TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13355, 3 August 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

At 12.25 p.m. yesterday. Captain Edwin advised as follows.:—"Moderate to strong \asterly , winds; glass fall; tid;s good; iiea considerable swell." c The vital statistics for Timani for July ■were as follows:—Births 27. marriages '(, deaths 18. For July last year, the figures, were—births 27, marriages 6. and deaths 17. What with the Webb v. Towns sculling match for the championship of the world, and the match between the All Blacks and Australia, both nf which citaa- off today, sporting men will have a good topic of conversation. The results will be posted up at this office on arrival. Th* Mackenzie County Council has undertaken a municipal doty in lighting the street at Fairlie, and. supplying surplus acetylene- to private consumers. The price charged to these is less per 1000 titan .the charge for coal gas at Temuka, and this covers the cost of the street lighting. A bridge over the Tengawai on the main * road between Albury and.Fairlie has been deserted by the contractor? because owing to a strike'in New South Waie3. the supply of timber has been stopped. The sight of the ha.lf-finfc.hed work is more depressing than a rain, which usually has some element of the picturesque about it. There is a striking difference in the appearand of the country from Alburv westwards and that seaward of Cave. The- latter is all very dry and the- soil of every ploughed paddock pale with its dryness, whereas the former is black "with dampness in every hollow and more less black on flats' a,nd southerly faces. Voting wheats are coming up wcely in down paddocks about Cricklewood. The Olago Trades and Labour Council, at tfe instance of the Coal-miners' Union of Eaitangata, has agreed to co-operate m immediate action with a view to asking the< Minister of Miner, "to take steps, to ascertain how far the late manager of the Nightcaps Mine, and the Inspector of Mines of" the Otago and Southland district, ■tfere culpable in' regard to the death of _ three of their fellow-workers. Mr J. J. Kavanagh, late of the Star Holel, Temuka, has purchased the busi-. ness'of ""the ■•Queen's Hotel, Christchurch. The house is in splendid order, and affords accommodation which is at all times satisfactory" and ' economical. The proprietor feels. specially interested in. the comfort of old friends and= country patrons,;, while apart from a moderate tariff the house - ha>3 the further -advantage of being ony . of the most centrally situated in the citj.' Tha new Wesleyan Sunday School is to 'be opened to-morrow, when the Ret. .W. Baumber, of Christchurch, will preach ai II a.m., 3 "and 6.30 p.m. The Iter. W. ' Slade has been taken 21, and Mr Baumber has generously consented to fill his place. Large 'congregations are expected, and special care has bjen given by the Wesley Church choir and the scholars of the "school to the vocal portion of the service. Hymn •sheets are to be provided, so that everyone will be able to join in the singing. Th; coUections at each service will be in aid of the building fund. On Monday there will'be-aa old rim? tea in the old sch-w<T I from 6to 7.30, to be followed by a com . csrt in the -new school half. This concert should prove one of the bzsi ever given by the Wesley Church choir and .school, generously assisted by such popular singers as the Mirses Towkr-Gamblhtg, McCahon, and Mesdames Rsnnie, Davie, and T. E. Thomas, Messrs Fleming. Black. Houlker. Ellis Wood. Phillips, S. Gilchrist i and .Toll. Mr Coomb*.' orchestra will be t present- Given fine weather the opening j services of the- new school should prove ' very successful. A meeting of delegates" from the various Hockey Clubs wot held in Hutchison's tearooms last evening. Mr 6. Packer was voted to-the chair, and said that the best ( . way to push on the sport was to form an association. ■• It would ba an advantage to all clubs to come fo- some agreement for th-* conduct of competitions. Mr Brieves (Temuka) said that his , club was anxious to *ep an association formed, and he proposed that an association be formed. Mr Anderson tGeraldine) doubted whether the New Zealand Association would accept affiliation from a combined women's and men's association. He suggested that se- ' parate associations should b? formed for each sex. Mr Parker .