TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3558, 3 May 1901, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Captain Edwin advises :.—SLuMg N.E. to N. and W. winds, glas3 fall,, tides making, and weather wanner. The attendance it the primary schools in Otago in 1900 was 20,150, a smaller number than/in any year since 1882. Mr Fred Cross, of Fairlie,. has. written to a friend in Timaru to say that Trooper Charley Cross is not among the returning troops on the s.s. Tongariro. Trooper Cross wrote on the 28th March- that he was sailing for London, and would come on later to this colony. The Napier "Telegraph" is convinced that there must be some mistake- in the census tallies of the Borough, because nearly the whole of the decrease of population is allotted to the south ward,- the ward in which there has been a great deal of house-building during the past five years, and where the attendance at a- side- ichool has hugely increased. A general meeting of the- Builders' Association was held last evening., at Werty's, the president, Mr Pringle, presiding. Matters were brought forward and discussed for the general welfare of the - Association. The secretary was requested to communicate with other centres for information on certain subjects. A was appointed to see about rooms for- the location of the Association. New- members balloted for and elected, and several buildera were nominated for membership. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Werry for the use of the room. The - meeting elosed with a notification that the next meeting would take place the first Thursday in June. The annual meeting of subscribers to the Waitohi Library was held on Monday, Mr Cunningham occupied the chair, and there was only a small attendance.-- The regorfc .showed a credit balance =of £27 3s. 6d, including the Government. subsidy, of £6 4s Id; £ls 5s had been spent on books and magazines during the.. year. , Ths committee regretted that the .library. | had not been supported as it. merited. ; Mesars Cunaingham and Mclntyre were re--elected oVir-man and secretary respectively, land Messrs J. Hughes, W. Moore, J. B. i Peaise, W. Pearse, J. Orr, J. Canmell, i and R- Williams -were appointed a oomI mittee. It was resolved to renew.> the. i subscriptions to several magazines, and to i spend £8 on new books. It was arranged ita hold a meeting on Monday, the -6th ihat., to choose the books, and members '! were requested to send in the names of amy books they may wish to be procured.

The Timaru Pigeon Flying Club got off the first race of the season yesterday, ,a. race for young birds from iPalmerston Saiith. The club desires . to.-.heartily; thank Mr Smith, the stationm aster, for kindly liberating the birds, and Mr F., Watson, the president, for ably acting.,as., judge. Forty-eight birds competed, presenting 14 owners. The winning ..bird flew the distance, 87 miles 856 yards, in. two hours 5 minutes, a velocity of 1231 yards per minute. The following , birds •_ were timed in:—Mr F. Silvertoc'sHough. Rider, 1231; Mr J. Cameron's Specv. 1194; Mr S. R. Burns' The Prince,_ 1188,; . Mr J. Fox's Barney, 1186; Mr. F. Wafer I son's Southerly Buster, 1168.; .Mr. J.. Hall's Starshot, 1159 ; Mr R. Boag's Pett!iance, 1148; Mr F. Wederell's Royal Colours, 1140; Mr J. Thomson's Newsboy, 1133; Mr G. Thomson's Rocket,. 1114,... All. homed, the weather being very favourable.. The next race is from Ashburton on. Thursday next, to be followed by the Perhy. The sea had gone down so much yesterday. morning that one could go along the breakwater without fear of a ducking. . An. inspection of the damage done _to . the outer arm shows a dismal amount of,.rips, and gashes. The .ugliest is just, beyond the curve, where the outer third...of„.the width has been torn up. The remainder,, however, looks solid and setture. Further on, a huge flaka.,of concrete .has been, ripped off, including some of the., top.. t d. the monolith, as. far over as the. inside, crane track, part ®f which has disappeared,•. rails and altogether. The. rubble thrown over a little beyond this, is still., visible, so that ..it has not been carried, away or dragged*ant. The shelf mustosbe;. unsupported to i- considerable extent aboutv, that spot, judging by the fine that spout up the vent-holes.. the shelf. Tlia lamp at the eiid of th<Le breakwater damaged, acd haSj-bciggt. removed. Thai gas-ptpa leading to it ; wa&. carried away beyond the curve, an 4,.. start has been made to insert a new con- - nection.

