TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4540, 16 May 1889, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A lea and gift auction m aid of tlio funds of 8t John tho Evangolist's Church, is to be hold m tho Winchester schoolroom to-morrow evening. At the Harbour Board yesterday a member drew attention to a newspaper onquiry as to what had becomo of tho balanco of tho 11th of May wreck fund. It was stated m reply that, the Harbour Board, as such, had had nothing whatever to do with tho fund. 'Iho Columbia Sink was re-opened on Tuesday evening by Mr J. E. Bockingham whon the attendance was very largo. The lloor, skates, etc., worn found all that could bo desired, and tho oxerciso was greatly enjoyed. The rink will bo open again this afternoon and ovening. Tho Canterbury Farmers' 00-opcrative AsBociation received advice by circular from their agonts on tho 7th inst. that tho Sydney markot for wheat was m a vory depressed state owing to the great rush from Now Zealand and California. Aa long as the Homo market keeps low, this colony will m tho opinion of tho agents, havo a very hard op|)onont m American whoat. Tho circular iddu that a cargo of No. 1 standard wheat wus placed m tho market ut Is 4d, c.f.i., bags m, Sydney. Of onts tho Sydney market is fully stocked, but the market is expected to unpravo as the eeatun (joes 011.

Mr K.Turnbull, member for Timaru, will address bia constituents m tlie Assembly Boomg this evening. The major is to preside, and will declare tho meeting open at 730 Bharp. The express trains do cot approvo of being Called upon to rua beyond their former rate. Tuesday's train lost ten minutes or ■nore between here and Ashburton through hot boxes. Hia Worship the Mayor acknowledges with thanks tho receipt of a shawl from Messrs Ballantjno and Co. for one of the Charitable Aid Board's pitients,Btarted by the Board on a journey yesterday. One of our Free Trade contemporaries Bays " To the Yiotorian the impost of two shillings per cental (on wheat) means a charge of one penny for every loaf of bread he consumes. which is rather a heavy penalty to pay for tho blessings of Protection." The Glenham Estate Company, near Wyndham, Southland, have leasod 1300 acres for one crop, the landlords taking a quarter of the crop as rent j and 2000 acres on Wantwood and Croydon estates havo been let for one crop at from 12s to 27s per acre. The Post mentions that the notorious Agnewa, who were committed to prison for Bis montliß m default of finding sureties that they would not annoy the Premier, are bl>ll m gaol, and that they will be released just m time to receive the members as they assemble for the tesßion. The Samoan correspondent of the Auckland Star says that when, during the hurricane, tho 300 or 400 Samoans wore assisting to save tho lives of tho wrecked sailors, the chief under whom they worked saw one of his men rilling the pockets of a sailor just washed ashore. Without a word ho strode up to him and slew him with one blow. The Melbourne Argus devotes a sublcader to the case of Mr Fisher, and upon a revieiv of the circumstances, condemns tho course pursued by him. The article concludes : — "As Commissioner of Customs he was ordered to prosecute cortain brewers, and ho disobeyed his instructions and compounded with them. A mutinous Minister, like a rebellious soldier, must be drummed out of the ranks." Mr Samuel Locko has been going into the TJriwera country lately with gold prospectors, and to show how little natives m that part caro about tho forms of civilisation, ho mentions that many grown up boys and girls are running about without any clothing, and on it being suggested that it would be advisable to have a school, one dusky dame objected, pointing out that she was not going to have her children slapped on the face by a pakeba. A writer m the New Zealand Herald mentions the case of a child, whose parents made it a point to give their children as much information about New Zealand as possible, who was instructed at school the other