TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3237, 16 April 1900, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Dresden Piano Company's tuner, MrR. A. Home, is at present m Timaru, Any orders left at the warehouse, Stafford street, will receive his prompt attention.— [Abvt.l A rumour having gained currency that a case of sheep scab had appeared m the neighbourhood of Geraldine, Messrs Empson and Black, of the Stock Department, investigated the matter, obtained the sheep supposed to be infected, and found that it was not a case of scab at all. At Court, on Saturday, two offenders were charged with drunkenness, before Mr D. Btuart, J.P. The first offender was convicted and discharged. The second, J, Kelly, was sentenced to seven days, as an old offender, who had been punished twice before within a few months. The friends of Mr T. Patterson, of the railway locomotive department, Orari, met at Mr Quirk's hotel for the purpose of presenting him with a gold chain and locket, on the occasion of his transfer from the Orari-Timaru run. Mr W. Mason presided, and himself and other speakers eulogised Mr Patterson, both as a railway man and an ardent supporter of all sports and pastimes during his five years' residence m the district. The weather on Saturday was dull overhead, but dry and suitable for the operations at the volunteer camp, and yesterday was perfect m every respect. Arrangements were made with Mr Badd on Saturday to provide tea on the ground, and that they were much appreciated was evidenced by the liberal patronage he received yesterday, when he was kept busy for hours. To-day also he should be well patronised. Special services were held yesterday afternoon and evening m the Wesleyan Church, Timaru, m connection with Wesleyan Foreign Missions, by the Revs. C, F. Williams and J. Vusina, representing Island Mission fields. A third mission with the same object m view will be held m the church on Wednesday evening, when addresses by the delegates will be illustrated with lantern pictures. To-morrow evening the visitors will hold a meeting at Fairview. Inspector Ellison, Mr Broham's successor, is now making his firat visit of inspection to South Canterbury. He had a look over the police premises at Timaru on Thursday, and m the evening paraded the men, and the Inspector introduced to them their new officer, Mr Green. Mr Ellison made an address to the men, urging careful attention to duties.and avoidance of anything that would tend to impair their usefulness. Sergeant Green conducted some small police cases before the Court on Saturday morning. A large number of volunteers came into town on Saturday night, and made -thTsTrle^tr7Sr^--&iJßy4oo^ing. Some of the men were rather noisy, ~bufc-g£9&-natured, and their appearance m squads attracted a lot of people to see them. A good few of the men quite took charge of the Salvation Army service at The Corner, the well known phrase " I am saved" being a signal for hearty cheers for the Queen, followed by the hairraising Maori battle cry. The volunteers returned to camp between 10 and 11 o'clock. A gpod few were also m town last night. An entertainment will be given tonight m the Theatre Royal, when a number of new slides of the Boer War will be shown, and the following illustrated patriotic songs will be rendered by Misses Higgins and Ellis, and Messrs Buckingham, Gilehrlst, J. Holdgate, and J. Jones :— " Absent-Minded Beggar," " Her Majesty," "Soldiers of the Queen," " Death of Nelson" ; also, the popular songs : •• She Wore a Wreath of Roseß," " The Soul's Awakening," "The Little Hero," . " The Pardon Came Too Late," "True Till Death." This should prove a fitting wind-up to the day's holiday. Seivices m connection with the church anniversary and harvest festival were held at the Wesley an Church, Pareora, yesterday. The morning service was conducted by Mr Holdgate, who has been intimately connected wilh the church since its establishment nearly thirty years ago. In the evening, the Rev. J. N. Buttle preached, when there was a large attendance. The church was tastefully decorated with evergreens, grain, fruit, vegetables, flowers, &c, and looked very pretty. Ihe musical portion of the services was under the direction of Mr J. J. Rapsey, and Miss Campbell presided at the organ. . The , annual tea meeting, usually held on j Easter Monday, is postponed until \ Thursday, May 10th, At the ordinary monthly meeting of the Pareora School Committee there were present:— Messrs W. Hoar, S P. Watson, W. Stonyer, T. Gudsell and J. Paterson (chairman). The headmaster reported the number on the roll to be 66 ; average attendance, 51,7. The committee had received during the month £3 17s 6d for incidentals, and £3 for rent. Accounts amounting to £2 10s 6d were passed for payment. Miss Millar having Bent m her resignation as sewing mißtress, the committee, while accepting the resignation, placed on record their entire satisfaction with the manner m which Miss Millar had discharged her duties, and their regret at her departure. The chairman was asked to invite applications to fill the vacancy, to be mby the 23rd inst. Mr Watson was appointed visitor for the month. The following taken from the London letter sent by the correspondent of the Otago Daily Times, dated London, March 10th, should be of interest to some of our readers :— " Mr Melville Gray, of Timara, who has been staying near Perth and with his brother at Chelsea, leaves for New Zealand next week by the outwardbound Orient liner. He expects to break his journey m Australia, where he will stay for a short time.