DOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4822, 19 April 1890, Page 2

DOWN & COUNTRY.

In unutlicr column will bo found a list of imlor.il runs whiuli are to bo offered for sale. by public luiciioii on Hie 2Dtli instant. A puratio of Iha Nnvnls ia ordered for Monday oveninjf, when a full muster is expected. Tiio or.U'r appears m another column. ITis Honour Judgo Ward will tit bore at 11 this morning to giro liia decision i:i tbo case Bishop v. Ackroyd, m which v jury found » verdict for plnintifF, Bubject to decision on lmv points reserved. 'iho Fdltliiitf Slur romntks :— That fruifcgrov.ioj; oan bo nmdo profitablo m tbio district is proved by Uio fact that n sclllor who purchased twenty acres of clom'd bind on Uio Av.aburi road at £20 per c.ito has, m about, two yours, hud £300 returned to him by tho h:ilc cif iijjplea ulono. AI. tbo linpliib Clinroli Lo-mcrruw ovonin.'j, l-ini Rev. 0. (.'. U:-or,-n will t,il;n :i» his aiibj^-:!., " Whit tun 1 ? Where) am 1 ? Why nm I Imro ? WliiLhor r.iu I presiMilir (joiiiy ? Whnl; will bocomo of mo nfler reaurrcction? If I do not nccepli Uio cxplannlions offered mo by tlio Scriplurcu on tho problem of my exislonco, whoro shall I Cud others ?" Ytfltordsiy's /'l'c.TSiHiys : — Good pragrres m bcin^ ui'idi) on iho Springfipld contrnet of Uio MHlur.cl Kivilwny. At Iho Koivni rivof long oniliinkinents uro boing carried inlo its bed from either oide, and nlung tho wliohi lunfith of Iho Gcctioii Ibuijcrnititiiiiil-u'iiy formation is m mi [ulvatvjed iitnjo towurdii completion. Tho tunnel Ihruiich liio hill m iho Kowui liiuli is m hum!. Tho fino wonthor has been of (•rout udviintusn to Iho contractor. A I, tho New South Wnle.i Mol.ropolitnn Kxhibitiou this ve;ir Keir Zcalnnd bred (vitllo look ii mod iiciiilicn. Biinin Kenfrow took llrsl mill I'hunipiaii m Imlla ovor thr.H> years. Out ol it l;uf;o cldas of l.wo-yuar-ohls Btr K. I!. Fi-rgueon, of Wuitiiti, took fli-fll, and wiik second m yearlings. Tho cow-in-millt cbiss wiis largo, lViln's JUdill), a Now .Zoiilandcr of raro quality, boiog at tho hoad of nffaira with tliochanipion.prizo, FcrgUBOU botug second ; tho position boing tho Batno m tho two-yi-nr-old hoifor clrtss. Thoro -.Til), Baya v London correspondent, lio v run) updning m Oront Britnin thin ycur for nny Biirplua of hops grown m New Zlmlutitl iv.i.l Auatrulin. Prices havo mlvanc'd grciilly m'ni'o tlio autumn, cappciiilly for priino •t[Uiililic!«. Tlio lincstlfent Ooldihgs aro now v.oih'.i ,t7 lO.i, though thoro aro fow pnmplra , Hint. l.rin« Umil, ],)■;,■,!, nr.dtlin mtv;o r\ mnrFee t- q>i ,l|i'ii)iir. for Knp.liih hops il &Z l< :A> ' 1 3. i ]>. r rwl-.. I'nr-.itun.ilcir nio.it of the ■j gr.iwcrn eoiil i,ut m Ihn autumn, and il. i» Iho •I ikalera who mi |{«lliiig tho ndvantiiße of lli.> ! ■ riff(io,rnl'ac, ..• .•: , . .;;

