wo havo ever seen. Mr Bull's firm is also interested m a project for building nn Agricultural Hall m London, half as largo again as tho Islington institution, at a. coat of about £300,000. As it is contemplated by a company to hold a permanent Colonial Exhibition m this immense building, Mr Bull is endeavoring, during his progress through theso colonies, to create an interest m this affair, and to indueo those who havo anything to exhibit to forward it where it will always bo boforo tho eyes of the world. Tho visits to the colonies of such representative and shrewd business men as Mr Bull will havo a beneficial effect, sooner or later, on these far oft lands, and will make colonists and tho colonies better ■known and understood, to the advantage of all concerned.

From an inspection of the specifications of tho now uniforms for the Temulta Fire Brigade . we notice that the uniforms are to be similar to those worn by the members of the Timaru Firo Brigade, with the exception that m the case of Temuka tho facings will be of red material not of white. The nomination of candidates for election for the Pareora licensing district was held nt Sfc Andrews sehoolhouse on Saturday last. Tho gentlemen nominated wcro Messrs IC. Elwortby, A. Boyle, G. Lawrie, A. Maepherson and D. McLaren. There being no more or less than the required number of candidates nominated, these gentlemen wero declared duly elected by tho Returning Officer. A meeting of the Scotsburn School Committee was held, nt which tho following were present : — W. E. Barker (Chairman), J. Thow, J. Pvthie, Jntnes Bae, W. Handford, and W. Longford. After tbo minutes had been read, tho Committee agreed to place tho sowing class under aehool curriculum, and at tho eamo time passed a voto of thanks to Mrs Irvine for tho great patienco and selfdenial with which she had hitherto conducted it. It was agreed to ask tho Board's permission to let tho class bo conducted as heretofore by tho ladies of tho district. Tho Chairman was requested to write to the Board and procuro from them object lesson cards ; also to see to new fastenings to the doors und windows of tho school. A letter was read from Messrs Hutton and Co. re sale of old stock books, and from the Board, undertaking to repaint tho school, but requesting tho Committco to replastor Uio ceiling ; also stating that the incidentals for tho last quarter wero £4 lGs. A list of books required m the school was ordered to be procured. The following gentlemon wero then nominated to fill tho vacancies on tho Board of Education : —The Eev. Jasper Smythe, Rev. W. White, Her. G. Barclay, and Mr S. W. Goldsmith. As two pupils m the fourth standard had gained the same number of marks, it was decided to procure another first prize. Mr- T. Pythio was elected to inspoct the school for the next quarter. The Inspector's report was then read aud considered, showing tho percentage of passes to be 74.1. The conduct and attendance at the school showed a marked improvement on last year. It was decided to givo away tho prizes and have an exhibition of work done at tho sewing class and a gymnastic competition on Saturday, the 27th inst. Tho meeting then terminated. To do good werk tho mechanic must have good health. If long hours of confinement m close rooms havo enfeebled his hand or dimmed his sight, let him at once, and before some organic trouble appears take plenty of Dr Soule's Hop Bitters. His eyetom will be rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened, his 6ight becomo clear, and the whole constitution bo built up to a higher working condition. Read.— [Advt.] American Co's Hop Bittees aro the Purest and Best Bitters ever made. They aro compounded from Hops, Malt, Buchu, Mandrake, and Dandelion, — tho oldest, best, and most valuable medicines m the world and contain all tho best and most curative properties of all other remedies, being the greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, and Lifo and Health restorer on earth. No disease or ill health can possibly long exist whore they aro used, so varied and perfect aro their operations. They give new life and vigor to the aged, and infirm. To all whoso employments cause irregularity of tho bowels, or urinary organs, or who require an Appetizor, Tonic, and mild Stimulant, American Co.'s Hop Bitters are invaluable, being highly curative, tonic, and stimulating, without intoxicating. No matter what your feelings or symptoms aro, what the disease or ailment is, use Hop Bitters. Don't wait until you are sick, but if you only feel bad or miserable, uso Hop Bitters at once. It may Bave your lifo. Hundreds havo been Bayed by so doing. £500 will bo paid for a case they will not euro or help. Do not suffer or let your friends suffer, but use and urge them to use American Hop Bitters. Remember, American Hop Bitters is no vile, drugged, drunken nostrum, but the purest and best medicine ever made. Try tho Bitters to-day. Get at Chemists or Druggists. Bewaro" of imitations. Genuine has Dr Soulo's name blown m bottlo. — [Adyt.] SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Jonas and Bourn — Sell cattle, &c., at tho Makikihi saleyarda to-day ; also, on Mr Watson's premises, portab'c steam engine, So., on tho 12th inst., at 11 o'clock, James A. Gracio and Co. -Will bell cattle, &c, at Maklkihi saloyards to-day. Jloir and Mackay— All moneys due must bo paid beforo 3lst March. N.Z. Railways — Return tickets for Ashburton races. M. J. Knubley — Tondors wanted for leasing a paddock. G. Kimber— Notice to property-holders on tho west town belt. John Jackson— Westport coals expected on Tuesday, 11. and A. Bruco— Lost a bay maro and filly. O. 11. Graham, Returning Officer— Publishes result of tho elections for the Pareora Licensing district. St. Mary's school— Programme for concert on March flth. Wm. Collins and Co.— Art union will bo drawn this overling-. J. Ivess, proprietor " Timani Herald"— Notifies that Mr Edward Jones is appointed to canvass, collect, and receive orders for printing, &c. Inwood and Co.— Aro cash purchasers of grain. Wanted-Two notices.