TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 4136, 11 January 1888, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

At a public mooting of ratepayers of tho Lovclb Riding ycstordny morniDg, and there ' boing no opposition, Mr James Craigio moved, and it was agreed to, that the road bounding rural section 3763 and reserves 736 and 2666, also road through corner of latter reserve, all m Kingsdown, bo closed. Seconded by Mr Dalfour und curried unanimously. Thero aro at times difllcultios m tho way of acknowledging m an opon mannor tho sterling integrity of public sorvants. A case of the kind has como undor our observation. Let it sulllco to Bay that a ticket clerk on the Cantorbury railways recoived from a traveller what was thought by tho latter to bo and was tendered ns a £1 noto, but wag m roality v "tontier." Tliroo daya rlnpsed beforo tlio traveller, who lmd m tho meantime left the province, bud discovered his mißliito. An onquiry by wire to tho station ho liad 1011, brought at onco the comforting roply that tho noto was quite safe. And thus this travollcr adds ono more testimony to tho Tory Uoaest character of Civil fcjorranta.

The Hon. Mr Pisher, the Minister for Education, 13 at proaont m Dunedin. In consideration of arrangements having been previously made m District Court cases, His Honor Judge Broad will sit on Monday, 16th, as originally determined upon, not on Saturday, 14th. On Monday night Iho Cemetery Committee of tho Christchurcb. City Council brought up a report recommending that tho corporation hearse should be patched up into a tram cur at a cost of £120. The council did not sec the force of the economical suggestion, so the hcirsc will, we suppose, be kept for municipal emergencies. At a meeting of the S ;uth Canterbury Cycling Club, held at the Ship Hotel, last evening, it was unanimously agreed to hold a n>ce meeting on tho 2nd of February, and to ask Mr Wood, tho champion bicyclist of the world, to rii'e a ten milo exhibition race. The progratnnio will shortly be issued, and we hope that the meeting will bo a success.. In referenco to the new oil company beicg formeri at Gisborno, the following Sydney telegram appears m the Poverty Bay Mcrald . " Great interest is taken hero m consequence of the overflow at the South Pacific Petroleum Company's well, m entirely new company ha.< been formed with a capital of £300,000. A large inquiry is already being made for shares, und no difficulty it, is thought will be experienced m allotting the full number." 'I he installation of officers of the Alexundrovna Lodge of Oddfellows, Teinuka, toot place on Monday evening. Tho installation was conducted by D D.G.M. Bro. Dorm, assisted by P.G.'a Bros. Dunford and Davis. The following officers wcro installed: — N.Q-., Bro. P. Archer; Y.Q, Bro. G. Phillips ; Secretary, Bro. J. Blyth ; Treasurer, Bro. J. Whitehead ; K.B. to N.G-., Bro. T. Larcombe ; L.S. to N.G., Bro. J. Beri ; Conductor, Bro. H. Dun ford ; 1.G., Bro. J. Davis ; R.S. to V.G., Bro. A. Surridge. At the conclusion of the installation a banquet was held, when the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were proposed, songs were sung, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The cricket nutch to bo played to-mjrrow will bo England t. Tho Colonies. Thii promises to be a most exciting game, and the Colonials will have all their work cut out to hold their own. Play will commence punctually at 2.30 p.m., when it is hoped both eides will bo fully represented. The following are the respective sides : —England — Godby, H. Smith, C. Fraser, J. Fraser, Courtis, George, Mullina, Malcolmßon, Lawrenson, Biesett, Bullock, Rothwell, Robertson, and Knubley. Colonials — Kaymond, W. King, J. King, F. Jones, Ot. Jones, E. Jones, Gooch, G. Wood, McLean, Kokn, Peters, Musker, Ogilvie, Bristol, J. Turnbull, LeCren, Ohisholm, and Hughes. Mr Phil Stuart ; the efficient and well-known agent for Miss Carrie Swain, writes to the offect that tho company will arrive here to-morrow by the express from Dunedin and open tho same evening m "The Tomboy." The second evening " Tho Miner's Daughter," by Bret Harte, will be produced. The newspapers of tho South are warm m their eulogy of Miss Swain as a versatile