TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6058, 18 September 1894, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

♦ The tableaux .entertainment; under the auspioss of St. Alban't Ohuroh, Pleasant Point, takes place to-morrow evecing at 7 30. We remind members &nd intending members that tha annual meeting of the Timaru Bowing Club tikes place at the Ship Hotel to-morrow evening, and a full attendance is expected. It is rumoured that a creamery will shortly be erected at the flour mill at Waimate and be worked bj the proprietors. It is intended to send the oream to Dunedin etch day. The lawn tennis club at Waimate bare obtained a eeotion between the Oounoil Chambers and school, and are hairing an asphalt court laid down. It is intended to lay down another court before the season is over. A bowling club is to be formed at Waimate, and arrangements have been made to use the ground lately oconpied by the lawn tennis dub, whioh is being prepared for that purpose. On Tuesday evening next the Liedertafel and Orchestral Society give » concert at the Assembly Booms. The Liedertafel society haying joined forces with some of the leading instrumentalists tho above named society has been the outcome. We understand that a varied and striking programme will be presented, particulars of whioh will be given in a future issue. Throughout the Temukt* district the earlier sown crops ar» springing up rapidly, and already the oountry is assuming a spring* like appearance. Some little wheat bas to be sown, and there is a small area ready for Danish oats. (The total area under orop is, however, smaller than last year. Mr J Goldie, Timaru, is to judge the Ayrshire and general cattle at the Oamaru show i Mr W Grant, Timaru, fat cattle, fat and English Leioester sheep j Dawn sheep, Mr A M Clark, Temuka ; pigs, Mr 0 Jessop, Geraldine ; grain, Mr J Hanell, Waimate. On Saturday at Temuka, before Messrs Quinn and 3 M Twomey, J.P.s, a lad named John Eaglestone was charged with aisaulting a daughter (aged about 11 years) of Mrs Q Woodhead, Milford. After hearing the evidence the bench sevarely lectured the accuied and ordered him to be imprisoned for 14 days and reoeive a flogging. A London despatch to the Lyttelton Times says :— " Mr W Mendelaon, of Temuka, who has come Home to pursue his studies at Cambridge, finds that his local reputation as a orioketer has preoeded him. He has been elected a member of the London Australian Sooial and Athletic Club, and will figure in the club team in their next matob. He has also received invitations to play for one or two suburban olubs at the instigation of members of the L.A.S.O. 8t John's Ohuroh, Winchester, was filled to its utmost capacity on Sunday evening, the oooasion being the introduction of a new and handsome organ recently purchased from Mr Hiyhurst of Temuka. Mr Inwood abted as organist and his skilful manipulation of the instrument was greatly enjoyed by all. The singing of the ohoir and congregation was exceedingly hearty. The Bev Mr Hodgson preaohsd an impressive sermon from Isaiah iv, 6 and 7. The oolleotion in aid of the orgas fund seemed to be a large one. The organ will prove a great acquisition to the churoh and district, On Friday evening last Kingsdown was favoured with a visit from Dr Julius, Bishop of Ghristohurcb, who was accompanied by the Bev L 0 Brady, incumbent of tha parish. The eoboolroom was suitably arranged for the service by willing hands. The building was well filled long before ths Bishop's arrival. Mr Tatei, tha organist, end the ohoir under his conductorship rendered the musical per* tion of the service admirably. Tha Bishop's forcible and eloquent sermon was listened to with unflagging interest throughout, and many a hope expressed tha*i it would not be theiait time that Kingidown would be so favoured by Dr Julius.