-aid that in Nelson / the two sexes were combined. It would b? an advantage to the girls, for they would have better grounds. After some discussion.it was suggested that th? secretary should make enquiries from the New Zealand Association whether it was permissible to affiliate girls' clubs. Mr Milne formally proposed "That a- South Canterbury Hockey Association be formed." This was • carried on the understanding that it be a men's association, and that girls' clubs could b- admitted afterwards. Speaking on the question of subscriptions, it was agreed to fix the fees at £1 I'* for men's clubs and lCs 6d for girls'. There would also bz an entrance fee for clubs wishing to play in competitions. Bylaws were discussed, and a set adopted. This terminated the business, after which vote-? of thanks were passed to the chairman and to Mr Kennedy, who undertook ! the duties of secretary for th.- meeting. ; A private* telegram was received by a J well-known resident of this town, stating that th') suits to measure sold by the tailor Alfred J. Stephens, in Hunt and Werry's Building, opposite Post Office, for two pounds .seventeen and sixpence, afe the best this side of the line, for fit, etyle and quality of material. You cant not do better than get your next suit | from him; can honestly recommend | them. ... Rhenmo has enabled many a poor sufferer from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbago to once more eniny health and happiness. 2s 6d and 4s 6d. Sold everywhere. :..

Mr C. A. .lelfersou has been appointed starter for tit.- North Otago Jockey Ciub for the ensuing year. The annual me.ting of the Farmers' t'ooperatf.ve Insurance Association will he held at Christchurch on the 21st August. 'the cost of idd age pensions in the Timarii district last year was £10.594. In tliN respect Timaru holds a record from Oamaru who.-e pensions c<»t £6176. It has been decided to tsliev.- railway stationmasUTs in large ecu ires of the duty of attending to the transport of goods. In each city thai department, will be placed under the tare of an official to Inknown as the- goods agent. The clashing of the Show dates of Timaru and Ashbuiton was given as- the. reason for a motion by Mr T .K. L T pton at the Agricultural Conference, that a special committee be s. t up for each island to arrange Show dates. Mr Teschemaker said the cause of tin* trouble was that Ashburton had taken Timaru's dates, which they had held for many years, and Timaru be'mr the older Association, they did not se-e their way to give in to Ashburton. It was pointed out that there was no means of enforcing the committee's decisions, and after some discussion the-.motion was negatived on the voices. , A Christchurch muisage states: —Owing to the unusually dry weather and there being no subsoil moisture, feed is very scarce, and stock are likely to fare badly unless spiing growth comes early. Heavy continuous rains are necessary, but these would prove disastrous to young lambs, though they would bs the salvation of stock generally. No autumn sowing hits bren done, and now ploughing is almost ! impossible. In the absence of sub-oil moisture the chances are that unless frequent rains occur there will be a disastrous drought throughout the province. Th- ball whi-.'h the Waiinataitai School Committee gives every year in aid of the prize fund, was held* on Thursday evening in the school. There was a record attendance, and all present fully appreciated the arrangements made for their entertainment by the .ball committee. The new floor proved very satisfactory to dancers, for whom Wisneski's band provided the music in a capaWe manner. Miss Glover and Mr G. Triest obliged by playing extras. 'Last evening the children were given a treat, dances and jrames being arranged for their benefit. The school committee desire to thank the ladies who so kindly provided refreshments, and did all thev could to make the gathering successful.' The members of St. Mary's Young Men's Society drove out to Kingsdown last Tuesday evening and gave a very interesting entertainment in the school on behalf of the SociaV Guild of St. Matthew's Church. A programme of musical, elocutionary and' other items was provided, the following Timaru visitors taking part: Rev. T. M. Curnow, Messrs F. H. D. Foden, B. Culverhomse, H. G. Gabites, W. Parnell. K King. A. Graciel E. M. Gabites, A.. Black, and F. Davidson. Mr F. W. Pratt contributed a piano solo, and also played the accompaniments, refreshments were provided by the Kingsdown Guild and were mt'cli. appreciated. On the. motion of Mr Le Oren, a hearty vote of thanks was .accorded with acclamation to Ithe' Visitors for their kindness* in furnishing such a pleasant entertainment. " '.. ."

