TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13292, 22 May 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A Wellington message says:—The Act-ing-Premier, tho Hon. W. Hall-Jones, is reported to be gradually improving in health.

Tlte Hon. R- MeXab has expressed his willingness- to open, the Dunedin Winter fcjhow on June 4th.

The China faniine relief fund in Otago new totals £1600; another £SOO has been cabled, making tha total sent to China £I3OO.

The annual meeting. of the Timaru Beautifying Association will be held in the Borough Council Chambers this evening. Membars and all interested are requested to attend.

This evening in the Primitive Methodist Church, Rev. J. Olphsrt will give an illustrated lecture on Russia and Japan. A short musical programme will be given, and more than 100 pictures will be shown, by the aid of a powerful lantern.

A- concert will be held in the Wesleyan Schoolroom, Bank street, this evening, at 8 o'clock. A varied programme has been arranged; the proceeds are in aid of the Bible Class funds, and the modest charge for admission shoiild ensure a good attendance.

The Sweated Industries exhibit has arrived from Invsrcargill, and will bj open for inspection here for a few days. The exhibit will be located in Mr A. Davidson's sample rooms, George street, and will be opened by His Worship the Mayor, Mr J. Craigie, at 3 ,p.m. to-morrow.

The Timaru Marine Band, under Bandmaster Bezzant, 'will give one of the municipal concerts in Alexandra Square on Fridav evening (Empire Day). The following" is the programme March, '*■ Marmion"; waltz, " Honey Flowers ; fantasia. "Uranus"'; barn dance, "Masquerade"; lancers, "Gambols on the Green"; cake walk, "Shuffling Samuel"; inarch. " Starlight Dell"; " God Save the King."

The committee organising the Empire Day sports at Temufea have everything in readiness for a good day's outing. The entries for all events are very large, and include all the cycling and running cracks in the province. Apart from this, the interest in the tug of war is daily increasing ; for this event six teams have entered and a great pull is anticipated. The Railway Department are providing excursion fares on the railway.

The funeral of the late Hon. L. W aLier, which took place yesterday, was very largely attended- The procession left Four Peaks station shortly after 1 p.m. and made its way towards the Woodbury Cemeterr, passing by the Woodbury School, whose children were all lined up in respect to the deceased and the cadets stood with arms reversed. Representatives were present from ali the local bodies in the district. Numerous beautiful floral tributes were also sent, including one from the Canterbury Jockey Club. The Rev. S. Hamilton, of Geraldine, officiated at the graveside. . The pall-bearers were Messrs B. R- Macdonald, L. Corsbie, W. Izard, R. Temple, B. Temple and J. M. Barker.

At Auckland last week a man named Johnson was fined 10s for " crimping" a seaman; i.e., engaging a seaman tor a vessel, he having no lawful authority to do so. The Magistrate held that- section 58 of the Shipping and Seamen Act of 1905. though involved in its wording, provided that "no person should engage or supply a seaman or apprentice unless ha was "the owner or master, mate, or engineer of the ship, or was the bona-fide servant, and in the constant employment of the owner, or was a superintendent;

and no person could be employed to en- | gage or supply a seaman, or apprentice t for another person unless the person so i employed had one of these qualifications.-' As the defendant -was not in any of these ■ways qualified to act. an offence had been committed. The fine was made small (the maximum is £2O) as the case was brought, as a -warning.

At the last meeting of the North Island Sheep-breeders Association; held at Masterton, a committee was set "up to obtain certain data re South American markets for New Zealand stud sheep. Two prominent- Wairarapa breeders shipped to the Argentine at the close of last year 15 stud sheep of exceptionally good quality, comprising 10 Itomney and five" Lincoln rams. lit turns have just been received, and they are so unsatisfactory that the vendors assess their loss on the shipment at nothing leys than £3OO. Lincolns averaged 7gns and the Romneys sgns. For each of the former the sum of 50gns could

F have been obtained locally, whilst, amongst I the Romney rams was one for which a sum | of 40gns was refused previous to sliip- / ment. The Argentine agent, in a letter accompanying the returns, says:—"The very unsatisfactory prices obtained for your studs can be attributed in a large degree to the protracted drought that is j baing experienced over practically the whole of this country, and which is causing breeders a great deal of anxiety. Then, again, at the present time there are over 1500 stud sheep from foreign parts on ; offer in this market, but only the best sorts are* selling. Border Leicester* that

reached here with your shipment ire re absolutely unsaleable, and in future only Romneys or Lincolns should be forwarded." The letter was written under date January SC.

