TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1662, 16 January 1895, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

; A sitting of the District Court will be held this morning to. transact the business specified elsewhere. *• j Constable Hallett, Inspector of Factories, will be m attendance at the Police Station during the present month to receive fees and register factories under the Act. The following paragraph relating to " conscience money " is taken from a recent Gazette : — " The Treasury, Wellington, 9th January, 1895— The Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of the sum of £2 10s from an anonymous person, the money being contained m an envelope addressed to the Receiver-General.—J. B. Hey wood, Receiver-General." The Temple of Truth, Christchuveh, is to be sold by auction next week "by order of the mortgagees," subject to the lease to Mr A. B. Worthington. The auctioneers describe the temple as one of the most perfect of modern buildings. Its acoustic properties are unsurpassed m the Australasian colonies. The building is 113 feet long, 64 feet wide. The auditorium is 97 feet long, by 60 feet wide, and 34 feet high. For any public purposes, its situation is simply unique. A subscriber has kindly sent us an extract from a Queensland paper, containing news of the death at the end of December last of Mr W. Williamson, resident engineer at Tenterfield. Mr Williamson's death was very sudden. He was m Tentwfield early m the morning, transacted some business, and not feeling well was driven home. On arrival at his house he laid down on the sofa and almost instantly expired. News of his death caused widespread regret, for he was greatly liked and highly esteemed by all. Mr Williamson was at one time m the army, serving with distinction m India and m New Zealand. He was well-known throughout Canterbury, and many of his old friends will hear of his death with deep regret. The friends of the late Captain Mills, at one time harbourmaster at Timaru, will learn with regret that his third son, Robert Ernest, died at an early hour yesterday morning at the house of Mr John Thomson, LeCren's Terrace. At the early age of |18 years, the deceased fell a victim to consumption. He was always fond of the sea, and chose the life of a seaman on H.M.S. Orlando. He fell ill a good while ago, and came to Timaru to reside with his friends, Mr and Mrs Thomson, thinking that change and quiet would restore him to health. Despite the best of care and attention by his doctor and Mrs Thomson, however, he gradually fell away, the end coming peacefully at % the last. Seaman Mills will be buried with military honours on Thursday, at the hands of his late comrades m Her Majesty's service, the Timaru Naval Artillery. The annual business meeting of the Washdyke Trotting Club was held last evening. There was a good attendance of members, and the vice-president (C. E. Thomas) occupied the chair. The report and balance sheet as presented by the secretary, Mr 0. Haukelaud, showing that the club had had a very satisfactory year, were presented and duly adopted. Several new members were elected, and officers and stewards for the coming year were unanimously chosen . It was resolved to hold the next Trotting meeting on March 14th (St. Patrick's Day falling on a Sunday, necessitating this change), and a programme of six events, very similar to that of last year, was agreed to. It was decided that at the annual race meeting m March, 1896, an event be included m the programme, restricted to the progeny of the standard bred trotting sire Berlin, for horses 6 years old and under ; the stakes to be 15 soys, with a prize of 5 soys added for second horse (given by the president of the club, Mr J. King). The meeting closed with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman, and the confident hope was expressed by members that the March meeting would be a first class one. The annual distribution of prizes m connection with St. Saviour's Sunday School, Temuka, took place on Sunday afternoon m the presence of a few of the parents and friends. The prizes were presented by Mr Robert Pinckney, the superintendent, who delivered a brief address, m the course of which he announced that a different system of marking would be adopted for the ensuing year,proportionately more marks being given for class work, The following is the prize list .-—Standard Vl.— Annie Mcßratney, John Beeby, L. Hobbs. V.— Edie Oliver, Eliza Boulter, E. Edgar, W. Mcßartney, C. Neville, A. Claridge. IV.— Amy Nicholas, Mary Mehrtens, Maggie Edgar, H. Lee, J. I Bertie, J. Edgar, lll.— Amy Hooper, Emily Hooper, O. Boulton, A. Surridge, J. Lee. ll.— Lizzie Mehrtens, Maud Radford, Ellft Nicholas, Lily Lee, Ellen Goodeve, Annie Edgar, A. Claridge, F, Davey, A. Larcombe, W. Surridge, J. Binley and H. Boulter. I.— Beatrice, Gertie and Ida Nicholas, Marion Whitehead, Lily Hooper, Annie Larcombe, Bertha Davey, Mary Binley, F. Mcßratney, W. Larcombe, G. Proudlock, G. Lee, F. Coira, C. Hooper, and H. Clinch.

In the Gazette of January 10th appears the following alteration m the scale of charges m force upon the railways :— "Hurun>»i-Bluff Section, Class H— Wool etc., undumped, from Washdyke and Refrigerating Siding Timaru, to Timaru, ',5jd1.l ba;charged 8d per bale." SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Guinness and LeCren — Latest particulars of Shaw's sale on Thursday. Canterbury Farmers' Association — Stock sale at Studholme on 18th inst. C. Bowker — List of properties for sale. J. G. Cowan — Has gauze underclothing on sale. N.M. and A. Co.— Are buyers of ryegrass, oats, barley, etc. Levels County Council — Important notice to butchers. H. Hallett — Notice under the Factories Act, 1894. Town clerk, Timaru — Warning to owners of dogs : re fixing half-holiday. Garrison Band — Important funeral practice this evening. Timaru Naval Artillery— Members are called on to attend funeral to-morrow. Mrs Peterson— ls holding clearing sale at Woollcombe street. Funeral notice — By Lister and Barrie. Wanteds — Two notices.