TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12911, 27 February 1906, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Yolcrdsjr Captain Fdwin vired an fol- '&*'*:~ *' Modcj'«.tc to itfTonjj westerlr gk** rmi slowly, tideii Moderate, A <.i ">l> .M 1 nlsitlj; JiyTl ill 11)6 (i iicv j<u tli>' JoMl*w«nniff JShow •nil I l>e l»(Jd in Si. Murr'* *dboo] room t»iiialil Jt y qtiutl«i' t<» 2 o'clock. 'Hte fniradt ol tits City Eifles, called foe ifcT* evebiug i* <:a2i<;«sll«d fwia£ to lii« I»n11 13:>35 twin! *t» t3»* lt»v, t'.ati»er Tutonaa,

Four small parcels of land in Pareora No. 2 settlement, in all 35 acres, are gazetted as plantation reserves.

In the four-oar race held by the Rowing Club last evening, Forgie's crew . beat, Pairs, the lat-.er sprinting well at the finwn bul leaving it too late. The race was rowed in .« poor light and the sea. was rather choppy outside. The first line of wheat of the season was delivered yesteiday at the stores of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, by Mr D. Friell, of Pleasant Point, per Messrs Wigley and Thornier's traction engine. • * Attention is drawn to the fact that -a farewell social is to be tendered to- the Rev. Father Tubman, in the Drill Hall this evening. The social will commence at 8 o'clock and both the Garrison and Marine Bands will be in attendance. As the outcome of the conference of insurance managers it is -understood that a. reduction will-be. made in certain classes of risks, but the reduction does not- include domestic dweJings, the risks on which are considered to be as low as possible. The offer by the Defence Department of a number of Boer rifles, mementoes of the war, gave Timaru Borough. councillors a- text for some poor jokes las*t night. The best of them was that one rifle should be -placed in the valuator's office.

Jb', the Magistrate's Court yesterday, MrTjaymond applied for an order to enforce vpayment tinder an affiliation order of £6 10s, due on Janiiary.24th. Defendant had sent £5 in the interim, and. orderwas made for immediate payment, of. the balance, -in default" 14 days' imprisonment, nient. -

Councillor Hunt drew attention last- night to a complaint of the Captain of the Fire 'Brigade, that boys caused, great annoyance by ringing the telephone" bell at "the south The police"had. been'spoken to,' but they said they could do' nothing'" as there was no by-law protecting- the instrument.

The Stipendiary . Magistrate yesterday dealt, with' a number of old age pension cases. ' applications "■ for renewals were granted, most of them for.a full amount.- Of seven new applications, three were granted for the full amount, £26 and on;' for £2l, and others were held over lor further enquiry/ ""' '■

The Minister'for Lands left Tnvercargill for the north'.--yesterday after inspecting the anas recommended for reservations ci?. settlements for landless natives, and suggested sites for workmen's. homes. Kegai ding the 'former Mr Duncan; considers the land reserved at Waiau unsuitable, and the thief Commissioner has' received instructions to reserve two blocks ill Hokonui of fair grazing land.

The directors of the Press Association have arrived at Nelson for the. annual meeting. Among them r are Messrs GeoFenwiek, G. G. Stead, J. V. Wilkin, H; Brett (chairman), L. Blundell, E.•/ Wi Knowles, and W. H. Atack (manager), Messrs Stead and Atack, while out. driving on Sunday, experienced a lively. Same through their horse bolting and smashing the trap. ; They suffered no personal damage. . •:.. :■..-.- .■ ~ .""'" '•.-..

On the : . eve of ;.-Hr J.- JflJeltpa'ssdeparture on promotion to the,Donedin Post Office, Mr McHutcheson, on behalf ofi all the officei ; s in Timaru, presented him with a handsome' tea service, and conveyed to him the regret of, himself and the staff at losing such an affable comrade,,. o n ® :^ w ho,. was always ready to assist his jfellow officers. He also referred to the fact of the unique service performed by Mr' Melton, he having been in Timaru since joining, which was very unusual. Mr- Melton having replied in a suitable manner, hearty cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Melton, •and th-e pleasant- ceremony ended; .'-■■•"-

A'special'"children's'service was held in .the St. Andrew's Presbyterian: Church on Sunday afternoon. There was as large congregation, present. -The building: was prettily decorated "'"with flowersl ' A sermon suitable to the- occasion was ■'preach'4 by the Revr J. H. G. Chappie. Musical items were well given by .the children, whose training had been in the hands of Miss Lyall. The service right through was interesting and out of the ordinary groove. Many drove long distances to attend. Misses E. Watt and Lyall deserve special praise for their floral decorations. The Rev. Mr Chappie mentioned that in the near future the children would give a service of song

