The Timaru Herald. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1901. TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3617, 20 July 1901, Page 2

The Timaru Herald. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1901. TOWN & COUNTRY

The Tekoa will take'to South Africa S7OO birds from the Dunedin poultry depot, j Moderate to strong southerly winds, ] glass rise, tides good, indications for ivcst ; at night, was Captain Edwin's forc.aae yesterday. An ordinary meeting of the Timaru Har- , bonr Board will be held on Friday next to consider correspondence re steam launch and transact other business. ! We can supply rubbers for the wet weather in girls', ladies' and men's goloshes, from 2s 6d, also a few pairs of snowboots. We recommend these for use in wet weather. Irwin's Theatre Buildings.—(Advt.) The Bev. S. Buchanan will preach at the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow. The morning subject will be "Witnessing for God," and the evening "An Address to Parents." Mr Boothroyd will preach at Washdyke to-morrow evening. Business is said to be very slack at the Dunedin foundries, and the services of a number of hands have been dispensed with. Many workmen, says the " Star," who were kept busy during the dredging boom, havejbeen walking about for seme considerable time, with no immediate prospect of employment. " Full up "or " nothing to give you" is the general answer to inquiries for work. ■■ The report on old age pensions shows that'in the Auckland pension district there are 1015 holders of certificates, in Wellington 4961," in Christchurch 1215, and in Dunedin 929—differences for which it is rather difficult to account. The West Coast of the South Island, as in former years, again shows a large number of pensioners in. proportion to population. Hokitika has 484, Greyniouth 467. Timaru has 144. The total number in the colony on March 31st was 12,405,. of which 10,356 received a full pension.

At Court yesterday, before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M., two cyclists were fined 5s without costs for riding bicycles on the footpath; Emma Sinclair was charged, under the Infant Life Protection Act, with allowing a child to be removed from her custody without notifying the police and obtaining permissioa Defendant's hu»band appeared, and stated that the offence had been committed in ignorance of the law on the subject. Sergeant Giec said that a copy of the! regulations had been supplied to defendant ,who had previously been before the Court for failing to register. His Worship adjourned the case for a fortnight to hear defendant's own explanation. The warehouse employees of Wellington assembled in large numbers and expressed their disapproval of the Shops and Offices Bill the other night. From the speeches made, it appears that what is known as "give and take" principles rule the relations between warehousemen and their employees in the city. In the summer months it. is not an uncommon thing, apparently, for the young athletes in an establishment to slip away" to the cricket field or the rowing sheds in the afternoon an hour or so before the usual time of "knocking off,"> returning in the evening to make up for lost time. This is a convenient arrangej ment which gives a great deal of pleasure to the man and does the master no injury.

Surgeon-Captain Thomas, of the Fourth and Fifth Contingents, who had to go on to Wellington by the troopship Tagus from Port Chalmers "last week, is to arrive in' Timaru by the 7 o'clock train from the north to-night. He will be met at the Timaru station by the officers and men of his old company, the Port Guards, who, associated with the men of the Timaru Fire Brigade (Dr Thomas is their honorary surgeon), will escort the doctor to his private residence. The Port intend to turn out in full strength, and the Fire Brigade will decorate one of their engines and otherwise make a fine display. One of theybands will also be present. Altogether it is intended to give Dr Thomas a most' enthusiastic and fitting reception. •At the meeting held on Thursday to form a Wharf Labourers' Union, 103 names were handed in of men desirous of being members of the Union. Mr D. McKenzie was unanimously* elected secretary, and from among three candidates Mr W. Clausen was elected president. Other officers were elected as follows:—Vice-president, Mr T. Stephen; treasurer, Mr Pv. Waugh; committtee, Messrs W. Cadwallader, A. King, J. Watt, J. Gosney, J. O'Connor, G. Smith, A. Stevens, and J. Mcintosh; trustees, Messrs W. and G. Bentley. Mr T. Corlet, of the Canterbury, Trades Council, was present, and gave the meeting information on several points. The president, secretary, and Mr A. King were appointed a deputation to meet the Engine Drivers' Union to discuss proposals to move in the matter of having South Canterbury proclaimed an independent industrial districe, and to form a local Trades and Labour Council. The commitee was authorised to consider and fix the rate of subscription, and to draw up rules for con-' sideration at a future meeting. A conference takes place at 8 o'clock to-night on the Council question.

