TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11664, 24 January 1902, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Bombay advises that the Teheran route

Is interrupted between Suchum and Kirch. A start was made yesterday with jack-ing-up the old goods shed, and last night it rested on props and chocks and jacks six inches above its old foundations.

Captain Edwin advised at 12.35 p.m., yesterday as follows :—West to south-west and south winds, heavy gale", glass rise, tides very high, sea heavy, indications for mucn raui.

Important Notice. As premises are coming down, I am selling the whole stock of boots and shoes at regardless of cost. Balance will be sold by auction.—Prosser's Arcade Boot Shoo.—(Advt.)

The Hawea which was in the harbour yesterday, had on board 650 Shropshire, English Leicester and Lincoln rams shipped at Oamaru for Napier. She also had a few Romneys from the Bluff for the same port.

The roof principals of the new Customs rffice have been erected, and they indicate that from the front at all events, the building will not look so squat beside the tall Farmers' building, as many people feared it would do.

To-day! To-day! After-seasnn sale now on ! Stock to be reduced by two thousand pounds. Sound seasonable drapery selling fggardless of cost. Quoting prices can give little idea of the values. Early inspection invited.—Adams and Co. —'Advt.)

The Christchurch Hospital Board approves of the Westland Board's suggestion that the inquiries made regarding applicants for old age pensions should be relaxed in certain particulars. The South Canterbury Board disapproved of the suggestion. The latter, however, looked upon it in its second capacity as a Charitable Aid Board ; the Christc.liurch Board is a Hospital Board only.

We learn that the South British Insurance Company have promptly settled the claim of the St. Andrew's Public Library, £325, the president having received a cheque for the amount yesterday afternoon. This is business, seeing that the fire only look place on Sunday morning last.

The .sale at Messrs Thomsons is being conducted with continuous success. This sale deserves the patronage of the public on various grounds. Ist—lt is what it purports to be—a 14 days' sale of firstclass goods. 2nd—The stock is practically all new. 3rd—The S.C. public ought to back up their own interests entirely welded to the place.—(Advt.) The Battalion Band, according to promise, played a number of selections at the Ship triangle last evening, and atracted a considerable crowd of listeners. The selections were well chosen cheerful pieces, and were listened to with evident pleasure. The concert closed about 9 o'clock, when a sharp shower dispersed the listeners, for home or shelter.

It's the same everywhere, time tells the story, and 99 times out of every 100 the demand is for the Brinsmead piano, because they are built to last, not for 5 or 10 years, but for a lifetime. Their tone appeals to the ear, their durability and price to your pocket, their direct appeal is to you. Why reject it? Interview them at Begg's, nest Theatre.—(Advt.)

Pull particulars are given this morning of an important • farm and stock sale to be held by the Oamaru. branch of the Jfew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company at Otepopo on the 7th February. The farm is among the best in the North Otago district, the stock is firse-cjass, and the implements in the very best 6f order. The sale is one that should command great attention from farmers and others.

The social in connection with the opening of the new Presbyterian Church at Albury was held last evening. Advantage was taken of the gathering of ministers on the occasion to hold a meeting of the Presbytery to deal with the appeal against the Presbytery's decision in regard to ,the " call" presented by Trinity Church congregation.

A notice under the hand of the Town Clerk of Timaru requests the users of -water to economise as much as possible just now. The supply to the reservoir is quite regular, but there is such a heavy draught on the mains that the Waterworks Inspector found it necessary yesterday to request that it be very much reduced. Sir Beswick took a turn round town on his bicycle, and found several places where taps were on at the full for no other purpose apparently than to see the water run and sweeten drains. A heavy drain has also been made on the mains for garden irrigation. All care should be taken to conserve the supply just now, and allow the mains to retain their full pressure. Heralded by a fall of the barometer by over an inch since the previous day, a nor'-wester sprang up about 11 a.m. yesterday, and blew till about 4 p.m. At and after mid-day it blew a hard gale for a. couple of hours, lifting the dust off the streets in thick clouds and shifting sand and coarse grit off the roadways into the gutters and on to the footpaths. In the country the gale knocked over stooks in the few paddocks where harvesting has begun, and in town and country threshed lots of fruit off orchard trees. The wind was very hot, and dry, and must have had more effect in bringing on the harvest than a week or more of moderate summer weather. At 4 p.m. the wind changed to the south, and the change to a light and cool breeze was very welcome. In direct contrast to the general run of theatrical company the Muldoon Picnic Company are submitting for the entertainment of the Timaru public a variety programme "which has been well received in all the West Coast towns during the last few weeks. Judging by the favourable newspaper comments nothing so mirthprovoking as " Muldoon's Picnic," has appeared for a long time. The entertainment is of a medley character, and 'consists of songs, dances, juggling acts, acrobatic and contortion performances, etc. which are said to be the latest from the Sydney and Melbourne music halls. The company open here on Monday night nest to play for a season of two nights, during ( which they will doubtless receive a large meed of support. The Christchurch butchers are strongly averse to the city council's determination to erect abattoirs for the citv at Sock-

burn, on the ground chiefly that the site

is too far from town (Sockburn is about five miles from Christchurch). They say that the abattoirs wil be a white elephant, as the majority "have already arranged to have their meat killed at Belfast, where, as the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company have a full staff on hand they can get stock killed when they want it. Altogether, says the "Lyttelton Times" the butchers appear to have come to the conclusion that it will be to their advantage to slaughter at complete works already established, than' at the proposed Corporation abattoirs, which, though providing accommodation for slaughtering, do not propose to deal with the by-products.

