TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13315, 18 June 1907, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Last ymv. New Zealand exported four and ;i half • limes a,s 'mueli menst' aJ» Victoua ; but that SI (ti- slnpp d ne.ulv one- : third more hutter. , • A Home, paper says .that, along the south . cpasti of '• 'Englaa'd jPSSit. js in tie- ' inan'd, mainly through- Londonero coming . to -t lie seaside and asking 1 for it. Lieu tenant-Colonel Hawkins , n.iiyl Captain \V\-F. ; . Patersoii l.iayev Jieieiri appointed tru»- ; tecs of 'tii® G-eraldint\ rifle, rangp reserve, in place of Lieutejiarit-Colonel Baucliop and , Captain J. IL Montgomery, resigned. ; Messrs J. S. 'Ohishoim ajid B. Butcher liajfe been the Pleasant >l?oint cemetery, ill :place of >Mes«rs J. Gamlnie and W. B. - Howell,, resigned, and Mr E. Halstead has beeij appointed an additional trustee. ■ " '' • Hiu Excellency the Governor has ap-jDointe-d Captain the Honourable N. C. Gatliorne Hardy, of ih . sth (Northumberland) Fusiliers end Lieutenant E. L. Lyon, of the 18th Hussars, to bp first and second aide-de-camp, respectively ' vice-Cap-tain Braitliwaits i\iid Captain Bingham., ' V■' ' -V 1 The Government has adopted a comprehensive scheme for the drainage of Pinko swamp between, ■ Thames and'-ihei Wtjikato. A sum of £6OOO will be placed on the Estimat ■a as the first instalment! of the money required to carry out- the sell,erne. It is proposed to starfc operations ill September next. Areas ai'e to b? set- apart for flax cultivation, and the balancF -of the land drained. All will bs> available for settlement.' It. is seldom such n.n exhibition is seen as is now on view in Begg's window of violins in all their stages of, manufacture, together with", the various : tobls. used : by tlie craft. The specimens exhibited are the work of Begg's Duhedin Violin expert, !Mr James Flint, who lias t .made this branch of. musical instrument and repairing his special studv. One of the violins is a copy of a Klotz, which is a very oM family heirloom of the Beop-'w; 1 lie other is a cony nf a vaulable T>e<7an\ belnnrr'nio- to Mr Thos. Dow. of l)i:iK>din ; both beiiiar. built to order. ISw'n. as i* we'l-kmnvn. undertake ill? building, repairing and adjusting of all class.r> of violins, and besides their large stock at Timaru and their various other branches, their selection of old and valuable instruments in Dunedin is probably without a rival in the Southern Hemisphere. Mr Hngeins, their Timaru Manager, besides being a violinist, is an expert- in this branch, and will be pleased to explain the various; processes to anyone iftterested....

The nervous strain of household oare» wars out even the (strongest woman. Take Stearns' Wine, the peerless tonic, which builds up the hotly and makes the weak strong. Pleasant' to the. taste. ... " Hot Water Bottles" of the very best quality. These bottles are made of such strong and pure rubber, that wo guarantee them to hold not only hot but boiling water and to keep doing it for at least twelve months. Baxter's quality tells and our prices are: Bxlo, 7s 6d8x12, 8s 6d: Bxl4, 9st 6d; 10x12, 10s'. Complete with covers. Remember the very best quality and the very lowest prices. * Don't, wait, until the winter is half past, you might as well enjoy the comforts of a, hot-tie- now, our stock is new.—J. Baxter, Prescription Chemist, Theatre Buildings.,,.