After a long, exhausting .illness, when health is slow about returning, Stearns' Wine is always found of great value. Bv greatly stimulating the appetite it aids nutritiion and restores strength—

The well-known firm of Randrup Bros, may still be found in the same place, bat not ■with the same machines. They are jnst now preparing to receive a largo shipment, 1907 models, of Bandrup Popular, Centaur, and Premier machines. It -would pay you to drop in for a chat. ... LIGHT., The nights are now drawing in, and it is necessary for cyclists riding in the evening to use "a lamp. To ride under any safe and comfortable conditions, a good" gas lamp is what is really required, but the pleasure to be obtained from the use of a good acetyline gas lamp is very often marred by the use of inferior carbide. We have large stocks of the finest Swedish carbide. ° For cleaniness and light giving qualities it is unsurpassed. We have SGO one pound tins of carbide for sale at the extremely low price of 6d per lb. tin. We know cyclists will appreciate thi? low price—it is well known that the prices are 9d and Is, evervwhere in Timaru. Our price of 6d speaks for itself, and shows the public that wt< are still continuing our policy to sell highest quality cycle and motor goods at reasonable prices. We have in stock 100 Phenomenon gas lamp" of the latest pattern, fitted with colonred side lights and key-locked bracket, selling at prices quite unapproachable by other firms trading in Timaru. Our price of 10s 9d stands alone. No old stock, but *he latest 1907 pattern, the brightest and test. Timaru price of burners has always been X-. Users of gas lamps often require mw burners, and to meet this demand we are now selling them at 6d. Every day p. bargain day with ns.—Adams, Ltd., The Aicade, Timaru....

The Auckland San Francisco mail of April 18th per the Sonoma arrived in London on 20th Mav.

The Matatna, which leached Auckland from London last Saturday, has 1600 tons of cargo for Timaru.

Ye.sterday Captain Edwin advised as follows: —" Northerly strong wind:-; to gale after 12 hours; glass fall; tides good; sea considerable off shore."'

Sergeant Waugh, of Timaru, lias won the Government medal for Canterbury, but his score of 50 in the medal matches is not good enough to win the Island gold medal, f-'ergeant Cliing. of Xelson. scored 54.

The Christchurch police are carrying on a vigorous crusade against vagrants. Two men were sent to gaol for three- months, the Magistrate (Mr Bishop! expressing a. determination to clear the streets of such characters.

The Hospital Board yesterday gave permission to the resident surgeon to take consultations in " orthopaedic work."

This, "Dr Bett, explains, is the correction of deformities in children, a branch of surgery which he specially studied at Home."

Members of the Geraldine Fire Brigade played a euchre match against the Geraldine Rifles oil Monday evening. The match resulted in a win for the Fire Brigade by 15 points, the scores being: Fire Brigade—Singles 48, doubles 31; Volunteers —Singles 42, doubles 22.

Nineteen members of the Winchester Morris Tube Club competed on Monday evening for a ti-ophy presented by Captain G. Taylor with the following result:—A. Cripps fscr.) 34. W. Scott (licp. 3) 34, J. Stons (hep. 4) 34, A. Taylor (hep. 2) 33, J. Deßenzy (hep. 2) 33.

A meeting of the Geraldine Library Com-mit-teo was held in the Institute on Monday evening. Mr T. Sherratt was added to the selection committee, who recommended that £6 be spent in. the purchase of new books which was agreed to. Accounts, amounting to £ll 2s Bd. were passed for payment, and the Geraldine Debating Society were granted the use of the committee room for their meetings-.

A man 25 years of age was brought before the court at Chrislchurch yesterday for the. maintenance of his wife (18 years of age) and child. The woman said she was married before she was sixteen. The Magistrate commented strongly on any mother allowing her daughter to be married at such an early age. The man earned 30s a week, and Ids wages were ordered to be divided with his wife and child.

At a meeting held on Monday evening it» was decided to form a Literary and Debating Society in Geraldine. Mr T. Sherratt was elected president, Mr A. G. Creemer, vice-president, and Mr H. Goldthorpe, secretary. A committee consisting of Messrs E. Bl.ickmore, J. Martin, B. Brookes. R Morrison, jun., and J. H. Dawson were ..ppointed to draw up a syllabus for the season. It was resolved to mes t at 7.30 eveiy Monday evening; alternate Mondays to be "open nights."

