TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12898, 8 February 1906, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Sonoma, arrived at San FrancsKcoi on Tuesday la*t at 2 p.m. Ltttcir addressed VTai. <>eoai«. R. Willi;, wis ar.d and Robert Wrigb. :iie lyinj.- ujn-hiuied at the Tiinaru i'ost office. Al 1.10 p.m. yeslerday Captain EfAtiu advised a* iVilhws -.—"Moderate to strong caste? ]y winds, plass little movement. -tides good, sea moderate."

Kn:n<'-tns .are current that \hc GcxcnSJiient aive aboutl.-» purchase the WcJlingt-ua-Mannw-afa railway. but ibe Premier and Sir . Ward and the railway coii-pauj; <lerjy thtir correct tick-, and say they probably _ emanated from people having land! let ft: I.

The Westport Haifoour Board advertise two srsteea-inch centrifugal; •sasd pumps for sale.

Special rehearsals of fhe Timaru Operatic Society -will be held to-morrow evening, and on Wednesday of next week. Mr J. Murphy, of Pleasant Point, lias sold tke well-known Pleasant Point Hotel t6 Mr €J. Biyne, of Palmerston, North, -and formerly of W&imate. During the late sporte at St. Andrews a purse containing money was picked up on the sports ground. It has since lain at dse St.. Andrews police station awaiting the appearance of an fawner.

Lieutenant Watts, of the Nelson! College ' Cadets, has been notified that he lias :been ..granted a commission as second lieutenant of the Second Northamptonshire Regiment , in. the Imperial Arxngr. He has ,i>een -instructed to leave for -England at "once. Two men were convicted! of drunkenness •at the Magistrate's -'Court yesterday. An old offender named John Stevenson was

.fined 10s and •2s eab hire. The other, who appeared for the .'first time, was fined Vss. "

to the extraordinairy. success achieved! at the Princess Theatre, Dtmedfci, ' the MacMahon -Company have decided to extend the season there till' Saturday night, . - playing at Timaru on Monday and -Tuesday, 12th and 13th. Mr 0. T. J. Alpers' statement -of the case for the Crown in the caee of Infanti-'

cide tried at the Supreme Court yesterday, "was admirably concise and clear, as to ..both the facts and the law. Learned /counsel had evidently studied the case vwith cam

, ' Hie ;garden .party arranged by St. Mary's t jSuild is to take placeatMr E. A. LeGren's residence, 'Church street, this afternoon.. Amongst the attractions will be music by /the .bands, motor car trips, boys' obstacle ; ia&es, bicycle processions, dances on the lawn, two stalls 'for tie sale of goods,. and a. Christmas tree. • The party should prove ,r.most pleasant, and be well attended. Last • a .nigbfc the .weather outlook was not at all , ■ jjiomisrng, and if it should rain this after-! jnipn, .a will be held in St. Miiy's §chck>lroom. ' -. i' t One of the members of the Levels' C<"isity ■ Council yesterday, in a discussion on the i Hanging Jlock bridge, said the Cjahi -would soon be all bridges. Another memBer rebuked him.- It was all' very well ; IS>: talk, but if the firet speaker was on. jitfae other-side of, the river with a ..sick wife . I . "Oh, you can't quote experiences* like that' yet; yo.u haven't got ,K a-"wsfe." 'lßeeaeit% mention -ms m<ide of a bridge by .a deputation ta v . .Sir J. G. Ward, ; and the. member who

, mentioned. it was surprised when he was j '"' told that that -was another bridge. It- '-' "was that the ,'r Hangmg Rock' ■ bridge., was btarnd to ; rapidly becoming a politicffl matter, i

: The "-Alexandra Heiald" of.. January „ 31st- contains a report of several' present-a- ---' tioiis made by local musical organisations to Mr A. A. Briaseo, prior- to liis departure for Timaru, where,he intends to prac- : tiee. his profession as a teachen of musrc. ; Alexandra Orchestral Society, gave Mr , Briaseo a purse of sovereigns • the Brass Band a handsome gold sovereign case and ■ fountain-- pen; and a" number' -of friends -■ -giive him- a case of pipes. fhe remarks' ...made at the several gatherings and reported .in the."Herald ".show thatMr'Bmsco.haU played'. an important part in" 1 social circus ; in "Alexandra;.' His service's' to the'-OrchestTal Society and -the ' Band were highly spofeen off and -his .Jate fellow ... . he's a jolly good felitisr."- -; ..".'V. '. " The nervous strain of household, care wears'bnt even the.strongest women.' Take Wine, the, peerless , tonic, -which i, builds /up the body and mat as the-weak .. strong. Pleasant to the taste; —(Adyt.)

