TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13396, 20 September 1907, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A whale estimated li be 50 or 70 feet lon;r was se«i in Uisborne roadstead a

few mornings agoo. A company is about tr» commence the preparation of humanised milk in Christchurch.

The cash prize, given by the Temuka, Morris Tubs Club, wan won by Corporal P. Webb, who tsecured tlu\ pov.sible. A market gardener at Gisborne works fourteen acres. user, a. doublo-furrow plough and a, team of three horses. This month lie is selling tons of cauliflowers. Among the callers at the High Commissioner's London office recently were Mr M. Gaffimey, Mr and Mrs P. B. Early, Mr Hector Rolleston, and. Mr P. Langdon.

A five-horse coach took a, load of Christian Endeavourers from Timaru to take part in a "rally - ' at Waimate yesterday. The later arrivals at the rendezvous (Trinity Church) had to do some endeavouring to get. a. seat. Owing to the of the season and the prevalence of influenza, at the present time, the promoters of the Geraldine spring flower show have decided to postpone it for eight days. It will be held in the Geraldine Parish Hall 011 Thursday, October 3rd, when il- is expected there will be a- very line show of blooms. The mountain ranges look very beautiful in their thick coat of snow, as seen from Timaru. They are not so to the lessese of the hill runs whose idieep are hard up for feed. So heavy a snow, to late in the season, is particularly bad, as the lambing season is near and the ewes will be weakened by their spell of short commons.

Chaff imported from Australia is being used in the South Wairarapa. Ite cost is within that of the. New Zealand product and the quality is far better. It is packed in trusses of 1001b each, being kept together by pieces of timber at each end and bound with hoop iron, which makes it easier to handle than the New Zealand method of bags.

The pair of keas presented to the Borough Council appear to be quite at home in their little enclosure beside the emu yard in the Park.' One of tlieir amusements gives a hint- regarding their mode of life in the wild state. They use tlieir long upper mandibles as picks to tear up the ground in search, of grubs and worms, and though the ground in their yard is pretty hard, they manage to rip it up. Mr Tanner, M.H.R., has in his possession a small manuscript book which is the original journal kept by Colonel W. Wakefield on board the Tory on her voyage to New Zealand in 1839, this being the preliminary expedition for the settlement of the North Island. The journal was given by Colonel Wakefield to his clerk in the Lands Office at Wellington (Mr D. Lewie). Of late years it has been in the possession of Mrs Lewis, who gave it to Mr Tanner.

Oil -Monday last a public library t was formally opened at Hastings, the funds for building which were supplied by Mr Carnegie. . A townsman gave a site and Mi' Carnegie gave first £2OOO and then an additional £SOO. The actual cost of the building was £2518, exclusive of furniture. The building, is of two storks and contains, on the ground floor a reading room 46 by 25, lending library of two rooms 28 by 16£ and 22 by 16A. Upstairs is a lecture hall the same size as the reading room. The building is of brick in the Queen Anne style, with red tile roof.

At. the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M., T. Brosnaliaii was charged on an information laid by the Levels County Council with allowing cattle to wander at large on the Iverrytown-Pleasant Point road. Mr W. Raymond, for the Council, explained that the maximum penaßy for this offence was £lO, but as this was the first case of the kind brought by his clients, the Council did not wish to press for a penalty. It w.'is simply desired that this case should serve as a warning to others. The defendant excused himself by saying the river was up on the day in question and prevented him driving his cattle to their proper paddock. His Worship, without calling evidence from the county ranger and Constable -Collins, imposed a fine of 20>; and £1 19s costs.

