TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13368, 19 August 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

On S iTuvilay ('attain l-lduiu advised: "M. :d«'i :t L<' ||"> >Motiij wf-t.l'y u itnK f;la» t'.itb tuovenv-. ui ."

S-T»vant Mdis. of the Dun.din l iuanis. has been M-le. trd _as on.- of the team of mark>uieu to visit Australia in I M ol>; I'.

The- annual meting the New Zea.aud Kmiil.rt: !.: l-V.t. ration ha- been p<- i polled from Ih- ,ll ° """ m-etin-' will 1m held at Wellington.

\t a. Un- tin-: of the Olshorne Hospital Tvn-teit was stated that no applications had been received f«- the position of boil--,-surgeou. It v.as decided to ask Dr \ all tine to cable to London for a man.

In respun- ta an invitation fn>m N «" South Wale-- bowlers who vis'it-d Auckland la-t seaM-.n. » strong team Irom AiHlJan.l is likelv to visit New Sonrh Wales ne.r •.faiittarv. Thirtv members ..t the Auckland .-Wo.iati.in hav>- ail any animated that th>-y at - going. Cliind i ntlies ar.- being tec for the \Vw- Zealand boxing champion hip., to he held in Auckland on Augti-s;.. oOt.i and list The south is exj»ectrd to iv w.-ti repres tited. each centre having -wu nominations. Five of the southern boxers whi> reprt sent.-d New Zealand in lia last y.-ar are expected to b- preseni. The Tacitie Cable Company advi><-: - - After 2 p.m. to-day (17thl jdl uaii.c fur America, cannot pass over the ' cable line* pending a settlement o the strike in that country. Ihe 10. k-our appli» to Honolulu. W«->'i N'» =' America. W- via tomttda. the commercial i omti;inv and tfe ti>h and Canrl'ian tiattic i, unaife,t-il.

u ii meeuug «»f the I Usborne Comuy r»nnei' "r w* that an effort„W.l' b ■ mad, li> have iion bridge* made m the colon v instead of importing them from America." The -ngineyr stated -that wooden brides are now on: of date, and he thnusrht* that, if local bodies combine . thev stinnlrt be able t>> gft all tins « dime in the colony, amt. possibly, in time utiliss New Zealand iron, ore.

A land ballot was held in Wanganni on Saturday by the Wellington Land Board for 61 sections, comprising 31,C00 acres of land in therino and South Taupo counties. 106 mde> tip thr* Wanganni roer. xuar the - boat. The land w offered .under thre'. tenure*, cftshV iease-in-perpetuity. and occupancy with right topmctee. tirice Tanked from £1 5s tr> £1 15. I acre. There were many hundreds of applicants. as many as 264 for u single section. Forty-five sections were allotted.

A r:rv pleasant gathering was held in t t., hall"at St. 'Andrews on Ta.i>ita> las.t. when Mr H. Uillespie, who is leaving the district to go to Broken River. «as tlu-reoi-ient of tw.> present".uons._ -A mount-d walking stick from his gang w pris-nted bv Mr A. Ott. who expru ed {he sincere "regret of hi- comrades at his Kxvin"-" and trusted that the inscription on the stick would long remind hmi ot th-ir manv pleasant years together. Air Lvatt th <n pr. seated Mr Oillespie with a case of pipes from the residents of bv. Andrews, and spoke highly of Mr UiU> pie's sterling qualities, many otitis adding further complimentary remarks. Mr (lOle-pi.; feelingly thanked them, and said that thev would ever be treasured by him. Never iii his life had he been as contented and happy as he had b.*n during his sis years star amongst them. Songs were contributed by the vocalists present, and after drinking the health of the chairman. Mr Emerv\ and singing Anld Lang byne, one of 'the happiest gatherings w;.-; brought to a close about 12 o clock. Mr-, Gillespie wa~ also the recipient of a -silver sui>ar basin and tongs fiom -friends -m remembrance of her stay at St. Andrews.

Loss of sleep often causes headache. Take Stearns* Headache Cure, which not * onlv cures the ache. but- is as rr freshingas a night's rest for the relief it brings; rer>ts tortured nerve-?. ... INFLUENZA! Influenza, whicfi is very similar to a severe cold, attended bv a high fever, requires very careful attention. Unless care is taken pneumonia often follows. The patient should avoid exposure. Take a double- dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remeftv to begin with, and then a regular dose each hour. Keep the bowels regular by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. Before retiring bathe the feet- in water as hnt as can be comfortably borne. After the fever subside;, take quinine in two or three grain doses four times a day. for several days. By taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at'the very first- symptom of intln-nza, "it will counteract any tendency of this disease to result in pneumonia. Thousands have usei't Chemberlain's Cough Remedy dnriug the past Vi-ar. and we have to learn of a single - where thev wi-re not satirS-ed. C'ham-b-rlain's Cough Remedy—Safe. Sure, and alwuvs Cure;;. ...