— Last week Mr Robert Galloway, late of the Christchurch Meat Company, was married to Miss Mcc, of Timaru. The honeymoon is being spent at Thursop, m Scotland, where Mr Galloway's father resides. The newly married couple do not return till the end of the month, when Mr Galloway takes up the position he has secured with Messrs Gordon, Woodroffe and Go. Asa matter of fact, however, his agreement with them began from his wedding day, a month's holiday being generously ! given as a preliminary to business." If a prophet be not without honour save m his own country the rule must be one which is proved m the accepted manner— by the exception. The exception we refer to is Mr E. G. Lane, of Oamaru, who has placed upon the market a specific for lung troubles called Lane's Creasoted Emulsion. The honour he has received m his own country is contained m daily-recurring letters acknowledging benefits received from the use of the preparation. The following is a case m point:— "Arun street, Oamaru, July 7th, 1899. Mr Lane,— Dear Sir— l notice you are publishing testimonials you have received about your emulsion. I wish to add mine to the number. My niece, who was staying with me a little ago, had a bad attack of measles, which left her very weak and with a bad cough. 1 gave her your emulsion, and it waa wonderful how quickly she recovered. The cough stopped almost at once, and the way she put on flesh is marvellous. When she returned to her home her mother would hardly believe she had had anything the matter with her, and said she looked better and was stronger than ever she was. Last month my husband caught a severe cold and had a terrible cough, so more of your emulsion. He says he never got rid of a cold so quickly, and that the emulsion was the nicest physic he had ever taken. My niece was also very fond of it. Yours truly, S, Gibson." — EAdvx.J

Dr Trevor has been reuppointed Housa Surgeon of Ashburton Hospital, and Miss McAn-'.vyw, of Greymouth, Matron. The Customs revenne collected at Tinaaru last week amounted to £388 18s, o£ which £346 18 7d were tariff duties. £41 2s lid New Zealand beer excise, and 16s 6d other receipts. Three huge pears were Bhown m the window of Mr Kerr, seedsman, on Saturday. They were grown by Mr J. L. Potter, Le Cren Street, who haß a good crop of the like this season. The largest of the three weighed 19ozs. Considerable public interest was manifested m the ballot on Thursday for Whangara C Block, 3317 acres of first class pastoral country fifteen miles north of Gisborne. There were 280 applications, about forty being from Napier for the seven sections. Mr Hansard, of the Star Hotel, Kawakawa, has been committed for trial on a charge of perjury, In connection with the inquest on the body of the late Mr Kirpatrick, Registrar of Electors, by asserting that he did not go into Mr Kirpatrick's office early on Monday morning, and return to the hotel with a sack alleged to contain liquor. The case lasted ten hours. Mr Graham, S.M., atDunedin, gave his decision on Thursday, m a case m which James Laffey was charged with selling liquor m a licensed booth at Tahuna Park during the time m which it was directed to bo closed. Tahuna Park racecourse is within the boundaries of Caversham, and races were held on the day on which the poll for the election of a Licensing Committee was taken. Mr Laffey had taken oat a conditional license and sold liquor. The Magistrate held that booths were licensed premises by virtue of the conditional license, and a fine of 20s and costs was inflicted. The Rev. J. Dickson, of Temuka, has sent to the Outlook letters written m the course of his trip Home. Mr Dickson evidently was not enjoying the trip, his fellow-travellers on the steamer were too wicked. Englishmen from India picked up at Colombo were a "rowdy, conceited, overbearing lot " who knocked their Indian servants about like old boots, and the stewards, and also some of the other passengers, found it difficult to put up with them. He took an opportunity to preach at these people m a Sunday, service and told them what «he thought of them, and for this some of them threatened to mob him. He had somehow got the idea that the passengers on these steamers were of a superior class, but he has been disabused of that idea. His first Sunday m Cairo was not happy, as business was m full swing, and business men "who had any conscience left," excused themselves by saying that the season was a short and bad one, the harvest of tourists poor,^nd they must make hay while the sun shone. 11 We thought a New Zealand Sabbath bad, but this— l" SYNOPSIS QP NEW ADVKETISKMENTS. Mating and Shallcrass— Qeraldino stock sale on Wednesday. Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association ■*- Stock sale at Washdyke to-morrow. Lost— Gold watch and chain : reward on return to 3. Hole. J. G. Cowan— Kaiapoi and Mosgiel clothiag. Q. Graves, Claremont— lnvite3 tenders for purchasa of turnips and grass. Lost— Sum of monoy ', reward at this office.