Among the people who visited the remains of the Elginshire were a number of men who weiv wearing suits made, to fit them for two pounds seventeen and six. Those who wore suits made elsewhere decided there and then never to wear any other than Alfred J. Stephens' suits, made 1o measure for two pounds seventeen and six. If you want your"*uit • for the show pkee your order iminedltil*l;f pno-->» Mie Office. ... STEAM ON THE FARM. Do yon recognise what -an advantage it. is to liavo a supply of liv-i steam on the farm? It means a liberal supply of boiling water for washing cans or clothes, for scalding pigs or cooking stock food, and you can securo these advantages at a very small cost by purchasing a " New Century" Steamer. One good fire provides steam for about two hours, and can be left with perfect safety. The " New Century" combines the strong points of the ordinary portable washing copper and the higlf pressure steam boiler without their disadvantages. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., solo agents, Dnnedin. ... MERIT WIN'S. Merit wins always. A medicine which has lived for veaio. wliich has gon • on curing people year in and year out. which i?, ivconmiend-.d from friend t<» friend, and homei to home, must be full of merit and worthy to live. l)r Elisor's T:tm " Juio* is an old and valued housrhold i.meJy. It carries beliind it a ivcord of absolute SUCCtKS. la casvs of stomach trouble, such as. Indigent ion. Dyspepsia. Count ipat ion. Heart burn, nnd in cases of liv-. r ami kidn y i together with constipation. T.mi r .luuv has- cured invariably. Tivi nty-liw to thirty drop* i:: t Hale water after meals wit! in tk :i m.ukiil difference in your dig. >o\v ;>>v. r. I'am r Juice is solil by all go.i 1 ■ln sni-;> ami grocers in bottles. " (•,! i.-.ih. »r dirn-t. frolll 1 lie Tiusic'll a \|:i.Mil"..< : i!I iiig (V. Dunedin, sole pi .>|.i I. :im STANDARD STAR CYCLES. - tout: models. Recognising that, then: is a demand i»>r cnty running bii ycl- s, \re li:w t»-«t :t special line of Standard Cycle*. v. hi. h w«* are sellitH'; at (he v ry 10-.r price of£l2 U-. guaranteed. No belt. r lui ever been off led in New Z>.s!.i'i i. l!«e Standard is fas'tionabl' and b autiiulty finished. Specification Exhibi" i>m FRAME 22. 24 an.l 26 inch: IiIRS. «,siretaining and du.-t proof: I'EDALS. ruf>!i»r or rat-trap. 4 inch: UAXDI.EISAKS. T.i order: CRANKS, 7 inch: (JEAIS t.> ..r der: CHAIN". Appetbv n.ller: .- ADDLE, ("lough ; RIMS. W-.-l»c,d : I!RAKES. Front, and R>ar Rim Rr.il: * : tYtIES. Rainier an.l Rell; x Cli|>;> r: FINISH. e:i anielled black :uid lined : 11 lute!.: part* heavily nickel-plated. 12 litmilU guarantee ; eaev terms arranged. I'ricc £l2 tCa» ADAMS, LTD., the Arcade, Tiai.iru.

The Mayor calls a meeting to discuss arrangements fo t - Dominion Day for 4.00 p.m., to-day.