day (o write something about New Zealand birds. The littlo girl started with the moa, telling Hint it was extinct, and that it stood as high as a man, and so on. The teacher esid there never was such a bird, and punished tho pupil for giving reins to her imagination by " keeping her m." Our now Governor ba9 come to New Zoaland to learn, he has said, and not to teach. Referring to his refusal to receive a Maori deputation the other day on the ground that he was 100 tired, a contemporary remarks that if His Excellency is open to little instruction upon one thing more than another, it probably is that tho Maoris m New Zealand occupy n very difforont relation towards the European population from that of most other aboriginal races. They aro not the "demmed nigcera " of some other colonies. As tho Timaru Football Club play Waihi on Saturday and Sydonham on the 24th inst., all members of tho Tiiuaru Football Club are requested to roll up to practice to-day on the club'a ground, where a gamo will be played m combination with tho Pirates. Tho first fifteen will bo picked from tho following : — McLean (2), Macintosh, Perry (2), Jones, Lawrenson, Oiby, Goodall, Matheson, Gooch, LeCron (2), Pearse, Chieholm, Stokes, Stubbs, Cochran, Kenny, McNaught, Davoncy, Hassail, Raymond, Bowron, Loder, Stroutj, Collins, Grahame, and Turnbull. Tho following interesting incident is rotated m an Australian exchange as having occurred at tho Echuea (Victoria) Police Court at tho end of April : — " Mr Pennefather (formerly private secretary to Sir William Jcrvois), a barrister, was engaged m some important caßes, and had a misunderstanding with the Bench, resulting m Mr Wyatt, P.M., committing him to imprisonment for one hour for contempt. Mr Ponnefather refused to apologise, and declared that Mr Wyatt, through defective hearing, had misunderstood him, an opinion endorsed bj tho crowd m Court, who oxprossod sympathy for the barrister." The rcgulnr monthly meeting of the Caledonian Lodgo, No. 534, S.C., was held on Tucuday m the Masonic Hall, Bank St., the K.W.M., Bro. Dr Reid, presiding. Ono member was ballotted for, one initiated and one proposed. Circulars from the Canterbury Masonic Union were distributed to the members present. Correspondence from D.G.L. and other routino business having been dealt with the election of oflicors for tho ensuing term was proceedod with. Tho following brethren wcro elected to tlio various offices : — Aery R.W.M., Bro. J. 8Keith s D.M., Bro. F. White ; 8.M., Bro. T. Basaford ; 8.W., Bro. R. W. Quinn ; J.W., Bro. Captain Morgan ; Treasurer, P.M. Bro. S. Andcnon i Secretary, P.M. Bro. A. Mills ; S D., Bro. C. Mooro ; J.D., Bro. C. N. Macintosh ; organist, Bro. J. R. Hooper ; 1.G., Bro. J. W. Burnett; Tylor, Bro. O. Kolly j Stewards, Bros. S. Parmontor and P. Bortie ; Auditors, Bro. 0. Macintosh, nnd R. W. Quinn. Tho installation and banquet takos place on St. John's Day, Juno 24th. At Bungiora on Tuesday a working man was charged with neglecting to comply with an order of the court for tho payment of 5b per week towards tho Bupport of his child at Burnham. It was stated that ho had paid £4 m twolve months and £0 was owing. His Worship said if he recollected right defendant was earning 80s per week at a flax-mill. Dofcnciant replied that such was the case, but lie could not pay more than ho had done, llis Worship : That is all nonsense. There are plenty of working men supporting larger families than yours on lower wages ; and they have less regular employment. You aro expecting the people of tho colony to keep your child ; but this kind of thing will hare to bo put o stop to. Now, what are you prepared to offer ? Defendant : £1 ovcry two months. His Worship: What is to become of the arrears ? Defendant: I don't, know. His Worship : It. is all very lino to talk like that. Tho order of Es is vory small indeed, and out of thit you havo only paid £1 m a year. You will havo to pay £3 within a fortnight, or m default, you will go to ganl for ono month with hurJ lubqur.