A large crowd was attracted 'to the window of Mr C. W. Wood's cycle establishment yesterday to view a very interesting working model of a gas engine shown there, and very complimentary remarks were made regarding the perfection and smoothness of its working, The engine stands about 14 inches high by 19 pinches long," both measurements including a 14rinch fly-wheel. The fittings are perfectly and neatly made, the workmanship put into them being most painstaking and delicate. The cylinder has a two-inch bore, and allows a four-inch stroke for the piston-rod. The engine, though only driven up to 800 yesterday, is capable of 1000 revolutions per minute. The exhaust pipe and valves are faithfully reproduced, and do their work splendidly. It is most gratifying to be able to state that the production is the result entirely of Mr Wood's and staff's work, every one of them doing certain parts, and conducting their own experiments to perfect their ideas. It is intended to have the engine working today, when it will be connected with and drive several bicycles. Mr Wood intends also to build another model, for attachment to a bicycle, and promises that at no very distant date a " motor cycle " will be seen I on our streets,

A concert and dance in aid of the school funds were held in Springbrook School on lliursday night, and although the weather was wet and uninviting there was a verylarge attendance. The programme was an excellent one, and gave entire satisfaction from beginning to end. Songs were given by Misses Young, Anderson, Clarkson, Bennington (Masterton, North Island), Campbell, and Moyle, and by Messrs Moyle, Palliser, Black and Finlay. A duet by Misses Bennington and Cfarkson, and a recitation by Mr Black, were received with much applause. Mr J. Finlay (in character) very, successfully contributed the ever welcome quota fl 'f fun and amusement. Encores were the order of the evening,, and were in every instance most good-naturedly responded to. Mr Weir very ably accompanied the singers. Mr Arden was in the chair, and at the end of the programme thanked the singers for the way m which, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, they had come [forward, and made the concert such a inarked success. As soon as the concert was over, and the room in order, dancing commenced, and it was kept going for several hours with great animation and enjoyment, Mr Emery (violin), assisted by Mr Moyle (piano) supplied the music for the dance. Mr Dick Ward acted as M.C. The committee heartily thank Mrs Spiers for the loan of the giano.

The Rev. Mr Grant, of Leastnn, is to ■Tjo the preacher at Triniiy Presbyterian ChurchUo-morrow, morning and evening. The Rev. J. N. Buttle will preach at the Vvesleyan Church to-morrow, morning and. evening, and also al the school house, Fairview, hi the af:emoon.

Our l'\mlie correspondent wii'.e* that in the Fairlia; and Albury districts the South Canterbury Dairy Company are being well supported, nearly 300 shares having been applied for in each district.

To show his interest in the Mackenzie Mounted Rifles in a practical form, Mr J. S. Rutherford, of Albury, has offered to equip the Albury Division, 24 men "with Kiddle cloths, and has made a further offer to equip half the company if some other gentlemen will show their interest by equipping the remaining half. A horse on trial by Mr Geaney, butcher, was being driven along Church street yesterday ttqming, when it started kicking, and on reaching the Empire Hfttel corner got its leg over the shaft and fell. The horse was freed with some little trouble, and it was then found that a shaft had been broken. Quite a crowd collected after the accident.