A paragraph ye=t-rday stated lhat Mr A. I'.. Vincent. of liiiumi. had drawn a Motion of 555 acres ia Maruira settlement. Nelson. at 6s pel- aeie. lUW >li:«uM ha\e b-'eri 6d per acre. A meeting of the St. Andrews' Young Peoples' fcuciUv was held on Wednesday night. tin- It. v". .7. G. Chappie presiding. Mr Kolme.s read a paper or. SabbatMbreaking which was mnch appreciated l>y those present. It was arranged that a closing temperance meeting b- he'd on October 4. The Nel-on Land Board spent two days of last week very busily, in disposing of a large area of land newly opened -for settlement on 1-i.p.. and other tenures. Sixty-five- lots totalling over 30.000 acres vitrf disposed of on lease in perpetuity. G. J. Wreathall is named as lessee of 835 acres in the Burnett Block. . The "Otago Daily Times" has every reason to believe that the officers of the Defence Department are busily engaged in preparing lists of those liable- to s:nv in the Militia, and that within six months thos? whose names are on the lists of first class will be called out for the purpose of undergoing training. A number of fair supporter;; of the Star Football Ciub working together provided a verv enjoyable social in the Assembly Booms last evening, wlien a good number of dancing enthusiasts assembled to make the gathering a success. Mrs W. Ellis undertook to play the music, and other friends provided excellent refreshments. The following advertisement- appeared in a Taranaki paper: "Wanted (by healthy eirl), portion in good home in countrv: able to milt and do housework. Within half an hour of publication the applicant had found an employer to her mind The fortunate one had his prize eent to his home by the express tram next morning. Frilly 50 inhume.-, or. and written, cams too late. At a meeting of the Puketapn branch of the Farmers' Union held at Taradale, near Napier, last Saturday, Mr W. JTennent. who, for 22 years had been secretary of the Timaru Harbour Board, gave an interesting address on harbour matters in which he advised the Napier people to follow the example of Timaru and bnild a breakwater of rubble instead of concrete. also advised the people of the northern port to adopt our system of representation and rate-collecting. Mr C. J- Glidden. the Boston "man who wrth v his trife passed through Timaru a year or two ago on a 50,000 miles motor tour of the- world, was in London at the beginning of August, about to begin a 2000 mile drive in England and Scotland. Following this, he was going through Norway, Russia, Spain, Portugal, and countries around the Mediterranean Sea, and the world's tour cf 50.CC0 miles in fifty countries will be completed in the South American Republics in the year 1911. The drive commenced in London in 1901. When the question of procuring Australian hardwood was being discussed by the Wanganui Harbour Board, last week, Mr Bassett said the people in New Zealand paid too much for 1 this particular kind of timber. He then went- on to speak of what he had seen of the gum in Tasmania. He said that blse-gnm stringers which had been used in a wharf built 40 vears:' ago were as good as ever 'to-day. In other places blue-gum which had been in use for 30 years was quite good. Mr Bassett said the people of Tasmania had never pushed their timber trade, though now its value was beginning to be appreciated, Some of the timber was being sent to England. The "Otagcjj Daily Times" understands that an inspection is shortly to be made bv the Land Purchase Board of various (states- in the North Otago district. The inspection will embrace among others the Balrtiddery Estate, the property of Mr Beid: an estate belonging to Mr Nichol, in the vicinity of Maerewhenua; portion of the Mount Royal Estate, belonging to the executors of the late Mr John Donglas ; Bnshey Park Estate, ths property of Messrs M'Kenzfo Bros.: ami the Pukefapa Estate, the property of ilr .Limes . Alien, M-HJI. We understand that a. meeting of the executors of the late Mr Douglas (Mount Royal) was held in Dunedin on Monday, and that portions of the estate that it was considered would be suitable for subdivision, comprising in all about 4COQ acrw, and including the homestead, have been offered to the Government for purchase. * After a long, exhausting illness, when Health is slow about returning, Steani3* Wine is always found of great value. By greatly stimulating the appetitie. it adds nutrition and restores strength. A high Customs tariff on goods that cannot, be made in the Dominion of N.Z. should represent increased revenue; also it Ghould mean increased protection of our industries. High grade pianos are not manufactured here, nevertheless the intending purchaser is most in need of protection, viz., the protection in the se- - teetion of a suitable instrument. This particular form of protection Begg'p, as the result of their 50 years successful piano trading in Xew Zealand, are the meet qualified to give in the following way. Take one of their specialities. The pianos made by the firm of Sehiedt mayer and Sons (who have been in existence for the past 125 years, the business descending from father to son), are probably the finest examples of this art in the world, and having attained that deservedly high position are thus fearlessly recommended by Begg'e. Th? latent models can * always be inspected at their show rooms, Stafford street. ...

We have wild about tho wonderful success thft D& Dion and Darracq lui ve met with'm reliability contests held in every country in the world, but it is still of greater interest to the local public to set? thes? performances carried out under their eyes. As nn instanco watch the little 6 h.p. De Dion, the first to make an appearance in South Canterbury four years ago. This little car, after having served its late owner, A. Martin, Esq., as .3 most useful toot (as h-_' called it}, is now to be eeen every day from early till late in all sot.ts of weathsrs on our streets. It. inconstantly being hired out by Skeates and Bookaert" and also used by all members

of this local firm as a hack. Messrs ' Skeates, Bockaert state, and can prove, . that £4 will eaeily cover all mechanical I repair* done to this wonderful little car i since it landed in Timarti four years ago. As for DarracriiS: What car does more retmlar and hard work than the 15 h.p. Darracfe used by the Canterbury Farmers' Co-op.? The gentleman in charge of this car can not speak too highly as to its reliability and wearing qualities. As we said before. De Dion and Datracq motor cars did not gat their world renowned fame by mere advertisement, but by aetnal facto based upon year-; (not months) of experience on the roughest roads in every , country of the globe. The De Dion and Darrack Companies turn out yearly, and ) respectively, as many ears as any other ' five makers put together. Last year's De Dion output was 5000 enrs; Darracq's output was 7000. Both firms paid a solid dividend, which rs th.- pulse of every sound bnsiness. In conclusion, do not buy experiments ; buy a De Dion or Darraeq and you will have an asset. ...

