TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12911, 28 February 1906, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Biace Xc-License Ltnuyne intend 1'» wwunxte a ae-vr committee, wbo it is tbimjtlt will be iKcraed wnnppcuerf. T)!e Hoa. T. Y. Duncan. Minitfer rrf Lands, •wax a. jwu**n£«fc by the nn.l espies* for the iwrth yesterday. TLe animal general meeting of lsk&rebo^ , - «ei* in the Atlas Milling Oompwaj «ras held. •«1 atn.n y«rterdiiT. Mows Vv\ Prie«, and ". I*. Tay3«r. tie retiring directors, ■«•«■« le-dcrieJ. ;<imJ th» taticr van granted leave "f absence. Tie usual 10 ner cent, dividend ivas declsir-ed. At tJie Auckland Police Court yerferdavMr Kt-ttle. JvM.. granted Dr Beattie, superintendent of tie Auckland Mental Bwpit«3. pcimispicm under the Criminal Code Act. 1905. to prosecut* James Began. pr<>prieifir of the newspaper ".Saturday Kignt" for pulilifiling an alleged defamatory libel concerning complainant.

At p.m. yesterday Captain Edwin advised :.o ioi.ows :—"Moderate to strong southerly winds, glass rise, tides moderate, sea mode.ate." The ijic-ii'.iiiy meeting of the Level County v_Vdi;cil will be held on Wednesday, Mai c-a 7th, 1906, commencing at 11 a.m.

Mr Hamilton, of the National Mortgage and Company's Dunediu staff, .iias been -transferred to the Timara oihce, as assistant shipping clerk. Telephone communication has bees opened between Timaru and Hazelburn una Totara "bailey,'and the convenience is -already very nra h appreciated by the residents. Cropping in and about the Hazelburn district has made excellent progress. Nearly all the crop is in stook, and a portion is stacked. Splendid harvest weather has been experienced for several days' pastThe Dunedin City Council came a " cropper" at ifie Police Court yesterday morning, when they proceeded against motorists for using the tram track, and the discovery -was made that- there was no by-iaw dealing with the offence. Mr J. J. Moriarty, who leaves Temuka to-day to act- as travelling representative for a well known periodical, was the recipient of a presentation from the Roman Catholic Young—Men's Club on. Sldsday -r-ight. - ' | At the Temuka Magistrate's Court yesterday tLe defendant in an.'affiliation .case was ordered to pay costs to extent "of £lB and 5s per week, - the paymeits. to b> { increased when defendant's cireuoishuices improve.