The Port Guards had a very successful opening night for their Morris tube on Thursday, 36 members turning up to shoot/ Sides were chosen by Captain Raymond and Colour-Sergeant Stephen. Mrs Raymond consenting to fire the first shot, registered a, bull's-eye. The result of the match was a win for Captain Raymond by 8 points. Privates C. Cowles arid Leggott were top scorers for the captain's side with 31 points each, Corporal King, 32 points, being top for Colour-Sergeant Stephen's team.

Thursday was, says our Fairlie correspondent, an inclement day with snow falling on the hills and a sleety rain on the levels. The weather rather interfered with the dairy meeting called for the afternoon, and with the divisional drills of the Mackenzie Mounted Rifles. The frosts have been severe lately, and in consequence roads especially the side tracks, have been in bad condition. There has been a little skating, but the last fall of snow left the ice rough. The snow was fairly heavy at Burke's Pass, as it fell most of the day.

The sacred concert which is being arranged by the Wesleyan Church choir promises to be a most enjoyable performance. The date fixed was next Tuesday evening, but as the reception of Dr Thomas takes place that evening, it has been de--ided to give the concert the week follow- .;./. on the 30th inst. The programme will include the sacred cantata " Lauda Sion," together with selections from the Twelfth Mass (Mozart) and "The Creation" (Haydn). Several solos will be interspersed with the o'ther iteriis, and thus secure variety. The choir will be assisted with an efficient orchestra, and Mr J. W. Holdgate will be tho conductor.

On Thursday last Mr Marchant, C.E., of Timaru, accompanied by the Mayor (Mr J. Manchester), and seven of the Borough Councillors, visited that part of the. Waimate Creek called Keley's Bush, with the view of consultation as to the sufficiency of the water supply to be desired for Waimate. It appeared to be a good time for such inspection, as the water of the creek was at that tiine perhaps lower than known of for many years. ' The Council afterwards went into committee on the matter, and it was resolved that Mr Marchant be appointed to make a survey, and report on the cost of bringing a water supply from Waimate Creek.,

The winter meeting of the Ashburton Coursing Club took place on Thursday at Lagmhor under most unfavourable circumstances. Continuous rain fell during the day, and only a few enthusiasts attended. The Erst course was considerably dejtayed owing to rain.' The following are results : —First round—Austral beat Gipsy, Frisky Lass beat Persimmon; Little Shamrock beat Emperor, Lady's Chain beat Mizpah, Faster Yet and Mafeking byes. Second round—Frisky<Lass beat Austral, Little Shamrock beat Mafeking, Lady's Chain beat Faster Yet. At this stage owing to rain it was decided to discontinue, the owners of Little Shamrock, Lady's Chain and Frisky Lass qgreeing to divide the stakes., Little Shamrock is owned by Mr McAuliffe, jun., of Timaru, and has been a most consistent performer this I season.

A well attended meeting was held in the schoolroom of St. Columba Church, Fairlie, on Thursday evening. The purpose of the meeting was the forming of a Temperance Society. The Bev. H. K. Lawrie, the convenor of the meeting, moved that the society be formed on the basis of the total abstinence pledge. After a short discus-' | sion in which several took part, the motion was carried, and more than forty persons signed the pledge. The following officers were elected:—President, Rev. H. K. Lawrie; vice-president, Mr C. J. Talbot; secretary, Miss Annie Morris; committee, Mrs Hubbard, Miss Welsh, Messrs Milne, Henry Struthers, and Laishley. During the evening a capital programme of songs and recitations was gone through, and several short speeches were made on the subject of temperance. The next meeting is to be on 14th August, and the committee before then will have the rules governing the society drawn out and will submit them for the approval of the meeting.