" .The Wasltdvke Gun Club will hold ; sp&rnjw and inaiumaif l>ini matches tin Thursday next. • • 'rfip Hospital Board meets to tiny, ami Hr Valentine. •»{' Hie iTeUltli fieptu will attend tlie lasting ijiid report upon ',the prrtpbial to establish •»' cottage li<«-pit-aT &t Geraldme. Dr accompanied by Mr Oraigie. m'otoied from '! imaru '«> ' Jeivldhxe' yt 1 -.;-.'-rriay. • Xir ni iwgli'.t.-. it tolling aluiij* hedeh it» v \"<utl;anf>y on Siindav picked t:|> tli.' skt'll\ v a small beaked whale. The skull mKisiofci uhn'at 5£ inche:- by '4. » t;t|)aciou-*i " fttiiin-lifti T in proportion-- to the i-i/t- <if the " b.-ak." which is about 6 inches long: The bum- <.<iiij ill ' ap-r- ------' tcr>?s whence about 30 ««H'h have h.-n lost 'ai <adi side. Messrs T. ami Sons aw noxr kilting a line of big full-mcnth tvoss-biv-l wethers, bred and fattened by Mr W. F. Hamitton. of Ash wick. _Kome of the'ear.cases hanging in the shop yestirday ranged from 931b> to I3olbs. ■ N one of t h -in, k-x-------cspt* the- largest aris excessively fat. and their size means that a joint from offers something to "" cat. and come again " at. Tlkese sheeip include the prize winners at the Fairlit Show. Colonel Bailey has had the pleasure of receiving as a gin tit for a day or two an old Indian friend. This wa-v Sir David Masson, who was Colonel of the Ist Punjaub Volunteer Rifles while Colonel Bailey vvxs their adjutant: many years ago. vSir David, accompanied by Lady Masson, is making a holiday tour of Australasia, in .order to study these. colonies from scenic, economical arul social poinl4 of view. He is- paling special attention to New Zealand's labour laws, :md hj? has an idea of • entering Parliament on Lis retirement .ftoih v tl»s» Indian service. Sir David and l.p.dy Masson went- on to Christchnrch yesterday. The "New Zealand Mines Record" for May reprints from the "Engineering and Aiming Journal" of New York, an article bit a new system of utilising lignite now extensively used in Germany. Germany, as is well known, contains many deposits • of lignite and "brown coal, but- none of black coal, and numerous devices have been- invented and* used for the • profitable .consumption of lignite as fuel in industrial concerns. The article in question is a jij-etty full description of the conversion of lignite into solid briquettes which do not- fall to pieces as does the natural lig-nite-on drying. Lignites have bean briijuetted before, but by using some. substance to act as a " binder" or cement. Pitelv tar, starch, cowdung. clay—all sorts oi things—have been tried. The new German system requires il<> added binder 1 . The.lignite is ground and dried. and then pressed so powerfully* that it is heated sufficiently to distil from it- a resinous substance that binds the brick efficiently. Thiei cost of a 2-press plant, turning out 36,000 tons of briquettes in a year (120 K foils in 24 hours), is given as follows: Machinery £II.OOO. buildings £SOOO. working capital £3OOO to £4OOO. running expense? for a year (chiefly cost of lignite) £11,500. Tile selling value of the fuel is' given. as 2 dols. fsay 8s) per ton, and deducting cost from "expenses, a profit 15 per cent, is shown. Will you allow your cough to get the best of you? Zymole Trokey* stop coughs and strengtljen the throat. Try them. They will please you. ... "Nipped up." Do yon feel that way this cold weather? Do you feel as though the cold penetrates your very soul? If so von may strengthen yourself to keep the crtld out>! Baxter's Orange Quinine Wine wQI give yon the necessary help. It y«l feed your" nerves, stimulate your appetite, ami build up your strength. Don't give the chilblains" a chance to attack you. Create a good circulation by taking Baxter's Orange Quinine Wine, and you will find you are not so susceptible to the cold. Don't wait longer! Buy a bottle now, and take it regularly. Price 2s 6d, only from J. Baxter, Chemist, Timam. ... i I RECORD PRICE FOR A MERINO"EWE. -Advices to hand from Australia state (that a stud ewe from Mr HorsfalFs famous Widgiewa flock has been sold for the high price- of 200 guineas. This constitutes a record sale for ewes. By the same mail we are notified that a ram from this celeI bra ted flock realised tbe very high price of 1000 guineas. The performances of the Widgiewa sheep in tha show ring for years past have been the subject of discussion amongst np-tp-date -sheep men the wide world over. The greatest records of prize winning ever achieved in the history of sheep-breeding have fallen to' tbe lotof the owner off this famous flock. Everything. on Widgiewa is of the very best I that experience dictates and money can I procure. The production