TOWN'S & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXX, Issue 12308, 27 February 1904, Page 2

TOWN'S & COUNTRY.

Very fine--weather has prevailed on the West Coast, since August and mining operations are seriously tampered.- - Yesterday Captain Edwin advised as follows:—"Moderate to strong winds from the northward, glass fall, tides good, sea moderate." ■ At the Magistrate's Court, Greymouth, yesterday, P. Tibbies, for assaulting a Chinaman, and J. Brennan, for arson, were committed for trial. The Rev. A. E. Hunt will conduct the services at the Congregational Church tomorrow. Morning subject, " A Friend of God"; evening, "Realising Our Ideals." Divine service will be conducted in the Wesleyan Church to-mcrrrow by the Rev. S. J. Serpell. . Morning subject, " Washed in the Blood of the Lamb "; evening, "An address to the young people." Attention is directed to Mr Moss Jonas' sales to-day. Valuable jewellery, clothing, of all descriptions, musical instruments, etc., are to come under the hammer. Full particulars are advertised. The Auckland Court awarded the Dilworth trustees £4OOO compensation for land taken for the Penrose rifle range. _ The tiustees claimed £7260 and the Government offered £3OOO. A lire occurred at " Parnell yesterday morning, resulting in the destruction of the bakery of Montgomery; Manakau road. Some damage was done to the residence attached. The damage to the bakery is about- £l5O and is covered by insurance. The work of opening up the State coal mine at Ruiianga having been completed, a number of workmen have been dismissed. The stoppage is only a temporary one and, as soon as the railway is completed, the mine will be in a position to put out coal. The Ashburton Beautifying Association has accepted the tender of Faulkner and Sons, Dunedin, for the erection of an iron railing fence on a concrete base round Baring Square. The price is £4Bl. A sum £SOO was bequeathed by the late CapTain Coleman for this purpose. Mr Eyre Kenny, 5.M.,. Deputy District Judge, will take the March sittings in ♦lie District Court at Palmerston North, Pahiatua, Masterton, and Taranaki. MrKenny will also be appointed - chairman of the Wanganui Licensing Committee on and from March Ist. . At the Gisborne Gas Company's annual meeting the accounts presented showed that the year's profit, after making provision for improvements, was £2236. In addition to the interim dividend in Juno last, the , directiors recommend a further dividend of Is per share! Among the passengers from Temuka to Christckurch by last night's express were His Lordship, Bishop Grimes, Colonel Porter, C.8., and Captain and Adjutana McGie. Colonel Porter spent the afternoon in inspecting the Temuka Rifles' range, and pronounced it satisfactory and safe for shooting up to 600 yards. 'ihe New Zealand Loan and'. Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, call "'attention Lo the alteration in advertisement re lease of Mr M. Gudcx's farm. The time for tendering is extended to Saturday, the 19th Mjirch/and as the property is divided into two farms of 603 acres (on which are all the buildings) and 214. acres (without buildings), tenders can be put in for the whole Block, or for each farm separately.

The Wellington City Council has decided to take a- poll of the ratepayers for a loan of £75,050 lor the following works: £21,450 shortage on electric -tram loan; £18,600 on extras connected with Town Hall, including organ, furniture, etc., £3500 extras connected with tramway works, such as extension of tile power house and plant, initiation of stores, etc., Customs duty, and removing overhead wires... The Rev. G. H. Mann will conduct both services in the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow. The special attention of the residents in Washdykc and district is called to the afternoon tervice which will commence to-morrow, and will be conducted regularly by Mr Mann, except on the first Sunday in the month. Messrs Boothroyd and Best will take the evening service. The assistant to whom Mr Hyde, the poultry expert, referred in his address the other evening, is a y&ung man who is being specially trained for service in the poultry department. He will assist MrHyde in leciijiring, and his advice and services will be available for farmers and the many others interested poultry industry. The assistant will also give practical help in selecting stock, how to'pre- I pare food, and in any other way he can. The following are the Timaru, entries, for the Rifle .Association meeting commencing at Treniliani on Thursday, 3rd March next: —Sergeant Beckihgliam J., Timaru Port Guards; Corporal Dash H. J., Waimate Rilles; Col.-Sergeant Hijjgins M., Timaru Rifles*; Lieutenant Martin S. K.. Timaru Rifles'; Sergeant Waugh R., Port, Guards; Private Hurdley E., Sopth Canter? bury Mounted Rifles; private Sim J., IV mulca-Rifles; Sergeant Mathews, J., South Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Col.-Sergeant Chapman, Temuka Rifles, and Private Felix Hathaway Port Guards, have been' selected ns register-keepers at the Association meet- I ing,

The annual-general meeting of the Technical Classes Association will be held in the Main School at 8 o'clock this evening, when the secretary; Mr .Crawshaw, will present a report of a satisfactory character on the. past year's work. Members and all others interested in the work of the Association are requested to attend.