The General Post Office has received ad- . vice that the R.M.S. Sierra left San , Francisco on 11th inst., at 11 a.m. The next steamer sailing to San Francisco from , Auckland is the Sonoma, on 27th inst., instead of the Ventura, as previously ani nounced. It is understood that it iB the . intention of Messrs J, D. Spreckles and Bros. Co, to lay up the sister ships , Sonoma, Sierra,, and Ventura, in turn, in order that some necessary work may be done. It may, therefore, happen that tii6 present time-table will be considerably disturbed for two or three' sailings—not with regard to the dates, but to the steamers taking the run. The Alameda and Mariposa, which will bs used for substitute steamers when required, have only two classes of accommodation—first and steerage. When it is merely a matter of one of the sister ships taking the other's sailing date, no great confusion can occur, as the accommodation on these vessels is uniform; but, when either of the substitute steamers named is used in place of the sister ships, it will be understood that no second-class passengers can be booked. The Wanganui " Herald" comments strongly on the refusal of the Government j to allow a compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Native Land Court Judge Ward. It says :—"That his death was accelerated by his return to duty in November of last year, after having retired on a well-earned pension, there cannot he the shadow of a doubt, as had he been left to enjoy the comforts of his home and the treatment of his attendant physician, there is every reason to believe that the deceased gentleman would have rallied and lived for some years. As ft w*s, the strain on his constitution imposed by a return to duty at a. time when utterly unfit, proved fatal, and it was only on the imperative orders of his medical attendant that the late Judge Ward ceased occupying the bench in the Native Land Court on March 6th last." Our contemporary continues : —" If ever there was a meaner or more unjust attempt to evade a moral responsibility on the part of a Government than this we have failed to hear of it, and we feel confident that the people of New Zealand will repudiate with scorn this attempt to cut down public expenditure, by refusing to grant the helpless widow of one of their oldest and most conscientious servants a compassionate allowance of at least a couple of years' salary, less the amount of pension drawn by deceased before being compelled to re- : sume duty at a time when it was im- ] perative that he should be allowed rest and t medical treatment." I [

A serious accident liappened on a dredge it Greymouth a few days ago. A young ndy, while looking at (he machinery, got her.clothes caught in the shaft, nnd was spun round several times before the ma:iunc could bo stopped. She was taken Siome in an unconscious condition.

About a thousand high-side iron railway waggons of the "L " class will soon be added to the rolling stock on the South Island Government railways. As fast is the ships are supplying the parts the work is being p'aeed in hand at Addington workshops, and the trucks are boing ■on struct e'd at the' rate of 40 a week. It is stated (says the Auckland correspondent of the ""Otago Daily Times") that the Maori tribes recently assembled at. Rotorua intend to have a carved house built for presentation to his Majesty Edward VII. at his coronation. So that ;t may be a thoroughly representative of.'orlng, every tribe in New Zealand will •ako part in the work According to their means and ability. The carved figures peculiar to their ancient art as practised by bygone generations of artists will be religiously adhored to, and old and young who show an aptitude for the work will bo asked to take part. The "Kaikoura Star" says that the south coach driver, A. Creed, had a great struggle to get. through from Waiau on Saturday. So thick was the snow on the Whale's Back that the body of the coach ploughed through it in places. The horses were much distressed whore tho snow was very thick, hard balls of snow forming on tho feet, And then they travelled as though walking on stilts. When one of the balls broke off a horse would cry out in fear, as it became alarmed lest it should fall down. The snow was thicker on the Whale's Back on Saturday than it has been seen there for years past. The Timaru City Rifles held the second of the series of socials in the Assembly Roms last eventog, and as usual a very enjoyable evening was spent by those present, about 60 couples in all. The hall was very nicely decorated with flags, etc., simplicity being.more effective than profusion would have been. Excellent music was provided by Messrs Langdown and Hayfield, and Private Brown was a very efficient and courteous M.C. The floor was in capital order, and the social went with a capital swing throughout. Several songs and " extras " were contributed, and these, with tlie supper supplied by Mr Budd, helped very much towards the evening's enjoyment. With regard to the Christchurch election, the "Press" says': —The surprise »t the election is the low place occupied by Mr Turnbull, and it must be an unpleasant surprise to the Government, since it is understood that' he was the candidate whom they wished to see elected. Na doubt he got a good many Roman Catholic votes, and also the support of a considerable section of what is usually called " the trade." In all probability he also polled some of the Opposition votes, more particularly in business circles, where it waa thought that his capabilities a» a commercial man would be of value in the Houso. On the other hand, it is pretty safe to assume that his attitude 'on the education question lost him some hundreds of votes. A cribbage team composed mostly of members of the Timaru Social Club, in response to a challenge from the Glenitl and Glengummel Cribbage Club, journeyed to Glengummel on Thursday night to try conclusions. . Mr Taßker captained 'tna Timaru club, and Mr J. Rubinßon the Glengummel club. Tho result was that the Timaru men won by 37 game*. After the match was over Mr Hole was voted to the chair, and after duly declaring the winners everybody sat down to an excellent supper. The health of the two captains and that of the chairman was /enthusiastically drunk and, responded to. Messrs P. Reil,ly, Carter and Robinson contributed songs. Mr J. Dore gave a very good speech, after which cheers, were exchanged, and the meeting dispersed.