of a perfect. [ fleece is. of course, one of the objects aimed at; and that this object has been attained is convincingly proved by the prices realised for the Widgiewa wool in the sales. For 1904, 1905, and 1906 the clips from this station sold up to 14d, and 15d per lb in the grease,. the average for nil the fleece being within a fraction of 13d , per lb. The clip ranged from 1200 to 1400 bales each season, making truly a great average. After long and painstaking experimenting, Mr Horsfall and his manager have arrived at tins conclusion that for the production of a perfect fleece of wool QtiibelTs Dip stands unrivalled by any other preparation on the market-, and it is-now solely useeE on Widgiewa estate—where the above-mentioned high-priced sheep have been bred—and also on Mr HorsfalTs other properties. It may be here mentioned that Mr Horsfall's annnal «-lip of wooi rntiK from 3500 to 4000 bales. ... The Darracq and De Dion motor cars are constructed by firms of 18 years standing and without a doubt experience is a most important point in the construction of a good reliable motor car. Marquis De Dion was the first man to make a commercial vehicle which was a great-. success fifteen years ago. A Darracq at the same time also brought out a small runabout which was at once recognised as being built on correct lines. Th£~ whole world have copied these two firms by adopting sttch a feat•fire as the cardan shaft in place of the everlasting troublesome chain system. Consequently other firms who now claim to be up-to-date by adopting this system are fifteen years beyond the times. De Dion and Darracq lead, 'others followAs for magneto ignition three years ago we had this magnificent system in use on our cars in New Zealnd. Again we lead. Rome people are wondering why there are aft many Darracq and De Dion cars on the iNew Zealand roads as any other two ipakes put together: the answer is simple : tßer were the first in the colony seven ve'ais ago and have stood the rough roads so Exceptionallv well that it is now a byword as reliable as a Darracq or a De Dion. Both these cars are made m Pans, the home of the world's motor business, although thev are owned hy British Capitalists who prefer investing their capital in good and well tried foreign factories than to invest in small concerns who keep on changing their patterns from year to year, and whose products are still only experiments which unfortunately are pushed upon the market as up-to-date but fifeen years bevon-1 the Our challenge of last J week has proved this* as not a single agenta« come forward to match his car with ours: consequently we are fnlly justified in claiming the DatTacq and De Dion the teat on the market...

The- St. Andrews sports committee meet on Friday next, at 8 p.m. Mr Hall-Joins was well enough >o preside last. '1 liursday ovt-r a Cabinet meeting held at his residence. 'lhe "Autocar." of April 20th lase. an important' trade journal published in London. ha-, an illustrated' article describing the Mount- Cook motor service ins-tit uterihv Mts-is Wigley and Tliornley. It is understood tii.'it the l/and Purchase Board ha< promised to consider favourably a proposal to ncijuire two thousand aclvs of tl.e .Mount Royal e.'tat-e. "round it is proposed shall be acquired, adjoi-is tin town of I'alme.rston South. In Dunedin. as in Timaru, bread still remains at 7d the. 41b loaf, although flour has dro])ped biick 10s a ton. \ esteiday the "Otago Daily Times" strongly advised th* bakers to reduce the price to lest public opinion should force the extension of State enterprise into the bakery trade. A sitting of the Police Cou;r Mai held at Fairlit- yesterday, before Mr C. A. Wrav. S.M. In "the cas? of Miles v. Thoijie, -a claim for £3 4s 6d, judgment was given for the plaintiff. In Wilson v. yc-C'ami, judgment- .summons for £ll 2s, ar< iirder was made to j)ay £1 per month ; in default 12 days', imprisonment. The following will the Druids in their match against the Foresters on Thursdav nest —Watson, Goodman. Jonas, Muclimore, Davey, Grose, Whiteliouse, Harold. Bouldeu. * Applegartli. Farrow, McKenzieV Darbys (2), McAneigney. Pal,mer; emergencies. Hance and Izzard. Tire match will be splayed at Budd's. Our Vaivlie corivt-pon lent writ-.-s : After several days of cold overca; t weather about three inches of snow fell at Fairlie on Fridav night. It came up from the south east, "the fall in the iKighbourhood of Cricklewood being heavier "than at Burke's Pass! On Saturday night- the wind went round to the nor-west, and a heavy thaw set- in on Sunday. Th? following, is the result- of the recent. election of members of the Canterbury College Board of GovernorsLe-(rrn-ed by General Assembly,. Rev. Dr R. Erwin: bv graduates, Messrs G. R. Rustell and \V. 11. Montgomery, B-A-: by teachers. Mr L. B. Wood, M.A.; by vcliool comniitti-es, Dr B. .M. Moorhouse, M.