TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13275, 2 May 1907, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The "Mataura Ensign," understands that Mr H. Mayo, formerly of Gore, who recently accepted the position of Conductor of the Tinmru Garrison Band, has resigned his appointment. Mr F. J. LeCren asked the Levels Council yesterday that the surveyor be ' instructed to inspect the drainage of Avenue road, Pareora east, as the waste from tha boarding-house had made tho street in an insanitary state. Application will be\ made to Mr Justice Williams in Chambers, at Dunediu, probably next week, for an order authorising the destruction of the books and documents of the old Colonial Bank. Their weight runs into tons. Attention is directed to the now 'bus service. Penny sections come into force from Ist May. The sections aro Cross ■street, Cain street, Golding's store, Westfield, Glen-iti. The other route will go to Glen-iti via Elizabeth street, tho sections being Grey road, north-end LeCren street. Avenue road, Westfield, Glen-iti. The sale of work and promenade concert to be held in the Assembly Rooms this afternoon and evening, in aid of tho South Canterbury Mounted Rifles, promises to be a great success. The doors "will be opened at 2.30 p.m., and there will be a concert at 8 o'clock, the best talent taking part. All goods remaining will be sold by auction at 9.30 p.m. The usual weekly run of the Trinity Harriers will take place this afternoon, starting from Caroline Bay Tearooms at 2.45. J." Norrie and A. Hamilton have charge of the paper, and intending members .are cordially invited. A committee meeting will ha held at 8.301

The Hon. W. 'Hall-Jones left Wellington last evening for Timaru. McLachlan. of Napier, and Day, th» Irish champion, have been matched for a race on the Caledonian Grounds, Dunedin, at an early date. In our advertising columns Mr W. Quirk, late of Oamaru, announces that he has taken over the Crown Hotel, and intends to. run it on the best lines. Yesterday Captain Edwin advised >is follows:—" Strong .northerly winds to gale; glass fall; tides very high; sea •very heavy; rain probable." The South Canterbury Harriers meet today at the residence of Mr John Holdgate, North street, as guests of Mr E. Holdgate. The pack will leave punctually at 3 o'clock. At the conclusion of a week's session a' Wellington of the Council of the New Zcaland Railway Officers' Institute, the president (Mr A. Graham, stationmaster, Timaru), was made the recipient of a presentation from the members. In connection with, the opening of the Garrison Band's new room this afternoon, the bands .will meet at the railway station to await the arrival of the Acting-Premier ' by the second express, when the bands will play the Hon. W. Hall-Jones to.the new band-room bv way of Stafford street It vis expected "that in the absence of the Mayor at Waimate, Colonel Mackenzie on behalf of the members of the South Canterbury Battalion Band will present a silver fcev, suitably inscribed, with which the Hon. W. Hall-Jones will open the room, after which it will be thrown open for inspection by the public. A dozen big and heavy cylindrical wooden packages ex Paparoa were carted from the railway yard to the Post Office yard yesterday. These contain material \ for the improved - telephone service fori Timaru, the,"metallic circuit" system, in •which a large number of insulated copper -wires are enclosed in a leaden pipe. Eight of the packages contain .pipe that enclose 104 pairs of wires, and four hold 78 pairs. The packages require careful handling, as they weigh 2£ tons each. Their cylindrical* shape fortunately makes the weight comparatively easy to handle. This system is now being applied in Christchurch, and it will probably be some months before a start is made with the installation hi Timaru. Tie Levels County Council divided into camps yesterday, over the question of the amount of rate" to be struck. The chairman intimated that while some ndmgs could manage with a penny rate," others could not, and people did not like differential rating. Mr Barry (Seadown) said his riding could do with a penny, and ■ he would object to any higher rate being i struck. Mr Mahony (Otipua) required I more than the penny for his riding, but t he insisted that any