TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 5408, 7 May 1892, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A meeting of thoso interested m coursing s to be held al: the Hibernian Hotol this ivenicg. A man charged with indecent assault, and igainst whom a warrant has besn out some imo, is to come before the court this morning. The Timaru Football Club hold a practice natch this afternoon on their grounds, when i full mUßlor is requested m view o£ ooming Hatches. Messrs Gracie, Maclean &, Co. will sell the itivilegeg of the South Canterbury Oalclonian Society's Birthday meeting this afterloon. The weights for the Geraldine race meetfrig next week have been compiled by Mr 3-oorgo Dowse, of Dunedin, and wiil bo found m our sporting column. Full particulars of a voi ? important horse sale by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co, Dunedin, will be found m our auctioneers' business column. The horses include tbe Dream of tho clydesdale stock on the Taiori Plain. • The Rev. W. J. Willianiß will preach m the Wesleyan Church to-motrow morning on the crt of asking ; how to secure fulness of joy. And m the evening on companion piotures ; the Pharisee and the Publican. A s'.udy m contrasts. Working draught horee9 m wet weather is much more likoly to give them Bore shoulders than working m dry, and the occasion for the late prosecutions for cruelty may be set down m great part to the weather of the pr.Bt month or tno. Flesaußt Point is a candidate for Rugby Union laurels. A football club has been formed thero, and tbe first match was played, at home, against a Temuka team on Thursday. A concert is being arranged for Wednesday next m aid of the club's funds. The members of the Temuka Wenlsjan Church hold a bazaar and gift nuctioD to day m the Drill shod. A capital lot of produce arid other saleable articles have been collected by an eothuniiistic committee, and it is expected that the affair will be a great success. At the Baptist Church to-morrow morning the Roy. C. O. Brown will take as his subject. ■' How a pious Jewess waited for redemption ; or the story of Anna, the prophetess." And m the evening, " Naimon the leprous captain —an illustration of the way m which to obtain restoration to eternal health and strength of body nnd soul." We learn that Mr J. Lake Cooke, master of the St. Andrew's sohool, whilst out walking yesterday with a party of friends, slipped into a dilcb, and sustained a compound fracture of tbe right leg. He was brought m to tbe Timaru hospital whore his injuries wore attended to. The Congregational services will be conducted to morrow m tbe Sophia stroet hall by the Ret. E D. Cecil, who m the morning will begin a short series of expositions of the principles of Congregationalism, dealing with the nature and constitution of a church. In tbe evening tho subject will be tho institution of the Israelito monarchy under Soul the firsb king. Great interest it being taken m the forthcoming tug-of-war, to take place m the Theatre Rojbl on the 18th and 10th inßtont. Tntonding competitors are notified m this issue that entries will close at Lynch's, tobaccout'st, on Wednesday next, at 9 p.m. At a moeting of the committee last night it was docided to let the teams appoint their own judge from the audience, whose decision will be final. A football match was played at Pleasant Point on Thursday afternoon botween Temuka and Pleasant Point, resulting m a win for Temuka by 16 points to 2. There was a good attendance on the ground, and great interest was taken m the match as it was the Best ever played by the Point club. Considering the lille practice done by the Point team, their play was fairly good, and no doubt witf improve with time. Goldstcno, Hobbs, Williams, Strack, and Bobson played well for the Point ; and Findlay, Anderson, Henry, Diamond, and Greeves for Temuka. The Point was enptnined by Truman, and Temuka by Findlay, Mr Smith, of Tomulia, acting as refereo. At the new eobool at Temuka, on Thu'Bday evening, the ladies of the Prasbyterian Church guvo a sooial to weloome the Bey. Mr Diokson upon his return from the Old Country, and to bid farewell to the Bey. Mr Watters, who has temporarily filled bis place. There was a large attendance, and the 807. Mr McKee, of Wainiato, acted as chairman. Tea wob dispensed by ladies nnd their friends, and instrumental selections wero given by Misses Cooper and Pindlay, and by Mr Pearae* Solos were sung by Miß» Lily Brown, Mrs Taylor, and Messrs Bmith and dtrong, and a choir under the leadership of Mr BuMand, Bang several choruses nnd glees. Mibb Maggie Patereon accompanied upon the piano. Addreiseß were given by the Revs. Messrs MoKee, Todd, Gilließ, Clark, Hamilton, Dellow, Watters, and Diokson, those of tbe last two receiving prominence. In the course of tho evening, Mr James Blyth waß called upon to express the high appreciation which tbe congregation had of Mr Watters, and to present to him as a mark of the same a purse of sovereigns. The presentation was suitably acknowledged. The usual weekly-meeting of the Timaru Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society was held on Thursday evening last m tho schoolroom. There was a capital attendance of members present, and the Bey. W. J. Williams was m the chair. Two new members were elected and one nominated. The chairman brought forward the claims of the Australasian Roading Association as a very important and popular way of improving One's mind, and stated that already several ciroleß had been formed, and should any members present require a leader for any subject, other than those already formed, he would be glad to help thorn m any way. Routine business having been disposed of, Mr Harold Williams read a thoughtful paper on the life and work of the Judge " Samuel," tracing the seer's life from iafanoy up to death; bringing out the most important characteristics of his lifo m a very Bkilful manner. The whole paper showed research aid careful attention. Criticism followed favourable to tho essayist, and st its close a hearty vote of thanks waa accorded him. Next week the subject will be an original tale, " The village witch," by its author, Mr W. M. Howe, and es this gentleman's last O'iginal contribution was recoivoS so well, it is fully expected that this one will equal if not 6iirpaßß it. Friende (ire invited.

Tho funeral of the lato Mr Robert Cole fo Dok place yesterday afteiuoon, and m spite fe f the rain wbb very largely attended, a good L, tring of vehicles following the hearae to the hj emetery. t]] The first of the series of popular leotures or the season arranged by the Meohauioa' Institute Committee was given m the' Vsaembly Boome last evening, wbon about LOO persons enjoyed a great treat m listening ;o the Bey. Dr Imcap, tho popular Canadian ooturer, dieoourso on some of the peculiarities (' )f the Chinese. JDr Lucas haß acquired a ligh opinion of the Chinese as a people, m ipite of objections to many of their social and religious views and practices, and ho strongly urged their claims to friendly consideration. Iho lecture consisted largely of parallels and Q iontraßla between Chinese and European - mannerß and customs, and was illuminated throughout by flashes of humour, so that the P ludience were kept alternately absorbing information and emitting merriment, a com- B bination that pro red a great treat. The " night was wot, or thero would surely have been a large audience. The weather unfortunately militated against the financial I surcces of the opening lecture, hot tho eeriea t i?i! well inaugurated by so enjoyable an v address. Mr George Hogben, President of j the Institute, occupied the chair. r