TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 11917, 18 November 1902, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY

The Westpm Coal Company's output for last week amounted to 6023 tons. The Mackenzie County Council invite tenders for the supply of dog-collars and for the collection o: tax. On Thursday next the Garrison Band will give one of their enjoyable open-air concerts in front o: the Post Office buildings. Captain Stevens, deputy-harbourmaster at Dunedin. who has been, in failing health for some time, died yesterday morning. A fire at Hastings on Sunday destroyed a nine-roomed dwelling owned and occupied by Mr J. Kbbett. The insurances on the building and contents amount to £530 in the Alliance office. Yesterday Captain Edwin advised as follow? :—"Gale from between north-east and north and west after 16 hours from uow. glass fall, tides moderate, indications for rain."

Richard Caldwell, a footballer, lately from Xapier. was fined £5 at the Gisborne Police Court yesterday morning for illegally claiming an enrolment form on the day he arrived. The schooner Gisborne. from Mercury Bay, reports that two men named Walter Valiner and Turikina Charlie have been missing from there since November 9th. They were fishing, bet failed to return. The Timaru Port Guards are ordered Jo parade in plain clothes on the Moody wharf at 7.30 this evening. A good "muster is expected to turn up to pet some practice for Thursday afternoon in their cutter. A sensation has been caused at Tariki by the finding of the dead body of a newlvbo:n infant on a farm. At the itjqueV; the jury found that the child died «<f neglect or exposure after birth, and ;hat from the evidence advanced Florence Patterson, a single girl, eighteen yeais of age. is suspected of being the mother and of concealing the birth.

The Timaru Tennis Club plav their annual match with the Waitohi Tetrace Club on Saturday next. Timaru will be represented by the following:—Misses Sotham. Douglass, Fussell and Ziesler; Messrs Anderson, Revel!, Johnson, R. C. Tennent, Shrimplon and Lynch. Auv player who is unable to take* part in the match is requested to let the honorarv secretary know at once.

Ironbark timber would appear to be as easy to explore by those tireless borers, the teredos, as a piece of white pine. The Westport Harbour Boaid officials have found that timber which had been in the water less than two years was completelv riddled with the marine worm. The Board decided to order a quantity of jarral: and peppertnlui timber, which "are said to be proof ?gaiast the teredo. Mr D. Cowan. ,t we'l-ktiowiv swimmer, gave an exhibition in the waters of the harbour yesterday of the "jumpir.g vest." the new life saving apparatus which w,?s described by us a day or two ago. The trials were very satisfactojy so far as thev went. Mr Cowan finding it impossible to sink. The vest, which can be easilv put on and inflated, should be of great "value to persons on beard ships or anv others working about water.

Our Picas.nt Point corre-p ndent write,: —After a dry windy week a steady soaking rain set in on Sun-Jar afternoon "ar.d continued till well ir.to the night. Although it will interfere with the"shearing somewhat, the rain will be very welcome to the farmers, for the crops, "especially tnrnips. were beginning to suffer from the prevailing nor'~westcrs. Monday morning snows the i.inges. which have been almost clear of snow, to be again covered thicklv.

Sunday's southerly rain at the coast was represented by snow on the ranges, which yesterday showed their tops well coated, after having been cleared by she cor"-wester of last week. T.'.e sjiinglcd streets in Tiinaro—and well-used roads in the country must be in the same condition—arc vex gritty just now. particularly bsd for cycling. The surface had been loosened bv dry weather, and the nor'-wtstets of last week blew off the dust and other finer material, leaving coarse grit all over the s~rf?.ce.

The Greynv.-.iuh en;respondent of the ■"West Coast Timts." writing on November 12th, says:—The ttout fishing season is now right on us and a good manv anglor.? are daily on the river, in ail Directions, mine excellent, fish being j-e----cured. the presence of whitebait no doubt banging the trout down into the deep One cr two fairlv large she fish have bc-c-:i f.in-ht. Your correspondent has bsen s!u-.o a couple got jest near the town, or.e wc-jrkrjg im>s and tho other 211bs. while 61b and 71b trout a:e qv.ite common.

At tne Magistrate's Court vesterdav a \\ annate man named Boves was charged before the Stipendiary Magistrate with being in the Empire Hotel on October 31st. he being a person. Mr While appealed for de-'cr.dant, who pleaded not guilty. Cor,s;;:lve Christie, of Waimale, proved that defendant was at the time a prohibited person, and Constable IJmwn 'hat he entered the dive of the Empire. Mr White explained that defendant, who had come to the Tiniaru Show, gave a parcel to Mr Rkkus. human of the Empire dive, to keep for him daring the dav, and Ee went into the dive in jjie evening to eet the parcel, not to get a drink. Mr White added further, in extenuation, that defendant was prohibited at Waimate. and it was a common though erroneous belief that the effect of a prohibition order is limited to the district in which it is issued. Defendant did not get any drink and did not co for a c'rinlc, but for his parcel. His Worship, without calling or. defendant for any further explanation, said he would take Mr White's statement into consideration, and inipo'c a lighter penalty than Le otherwise would have done. Defendant wa-s fined 20s. A case in which a returned trooper was charged with travelling by rail without a proper pass was adjourned, at the request of Mr White, who appeared for the Railway Department. _ • A special effort is to he made this week in our millinery department. The young lady in chanre is full of the idea to* start December moj'!; with an entirely new lot of trimmed millinery, so to clear"li:c decks action she lias reduced the. whole of our present holdings to prices that are bound to create a feverish haste to buy. It will he hard to replace such beautiful hats and toques as we now have, either for price or style, but. our chief in the millinery thinks it worth the trying. Think it over yourself. It might beworth your while to buy a trimmed hat this week, "i on 11 bave pticc concession for certain, and the style of all our millinery is acknowledged by ali who know ativthing of present fashions. J»-,r a vint to" the lady in charge of th." ivllinj-ty department of Penrose's Dn-.wTv K trdilvshimr.: ~-i.V.vt.j