-B.t -M- M R-C.b'. The news of the death of Mr Caleb Bateman was received with deep regret- in Temnka on Sunday.. The deceased was one ,of tlie best known and most-popular thresli'ing mill osiers in the district. About six weeks ago Mr Batemaii met- with an. accident which resulted in a broken rib, Irom. the effects of which lie never recovered. His condition appeared to b? immoving. but early ori Sunday morning he was seized with' a jiaraly tic stroke, and died shortly afterwards. We have received from tlie Wellington Citizens Bibie-in-Schools Committee a circular which they are sending to the committees of tlie primary schools of the colony, with a voting paper, asking for ail answer Yes or No, to tlie question. Does vour Suite School Committer approve of ihf Bible being read in schools on the lines set. <»ut by the Wellington Bible-m-School* League? The circular staies that tha coinmitiee is desirous that the Bible should be read.in~the schools, "after methods in vogue in the United States of America, Canada, and other countries." and thev are taking a referendum of the s-chool committees on tlx* question. "Thy committee advocate: |1) That- the Bible be read as a classic; \2) No comments allowed. except geographical, grammatical and historical ; (3) The -State school teacher only to supervise the Bible reading; •4) Any teacher" or scholar having conscientious objection, may be excused from this Bible- lesson. It "is proposed to get. a strong deputation of parents to waiton the Premier during the s-esinon and ur<»e -this reform, and each committee is invited to appoint one or two delegates, and is also requested to advise the Education Board and the Member- for its electorate of its decision. Suggestions are also invited Some parents advocate the use of the Revised Bible; also dhe repetition of the Ten Commandments once a week, as is dene m parts of Canada. A postscript emphasises the fact that tlie Citizens* Committee want the school-teachers only to impart tha lesson, after methods in vogue in America. A list isapjiended of countries where inquiries have been made into the practice of Bible or other religious teaching, and the rfesnlts of the inquiriesare briefly stated. 3i H. P. 1907 TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLE. I We have just landed the new 1907 Im- | perial Triumph motor cycle, and we are , | now making deliveries of orders held hy us. The past- season has again clearly de- | monstrated that amongst motor cycles the' Triumph stands an easy first due to effi-; ciency. in perfection in detail, its absolute' reliability, its lightness," speed, power, and : comfort." Progress! however, is the motto — greater efficiency is the aim of the manufacturers of the Triumph motor cycle. The marvellous steadiness and even pull of the engine will be a revelation to anyone who has not ridden this machine. The following are exclusive Triumph features—ball bearing engine, patent spring forks, patent foot rests, long resilient handlebars, patent balance weighted fly wheels, Simms Boscli magneto ignition, patent silencer, patent rim brakes, patent stand and carrier. We hope that intending purchasers, who are perhaps thinking of buying a foreign-made machine on account of price, will inspectthe Triumph before doing, this, remembering that the best is the cheapest in the end. Triumphs are all British manufacture. Adams Ltd., The Arcade, Timaru... SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Guinness and LeCren—Stock sale at- Geraldine. to-morrow. Clydevale sale—On 20tli and 21st inst; a reminder. C.F.C.A.--Property sale, on 29tl inst. N.M- and A. Co.—Gei-aldine £ tie, tomorrows St. Andrews, on Friday" cleaiin"' sale, on 2nd July. Timaru Rowing Club—Competitions at bazaar. . T. Coul'-hard-Muliions —Calls tenders for alterations. James Granger—H:is Balgav to letJ. G. Cowan —Golf caps on sale. [•;. l, t y. Opihi—Turnips to let by tender. # Skating Rink —Open to-niglit and Saturd;;v. Clark Bros.. Oamaiu—Want 5-ton crane. Tate's Fish Mart —Up-to-date in every respect. ' St. Andrews Sports Commi'tee —Meeting on 21st itisl. —• (lordon l\ Wood —\6\v lilucksniith s shop to let Washdyke Oun Club--Match on daySirs i.eCren—Wants general for New Plymouth. At Bowie's Groceries that are always fresh. J. King and Co.— Specialties in groceries and provisions. Webb and Kenipthorne— Sections and houses for sale. Penrose's-—Jacket and fur sale. Funeral notice —By W. J. bister. Wanteds —Eight notices.