Tlii- following members of the Oi-raMiiie Golf Club j>l;iy Timaru at Hightield links to-morrow : Messrs- W. ('• Christie. W. K. Macdonald. M. A. Knuh i.-v. A. A. lteaddie. (J. Bro*dhead. I!. H. S. Hamilton. G. S. Sherratr. In tit.- O-.aki Consumplive Sanatorium. Wellington th.re wviv a few days ago 24 patients in ir">idl'lHv paying £2 2s per Week : two paying 50s: six, £1: one. l£i;. ami four 10s per week and ten who were not paying anything. (In Wednesday afternoon tile Rev. A. S. Morrison, of Waimate. had the misfortune to be- thrown out of his trap while going down a steep pinch on the Waituna back road, about a quarter of a mile from the stli'.-]. He hurt life ribs somewhat but not seriously. A shaft of the trap v.'nc broken and some of the harness.

The quarterly meeting of the Tomuka Domain Board was held in the Council Chambers on Wedt:u;day evening. His Worship the Mayor occupying the chair. An application by the Tenmka Bowling C'lcb to erect a pavilion near green wa-. granted. The application of Messns Monaljan Bios, to obtain bluegum stakes to repair fences in place of willow stakes was grant sd.. The report, of the visiting committee was satisfactory, and the mendations contained Lhev~in were ordered to ba given ••effect Lo. The .l-eport. of the caretaker having b=en read and adopted, the meeting terminated. The weather yesterday was decidedly warm, even hot in the afternoon, and evervone had some sort of congratulatory remark to make about it. If the plarit<3 could talk they would have endorsed such remarks. During the early evening there were some prognostications of a coming lior-wester. in a drift of high-level clouds from the westward, and just before 10 p.m. the first- gusts of a strong blow from that quarter reached Timaru. If the nor'wester clears the snow off the ranges it will be welcome in the back country, and if it persists- for a few days heavy Hoods in the Bakaia, Bangitata and Waimakiriri mav be looked for.

The "Duncdin Star" says: —'"It- is now over twelve mouths since direct telephonic communication with Invercargill was established. No figures are available, but th? service has more than fulfilled expectations. The big mercantile houses ia Dunedin, Invercargill and Gore have largely availed themselves of the facilities it provides for the rapid transniEsion of business.- and the line is every day coming into more general u.-e. It- is said that the totals of some of the "conversation bills" paid by the larger firms would surprise most people. The erection of a directwire to Oamaru is almost completed, and it is expected that the service will be available for use by the public in about a week's time. This will afford direct communication, with Waimate and the Oamaru sub-exchanges. The usual meeting of the. Wesley Guild was held iu tlia new schoolroom on Wednesday evening. Mr E. Aslin, a former resident of Timaru, occupied the chair, and referred to the great progress made in the town during the past few years. He then introduced Mrs C. Newnliam, who read a paper on harmful amusements. "The subject' was. treated from a broad point ofivisw. The essayist emphatically denounced indiscriminate theatre-going, public. danciS. and other forms ■of questionable- amusement, but contended strongly for healthy recreation and enjoyment among young jwople, '.specially in the home. The reading of the paper created one of the best- discissions thathad taken place for some time. There was considerable difference of opinion among those taking part, but- the general tone- of the remarks showed that better provision should be mada to meet the demands of young people in regard to amusement.'-:. A vote of thanks to Mrs" Newnliam. was carried by acclamation. The monthly meeting of the Trwvk-i ; District High School was held on' Wednesday evening, Mr E. B. Cooper presiding. A letter was received from the director of the Temuka Technical Classes re the application for the annual donation to the technical classes which had previously been refused by the committee. A rosol ition ww finally carried that in view of ths state of the funds no donation could be granted this year. A circular from Mr Wi'fin re » uniform set of books for the whole colony was approved. The headmaster's report showed that the average attendance for the past month had be;n 290 ia the primary -arid 36 in the secondary. the falling off being attributed to the prevalence of iniluenza. The annual visit by the Board's inspectors had been complied on Tuesday, and the echool had be n closed for the customary holiday?. Mr Thomson reported that he had visited the school and found everything satisfactory. Arrangements for the annual concert in aid of = t!ie prize funds were well in hand. A visiting committee for the month- having been appointed, the meeting tera-in-ated. Among the charges made against tho American Hervester Company, that are to be investigated at Christcliurch are tl l£ . se : —-That on May 24th they sold to H. Mcintosh, of Kaiapoi. a fifteen-coul-ter American combined drill for £26 10s, the gazetted price being £4l with £2 discount- for each, and that on June 24 they sold to H. Btyekett, of Loburn. a thirteen-coulter American drill for £25 lCs, the gazetted price being with £2 discount- for cash. ' The complajnants stare- that numerous other cases of cut> tiijo- prices have been brought under their notice, and that documentary evidence of such unfair competition and gross cutting of prices is in their possession. Hie Mas-. sc-y-Harrii Company is charged with making extravagant- credit allowances on se-cond-hand machines or implements taken in part payment for new machines; with pirating ths? model of Booth, Macdonald and Co.'s disc harrows; with selling in New Zealand on that model at prices lower than those gazetted: and with celling drillp, disc harrows and cultivators since June 28, 1906, at prices lower than thore specified in tile " Gazette." _ The charges generally are that the prices of American-made implements imported into New Zealand have been materially reduced below the prices gazetted under the Agricultural Implement Manufacture, Importation and Sale Act-. 1905, and that competition on unfair lines is being carried on. resulting in the undue oppre:sion of the local industry. . SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. Albert- and Co.—Sale of bankruptFt nek of drapery, Saturday. National Mortgage and Agency Co. — Pleasant- Point sale, on Monday. Borough Council —Meeting of citizens re Dominion Day. Tenders —Painting and paperhangiiig on job, Violet street. I.ost —A fail, return to this office. T. and J. Thomson —Details and prices of m:-nVi wear. Bicvcle taken at Saltwater C'veok—Notice to return. Kernohan. MeC'alion and Co.—Notice re Dominion Dav. J. Bullantyne and Co.—Model millinery f.ir spring and summer wear. I:. A-lie. M.R.C.V.S. —Important notice to fanners'.