The train nrrnrig-.nii^n'.a for the Asbburton races oro published e1;..--.v!:nrc. Ma«e will bo conducted r.t fit. Patrick's Church, Fnirlio Creek, at 11 n.m on the 27th instant. Owing to tlio wet weather on Thursday and yesterday Ilia Geral'iine cake r.nd apron carnival is to reopen ut 2 p.m. to-day. Tin) Tim-iru Naval Artillery intend to holcl their annual b::H on tho 2<lth M^y. Arrangements uro noil forward, and particulars will bo mado public m a d»y or two. We remind thoso interested that tho adjourned ruoetiog of promoters of tho pro posed ruanuro company ia to bo bald at Mr Cluleo'3 oflicca, this afternoon ot 2 o'clock. 3ho handicaps for tho ijibt day's racing at tlio Asliburlon ltacing Club Autumn Meeting, r.ni published m our sporting columns. Acceptances for those, and entries for tho Longbeuoh Pluto and Moto! Race cloße on Monday evening. 1 Tho Wellington correßpondont of tho Net'Zealand Herald says : — lt is understood hero that nt the expiration cf tho present year tho volunteer corps of tho colony will bo disbanded with a view to a reorganisation of thernilitory deforces. Tho district eommandcrj have received instructions to nolify tho officers commanding volunteer corps that they should not enter into any engagements which would ho prevented by any such genorol order. It is understood that tho reorganisation system will comprise a part paid force, a volunUer auxiliary forco, and cadet cops, with pro- j visions for drill, training, and military eier- | cisCß on a larger ecalo und more improved regulations than have hitherto existed. A meeting of tho Waimate Gospel Temperance Society was hold on tho 17th inst. Tho president, Mr G-. H. Graham occupied tho chair. Tho evening was wot, and bb thero were othor meetinga at the samo hour, the attendance was small. Very good tetnuoranco addresses were given' by Mies Hanley the Kov. \7. Loclioro, llcasrs W. Goodovo, and T. Kusacll. Recitations wero given by Miss Clnjton>r.d Mr O. Dash, aDd nn addross and reading by Jlr J. Williams. 'Xha addresses wero more than usually impreesive and interesting- those of tho first three named, being their first appearance as speakers ou this pir.tform — and wero well received by tlio audience. Very gjod air.ging of selections of rfoylo'a Temperance Melodic.) followed by n choir led by Mr A. Brookcr, and accoai(i:inie:l by Miaa Opie. lhe meeting closed »vith a short speech from tho javsident. At next meeting on the Ut May, .1 lecture on *' '1 ha Nob!ci!C33 of dcing right," will bo given by tho Her. Blr Lochore. About, thirty of tho \V"ai::ia'o Volunteerand their fiiomvs met at the Library lia'.l on Thur.-day mVliI, us it wr.a tins night fixod for I lie ciiitribtiti'.in of tiriz:s won :> h the Jan ■ season's firing mjtdmj. Mr John Stanchc?tpr proiented the priz??, and before doi I: r* bo eonTut ulfltcd thccDrns noon tho advancement they had made, nnd ui):;n tho goodly number of prizes for clistiibnlion. lie ul;j referred to the benefits to bo derived from volunteering. He then handed (lie following winners their prizes :— Sergeant J. 0. Adam, clinmru'j!) bell ; Private Sandei's, tho wiuner of tho cup, \vji3 not present j Sergeant Adam, Lieutenant Sh:nv, and Privates A. Manchester, trophies for monthly competition ; Ecrgcant Adams and I'rivato Manchester, beat aggregate for tho season, trophies ; Lieutenant Capstick, last year's winner of the belt, received his medal for boing bolder ct tho belt for ono yoar. After , tho prizes had been presented tho hall was i cleared fj;' dancii'g, and r.bout thirty couples took part m it till .about, 1 o'clock m tho morning, (.0 thy music of tho company's b.md, and Lieutenant Cupalicli and Corporal Harding. lilr Miller supplied the refreshments vthicb -were handed round at intervals. A plctusnt; evening was epent, all present enjoying Ihcmsolres thoroughly. Tho Biembera utid friends of the Timaru , Boating Club held n very enj-jyablo sir.oko concert m tbo Club Uotel Ujt evening. Mr : J. Hay