A report by Ivlr Marchant- to the Xew Plymouth Harbour Board, deals at some, length with a difficulty of obtaining supplies of rubble for further extensions of the breakwater. The present quarry is nearly worked out, unless it is worked afresh, below sea level, which would necessitate pumping. Another proposal is to lay a railway along the beach and haul up some boulders that ars scattered along it. A third proposal is to get the Railway Department to fetch .stone from Mount. Egmont.

A public meeting was held on Monday at Pleasant Point to discuss the advisability of establishing a branch of a bank afc Pleasant Point. There were about 30 business people and residents present. Mr -I. Stewart was voted to the chair, and explained the business, and Mr F. Xelligan and Mr B. Butcher, as convenors explained what steps they had taken. After a great deal of discussion, Messrs F. Xelligan and W. B. Andrews moved that Vho Bank of New Zealand'be asked to establish a branch two days a week at thn Point. The motion was carried unanimously. Messrs Byrne and Lambert moved that a deputation consisting of Messrs J. Stewart, F. Xelligan. B. Butcher, and R. J. McKeown, wait on the manager at Timaru an ill lay this resolution before him. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting.

The London City Council, after two years' experience with Darracq motor cars for the nse of the inspectors of the Councils tramways, have given a repeat order for several 10 h.p. Darracqs. This again proves the undeniable qualities of this world-famous make, and superiority above all other makes; there is no doubt that such bodies as the London Council look for the two principal points, which are reliability and cheapness in upkeep. It is not surprising that in London, as well as in any other part of the globe, there are more Darracqs used than any other make of car. when it is considered that 4000 cabs and 400 Barrack buses are now being under construction for London alone. The order for these cabs represents over a million pounds sterling. No further guarantee can be expected. From a speed point of view the performances of this renowned car all over the world remain unapproachable. Possibly you evince but little interest in racing contests, but even admitting such to be the case, you cannot afford to overlook the importance of the Darracq's past four years victory. In the history of automobilism no accomplishment can" compare with the Darracq relibility contest throughout the world. ... SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Dalgety and Co.—Clearing sale, on 4th June. " , ~, C.F.C.A.—Entries for fattersall s, on Saturday. , . Jon-T-t and Co.—Sale of gramaphones, etc.. to-day. Gerri- and Co.—Sale of timber, on Sat•irdav. X Z L. and M.A. Co.—St. Andrews Side, on Friday; pastoral run for sale. Geraldine County Council—Notice re outstanding rates, etc. _ In bankruptcy—Petition re C. J. Lewis and J. S. Thompson. Raymond and Revell —Houses and farms I J. E. Reid —Stocktaking sale still boomlnS. Lindsay—Application for slaughterhouse license. C. Warburton—Removed next to 1- and J. Thomson's. E. A. LeCren—Six-roomed house to let-. I'. Cairns —Five-roomed house for sale. H. Webb —Teaching organ, piano, and singing. Primitive Methodist Church —Illustrated lecture, this evening. S.C.R.U. —See.-n-a-side tournament, cn Fridav. Beautifying Association—Annual meeting. this evening. WosWan Young Men's Bible Class- Concert. this evening. Sweated industries exhibit —Open cn Thursday and following days. Bairia Marschel Wakes." Empire Night. Temuka sport? —At Victoria, Park. Empire D:;y. Wanted-:—Four not ices.

A private cable message received in Auckland states that a very serious strike is at present- occurring in San Francisco. Business generally is at a standstill, especially so far as shipping is concerned. Xo cargo for the colonies can be shipped in thi meantime.

Tin usual fortnightly meeting of the Ancient Order of Foresters, Court .Southern Cross, was held in the Foresters' Hall, Georg?.- street, last evening, and was- well attended. Bro. T. Veitch, C.1!., presided. Five new members were initiated into the. Order, and one candidate was proposed for membership. The business was gone through in good time, and the Court w:ui duly closed by the C.R. shortly before 10 p.m.

