TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2690, 29 April 1898, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Hon. J. B, A. Acland, and Messrs JR. Mackay, R. Thew, G. J. Dennistoun, andß. E. H. Tripp have been duly elected as members of the Mount Peel Road Board. ! During the progress of a gale the other i day m Wellington, a email stable m a 6ec. tion fronting Charles-street, Kilbirnie, was blown bodily over the fence. A horse that was m it was blown over wiLh the stable, but not being tied up luckily escaped injury. We particularly desire to draw attention to a fancy black costume cloth, fast colour, which we are selling at la 9d per yard. It would be good value at 2s 6d yd. Fawn brown navy capes 7a 6d, 8s 6d, 9s 6d, 10s 6d, I2s 6d, 15s 6d, 17s 6d and upwards now being sold at reduced prices. Ladies' black mantles from 9s 6d to six guineas, all greatly reduced prices.— Penrose's Drapery Establishment.— [Advx.] The Ashburton County Council have decided to discontinue the system of paying for small birds 1 eggs, on the ground that nests were nursed ani the hen birds were induced by removal of eggß to keep on laying, much m the way that poultry were induced to lay. The Council will continue to pay for heads, and to supply poisoned grain to settlers. It was also decided to ask the Government to offer a reward for the most effec- ! tive meanß of destroying email birds. | The] Ashburton Borough Council recently had a conference with the County Council regarding the Borough water supply from the Wakanui creek. In the coarse of the conference it was stated that the Borough's right to the water could be cut off at three months' notice. The Mayor talked of taking control under the Public Works Act, aud the county chairman replied that the rivers belonged ab lutely to the County Council, and the Borough could not touch them without the County Council's consent. The Borough Council should ascertain how much water they wanted, and then the County Council would see if they could give it them. There was a phenomenal attendance at the Art Society's exhibition last evening ; the Assembly Rooms being crowded to the door, the special attraction being a concert programme m which Mrs Manson's name appeared for two songs. The concert was arranged by Dr Reid and was a great success, the feature of it being, however, Mrs Manson's songs, each of which was encored. The attendance was so large that the visitors had not' much chance of seeing the art exhibits comfortably, but there remains plenty of opportunity for this, as the exhibition will be open for some time. Another excellent concert programme is advertised for this evening, and the committee will be glad to see another such attendance as last night's. Opening announcement of Stafford street cash, grocery, and produce emporium.—We, the undersigned, having had the premises known as the Jonas saleyards offered at a very low rental, considered the same too great a bargain to let slip. The very low expenses will allow us to sell at such prices as Saturday morning's advertisement will reveal, and surprise the Tiraaru public how it can legitimately be done. We hold large stocks, we buy for prompt cash and save all discounts, and have also been the successful purchasers of several lots sold by auction lately, which we are prepared to give the people the benefit of. We invite inspection on Saturday next, 30th April. Tyrrell, King and Co., North and Stafford streets.— [Advt.] The annual meeting of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society was held yesterday at the Anglers' Club, Temuka. There was just a quorum present. Sir William Blunden was voted to the chair. Mr E. Richardson, junr., president, sent an apology for nopattendance on the ground of indisposition. The secretary stated that a member of the council had suggested that m view of the decease of Mr Arthur Perry, the vice-president, who waß one of the earliest movers m the matter of acclimatisation, and also on account of the death of Mrs Aspinall, wife of one of the members of the council, it would be acceptable to many members if the meeting stood adjourned. He had authority for stating that this course would be approved by the Tinaaru and country members. Mr E. Cutten moved, and Mr Wootton seconded—" That the meeting adjourn until Thursday, May sth, at 2 p.m., at the Angles' Club, Temuka." The motion was carried, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting closed. Writing of the Brunner disaster compensation judgment, the West Coast Times says : — " We do not expect to fiod i the plaintiffs in 1 the actions just determined getting any of the money, because it will all be dissipated m law costs before finality is reached, whilst the company will probably go into liquidation. One effect may be the shutting down of the Brunner mine, which is not m a very promising condition, whilst nearly all \ the coal m sight has be en worked out and expensive prospecting works are necessary if any more is to be obtained. The relatives of the miners who were killed have obtained a nominal advantage but we are afraid it will only be dead sea fruit and turn to ashes m their mouths. We can quite appreciate the action of Mr Geoghegan, who has been conducting the fight all through. So far as we understand him, the action is more with the view of saddling the blamo on , the right shoulders rather than to gum any pecuniary benefit. He felt convinced the company were responsible for the accident which caused those poor men to lose their lives, and was determined to get the highest court m the country to fix the blame upon them. In this he has been successful." The latest Parisian novelty is a glass umbrella Which it is predicted, will be all the fashion this winter. They are made of spun-glass cloth, and are light and flexible.