400 MILES ON A MOTOR CYCLI-

Tlie English " Motor Cycle" of May 29th, 1907, in writing about the reliability of the motor cycle, states: —"In the whole history of motor cycle and motor car competitions", we cannot- remember an instance where fifteen competitors entered on one make of machine successfully gained the coveted gold medal:-. This record performance was accomplished in the London to Edinburgh contest by fifteen members of the Motor Cycling Club, all muunted on Triumph Motor Bicycles." 15 Trinmplm started. 15 Triumphs finished. 15 Gold Medals were awarded.

The- following gentlemen of South Canterbury are purchasers and riders of the famous Imperial Triumph :W. Dawson Davie, Esq.; manager Dresden Piano Co , Ltd.; Dr Hay is: \V. Moody, Ksi|.; J. C. Rolleston, Esq. ; Dr Cook; T. Tre-i/.- 1 , Esq.; \V. Hally, Ksq.; ,T. E. Pigott. Esq.; J. T. Wotten. Ksq.; IJr Paferson: D. McLeod, Esq.; A. H. Hathaway, Esq. ; Mayo, K<s([. : It. 1.. Ranks, Ksq.; G. Adams, Esq.; H. Goodwin. The new 3| h.p. modet. with magneto ignition, can now b* inspected at our premise;.— Adums, I-t-1., Arcade, Timarn. TUSSKTRA. Til [•'. MAST KB P.KMKDY FOP. ATI.MKXTS OF THK THROAT AXD "LUNGS. AWARDKD COM) MKItAI. X.Z. IX TKRXATIONAL KXHIRITIoX. I.png snttenis. catarrh victim:., and :tl» who i-nitfer from coughs. tolijv. aiitl oth.r ail lit nits of tii.' throa,; and lungs will timl a master ivmedv in Tnssictira. 'Hie phenomenal suci e-s of Tussicuia. as a cough ;m'l cmlil vemiiily is ihie to the th;it it is ;i touir. in mMitiim t:» being it good cough and < old urdirine. Xmnf. is of physicians and druggists are now pr.i;ciibing and r> commending Tl SSH'I'KA liL-catlSv! of th- valuable lung c.oirie anii' expectorant, qtialit-io; b-ing combined. Tussienra is a. distinct advam e in iitedii;'.! sci nee. and i< tin- most ni:t.st.rfid remedy kuown for all ai.mints of the throat, ami lung-:.—ls 61 and 2s 61 pr bottle at all good ihrii.ists and stoies: or dite. t tiom the pi'opii -toi ;. ...

hi a 1 j: t of caller.-- at tin- London office of t!;r New Zealand »;<ivt»i [i>i;eiil. we until-.• the imihi s uf Mr and Mis Pri I. Tiniani. ami Mis l'ii>-i. Mr I-'. I!. <!il litigh::lii. l-'airli.-. Mr <!. i>. Clayton ;■ 1>• 1 Mr .1. I-!. Iltinllv. Timani.

Mr Neville Smith leturned to Tiniani mi Saturday on the i oiii ltt ion of llie \W.-t Cua-t lour of tin- concert company i.M. I'teinyd iv. Mis (lower l!utns and Mi:-t. Itea.ti. > uf wliii-h he was manager. A number of towns on th'- ri-arj olVeie-.i Mr Smith subManl iai guaraiilees Id ar lani;.- a lutir for Mr Am'liew l>!a<-k.

ltefei ling to the rei|Uc.st from the Pal-nier.-tnn Ninth IJoiongh Council for £lO.OCO v.heiewith to eivct a libiaiy building there. Mr Andrevi" Carnegie has written giving it as his opinion that it would he absurd to spend such a large sum in a town of that size. He consideis that even It:-; than JCSOGO would he ample, and wants the council to send a. jilan and pic rure of the piv-ent building. with details as to the accommodation it afford---, its cost and ag?. and whether i; is owned bv the council or rented.