Members of tbe 0 Battery, N.Z A., are', eminded that a Government parade is F trdered for this evening at half past seven, * vhen a full and punotual attendance is r requested, 1 The Tapanui Courier states that the recent ' mowfall was the heaviest experienced since ' 1878. In some portions of the district there ( were drifts from 6ft to Bft in depth, and in ' sheltered gullies in the Blue Mountains 10ft : and 12ft of snow. ' The annual sooial gathering of the St ' Andrew's Caledonian Sooiety takes place on ' Friday evening next. A splendid programme | has been prepared for the evening, and those intending patronising this popular gathering are promiied a capital evening's entertainment. The grand march, played on the Highland pipes, oommencss at 8.30 sharp. Over 600 delegates attended the sixtieth High Court of the Anoient Order of Foresters, at Cambridge, on August 6. The High Chief Banger (Mr W P Littleohild) announced that at the end of last year the order had 876,493 members, and funds amounting to £5,268,824. Beferring to old age pensions, he expressed himself strongly in favour of self-help, and against any form of Btate aid. For the first time women delegate! were admitted to the meeting. We understand that the golfers who rent what are known as Cain's paddocks, are determined to lodge in gaol any boys found tampering with the club's putting holes or fligs, some lads through wanton misobief having recently destroyed the holoß, besides stealing several flags. Boys must know they have no right on the property and are trei. passers, so that a police prosecution wiil serve some of the evil-doors and their parents as well quite right. The Southern Standard learns that a mysterious malady has broken out at Balfour, amongst Mr James Louttit's flock. The sheep were in good condition, but refuted food when taken with the disease, and gradually pined away. Five of the sheep ! were examined when they died, and were found to have twin lambs. Tho insides were, however, found to be parfeotly olean and free from any disease noticeable to the csiual observer. The same disease has been recently observed among sheep at Ashburton. The funeral took place on Sunday of tho late J Hammond, formerly woll knovn as a cabman and expressman in Timaru. He had been laid, up at Obristohnroh for about six months with consumption, whioh affliction carried him off. All tbe cabmen and expressmen of Timaru attended the funeral of their former colleague in the pubho servioe of the thoroughfares. He leaves a widow and three children to mourn the loss of their breadwinner. — Tha funeral of the late 0 Glue a well known carpenter and contractor, also took plaoe on Sunday, being very largely attended. He had been ill for a long lime, and leaves a widow and five ohildren is poor oiroumatanoee. Fortunately he was a member of the Oddfellows Ledge, aid the brethren and tbe late Mr Qlue's friends intend to do their best for those who are left behind to mourn. A well attended meeting of the committee of the South Canterbury Jockey Olub was held last evening at the Qroivanor Hotel, Mr E B Guinness occupying tbe ohair. A balance sheet of the spring meeting was presented showing that a slight lees had resulted. Accounts to tho amount of £845 were pasead for payment. The question of the disqualification by the stewards on Friday last of Stewart, the rider of Clarence, in the hurdle race,- came before the oom* mittee for review, and after a lengthy and oaref ul consideration of the whole matter, it was resolved and carried that the disqualification be removed. Mr F Simmons tendered his resignation es ft steward and member of the club, whioh was aooepted. A very cor» dial vote of thanks was pasted to Mr 0 A Jefferson who bad at the eleventh hour so oourteonsly and efficiently filled the post of olerk of the course. Mr H Piper was appointed starter to the olub for the rest of the season. ■= •- ■ • . She following reference to a lady well known here should be of interest to tome of our readers: — Mr W J Turner began bis exhibition Saturday sight ooncerts recently after the winter. He had almost an entire colleotion of new faoes, but several of them did not meet with the approbation of tbe critics. A notable exception, however, was Miss Bose Blauey, of Dunedin, of whom the Argus's musical eritio thus writes s -" The debutante who made the most favourable impression was Miss Bose Blaney,ths possessor of an exceptionally pleasing soprano voioe of good quality and considerable volume, who has also in her the makings of an excellent singer ; at present, however, she has failings to overcome, oompiouous amongst them being the want of dear enunciation. Mies Blaney was deservedly encored after her first song, and after her second left the impression that she is a decidedly promising vocalist." The Age says of her: —"Of the new aspirants to concert platform honours, Miis Boso Blaney is undoubtedly the best, her voice being of full and sympathetic quality, while she sings agreeably and without annotation j and with the help of competent tuition she should in e> short time become e valuable acquisition to the list of available sopranos." By the San Francisco mail on Saturday we received Meiers Nelson Bros' report on the frozen meat market, dated London, August lOtb. From the report we take the following :— There was a largely attended meeting of the Frozen Meat Importers' Association at Nelson's wharf on August 9th, to whioh the the "Agents-General of the colonies wero invited. Several attended,: as well as influential colonists now in England. The present state of the frosen meat trade was fully diicuised, and the consensus of opinion seemed to be that the remedy for the present diaas* trous state of trade would be found in itielf, and that low prices would prevent any future such glut of meat; the difficulty of regulating shipments was recognised, and the impossibility of outtailing supplies as long as paying prioes were obtained. Tbe uae of barbed metal staplos continues to furnish matter for sensational paragraphs in the newspapers. It is » matter for regret that the nse of these staples was not generally discontinued, after the representations of their unsuitability were made in January, when they first came to hand. Beally prime Canterbury wethers of nice quality and weights are scarce, and still command good prioes, several small deals having been made at Bs d per lb } the ordinary Canterbury sheep tell for B*d to Sfcd per, lb. The demand for lambs has been fairly brisk, and lambs of oharaoter and quality maintained I their value, 4|}d to 4J3 per lb has been given ; lambs of poor quality, of whioh there have been large numbers, have cot been in snob, request, and have made poor prioej, from 3jd to 4id par lb. An attempt to stiffen prices is being made, and with moderate slooks on hand m»y be lucotisful. <

Ihe Biebop of Ohristobureh viiited the mrish of Otaio and Blueoliffs during Bep« ember, preaohing in the Kingidown sohool•oom on Friday evening, the 14th inet., to a large congregation. On Sunday the 16th /hero was an early celebration in St Andrew's Ohuroh at 8a m, matins at St Mary's, Upper Otaio, at 11 a m., the Ohuroh biing full; thence, driving on to St Mark's, Beaoons* field, far a confirmation at 3 p.m., the ohuroh having been prettily decorated for the occasion. The building wag excessively crowded, a large number standing throughout the servioe. Three male and nine female caadi? dates were presented by the Bev L 0 Brady. The Biihop'e address to the candidates wai attentively listened to and muoh appreciated. After the servioe the Bishop was driven to St Andrews, and preaohed in the evening to a orowded ohuroh a stirring and eloquent sermon.