TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12669, 4 May 1905, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Yesterday Captain Edwin advised as follows : —"Moderate to strong winds from between south-east and east and northeast, glass fall, tides high, sea heavy swell, probably a cold night." It is announced that extra pay will be handed over on application to the officers and men who acted as hospital orderlies on the troopship Montrose. Difficulty is being experienced in tracing the men. Word has been received by petitioners at Geraldine that the railway time table is to be altered so that, the afternoon train from Timaru to Ashburton will leave Timaru at 4 p.m. instead of 3.30 p.m. Mr Louis Bourn, formerly of Timaru, who remained in South Africa, alter the conclusion of the war, has left the service of the Transvaal Government, and has commenced business in Pretoria as proprietor of livery stables.

A ballot for £SOO and a sale of £3OC took place in the No. 1 group of the Pioneer Terminating Building Society of Timaru last evening. Share No. 86, a single share holder, and orr the 2nd draw share No. 272, also a single shareholder, were success ful at the ball.-t. The sale of the £3OC realised £lB per £l5O.

At the Auckland Board of Education meeting strong comment was made, on the urdar-staffing: of schools, and a resqluHor ivai passed expressing gratification'at the Premier's statement, ilrat a further increase in teachers' salaries" was desirable, also, strongly urging the Premier, when dealing with that question to take into considera tion the urgent need for the more libera 1 staffing of the public schools. A'reminder is given of the concert ir St. Mary's schoolroom this evening. 1 very interesting programme has been ranged, comprising vocal and instrument;!' items and picturesque dances. Songs wil be rendered by' Mrs Pratt, Messrs Mason Morgan and C. Healey. The Sabbath Schoo boys will contribute a chorus, and the girl< a 'flower cantata. The Marine Band wi l play outside the hall, prior to the concecommencing. The promoters have workevery hard to ensure success, and the con cert promises to be the most pleasurab 1 ' held in the schoolroom for a long time. An increase in the berthage rate at Lyt telton by |d per ton on all vessels of 200' tons register and over, and that a reduc tion on wharfage be made on grain, froze meat and tallow, was proposed by M. Laurenson at the Lyttelton Harbour Boarr meeting yesterday. He stated that a 400 C ton steamer discharging and loading in t week 2000 tons of cargo now pays £131: at Wellington' the charge would be £141: and at Tiniaru £207. Under his proposa the charge at Lytte'ton would be £143 After a brief discussion it was decided. t< refer/ the matter to the Finance Committee The members of the Timaru Volunlee Fire Brigade held an enjoyable smok concert last evening, Captain Campbel presiding, for the purpose of making som presentations. Two of the members ari retiring from the Brigade, Lieutenant Necklin and Fireman Shewan, and each was pre-

suited with an acceptable souvenir of hi' connection with the Brigade. Three-year, service certificates were also presented to Firemen Thompson, Bartley, and Arscott and another two-years' service bar (making his thirteenth year of service) to Honoraiy Surgeon Thomas. There was a full attendance of the Brigade, and a pleasant evening was spent.

; Mr Mahony surprised the Leve's Counci' yesterday by' proposing that they shoulc experiment with wood blocking of roads' carrying heavy traffic, using pinus insignia blocks. He felt certain that pinus insignif would last a long time. The surveyor saic' a solid bed would be 'needed for woor 1 blocking, and it could not be done unde; £l2 or £l4 a chain. Mr Pringle said he had put in big pinus insignis posts, pu' the date oh them, and they were decayed away in. six or eight years. Mr Mahony said they use that wood in America with success, and it lasts better than hard wood. They mights use some dressing on it. The Council put the idea aside as impracticable. At- the meeting of the Levels County Council yesterday a good deal of dissatisfaction was expressed at the piecemeal system of revising the county valuations by the Government. This year four riding.' have been revised and the valuations largely increased, the rest of the ridings being un altered. The result is that ratepayers in the former divisions will have to pay increase-' rates, while'those of the latter division? will not. The Increases are expected tr yield an additional £IOOO of revenue, and this will be collected from four only of thr seven ridings. It may be suggested that the Council should prepare a remit.to the County Councils conference on the subject. At a meeting of the Sailors' Rest Com mittee, he'd on Tuesday evening, Stear' reported thai the Rest had been vi-ited by 93 sailors during the month. Mesdamer McKay, Hart, Peter Fox, Dr de Latoui (Dunedin), and Mr McLalchey, had sent parcels of reading matter; Mrs Hart had kindly sent a bag of apples, the Westpor' Coal Company a ton of coal, a, subscription of £1 Is had been received from the Rev. R. Jackson, and\Mr Hutton had sent'V parcel of writing material. For all these sifts votes of thanks were passed. As tin Best.jjadly needs painting it was'decide-* to have this done, and as funds would b ■needed to arranore for a concert to be heV at as early a date as possible. Mr A. H. Bourn, speaking of the j ise in wool at the pres-ent series of London sales, recorded in to-day's cablegrams, remarked that values were still lower than they were before the fall io Januaiy took place. He anticipated, however, that prices would advance higher still, and that the increase wculd be more permanent than it was at the end of last year, when dealers had been frightened by the high prices,- and being under no necessity to buy, had held off,, thus causing the fall which took place at the January series. He thought that now people who wanted wool would be bound to have, it, and therefore prices would be maintained at an advanced level. The usual fortnightly meeting of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., No. 6308, was held last evening, Bro. T. Taylor presiding over a fair attendance of members. The balance sheet -in connection with the United Friendly Societies' picnic was read, and a veiy hearty vote of thanks was passed to* the committee for the great trouble they had gone to jn making it a success. The i sick visitor complimented the lodge on the absence of sickness during the fortnight, '■■ the sick pay being the lowest passed for a number of years. One candidate was' initiated into the order. The sum of £4 ■■ 6s 8d was passed for payment. The re- ! ceipts for the evening were £sl 16s 7d. The"lodge was closed in the usual maimer, by the N.G., Bro. Taylor, at 9.40. j