Heavy booking has been the order of the day for the production to-night of Lecocq's -celebrated comic opera, " Madame Angct " ..by the Operatic Society, and two splendid houses are practically assured. The doors open at 7.20 p.m., and the. overture commences at 8 p.m. punctually. There will be no- early dooia. • • Letters are lying unclaimed at. the Dead Letter Office, Timaru, as follows:—Fram the United Kingdom, Sirs Tinling," Beucoiwfie'd ; Arthur Farquharson, Pareora . (2): .Ralph Nettleton , Timaru; from Queeasland, Alick Buchanan, Timaru; from Victoria. Ernest Scholey; from Fiji,' Mrs J. Reich Pleasant Point. The sender of y. packet addressed to Mrs Keat, 22 -Nicholas street. Bristol, England, is required ft the iPost Office. ... ' .. A paragraph in Monday's -issue reporting the offer at auction of a property belonging to Mr P. W. Hutton, closed'with the statement that the property was "passed in to" the highest bidder. Some people, we learn, have understood these words to mean that the property was sold, but those acquainted with the technicalities of the auction mart know that "passed to" means that the bidder is given the :&st chance to arrange a private purchase after the auction. ..- The sixteenth annual session" of ths ; District-Grand Lodge of Canterbury,' United Ancient Order of Druids,, will open in the Foresters' Hall,; George street, at 2 p.Tn. to-morrow, when' between 40Land 50 officers .and.represeuta.-j tives will <be present from all parts of Can- ■ • -■' terbury. -.This session in' the history of Di-uidism.in Canterbury as for the ■••first time -since its inception*-, the Grand President is a member of tieTimarn Lodge. The session will also be one of the most important held in- recent years owing, to the Government at last yielding to the pressure brought to bear: on them in the direction of amending tie Frieidly Societies' Act. Iu addition" to, this other matters of importance to Druidism w ill come before the meeting. To-morrow evening a banquet will be held in the Assembly Rooms at which a large gathering is ex.pected. The meetings of the session are open to members or the Order, and visiting brethren : will be cordially welcomed to the banquet. " Up-to-date and exceedingly interesting." must be.;the criticism passed "when one has been through the February number of the Review of Reviews. The firsjt article of Australasian'interest is one" on, ! "A Brown New Guinea" by.the Editor, tiere being also a-, bearing on this important subject / m an interview of the Editor with Dr Stone Wigg, the Bishop, of New Guinea. The title is suggestive and thought-inspir-ing. ...,'.'A Modern Young Men's Movementin New, Zealand'' is an article rather out of the ordinary. The.type of young man, a« shown in the excellent photographs, is one of which any country might 1)6 proud. -Truly. New-.Zealand: is, 'in., respect of .Government, making a notable - advance: " Democracy in New Zealand" is the title of an article on the Seddon Government and its Tecsnt success. A very interestingarticle is that in which is told the story of Nelson O Nelson, the man who has enough. World-wide matters are treated, first, in the two. splendidly written character sketches of the late "D.- Gwtc Maadonald (a ; beautiful tribute to thi 5 ° worthv man); and the new British Cabinet (a mas- ::'• of fund oflnformation contained in' this'section : .'---. is alone ■ The misery of headache is quickly banished by Stearns'. Headache, Cure "which promptly cures all kinds of headaches, and neuralgic pains as well. No oae should be without it. ... There are three leading shape?, in ladies' .hats ; fpr .the winter.. They are the- jami poty the dome, and the beefeater. The materials employed in their construction include straw, plait, felV rough' arid smooth haired beaver,- velvet-, cloth,- hide, fur; Nearly: all the imported- hats have pendant; draperies ; it.-is.: reasonable -.tor.expect this style will be copied .by the local" milliners. The colours that are to lie. most worn are violet, prime heliotrope, vieux rose, and- geiauiuin pink-; .black, .usual : y : most popular, will not be so nuieh woroi. ..The best exhibition of Ijoth.. uctrinimfed shapes and imported sniliiiiei-y is to be sein 'at Penrose's. Everything that ?s correct ■-■ -'iff •■style--is-to---be- seen in tins warehouse, ,:at-prices .about half what the large drapary ; ,'.. houses in ..Cliristchurch and Dunedja chsrge. —Penrose's' Drapei-v-'-' ' (Advft) ■'■"■ - J " • •"'-■ : ''-I ■'■ '_ '-'■ InS buying anything second-hand, you- : -- ~wJiefe_-.it comes.from, and all about' it; -you wait to. .examine it aiidt 4»ee if asked for lit. . 3JeggV have a"'see*ond4iand for sa-e , S6 ; ;j»|aiiej2. Yotc^ had "Better 'as eaciti -instrument is- j •The y>'Albion J >* : --:range of -winter ; --"diesses-'i ;= .comprise some of-. the smartest stylej-fov \ irtlie -new- season, the- price for aoy onade complete from the Albion. range ■ is ! 55sV r ;Bettev material or -mare'-'skilful ! anakirijl ■ foi- the x'rice is highly miproba&le. 1 It-is the 'apex range for medium pricad | > :costhmes to: order ■ Handsome light «rev i colonial • tweed, guaranteed ; pure wool° t uKI! Ahriuik- Best value ever shown for 55s costume complete. Plain Navy Blue- Ama*zou Coating—this color makes a nice contrast to. the greys. The costume in anv. for 555. Yery neat costume of Fine"' Tweed in brown-and blue small check. Trie costume complete -for 555. Charming pale Grey Fine Woven Tweed, suitable for coat ■-.. -*nd skirt costume, only 555. A very popular grey and . black 'cheek " fweed"- coat- ' iujr costume complete for 555. All won] . Colonial.Tweed stripe suiting, grey with' white stripe. Costume complete Jor. 'Sfe.— Penrose's Drapery Est-ablishmeut

