TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11690, 25 February 1902, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Garrison Band will play in front of ;he Post Office on Thursday evening, weaker permitting.

The colonial mails from Melbourne (22nd January) arrived at London on the morning of the 23rd instant..

1 At 12.55 p.m. yesterday Captain Edwin advised as- follows :—Moderate north to east and south-east winds, glass fall, tides good, indications for rain. The repairs and alterations to the Hinemoa, which are being carried out by Messrs G-. Eraser and Sons, Auckland, will cost £2070.

Ladies' chrome shoes, button or lace, 5s 6d; bluchers, 4s 9d; men's shooters, 7s' 9d; children's from Is pair to clear. Last few days at Prosser's Arcade Boot Shop.— (Advt.)

The draft deed of agreement between the Dunedin City Corporation and Messrs Noyee Brothers for conversion by the latter of the tramway system into one of electric traction, was formally executed on Saturday. The Masterton Agricultural and (Pastoral Show is to be held to-day and to-morrow. The" entry of sheep for this show is a record for the colony, and 270 new pens have had to be erected" making 700 in all available.

The long pending charge* of assault on a Chinaman against Leonard Jacobs, of the Eighth Contingent, was completed in the Magistrate's Court at Wellington yesterday, when the accused was committed for trial.

The Wakanui, on which a. case of smallpox occurred during the voyage from London, went alongside the wharf at Wellington on Sunday evening. Two of the firemen refused to be vaccinated, and were sent to Somes Island for 16 days'' quarantine.

Every hour of the day we seem to be selling corsets. Importing extensively from best manufacturers, we choose favourite shapes and serviceable makes, while our keen prices are well known.—Adams and Co. (Advt.)

Charles Georgeson, fishmonger, who was fined at the Dunedin Police Court last week for having unwholesome fish in his possession, was yesterday bound over for six months to keep the peace towards Mr Donaldson, Inspector of Nuisances. Mr Hanlon gave notice of appeal. The Wellington Asylum and Cayersham Industrial School have been fitted, with an electrical fire alarm system, invented by Mr May, late Government Electrician at Dunedin, and adopted by the Government for various State-owned buildings. The system is also to be installed at once at the-Sumner Deaf and Dumb Institution and at the-Nel-son Asylum. • 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 Begg2s>. next Theatre.—(Advt.)

The next monthly meeting of the Mackenzie County Council will be held at. the County Council offices, Fairlie, on Monday, 3rd March next, at 10.15 o'clock a.m.. At this meeting the question of whether- the representation of the different ridings • of the county requires readjustment or not will be considered, in accordance with the provisions of Section 46 of the Counties Act, 1886.

A return ordered by the House of Representatives giving the names and other particulars of estates purchased underi-thae 'Land for Settlements Acts to 31st March, 1901, has been printed. This shows that the; price paid for all the estates was £1,886,275 ; their area 395,483 acres ; capital value. £1,732,555 ; unimproved value, £1,357,116; and land tax (previously) paid by them £10.254. In some cases the pricepaid was much above, in other considerably I. below, the capital valuation. ! At the Magistrates' Court yesterdaymom-. i ing, before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M., an old .offender named Mathews, alias McCarthy, alias Maxtin, who was arrested for dru*,!kenness on Saturday night by Constable Brown, pleaded guilty, but on the understanding that he had work at Sprinfgneld, ■where his wife and family lived, and as he had been locked up for 24 hours, he %vas ■convicted and discharged. A large number of old age. pensioners were present, and had their pensions renewed. To-night the pubHc of Timaru will have, the.pleasure o£ hearing the Austral Singers. : They have mat with eveiy success in other towns, and the press speaks in the highest terms of their ability and social standing. • There is nothing questionable in their programme r and those who never patronise, i any visiting company can do so in this inr stanoa- with perfect safety. They give' musical and unique specialities such as othe» folk never attempt, and no doubt they will be received by a large audience. ""Our Pleasant Point correspondent writes ■■:• It is far too seldom .that the residents - of' Pleasant Point have the pleasure of listening to such an excellent combination as the Austral Singers. Notwithstanding that the night was exceedingly wet, they were greeted by a fair and most enthusiastic audience: Nearly every item was encored, and the ap preciati'on shown should be sufficient guarantee that this talented company will hhvea bumpeT house should they at any tunefavour us with a return visit. Each and ■ evervone of the company is an artist, and : the entertainment from start to finish was'a rare treat. ' The pity is there are^notimore- entertainers like them.

