TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3625, 21 August 1901, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY

Captain Edwin predicts north-east t<i north and west gale, with rain; glusi fall; good tides. A meeting of all interested in. getting up a bachelors' ball will be held in the Est Valley schoolroom on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Mild nor'-westerly weather prevailed yesterday, and the snow was visibly decreasing on the ranges, dark streaks appearing high up the spurs. Great bargains in boots and shoes; every pair to be sold at less than cost price at Prosser's Timaru Boot Warehouse, late Mair and Co.—(Advt.) An inquiry having been, addressed to Mr Hudson, manager of the Musgrove Opera Company, whether the company will visit Timaru, a reply has been received that it is impossible to tell until after tne start of the Dunedin season, on Sept. 16th. Levers of opera here would be glad of an opportunity to hear this company, who are praised very highly in the towns they have visited. Mr R. Davie, of Washdyke, has sold at a satisfactory figure his Clydesdale stallion Dollar Jock (by the imported horse Clydebank, dam Lily, by British Lion) to Mr John Hay, of Geraldine, who intends travelling the horse in that district during the coming season. Dollar Joclt is four years old, and was br&d on Mr Davie's farm, and if- breeding stands for anything, should porye a valuable addition to sires in South Canterbury.

The London Post-office authorities notify that the Transvaal parcel post has been resumed.

The committee of the Timaru Floral Society meet this evening to discuss important business.

Mr and Mrs Barrie Marschel are in town arranging for the production on September 3rd, at the Theatre Royal, of " The Queer Story of Mr Hummingtop." They will be assisted by several of the best ainar teurs of Timaru.

Mr William Oates, son of the senior member of the firm of Oate3, Lowry and Co., who has of late been connected with the Ashburton branch, has been appointed manager at Timaru, in place of Mr Allan Duncan, who leaves shortly for England. Many of the Taranaki settlers are going in for dehorning their cattle this season, while the majority of the dairy farmers in some of the districts have got all their herds put through the process with very satisfactory results.

The examinations of the St. John Ambulance Association will be held as follows :—Ladies on the 23rd inst. and men on the 28tli, at 8 p.m. Candidates must send their names to Mr James Sutter tomorrow, the 22nd inst. A curious case is under treatment in the Waikato Hospital. As two young men were skylarking at Taupiri a few days ago one was struck on the ear by a hot potato, a portion of which went into the ear and burned it to such an extent that it is feared he will lose the sense of hearing on one side.

A special meeting of the Congregational Young People's .Union vrill be held ■in the Sophia street Hall this : evening, at 8 o'clock, when His Worship the Mayor will deliver an address on " How the Municipality may Serve the Public." As the subject is of public interest and present importance to the borough-, there should be a large attendance. We wish to impress this : —That at our great general boot sale we are offering good, clean reliable boots and shoes at very great reductions. The quality of the goods we stock creates no misgiving about buying at our cheap sale. All departments show heavy reductions alike. E. A. Irwin's Great Boot Sale, Theatre Buildings.—(Advt.)

The Woodville correspondent of the "Poverty Bay Herald" writes that a second dastard'.y attempt was made to burn d'-wn the hcuse occupied by the Rev. Mr Welch, owned by Herr Lindauer. Chips and rags soaked with kerosene were found placed in a box nrderneath the house. The house is very cloae to the Anglican parsonage, which lias been fired four or. five times.

Burglars had better give the Greymouth branch oil the National Bank of New Zealand a wide berth, remarks a local paper. The manager has just received 500 rounds of specially-prepared revolver cartridges. Instead of the single ball the cartridge is filled with shot, which at short range would be infinitely more dangerous. . In point of fact, there n would be no more drilling of a hole through the individual. The shot would tear everything before it, and there undoubtedly would be a funeral next day, or as soon as the inquest was over-

Yesterday's Press " says Another of the. Canterbuly pilgrims .has passed away. The death'took place on Monday of the widow of the late Mr William Guise Brittan, at the age of 92. Mrs'Brittan arrived with her family at Lyttelton by the Sir George Seymour, one of the first four ships, in December, 1850, and\ resided lin Canterbury until the present time. Her warm-hearted hospitality and generosity will be remembered and appreciated by many of the early settlers, while ail who knew her esteemed and loved her kind and gentle character. The first part of the funeral service is to be held at S. Michael's Church on Wednesday afternoon, at a quarter past two, and the concluding portion at the Papanui cemetery.