Last niglit the choir of Chalmers Church met in the Sophia Street Hall to bid farewell to Miss Wilson, one of the members, who is leaving Timarii for Scotland. She was, presented with a gold necklet and greenstone pendant, inscribed "Kia Ora<" "There was a large gathering at the hall, and a very pleasant social evening was spent. Owing to the Railway Department having no rolling stock available for Thursday next, the Builders' Picnic Committee last evening decided to hold their picnic at Winchester. Parties will proceed to the favourite grounds by drag, leaving Shepherd's corner at 8.30 a.m. It is expected that should the weather be at all fine, the picnic will be a great success. Many tickets have been sola, and all the arrangements are very forward.

A building contractor, G. F. Balcer, committed suicide yesterday morning at Palmarston North by shooting, himself with a revolver. His body was found on the Borough reserve on which the morgue has just been erected, his feet, touching the building. Deceased was 61 years of age, aud leaves a wife and family of nine grown-up children. He came to Palmerston five or six years ago from the Taranaki district. Insomnia is supposed to be the cause.

Regarding the resolution passed at a recent public meeting at Christchurcli protesting against the introduction of Chinese labour on the".Rand, .which was forwarded :p the Governor with a- request 'that it should be sent to the Imperial Government, bis Excellency has replied that lie will be pleased to mention the resolution when irrfting to~the-Seoretory of State, but regrets that he cannot see his Tfay :to forward the same, as the matter has been a'ready dealt with by .the Government.;

' We have received from-our Wafmate correspondent a full report of the Magisterial inquiry into the numerous charges of petty theft and horse-stealing against the two young men Hollamby aud Bro-.vn, but o\v-' ing to its. length, and the quantity of otbei matter in hand, we are compelled to holeover the report till Monday. Both, accused were found guilty of several charges of stealing goods, under the summary juris diction, and sentenced to six m'Jfcths' imprisonment " and shorter terms on several charges (corciurent). They pleaded guilty to three indictable offences,, including' two cases o'f horse stealing, and were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

Advantage was taken of the .'preseni e o he Batta:ion-officers being iir Timnru ov. Thursday for the Battalion parade, to hoK a social gathering in the Grosvenor Hole' in the eve~ir.g, by way of Culonels Moore and Jowsey, C. M.G'. Caprain Gillies- presided, and "there.were also 'present- -.—Colonel Porter, C.8., commanding the Volunteer District. Major Crawhaw, Adjutants McGie and Foden, Captains Jackson, Beckingham, Mackenzie, Barclay, Paterson and Muir (Australian Horse), Lieutenants .Hayes, Jackson, -McNab, Martin, Hintz and Hefford. A Handsome silver mounted oak inkstand and salad bowl were presented to Colonel Moore: and a set of links, match-box and pocket flask to Colonel JoWsey. A pleasant evening was spent. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Messrs Moss Jonas and It. Bowie, J.Ps., two strangers were fined 5s each for drunkenness. D. Mclvoy was fined 5s and costs for riding, a bicycle'on a footpath. Accused knocked a girl down, tearing her clothes, and inflicting injuries which laid her-up for some days. Franz Taivemen, in" the eyes of the law an undesirable emigrant, and st> liable to forfeit £IOO if he did not leave the colony, was charged with refusing duty on the barque Doris; and with wilful damage to a lock with which he was locked up. He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment-. . Harry Batclielcr was -fined 10s arid costs foi\ employing an uncertificated engine-driver at Pleasant , Point, and P. Andrews, the driver in question, was fined the same amount for driving a traction engine without a certificate. At the Magistrate's Court at Wainiate on Thursday a man -named Alexander Campbell was-charged before Major Keddell, S.M., with wilfully neglecting to pay for the maintenance of his child, a lad ten years of age. Mr Nicholls appeared for plaintiff, John James, who had maintained the child since it- was two months' o.n. ■ Since then. he had been-paid, altogether £147 75.: Nothing had been paid; recently, and plaintiff hat! received £5 8s 6d on the. boy's behalf from the Charitable Aid Board. • Counsel further stated that defendant was willing to take the child and keep it himself and pay plaintiff at tba rate of 2s 6d par week until the prcseat arrears of £5 8s 6;' were paid. . The accused, who resided in the North Island, admitted to the Bench that he had married again in April last and had another child. The case was adjourned for a couple of hours - to. "see whetlic« some arrangement could be come to between the parties, and the result of this conference was thai the father agreed to take the: child and pay the amount owing to plaintiff, the Bench expressing the hope that defendant would keep his promise and look after the boy. •/' ' The Daisy road cart, wheels 54 inch, steel tyres, 1£ steel springs, steel axle I£. Price £l2 10s. Morrow, Bassett and Co." —(Advt.) ■ . .' The marvellous expansion of American institutions is most noticeable in that giant of finance the New York Life Insurance Company. During the year 1903, the company issued new insurances amounting to £67,000,000, on which the first premiums were paid, an increase of £5,000,000 on the figures of 1902. The total insurances at 31st December, 1903, were £367,000,000. These results were achieved at a lower expense ratio than that of the previous year. Among the attractions offered by this company are its 20 years guaranteed 5 per cent, investment policy; and a policy which gives life insurance absolutely free to the investor. The company's representative can be found in Stafford street, next the Land Office.—(Advt). ■ * There , may bs little need for you to worry about the decline, of the gent's silk hat, or whether earrings aTe reviving; it is more to the point that .you should be posted up. in what Penrose's is . offering in Christy's frame hats of newest shape. Gent's fawn frame hats, usual price 10s 6d, sale price 8s 6d; cent's slate frame hats, the very latest shape, usual price 10s 6d, sale price 8s 6d; gent's brown and drab frame hats, usual price 10s 6d, sale price 8s 6d; gent's fawn, brown, grey and slate frame hats, usual price 9s 6d, sale price 7s 6d; gent's black frame hats, usual price 8s 6d, sale price 6s 6d; gent's black flexible felt hats, -usual price 8s 6d, sale price 6s 6d; gent's black flexible felt hats, usual price 10s 6d, sale price 6s 6d. Penrose's Drapery Establishment.—(Advt.)