The usual weekly meeting of the Life Boat Lodge was held last evening, the C. T. Bro. Peake presiding over a large attendance of members. Two candidates were initiated, one admitted by clearance and four proposed for membership. A hearty welcome was extended to Bro. Bae, of the Hope of Dunedin Lodge, who gave :in excellent address, and to Bro. Page of the Welcome Retreat Lodge. The officers' reports showed that- the past quarter had been a mcst successful one, 20 new members having been initiated, the present member- - ship being 87. The finances also showed ilie. lodge to be in a sound position, the total funds amounting to £ls-2s 3£d. The L.D. Bro. J. T. Ellis installed the following officers for th<> ensuing quarter—<3.T. Bro. Williams; V.T.. Sis. Rielly; secretary. Bro. Mnclimore; treasurer. Bro. Hawkey; financial secretary, Bro. Marsh; chaplain. Sis. Page; mar., Bro. Keinsley; guard. Bro. Lowiy; sen., Bro. Redmond; registrar, Sis. Butt; organist, Sis. Lennie; secretary. Bro. Gofcer: dep. mar.. Sis. Walker: P.C.T., Bro. Peake. The duties of installing marshals were ably carried out by Sister Horgan. and Bro Lloyd. A hearty-vote of thanks wa-s passed to tJie officers for' their reports and to the L.D. and his assistants for installing the officers. The C.T. presented a prize to Bro. Moore for bringing the most members during preview* - quarter, the prize beinn kindly fiven by Sister Smith. Brothers Williams. Muchmore. Lowrv, Coker, Peake. Sisters, Page. Rielly and Lennie- were elected a comnyf tee t« carry out the anniversary of *he 10-W. The procramm- for next meeting will take the form of a mock initio-, tion. The meeting closed in peace and harmony at 10 p.m. Yes- sleen will sow* times cure a headache, but why depend on such a slow, uncertain and" inconvenient way. when Stearns' Headache Cure wi'll do it in a ferf minutes without inconvenience. ... A few days ago two enthusiastic motorists were arguing about which were the. besfc and most suitable motor-cars for our colonial roads, and after telling one ~another the great work they had done with their own respective cars for the past %■ years (one had' a De Dion and the other a Darracq), they conld not settle the point; so they called at Skeates and Bockaert's motor garage, who are the New Zealand sole representatives for these world's leading cars. It was a very hard problem for the manager to settle the argument, as his experience, was that the cost of upkeep was the same, and by experience went to prove his statement. The two hardest worked cars in the district are undoubtedly the Canterbury Fanners' 15 h.p. Darracq, and Mr R. Wigley's 6 h.p. De Dion. Both these cars were landed about the same time, and ever since have given entire satisfaction to their owners. Lately these cars have been overhauled and inspected, and both are in perfect condition; in fact their engines and gears could bo sold as new. The above motorists, after hearing this s-tate-ment, walked away delighted and satisfied that they had the right car for hard regular work, and for many years to come. Anyone interested in good motor-cars should call at Skeates and Bockaert's, where they will get all information and true facts about these famous De Dion and Darracq cars. They have also just landed a splendid little delivery van. ... THE GUINEA POEM > A CHEQUE FOR £1 Is has been sent to the writer of this vers- : Mr. H. A. P.. Xgaire. Taranaki. A was an archer, who shot at a frog, 15 was a "butcher, who had a big clog, S stands for SAPON—ths wrong place I know—But SAPON'S important, so in it must go! WIN A GUTNEA! Prize Poem published every Saturday. Best four shortline advt. "verse ab«ut " SAPON " wins each week. SAPON wrapper must be enclosed. Address, " SAPON" fOntmea. Washind T>"-n-rleH. P.O. Bot 635. Wellington. Write for frc> Art BookV-t containing 23 valuable hints on Wai-hing.