increase should be applied to the whole* county. The question was not fought out to a finish, owing to the absence of the member for Tengawai, and when it comes up again, three alternatives will be submitted by notices i of motion. Tho Geraldine Golf Club met yesterday afternoon, Mr J. Mackay presiding to deal with the rules in order to comply with a request from the Registrar. It was I agreed to authorise the secretary and * treasurer to draw up rules to meet the [t case. iThe opening day was fixed for May Sf'.h. when the links will be in fairly good order, and to extend invitations to kindred clubs to be present. As Mr Mackay was leaving for Wanganui. he resigned the post ': of treasurer. Mr W. C. Christie was f elected to the position and Mr Geo. Broad- \ head was added to the committee. Mr W. A. Baw3on moved a very hearty vote I of thanks to Mr Mackay for his valuable services to the club. As one of the promoters, Mr Mackay had worked most enthusiastically for its"success. Mr Mackay thanked "them very much," he would always remember with pleasure the Geraldine Golf Club. | The monthly meeting of' the -Temuka I Road Board was held in the Board's of!fiee, yesterday. Present: Messrs John Talbot (chairman), P. Coira, W. Hide and G. W. Armitage. Accounts, amounting i to £l4l Is Id, were passed for payment. The .tenders of S. Webb and Son for supplies' for general repairs and of W. Perry ■ for shingling the Boilingdown road, were accepted. Correspondence was received I from the Lands Department stating that 7 the Department declined to take any ac- } tion relative' to the overflow of the Rangi- \ tata on Mr Hearn's property. The members of the Board decided to visit this district during the month to decide what ae-, ■ tiori should be taken. A petition was received from a number of ratepayers re- - qtfestmg that a road be formed in the Rangitat« Valley. The clerk was instructed to report on the matter by next meeting. The usual resolution striking a rate of |d in the £ for the current year was passed. Nominations for members of the Board closed yesterday, but as there were only 5 | members nominated these were elected, Mr i William SneH taking the place of Mr A. | Bhset. The Board then rone. Nothing is quite so good in bronchitis and chronic cough as Stearns' Wine. Its , I delicious taste makes its regular use a f pleasure, and it acts as a matchless tonic and body builder. ...,_ Mr Whifctaker wishes us to notify our readers that the last of his indents have arrived, and all the new goods must be sold at cost as be intends to sell out the whole of his stock, which is about £2OOO. The goods are well known to be of the very highest grade, and the public have now the chance of buying them at the lowest possible prices. See the, bargains in windows for yourself; inspection invited. ... We have made provision lor the middle : age people in the way of winter comforts by importing some ivery choice sealskin and black caracul jackets; of all the sorts > of 1 jackets to be worn this season none are so warm and comfortable as the popular skin coats; just note the prices, which would not be a strain on the slenderest uurse. Ladies' black caracul coats, i? length with leg o' mutton sleeves and swing backs, for 30s. Handsome black skin cr.ats, with marone velvet collars in i W. amt-O.S. size", for 355. Stylish black | caracul coats, with black and white fur. i collar, sac back with seam down middle, for* 39s 6d. Extremely smart dark grey skin- coat, with turndown collar, cut in the- latest styl'>, for 45s.—Penrose's Drawpry Establishment. —(Advt.) "Fagged Out." —That feeling of tirednifss and utter weariness from which you naffer, shows that yon are not so well as you used to be. Yon want to sit down and rest, and you feel that everything is "too much trouble." Your appetite is poor, and you probably have a touch of indigestion. There is no need for you to suffer. There is a remedy within your reach, n remedy which is safe, sure and certain- That's Baxter's Orange Quinine Wine, the id*?al tonic and nerve food. It feeds clip nerves and gives you freedom from weariness and prostration. One bottle will convince you of its strengthening properties. Price, 2s 6d, only from J. Baxter, Prescription Chemist, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ...

