TOWN At COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 4666, 10 October 1889, Page 2

TOWN At COUNTRY.

Volunteers atlonding tho assault-at-anns to-n'«ht arc requested to npprar m uniform.

A heavy sltowar whioh fell at Waimate on Tuesday morning hns had a most beneficial effect upon tho crops, which hid suffered a good deal by tho nor'-wester of the previous day.

11m u'linl fortnljtlitly meeting of the Waiiua'/e Debating Club »»» hrkl m tho Librarj WM on TuewUy arming lait. Thore w«> a fair attendance, nnd Mr (i. U. Graham prrrided. 'Jho debate for the evening inn ihould " Uotno Rulo bo granted to Ireland." Mr J. C. A Hum look lit* nfl'rirmtire and Mr J. K. Vcrnon tho nrgntiro tide of t lie ijuretion After the leader* li«d put, tbeir argu-uit-nU Trry cleailr bofora the meeting, the members took <i|> tbe iubjeut, which was d»> cu*aod froflj. rpia a vole being lakcu a majorit/ ut fjur were m favour of Homo Bui;, Tbo m?eliug tbon tcrmiaited.

Mr T. L. Buick hid. a coins what, better attendance at his cccond lecture list evening, and was not only attentively listened to but warmly applauded. The scanty patronage he ba* received, howcrcr, must be % great disappointment to a young man who shows 10 much enthusiasm m his mission.

The Wcs'.eynn Young People's Becreation Society open the tennis eeasjn on their court* neir tho town belt this afternoon. Several roo.l opening matches havo been arranged among tho members, and provided tho wenther is fine, a very pleasant time should be eperit. lA* both courts hare been frostily chipped, the rulei as to all players wearing toauis shoes is to be enforced.

Die bell at St. Mary's Charch, which was cracked by the fail of the tower sonio weeks ago, has been recast by Mr ITaltun, und 0 grand job ho hat made i>t it. To the old metal was added a fow pounds of new bell metal, and the casting Im been most successful. Tho new bell is without blemish of any kind, of full round rich tone, and when rohung, vrill answer iU purpote admirably. It will be m position m a fsw days.

Many farmers haro adopted the plan of leaving gorse cuttings on the ground beside the fences to imotlier tho yuung gor*o l'urmcra composing llio Ucmldiuc Council ycitcrday had a cliat about this syetcm, mid three out of four who spoke about it condemned it. It smothers ooine plants but olhorn grow throng l !, and when one wants to grub these tho mat of dead gorse make) it moro trouu'.o than la clear a full heed of growing pUnts. Tlio asphalt footpUh oppotite tlio gasworks ha* bocn greatly d-iin»£ed by mischievous boys. Not content with " iM^gine " their heels m anil " g /ing round " 0:5 them, I'uereby making great hairs m the asphalt, the boj« hire scored the footpath all over with nanicn and words of dido rent kind*. 7hcajphalt his certainly tho defect of being much softer than the majority of that laid down m tbo town, but that is no reason why it shou'd bo licked up m wanton mischief. The corporation oSioers should keep their eyo open, nnd bring lomo of tho young offenders to book. Tho pre»bytory of Timoru hold its usuul quarterly meeting on Tuesday m the vestry of the Triuity Preebjtcriin Church. 3 he chiof business discussed was Ilia maintaining terriers m tho St. Andrews and Ctaio districts. It was rotolved to procure a suitable labourer for that field ; acd meanwhile _il was arranged that the Her. Mr alcKrc preach next Sabhath m Loiter OUio m the cfternoon, and Makikihi m tho evening. Die Her. Sir White to tako the services m tie district on the following Subbath and tl:e Rer Mr Dickcnton on the Sabbath after, other members to follow if a resident labourer i« not procured by that lime.