The Temuka School Committee was much in evidence at the' Board of Education meeting yesterday. Besides the formal discussion which appears in our report of the Board's meeting, at a later stage a request from Temuka for some school furniture raised some more and even warmer remarks. Some member ejaculated "Temuka again ! They ask for everything" ; and the, acting chairman said something to the effect that they sometimes annex things without asking. Mr Farnie rose to protest against such undignified remarks which were in the worst possible taste. He did not see why the Board should v » make a butt of any committee. The chairman was constantly throwing sneers and i inuendos at the Tefliuka Committee, * and it was particularly undignified in a chairman to do so. The member who spoke first unreservedly withdrew all he had said; he had only macle his remark in a joke.. Mr Barclay said that what he had said he had said, and he withdrew I nothing. A good deal of excitement was caused in town at about 4 o'clock yesterday after- I noon, when a horse in an empty gig belonging to Mr W. Evans bolted from the Atlas Mill. The horse got on to George street through the gates near the station, and galloped round Werry's corner on to the main road, and keeping up its mad career, turned round at the Ship Hotel into Strathallan street, and round again by the railway station. When passing the station the wheels and axle of the trap parted company from the body, and the animal was going another round when it was stopped opposite the Loan Company's offices. The body of the trap was terribly knocked about, and the horse was fortunate in getting off with only a few small scratches on its legs. When Sir Evans' runaway passed the station the second time it startled a chestnut horse which was attached to a cart, and it set sail up the hill towards the Council Chambers, but was caught at the top of the hill, when it was beginning to get its " second wind." I

At _ the Magistrate's Court- yesterdaymorning before Messrs C. N. Macintosh and W. 11. Williams, J.P.s, John Sutcliffe, an old offender, who was arrested in Stafford street by Constable Joyce, on Wednesday evening, for drunkenness and rising obscene language, pleaded guilty to the first charge, but not guilty to the second. Evidence was given by Detective Fitzgerald and Jns. Gibb, who stated that they saw the accused near Gabites' corner and heard him use the language complained of. The accused said he had no recollection of using the language. A fine of 20s was imposed, in default 7 days' imprisonment. The Bencln said that in the case of the jivent happening agaia he would be severely dealt with. A first offender was convicted and discharged. Three children named Mclnnes (Hugh aged 10, Donald 8, and Peter 1 year) were brought before the Court under Section 3 of the Children's Protection Act of 1890. I Sergeant Warring said that the children had been left in a- house in Thomas street under the charge of the daughter, aged 16 vears. The father was away working in Waimate and the mother was dead. The house was in a disgraceful state and there was no proper food or bedding in the house. In the meantime the children had been taken to the Old Men's Home and the father wa? being proceeded against I for nesrlecting his children. The case was remanded until Monday next, when the father would come before the Court and the children are to be kept for the time being at the Old Men's Home. BAKERS' PICNIC. The bakers of Timaru held their annual picnic yesterday, at Gordon's Bush. There were three four-horse drags and five pairhorse express loads, of the bakers, and their families and friends, quite a large party, and the circumstances being favourable, a happy one. They left town in a body, starting from the Empire corner, somewhat behind their time-table

Owing to yesterday's gale, telegraphic communication north of Christcliurcli was cut off for hours. Our cable news and northern telegrams did not come to hand till after 2.30 this morning.

time, and enjoyed the drive out through a country now looking exceptionally we ll for the time of year, and reached their destination about eleven o'clock, before the nor'-wester blew up. The gale gave the party no concern, owing to the plentiful shelter, and the day was passed in various pleasant ways. The heat in the open tempted many to indulge in bathing, a convenient pond in the creek supplying the necessary element. One of the party, by some mistake on his part, went abathing without undressing—the only thing in .the nature of a. mishap all day. There was " lashin's and laviuV' of refreshments of the best, and good humour as well as good appetites helped in the attacks upon them The party had a very good time indeed, and then were further favoured by a change to cool weather for the drive home in the dusk, missing a heavy shower that fell in town some time before they got home, which was about half-past 8 o'clock.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. New Zealand Loan Co., Oamaru—Large and important auction sale at Otepopo on 7th February. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, Timaru—Point sale on Monday, Ternuka on Tuesday. Farmers' Exchange Co.—Sell town property on Saturday, February Ist. Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association—Additional entries for Tattersall's to-morrow; stock at Pleasant Point on Monday next. Town Clerk of Timaru —Important notice to users of water. J. M. Peebles, Glenavy—Wants improver to carpentering. Mrs Acland, Mount Peel—"Wants good cook. The Christcliurcli Meat Co.—lmportant notice to farmers re freezing. Wesleyan Church—Services for Sunday next. J. S. Williams, Pleasant Point Impounding notice. In Bankruptcy—Re Allan Tweedie; creditors meet 31st inst. New Zealand Clothing Factory—Particulars of stock-taking reductions. Burns' concert to-night—Details of programme. Wanted—One notice.