Tha following ladies will represent Tiluavu iii 'tire match again:-': As'hburton to b.* p!:iyi-d on ih.' Higiifi-.'M Links to-day, play to stair at. 1 p.isi :--Mrs .Slnihesoii, .M'r.V Cox, Mi-is Ji; vi-11. Mf.-s A. ihteliarian. Miss Divil'-ii. -Miss b- Knublt-y. unclaimed letters addressed as follows aiv. lying at the Timaru Post Ofticc: luuin New t-'outh Wales, Jas. Im'.-IS-V, Alliury. H. W. "Marshall, and S. lloitenberg :2,." P. 0.. Tniii'.Mi: Mag McDonald. Brown street. TinnU'u : Irom South Ausci.ilia. ,f. iMilk-r, P.O . Tiiiiaru : fiuin T.-mTiti\v Mi '-- Siificox. Timaru Th" r.-clamaiiou b.lween the bloody wljarf and the North mole shows a marke-.l sriiiideiicL' il»e retaining wall. Their is ah idniost unbrokeh depftysioii Irom end to end -of the' wall, 'varying in -depth from a few inches to nearly tlire-' fe&t in one spot, while the ;,urfaoe in the vicinity of .subsidence is apparently very unstable. The. foundations for the electric lighting power-house- are practically completed, and the contractors are at present engaged on T.lie retrrining wall at the back of tli.» site Two. piles of brick? indicate -that tlie-'walls-will be' commenced s.hottly, while the first of the. generating plant, in the shape of the three large boilera which are. to supply the necessary steam, came to hand ■ froih Christclrarch yesterday. A lvminder is given of th? coinp: lition-: width it is proposed to hold in connection with the Timaru Rowing Club's bazaar op July 4th. sth, and 6th. Entries close on Saturday. 29rh June. Valuable prizes will b_- given, for all the competitions, but no prize" will be awarded for any competitionunless there are mora than three enirie.s. Tt is -expected that there will be a. large ninr.ber of en I l ies for -ilia various competitions;. The. S.C.M. Rifles held a mounted parade vest ere'ay afternoon. Tlie squadron marched to Saltwater Creek where they Wire exercisied in a number of movement® by Captain Gresson, Lieutenants Smith and Millir. Stati'-Sergeant Major Clements was also present as instructor. Colonel Hawkins Q.C., will b? present to inspect 'tho squadron ou Thursday, the 27th in:it-.', at 2 p.m. A full muster of the. men is desired- on that date. * * A coinmittee meeting of the Floral and Horticultural SocieLy was held on Saturday evening. Mr 'W- E. Irwin was -in the chair. Correspondence was read from those who had kindly consented to act as patrons and patronesses. The secretary reported receiving, donations . from Messrs - A..- E. G. Rhodes, J. S. Gibson, and 5 Irs R. 11. Rhodes. The chairnian said that the business would be tlie fixing up a Heir .schedule for 1907-8, but members thought that this could be well thought out. by a sub-committea who could in turn report to a full committee -dater on. This was agreed to. The following sub-commit tee was appointed—Metsrs KnowW, "Morgan, Beswick and f-'ealey. The Home- Industries Comwit-tt-e to revise the schedule from Nos. 136 to the end wilt consist <>f Messrs Wilson, Macdonald, Howard and Grant, with Mrs W. 11. Foden, Misses Wilson and Shirtcliffe. These subcommittees will report to a full meeting of committee on July 13th. Owing to iheir being a few vacancies- on tlis committee the' secretary was asked to write, to a few persons asking if they are willing' to be nominated. - Accounts were passed for payment, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting. Thb well-known firm of "Randrup Bros, may still be found in the saiyo 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 you to drop in for a chat./... i'Gout'is really a special' form of rheumatism 'caused by excess uric acid in the blood. Whether your gout is acute _of chronic, Rheiimo will cure you.' All stores ■