J. W. Souhr —Sale agent Wliybrowand (.'o.'s boots and shoes. Funeral notice —By F. Beri. 1 Wanted—Seven notices.

Mr G. Grace, c-lerk in the Public Works Department, lias been chosen aa accountant to the (Jivy Borough Council. Tiu-ro were . r >s application,-; Irom all pails ot tin" coUiliV.

W. Elliott, -who is competing in tin- Invercargdl amaU-ur boxing championships, as tin- r< preventative of the 'limarii As Miiialion. last. <-vening won the featherweight championship in one round.

Mr Cyril Ward, son of Sir Joseph Wan!, has been appointed Xew Zealand repr-riieiilative of the Manchester Ship canal Company, which is actively working up trade bet uvea 1 lie colonies and the greet English manufacturing centre . connected with the sea by the Manchester Ship Canal.

The president, of the Weslevan Methodist Church, the Rev. W. Skid?. pays his iirst official visit to the Timaru Circuit 1 , today. H-e will be welcomed at a social gathering in the i;cJico!room tlrls afternoon at 3, -and this evening there will be a public tree ting in the .school, at which Mr Slade will sp;ak oil " Fijian Legends and Customs." Mr Slade was a missionary for sixteen years in Fiji, and those who have heard tliis address speak of it as being full of information. The We-jlev Church choir will be prevent, and tender several selections. A collection for tha Home Mission Fund will be made.

The young man who liaia bs'en placed in an isolation camp for observation showed yesterday no change, of symptoms, and the case therefore remains still in doubt, iiie weathe.r yesterday was beautilully fine, calm and warm, and two sides of liii canvas home were lifted* so that h coulcl have the benefit of as much fresh air arj _ possible, and therefore was himself visible from the road. Except his nurse, and iiecfivs'.irv official visitors, no one is permitted to" approach neaier, on pain of being arrested and' detained in, a •' contact." Dr Mason, the chief health officer, will come to Tiinatn on the lirsu express from the north to-dav. to see-the patient.

The Nimrod, Lieut. Shackleton's ship, left the Thames for Torquay pn July SCth, to coal before leaving for New Zealand. Lieutenant Shackletou is not inaKinn- the voyage to New Zealand in the Nimrod. ""I chall not leave England until October," he said. "An exploring party will accompany me out, and e sha.l join'the Nimrod at, Lyttelton, New Zealand. From there we "propose to set. out for King Edward VII Land in .Januar> and, if we are fortunate, we should reach the most southerly point iii April. Altogether we shall "be away about- two and a-half years." A motor car, two dozen dogs and twelve Siberian ponies, and a quantity of provisions will be picked up at- Lvttelton, and when she leaves thisi port she will have, all told, 34 souk 6n board.

It is computed that 6000 tons of turnips have been railed into the Oamaru district- from the south in the last couple of months or so, and about 3000 tons to Central Otago. It is now difficult to getturnips from Southland, inquiries in that direction meeting with negative responses.

