The Timaru Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1901.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3551, 25 April 1901, Page 2

The Timaru Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1901.

TOWN & COUNTRY

Captain Edwin predicts strong N.E. to N. and W. winds; glass fally tides good, and indications for rain. Several civil cases were called on before the Stipendiary Magistrate yesterday, but judgment was given in only one case, Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association v. J. Scott, claim £4 Is 5d (Mr Hay for plaintiffs). The other cases were either adjourned by consent or struck out. The "Hawkes Bay Herald" explains the falling in the Napier census of 227 since 1896 by the removal of 50 families whose breadwinners in that year were at work on the breakwater, and by the sending of many men to South Africa. Since 1896 the school attendance in the town and port had fallen by about 300. Attention is specially directed to the clearing sale which the Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association conduct at Mr F. Simmons, Compstall, to-day. The sale is an important one to lovers of the horse, as some of the best harness horses ever bred or exhibited' in the district are to come under the hammer. Information has been received in Dunedin of the death of Captain Duncan, of the Shire liner Morayshire. Captain Duncan was a native of Port Chalmers, and was well known and had many friends in Tinjaru. He had been an officer of the Shire line ever since it commenced business in New Zealand.

An infant named Mennell, 13 weeks old, died at Mackytown, an Auckland mining village, the other day, and an inquest was held. Dr Smith gave it as his opinion that the child had died of starvation, as the food given it could not possibly be assimilated by one so young. The jury returned the following veridct: —"That deceased died owing to the ignorance of the mother and want of mother nourishment, but exonerated the mother from guilt owing to her want of experience." A meeting was held in Murphy's Hotel on Tuesday night for the purpose of arranging a fitting reception to the roturnhig troopers belonging to Pleasant Point, — Messrs J. Greig and I/. Worthington—who 1 had boon on service in South Africa. Mr J. Cliisholm prosidod, and it was decided to hold a social as soon a»s Trooper Grieg arrives (Trooper Worthington being back already). A committee was appointed to propare a programme and mako the necessary arrangements. The following wore the soores in tlio tennis match played at Ashburtou on Tuesday (Timaru Club's players named lir.st) : -■ Miss Snllmm 4, MisN Funk* 7; Miss Ten, nent 7, Miss Pttrncll 3; Miss Ftissoll 4, .Miss Orr 7; Miss Scaly 3. Miss Slmry 7 ; ltowley 9, Cox 5; Revolt (>, doliimton 9; {White 7, Visitor 9; LeCron 2, Douglas 9 ; Douglass 9, Fooks U ; Gordon 9, Hone I 5; Mlnhoh Solliam and Tennent 3; Misses Fooks unil Orr 7 ; Misses Fiissell and Scaly 5; Misses Puruoll and Sliury 7; Kevell and Wllito 0, Cox find Johnston 9.; Rowley and .Douglass 5, Hone and Visitor 9; We Oioii and Gordon 3, l''ooks and Douglas 8; Miss Solliam nml Kevell 8, Miss Purmilt'and Cox 9; Miss Tcnneiil and White 9, Miss VooUs and Johnston !>*, Miss Fun sell ami LoOren 4, Miss Orr and Douglas 9; Miss Scaly and Douglass 3, Miss Sliury and Bono 3.

Tim Dune, tin "iSitir'n" London couvspondent. Mtnidn nut n full list of tlio rostilts of llio Trinity Oolk-gi' inusinul oxumiuat.ioiiH in litis rolony. Krom tlio list wo oxlruitt/ tho following rohil to Tinttu'u oxiiiuitK'CH : -Honours Si'i-tion, Soiuor DiviNiiiii : (leorgis !'• I»<iun 92, -luliii. A. Monro ti'A, Margaret- lloaro 00 (liigliost murks 94). Senior Division I'nss : l.olitia Oraigie 71, Kileen Twoinoy 71), liiliuu Wliito 1 7 (highest minks Bl), I'litermoiliato Honours: li'h-io Cupper 00, Millio Steward 80, Olivt) YViight. IW (highest murks 100). Intermodiato I'iism: Uosii lOnll 71, Kthel JnliOs 62, ■leanio King 60, K.ith Altiri-lmnl 72, Kslher Spring 71, Mary Stevenson (s.) 66 (highest i,inch m 79), Junior Division Honours: Kl-tin More (30 (highest marlcs 95). .lunior Division I'uss i Margaret lJowic, Jva.thleon Do Ken/.y, Millissti Donnithorne, Violet Kuriiui, Kthel I'Vn ii'r, Winifred Jaekson, Nellie ' MiUhiuson, Nellie Morgan, Jitliol Walton, Theresa. Waring. Preparatory Division Certideatos : May Ankgh, Dorothy Farnie, Namy Filzgerald, Dorothy ftilliugluuu, .liniiie Harrison, Cora lloldgatß, Idly Knuhley, Maggie Mackenzie, Vicilot. Martin, Hannah O'Donohue, Christina I'ark, Mary Scaniiel, Catherine Tarrant, T/ily Wagstaff.