Mr Bowie, chairman of the South Canterbury Dairy Company, states that the decision of the directors at the beginning of sve season to refuse the offers of dairy prodace Merchants for the season's output, and to ship Home themselves, has turned out very satisfactory, the price obtained for their last consignment being 108s, equal to about lid per lb, whereas the best offer they received on the spot was in the neighbourhood of 9d. Mr Bowie ■ added that the people who were making money out of butter just now were those who were zieafing in " milled " butter, for which they paii 5d or 51d. Charges by the time it got to London brought it up to about 7d, and tiiey were selling it up to 9d, netting or 2d a lb. He could not understand why farmers bothered churning butter at home and selling it to storekeepers, when they could get a better return merely for delivering their milk at a qreamery. The pipe organ which has recently been built for the Timaru Congregational Church is in place, and will be formally opened shortly. The instrument was built in Ti- ' si«fs by Mr Hathaway (with the exception of such' .parts as had necessarily to be imported). The church is to be congratulated upon having an instrument of entirely local production, ai)d JVitJial pf fine quality. In appearance, the organ is a simple combination of dark wood and white metal pipes, well arranged in the Gothic (style of archi- ■ tecture. As to its tone, the maker has used his ingenuity and materials to the best purpose, and has secured, from an organ of quite limited compass an effect one would scarcely think possible gave with a much larger one. The-tone is particularly good, the various notes being distinctive ami true to name, and they blend very well. The capacity of the organ* is well proportioned to the size of the building, and the new owners should be thoroughly satisfied that their needs in this respect are filled, and the instrumentation of the musical service brought up to date.

The monthly meeting pf thg jGSeraldine ! Borough Council was held on Tuesday i night. Present) Jlje Worship the Mayor, Mr W. S. Maslin (in the chafV), and Coun.cillors R, Taylor, W. Dawson, P, W, His. lop and E. Logan. An apology for absence was received from Councillor J. Mating. The Hospital and Charitable Aid halfyearly contribution and Council's contribution to the. Infectious Diseases Hospital were passed for payment.' The tender of Mr R. Richards was accepted for carting 350 yards pf shingle for repairing roads the amount being £l7 lis Bd. As no ten. ders were 1- received for laying concrete kerbing in Talbot street, it was decided to call fresh tenders. Mr Wallace, South Canterbury agent, and Mr Rose, engineer, of the Kitson Light Company, waited on the Council' and discussed the terms on which the Company's lights could be supplied to the borough. It was eventually decided to purchase four of the best lamps at a cost of £l2O on certain conditions. The overseer was instructed to extend the high pressure vater supply down Bridge street. After passing account? th« Council rose,

A concert and dance, in aid of the Sutherland® School funds, will be held on the 18th inst.

Acceptances for the Ashburton County Racing Club's Autumn Meeting fall clue at 9 o'clock to-morrow evening. The Timaru Borough Council have not yet adopted a by-law regulating the speed of motor cars driven through the borough, and many townspeople think it high tima a check * was placed upon the speed at which certain ears— rather a certain car —is run along the main: street. The well-known Black Family of musicians and entertainers will be at Pleasant Point this evening, Albury to-morrow evening, and Fairlie on Saturday. They will visit Timaru on the 10th inst. The fame of the Family, is widely known, and nil their entertainments should attract large audiences.

Messrs Mason, Struthers and Company 'rave recently had a large' iron store erected f or them dn the Hayes street reclamation, lext to the We«tlarid r Timaru Timber Com■lany's premises. The store is adjoined by \ spacious yard, .fenced with'iron, and the iremises arc well suited for their purpose —as a bulk store for the heavy commodities handled by the firm.