The. "Otago Daily Times" states that during the past week the Timaru suction pump dredge has been doing good work in the lowec harbour . Slis is reported to be well adapted to the woi'k for which she has bec-n engaged, one of- the main feature-; being the rapidity with which ehe is able to fill her hoppers, which carry close upon 500 tons spoil. Under ordinary working conditions she lifts that amount- in an hour or less, after which she steams outside the Heads and deposits the spoil in shallow water to the north of the mole. Judging by laet week's results, her charter by the Otago Harbour Board appears to be amply justified. Dr Max Herz, reporting to the Auckland Board of Education on the recent medical examination of school children, stated that the percentage of rickets in New Zealand was 1.3 per cent., against 18 per cent, ia Europe. Lateral curvature of the spine appeared in 7 per cent, against 25 to 30 per cent, on the Continent. The cases of ecobosfe seen here were of a pronounced character than the European variety. These complaints he attributed to the population having inherited a good disposition and wholesome way of living, eating, etc. He is afraid authorities can claim 'little credit for it. On the contrary, the authorities had in some respectsdone that which tended to aggravate unhealthy conditions. Dr Herz commented on the bad way in which New Zealand boys and girls cany themselves. He says that physical training is amazingly neglected, especially as sitting accommodation in schools is not at all what science asks.

Letters received in Cliristchurch give a few details of the tragic death of Mr Sillem, the alpiiw climber, who did a good deal of exploring on the New Zealand Alp? laet- year, ascending Mount Kinsey and other peaks. After staying in Kew Zealand for -.;:ora; time Mr Sillem went Home, and a fey.' months ago he made the ascent of the Aiguille <le Midi.- He had intended to try the ascent of Mount Blanc, with his guides, but on account of the strong wind that was blowing they decided to go from the Refuge de Genii t. where they had stopped, to Conrmeyer, in Italy, wliero thr-y had started from. On theix journey "back to Courmeyer, tliey stopped at- th» Pavillion Col de Geant for breakfast. While the guides were- getting ready, Mr Sillem started off by himself. Three minutes later, the guides say, they went after him, but they could find no trace of him. He had completely disappeared. They searched for him, and ultimately . found him lying on a glacier, without any sign of life. It is thought that one of the atones on which he trod gave way and that- he slipped over th? edge of a precipice without beins; able to catch hold of anything. He fell 1700 feet, and his death must have been almost instantaneous. Ho was buried in the mountains which he had loved.

The "Marlborough Express," writing of the nuisance of stranded herrings at Picton says : '"ln the Old World the arrival of herring shoals is anxiously looked forward to by those depending upon them for existence, while here the herring is a nuisance, and its advent, in view of the savoury results, is regarded with dreau and repugnance. Of course the question will at once arise, why not adopt English and Scotch methods, and turn these visitations to profitable account? It seems at first, blush as if a valuable trade at our very doors were going a begging. Fish literally asking to be caught are piling themselves up on the beach till they become a festering nuisance, and this is being calmly' suffered by those immediately concerned, who might reasonably be expected to embark upon an important industry, and piweeute it for all it is worth. But then- is doubt-lews another side to the question. The uncertainty of the herring visits would prevent the expenditure of capital in this direction, then aciiin the requisite skill in dealing with the fisli is prolwbly lacking by Pietoniaiw and above all they are 110 doubt far more profitably employed at other avocations. So the herring wiil continue to be a nuisance, and the only practical purpose it will serve will be that of a fertiliser for the gardens around l'icton." The "Express" gees 011 to suggest the collection of tli-:- branded fish and their conversion into "guano."

Tho quarterly meeting of the Arowhenua. Cenutivv Board was held on Wednesday evening, his' Worship ilte Mayor occupying the chair. ' T'lici chairman of the Visiting Committee reported' thai as ha had been unable to visit, the Cemetery. Mr Brown had 'undertaken the duty and found everything' satisfactory, tho only recommendation being that four more tre;,s be procured. The caretaker's report was read'. Although he had : received thirteen shrubs and trtes t-herrf were stiil vacant places. Mi- J. Brown had. offered four trees and three mora were required. A request to obtain ilower seed's, itcv, was granted, and the me-iting fcc-nniuated. The Timaru Park, is beginning to show the. influence of spring. The weeping willow? bssids tiie muddy ponds are putting forth 'their Uaviu;' the' wattles on ih.a sunny south side are already yellow with bloom; spring flowers are out on the upper borders; and the grass is everywhere becoming green and on lawns and verges demanding the use of the mower." Alexandra Squarf also looks well, and tlia mower has been put over it more than once. The alterations made by Mr Knowles on 'the north side of the upper pond promise to be improvements when the grass grows, but it will be erane time before the result aimed at is attained.