The first rn#etij&g of the Fairlip jiiiini:'? cf ■ Hope, for th&nsiiiter, was held inths.s , aulie<> schoolroom on Wednesday evening. r i here; was a capital' attendance, and. tha^Jtsy lv H,'. K. Laurie agtad as chairman. of for the ensuing, ssi^jon., r^.. suited as follows: —President :- Rk&.-H. Laurie; secretary: Mr C. TattanJi ; trs4S«. j nrer: S&&AV H. McLean. All Jheß&ijWflsse I Tft act with ther)£,as ji I mittee of the wesft | appointed A. Morsi§ is . SJjicts;, Welsfej. ij&i: Smale, Struthera, 4 . Raj;I nionci,. and: Mr Willoughby,. Ttw. ,-putgoingj comiaitsp«-'S; wport was rew. «ji| u a4P£?«£. lUuhiiler of fcie ereiiing was Jjjlpi by,a >«- cellent,programme. A recitq^i, :: by Hamptfleish; Lily Dines, and Miiy Kerr;,- and sojiijil®7 Miss Welsh and The j Hfc «d<C>3, <Sv ,c> jst Ebs^f^-serW-i^^'iKo, members to ragaewKier,. tiltw the meeftjogs; were not only were also meaiafytq., temA very enjoya&ie even«rg> eame to lan "end at 8.30 p.m. masting is io.bftMd on May 28th;,ofld tb^gcogramma 5s to l be got up by Miaa sh»w, said Mr Talbotyf, | Tha pretty little was «fc Wednesday (afternoon to witnes^hp,;mazsage r.f M>sr ibi&n Opie and South. The [bride was tastefully jessed in a cream braj'caded lustre with, isabpantjgdJ veil, awi was intended by her... younger sisters, lilisses Nelly, |also in cream dresses,: -wifih pictwre hats. {Messrs W. South' ft»<& A. Opitj acted as (groomsmen. TkgjJße.v* "3!iomas Farley was* [the officiating alergymaa, and a fine choir, | sang Misa Opie presii|j. ing at the org§R, Tltft church was beauttfully of the in honour of Afternoon tea dispensed in Wcfcorit*Hall to »large of relatives efjtijebbwfle and bridegroom,, o»d th« usual to fists. w*3» drunk with mu«h enthusiasm. Ifttlte «»ening » party given to the of tire district, the gathering,. wA4 aiout tha largest cite? seen in the Tito decorations, and refreshments w»e all csf the everyone speob a B&ttst pleasant evening. la a neat, sgftech. Mr D, McCasktJJf returned thanks to ti» members of family for M? Jj ©pfe suit-ably replied. The young cowpte wftio the recipients qf; au unusually is-iggj number of valuably \K«daiug g f t;s. Mrs South left tlj,e evening £«V where they to spend thrtis i ! honeynaoon. | A correspondent foftQ&&es the " ' i Post" with the paragi-apli tcilating to the sea whW), *'s- - cently struck th(i .^Eapourika:—Mir and Mrs Arthur M'lv¥& of M'Kee a?}*} Co., of Wellington, umong the jpiisseaggrs by the when she was struck by the heavy soThey were net though they had a narrow escape. As the boat emerged from tite Heads they were both, on the low® deck near the which a few minutes later was smashed to splinters, -watching the waves beating- am the rocks. There was only one 0.-jher passenger ynd a steward on deck ; the other passengers were either in bed, at tea, or in the social hall. Suddenly the steward caught Mrs M'Kee by the arm and called out, " Come in, quick!" and all four rushed into the sodal hall, and made fast the doors just in time to avert being swept overboard. The huge wave thundered over the boat, and there was a rapid descent, not unlike tho descent into a deep coal mine, minus the sense of security. After the frightful crash there was heard a rush of water ill the saloon, and several people cried out "We are on the rocks !" In the social hall men and women stood or sat in an attitude of terror, fearing the ship would instantly go to pieces. The .next few minutes were a time of terrible suspense. An hour later the sea went down, and the remainder of the passage was made in almost smooth water.

A nrisunderntanding appears to have taken! placo re Hupper arrangements for. tho: Citizens' Reception Social and Ball. Tlio committee wish it to be clearly understood that prices paid for tickets of admission cover all charges to the holder, and no. extra charge will be made inside the building for refreshments. The prices jf t iokela are:—6s doublo ticket, 4s geutiem.iii'#ticket,. 5s ladies' ticket. The Hon. Mr Jones, of Oamaru, has received the following telegram in replyto representations regarding the failure of the) Railway Department to provide trucks, for the conveyance of grain from variousparts of North Otago and South Ca.nterjbury:— "Re grain trucks.—Railway Department doing its best in the matter;' -and'. j state grain is being convoyed to stores faster than it can be takeni delivery of there I ,■ as little or none is being shipped, direct.—T. Y. Duncan." SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. _ Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative" As- • sociation—lmportant clearing sale of !and; : . stock", cfhd implements, etc., at GoraHino ■' Flat on 9th inst. Farmers' Exchange Co.—Sale of freehold , 'property on Saturday. 1 Maling and Shallcross —• LaTgo clearing ; jsale at Dinder farm- on lOtb inst. v T. and J. Thomson Prices for box, . sjackets, etc., quotations for suits. ! Ivernohan, McCuhon and Co.—Full par:tniular* of new grocery goods; special 1 j:Fairlie branch. •: New Zealand Railways Excursion •: 'tickets for troops* reception at Dunedin on 7t&' inst. ' J. Si' Tcrrnbtill—Calls tenders for paintiag". Court Southern Cross—Notice to members to-*attP.il Itinera. 1 to-morrow. ! Wesley an Church—Services for Sunday >- hexfc.'Di* Mtohoney—Has farm on Seadown for immediate sale. : Davfcs and Mnrphy—Prices for men's ? mercery. : Bft-ZT'Loan Company—Want boy for Bal- • moral "station. ; Funeral Notice—By J. Radcliffe. AAnm J. McLean—Notice to trespassers ; on ■ StEatliconan. J. x G'. Cowan—The house for Kaiapoiitar*;tdn rugs. ; WSirteds—Three notices.