TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2337, 6 March 1897, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Mr Marchant was engaged yesterday m resurveying the bottom o* Caroline Bay. The Rev. J. Sharp and family, left yesterday by the s.s. Omapere en route for Auckland. Oaroaru Bay is alive with " whalefeed," a kind of small shrimp, and with cod fish that are living upon them. Mr Alexander Bell, of Winchester, has received notice from the University authorities that he has passed for the M.A. degree with first-class honours. Mr Mahoney has had the Shamrock Hotel front renovated, and it is now exteriorly a very smart hotel. The painters are also at work putting a new complexion on the Timaru Hotel. Messrs Hanmer and Graves solicit entries for the Aahburton ram and ewe fair which takes place on the 25th inst. On Tuesday, the 9th inst., they will sell large lines of sheep and lambs at the Tinwald yards. Nominations of candidates for the Timaru Licensing Committee must be delivered to the returning officer (Mr Thomas Howley) on or before 5 p.m. on the 18th inst., and the poll (if necessary) on the 25th inst. i The members of the Timaru Naval Artillery are notified this morning that the parade ordered for Monday evening next, the Bth inst., has been postponed until Monday the 13th inst. The annual meeting of the company will be held after the latter parade. The annual meeting of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association is to be held on Saturday, the 20th inst., at 11 a.m., at the Sophia street hall (opposite Post Office). Entries for the society's ram fair on 31st March close on the 27th inst., and for the turnip competition on 15th April. Farmers, village settlers, and owners and occupiers of houses m town, especially those who are putting up new buildings, Bhould look m at Mr Anthony Mills' George street shop and see the new ranges by Luke and Co., of Wellington. The firm have reduced the making of ranges to a science, until now they have reached that point where the best possible result can be obtained at the least possible expense. The •• Kiwi " range among those on sale by Mr Mills, requires no setting, it can be put down m any part of a room, and is fitted with such a fire-grate that a division brick allows of the burning of either wood or coal ; the draught is easily regulated ; the oven lifts right out to admit of thorough cleaning or repair, and the whole range is built m such a way that it is a marvel of strength and wearing parts. The industry, further, is one that appeals to all— it is essentially colonial. The barque Collessie, from New York, arrived at Port Chalmers on Wednesday, reports meeting with a great deal of ice on the way, from 40* S. and 40 E., to 47-40 S. and 915 E. ; that is, from S.E.of the Cape of Good Hope to well east of Kerguelen. The ice was m patches, not continuous, some of the patches being thick with bergs. At on« point the sea appeared to be entirely covered with them. The captain reports of the bergn last Reen that they were very much defayed and worn, with streams of water running down them. In some of the large bergs, or rather ice islands, were, seen large stones of a long oval shape, the top part worn smooth, the under part worn out into holes resembling a honeycomb or sponge. On some were seen patches and layers of very black earth. The quarterly meeting of the Primitive Methodist Church, Barnard Street, was held on Thursday. The Key. J. Sharp occupied the chair. The balance sheet was read by the chairman, and showed that by the aid of the sale o i work, the farewell social and donations, including £1 from the Sunday School, the deficiency was considerably reduced. Over £1 per week more had been raised for circuit purposes during the last three years, than for some years previously. Arrangements were made for the new minister, the Rev. P. W. Jones, and a cordial vote, recording appreciation of the Rev. J. Sharp's three years' labours on the station, was passed unainmously. Mr Ogg was also thanked for his labours m connection with the harvest social. As Mr W. Leggott wished to retire from the position of Btation steward, after many years of service, Mr J. Boothroyd was appointed m his place, and Mr E. Lewis as seat steward. All other officei s were re-elected. The meeting was concluded, by prayer,

We remind all interested that an important meeting re the establishment of another freezing works for this district, will be held at the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's rooms at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The following crews have been drawn for the President's Fours, to be rowed on the 25th mat. :— Bourn (str), McKenzie (3), West (2), Eeid(l) ; O'Callaghan (str), O'Grady (3), Bilton (2), Douglas (1); Johnston (str), McOullough (3), Parr (2), South (1). The crews will go into practice at once. The National Mortgage and Agency Company advertise that they have farms for sale on the Levels and Pareora Estates. The Land Company's terms for payment are exceptionally liberal, and no doubt many will take advantage of so favourable an opportunity of acquiring lands which are famed all over the colony for their excellent wheat-growing capabilities. At the Wesleyan Church to-morrow the Rev. C. E. Beecroft will preach at 11 and 6.30. The sacrament of the Lord's supper will be administered at the close of the evening service. The anthems for the day will be— "My Song Shall Be" (J. Clark), "Lord of All Power and Might ■' (W. Mason). Mr foster will address the Sunday School at 3.40 p.m. Attheßoard of Education on Thursday, some criticisms were passed upon the design for a new porch on the girls' side of the Main school, that it would spoil the look of the school if placed where the committee wanted it ; would be no use if put aDy where else ; and that it was a luxury anyway. To cope with the increasing demand for our goods we have been obliged to despatch several cable messages to English manufacturers for repeat orders. Our sale of lace curtains alone is enormous. We can do a pair of lace curtains "or 5s 6d, worth 9s 6d. The white linen able damask at 2s per yard is special. Penrose's drapery establishment. — |Advt.] The full programme of the farewell joncert to Miss Alyce Leech, to be held, an Friday next m the Theatre Royal, ivill be found m another column. The programme is an eloquent one— shows at a glance that the concert will be exceptionally choice, and one, too, that will please all classes. In addition to the ladies and gentlemen named, and they are among the best of our amateurs, the Garrison Band have promised assistance. The prices of admission are most reasonable, and should result m the filling of the theatre to overflowing. The Taviuni, from Samoa, brings news that Tamasese is stirring up the Apia rebel party against Malietoa, taking advantage of the absence of German and English warships. He has a strong party, and Malietoa, fearing an attack, has surrounded the palace at Apia with a strong guard. The rebels were still at Apia when the Taviuni left, but it was expected that the parties might come to blows within a month, unless the warships arrived to stop the rebellion. The secretary of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association informs ua that he has received word from the Railway Department through Mr Marcus, stationmaster, that excursion fares will be granted on St. Patrick's Day, and that the departure of the several country trains will be delayed as on New Year time, to suit the convenience of visitors *rom the surrounding districts. The concessions were granted on the recommendation of Mr Marcus, stationmaster, to whom the working committee of the association are grateful. Mr W. Clark, of Kopuaranga, near Masterton, is possessed of an orchard which is almost entirely free from the codlin moth and blight. He has con. ceived a most ingenious device for eradicating orchard pests. He procures a large sheet of air-proof material, such as oiled calico, and throws it over his trees, gathering the ends at the bottom* Then he places a dish inside the calico, m which he burns sulphur. The fumigation has the effect of killing every blight and moth on the tree. A friend has sent us a copy of the Western Australian Goldfields Courier, a weekly journal published at Coolgardie. It claims to be the leading weekly newspaper of the colony, and with its 36 well filled pages it may be entitled to do bo. Certainly it is a wonderful production for a place unknown so recently as Coolgardie. It is illustrated after the manner of our own weeklies with a few pages containing photoprints, and among the pictures' in this number are two or three street scenes m Coolgardie. They show that brick is the material now used for building, and that some of the buildings are handsomely built of this material. One picture shows a digger's turnout— a small dray with a horse m the shafts, and a camel, with very long traces and horse collar, m the lead. The duty of load-bearing is equalised between leader and shatter by making the camel carry a pack as well as pull the dray.