TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6070, 2 October 1894, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

On Sunday last the Waimate Brass Band played selections in Viotoria Park. A collection was made in Bid of the hospital funds. Membera of the C Battery, N.Z A. , are reminded that an ordinary (plain clothes) weekly parade will ba hold this evening, at which a full attendance ia speoially requested. A. ohuroh parade of the Timara Naval Artillery will be held next Sunday morning. The oompany will muster at the drillahed and will then march to St. Mary's Ghuroh, headed by the Garrison Band. A full mus* 1 ter of the company is particularly requeated, ■ The following is a list of letters from places beyond the colony, received at the Post 1 Office, Timaru, duriDg the month of July, 1891, and unclaimed on the 30th September, 1894:— Thomas Gallon, Miss Kennedy, , Ales Maolean, Mrs Ellis O'Neil, James i O'Connor, W 0 Smith, Clement Wakefield. 1 We understand that at a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operalivs Association (Limited), ' Mr J Fags was eleoted chairman and Mr 8 P fiealey vice-chairman for the ensuing year. These gentlemen, with Messrs E H Rhodes and J fa'.bit, form the executive committee. Yesterday our Waimate correspondent wrote as follows :— During the past weak the woather at Waimate has been splendid, and i after the recent rain the mild warm weather it making everything grow as if by magic. A good spring is noticeable in grass and all ' green cropj. The Hawke's Bay branch of the Eduoa* tiooal Institute has adopted the following 1 resolution: — "That this branch urge upon all teaohers in the district to reply in the negative to the oiroular from the department ' asking if they wish to be brought under the Civil Service Insurance Act." At Stßaviour'a Ghurob, Temuka, on Sunday, the Ber Mr Hodgson preached his farewell sermons to good congregations At the evening eervico he begged for the united sympathy of the parishioners for his successor, the Bev Mr Farley, who is expected to take up the duties shortly. Captain Edwin made a good forecast last week of gales from Sunday midnight, though the direotion has not proved correct. He indicated northerly winds, but after a moderate breeze from the nor'west on Sunday, a strong souther came on at midnight and has blown very steadily sinoe. The Waimate Volunteer Rifle Corps opened their shooting season last week. The following are the final results of the first match fired :—Condition, 7 shots at each range : Sergt. Guy (sor), 80 ; Private Tregoning (8), 80; Sergt. Ooltman (4), 75: Col.-Sergt. Inkster («cr), 69 ; Private W Nelson (9), 66 , Private Batoman (8), 64 ; Privato By an (18) 63 ; Sergt. Sanders (8), 62 ; Lieut, Grant (3), 60. Several other competitors did not reach the total of 60. The Press says that a letter has been reoeived from a former Chriatchuroh resident who went to Coolgardie, giving a very gloomy picture of the unhealthiness of the olimate. He says, in conclusion, that he would be glad to get away from suoh a fever- stricken locality. Those who are attracted by the glamour of a goldfield will do well to pause before exchanging the hoalthful climate of New Zealand for one which appears to be somewhat the reverse. Mr J Brown's safe, which passed through the fire at Temuka on Sanday morning, (and had its door partially fused, was opened yes* terday, and the books, though scorohed, are comparatively uninjured. The insurances were : -Mr Brown's store £600, stock £2000 ; the premises lately occupied by Milner and owned by Mr Brown £160, all in the New Zealand Insurance Company ; Tangney's premises nil, stock £350 in the Liverpool, London and Globe. Commenting on the meetings of the Colonial and New Zealand Bonks, the New Zt aland Times Bays.— "These two meetings swept away all the suspicions roused by the late attempt at amalgamation. In all probability we »haU, within twelve month*, have another project of amalgamation. That it will bo on better lines it requires no ghost to tell us. The fact still remains, that on proper lines the amalgamation must be a gooj thing."