A hock* v ma till hit wean teams representing the uiils- of the Temuka District High Scho.d' and Itawhiti Hockey C'ltlb was played on the Athletic f! rounds on Saturday. 'th- g-.trne was an .-ven and exciting one. and resulted in a win for Temuka by o goals to 2. Rawhiti wer.* the first to score. Miss M. Vrai-er taking advantage of M.me good ]>lay by Mi ;; F. Pringie. Temuka then attacked, and Miss Mi s by skilful play scored for the visitors. From this till the t-nd of the spell Bawhiti had the advantage. enabling Miss* Fraser to again score. On resuming Rawhiti were foic.-d io defend thenj-elve;:. and could not prevent Mi-.s Miles (Temtik.i) adding two mcie goal-. Rawhiti made s-veral inctfectual attempts to gain su]>remacy, but on th- whist!.- sounding th.- game stood: Tenitika 5. Rawhiti 2

There was a good a- lidanc:- of members at the quarterly meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Mr H. M. Robsrcson presiding. The balanc? she:t showing a branch membership of 171, was read and adopted. The resignation of Mr F. Swallow on transfer was received with rsgret. Mr Robert-on was appointed collector in his stiul: the vacancy of auditor bring tilled by Mr Bralnnd. Mr Leigh, returning officer. lepoited th.* t-le< lion of Mr J. P. Hughson as secretaiy. and Mr Da-h, vice-chairman. withoiu opposition. Mr T. (.'. Watson, dfclegate to the Hornsby testimonial banquet, gav:- an interesting acconnt of the function, and was .tendered a hearty vote of thanks for his servic-ti-. It was" resolved '■That branch collectors b? not asked to tr.ke out lists for non-memh:-rs of the Union. Seven new members were elected. A !ong discussion on matters affecting the Society took place in which most of those pr-:-sent joined. Much information of intries-fc to members wiii» given by the various speakers, and' a usefnl meeting was concluded with the usual vote of thank:- to the chairman

Th? coming event in the mind of all cycle riders is Randrup Bros, great road race on October 17th. Large numbers of entries are coming in and the contest gives every promise of turning out a keen one. Wishing to meet the wishes of intending competitors the firm have just landed a fine consignment of the very latest model road racers .with drop frames and l|in. West-wood rims. ...

We wish to apologise for any delay in attending to our numerous customers during the first days of our sale. Call to-day with the assured confidence! that you will ijrrt promot, immediate and faithful attendance. Onv staff is now able to meet- the (V-rp'ird- of even 50 customers at one time. ,T. W. Router. ]!ootisho]>. ...

The F.ilison Gold Moulded Records are the finest in, the world, There are others—the British and Colombia. - These records are sold at a fixed price nil over New Zealand, the Colombia at Is 6d, and the Edison. Gold Moulded Records at Is 9d, instead of 2s as formerly. Begg are wholesale dealers, and have a complete stock of everything -in Talking Machines-, and all classes of records. " Beggs are at- present having erected at the Arcade end of their Musie° Saloon a new phonograph parlour aiicl depot wliieh will b'e the finest in the Dominion. Begg's sell Edfeo'n Phonographs complete with horn from £3, so there is no reason now why you should not enjoy the singing and playing of the greatest- singers and. artists in your own home at little cost

A meeting was held last evening to decide whether the material in the suits made to measure, by A .J. Stephens for two pounds seventeen and six are equal to those which "cost, four pounds ten. The meeting was lield in Hunt- and Werry s Bnildings —upstairs in. the rooms occupied by the said tailor. After comparing the large assortment of materials which the tailor has to choosu from, .arid the suits which th r - members of the .meeting were wearing that cisst them from four to four Viouiuls° ten, the preference was given to the suits at two pounds seventeen and six pence, for quality, fit and style. Call and compare same for yourselves; its just a matter of price. ...

One of the most- important points in selecting a motor-car is to be sure, and get the se-llin" age-nt to show you his stock of spare parts; it is a fact that is only 100 often overlooked by the purchaser. In hliving a De Dion or a Darracq you are snrc That spares are to be had locally without- having to write to the maker or to have them made locally at double the cost. Rkeates and Botkaert have represented these two great firms for the past seven vears. and have over 300 of t li [ -se famous cars on tin- New Zealand roads.. Tin; result- of this long experience is thatthey know what parts to keep in cast- of "wear or accident. We do not- believe in changing our agencies every year. We have the light cars for tlie roads-; we have no less than 22 different sizes and horse-poweii; to pick from, we can suit all tast:s and all purse-;. We can supply a Darracq or a De Dion from 7 h.p. at £275 to 60 horse-power at- £2OOO. We gnarantee all our cars, and what is more we can quote yon for upkeep of your car for five or ten years: our cars have stood the test of speed, reliability and strength the world over. No other cars have ail envious reputation such as the De Dion and Darracq. Even our lit l ongestopposition admit this, in tact they have tried to secure our agency in an underhand way. ... SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. N.M. anil A. Co. —Waihao sale. Wednesday : Sludholnie. Friday. t'.F.l'.A. —Sain; for this, week: charing sal--. sth September. (Stiiiiue.ss niiil I.eCi.-n--Waihao and (!eraldine sain;. Wednesday: Studhohne. Friday : farm* for hale. 'l'. and ,!. Thomson- X.-vv Veilings, hosiery. Miiart gloves, <-ti\ M. Kotlnvell and E. .1. Smith--Notici s iiinl'-r Licensing Act. Coin-Mug- Farewell lmeling at I'linnpton op-eis-i Thursday. ** (Vals and -salt-tin sal.- C.F.C.A.. order promptly. Meason and Marchani —Call teiideiK for builders' woik. Skating rink—Open Thursday.-; and Saturdays. Wanteds—Two notices.