The San Francisco mail of March 25th arrived in London on April 13th. Admiral Fawkes is expected from the West Coast to-day to join the flagship Powerful which has arrived at Welling-ton.-froin Lyttelton. During his stay he will be entertained by the citizens. The war vessels are expected to leave for Auckland about the middle of next week. Nathan and Co.'s new building in Wellington, now approaching completion, is a cube of brick and reinforced concrete, with two frontages of 100 ft, and 100 ft high; is sis storks. The walls arc of coke-breeze concrete, and the floors of the same material, interlaced with railway iron. The building will cost £40,000. It is understood that!in the event of D. C. Mclntyre being arrested at Monte Video, where he should arrive to-day, Detective Mcllveney will bs sent out to bring him back to Christ-church. Detective Mcllveney and another have conducted the investigations in connection with the charges to be preferred against Mclntyre. - The " Weekly Press" of yesterday's date makes a good bid for South Canterbury custom, with a panoramic picture of "the port of Timaru, taken on April 11th, with the Athenic, Ayrshire, Wainiate, and throe smaller ships at the wharves." The "Canterbury Times" gives "portrait-; of a number of the newly elected Mayors, Mr James Craigie among the num fcer. The provisions of the Impounding Act which allow the owner of any stock that 'have been seized by a local authority's ranger for being at large on roads, to "release" them on payment of a "driving fee" of Is, render the Act.of little use, s»> far as grazing of stock on roads is concerned. Some owners of stock wake a practice of turning their, cattle on the roads, and keeping a look out for the ranger, pay him the shilling to let the cattle go home, and find it a cheap way of getting pasturage. At the Police Court . Invercargill yesterday. Margaret McAuliffe was charged on two informations with unlawfully selling whisky in her boarding-house in In> vercargill." Inspector Mitchell stated that two "fitnesses for the prosecution could not be\ found, though they had been subpoenaed, and on his application a warrant was issued for their arrest, and the case was adjourned. There was also two charges against the defendants, of assisting in the unlawful sale of liquor, and three others of being found on premises where liquor was seized. These cases were also adjourned. Auction sales are held daily at the Exhibition,"* and the courts that were speci"ally erected for the display of exhibits at" considerable cost, are ' being sold at little more than firewood prices. The materials comprising the Maori pa were sold at disappointingly low prices. A reporter interviewed many business people ' in Christchurch and found a unanimous opinion thai the prophesied slump after the Exhibition shows no signs yet. Business is brisk and money is as freely spent as before the Exhibition opened. The visitors Having now gone, the hotels find their business slacker, bet theirs is the only direction in which a slump is indicated.

The Hawkes Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society recently held an Autumn Show, in which fruit, farm, and garden produce formed the. bulk of the exhibits, and some fat sheep represented the pastoral industry. An interesting section was a competition in" "bays" by district branches of the Farmers' Union, in which there were three competitors, and the bays ware considered to be quite equal to those at the Dnnedin winter show. Takapau won, with variety of produce and decorations of bush foliage; Hastings was second, strong in fruit; Pnketapu third, with many skins. from rats' to goats', and native mats. A class for native exhibits or grain brought only two competitors. One useful exhibit was a collection of specimens of the Medi-_ terranean fruit fly, which has lately caused a scarce, in the district. Regarding the charges for handling goods inward and outward at the. Exhibition, the "Press" says that nominally a uniform charge of Is 6d per ton was made, each way; and there are complaints that the charge is being made for work that was not done at all. The executive secretary for New South Wales is one of those who are complaining, his little bill coming to £BO, for work not) worth £4O, and he was asking for a reduction. The South Australian Commissioner said the charges were unreasonable, but he would not descend to the "haggling and huckstering which had characterised the Exhibition management all through." Mr Munro says he does not want to take, money from any one from whom it is not due, but he does not want to be influenced by " pockethowls." The secretary of the South Canterbury bay paid the charges against him, " under protest." Everyone knows that if corns are neglected, they become more painful and much more difficult