The Dunodin Navals have accepted a tender for a new cutter. The dimensions of the boat, which will pull 14 oars and carry a lug sail, -will bo:— Length, 35ft ; beam, 7ft Sin j and depth, 2ft Bin. Hor planking will be of kauri, and timbers o£ American elm, ash or hickory. A Wellington special says the Government declines to accept any responsibility m connection with tho Bill drawn up under tho direction of the Hon. Mr Fisher. It is stated to be probably tho work of Mr Habone, tlio Inspector-General, and no doubt many suggestions of tho late Minister of Education are embodied m it. i The following was found on the Dunedin [ Exhibition corner etono on Saturday morning, "To the memory of Continued Depression! eldest daughter of Vogclism and Improvidence, who departed from iheso shores 20lh March, 18S9. She was an affectionate daughter, and ciung to us. Not lost, but gone to Melbourne." In consequence of tho mishap to the Shaw SaviH and Albion Company's B.M.S.S. lonic it has been arranged for the Coptic te leave Lyttelton for London to-morrow taking the lonic's paeseDgora and os much of her cargo i's can bo transhipped m time. The lonic will take up the Coptic's running as soon as the repairs to her machinery are completed, leaving tho colony as near the 30th instant as possible. The Social Reform Association of Dunedin has Bont an invitation to Hnnry George to vißit that city. At their last meeting the discussion of the resolution — "That m the opinion of this society the imposition of a laud tax is desirable as a step towards the establishment of the system of land nationalisation" — was resumed. Several amendments were moved, and ultimately the amendments and the motion were withdrawn m favor of ono affirming tho dosinibility of land being national property, leaving the question of the method of land nationalisation for future consideration. Tbe following is a classification of the 20i students attending the Dunedin technical classes, nccording to the subjects taken : English 33, English literature 30, Latin 15, Arithmelic 4G, Mathematics 21, Chemistry 31, Shorthand 77, Carpentry 13. Tho majority of the studonts are bßtween sixteen and twenty-four years of age, a fow being under and some over theso ages. The occupations comprise chiefly those of clcrksjWai'ehousemen, engineers, grocers, drapers, carpenters, compositors, plumbers, brass-finishers, chemist?, ironmongers, draughtsmen, telegraphists, bootmakers, tailors, etc. The Dunedtn S/ar does not approve of Professor Black spending his timo m fossicking for tin ore m Stewarl'B Island, while the University students, for whose instruction he is specially engaged.are waiting his return with what grace they may. "Why ho should bo permitted to roam at largo on his own private and peculiar business, to tbe neglect of bis educational duties, is nut explatnod, and scarcely can bo explained satisfactorily. If all tho other professors were to absent themselves after the same fashion how would tho work of the University gooD? It is about timo that ho made his oleclion betweon Stewart Island and the University, and it is more than time that thoso who are entrusted with the charge of that institution put a stop to his vagaries. There is not another professor to whom anything liko the samo latitude would bo allowed." "A policeman's life is not a happy one." This is laid down as a general principle m "Tho Pirates of Penzance," and tho Hfo of the constable at Aratapu, Auckland way, affords evidence of its truth. Aratapu is a bit of a port, and boasts of an hotel, — or an hotel boasts of Aratapu- — and sailors coming to the port and tho hotel, sometimes mako things lively for tbo ono constable. His difficulty is that his lockup is at another township, Kopuru, two miles away. If he runs a man m he has to look after him, visit him at regulation hours and so forth, and consequently when he does take a prisoner ho inflicts upon himself a sentence) of hard labour m walking backwards and forwards between his homo and Btation and his lockup. Tho other' night ho had three obstreperous fellows on his hands at once, and as he could not take thorn all at enco, he ran ono along and left the othors for the time being. When ho got back to Aratapu he found they had run themselves into tho polico Btation, lit a large fire m the kitchen, and had a good supper from his larder. Tho verdict of all who have used tbe "Jumbo" brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutritous and digestive bread, cakes, pastry, etc. As tho ingredients are of tbo finest qualities, and no injurious elements are used m the preparation, bread, etc , mndo with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson's " Jumbo " brand Baking Powder. — LAdvt.] D. McGuinncss begs to inform tho public that ho has aold out his interest io tbo Club Hotel, but still carries on tho business of the Railway Refreshment Hooms. Firßt-class luncheons supplied daily from 12 noon till 3 p.m. Price, ono shilling. Early breakfasts m timo for first trainß, Is 6d each.— [Advt.J SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVEUTISEMENTS. Turnbull and Son— Sell stock m trado of plumber, proportios ou Tuesday next. J. Morgan — Bnsinoaß notico of Commercial Hotel. B.C. Acclimatisation Society — Hold important mooting on Moudny. Mrs King's School— ltooncns on 21st iust. Lost— Hay hor.so : rowurd and caution. J). M. Kobs— Acknowledges R ift of ahnwl. Winchester— -Tea and gift auction on Friday. Wanted— Ono notice.