Bananas are selling in the link, shops of Wellington at 3d pe: dozen. At a bankruptcy meeting at Chri.vichurch on, Monday a creditor said:—" Tunas have been very bad at Woolsiun; for the iast nine months it has been simply awful." There is a good deposit, ui buiiuei*' sand on the south side of WuimataUai . v jpit just now, and it would not take very much work to make a practicable road to it off the Benvenue Cliff.

j Telegrams were received yesterday str.t----j ing that Mr D. C. Slciiityre, travelling | tepresentative for the Exhibition, will visin Timaru to-morrow to discuss the representation of this district. Railway excursion fares for the cricket match, Melbourne Club v. Canterbury, are advertised this morning. The match "starts on Friday next, and the cheap fares start to-morrow, A agent for South Canterbury is wanted for a first-class fire and marine insurance company. Applications are to be addressed to " Insurance," Post Office, box 475, Wellington. Fishing in the Opihi on Monday night, with the minnow, Mr H. Slontgomery secured a couple of fine fish, the lartrer scaling 91b. Mr C. Slalthus landed a couple of beauties, weighing respectively 14=ilbs and 171bs. A meeting of ladies and friends of the Timaru Slarine Band will be held in the Sophia street hall on Friday evening next to discuss the question of holding a bazaar in aid of the uniform and instrument fund. As fhe band is very popular, the meeting should be well attended. The Temuka Gas' Company, who procured the rights of installation at Temuka from Mr T. W. Butcher, have found the site chosen by the latter unsuitabls, and have, with the consent of the Council, decided to srect the -works on a section nt-vl-.e rear of the Star Hctei. Here, as was not the case previously, they will be able to use a railway siding. A nehrhbourmg property holder, however, threatens to take action should his property deteriorate m value through the proximity of the gasworks.

The wool sale last night was characterised by its steady progress throughout. Sometimes the buyers find it necessary to let off some extra steam at these sales, and having sharpened their wits bv long practice at the game, there are often some good jokes flying about, Nobody made any jokes last night, and there was only one "incident." A lot of locks was" offered, and one buyer bid Id per lb. It was knocked down as fast as the auctioneer could manage it, and the unfortunate buyer suddenly saw that- he had let himself 'in. for in thisrease the ".wool" was not wool! He begged to have it put up again, and to show his good faith offered '2s 6d for .the bale. - It was mostly dirt, he "said. The auctioneer relented,, and. started the sale again, when the despised rubbish was snapped by another buyer, who offered 4s for. the lot, and: :get it. Everyone looked enquiringly at him, to see if "any reason was apparent for his intrepidity. "I've got a garden," he explained.

" A SERIOUS CHARGE.' -Last evening' Constable Hammond, of Pleasant Point, was informed that a criminal assault had been committed on a voung woman in that toynship at about 7.30 p.m. He at' once made enquiries into the-case, and frcm .them concluded that the assailant, had made his way to Timaru. The constable followed- him, and going bv the description given, Hi-rested a man shortly before 2 o'clock this morning on suspicion. The man was found-in a hut in" Reid and Gray's old yard on Melville Hill. Accused will appear at Court this morning, but it is probable that: the police will ask.-for a remand.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Moss Jonas—Sale of furniture for this day postponed. N.Z.L. and SLA. Co.—Sale'at St. Andrews on Friday. .. ■ C.F.C.A.—Stock said at Albury on Monday. Guinness, and I^Cren—Wearing sale at Levels on Bth March, N.Z. Railways—Excursion fares for cricket match. Fire and Slarine —Agent for wanted, box 475. P. 0., Wellington.. \ Theatre Royal—Comic opera "Sladame Angot. 3 ' this evening. J. R. Bruce and Co.-«-Farms for sale, large' and small. To sugar importers—Wanaka leaves Auckland on 2nd March.

Timaru Marine Band—Meeting re, bazaar. Friday evening. Penrose Bros.—lnvitation to boot banquet. > Norris* Hair Renewer— On Sale at Is per bottle. ! Wanteds—Five" notices..' ".". ". .