A highly successful social was held in till- Pareora Kast Public Hall recently. Al>:jiU '"10 couples v.viv present. anil t lie mil-it- >n|>|>l i il by Wienisky s hand was iiiii<-ii appreciated. The catering was in the hands of ilic ladies ol t!i• • district, -iii«l [lis i-t>it!iiilrt-; e ivir-h to thank them fur til- splendid table. piovided. Mr Mavnavd made an . I'ticient M.C.

Pollard's .Tuvenik- Opera, Company have, booked the Thealte, lioyal for a. Tiniani season on the and 2/th insf. The company aiv playing In splendid houses in ('lii-is!church, and visitors to the National have come hack with excellent impressions (if th? company. Nearly all the: children are from Sydney, and the dancing, acting and singing are splendid. The season at Timai'ti ; hotild he an excellent, one.

The sudden disappearance of a wellknown resident of Pa'merston is causing some anxiety to his friends (says the Palmers! on Timesl. The man referred to is employed at the Allandale mine, and he left home on Monday morning at the usual time. He was last seen near Bushcy about 7 a.m., but lie did not put in an appearance at th? mine, and nothing further has been heard as to his whereabouts. He is a married man with three children.

Lovers of exhibitions of moving pictures are reminded that the Fau-st. Opera-scope company ronimsnce a two night, season this e.vening. .] ttdging by reports received from other parts of the colony; the company should have a good house, for among the pictures to be shown are scenes from the opera. Faust; an incident in the life of Sherlock Holmes, the great detective of fiction, and a' realistic picture showing one of the test, matches between the ''Ail Blacks and Australia." TIIO latter film gives a good idea of the immense crowd which assembled to witness (he match, lies-ides (he pictures, the two well-known musical comedy artists, Miss L. Fisher and Air Wilson, will appear in comic sketches. For the benefit of the children a matinee is to be given to-morrow afternoon.

'• Our Alma Mater," the college journal of Rivervie-w, has been forwarded to us.' The publication, now in its 22nd year, is edited by ths students of St. Ignatius College, in a. maher which is calculated to give the reader a good impress-ion of the education they are receiving there, intellectual. moral and physical. A.s usual, the youthful editors fill a good share of the space in their journal with reports and records of their sports contests and other aimisimentr:; but they give first place to a well written account of the college, and its surroundings, the course of , instruction, methods of management, and provision for exercise. The journal is very well got up, is ilustrated by numerous good photoprints, nnd the printer has been commissioned to prepare a particularly striking title-page in green and gold.

Mo twists would do well to bear in mind that when a motor-car changes hands the former owner is responsible for seeing thatthe machine is re-registered under the name of tlis new proprietor. A case was brought before Mr Dyer, S.M., at Auckland, in which Mr Warren Blyth was prosecuted for failing to notify the proper authorities upon the sale by him to another person of ;V registered motor-car. Mr Blyth pleaded guilty, but explained that- lie failed to comply with the conditions of the Act, which, only came into force last year, through sheer ignorance that they existed. The case was the first of its kind, he believed, in the colony, and he doubted if many motorists knew anything about their obligations under the section-of the Act in question. The Magistrate, in the. circumstances, decided to inflict- no fine, a conviction only being recorded.

