TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13243, 25 March 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The flag over the Tuuaiu Post Ofuce -was flow a dt half uuibtr on Sdtuidaj and vesta-day, out of lespecb foi the Lite Mi \V Giay secietary of the Tost and lele graph: Department. 11l- Yict-leyan Church rhon entutamcJ tho patient and staff of the Ximaiu Hos l>!tal one evening last week with a musical jrogramine foi which Dr Lnnin returned thankb A m.cting Leld at the Glen lti School on Enday ereung decided to form a debat :n£, and social -ociety, open to both setes The following officers -neie elected-—Pre -ident, Mr X. W. Jvft, vict president. Mi \\ Ramsay; secretary and treasurei Ml Vv" Lincoln Xhe opening debate is to be held on Friday. A night tram -nas run through from Chnstchurch to Dunedin on Saturday, leav jig Christchurclfat 11 30 p m , and leach mg rimaru at yesttrday As a lommeroinl venture the tiain was a failure, there Deing very few passengers, at tin ••tart, and about half ;i dozen only 'on [ reaching Tnrnru Xhe firemen bad either [ gone home already or remained in Christ' ' rhurcli longer, for only tlnee membeis of the Tenjuka bngdde tame home by the tram. A large part of women's suffering comes Lorn headache No mattci what the em's, the cure '•= always found m Stearns' Headache Cure, which' is tasteless, easy to take, and acts promptly The new pattern books of tweeds' and vorsted's for geiits" suits to order are non r ady at Penrose's tailormg department Any one who -would like to see the full range of cloths to hand for -the winter can have the books «ent round to then homes cm application The stock of _twee,d<= at r*.nrose"s gives a verv big choice of materials and designs to their- clients There is a good percentage it gieens and biowns rmong the nerr and very smart soils, they will make, as well as being m strong contra"it to the quiet shades of dark piers that have "been popular for some time past "It is scarcely neressarj to te'i the public that only the* highest quality of linings* and'trimmings are put into the build tip of our bespoke lailoiing, as the number of customers for suit orders is even' on the increase, and Penrose's are ali\e to the importance of their good leputation foi t adoring.—(Advt ) When the question of purchasing or exchanging a piano is raised, the name of the Dresden comes verv naturally first into ones mind, and. the hold of the musw trade that this firm has on New Zealand I s - immense. The trold medal awarded to the Dresden at Chnstchurch was not earned without merit, and the high 'stand ard' of this firms- musical instruments; has < -mmended itself to all reliable iudpes In our own town we have a Dresden •=tore mill, a» magnificent collection of pianos, organs, bras"!, and strmg, and wood wind instruments, all of superior make, fullv guaranteed, and purcbnseable on the easiest of terms To quite under sfand one has to hear, and to hear is final and convincing "Don't worry." - Don't worry if you feel tired, weak, and out of sorts Take Battel's Orange Quinine Wme, the great nerve tonic It acts promptly tones up the system, and'gives- you that feeling of strength which enables you to perform your day's work without feeling faint and depressed Buy arvbottle now Price, 2s 6d only, from J. Baxter, Prescription Chemist, Timaru. The well-known firm of Randrup Bros may still be found in the same place, but, not. with the" same machines. Thev are just now preparing to receive alarge shipment, 1907 models, of Randiup Popu lar, Centaur, and Premier machines. ' It wohld pay you to drop in for a chat. WHDLE WE LIVE WELL GROW We aie proud of our bicycles, and n e liav e something to ciow about otu po •ation m the list of awards at the New Zealand International Exhibition In open competition, which is the test of merit and proof'of quality, we completely out di«tuiccd ->ur competitors, and scored 3 GOLD andr2 SILVER MEDALS; ojf; the, .eight that; werie awarde'd classification' of.-.goods>. - This is - convincing- prodf' of. the' .nigh' quality■;;of -the; wordl's ~ famous bicycles sold" by us-i-v Thefollowing are the respective awards niade by.f.tbe judge-% Swift bicycles, gold medal: * this -faultless English?" bicycle, the 'world's best.-' toils not but it spins." ',..'■'■ Ea'die '•_ Star bfe gold -medal.; this justified its splendid New Zealand reputation, and 7 this- award seals itis.claim for perfection in cycle: ; construction..: ■ Gold medal for best collectionof ; bicycles;; this award.is -proof that Adams Ltd. are.lhe leading bicycle,- nio{or cycle's and motor car. dealers; -in - -New Zealand; 1 ' Other Silver-Jniedals : for/.-Humber and T-riranpli, bicycles. - 'We request the public to' inspect the ' world-famous-'- gold . medal cycles. "Ours is. the. high quality.cycle slor'e. We.do not sefl anything just as' good; supreme quality is the standard oj our bicycles anff-bicycle goods."''■" Shop Tfithv the J leaders ■ and : get value-for-yoiir : money..-/ Adnias,' Ltd.i.'?the>Arcade, tJliimiru. i.i' •■' . -..'••'