The final full dress rehearsal of " La Fille i de Madame Angot" was held last night by the Timaru Operatic Society prior to the] production of the- opera 'to-mbfrbw and' Thursday nights. There is no doubt that the Society is producing the opera, with the utmost attention to its spectacular success; for the staging is all that can be desired. The company is numerous and vividly dressed, so that" the stage is a •splendid mass.of rich color.; tHe settings are very good, and some pretty- groupings of the company are arranged...The- rehearsal last, night, as most final reheafsais. ; " _pro- : bably;are,; was hardly up to its. predeces-; sors inequality, .hnt-.it showed.:.;that;'the ■ °P er . ; BHikely to go off 'with ,much success. Since W "Les Cloches" and "La Mascolte " were produced, the Society has lest some very useful members; but their places have been:-well filled ;."and-the principal parts in thisu.ppeia-are :us well-.allotted-as even an outsider could suggest. The chorus work is up to the standard the. Society have s--;t- for themselves, and" tie «'per-i provides excellent music lor both prineipuV ■and chorus. r .- : ' '■■.].-:■ - ■:■

The child,.that just f' feels bad " and can't tell why, needs Htearns' Wine,-the matchless and delicious tonic for children,. tece.wang appetite and, aic\ir.g_ digestion. fri;m the first dose.":/.' " '•!•-;; --••-—"-

In buying 'anything secoh'dihshd. rod want ta~knmv; ;: where--it comes -iroiitr and all about i.jt;vy<>ii. wont to examine-it and see if its w.oi'thrthe money.• asked->for it. 'BeggV have" a. second-hand piano, for sale for £2o,~andVtw*o organs £6 and' £l2. You 'had better'--call-"and investigate, as each, instrument is>-.a :bargain.—(Advi.) The '''Aibion'" .-.range -.of winter dresses comprise., some, of the smartest ..styles-, for 'the new season, the price for-.any, dress :made complete" •from, the Albion range is 555. Better or more' skilful .making..for the price-as-highly -improfcrtble;.It is tie apex range for medium priced costumes, to order ' Handsome light »rey colonial : -pure wool °ar,d shrunk.;^e*i :iri value' ; ;ever shown for 55s costume complete.'. Plain Navy Blue' Amazon CoatJngrT-th^.-jcolpr ; makes a nice contrast to thel greye. 'Tie costume _ia any •style for 555! *'' Very neat costume of line Tweed in,brown and ,blue-small check. The costume-complete for 555. Charming pale 'Grey Fine Woven Tweed, suitable for u-.'ut and skirt costume, 'only-555. A \ery popular grey arid" bluet check tweed" coating cc*tume complete" ffJr' 555. All wool 'Colonial Tweed.■■;■ stripe suiting, grey with white complete fcr 555. Penrose's TA^peiy. Establishment. No Competition.—The uniform success of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera- and Diarrhoea Remedy? in the relief and crre of bowel complaints ' both in children and adults hag 'brought it- into almost universal use; so. that -it is -'. practically.,- without a rival, and as everyone whcy'liis used 'if 'knows, is without an equal. bv .7 'C. Oddie.—(Advt-.);, • .;-

The final wool sale of the season will be held in the Theatre Royal this evening, commeuciiig at 7.50 p.m. The catalogues of five brokers totaJ[ about 1000 bales. At a meeting of the Gas Company last night, Mr Win. Evans recalled the fact that when, over thirty years ago, the company wa formed, the engineer who designed iLe works and took charge was the father c'f- the present engineer, Mr W. A. Courtis.

An animated' discussion took place at the Borough Council meeting last night over "urgent"' works. One item was missed. This is the need for a concrete channei iu front of the C.F.G.A. store on the south side of Heaton street, where the stream from a water engine has worn a dangerously deep gutter in the roadside.

The ' Otago Daily Times," referring to Mr: J. A. Johnson's appointment to the Hobart Training College, says:—"He is well known in scholastic circles as a lecturer, on English and English literatnre. Whilst- his departure will be a distinct loss to the colony from an educational point of view, his promotion! will be hailed with pleasure by a very large circle of wellwishers."

A meeting of the Railway Banquet- Committee was held at the- station rooms last .evening. Satisfactory reports were received from various sub-committees, the support promised exceeding all expectations. -The -committee understand that the Premier, Ministers, and district members of ,the House of Representatives will be present. It is anticipated that the banquet will be one of the most successful ever held in Timaru.

"Rubbish may be shot here," is writ large in the: condition of the beach off the foot of Heaton street,' in spite of> the Harbour Board's verbal prohibition. It is a convenient place for getting rid of rubbisH. It is,also one of tie only two convenient places for to reach the beach, south of the breakwater. The two purposes cannot. be run together. The Harbour Board should decide finally, whether or not the beach there is to be a iiubbish-tip. i Twenty-two sections in the Mills settlement, near" ;the Hook, were opened for selection on lease in: perpetuity at the Christchurch Land Office yesterday. Applications were receivable also at the Timaru Land Office, and two were received there. If a ballot is necessarv for any of the sections, it will be held at Waimate on March 2nd and sections not yet applied for will be still open for selection at Waimate, till that date, and after that at Christchurch.