About noon on Wednesday lasl a large number of people b.-gan lo congregate m the vicinity of St. Augustine's Cliurcli, Waimitc Ibe attraction beini a Maori wedding. Tinbride was Mias Emma Pobio, daughter of the 1 ite Uoromonio Foluo, nnd tho bridegroom Mr James SminoVro. Tho churcli, as nrl! as tbo church grounds, was crowded to excess. Tbo K?v. C. Coalo» was the ofliriilinc clergyman. As soon «• tho corernony vis orer the bridal party wpre arranged outside the church, ani n photograph of the group tnkeii. An adjournment was then made to the Oddfellows' lla'.l, where a brcakfiisl wa< l.ii'l oat for 100 guc»t«. After smple justice lritl been dono to Iba gooi things provMi"?, fhn purf.j diiportoil. Tho London correspondent of the Duncilin f/nr snjs :— Uiihnp Morau compluir.s bitterly of the way ho was Irrattd by tbo Ken Zca--1 ;nd Bhippinc; Compiny. Though he wanted t> take no fowcr t'i»u twenty aaloon passages fir bis priest* nnd novicts, they would nut grunt ttrms of any sort, nor even go so far as to land the party at Port Chalmers intcad of Wellington. The Biahop offered t > pij a little extra if they would (top at the Otago pott, but Mr Strickland wouldn't hear cf it. Dr Moran (Mr Haughton, who saw him off, trlii me) thinks the company must hare tjmo pivj.idico iig-iiinL Dunedin, they wero so odd about it. Now the Orient Oompany not merely provided the party with some of the brst cabins on the Oriziba, but took off 10 per cent discoun'.. Mr B. Wat eon arrired m town yesterday to tnako arrangement* for Mr Mar.in Simonsen's opera reason here, which commences on Tuetdty next with Pinion's romantic opera " Martha," to bo followed by •'The Grand Duchess," "Sfaritana," and "'I he llohemitn Girl." Among the members of the company are some well known to New Zealand, notably Miei £l*a May, wlio wot prima donna with Williamson, Qamrr, and Mtipgrore's " Milndo " compuny. Miss Florence Seymour, Mr Vf. WnUli.-, nnd Mr W. Oainor aro new face* m this town, but baTo had splendid notices frnii lu»l !■ Uia northern nnd southern Pr«s. Mr IVrcy Bbaanon and Mr O. Dean haTe both pltyed m this town m Dunning* Opera Company. Th« reason has been arranged for four night, and season tickets, which will make the nightly admission at a lower rate* than by rinsjle tickets, can be hud from Mr Wilson, who is csnrnsting the town. A full chorus and orchestra under ilia baton of U. Siiuunten should loire nothing wanting m this department. Ihe operas to be gifen are announced elsewhere. Among the various descriptions, of enlortiiament which, from time to time, arc placed before a somnwhat discriminating pub'i?, di»tinct m itj character from oporn, concert, lcnitimatn drama, christy minstrels, rentriloquisli, rariety shows, the a«snultntarms, a kind of entertainment which here only comes beforo the public at long intcrrnl', bos alwnys bren a prime favourite-, and the reason i« not fur to seek. A show highly onlcrliiuing m itsilf, taken part m by tli:s"e well known to most, of ns, nnd for tho most part by thoso who tpen.l miitOi of their lime m learning to defend our hearths am] homes, exhibiting as it does all tho more showy an<l interesting of their ciercioes, cannot f <il to be populur and well patroniaod. Wo nrt'd hardly remind our readers that an onlrrUinment c.f this nature cames off this evening m the Tlienlre Koyal. A n-lioarsjl took place last night, and pa«ied off very aUitfactorily. For the progr.unino wo must refer our rea lore lo thn advertising colu.nus, but «• may remark here that every ilein is good of its kind Many of them, such as the artillery display, physical excroites, Indian clubs by a squad, and gymnastic tableau, have never been shown on the singe hero beforo, and m the singlestick melee tho ambulance work will be ijuit.new, illustrating the use of iniprovi4cd>ppli. ftnees. In conclusion wo may mutm! our reader* that Ibo coterlaiubicnt is for tho beneCl of tbo oldeU Voluntwr corps m Ihe town, nuil olio which has ncccs.-arilv siiffired most from the reduction of capitation fur the list two rents. We do not doubt tbat their rfforU will mci-t wiih tho mrci-sj lliey so well df servo.

As an instance of the great expenditure equired to keep dowa tho rabbit pc:t, Mr N. 11. Bectham informed tho Wellington Philosophic il Society at their meeting lust reel, that during a period of six wci'ks ■eccotly a cum of £809 had been rpent m akiii;? mrosuret to rid Branrpprth, the wellmown Wuirarnpi run, of tlio destructive itlle creatures. Tbo following particulars concerning the forged Hank of Nc* Zealand note*, which have been put into circulation at Napier, will l>e read with interest. It is quite possible I lint eomo of the spurious notes may Snd I heir way to this part of the colony : — Attlic last meeting of the Jockey Club, one gentleman m the couna of bu«inrss received six luch notes, all of which were returned by the bank with tbo word " Forgery " written across them. Iho counterfeit oms are ■plcndid imitation* of the rrsl article, and ire apparently the result of expert photolithography. By careful examination, how" ever, Iho client i« easily discovered, probably became, the lens u;cd m tho operation was loj emi'.l. Every letter and word on the original note photographed is reproduced m the forgery on a elightly smaller scale. For instance, between tho seiilenco "one pound," at the top of tho genuine note, and the same sentence m the counterfeit, there ii a differenco of ecreral lines m depth, uud of nt least one-eighth of an iucli m the full length of the sentence. The counterfeits are reproductions of a note upon the Chrislchurch branch of the bunk, the number being " No. 0 072912." The annual meeting of the Tourists' Cycling Club was hvl I at tin GrojTenor Hotel lait crcning, Kr C X McrcditU-Kayc (president) m the chair, about 20 members attending. Mc-trs McGuinnces, Brian, CalUn, anil I,yuch, were prjposcd aj mei.bcr«. The balauco-slieot showed receipts for tho year £25 8j (bcsi'ies donations of £5 from Mr Meredith- Kay e nnd £2 from Mr Meiklo); expenditure, £5 17 s SI ; leariog a bilanie of £2G 10i 61.. It was decided to obtain club rooms, and tho officers wero authorised to look for and secure suit jblo rooms. Tiiis club, it was stated m the annual report, holds tho Tcmuka and Winchester road records ; 11 first prizes, 8 ctcjcdi and 6 third prizes I»tc been won by members of the club m thirteen local contest;, and also tnoflnUat iheChriitchurch meeting last Boxing Day. The followicg were elected cfliccrs for Iho current year: — President, Mr C. K. Meredith K»ye (re-elected) ; TicepreeiJent*, Messrs F. Cameron and ,T. Meikle (re elected) ; captain, Mr W. S. I'adget ; Tice-captuins, Messrs Fi.-her and Caldwcll ; secretnry, Mr J. McPomld (re-elected) ; commiilec, Me«ari Buroip. Sleadman, ifumphrcys, Chridian nnd Wli'.lan. Messrs I'^lgct and McDonald were elected di-lcgitn to meet those of other clubs to arrange regarding sports on AnniTcrsary I'ay. Tho meeting teruiinated with a vote of thanks to the president.