to cure. There is no ' need "to experiment now", no need to doubt the results —if yon use Ruby Cora Cure. Corns of many yeans standing have been cured by this marvellous preparation. It acts promptly and painlessly, causing no inconvenience whatever. If you are troubled with corns Baxter's Ruby Corn Cure will completely remove them. One shilling, post free, only from J. Baxter, Chemist, Timaru. ... The well-known firm of Randrup Bros, may still be found in the same place, but not with the same machines. They are just- now preparing to receive a large shipment, 1907 models, of Randrup Popular, Centaur, and Premier machines. It would pay yon to drop in for a chat. ... SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C.F.C.A. —Tattersall's horse market, on Saturday. Guinness and LeCren, Ltd.—Clearing salt- of stable plant, Saturday; property list. t C. Jonas and Co.—Notice of commission rates; clearing sale, this day. Dr Bowe—May now be consulted. Coal Merchants' Association —Revised coal v r»tes. W. Quirk —Has taken,over Crown Hotel. A. J. McLean and R. Kelland--Trespass notices. Tiniaru Hospital —Laundress wanted. Palmer and Kedzlie —Rails for sale. Mount Peel Road Board —Election on Mav 6th. H. J. Clark —Managing -tobacconist's business. Timaru Motor Bus. Coy. —Special notice of Id sections. Garrison Band —Meet at Railway station to-day. S.C. Rugby Unions-To-day's matches. Washdyke" School—Social and dance, May 3rd. Cave School —Grand ball. May 3rd. Boys' High School—Grand entertainment, this evening. McGruer. Davks and Co.—Prices of winter garments. St. Andrews Gun Club—Pigeon match, May 9th. Lost—Thres notices; reward in each i as?. Funeral notice—By J. E. Beckingham. Wanteds—Six notices:

To-morrow evening both the Wash dyke and Cave school committees hold social gatherings in aid of the funds. Messrs Guinness and Lc-Cren will sell the horses, vehicles and harness of King's st-abies at their yards on Saturday. Particular:; are advertised. In a discussion on converging county traffic at, the Levels County Council yesterday, Mr J. Anstey said the upper part of Pareora riding ought to belong to Levels County, as not one in ten of the settlers ever went to Waimate, and the whole of .their traffic was with Timaru. At the annual meeting of the St. Andrews Gun Club a very satisfactory _ balance, sheet- was read showing cash on hand to the amount of £45 9s 6d.1 It was decided that a £6O live bird match be held on 4th July, and a clay bird match on 9th May. -I reminder is given of the grand, concert in aid of the Boys' High School magazine fund, this evening. ' The programme is one of more than ordinary merit, and includes 'several .novelties .off- the beaten track. The boys themselves will contribute what should be excellent- items. , The chairman o*f the Levels County Council.says that thp:."red gravel" in. the Timaru downs is better than nothing for road making. It makes a good fine weather road, but heavy traffic must be kept off it in wet weather." Mr Mee said it was useful if coarse gravel was used. The Mayor caused great hiughter last night by remarking that ths tennis courts aWbe Park were very popular. He did not know whether it was due to the young men and young women foregathering thereto play tennis, but the. marriage rate was going up by leaps and bounds. There was some chaff at the Mayor's meeting last night about the relative importance of the Timaru Borough Council, the Harbour Board, and the Levels County Council. Mr Young seemed to settle tho question by.pointing out that the Harbour Board had two Mayors and a county chairman amongst its members. Mr Robin, a member of the Otago Harbour Board, and Mr Douglas, -engineer of the Otago dredge, arrived in Timaru lastnight, for the purpose of inspecting th £ dredge Timaru, which the Board is negotiating to purchase from the Timaru Board. They. will inspect the dredge this morning. The annual meeting of the Timaru Chess Club was held last evening in the Mechanics' Institute. There'was a large attendance of members, which speaks well for a successful season. Monday and Friday were voted the meeting nights.The committee are arranging for a match next Monday evening between the southern and northern ends of the town, when all chess enthusiasts are cordially invited. Menlion was made at the Mayoral social last night, of the Battleship Fund, and of the broadmindedness of Timaru, which allowed the four centres 'to be represented on the shield,'and Timaru to be omitted, though Timaru originated and worked up \(he scheme, and provided a larger share of the funds than the four centres put together, as also did the little town of Masterton. Th<* Mayor was praised for his share of thp work, but he said ths bulk of the really considerable work in connection with it was done bv Mr C. S. Fraser.