: Mr Humphrey Berkeley, of Fiji, had an, 'interview with "the Premier at Wellington, on matters conneqted -with Fiji, the result of which is tluvt Mr Berkeley has decided to proceed.to. England with the Premier and place before the Imperial authorities the■■ condition: of tho Fijians. Mr Berkeley • asserts that the Fijians are in a state--of : absolute- vassalage, and, at the suggestion ;of the Prenrwr, he has decided to lecturetliroughout the colony on the condition- af slavery and oppression under which' the-na-tives of the islands are suffering. The- removal of Sir George O'Brien from-Fiji has not improved matters, as the present _AM- ' mihistrator is adopting the precedent of his • p-redecessor. A parade of the three Timaim-companies | of the Sowth Canterbury Battalion was held ! last night, under Captain Beckmgfiam, 1 Lieutenant-Colonel Bailey being inspiring , officer. ' There were good musters-, of thethree companies, especially of the Timaru ( Rifles, who were under the command of Cap>- '■■ tain Beekmgham and Lieutenant Sutter, theiPort Guards under Captain Raymond and ; Lieutenant Kerr, and the City Rifles under Lieutenant Amos. Captain-Adjutant Fo- ' den was also present. The Battalion Band i paraden well under Drum-Major ETgi'n,-. a«f marched the companies as far as the- Mel--1 ville Hotel. During parade, Lfcutenant - : Colonel Reid was presented with the V.D. medal awarded by the Imperial Government | for 20 years' service.

After a great deal of talk afcout getting a- road-roller for the borough, a roller was set to work yesterday morning without any flourish of trumpets, on the newly reformed piece of Stafford street between the Commercial Hotel and Heaton street. This is a roller belonging to Grand i and Co., an Aveling and Porter, of considerable age, judging by the number it bears. The roller did "what was asked of it yesterday morning, with no obtrusive complaint of 'difficulty. We have heard a good_ deal about this machine, the chief criticism ■ being that the boiler will not carry enough steam to diive it up. one of Timaru's hill grades. Mr Grandi informs us that the boiler is officially certified to carry lOOlbs of steam, and that when at work yesterday morning it rolled up-hill from the Commercial Hotel to Heaton street, with only 651bs of steam. The roller weighs 15 tons, and made a smooth surface on the mixed earth and shingle and metal on that part of the street. "We understand that a coat of metal is to be put on and rolled in before the job is considered to be complete. A number of 'Councillors were observers of the rolling experiment, and more than one expressed tlie opinion that there would not be much wisdom shown in passing by the offer to sell or hire this roller at a cheap rate, and wait until a new one could be got from Home. (The hiring rate is 64s per dav * Mr Calvert yesterday completed the formation of the length of Stafford street between North and Heaton streets, and put a good crown on it. There seems to be a srood allowance of metal in the material shifted, so very little, if any, new metal should be needed to make a good roadway with a plentiful rolling.

The annual meeting? of the South Canterbury Hunt Club is t*». be held on Miirf.li Bth, at 2 p.m., at the Empire- Hotel. Yesterday, at the Matjjstratos' Court, Waimate, -before Mr <?oltman, J. P., a man was charged byi the police with begging in a . "public place. Defendant said that he had taken too much drink, and did not remember tint he had bottn begging. . He was sentenawi to imprisonment for seven days. , Several members of the different Volunteer companies of Sonth Canterbury' left % the ■express* last night on their way to- shoot at Tientham. Sergeant 6. Beckingham, of the Port Guards-, also goes up to-night, and will make the sixth man the company is sending out d£ the 14 men from ttns district.