Tli® South Canterbury Hounds meet at Beaconsfield at half-past 1 o'clock this afternoon. The Hannaton bachelors hold their ■annual baE in the Studholme Junction schoolroom to-morrow evening. The Timaru Football Club will hold a practice game to-day on the High School grounds, and every member who possibly can is requested to put in an appearence so as to give the selection cammittee some lines to go on. New skylight frames are being fitted over the sorting room of the post office, the old ones having become decayed from exposure to the weather. The new ones are of improved make which will drain more readily than the old ones. Mr D. Mahoney and Mr J. Meikle have resigned from the committee of the South Canterbury Jockey Club owing to being un- - able to attend meetings. The club's autumn meeting resulted in a small debit balance. The express for the south yesterday took down nine Worth Island greyhounds for the Oamaru coursing meeting, which comes off on May Ist. They, had a second class compartment to themselves, and they looked in grand fettle, the majority of them being big muscular dogs. The usual fortnightly meeting of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., Loyal Timaru Lodge, No. 5308, was held last night, Bro. Christmas, N.G., presiding. Inward and outward correspondence was dealt with. Four can- \ didates were duly initiated into the order. The sick visitors report was read and received. Accounts were passed for payment for £lO 13s 4d. The receipts for the evening were £29 8s Id. Reports from the Mackenzie Country state that during the nor-west weather last week extremely heavy raina fell along the Southern Alps and the spur ranges. The Godley river was bank and bank over its great width, and the Tasman, it is said, was higher than ever before. Great alterations are said to have been made in the latter river, by the washing away of islands, and a good deal of live stock on the islands was lost. The City Rifles under Captain Gillies paraded for company drill on Tuesday last. There was a fair muster and the corps was put through the bayonet exercise, company drill and guard mounting. Sergeants Brown and Whitton, greatly to the regret of the commanding officer of the corps, have resigned their stripes and Corporals Boys, Knowles and Fraser have been raised to the rank of sergeants. Four new corporals are to be elected shortly. Four good recruits were elected members, and there are vacancies for a few more. The orderly room has instituted boxing competitions, and as there are a few experts, some interesting encounters should take place shortly. At the last meeting of the retiring Councillors of the Waimate Borough Council Councillors Cameron, Sinclair, Coltman, Dean, Philip, Mann, O'Connor, Jones and Inkster were present. An apology for absence was receiyed from -His Worship the Mayor. Councillor Coltman was moved to the chair. Mr Bremner sent in a report on the widening of Butcher's lane. The matter was referred to the new Council. Mr Baxter forwarded his valuations of the tenants' improvements on the Council's leaseed reserves. It was resolved to invite tenders for the reserves, and to have the footpaths in Queen street tarred and sanded. Accounts amounting to £B6 were passed for payment, and the Council rose. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company has shown us a sample of oats grown at Waimate, a new variety to this district. The oat is called the Roseberry or Newmarket and seems to be a short Danish. It runs 461bs per bushel. Mr Hertslet, the grower, describes it as " growing very like the Danish with strong strew, and neither shakes nor discolours." His yield was 75 bushels per acre, and he is so thoroughly satisfied with it, that he will only grow this variety in future. At a recent trial in Scotland to ascertain the proportion of kernel to husk this oat was placed second with 75 per cent, of kernel, the old favourite "Tam Finlay" coming first with 76 per cent. We are glad to welcome these new sorts, as our farmers have got into a rut and year after year sow the same oats without a change of seed. The Loan Company have a limited quantity of this new variety for sal«. A meeting of residents and settlers was held at Albury on Saturday last for the purpose of discussing the question as to what support would be likely to be given to the establishment of a Dairy Factory in South Canterbury. Mr A. C. Thompson was voted to the chair. After a desultory discussion it was decided that it is to the interest of South Canterbury and Timaru in particular that a central factory should be started in close proximity to Timaru, and that the Albury Settlers' Association be asked to take the matter up and try and arrange to have committees formed in the iyarious districts, with the object of bringing the establishment ■of a factory prominently before the public, as it was felt certain that, with the large pastoral area round about Timaru, the matter only wanted ventilating for the farmers and business people of Timaru to at one* see the great advantage that such a factory would be to the district generally. The | Albury Settlers' Association will meet on Saturday evening next, when another step forward wi!l be taken in the matter. It is also hoped that other districts will save time by calling meetings at as early a date as possible.

SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company—Studliolme sale to-mor-row ; have Mr Borrie's farm for private sale. Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association —Important sale of farms on 18th May. National Mortgage and Agency Co.— Additional entries for Studliolme sale; Fairlie stock side on Monday. Maling and Shallcrass—Stock sale at Fairlio on Monday. Union Steam Ship Co,—Janet Nicoll for north on Saturday. Mount l'col Road Board—Anuual meeting on the 3rd May. Penrose's Drapery—Details of ladies' costumes, Timaru Beautifying Association—Annual meet ing t his evening. St. John's Royal Arch Chapter—Regular convocation this evening. l.ost -Uav tna.ro; reward on return to Mrs Wigley. Fairlie Football Club—Annual meeting on Saturday next. Goraldino Mounted Ritles—Parade at Winchester to-day. (!eo. Tonnant Has quiet, eow for sale. \V. Carry Good young cow for sale. New Zealand Shipping Co. Stewnor time table. S.O. Muni Club -Hounds meet at Mr It. Skinner's on the 29th instPareora Public Library—Annual mooting Tuesday evening inext. Wani ods —Two not ices.