The last week of Gabites' summer sale is announced, the nest few days is the last opportunity of securing boys' Kaiapoi suits at 7s 6d; men's suits TSs", suits to order for 635; hats- at half prices; drills, galatea, flannelettes, etc., below cost price. Ladies' 9s lid shoes for 4s lid; infants' shoes for-6d; men's strong boots "for 8s lid, etc., etc. —(Advt.) As usually treated a sprain will disable the injured person for three or four weeks, but if Chamberlain's Pain Balm is freely applied a complete cure may be effected in a veiy few-days. Pain Balm also cures rheumatism, cuts, bruises and burns. For sale by J. C. Oddie.—(Advt.) Change of water often brings on diarrhoea. For this reason many experienced travellers carry a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, ; Cholera and Diarrhoea' Remedy with them to be used in case of an emergency. This preparation has no equal as a cure for bowel complaints. It cannot be ob tained while on board the cars or steamship, and that is where it is most likely to-be needed. Buy a bottle before leaving home. Sold by J. C. Oddie.—(Advt.) WAIMA.T® LIBRARY. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Waimate Library was' held on Thursday evening. There was a fair attendance. Mr W. M. Hamilton, president, occupied the cbair.' The report and bal-ance-sheet, which had been previously circulated among members, were taken as read. The report made a strong appeal to members to endeavour to secure additional subscribers, so that a greater number of new books could be placed yearly on the library shelves, and general improvements made in the library. The balance-sheet showed the revenue to have been £lO3 13s 2d, £63 3sr having been received for Subscriptions and £1? 14s' lOd Government eubsidy. The sum of £39 16s lid lind been . spent inne\v books, magazines and papers. Salaries £3l 15s and fuel and light-£23 3s 9a were the other, chief items of expenditure. Report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr W. M. Hamilton was re-elected president, and the following weie e'eoicd 0 c'liitiiittes Messrs C. Akhurst, Bailey, W. H. -Beekelt, G. H. Graham, W. H. Unrgreaves, R. A Nicol, G. Pitciiitlilv, M. Smith anil C. A. Wilson; auditor, Mr G. V. Cochrane. A! a meeting of the now committee, Air R. O. Nicol was re-elected secretary and Mr M. Smith treasurer. The president, treasurer, and secretary were appointed a finance committee, and Messrs'Akhurst, Beckett and Pitoaithly a book committee. It was resolved to subscribe to the new magazine, "Life." After fixing Gn the second Wednesday in the month as night of meeting, and resolving to call lenders for old magazines, the meeting terminated.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . . -1 • B. Rutland—Sells poultry, books, furijiiure, etc., this day. -. . . - National Mortgage and Agency Co.—Geraldine sale on Wednesday, clearing sale at ' . Beaeonsfield on 10th March. Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Asso- " ciation—Stock market, at Geraldine on Wednesday. Mo those in search of properties—Particulars by N.Z: Loan Company. Dalgety and Co. —Point sale on Monday, Geraldine' on Wednesday; important sale of sheep at Ealing.on 31st March. New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Co. —Stock sale Point on Monday, St. Andrews" on Friday. Guinness and LeCren, Ltd.—Sale at. PointMonday, Washdyke Tuesday V Geraldine Wednesday; . run* for sale.» To sugar importers—Hawea loads aC' ■ Auckland on Monday; Congregational Church—Rev. A. E. Hunt \ preaches to-morrow. ' - V Chalmers Church—Services for to-mor- \ row. \ Miss Gillies—Langer system, address \ Wilson's Buildings, Stafford street. V Miss Hardy Johnson—Resumes dancing \ classes 2nd March. " Priest and Holdg'ate—Varieties by the... . Nairnshire from New York. J. S. Turnbul!—Calls tenders f6r painting. . Pearson—ls now located in new shop, McKeown's buildings. Lest-—Purse and family ticket; reward on return " Herald " Office. Piimitive Methodist Church—Services for Sunday next. Trinity Presbyterian Church—Rev. Thos.' Stinson preaches to-morrow. Building Trades Picnic—At Winchester, < not Wa!mate,"f>n Thursday next/ . . . Healey's Sanitary . Appliances—Full par- ■: ticulars and prices. " Wanteds—Three notices.