occupied tho cluir, nnd there vtbb 11 good ul tendance. The prizes won wero on ■ view on a eide table, nnd tho presentation took place nt 9 p 111., tho raeoa and winners bains :— Committee'd Fours— Qooch, Strouta, W. F.uymond, und F. C. Stubba ; President's Fours— Gooch, Turnbull, W. Eaymond, and ' Mayne ; Vieo-President's Fours — McLean, ' StrouU, W. Kaymor.d, ar.d Mayne j VicePreaidiint's Doublo Sculls — Frank Cameron and Churbs Btroulo. Gooch, junior, steered ' tlio foura to victory m nil tho events, whilo " Hnrry Stubb3 carriod off honours iv tho doublo sculls. The various winners wore loudly applauded by their companions. In ' brief epcechea during tho evoning rafcreccs ' wns tnndo to the successful season just closed, 1 and tho hcaltha of Mr 3aundera (n moet liberal patron of tho club and toon supporter • of rowing), and tbo other prize Rivers, "Hos.'ra ; E. T. Uhodca r.nd 2. H. Ferguson, ware . lionrli'v toasted. Several capital oon?s were • given by Mcesn Anderson, Raymond, E. •, JoiK I^, Robertson, P. C Stubbs and other?, i and 11 coup!- of hours wore plcamnllj epent. An tVuc'nhinder, who lias 11111U0 » tour of , the felnnfl, m oonti'ihusing liis impres--1 sioiiFi to Iliti ,AV.r Zealaml Him},!. Ppcaking ' of Puncdin ho remarks : -I walked along nil ' Princes struct, [one tfsturdiiy night, and 1 did ' not iscu ouo drunken mull. I must cay, howI over, that t did, during my stay m Dunedin, 1 sco nioro eigns cf drunkouness than farther North, but it who quita a Irillo to what I , expected to tvitne^s. We are ra])idly becom--1 ing a sober pooplo j ond, if wo go on ob wo , aro doing, m il very few yewti teetotal aoeictieii, tomprrunco lecturer?, prohibition , Icagucn (as well 119 many brewers and publi- , cans) will find their occupation gone. The tuinporanco pcoplo seeui to uianngo Tory i badly m Duncflin. Tho chiefs or the party 1 will listen to nothing but prohibition. Horo m Auckland temporanen men have i;oii<i on to liucnßiiig ciiHiinitteec, nnd - lmv.> taken tho , liccnsoa fiMiu ail lionses that lira badly oonducted, nnd i'r.im ruoli houara as they contidcrcd wero ' uol, wanted .m Iho loiialily.' Thus they linvn Ihiuucd out niero drinking shop?, they have crujhed those. 'places which tempted and inveigled men to eonsumo bad ! liqu..r, nnd on tin) wlmlo havo eirectcd a great improvciMant. But m Punndin tho Imnppranrn party itemed dotenninod to have prohibition or nothing, and tho cjuaequenno is that they got beaten every year. The number of hotels of nil classes m Duncdiu ia nstonibhing, und smno of them do not, pcom to ho of 11 very high ohftruelor. Why don't I the lempeniuco party take a leaf o>it of our hook? Hut I suppose that IHinodin will niwcr li" as eohur ai Aili'ldand. 'Xlio olimiito is nciiuut i(. , 0. MrGiiiiUHV.\ linUnav .lioffoaliuwut ; Km,::,: Tim.u-n.~f,imch..on .1.-fly U, K'p.-i-ial ' lnrifhwn on !<nt in-iii;j,-a fumi, 12 to L', la. A i roi'in irn-rvi'd for la-.lici, iuul .wmlrces m ul- , (cndnm-r.---(Al)vr.) . „ '.Iho "l'lirily" Clguvllcj havo taken highvet award at Kxhibitioo.— [Adt n

SiJS'OPSIS OF NEW Al>VtiUTicit;vt..,.. . Baptist Church-^-Spooial sermon, tn-morrow. Ashburton Racing Clab— Acceptances due on Monday. | Tomnka Road Board— Election notice. J. H. Baker— Salo of leases of pastoral lands. Fairlio Creek— Mass at St. Patrick's Church on 27th i-jst. E. Richardson, janr — Notico to shoaror.s. Stephon Parmenter — Notico nuder Licensing; Act.

N.Z. Railways— Arrnngemcnt3 for Asliburton races. Collins and Co— Hold corn exchanro and sale, this day. Gracio, Maclean and Co— Are amenta for North british and Mercantile Insnrance Co ; have sections for salo. Friendly Societies' Dispensary— Final notice ro accounts. Geruldino— Grand carnival, this (lav. James rhilp— Special business notice. I.N.A.— Parndo on Monday evening. 11. Bowie— Hna new glass and other wave to bana. Minuloll and Co— Salo of horses and cattlo on 29th mst. Tiirnbull and Son— Soil sundries, this day. Wanted— Fivo notices.