In the-early days, or in e.arJyland bboins, rural sections surrounding Timaru were surveyed into building lots, and i;oads were laid out to suit them. The roads were formally " dedicated" to the local authority, and thereby became public roads, and public property. The demand for building land at that time fell off, and the. roads had remained in the dedicators' paddocks ever since, for the benefit of the owners. Mr Mahoney drew attention to these facts; at yesterday's meeting of the Levels County Council, and suggested that the persons who had been using or getting rent for public roads for, many years should be compelled to disgorge some of it. Private Smail, at 'the meeting of the City Rifles on Tuesday evening, notified his intention of giving a gold medal for competition in order to encourage the younger members of the corps. The medal will be awarded on the results of three matches at 200, 500, and 600 yds respectively, and may be competed for by re- i emits or by these who have cot won ;i ! trophy during the two preceding season?. Private Smail said that his principal object in giving the medal was to. encourage those who, after shooting for two or three seasons .without winning anything were inclined to give up ,trying, and to let their shooting suffer. As long as he remained in Timaru he would find a medal for annual competition. One of the most striking 'things at the Mayoral installation last night was the reception given to Mr J. Robin, as the father of Colonel Robin, a relation which was of much more importance to the company than the factthat Mr Robin was a member of the Otago Harbour Board. Mr Robin, in responding to the toast of his health, said the Government had appointed his son to the highest position in the Defence Department, and he spoke with deepest sympathy with the volunteer movement. He had reason to believe that the vo'unteers of New Zealand would become the most efficient -body of its kind in Australia, and he mentioned a. letter to someone; in the colony, in which General French said that if another war took place he hoped he might command such men as the firs*, second and third Contingents from New Zealand sent to South Africa. Mr Robin's remarks evoked great applause. There was a large attendance of the brethren of Lodge Pareora, No. 134, on Mondav evening. at the St. Andrews Masonic Hall, for the purpose of installing Bro. C. H. Besley as W-M. The ceremony was conducted by Bro. F. C. Binns, Pro* Master, assisted by Bros. E. Lane, 'C. Dash, and W. White, A.D.G.. D.C.. E.G. Th? investiture of officers was as follows-.—Worshipful' Bro. G. T. South, T.P.M. ; Bro. R, Brunton, S.W. ; Bro. J. Anstev. J.W.; Bro. T. Scott, treasurer; Bro. Chappie, secretary; Bro. Sidey. S.D.; Bro. J. McKeown, J.D. ; Bro. Grav, I.G. : Bros. T. Galletly and C. Ede, stewards; and Bro. J. Watt, tyler. After the. installation, the members of the lodge presented a master's jewel to Bro. G. T. South. The lodge was then closed, and a large number sat down to a banquet laid by Bro. Budd in the public hall, Bro. Besley presiding. A long toast list was gone through. Why Suffer,the awful agony of rheumatism, gout, 'lumbago, sciatica, and kindred diseases. RHEUMO if given a fair trial will quickly cure you. Sold at 2s 6d. " Some little time ago," .-ays Mr J. G. Boyle, Kelinscott, W.A., "I was suffering from a severe cough, which threatened to take a serious form. Hearing so much about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy I decided to give it a trial, and to my great satisfaction was comnletely 'Tired by the time I had finished the first bottle. For sale everywhere; ..;