TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4856, 29 May 1890, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY

The South Canterbury Soleyards Company hold thoir annual salo of horses on tho 17th Juno. Wild pigs appoar to be plentiful m some pjrts of North Canterbury. Tho manager of White Root Station, North Loburn, calls for tondors for killing ICOO. The case against tho Geraldino County Council, involving the rebuilding or othorwtse of tho Lower Pareora Bridge, is to bo heard m Ohriatchnrch on the 11th June. Thoro wero on view yesterday at tho N Z.L. nnd M.A. Co's office two huge kidney potatoes, grown by Messrs Agnewand Druoimond | at Burnsido, Upper Otaio. The two weigh ' 51b3, nnd are as sound as rocks. While complaints cocao from tho country of want of rain, the sky every now and thon promises Borne, but tho promises are not kept. Yesterday was dull enough at times for rein, but tho wind, north-easterly, was m the wrong quarter for a fall, American illustrated papers by tho mail for the Institute contain numerous ongravings of tho devastation wrought by the great tornado at Louisville. Tho wreck of buildingi was marvellous. Other scenes of devastation and misery are pictured from the flooded districts m the Mississippi Valley. Tho managing director of Whitcombe and Tombs' printing company, Christchurch, inform the Trades and Labour Council, with studied politeness that " it \b with great reluctance and regret thoy aro compelled to decline the pleasure of an inlerviow with a deputation from tho New Zealand Maritimo Conncil." A northern exchange says : — The Nem Zealand Tines has been purchased by Captain Baldwin. Thi3 gentleman was the managing director of the Guardian Newspaper Company otarted m Dunedin some years ago. He has bought a handsome homestead and estate at tho Hutt, whera a portion of his family have lately come to reside. Farmers m tho Hakatoramoa Valley complain very much about tho dry condition of tho land. Of graas there is simply none, and sheop are m all cascß upon turnips, and these are with very few oxceptions very indifferent crops ; what vrill become of tho stock when they are fed off, ia hard to prophesy. With tho exoeption of a fow slight showers no rain has fallen for 18 months past. Croppors aro hindored from commencing ploughing as tho land is too hard and dry. The meanest mm m Otago has been unearthed. An oxchnngo says a Dunedin trader despatched to Roelyn Heights a lad of lender years with a pretty considerable load of goods for a lady resident. Tho articles wero not approved of, and the tonder-hoarted lady, seeing Mint tho fad was a pood deal ex hausted, handod him threepence to ride back on the tramcar. Tho l.id.witli a simplicity and faithfulness not often found m colonials, finding no car ready to start, trudged off with tho goods and on arriving at the shop pulled out the threepence and related the circumstiinoos under which it was given. Tho tradesman coolly took tho threepence and placed it m his own till, tolling the kd to go on with his work. Tho Olar/o Daily Times says : — Tho irropressiblo Goorga Francis Train is ogaiu m evidence, and, as will bo seen by our cablegrams this moraing, has made a journey round the world m 67i days, or seven days over the stipulated timo. Train's object is to boom the city of Tncoma, m Puget Sound, and thn trip, as wo learn from a special " Train extra " of tho Ceylon Independent sent to us by Mr Train himself, is undertaken m tho interests ot tho Tacoma Lalycr, owned by a millionaire. Tha trip which Mr Train has just completed, was from Tacoma to Tacoma, and tho timo and distances mappod out woro as follows: — Taooma to .Yokohama, 4300 miles, 1G days j. to Hong Kong, 1630 milep, 8 days j to Singapore, 1430 miles, 5 days'; to Colombo, 1570 miles, 6 days ; to Aden, i!0»3 milos, 7 days ; to Suez, 1808 miles, i days; to Port Said, 87 miles, 1 day ; to Brindisi, 1100 miles, 3 days' ; to Southampton, ISSO miles, 2 days ; to Now York, 3000 mi'es, 6 days ; to Tacomn, 8300 miles, 3 days. The total. mileago is thus 21.018 miles, and the timo 61 days. Mr Train lost two days off Hong Song by a fog, and has evidently found bis plans failed m other ways. In October 1 Mr Train undertakes to mako tho journoy m 45 dnys, when two lurgo Bteamers built by tho Norddoutschor Lloyd Company aro availablo; Wo ara informed that tickets for tho juvonilo fanoy dress ball, to bo held m July m aid of tho funds of tho Mechanics' Institute, aro now prepared, and will as soon a» possiblo bo distributed among the members of tho commiltoo and others for disposal, and m tho rnoanltmo they can bo had from tho librarian. As tho ball commilteo mint necessarily bo guidod by tho domand for tickets as to what provieioii3 and other, refreshments will bo required, active steps will bo token to push tho salo 'of tickots, and tho commit.toa trusti that all thoeo who intend lo bo present at tho hall will ns enrly as possiblo intimate their intention of so doing by purchasing the tickots they will require. Tho charges of admission havo been fixed as follows : —Children 2j Gd each, ladioß Gs, and gentlemen 7s Gd each. Dancing will conimenco at 7 ppi. by tho juvouiles, and tho floor will be reserved for them until 9 p in., at which hour the proI gramma will bo vnried by tho introduction of other formi of etitertnininont, consisting of gamcß, and scrambles, magio lantern, or Punch and Judy, to last until shortly boforo 10 o'clock, when the ouaromary country danco will bo porformod. At 10 o'clook tho room will bo thrown open lo adults for dancing, although tho children are- not m any way oalled upon to reliro unless thoy ohoo»o lo do co. An unliinitod amount of provision haa already boon promisod for the occasion, and wo trust that Iho efforts of tho committoo will bo bb liborally supported as upon a similar occasion last year. Contributions of uionoy, refreshments, or decorations, or help of any othor chavaaler will bo thankfully I received by any mombor of Iho comniiUce.