The attendance, at tho Exhibition last: week was 82,900, which bungs the total to date to 1 615,089 A presentation is to be made at F.mhe this evening to Mr F. R. Gillinghani, who is about to take a tup to Li gland Captain Edwin ttlegiaphed on batmd.iv —boutheily, stiong to jr.ue; gliss, use; tides, good; sea, heavy on coast, lam, piobible. Tnniru is shoulj to have anothci visit from the ■ White Star liner Athenic, which was m Tunam «>bout the middle of hist June. Tire Athcuir is due in about a fortnight. Mi Hall Joins on batmuav inspected the loute of the pioposed loop iin k of iail wav between Darfield and Norwood via, Greendale. He returned to Wellington in tlie evening The Warm river lose dunng Fnday ni-'htto "Tich an extent that the coach fiom Kaikonr? on Patmday could not cioss. The mails and a few passengers weie got. ovei but a ninnbei of people fiom thenoith side weie detained in Cheviot Membeis of the bouth Canteibury Wool biokers' Association aie ltqut steel to meet at the secictarv's office at 2 pm to raoiraw foi impoitant business, including tho discussion of a piopos.il to form a New Zealand Association The Glnistchuich sheep clog tuals weie -ontinued at th* Cashmeie Hills on batui cl.iy when the hunt-aw ay class w is i un off, the lCKults being • —A R Pollock s Rave, CO points, 4miii 20sec, LTD MoLeod'*Clyde, 29 points. 4mm 49«-c, 2; G R Mcßae's Don, 28 pomts, 7mm 22sec, 3; R W liottei's Glen, 28 points, 6mm ISsec, 4, F Ricbirdson's Laddie, 26 pomts, 5 Mi F R Flitman MHR leccned the following telegrim on Fudav fiom the TvLmis'-eT of Lands"' —"Will be with you. at lemuka on Tuesday night '\ In conse quence of this Mr Flalman li advertising a meetmg of electors to b? held in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, to monow. at 8 p rr> , when the Minister for Lands, w ill deliver an address on the Land Bill

Hie bill of costs submitted bj Messrs Hamilton and Moore, in connection with th' Waimate Hospital bepaiation Bill, against the joint committee of the Waimate County Council and Boiough Council -was —1905, £ls 4s 6d; 1906, £l6 9s sd; total, £3l 13s lid. Tlie charges for the first included the piepaiahou of the Bill Lself, while m the second yeai they m eluded Mi Skpnett's fee for appearing as runnel A -mall m the saw milling indus tiy is* repoiled fiom Inveicaigill Three of thi. Southland Saw milling Company's men objected to -working undei a lecently appointed head man and converted four ithers to (In ■same way of tninkmg These seven gave 24 hours notice. The conv pany accepted tlien iesign itions and closed down, but till, manager states that tlie mill will reopen to day, the places of the men having b"«n alieady filled Several of the stnkeis asked iiim to transfei them to other .mills, but under the circumstances he is not disposed to do so. \ It is a well known fact amongst nurses and doctors that babies reared on. com densed milk "and other artificial foods are veil susceptible to chafing, redness and ■soreness and it is we'l known that Fullet's Earth and Violet Powder haie no "medicinal power to counteract and heal " Tdl»H " the new b ibv powder, Ins thor oughlv pioien itself perfect as a skin healer and c'eaiiser. • Within 24 hours after dust-ing-"Talsic" on to any red, inflamed or chafed part, the pam, smarting and colour completed disappears " Talsic " Powder is'sold by the local chemists m packets of Is each. . . DARRACQ CARS It is quite evident that horse ti affic soon w ill be a thing of the past, on the London streets as nob only private people are re placing then turn outs I>y the modem motor tar, but also bus and cab piopnetors are finding the adiantages of the self-pro pelled vehicle As an instance of this the London Cab Company, after several jears of experimenting, -with different makes of motor cats, have just placed an order foi 4000 10-12 po'vei motor car«> with tlie famous Danacq Company A few ■weeks ago this company also secuied an order foi 500 34 passenger buses for Lon don and Liveipool Speaking of this item of news to Mi Bockae-1 (of Messrs and Bookaert, the New Zealand lepresen tatives of A Dan acq and Co ), he said that he was not at all sin prised to heal of such being given for Dar laeq motors, for in his ten vears' e-tpeii ence he had never handled more powerful or more reliable motois for their weight and su'e Mr Botkaert has just leturned from a -\ isit to the firm's fine motor garage .n the Noith Island, rnd everywhere he was pleased to meet with proofs of the ■s ltisfaction of puichiseis of this tvpe of motor In Hawke's Bay farmeis aie us ing them on the back countiy roads, and ■-even of them have been purchased by mem oers of one family Tlie lesults of his in qu'nes legardmg the popularity of these motois hav given him such confidence in the demand foi them next season, that on his return lo Timaru Ji» cabled Home for four and twentv of 10 12 horse power and vw eli of 8 10- horse-powei Of these eight nave been aheadv bespoke by South Canterbury people The nnaller car is of a new type, u very two "-eatei, ■winch ■« ill be a lei elation when it ai rives fiere i~- a sm tiler but steadv demand foi hrge cars Mi J S Rulheifoid has just a £IOOO cai, and another is going to a southern settlei