The Government has decided to sell the schooner Countess of Ranfurly, as she is running at an annual loss, and does not meet the trade requirements of Cook and other islands;. It was anticipated that the -experiment- of running- a vessel owned jjy the Government would prove more successful than results have shown, but nevertheless it must- ba conceded that the schooner has be-su of much service to the group by keeping freights down and collecting the produca of the outlying islands. The island administration both at- Raratonga aftd •JJnte is now desirous of being relieved of the annual charge imposed upon ih;, revenues by tlie schooiier, and it has therefore been decided to fell her on'the first suitable opportunity. The working of tlie schooner for the.' past year rfsulted in ' a loss of £463, iv.s\ "compared witli a loss of £lB7 for the previous year. '

During the hearing of a. cabdrivei's' dispute by the Arbitration Court at Christchurch, Mr Hay ward, speaking for the employers, said that the trams had an enormous effect- on it he liverv stable service. The daily run of the tram service was 3712 miles. The opposition of motors was steadily increasing, a.nd threatened to become serious. Tlie. motor garageswere fast becoming the stables of the city. In C'hristehurch there were 531 motors and motor-cycles registered. 450 being registered by the City Council. The branch thafc had suffered most was the service with doctors. During the first six months' under the present award, one doctor spent £99 lis 9d, as against £lO 17s during the past • six months Havward's stable was doing the business of only one doctor in the city at present, all the others had motors. Most of the wealthy people who used to furnish the stablels best accounts now kept motors. Motor-cycles had robbed the. stables of the <-Mg and" trap work of commercial travellers, which had been a remunerative and safe branch of the business. But now there were do/ens of traps that never saw the daylight once a year. C'hristehurch contained about 20,000 bicycles, more than any other town in tlie world in proportion to size. This in itself A\\ns an enormous opposition to a livery stable business.

The "Outgo Daily Times" reports on pictures by .Mr \V. Greene, veil-known in Tiin:mi, as follows:—One is a bit. of lakeland scenery—mountain, wood and water —seen in the delicate tones of a late afternoon light. The day has been a. little hazy, and already the light mists are rising 011 the. lower slopes of tlie mountains, whose summits- are yet bathed with a glow of faint sunshine. A delightful delicacy of colouring familiar to all who know the hike country, as constituting one of the rarest and deepest charms, suffuses Ihe whole pietitr.?, and characterises the foreground 110 le-s than the opalescent lights of tlie distance. The wooded spur on the left, with its strong yet restrained colouring. is a. very pleasant bit "f detail for the eye to rest on, and the boat in the foreground gives- the suggestion of human life and interest which these great solitudes demand to lift us into sympathy witli their vast beauty. The other picture is "dinner time" for -three of the cutest. little donkeys that ever looked with great affectation of demureness over a country gate. There is nothing of ihe provtrbial obstinacy or trickery about tlie trio. The centre donkey, indeed, lias an air of th? most engaging frankness, but a juvenile rider might have hi'i doubts of.tlie off-side one. Clearly Mr Greene is thoroughly at home in the painting of animals, realising their individuality with sympathy , but showing none of that, desire to impart too much expression to his dumb sitters. The colouring in this little, picture, as in the larger landscape, is marked bv reserve. delicacy, and a capital grasp of values. Pre-eminently they are pictures l 'to live villi."'

The farewell meeting of the South Canterbury Coursing Club -will take place on the Plumpton on Thursday and Friday next. The prospects of (irst-class sport aic excellent, as the nominations are like ly lo lie good, and the hares ale well-traiiiL-d to the. escapes. A special .train will run out on Thursday, and all arrangements will In- of the usual satisfactory nature.

"Nearly ov.-ry thief or vagrant," said a detective giving evidence at the Supreme Coui t. al .Ciiris'chttrch-last week, "ca.rrks a. coupon bonk of photographic enlargements or something else." The statement was evoked when an accused person pleaded his coupon book as .evidence of an honest attempt at work. The. same man was described by anotjier detective as a " confirmed vagrant," and lie was ultimately sentenced to 12 months' imprisonmsnt with hard labour.

The Mangatoki school committee have decided to send the children to Fit ham technical school for one day each fortnight, the cost of conveyance to be borne by the school committee, and all monies raised for the purpose carry a subsidy of £ for £. This is the first instance of the application of the centralisation system in the Wanganui education district, and it -will'be more generally applied later. Mr A. A. Hintz, late of Temuka, is the director for the Wanganui district.

A recent visitor to Levin says:—The people up here are very progressive, and to hear the successful candidates for municipal honours addressing the electom a few weeks ago, one would easily have imagined he was in San Francisco, or some other large centre. They are going in for municipal gas works, high water pressure, and drainage. • The whole place "within a radius of four miles does- not contain more ■than nine hundred people, hut they are thoroughly impressed with their end of the earth: and despite it all the : land is simply rottc-n mould six inches deep, then a foot of clay on top of shingle.