character actress, a vocalist of uncommon power, and a splendid danseuse, and a perusal of the plot of tho "Tomboy" shows that it has more claim to be called comedy than its name would indicate. One thing appears tJ be certain, the company is a thoroughly even and efficient one, and the accessories are on a complete scale. At tho Resident Magistrates Court, yesterday, J. Ollivier, Esq., 8.M., presided. The following civil caßes wero heard : — White v. J. Grant, claim £2 12i 6d ; Phcenix Brewing and Malting Company (Ltd) v. P. C. Plato, claim £13 4s ; Howcy v. E. Dunn claim £1 Ss sd. In these cases judgment went by dofault. Cameron v. Mercer, claim £63 103. Mr Hay for defendant, asked for an adjournment for 14 days, which was granted. Fendall v. Tosswill, claim £7 19s (judgment eumuioue). Mr Whito for plaintiff, said defendant had a«ked for a week's adjournment, which he was willing should bo granted. His Worship, )on conferring with tho clerk, consented to tho caso being adjourned for 11 days. The Court then rose. A meeting of the licensed carriers of Timaru was hold at the Shamrock Hotel on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, nnd Mr A. Davidson was voted to the chair. He explained that tho meeting had been called to make final arrangements for holding their annual picnic on tho 26th iust. Tho quostion of locality wns considered and it was resolved to take advantage of Mr Deßeuzy's offer of ground at Wi"jhoster, and to convey to Mr Macfarlane tho warm thanks of the mooting for his kind offer of a paddock iv tho neighbourhood of Paroora. Offers were recoived from the bands m town to supply fifteen players or eight. It was proposed to accept tho City Band's tender to provide eight performers. Ab an amendment it wag proposed to engage a band of fifteen performers. Tho motion was carried. Mr A. Davidson was appointed marshal of the procession. Tho hon. socretary (Mr Fred. Watßon) read a list of prizes for sports, promieed by various tradesmen m town. After full consideration of the estimated rovonuo and expenditure, and the drawing of lots for places m the procossion, tho meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The first meeting of tho provisional directors of tho proposed Pleasant Point Dairy Factory was held at Murphy's Hotel on the 9th inst. There were present Messrs Kano, Mt'Kibbin, Morris, Sutherland, P. Coll, Simpson, Moo, and tho Rev. T. J. Smyth. Messrs Acton, Hay, and Orbell were also present and wero added to tho directory. Tho Rev T. J. Smith was ohoson as chairman. Tho genoral question of tho promotion of tho factory was then fully discussed, great interest being evinced by everyone present. Mr Hay afforded valuablo information as to the working of tlio dairy factory system. From tho data nt the disposal of tho directors it was concluded that butter could ho placed on tho London Mnrkct at a saleable prico after paying 3d per gallon for milk and dufruying all coats and charges ; and it was resolved — " That a company called ' Tho Ploasant Point Dairy Factory Company ' bo established -lot tho manufacture of butler, with a capital of £1500 m 300 shares of £5 each." Tho terms fixed wore— los on application, 20s on allotment, 20a 1 month after allotment, and the balance at intervals of not less than 3 months. It was decided to register tho company as soon as 250 shares wero taken up. A sub-eommilfre, consisting of Mossra Kirhlmum, Morris, Acton, and tho Hoy. T. J. Smyth, was appointed to draw up a prospectus to bo submitted to a general public meoliiig on the evening of Monday, 6 !i Fobruary, tho provisional directors to moot at 10 a.m. on tho morning (of that day. A vote of thanks to tho chuir concluded the proceed,-

