TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13293, 23 May 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Th-j iecortd term of the Timaru Technical School begins hexfc wsek. If n«*sfrary, extra classes wilt bs started in cookery and dressmaking.

Entries for the annual Show of the Dunedin Fanciers' Club, clout* on J'ine Ist, .uid will be received by the hoii. secretary to the Tlmarn Poultry Society.

At the invitation of the Waimate Harriers the South Canterbury Harriers will leave to-morrow morning for Waimate, meeting at the rap way station at» 7 o'clock.

Miss Whichello requests that Timaru pupils desirous of -enrolling in her class for physical culture will forward their names to 172, Hereford street, Christchurch, by Saturday next.

Details are given in another column of a no-license demonstration which is to hi held .it Ashburton to-morrow. In the afternoon there will be children's sports; in the evening, addresses will be given by Mr A. S. Adams and the Rsv. Mr Dawson.

At the Police Court, Geraldien, yesterday, before • Messrs F. W. Stubbs, and W. A. Sherratt, J.P.'s, William Coombes wiw charged with being drunk and disorderly the previous evening. Ho was filled iCs and costs# and on the application of Constable Bingham, a prohibition order was issued against him.

Mr Philip G- Palmer, editor of "Progress," is on a visit to Timaru. A copy of "Progress." which is published at Wellington, shows that its pages are being devoted to arts and industries. The illustrations are excellent, and the almost entire absence of technical terms from he letterpress, tend to make special articles of real interest to the general reader.

Mr Massey, M.H.R., has called the attention of the Minister of Customs to the fact that Australian chaff is being imported as fodder, and paying Isas duty thun is- payable on chaff. Mr Masssy has received a reply stating that the last shipv nients landed at Greymouth and Kaipara [ were found not to be fodder, but chaff, .uid had b«n held pending payment of duty collectable as ehafJ. Instructions have been given that all importations of [ at similar character shall, be thoroughly I examined before being accepted as food * for animals, it

The Minister for Defence ■was intervis wed by a joint deputation from the National Defence League and the Wellington Headmasters'' Association, which sought a Government subsidy for a miniature rifle range. Mr McXab "said the proposal met with his entire approval, and ha was certainly in favour of a grant being made from the Defence vote to supplement whatever the Education Department could spare from its vote Something had already been done in this matter in connection with the volunteer movement as a result of Colonel Duncan's visit to Australia. Any information Colonel Duncan had. or was in possession of the Defence Department would be placed at the disposal of the Education Department.

The- concert held at the Wesley;m Schoolroom last night,. nnder th» auspices of the Wesley Guild, and in aid of the Young Men's Bible Class funds-, was well attended. The following items were rendered :—Songs by Misses Mrsker and Gilchrist, and Mr"H. Couch: duet by Misses Bund* sen and Gcdy'e: selections by the Misses Coe, Miss E. Ogal vie. Miss P. Ferrier. musical monologue by Miss A. R. Clarke, humorous readings by Mr Percy W. Rule, Ante duet by Messrs H. Holdgate and A. Boys (encored), and mouthorgan solos by Mr A. Gracie lencored). After the nsu.tl votes of thanks had been passed in the approved manner, the concert terminated with a verse of " God Save the King." During the evening presentations were made to Mr Charles Brown, the secretary of the Wesley Guild, on behalf of the Gaild and the choir.

I At the annual meeting of the New ZeaI land Paper Mills Company, held yesterday >, at Dunedin, the chairman said that the ipast year showed distinct progress. Though the local market showed increased supplies of raw material, these had been more than absorbed by the increased output. Conj sequently the company had drawn heavily f on the English, Continental and Asiatic i markets for wood pulp, juts.", etc. It j was hoped that some of these would fall m value in the near future, and so materially assist the company. The paper bags shown with the sweated industry exhibit gave an idea of tha competition that, had to be faced. The aim of the directors, however, was to turn out a firstclass article. With the support- of the

| publie to the industry, which was helpful |i to so many workers, no fears need be en- !■ tertained for the success of the company i in the future.

Mr Val Vousden. who made Ids first appearance in Timaru some years ago, paid a return visit to this town last evening,. The Theatre Royal was fairly well tilled for the occpsion. and the popular entertainer received a hearty reception from those, who remembered with pleasure his former visit here. Mr Vousden is a monologue entertainer of no mean merit, and the fact that he was able by his own efforts to keep his audience thoroughly interested and amused for nearly two hours savs much for his power. He has made a speciality of character impersonations. and reproductions of the calls and cries of the so-called dumb animals, and as be possesses ventrDoqroal power? of a verv high order, he is in a. position to stage an entertainment, which never fails to nmuse. Mr Vousden's impersonation of "Mrs ORourke" was particularly fine, while his rendering of " Shamus O Bnen. showed that he was an elocutionist of pronounced ability. A large part of women's suffering comes from headache. No matter what the i-aiise, iho cure L> always found in Stearns' Headache Cure, which is tasteless, easy to take,-and acts promptly. ... LIGHT. The nights are now drawing in, and it is necessary for cyclists riding m 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 veiy 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 SCO one pound tins of carbide for sale at the extremely low price of 6d per lb. tin. We know cyclists will appreciate this low price—it is well known that the prices are 9d and Is, everywhere in Timaru. Our price of 6d speaks for itself, and shows the public that we 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 coloured 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 the. latest 1907 pattern, the brightest and best. Timaru price of burners has always been Is. Users of gas lamps often require new burners, and to meet this demand we are now selling them at 6d. E\ery day 3 bargain day with us.—Adams. Ltd.. The Arcade, Timaru....

The Rosewlil School social is to bis held this evening, the grand march starting at 8 o'clock.