At a late hour on Monday night, the Wellington -police raided a " two-up" school in premises up a. narrow alleyway between Carroll's Tea Rooms, and the Singer Company's premises in Willis street. Sixty-eight persons were arrested and by' 2 a.m. all were bailed out. Sydney McXamara will be charged with keeping a gaming house and the others with frequenting the place. The men appeared before the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and were remanded at counsel's request, bail being allowed at £5 each, while the alleged keeper of the place was bailed out in a suretv of £25.

The Education Board at their last- meeting. decided to refer to the school committees the Education Department's suggestion as to tli3 manner in which Empire Day should be observed by the schools', and to leave the wliolo matter in the committees' hands. : The committees of tha town schools conferred and decided to follow Mr Howard's suggestion, i.e., not to break into the holiday by assembling the children on Friday morning. The children will be assembled on Thursday afternoon, and short addresses appropriate to the occasion will ba given, after which tho cadets salute the flag, cheers will be given and the children • will disperse.

Replying to a telegram from Mr Buddo, M.H.R., re the half holiday question, the Hon. J. A. Millar said: —"Whether a distinction could be made between a workroom attached to a shop and a factory proper is a matter for consideration, and if this can be done without- jeopardising the Saturday half-holiday which has baen observed for years under the Factories Act, I will nofc object; but I will bs no party to permit anything which will tend to take away the Saturday half-holiday provided for factories."' A contemporary points out that last session Mr 'Laurenson introduced a Bill to make a Saturday half holiday compulsory, and it was rejected by 47 to" 23 —the country members voting against it. The subject of technical education in country districts Avas introduced at the Farmers' Union dinner at Auckland by Mr H. Wily, who waxed somewhat sarcastic respecting the course of instruction in. natnie study now being given at some of the country 'schools. He referred to the proposed form of certificate lately put before the Education Board, by which it was claimed that three months' instruction would render a teacher competent to impart teaching in all subjects, from treepruning to astronomy. He also said thata country teacher had lately stated that itwas not necessary for lier to close her scliool to attend the nature study classes, inasmuch as she had taken a three,weess course of instruction at Auckland during the Christmas holidays, and was therefore now " qualified to teach agriculture in all its branches!"

I/The Geraldine branch of British and Foreign Bible Societies held tlieir annual meeting in the Presbyterian Church on Monday evening, when there wa'-r a fair attendance. The Rev. S. Hamilton presided and the secretary (the Rev. A. B. Todd) fiiM- the report and balancesheet-, which showed that- £35 lis >sd had been received in contributions during the vear, which was less than that received last 7,-ear by £3 10s 3d. Hie report paid a tribute to ill' W- Thomas for liis able man a cement of the depot. On the motion of tlie ReV. S. Hamilton, seconded by Mr C. Mackenzie, the report and balancesheet- were adopted. The election of officebearers resulted as follows: —Colonel W. Moore, president-; Rev. A. B. Todd, seeretarv, and R. Orb?ll, C. Mackenzie, senr., F. Walla eh. and R. Morrison, junr., together with the ministers ex officio, a committee. The Rev. C. Macdonald of Temuka gave an address on the wonderf ulness of'the Bible and dealt with its matter, its suitability to all men,, its effects and its durability. On tlie motion of the Rev. M. Barklie. a vote of .thanks wa-s accorded to Mr Macdonald for his interesting address.

During the quarter ended March 31st the customs -duties collected at New Zealand ports totalled £775,858, compared with £738.443 for the corresponding quarter 19C6; made up as follows Spirits, wine, ale, beer, etc.. £1^7.466; tobacco, cigars, and snuff. 537,709 lbs., £96,198; cigarettes, £31.912; tea; coffee, cocoa, chocolate, and chickory, 164,120 lbs, £1626;' sugar, molasses and treacle, tii,785.600 lbs., £59,970; glucose, 271,"920 lbs., £1133: opium, 12 lbs., £24; parcels post. £13,095; goods by weight, £50,8-49 ; ad valorem. £362,351; other duties, £2l 246. The duties collected on goods according to the various tariffs were as follows Under general tariff, £/58,954; under preferential tariff, £16,894: and under South African reciprocal tariff, £lO. The customs duties levied at Innaru during the quarter totalled £10,723. (£10,409 .under the general tariff and £314 under preferential tariff) mace up as follows:—Spirits, wine, ale, beer, etc , £1901: tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, and snuff, £1629; cocoa, chocolate, and clncorv £9 * sugar, molasses and treacle. £565; ironcl;; by weiffht. £427: a'l valorem, £5806; other duties, £386.