TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4991, 13 November 1890, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Tho Juvenile Tompla'B giro an entertain ment m the Barnard Street Hall tonight. Mr Wuxron is to address the electors of Gkraldino m the Assembly Booma, Pleasant Point, on Saturday next. Tho big estßte evil is growing. It ia statei that m 1886 there wore two companies owing more than 150,000 acres each 3 m 1889 there were sercn. ' 1 At tho next meeting of the Harbour Board — noxt week -a report will he received from Ihe engineer on the comparative coat of removing tho shingle by land and water carriage. . : . " The praolico of tho "ft. Paul" and " Messiah " choir, ordinarily due this evening, is to be' omitted, on account of members attending the reception to Arphdeacon Harper.. ■<;,*' ;*_ // //^ .; ; . Particulars of the entortainmenttobegiren ut the reception of th* Yen Archdoacon Harper this evening will be found m another column. The Archdeacon arrived homo by the ipxproes train yesterday. : : Wb remind tlio electors that Mr <T. 11. Twbmey is to meet them at tho Cheatro Boyal at 7.30 this evening. Mr Smitheon is to give his address at the tarns place on Monday next, nnd Mr P- Thoraau is desirous that the electors should know Hint he is still m tlio field. In an election address at Dunodin,Mr Fish read a lone; list .of persons whoeo namos a eelf-conatituted roll-purging Commitleo had moved to have struck off the roll; Most of them were married men,- who had been residents m Dune&in for years and irAre still residing there. Wii It respect to tho letter signed "J.M." m yesterday's paper Mr R. Munro desires ua to Btata that lie is vefy <ha"'kfhl Cor the help given him at and since tlio fire m Chapel street on Monday last. Ilad it not been for kind neighbours ho would hnve saved nothing. The help extended to his children he ia deeply grateful for. The membere of Ihe C Battery are wnriiecl of the volley nnd independent firing and Government daylight parade on Tuesday next. Tbß battery will fall m on tho range at 6.15,p m. m drill order. This ia ono of tho moit important events m tho volunteer year, and attendance is compulsory. The corps musketry prize.3 ara this jear t> be awarded on the results of tho volley, firing alone. Tho baltnry will hold a practice on Friday evening nfc six o'clock. In our commercial column will bo found tho 80th report of tho directors of (he Bunk of Now South Wales, and road at tho halfyearly meeting on the 3let October. The net profits for -distribution were £127,779 Is 6d, truly a handsome surplus, and out of it tho very large dividond of 17i por cent, per cent, par annum was declared. The sum of £10,000 was added to the reserve, and this fund now stands at £960,000. The whole of the report shows th? Bank to bo doing a first class buEincs?, and it is worthy of noto that there are now 100 branho* open. Major Steward addressed rneot'rgs at (ho Hook on Saturday, at Makikihi on Monday, and at Waitaki North on Tuesday evening, being accorded at each a unanimous vole of' confidence. At the last named place, the mover of'tho resoluti-m (Mr Williams) spoke m Ihe highest terms of Major Steward's services, to that part of tho electorate, stating that tho very existence of tho settlement was due to his efforts. Bii years ago ihefe was practically no settlement at all, now they had two «cliooU, one with 60 and the other with 30 children m attendance, ond there were 47 "electors on the roll to the votes of all of whom he thought their old moniber was fairly,entilled. The motion was, seconded by Mr P. G Murphy. " A vote of thanks Jo the chairman clof-od the proceedings. Tho Wonganui Chronicle drawß attention to an odd bit of business on the local railway. It snys : " Now tliiit the striko has collapred, and tho public and private business of tho j "olony has been resumed upon the old lines and lime tables, there is surely no reason why tho railway hands should still bo obliged to Bubmit to loso one day's works week. Tho men have • got it into their hoads that the stoppage of tbeir work and pay was a punishment order, and that thoy were, and ore, being paid out. for assisting their fellow men m distress. We nro not inclined to think >o meanly of tho Oommitiionore— but wo would suggest to them that, if they vrUh to remove'a foundation for a wrong improsolon, tho sooner they put tho men on full pay again tho bettor " Tho afternoon performance at Wirth's Oircus an 3 Wild West Phow yesterday was very well attended,; for a day performance. Of course the cxtobsivo'eealing space was nothing liko full ; nevertheless it was something to wonder at whore all tho psoplo Came from. Children being admitted at a cheap rale turned up m great numbers, but luero was quito a thick sprinkling of grown poople too, many of them reeognisably from long distances m the ooantry. Tho afternoon wot very flao, though rather wurm, and the oiit- ' ing and entertainment wcro the more 'shjoy'- : able. , The audience, though comprising bo i many children, was not very denionstratipe, 5 oxcept at tho aulics of the clowns, whioh >' provoked tho hearty mcrrimont of the young ' folks. Tho evening porformuuoo was well [ patroDifod, though ''lea's* so 'tlian'the first ' 'night, whoa not only... was all tho soating I crowded, but spectators ,ocoupied some un- , seated spaco at tho western ond. The per- . formnnco resomblod that of tho first night, and tho items were given with good spirit. ' Ono of tho staff, on bohslf of ths proprietors^ ' thanked tUe^ popplo, oC Timaru foe their .. libor'nl patronngo, und these thanks must liavo boon sincere, for they have dono very , good buejoeasipilsod here. Vfljo ojrous left ' at cix o'plook thf» morning by epecial train 3 for Oainaru.