About fifty ratepayers of Waimate mot » on Thursday last in the Borough Council n Chambers on the occasion r>t making a pree santation to .Dr Barclay in token of appro- _ ciation of. his services as Mayor of Woi- * mate for two years. Mr Wilson "occupied g the chair, and made an appropriate speech referring to Dr Barclay's active and useful service while Mayor, his ever watchful e care in proposing schemes for the good of >, the town, and the time spent and anxious e endeavours made by him through the stire ring times when departures and returns of e volunteers for active service, receptions of '■ e the military representatives of Britain, etc., j ii made such heavy demands on him. Mr !■' Wilson then presented Dr Barclay with ' n a beautifully illuminated address, expressis ive of the esteem of the ratepayers and of ;s their good wishes for Dr Barclay and family. Councillors Nicol, Freeman, and Sin- ; clair and an ex-Councillor also spoke in !» high terms of Dr Barclay and in endorse- >> ment of the terms of, the address. Dr g Barclay in responding, said that he felt s highly pleased and. gratified at the kind - recognition by his fellow-townsmen of his.' - efforts and services while Mayor of Wafs mate, and hoped that the town would ine prove and increase. He was much plowed 5. to have as successor to the Mayoralty such t an able and 1 experienced man as Mr John Manchester. Dr Barclay mentioned that . he had received a telegram from the Land , Office informing him that the suggestion 5 of purchase of nearly 500 acres of land , near the town for small farm settlement would be considered by the Government. . The address we may add was the work , of Messrs Wilkie and Co., Dunedin, and! [ was artistically executed. [ SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISE.i MENTS. , National Mortgage and Agency Co., On- . maru—Stock sale at Junction yards on i 23rd inst. : Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association—Stock sale at Washdyke on Tuos- , day, at Geraldine on Wednesday. i National Mortgage and Agency Sale at Washdyke on Tuesday, at Goraldi ine on Wednesday. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.—Live stock market at Geraldioo on Wednesday next. Guinness and LoCron—Stock sole at , Washdyke on Tuesday, at Geraldine on Wednesday. Farmers' Exchange Co.—Sale of sundries this day. IMaling and Shallcrass—Live stock sale at Geraldine on Wednesday; important clearing sale at Totara Valley on the 26th inst. Union Steam Ship Co.—-Steamer timetable? Corinna and Hawea due to-day. McKenzie's—The place to get trees, fruit and forest; shrubs, etc. J. F. Foster, Waihaorunga—Wants tenders for ploughing, etc. Joseph Mahony—Notice to wind up Traction Engine Society. Timaru Technical Classes—Mr J. A. \ Johnson lectures on Tuesday ovening next. • Pareora School—Annual concert and dance on Thursday next. Primitive Methodist .Church—Services! for Sunday next. Wanted—Ono notice.