There, will be another . auction sale of drapery and clothing at Penrose's {rutfitting'stop on Saturday, February 10th, •when Mr Moss Jonas will offer for absolute sale ,a- very large lot of mew ; goods in ladies'..and gent's wearing apparel.; calico, sheeting, towels, quilts, curtains, flannels', diapers, linen, tablei damask, Hollands, floorcloths, carpets; dresses, crashes, lawns. irras:ins,-hosiery, etc., etc. These goods" will •l>e_ . sold. without the slightest reserve. The prices will.therefore be entirely ;in"favour °'f buyers. A better opportunity to buy never was offered to the public 'of this district. Those aboiit to ftirnish or''refurnish cannot possibly -do: as•; well for themselves by any other meafi s. • Sale Commeqces at 1.30 p.m.—Penrose's Drapery Establishment.—(Advt.)T

Brains and machinery are being exhibited at •Begg's. The brain creates the musical

composition. The machinery in the .Apollo piano player tenders that' composition., pet fectly. Plays anything at any Ttime by anybody. It's passed-all' exams: with honours, and can play any composition better than the greatest living ; artist can do. Price, £37 10s.—(Advt.) ' .

The. man who says "there is nothing perfect -on earth " never used; a McCormick. Agent, Priest and Holdgate; Timaral-r----(Advt.) "• -v

Begg's have the latest piano player. It's ' a combination of brains and machinerv. Only ; half the price of similar machines, and is .already driving its competitors from the market. It's named the " Apollo," and is worked by a spring motor, the pedals being used solely for the production of loud üßci soft effects. . The .turning over and .; bacK> <>f the music is done automatical3y. 4 The knob for regulating the Tenlpo produces its effects instantaneously,' aid to A marked degree—while the slight pressure ' a button operates the pedals of- the . piano. A most useful innovation: is the. ability by the turn of a screw to change the key in which the music fe written, and a special feature is the fact that the pieces of musio may be. hired, as books are froin -a. -circulating library, not bought. Thus you. may-haver a--repertoire . of thousands of pieces of music to select from, without purchasing. Ijbdbibitiaiis are givien daily at' Begg's.—fAdvt.) '"- " The following will play for the Timaru C.C.. Saturday team against the Civil Service, on the Athletic Grounds-on Saturday, at 2 sharp:—Dalgleish, Dennehy, Freedman, Gresson, Morrison, Thomas, Smith, Tapper, Valentine, and Wright (2). The'"Weekly Press" of yesterday's date has three nice photos of the Ashburt-on picnic on Caroline Bay, enlargements from excellent quarter-plates taken by Mr C. R. Wise. Two of them show sections of the crowd on the sands, the third a bathing and paddling party in thei water. The attention of buyers is drawn to the important clearing sale to be held by the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., at Waimate, to-day, on account of Mr L. H. Y. Price. The implements to be so'd are in first-class order, and the dairy herd comprises' specially selected cattle.

The drawing for the Rowing Club's " McBride's Fours/' for medals presented by Mr W. Mcßride, resulted as follows : W. Les"ie, F. H. King, R. Parr, and A. L. Lamb ; J. Passmore. C. H. Bradley, L. Miles, and H. Lamb ; " Bruce," MacconEocliie, Broadbend, and Deiir.eLy; Malthus, Fitzgerald. Proves, and O'Briscoll; Norrie, Jordan, R. Williams, and Shrimpton ; Forgie, Maben, Riordan and E. Bradley : Mansford, Crearar, R, H. Smith and R. Rnowles.

Messrs James Rankin, W. J. MoSatt, Thomas Hewetson, John Heath, John Guy, Thomas Pattie, and Horatio Everett have been elected members of the Motueka Harbour Board.

MACMAHON'S dramatic season.