| We have to thank Mr T. VTngstaff, of tho 1 Timaru book and stationery depot, for a copy of tho New Zealand Graphic and Ladies", Journal. The new paper is a weekly, pub- ] lishcd at Auckland, the various illustrations are good, and tho letterpreaa excellent. Mr Thomas ITlannery, of alaerewhenua, ehowed the Oamaru Mail on Saturday night a curiosity m tho shape of a potriGed cgg> which had beon found by him whita pursuing bis occupation of mining. Tho egg, which ia a good specimen, being almoßt intact save for a slight chipping of tbo aboil ia parts, came from Iho wash-dirt of Mr Flaunery's claim, fifiy feet bolow tho (surface of the ground. It is presumably that of a seabird, as the strata at Maerowhenua have been prorcd beyond all doubt to be ecu deposit. A meeting of houeoholdcrs m Pareora ?chool district was held m the schoolroom on Monday evening lo mako a second attempt to elect a school committee, and this time with success. Mr John Struthcra woa voted to tbo chair, and the following householders wore elected to form tho committee :— 'Mesai's D. Caird, J. R. Black, John Campbell, Jaa. 3. Bapsey, H. M. Stonjer, Donald Frasar, John Struthers. At the committee meeting hold immediately afterwards, Sir J. Struthers was elected chairman for the year. The usual monthly meeting of tho Pleasant Foint school committoo was hold on Monday. Present— Messrs J. Cartwright (chairman), Groig, Hay, Kennedy, and Gibson. A lottor was recoived from the Board of Education, intimating tho grant of £7 towards certain I repairs. It was resolved that tho headmaster be askod to Bend out circulars to tho parontß of children attending the school asking for a contribution of le per annum for each child, m aid of tho incidental fund. The visitor's ■ report for the month was received and 1 adopted. Tho committee discussed the get--1 ting up of an entertainment at a future date. Mr Uaietcad was appointed visitor for the 1 montb. The Australasian asks why the New Zealand's exports exceeded her imports last year by 3i million?. Why did not the full valuo of tho exports come back m some way ? The answer must be, it cays, that tbo money has been used to pay arrears, and to meet the capital formerly advanced that has now been called m, and generally to set the financial accounts of New Zealand right after the do- i ■ pression. When this is done the full value of tho exports will necessarily be returned to tbo ■ ports of tho colonj. And Hew Zealand ia prei paving a splendid and permanent purchasing power, drawn not from loans, but from the resources of tho soil, which cannot possibly . fail. , Tho West Coast Times of a recent date . sayo :— Mr Peake, Secretaiy of the Eailway ! League, telegraphed to Iho Premier as follows — " Be Hokitika and Groymouth Bailway — Am directed by the Hokitika Hailway League to ask you if any further steps have been taken for iho completion of tbo line by the s Midland Railway Company. Kindly reply." i In reply tho Premier wired :—" This matter is still m courso of negotiation with Midland Railway Company. Tho first proposal of L tbo Company wero not sufficiently satisfactory ; to tho colony to warrant Government m holding out nny hope that they would bo ( approved of by Parliament, but amondod proposals, dated May 14, are now to hand, and will ba considered by Government at the noxt meeting of tho Cabinet." Tho loss of the Asbleigb Brook, which will oecnsion inconvenience to shippers of frozen mutton m other districts will not immediately affect South Canterbury, as sho was oot coming lo Timaru this trip. By reducing tho number of vessels engaged m an increasing trade however, her loss will be more or leas felt at . all ports. Tho ship waß oi iron, and m charge of Captain Fauquior, who, wo undcrr stood, was pirt owner. Tbo vessel's registered lonnago was 1915 tons, gross 292S tona, I under deck 2G21 tona. Sho had two decks land four bulk heads; was 325 feet long, 38 foot broad, and her depth of hold wae 26 feet 5 inches. Sho was built by Peareon and Co., at Stockton m 1882, belonged to Iho Ashleigh Brook Shipping Oompanv, of Liverpool, anil wns classed 100A1 after survoy m ' March, 1883. She has only called onco at tho port of Timaru. ! Tbo Auckland S/ar says the necessity for a t Mr Plimeoll m Australasian and Jfow Zealand ports is pressing, for the overloaded condition I m which come vessels aro sent to sea, from Newcastle with coal, and from Kow Zealand ports, as well, is begiuniDg to rouso attention among shipping moo. It is Btated that often ship* leave Newcastle, coal-laden, m a dangerously overloaded state, and there is but little . doubt that mar.y of the disasters to foreign bound vessels from Newcastle aro duo to this. If tbo truth wero known, perhaps the lamen- ! table loss wilh nil hands of the ship County of Carnarvon somowhero off the New Zealand coast might bo attributable to ovorlouding with coal. IJecently a barque which arrivod i from Newcastle reported having jettisoned a largo quantity of c.ial for eafety, and it is , stated that another barquo came into the , harbour from tho same port bo deoply laden ' with coai that she had little moro than a foot of freo-board. i I). McGuinness, Bailway Hofrcshment Rooms, Timaru. — Luncheon daily Is, special luncheon on Saturdays from 12 to 2, Is. A room reserved for ladies, and waitress m attendance. — (AnVT.) Tho Purity cigarottes nro admitted by the i moat eminent phvsiciana of the ago to bo tbo • purest.— [Advt.]