Notwithstanding the rains along the hills the streams in the Albury district are very low. The Tengawaa is a mere creek and smaller creeks are dry. A petition asking for telephonic communication with Christchurch has been freely signed by business people in Geraldine and will b- forwarded through Mr Fhitman to Parliament. The attention of members of the Tsmaru Operatic Society is specially directed to the rehearsal calls as advertised. The season begins next month, when " Lex Cloches de Cornevjlle" will be staged in a most complete manner. The Garrison Band, under Bandmaster H. Necklin, gave a very enjoyable programme of good music at the Alexandra Square rotunda last night. There was a very fair attendane of the. public, in spite of it- being rather cold to stand about very much. Me-srs Dalgety and Co. advertise an important, sale for to-day, when they will offer three life insurance policies in the estate of C. N. Macintosh, formerly of Timaru. two of the policies being for £250 and the other for £IOO. The sale takes place in the sale rooms, George street, at 2 p.m. Tha South Canterbury Coursing Club have purchased from the Oamaru Club 37 hares for their coursing meeting oh the 22nd and 23rd inst: The hares have arrived and are a, fine strong lot. Some of them have been two or three years on the Oamaru Plumpton and therefore are "experienced " in the duty required of them. A few inches of snow, beaten down, and a. hard frost at night makes the road between Tekapo and Sawdon creek very slippery for morning travelling just now. Idiere is but little snow on the eastern ranges of the Mackenzie Country, but par;, tial thaws and subsequent frost have converted it into hard ice, that sheep cannot travel on, still less get at any feed through it. For the Zingari Football Club's annual ball which 's to be held in the Assembly Rooms on Thursday next music is to be supplied by Mr Wisneski's Band and a rirst-cla.<.s M.C. has been engaged. Apart from dancing a eiih-re tournament wjll be Iseld open to all who wMi to take part. Cosy comers pre not to bo forgotten, and the'stage wilf'be furnished as a drawingroom. The Wellington " Evening Post" states that the contract for the construction of the Otira tunnel has been signed by the Government and McLean Bros. The amount .is £599,794. If the work is to be finished in five years the tunnel must He started from both ends. It- is expected that two and a quarter miles will be bored from the Bealey. and about three miles from the> Otira. "'Mr'-Murdoch McLean will leave for Britain ti.nd the Continent in September to purchase a. complete boring plant, which will probably cost' .about £50,000.^

The rainfall at Fairlie for July was 1.25 inches, the heaviest fall being .40 oh 16th inst. Tile average fall for July for ]0 years previous 'is 2.13. which shows that last Jnlv was 'considerably below- the average. The coldest dav registered 16 degree' oh 9th. During July rain fell in Timaru on five days, the fall, as registered by Mr R. Fergusons gauge..being .28 inches. The heaviest fall .wps .16 dnches on the 25th. In July. 1906;.84'inches of rain fell oh 12 days. For the first, seven months 'of"thi'< year the rainfall was 5.74 inches, compared with 10.2 inches jn 19C6. and 12.5 inches in 1905. : while in 1902. the, wettest of thr: last eight-years. 19.46 inches- of rain fell during the seven months. The average " rainfall'' for Hie same period of the eiqht venrs, 1899-1906. was 13.04 inches, so that tin*! year's rainfall is a good deal belowhalf the average. A meeting of the Geraldine Ploughing Match Association was h-pld in the National 'Mortgage ana Jrgehcy Co.'s buildings on Wednesday evening, when 'there was; a eood attendance. >trß. Skinner was reelected chairman and Mr J. Kennedysebre-. tary.' A general committee consisting of "\r«ssr«!'A. Brown, Q; Hewsoti-, W. Russell. G. Ward; R.. Skinner, T. 