An experiment iv tobacco growing is bciug made m Fiji. Wb draw the attention of members of tlio Nnval Artillery to an important notico which appears m another column. Fijian eugar planters are m the dumpa at reports of the extension of Iho beet sugar industry m the States and elsewhere. Tbo eanitary authorities of Buva are particular about whooping cough, with eleven clauses of "regulations" and as many of "directions" and a penalty of £50, while no notice at all is taken of leprosy. The Timnrn Firn Briga<?o desiro to neknowledgo with thanks the receipt of a cheque from Mr Radeliffe, cabinetmaker, as a recognition of the efforts thoy put forth to save his shop on tho occasion of the fire m the nmiu road on Monday week. On account of the rain coming on last Fiiday overling, the Timaru Rifles postponed their volley firing uractico till next Fiiday I -ith inst. By un advertisement m this issue, the company is ordered to parade on the range at 6.30 p.m. m drill order. The Colonial Secretary hns gazetted a list of census enumerators and collectors of ngri cultural statistics, for tho consua and collections <-,£ 1891. Mr Kdnin P. Rich is the uffieer for Mackenzie, Geruldino and Waiuiato counties and iucludod boroughs. With ■ inteat to qualify for the franchise, an 1 m view to the general eh ction, there hatbcon a rush of aliens for loiters of natural ieatian. A batch of over seventy names was passed by, the Colonial Secretary on tho 4th j too Into (w^s ibnot?) to permit of regis tration. Taranaki intends to celebrate the Jubilee of tbo : local settlement, by an art and inrlus trial exhibition next- March and April Taranski eliould havo adopted a new method — new m New Zealand, not newinthu Uniled Stales: and mado a small exhibition of her arts and industries and trotted it round the colony, to lot distant neighbours know what tb.'y are ablo to do at the end of their 50 years of effjrf. It ought to pay a3 well as v circus, and that is more than a local exhibition will do. I very much regret to hear (says a writer m- tho European Mail) that Sir Walter Bullor has met with a loss whioh cannot* I fear, be replaced, for, m tlio ship Apsaje, which ha« been posted at Lloyd's as " oiafirg," was shipped Sir Walter's very valuuhlo Now Zealand library — the accn mulalion of ■• thirty years' careful selection. Beside* this, there was hia most interesting collection of nat ural history and ethnological BU.eoimens. Everyone, I am well assured, will sympathise with Sir Walter, who waj always so liberal m placing his collection and services at the disposal of those interested m the causa of Bcience. _ . t The Fairlie Creek nohool committee met on Saturday last. Presout Messrs Milne (chairman), Morris* Binny, and P. Close. The master's report showed the average attendance for tho first f cur weeks— boys' 4l, girls 24, total C 5 j highest attendance during the month, 73 ;on rolls 91. The visitor reported a few repairs required to hanrlgate and gymnasium apparatus. Incidental grant was received from tho Board for the fourth quurtor, £i 12a Cd ; also HI fronl Mnjor steward for use of schoolroom. An insurance uccount £2 Os 8d wag received and parsed foi payment.. The committee fix-.d Friday evening, the sth December, for tho concert and ball m aid of the school prize fund. Mi Binny was appointod vhitor for the ensuing mouth, and to attend to the necessary repairs. A merry party of friends met at UelenEvalo, Wai-iti, tho rcsidonco of 'Mr James Philp, yesterday, the occasion being the marriage of Mr D. J.Cttldwell, to Miss Helen, second daughter of Mr Philp. The marriage ceremony wus porformed by the Bet. \V« Gillie?, the bride being supported by Miss Hpldgate, Tim&ru, nnd Miss G-iS'ney , Temuka, and the bridegroom by Mr Williim Moore and Mr Bertie Philp. Miss Philp was tastefully robed, and looked very pretty, and the maids, m soft grey gr>wr b, made up a charming group. The happy pair having been warmly cougrdtu ; later), the party Bat down to an excellent luncheon, at which Ihe bealch of Mr and Mrs Culdw.'ll was «bly proposed by Mr E. Hold gute, and courteously acknowledged by the " best man." The toast of tho bridesmaids was done justiio to by Mr White,- of Christclmrch, the health of the Rev Mr Gillies was happily pronosod by the groom, and as' bappilv acknowledge! by Mr Gillies. Ho said Unit ho had now joined 19S couple together) and howislied Mr aud Mrs Caldwell a most happy wadded life. Mr Philp feelingly thanked all for their presence thit day, and espresaod the vtish that they would have an eDJoyeble time. Shortly afterwards Mr and Mrs Caldwell left to catch the express train for Duncdiu, whero thoy will spend a fey days, and tho guceta they left behind them r.t Helensvale spent several happy hours m lime honoured stylo.