When you've decided to buy. price may be especially in your mind, but after the purchase, when it is in your possession, quality is your particular concern, and the virtue or the shortcomings of vour piano are in perpetual evidence. Therefore always buy the most durable, the mo*t artistic, the highest, quality pianos, the Urinsmead. so' that your "davs mar be happy, iind yonr end "peace.— (Advt.j

Bruises. Wounds and Lacerations need

an antiseptic dressing. Chamberlain's l'ain Balm answers ihis purpose to perfection. It is a liniment of wonderful hailing power. One application give* relief. Try it. J. C. Oddie sells it.— (Adrt.) Bicyclists should never start out «;j!i<iut a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain B:i3tn in their tool bags. This liniment is excellent for all flesh wounds and sprains. One application gives relief. Trr it. J. C. Oddie sells it.—(Advt.)

Tile usual nvnthly meeting <-i the Ti in;iru Mechanics* lu-::'Hltr Commits c was held last evening in the I.ilcaiy H.i]3. Piesent: —Mr (rßourke lin tin- chain, Messrs Douglas, Valentine. S'immeis. Munni. ;in<i Siaplcton. Mc>n« V«ih-.u .did Gunn sent ajMilogjes. The librarian's ie porl. was lead nn<l de-alt with. It was agreed »<• hold !he annua" meeting of subscribers <<n Saturday, the 23th ins!. Accounts vvoic pis>ed for 3<aymerit, and the meeting closed.

The past fortnight at *"ai:3ic "jas Jicch remarkable for .strong drying wind*, ibe stiffest Wow being lhe night of the gak- ;>! Geraldiue. liut little damage, was «3one at. Fairlie. A sliilt of wind hiought up several houis of welcome rain on Sunday afternoon, though the cold n<m]ii he bard on shorn sheep, as on Monday morning tiie hills were white again low down. Shearing is going on stt.idi'y. and t .-* 1 ]«c>■ of iambir.g ]:.'. v- tarnci out ve:y favourably. The rain will make the springing crops come away. Thete is a good breadth showing now. The Xo-License Lcnguc met last evening in the Primitive Methodist Church. There was a very full attendance, the President (Rev. J. X. Buttle) bc-iug in the chair. T3:e secretary reported that she net amount resulting fjo:rj the collection on the previous Sunday evening's meeting on behalf < f the suffeteis by the wreck of the Elingamitc was £3 10s 6d. Arrangements in connection with polling day were advanced as far as possible Spea3;ers and singers were arranged for the meeting* this evening at Levels' Station Homestead and Wasbdyke school. It was decided that there should be .t meeting of workers at the close of the special intercessory meeting on Thursday evening ai the Pnmitive Methodist Church. Before leaving the meeting a number of those who arc to act as scrutineers received instruction.* as to the proper fulfilment of their duties. and especially so in regard So the proper counting of the voles. It was decided to order further supplies o: literature for distribution. SYNOPSIS OF XF.YT ADVERTISEMEXTS. Auction sales—Another sale at Point <,n Monday next. MaJing and SbaJJcrass—Sale at Geraldine Farmers' Yards to-morrow. Canterbury Fanners* Co-operative Association—Stock sale at Gera3dinc to-morrow. Dalgeiy and Co.—Sell learn sheen dogs Ocraldinc to-morrow. Guinness and LeCiea. Ltd.—St. Andrews sale or. Friday. McGruer, Davaes.-md Co.—Xcw importations of summer goods. Mr and Mrs R. Griffiths—Thank* to friends for kind enquiries. O. and C. Hanr. Winchester—Have freehold farm for sale by tender. R. H. Rboocr—Thanks to ratepayers of Olaio Ridir.g. P. MtCV.skill. Temuka—Has general bakery, grocery, etc.. for sale. J". G. Cowan—Particulars of tailor-made ladies' costumes. Colonial Sugar Co.—Xotice of advance in price of sugar. Morrison Bros., Geraldine—Have store at Peel Forest to let or sell. Mr F. R. Flatsuc—List of addresses to I* electors. Thomas Enwlcy—Notice of Eomiratjoa of Francis W. Isitt Tiniarn Port Guards—Company parade Moody wharf to-night. Licensing Pol! Regulation Act—Xotice by Retaining Officer. Timaru. G. V. Cochrane. Waimate—Xotice under Licensing Pol! Regulation Act. R- L. Banks—Calls tenders supply dog collars Mackenzie County Council. Macker.sis County Council—lnvite applications dog tax cnUcctor. Wanteds—Two notices.