'Heron, Scott, T- Hall. J", Campbell, A, Wat-on, WV Bell, Colin McKenspe, M. Brophy, G-. Robertson, A. Metcalf were appointed, and a ground commilte?. "consisting of Messrs Skinner, Kelman. Ward and Ml R%se}i. It w ' decided to. hold the animal match 'on September 19th and to ask any farmer hav.ihg a suitable paddock to offer, to cdthmunicnte with the '■' secretary .and the ground committee would then inspect. Itwas, mentioned that the: Onmant match would be held on. August 6th and Waimate on August 12th and a. number of the. ploughman competing at.these- matches had promised to come to Geraldine. Another. meeting will be held as soon as a paddock is arranged for.. « synopsis' of new adyertise- : MENT-S. • ' : .' Grand National Week—Alteration of stock sales. N.M. and A. Go. —Temuka ritock sale, Tuesday; GeraFdine, Wednesday. Guinness ' and LeCren—-Sale Temuka, Tuesday; Geraldine, Wednesday; Studholme, Friday. ' C.F.C'.A.—Sale at Point, on Monday; Temuka, Tuesday ; Geraldine, Wednesday ; Studholme, Friday, turnips for eating off. Genie and "Co.—Sell poultiy, crockery, drapery> etc., to-day; plumber's plant, on Monday. Wright, Stephenson and Co.—Station in Southland for sale Jonas and Co.—Sell poultiy, camp equipment, produce, etc., to-day. N.Z. L. and M.A. Go.—Temuka stock sale, on luesday. John Mcllroy—Sale of drapery-, bicycles, etc., at Fairlie, on ; 7th intst. ■ ' Hurdley and Son—Cottage for sale, shops to let. Miss Crowe, Geraldine—Wants general servant. Operatic Society— Monday and Wednesday. ' & Zingari Football Club—Annual ball, Thursday, August Bth. Thharu Gun Club—Entries for match close- on Monday. Canterbury Shearers' Union—Sleeting on August 6th. Tekapo Racing Club—Annual meeting, to-night. Dr Lillico—Lecture to fanners at Point, August 12th. Trinity and Wesley Churches—Services for to-morrow. Fanners' Co-operative Insurance Association—Annual meeting, August 21st. M. J. Knubley—Tenders for purchase of gum trees. West and Hall—Tenders for erection of building at Waimate. F. E. Lamb—Calk lenders for residence. Januii Clark, accountant —Details of Commercial College. J. J. Kavanagh—Has taken Queen's Hotel, Christchurch. G. Pearson—Mechanical toys, engines, etc.. on sale. W. Kennedy, Pleasant Point—Notice re accounts. S.C. Dairy Co.—Acknowledge settlement of claim. Jamer? Emslie—Barrister and solicitor, Dr Cox's buildings. James Granger—Has villa to lease. Sunnyside Asylum Farm manager wanted. Wtint^de-—Seven notices.

The death is reported from London of Mr Joseph llattou. the well-known author and editor of "The People, 1 ' aged 66 years; from Ashburton of Mr Joseph Hunt, Ihe first sower of wheat and oats in the county, well-known as a contractor ;.nd farmer; from Invercsirgill of Mr John Hay, surveyor and Commissioner of Lands for Southland. The Hon. J. Austey. acting for the Hon. W. Hall-Jones has written to Mr S. Smith. Secretary to the Garrison Baud, stating that he and Mr Fhitman had waited upon the Minister for Defence and asked him for a, subsidy for the new band room at Timaru. It was, Mr Austey said, imperative that the Government's title to the site on which the band room is built should be in the hands of the Department- before any grant could be made. Mr Anstcy asks in' his letter that the title should be forwarded at once, and that particulars as to the cost of the building should be for-warded'-to him. He added that " Ministers iirei very economical when it comes to a question of parting with cash," but he was honeful that the request would meet with a favourable result.