A social, in aid of the funds of the Catholic Bazaar. will be fcekl in the Assembly Room*. this •evening. ,

Yesterday Captain Edwin advised as follows :—"Westerly strong winds to gale: glass fall; tides good; sea considerable oft shore; rain probable."'

The sweated industries exhibit will be opened this afternoon at 3 o'clock by His Worship the Mayor, and will also be open between 7 and 9 o'clock this evening.

The Dunedin Master linkers' Union yesterday discussed the desirability of raising the price of bread In consequence of ihe recent, increase of £1 per ton in the price of flour. It was decided to raise tlve priee T-.d pel' 41b loaf, the increase to take effect on and after Mav 27th

Ths? following team will represent the Timaru"Port Guards in their match against the Geraldine Rifles, at Geraldine, to-mor-row, leaving by the 7.5 train:—Lieut. Morgan, Color-Sergeant G. Beck, Sergeants Waugh. J. Beck. Foster and Stevens, Privates Pearson, J. Moore, W. Moore, and Hill; emergencies—Privates J. Torieycliffe and Hathaway, senior and junior.

The all-nations carnival to be held at the skating rink this evening promises to be a great success. Local skaters are taking great interest in the competition and a number of rinkers are also coming from Christchurch to compete. Some highly novel fancy-dresses are being prepared. and a good evening's entertainment should reward all who are present.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr C. A. Wrav, S.M., a first offender, who pleaded guilty to a charge f drunkenness, was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. " His Worship gave judgment for plaintiffs by default in the case Smitlison and Raymond (Mr S. G. Raymond) v. W. Bussel, claim £9, solicitor s fees, with costs 8s-

Mr T. Gunnion is building two more cottages at the Hae-hae-te-Moana gorge, similar to the one ■which has- alredy become so popular with holiday makersHe is already receiving numerous applications lor the use of these premises _at the end of the present year, one coming from a Christohurch doctor. It is Mr Gunnion's intention to keep a cow at the gorge during the holiday season, and a bov to milk her, so that" camping parties will have no trouble about securing supplies of milk.

A Hockey match between teams representing Timaru v. Geraldine Club will be played on the Athletic Grounds to-mor-row, at 10.45 a.m. • This match has been arranged early so as not to clash with the football tournament. All interested in the gam* are requested to be present. The following players have been picked to represent thy Timaru Hockey Club: —Lamb. Parker. Milne, Kennedy, Stevenson, Davidson. Warburton, Grieve, Horton, Nottingham. Hillgrove emergencies—Gre.cie, Mander. Mason, and Wardell.

the "Weekly Press" of yesterday contains a half-page photograph group of members and officials of the Timaru Harbour Board, and another group, of a New Zealand Rugby team at. Durban, is interesting as one member is a Goldstone, recognisable by his features. A page of four views shows the presentation of the "Weekly Press" Challenge Shield to the Waimata District- High school cadets, the winners of the first competition for it. Some good reproductions of Exhibition photographic competitions are given ; and views of the Makatote viaduct show what expensive work has to be done on the North Island main trunk line.

The London City Council, atfter. two rears' experience with Darracq motor cars for the use of the inspectors of the Council's 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 gtobe, there are more" Darracqs used than any other make of car. when it is considered that 4000 cabs and 400 Darrack 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. Passably you evince but little interest in racing contests, but even admitting sucli 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 relibilitv contest throughout the world. ...

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C.F.C.A. —General and special entries for Tatiersall's; clearing sales, 27th inst and June 20th. Dalgety and Co.—St. Andrews sale, tomorrow G. P. Genie—Sale of timber, on baturWebb and Kenipthorne—Houses for sale, on easy terms. Rosewill—School funds social, this evening. Assembly Rooms—Catholic Bazaar social, this evening. E. Kyle and L. Vaughan—Dissolution of partnership. Tiinj«,ru Borough. Council —Cab tenders for trench work. Dunedin Fanciers' Club —Annual Show, 2Cth, 2ist, and 22nd June. S.C. Hospital Board—Call tenders for lease of land. Vaccination notice—List of public vaccinator.--. EmpireDay—No-license demonstration, at Ashburton. Technical School —Second term begins next week. A S. Elworthy—Warning to trespassers on Hohne station. Miss Whichello—Notice to pupils re physical culture. R. Leslie Orbell—Wanis to purchase house. . , • -v-- 1 L I Theatre Ror.il—Special Empire Aiglu attraction. P. W. Hutton and Co.—Fresh supply of fiction. Miss Amy Smith—Teacher of singing, violin and piano. Mr R. J. Cooke —Is, prepared to receive ;>upils for boxing. : ' Court Southern Cross—Notice to brethren to attend funeral. Sweated Industries Exhibit —Open this eveninir. W. "Workman —For cheap house furniture. Mackenzie County Council —Tenders for supplying shingle. llockev match —Geraldino v. Timaru, Empire Day. N.Z. Clothing Factory—Prices o: Chestevlield overcoats. Kernolian. MeCalion and Co.. Ltd. — Observe Empire Day as whole holiday. H. E. Shacklock "and Co.—The gold medal Orion ranae. J. Baxter—Prices of "Feed foi - skin.' Penrose's sak—Quotations for lace curtains. Funeral notices—Rv J. RmleliflV-. and \Y. J. Lister. Wanteds--Five notices.

The lieu* Home for orphan girls erected !>y the Salvation Army was opened at Wellington yesterday by the Hon. G. Fowlds.

The new parish hall at Geraldine, near St. Mary's Church, is now approaching completion. It differs a good deal from ether buildings in the town, and has a, very attractive appearance.

Geraldine people have been brought face to face with their educational facilities by the burning down of their school, as the classes are held in the public halls alongside the main street, and the doors have to be kept open for ventilation, so that the work going on is visible and audible to passers-by.