Some reminders of ancient Timaru were riven at the Mayor's social last night, jpuncillor Stracharr spoke of Timaru as he 'mew it first in 1859, when he helped to hip wool, three bales at a time in a boat, '.rid the contrast between that sort of thing urd the present harbour, was not greater Iran between Sam Williams', publichouse on he beach, the bast house in the place hen. and the present buildings in the town. \lr Graham, stationmaster, recalled the ime when, in 1869, he anchored in a small chooner in the roadstead somewhere about vhere the sawrmll chimney now stands;

■'hen it was thought that Timaru had no 'articular future before it; that all the hipping required could be done by Lyttelf>n on one side and Oamaru on the other. "hat forecast-had proved quite mistaken. The art of "enamelling a cycle is known to -ery few. Scott's have a (specially built rr-tight room, and a specially constructed ven for the purpose, and skilled men to 'oik it. They give a cycle three coats, •)d hand polish, including all bearings Penned and adjusted throughout for twenty hilUngs. Once tried always satisfied.— Advt.j Every farmer who eees the Becicia Disc lough at work acknowledges it to be a, reat labour saver. Local agents : Priest nd Holdgate, Timaru.—(Advt.) Settling down after the holidays is a prows we are all busy at, and as the novelty if new sights and experiences subside we ,-Uher up the detail of every day life. The oliday pressure was a. little too much for ur tailoring department, and some were isappoinled through the de'ay. That ■rouble is well over, the cutting board is 'ear again, and ready for that piece of 'otli you are about to entrust us with. he cutter's scissors were never placed in vetter hands than those of Mr Harry Mathews, and no reliance can exceed that 'lnch you may place in the result of Mr iathew's work. We can accept any kind >f tailoring work from the sleek city suit >f British worsteds to.; the. more homely olonial tweed suits; our prices for these after are-60s, 655," 70s, 75s per suit, made o order; our price for British worsted uits are 80s, 85s, 90s; gent's trousers to ■rder 18s 6d, to 27s 6d. We are able to.

ccept very low prices for making vp to

leasure, boys' and .youths' tweed suits. Tl '' a section of our business we give much ttention to, and have studied down the irice to almost stock suit quotations; call "or particulars.—Penrose's Drapery Estnbishment.—(Advt.) A special invitation is extended to you iy one second-hand £7 organ and a £lO ■>iano to become its owner. Interview Yeggs' about it:—(Advt.) After Dinner. To assist digestion, roieve distress after eating too heartily and >revent constipation, take Chamberlain's ttomach and Liver Tablets. They are just •vhat you need. Sold by J. C. Od'die, chemst.

What to do Until the Doctor Arrives.—

f it is a.case of colic or cholera morbus rive Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and you will have no need of a doctor. For sale by J. C. Oddie, chemist.—(Advt.) The_ Jap and Russian fleets will soon neet in a. death struggle' for supremacy, ind then alas, how many are the brave ! ailors on both sides who will not return ignin to their homes. Let us wlio arc far iway from the din of strife enjoy to the 'nil our home comforts and increase them a housand fold by the possession of a Lipp )iano. For purity and excellence it jja*' 10 compeer.—(Advt.) WHAT WOMEN SUFFER.

A woman needs medicine more than a man. Dr Ensor's Tamar Juice for Indigeiion, Constipation, Liver aria Kidney Ailnents, has no equal. A purely herbal compound; the first dose will prove its ifficacy. Ask for Tamer Juice, and see that you get it; 2s 6d, all stores. (Advt.) Messrs Kernohan, McCahou and Co!, LtL. agents.

•Voods' Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d. (Advt.) the; ward system. In the course of his remarks at Lis initulhtion as Mayor last night, Mr Craigie criticised the subdivision of the Borough into wards. While the ward system, he said, seemed to favour local interests, by giving them special representatives, on the other hand it was said that if the Borough was made one electorate they would get better men to come forward as Councillors. He had been charged with asking some people to come forward as candidates, and he pleaded guilty; he bud asked at least twenty people to become candidates, and several to come lor ward as Mayor. The Councillors ought, he considered, to represent something like an equal proportion, of the rate Value of the Borough, but that was by no means the- case now. Each ward had two representatives, but the ward valuations differed very much. They were—N.E. Ward, £26,393; S.E., £6972; N.W., £11,148 10s: S'W., £2616; N. Suburban, £9469 10s; S.S., £5499 10s. The number of electors in each ward was— N.E., 317;' S.E., 205; N.W., 391; S.W., 171; N.S., 463"; S.'S., 399. The aveiaga annual value per elector was £3O but the average in the wards varied from £l3 in the South Suburban to £B3 in the North-East Ward ; and if the twelve Councillors were divided according to the, ward valuations, the Ndrth-East Ward would have 5 1-10 Councillors,' the South-West Ward but half one. The Council shou'd carefully consider the question, and if the ward system was retained, the boundaries of the wards should be'readjusted, as the present ones were very unfair, on the population .basis, and still more so on the valuation basis.—Ex-Councillor Waite remarked that to carry out the ward system properly separate accounts should be kept for each, ward.