Mr Caiman, an old resident and Borough Councillor of Wanganui, attended the meet.nig of the. Timaru Borough Council last night, and was introduced to the Council. The .Mayor drew him. out to speak on a few points of municipal interest. Regarding grass growing in streets; Mr Caiman "said they 'had many grassed streets in Wanganui, and the best means of keeping it down so far discovered and proved was a road grader, of the various uses of which he spoke highly.' Experiments were now being made with a chemical weed destroyeri that had been used with good effect on "the Heads railway for that: purpose. The permanent, cure was tarring the'paths. -So far as he had seen Timaru. it appeared l to him to be a well-built and "clean, town, comparing very-iavourably -with' other towns in the eolonyy and he-had seen them all excepting Napier. ■-

After-the arrival of each mail-bearingj train, there is a gathering of/representatives of various business firms at the Post Office waiting to clear their private boxes. Itseems to be a generally accepted theory that the mail trains take dialf an hour.to" sort, but it is nearly always an hour before the sorting is finished. As the majority of those who clear the' boxes come early to avoids any crush there may be,'-'there is a collection" of youths whiling away a. wasted half hour. Some of their methods of doing so are hardly pleasing to some, Momen especially, who come for fhe day's letters. Quite apart from this, there 'has been a good deal of comment made upon the. length of time it takes to sort tht mails here; and some offices, receiving urgent letters .from the north, by the first train, and desiring to reply by the next mail, must find it rather awkward to do so.

The ordinary. monthly meeting of the committee, of the .Pleasant Point District High School was. heldi.on Saturday evening' last. Present—Messrs Maze (chairman), Double, Leitch, M. Saunders, and McKibbin. ; Correspondence from the Board notified the appointment, of Miss Yesberg as pupil teacher and of Mr.lrwin as secondary assistant, also that £8 10s incidental allowance had been paid "into the committee's account. A further circular asked for information re .the; cooking • and woodwork classes proposed to be established at Pleasant .Point. .-. •Messrs," Maze, Saunders, and the headmaster., were ; appointed", to' <jb-T tain ,the required information as. far. as possible and: forward it to fhe Education' ; Office.':.- The"- headmaster's repbrt showed' that the" attendance had been very good* The school opened with" 164 primary ami 23 secondary 'pupils, and the average for' .the month had been 150.5 and 21.6 respectively. He suggested that a. school excursion should be run .next, month. This was; agreed to. the headmaster to arrange matters; £2 was granted for necessarv expenses. The headmaster reported that of the candidates sent up from this school Miss Ray had obtained a. full- pass in class D.with special mention in Mathematics, and Miss Sutherland a partial pass in class D at the teachers' examination in January last. • The committee expressed pleasure at. hearing of their success, and also at the creditable performance of the school .boys, in, the.. swimming competition, the Point boys being third among the competing school. '... It was decided that as the school gardens last year had been such a-success, to extend them during the coming season. Accounts amounting to £2 12s": were passed "for payment. •

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISE

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Guinness arid'L'eCreri—Stock sale at Geraldine to-morrow. .

Sheep feed for sale^-Tenders': called by Guinness and LeCren. !

Moss Jonas—-Auction sale of furniture to-morrow: ;

1. Park, Reynolds and Co.—Sale of hotel property, March 10th. Levels -VaieV.'-AprilSth'. N.ir." and ;, A. : 'Co':—Stock sale at St. Andrews on 2nd March. Dalgeiy and Co.—St. Andrews stock sale .on Friday.

John Mee and Son—Best house coal to arrive on Saturday. Red Cross .Ointment—For sores, cuts, sunburn, etc.

Timaru City Rifles—Parade for this evening canceled. pin: reward at " Herald" office. Madame An got—At Theatre Royal tomm'i'o.'.r evening.

T. C-oulthard Mullions—Tenders for re-niovil'-oF buildings. ' W. Mander—Practical picture framing. n't lowest, prices. y^ : ''.Qronin'—Fat ..ewe S astray ..on , farni..

Hutton and Go.—On sale, "Why All Blacks Triumphed." James S. TurnbtUi —Calls tenders for residence.

Pearson and Go.—Have removed to newpremises (late Ferrier's). Council Chambers—Meeting of Mr Melton's friends at 10.45 this day. C. E. Raitt—Reward re damage to signboard.

D. Mahouev—Has Jollie's Pass Hotel to let,

Tesoro —Toothache cure, on sale chemists and stores. J. P. Nei:si:n—Threshing plant for sale. At Begg's—Ssroad-hand piano and organ on sale.

J. Harrisoi-—The music of the faked up boot, try hand-stitched. Club Hotel—Wonte handy man. Mrs F. Evi.iif—Wonts cook-general. Funeral Novice—By R. B. Conner, Tenvuka. Wanteds—Five notices.