We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt, from the Chief Postmaster, of tho quarterly Postal and Telegraph Guide for Sew Zealand. It witl bo seen by our tclegramß that tho case of Nils Jncobsen, who is charged with the Little River murder, is eet down for trial to-morrow m the Supremo Court, at Christchurch. The Press of yesterday says : —The result is beginning to be felt respecting the motion of tho Regatta Club to give effect to tho definition of " amateur " from January, 1887. The Star (Wellington) Club has already intimated that it cannot compete at the approaching regatta under other rules than that of the N.Z A.lt. Association. This is a step which seems to bo very much m the direction of killing a regatta which has, so far, been yearly improving. A meeting of tho Management Committee of the Christchurch Rogatta Club takes place on the 11th, when no doubt the previous action of tho committeo will not be passed over without debate. The TaranakxNews says that Mr Courtnoy, the immigration agent, who has recently returned from England, states that there are hundreds of farmers with capital at Homo who would willingly come to New Zealand if my special inducement was hold out to thorn. He considers that free grants of land offered to men with capital, and who would not bo entitled to their jCrown grants till they had spent a certain amount of money m improvements, would bo tho greatest " draw," and would cause a stream of immigrants of the better class to flow immediately into New Zealand. Would it not bo bjlter for tho Government to give free grants of land m this way to men who would improve the land, instead of granting largo tracks of land to railway syndicates for constructing railways where they will never pay, as there is no population ? The wiser policy would be to people the country first and get tho railways afterwards. The monthly meeting of the Timoru School Committeo was held last night. Present — Mr Jacob Hill (chairman),and Messrs Rowley, Mclllroy, Bruce, Mills, and Bower. The report of tho examination of candidates to fill the vacmcies for pupil teacherahips was read, and also a lengthy opinion on the relative merits of tho several candidates by tho head master. After a lengthy discussion, it was moved that the two highest m the examination, viz., Misses Oxby and Campbell, be recommended for the appointment. To this an amendment was worded that the name of Master McKay be substituted for that o£ Miss Oxby, who m tho head master's opinion was not sufficiently robust m health to undertake tho duties of a pupil tescher. The amendment was carried by four to two, tho voting being for— the chairman, Messrs Rowley, Mclllroy, and Mills ; against — Messrs Bower and Bruce. A further amendment was moved that tho next highest on the list, Misß Pearson, be substituted for Miss Oxby. This was lost, the voting being two to four, tho .division li«t as named being reversed. With respect to the Side School, it was resolved that the inspector and the head master make arrangements for a locum tenens to open the school m February. To this an amendment was moved that the committee request the board to settle on a suitable teacher, previous to tho re opening. This wae lost, and tho resolution named carried. After transacting tome routine business, the meet" ing terminated. Final notice.— All accounts owing the late firm of Leslie, Lane, Dobie and Co., drapers, Dunediu, must be paid on or before the 20th met. These outstanding after that date will be sued for without further notice. UlbnDINTOG AND Dobie, Albert Buildings, Dunedin, January 7th, 1888.- [Advt.] The best and cheapest stock of boots, shoos, and slippers m South Canterbury is to be Been at the City Boot Palace. The whole have been imported direct from the makers, and are marked at the lowest rates. English, French, Gorman, and Austrian Boota and Shoes, m endless variety, all suitable for the coming season. F. Cullsiann, City Boot Palace.— [Adtt.] To tho ladies of Timaru and surrounding district. — Another reduction to meet the times. A cup of tea or coffee with cake supplied at all hours at the Railway Refreshment Rooms for 6d. Luncheon as usual. A waitress m attendance for ladies. Tho shilling lunches still continue at the Club Hotel. D. UcGuinness, Proprietor. — [Adtt."] SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. Davio — Wants tenders for harvesting. J. Mundell and Co — Sell live stock on 20th inst. J. M. Bathfttn — Land transfer notice. K. Orwin — Has bioyole for sale. Apply at Pearson's — Wanted boy for farm. Miloa, Archer and Co — Havo <miss feed to let. In Bankruptcy — Bo J. A. Speid : assignee's notice. Gillinghaui Bros — Want tendors for harvesting. Gracie, Maclean and Adam — Hold noxt wool salo on 24th iust.