Tlie Temuka creamery started work yesterday morning, and sent in its first signment of cream." by rail to the central factory. The Cantel'&irry Land. Board last week "resolved to recommend lor the approval of the Minister the sale to the company of 1 acre 1 rood 35T perches on lot 50, Albury settlement',- for a creamery.

There are over 5000' parrs of boots and shoes, consisting of American, English and Colonial lines, all marked at bedrock prices at Whittaker's annual sale for one month only, commencing Friday, 14th February. It will pay you to inspect our stock before purchasing- elsewhere. — (Advt.)

A six-roomed house, owned and occupied by Mrs Randall, Allenton,, Ashburton, was burned to' the ground on Saturday night. Although outside the town' boundaries, the fire brigade arrived soon afteu. the alarm was given, but the building was nearly consumed then. The insurance" on the house is £250 in the Liverpool and London and Globe, and on the furniture £loo'in the Victoria office. The pianowwa s underwritten by the Dresden Company. origin of the fire is unknown.

Messrs Guinness and LeCiersj Limited, publish this morning a preliminary notice of the sale of that well known; property near Temuka, lately owned by Mr I. M. Greenaway. The property embraces about 700 acres of rich land, pretty "well' all reclaimed swamp, and is to be cut up into convenient sized small farms. They should prove of the very best for dairy purposes, and as this industry on present indications has a very bright future'beforeit, the damand for these farms should be keen. The land is situate very handy to the Temuka factory, by good roads, and is in every way suitable for the industrious and capable farmer. A return ordered by the House on the motion of Mr Flatman shows that from April, 1897, to 26th July last, the colony paid £67,159 to British and £178,817 to American manufacturers for rolling stock for railways, and £BI4O for freight on British orders. On the latter date there were i liabilities for orders given, £151,431 on , British (plus £13,000 for freight), and ' £72,558 on American orders not then paid j for. During the last four years there had ' been manufactured in the colony £458,745 worth of rolling stock. The local record for the season's fishing was put up the other day by Mr Frank : Tasker, who secured a splendid basket in the ; Lower Opihi. The total catch was 39 fish, net weight 83ilbs, for seven hours' fishing. The largest fish scaled as follows :—lllbs, : lOJlbs, 91bs. B£lbs, 81bs. 61bs, and 51bs. ' The flies used were the blue dun and the silver hofland. The fish were in splendid ■ condition, and the large number of anglers who inspected them yesterday were -unanimous in congratulating Mr Tasker on his fine catch. Last year's record was also gained by Mr Tasker, heading this year's by four pounds. We may add that during the last month Mr Tasker has secured 27 flsn, the weights ranging from 61bs to 131bs.

The adjourned meeting of the committee who have the annual picnic of the employees of the Smithfield Freezing Works ;in hand, was held last evening, ut which ', final arrangements for the picnic were i made. Letters were received from Te- ' muka granting the committee the use of Victoria: Park and the cycling track therein for Saturday next, March Ist. Two tugs of war, one for single and. the other for married ladies, and a race for single women,, were added to the programme. A . very hearty vote of thanks was passed to the?. Ghristchurch Meat Company for their donation to the fund; and cordial thanks ,Tvere? accorded to several business people ■in Timarn for other donations. Every - ! thing i'a now in readiness for the annual reunion', and all that is required to make it a complete success is fine weather. The 'train arrangements and fares are advertised this morning. The "Press" of yesterday says:—Mr . Edwand Patten, who recently retired from : the. position of Collector of Customs at GliDiitehuTch, died on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Patten had been connected with the '• Customs, Department for a long period, and ■ the large number of his friends in this ,oiiy and in other parts of the colony will ■ heair of his deaih with much regret. He ' was seized with an apoplectic fit in CatheidraL square on Friday afternoon, and was jj conveyed home in a cab, but never regained |; consciousness. In 1862 Mr Patten was ' stationed at Lyttelton, and on the outbreak •of the rush to the West Coast in 1865-6 the.- was appointed Collector of Customs at ! Hokitika,. and remained there for some 'years.. Mr Patten was subsequently re--1 moved to Napier, and on the retirement 'of Mr Rose as Collector of Cuctoms at • Cliristchnrch, Mr Patten was appointed ■'• to the nositfon.