Messrs MacMahon's Dramatk) OmpaßJ opens on Monday evening next in die atre Royal, -when Matt Wilkinson's suooeeetime in Timaru. "Saturday . night in London" will be presented for tie first time in ' Dunedin. " Saturday Night in London," a play which deals with almost every phase of life, as , it is in the world's metropolis, is said to be one of the most successful dramas of its class, that jhas been -presorted to antipodean audiences.. In addition to tie first production of "Saturday ight in London,"- which will be produced ■on Monday-nest, the management has secured from Mr J, C. Williamson the sole 3Jew Zealand rights of such notable plays as "Hoodman Blind," "The Pointsman," and Human: Nature." The organisation ;got, together-by the Messrs MacMahon is a strong one, numbering 26 popular metropolitan favourites. All the original scenery and elaborate stage furnishings I will be •brought; into requisition, the various productions being mounted in' the same lavish manner as that which characterised the Auckland season, where tie combination has just completed a most successful season of four, consecutive weeks.

COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET. At Ashburton on Tuesday night a compli•mentary banquet was tendered to Mxv John •Studholme, who ' uiisuccessctilly contested the Ashburton seat in the Opposition in-terest-at "the general election. -.- There was a Jarge attendance,. among:• itfrdse" present .being Messrs Heaton Rhodes, C. Lewis, and C. A. (J. Hardy; M.H.R.'s,- and C. j. Harper, chahpnan of tbe, Ashburton County •Council. The. chairman (Mr C. W. Purnell). in referring to -an aHdrees by ■ the Premier at Ashburton on the. eve of thje election, said that if Mr Seddon did n<jt break the he, certainly , broke the spirit of {Jae recent. Act dealing, with interference .with voters,; and the matter -deserved the attention of the police. In' -replying'to tie toast of The. Opposition " Mr Lewis, M.H.R., said that Mr ' Seddon had won -a universal victory -at the last election,, the • causeof the .Governments victory being the sea of corruption which had overwhelmed the ; couritry. The, Premier had adopted the attitude of giver of /all good,' aiid the colony had jbowed its 'neck to him . The -people were bffered the alt?rnatiy6 of bterb£ neglected or bribed, and niost of tSem .seemed to prefer to tie 'bribed: ■ It was 'lamentable tjy' See the people humbly crawliiig' at the feet of Minister's - and subordinating principles for the main chance. - Instead of.a' true democracy, the country was governed by the then- own ends. j. •;o^^new 1 i -..-v-VfT MENTS.. i .'j :! "National Mortgage and • Agency Conipany—Land sale at Fairlie on the 19th 1 ifisfe.7"'.7""7""' -*•J Wright, Stephenson and Co."—Final clearance ;,W"aimea, Estate early j - Caferbiiry" ' Farmers' C-o-operatiye AsSdj-ciation-r-Entries "for Tattersall's Saturday, complete : thr€«hihg'" planLt and ■ farms for sale!'''' •• --;?>/>'• v.-• ;.; ~;*i ..." ; ■ New -ZSi3aiid --Ins«rance Company—jiusiness by G. A: Jefferson-and ft., Or- ■ Lodge .of St. John and. Lodge Caledonian—Members to attend fimeral;. """" j

St. .Mary's Branchj' H.A.C.B.S.—-Assem-ible'to:fattend s /nEgrall : . - ' :-• T. O'jShW-^Calls; feiiders »-fdr stookicg and stacking. H. H. Webb—lmportant notice to ifarmers re frozen meat.

Timartr Operatic Society—Rehearsals' 9th and- 14th inst. j Westport Harbour tenders for centrifugal pumps. •' v - f Volunteer notice—Parade 2.50 p.m. tomorrow for military funeraL I ... j . J. "Cooper, Temuka—Has lost a 'mare 1 , reward to finder. .. 1 " . ! .. !

Imrie and Campbell—For sale, a few properties on list. ; , r I Stone tenders if or haxvest'r i°g- . . ■_ rv|

J- R. Bruce and Co i—Have good- sheep run for-sale.' . / ' : rr: ~ V : . j . Ware and Jolinson—Building sections to let by' tender. . j :; At. Meadowcroft's ,—j- : Servants others disengaged. ; i. • ! M.. SeylH—GaHe tenders for Jstooking and forking.- .- . j Oates '^d"VGd;-^Be^i3s'''.b|.;lgi6at : eale. - •-. •' .' ! 1

St. Mary's Guild—Garden party this afternoon: '

• Wanteds—"Ewo notjfiesi-- - •! Beckingham and Son. . ..=■