Our Fairlie correspondent writes : —The fall of snow on Wednesday last was followed by very keen frost, the thermometer registering 32 degrees of frost on Thursday night. , On Saturday a thaw set in, which continued on Sunday, and by Monday morning the snow was clear from the levels and showing thin on the hills. The thaw has softened the ground well, and a little warm weather will send all farming operations ahead fast. Lambs are appearing already, Mr W. Bain and Mr McJlaster having some fine-looking ones. Mr" Bain had the misfortune to lose some iii the severe cold of last week. The County Council's new road grader did good service on Friday and Saturday in clearing-the snow. On Friday the grader cleared tricks on the streets in Fairlie, and on Saturday, with a team of six horses, cleared the road to BurkeVPasa and up the Rollesby Valley. , The Timaru City Rifles held a parade last evening, about 30 members of the corps being present, under Captain Gillies and Lieutenant Amos. The company went through the usual drill, doing their movements very satisfactorily. After the parade, a farewell smoke concert was tendered to three members, Sergeant W. E. Boys and Privates Jones and Duncan. Captain Gillies presided, and in proposing the toast of their healths, expressed the regret of the company and the officers at losing them, and wished them every success 'in " their future career.- Colour-Ser-geant Green, on behalf of the 'sergeants, presented Sergeant Boys with a. handsome framed photo of the company's sergeants. Lieutenant Amos expressed his Tegret ..at losing of their best, men "in the com-' • 'pariy. Privates Jones and Duncan responded, and Sergeant' Boys thanked the

sergeants for their presentation, arid the company for their support. A number of other toasts were proposed and drunk, a very enjoyable evening being spent. I Evidence given at. the Wellington Magistrates Court on Saturday morning, in a case of theft, went to show that clerks have need to exercise care in dealing with 1 strangers. In the case in question, which concerned the theft of a bicycle, a railway clerk said that a man, whom he recogc nised in the dock, came to the parcel office one day, and presenting a ticket, claimed a bicycle. The clerk replied that there was only one bicycle in his charge, and that; was in another name—and he told the j stranger the name of the owner. Half an hour later another man came, with an order —but not a left-luggage ticket—made out in the name of the owner of the stored machine. The clerk then said that .the man should have a left-luggage ticket, but suggested that perhaps he (the stranger) was a commercial traveller, in which case he would not- be charged for parcels • left. The stranger replied that he was a traveller—and received the bicycle.- -To the clerk's astonishment another , claimant came for. the machine shortly afterwards, and then, , followed- explanations, which resulted in the arrest of two men as' ..they were trundling the bicycle through town. •■■■■■■ It will be noticed by our advertisement appearing on page l" that Messrs Chas. Begg and Co. have received a cable from Messrs John Brinsmec.d and Sons that they have been appointed by Royal warrant pianoforte manufacturers to both their Majesties, the King and Queen. This is a mark of distinction well earned by the Messrs Brinsmead, who have held the premier position as pianoforte makers during the past century.—(Advt.) SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Guinness and LeCren—Stock sale at Studholme on Friday. National Mortgage and Agency Co.— Studholme stock sale on Friday. Canterbury Fanners' Co-operative Association—Sale of stock at Studholme on Friday; horses at Tattersall's on Saturday. C. Bowker—List of town and country properties for sale. "A.0.," Herald Office—Wants lodgings for a few weeks. Found—Deposit receipt, apply J- Foster ; bicycle, apply this office. J. S. Tumbull—Calls tenders for alterations to shop/ R. Webster—lo per cent, off at stocktaking sale. J. C. Park, Hadlo-w—Wants tenders for carting grain. , Esk Valley School—Meeting re bachelors' ball on-24th inst. Mr R. Langdowai—Gives lessons cn violin at Pleasant Point on Mondays.

St. John Aisfonlance Association—Examinations 23rd an«k 28th inst. Athletic GrouJxJ-s —Representative hockey match to-morrow afternoon. Wanteds —Four notices.