"Lobby goßsip," Bays the Evening Post, "fUea on the Hon. Mr Lurnach, aa Minister for Railways, and states that the shoes of the Minister for Labour uro being dangled before Measra G W Bus6oll and Pinkerton, the view put to them being that Mr Besvea will hare to go home as Agent General, and must then be replaoed. To Mr Russell it is pointed out that a Minister will be wanted from Canterbury ; to Mr Piakerton that the Government will want a Labour men." ! Mr 0 8 Fraier, district agent for Dr Barnardo, baa asked us to acknowledge the receipt by him of two sheep, forwarded by , Mr William Grant, of Slloughton. Mr Grant gives the Bheep ; the Ohrietohuroh Meat Company, through Mr G F Olulee, give the f reeling, and the New Zealand Shipping Company, through Mr Bullock, give the freight home. Dr Barnardo's institution is worthy of all support, and we are pleased to give publicity to the above generous aotion. Perhaps others may be moved to do likewise. Mr Frasor will be receiving a package from Mrs G J Denoistoun, of Peel Forest, [shortly (in time to arrive in London at Chriilmas), and anyone desirous of assisting can send their contributions to Mr Fraaer's office. Beceipt of upwards of 10,000 .New Zealand stamps is also gratefully acknowledged. Fuither details of the balloon asoent to be made on the athletic grounds by Mist Leila Adair on Thursday, will be found in our advertising oolumae. The it flat ion of the balloon is one of the most interesting parti of the performance. Mies Leila Adair has a patent furnace with which she manufactures the hot air, and it is wonderful to Bee the vast mess of linen (2200 yardi) gradually riie and assume its magnificent proportions, viz., 80 feet high and 160 feet in circumference, As it ia unlikely that another opportunity will occur of witnessing this feat, Miss Adair being the ocly lady who performs it, no doubt she will be well patronised. Mr J Knott had only a moderate audience in the Barnard street hall last sight,- the weather waa bad enough to have explained w> audience at all— to hear his illustrated recital of " Ten Nights in a Bar.room," and see a seriss of lantern views of New Zealand, with a running description. The latter, photographed by himself, comprising Bcenes from various parts of New Zealand (inoluding nearly a dozen Timaru views) and portraits, came out very well, and gave the audience rauoh gratification. The temperance story was extremely well told, and the picturei, good group photographs excellently h»cd< painted for the purpose, helped the recital groatly, and must help to impress the leseoni of the narrative upon the mind of the hearer*. Mr Knott, by request of those pressnt last evening, has decided to repeat the programme this evening, instead of giving a new one, and wo can assure our readers that he gives a very satisfactory educational and pictorial enter." tainment. A pleasing incident took place laifc evening ai 5 o'clock, at the Canterbury Farmer* 1 Co* operative Association warehouse. Mr J Cotter, who has been in the employment of the company for about seven years, was presented by the staff with a handsome pair of oombined field, marine and opera glasses. Mr 0 H Inglis, the manager, in making the presentation, referred in eulogistic terms to the services rendered by the recipient. They had always been carried out in a thorough, careful manner, and these qualities, oom* bined with the willingness and courtesy which ha had persistently infused into his work, made him all the harder to part with. Mr Inglis on behalf of tba employees and himself wished Mr Cotter all future health and prosperity, and hoped that he would be long spared to nss tba present whioh he now handed him. Mr Cotter, in returning thanks said that epeaking was not in his line, but he thanked, very much indeed, all those who had helped to make his stay in the Farmers' a pleasant one. He was leaving in a few days for the North Island, and the present would always be with him a pleasant link in his memory of the past. Mr Harrop's oall for thrte cheers for Mr Cotter was lustily responded to. The glasses bear a suitable inscription, being ai follows :— " Mr J. Cotter, from th» employees of the 0.F.0.A. Timaru, 1894." BYNOPSIB OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. and J. Thomson— Particulars of speoial goods for Ootober. T. G. Eowley— Will have dental rooms closed for three days. Juvenile I.O.O.F.— Sooial postponed till 11th inst. MoKenzie's cloth cleaner— lmportant busi« ness notice. Stud notices— Of Harkaway and Eoyal Prince. The Canterbury Farmers' Association— Dividend is now payable. Melville Hotel— ls now in the hands of Mr P. Reilly. Lost— Cheque ; finder return to Major Bamfiold. Mra J. E. Hammond— Returns thanks to friends. Athletic grounds— Balloon ascent on Thurs day. Melville Gray— Has country residence to let. Wanted— One notice.