A. by-law was recently passed by th« Wel- . liagton Hospital Trustees, denying members of friendly societies the privilege of receiving treatment as outdoor patients at the Hospital. This has caused much dissatisfaction j t«/ those: thus shut out, who contend that it is a wrong and unjust principle to deny ;to onasection of the.community that.whien. •is allowed to another, and that members of friendly societies are just as much en- : titled to snare in whatever benefits are to be . obtained from the hospital as are ordinary ,'oitizens. There is reason to believe, saysItihfe "Kvaming Post," that'the attitude,.of !the trustees is contrary to the view of the i Government, and therefore that Ministers j will decline to approve the by-law in its ' present form. The Friendly Societies Couni oil,, whfehi is actively interesting itself in the matter, is in communication with the Hos(pital Trustees on the subject. Theoßs>; i oufcHta at the Council has also been. asked i.to formulate a scheme under which it is 'hoped to arrange reasonable terms for the .treatment of members of friendly societies i who may require to ente? the hospitals i KHFLE SHOOTING MEETING A.TTIMARU. ! At the meeting held last night after ' rada to consider the question of hplding' * : riile shooting meeting at Tinuuu, there were 'present Captain BecJdugham (in tlie.chart.*,,. .Captains Garland, Raymond, Barclay, and Wcad, Lieutenants Amos, Kerr, Sutter, M»- ! ling and Brown, Sergeants Smith, Higgmx,. 'Bovs, Heatley, Bowie, and Rockingham. 'Thk proposal to hold the shooting meeting, [ at Timaru was unanimously approved, anil i the- date was fixed for Thursday and Fri--1 day, 13th and 14th March. Th.e,p.rograusae ! is to include five matches and a consolation match, and the meeting is to open a«i U am. on the Thursday. It was resclved that it be a suggestion to the executive-, that about £lO be apportioned to each.matjth. as prize moneys, and that the entrance fee be Is for each man for each;match. _ An executive was elected as follows :—President, Lieut.-Colonel Bailey ; viOu-presidents. Lieu-tenants-Colonel Moore, Jfcwsey, and Beid, and Majors Hayhurst ami Crawsluw ;■ treasurer, Captain Foden; secretary, Sergeant W. Bowie; council, officers commanding companies in the district or their appointees, and Sergeants-Major Jbnes and Oespin, four to form a quorum ; officers commanding districts and the staff sergeants-major to be the working committee. Captain Barclay suggested that a " cover match," as laid down by the New Zealand Rifle Association, be put "on the programme, also a judging distance match, points for number of hits, volky, drill and command. We are sure that the meeting will find great favour among the Volunteers of South Canterbury, and that the entries will be numerous.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENT'S. Guinness and LeCren—Stock sale at Fairlie on Monday next; sale of dairy farms at early date. National Mortgage and Agency Co. — Stock ?ale at Temuka to-dny, at Geraldine yards on Thursday. Theatre Royal—Programme for Austral Singers to-night. For sale —Pair ponies and Victoria; particulars "Herald" Office. S.C. Hunt Club—Annual general meeting on March Bth. L. B. James—Has Hearne's bronchitis cure on sale. Geraldine Hotel—Wants housemaid and assistant.

T. A. Haskins —Warning to trespassers at Bripgs' Gully. T. A skin. Albury—Has good draught horse for sale.

T. Wells—Pre/Forties foi' *al'e' in' all iwts" of- town.

M. Mullir.—Lanci and haitsea fur sale, town and country.

Davies and Mu.'tfliv—Finst shipment tff winter goods; full particulars. At Penrose's—New vvinter millinery; see fancy counter. s Sinithfield Picnic —At 7nmuka- on Saturday, train arrangements. Wanteds—Three notices.