TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13420, 18 October 1907, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY

The , Garrison Band adjourned practice last night owing to the death of Mr James Stevenson, a life membei: -of the band.

Theclerkirof the Temiika,.-Geraldiite ancl of works,' have been appointed inspectors of works, have been appointed inspector's under the heavy traffic bv-laws.

Messrs Hollow and Potter will represent the South Canterbury Builders' Association at the annual conference of the New Zealand Federated Builders which opens at Napier next Tuesday.

The Bank of New. Zealand has secured a lease of part, .of the post office buildings at Geraldine, for carrying on the business of the new brinch of the bank, to be opened: there. "The contractors were busy yesterday fitting tip the offices. Writing on 6th September, the, London correspondent of the Wellington V Post " stated: —"The Hon. W. Hall-Jones it* still in London, but- is keeping very quiet.. Ho has .been, one?: or twice-. tr» 'the London office of the New Zealand Government, but he' sees no. more people than he can help, complete vest having been ordered him."/ ... ■][. _ ■ At the meeting of live Geraldine, County Council yesterday, the matter; of dog fox collection came lip for consideration. The number of • unregistered dogs in the county 'is matter of common-knowledge l , and one Councillor expressed the opinion that, many of the dogs belonged to contractors who moved about from, one, district io another and evaded the tax . collector. A suggestion'was, ;inade thai special districts be, iiied, in. which owners of dog» residing in them be taxed. . ' ' ;

•. meeting ~of . the.. Temnka !)&-" friet High • School . Committee. \yas held ,on . Wednesday evening,'■■." Mr E. ' IB>. Cooper occupying; the chajiv . -A letter was read from the : stating tlirut the siibscriptions towards tife Seddon, Memorial; ,were : expected, t? -r6tsi £3oo' by the. end of October. The letter suggested the amountrequired -to furriisji the ward should be subscribed by'the children 'attending- the various schools., .Tile ;hea'dmaster r . bad promised > itlie proposal before the children!" 'Notice. wn« received from the Te/uiuka. Borough* Council requiring some trees growing oh the east side of the school ground to be removeod. The notice was sent to the Education Board. A circular from the Education Board drew attention ti) the non-compli-ance of some teachers with tlie Board's regulations r<> the. failure,,; of nhildren tx* attend school. The headmaster'# rfeporfc showed that the average, attendance, for the' past month had-been. primary $26, secondary 33, total 359; In addition to a liirge number of entrants for the various sclioliirships there were seven candidates for matriculation and three for olnss .D.i ,; JTlio -inspectors' report on the recent examination of the school was satisfactoiy. , A resolution was passed conveying thie thanks of the Committee, to Miss Gapper (who had organised the recent concert), and nil wh"> had - helped to- make, it ft, success;., .-Thp' '.visitors' report:, was satisfactory, and." it jWnft resolyed to afjk the Board to >tlake /certqiti improvements recommended therein; decided to close tho'school-on People's Day of the Timimi Show and on King's Birthday.' ■ • ■ ■. ■; ■

Having- had to abandon thoir prbjectjed Timaru-Fairlie Road Race owing to Government: restrictions, Messrs., Rtindrup Bros., not wishing t0.., 'disappoint the , cycling ■ public have come to arrangements , with the South Canterbury Caledonian Society, whereby tliey will be able to add a ten mile roadster, race to. (he spqvJs programme for Jamiarylst next. , Valuable trophies will be given by the' li£ip, and 10s c««h will be awarded the leader on .each mile recorded. The event will ba a popular one, and should add considerably to the interest in the cycling ,event® of the meeting. ) We hate wad 1 about) the wonderful ■ siicicess the De Dion and jDarracq ■ have met with in reliability contests held; in . .every country in. the world, ; but it is- still. : of . greater interest to the local public to;see \ these performances carried, out under i&eir eyes. As an instance .watch the little 6 h.p. De Dion, the first lui appearance in South Canterbury Jour yearA ago. This little car, after having served >. its.late owner, A. Martin, Esq., us amost useful tool (as he called it)', is now to be seen every day from early till latfe in fill sorts of weathers on our streets. .It .is constantly being hired out by Skeatfes and Boekuert, and also lised by all mfitnbers of this local firm as a hack/ Messrs - Skeates, . Bockaert . state, and,' can prove, that £4 -will easily cover all mechanical repairs done to this wonderful little car since it landed in Tirnaru four years ago. As for Darracqs: What car does more regular and. hard' work. than, the 15 h.p. Darrack 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 Darracq motor cars did not get their Jworld fame by mere advertisement, but by actual facie based upon years : (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 cars as any other five makers put together. year's De Dion output was 5000 cars; Darracq'i output was 7000. Both firms paid a solid dividend, which is the pulse of every sound business. In conclusion, do not buy experiments ; buy a De Dion or Darracq v and you will have an asset. ...

While glancing through the local columns of both our local papers,. we to slop' and read thoroughly Hie mentioned bricklayer who was surprised when told about the suits made to measure for two pounds seventeen and six. We'll admit! this price looks well on paper, and that tbe»ult> looked still better on tho bricklayer. , Jt is not necessary to leave borne and com© in to be measured. Alfred J. Stephens sends travellers put with sample and tape to .save you •losing, time. . J.u&tMvrito aim addrsss to I'osfc Ofiicß liox 157, or ring up , 310—that's all that's necessary '

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At the opening of the boating season at Lyttelton yesterday W. Webb, the world's champion. gave ;m exhibition of sculling. Ho. was pmseiited with a g"M watch from Lvttelton admirers.

The United Sunday Schools will give a unique entertainment- in the Solvation Army Hall this evening, consisting of vocal and musical itt-ms, also a dialogue of extraordinary interest. The proiv ds are in aid of the self-denial fund.

Some tine sjvcinieins of Lake Tokapo trout were on view in -Mr F. Tasker's window yesterday. Tho«e exhibited were from a catch of rleven. taken oat of the Lake on Tuesday night. Lake Tekapo is a resort for fishermen this season.

As showing the number of times that grain may be turned over in a reason, a Tlmara merchant mentioned to a

•" Herald" reporter yesterday thai one year he had a. line of oats in his store which was sold and resold eleven times before ic finally left the store. The last bnver was bitten.

A very enjoyable evening was- spent in the St- Andrews Public Library on Friday night, when the Bible Society and Temperance final social was held. Contributors to the programme were Misses Hawkes, Chappie. At dens, Watt. C'agtte, Movie and McDonald, and ?»lewrs. Chappie. Stoweil and Holmes. At the conclusion of the meeting .refreshments .were handed round and games were indulged,in till a late hour.

The annual reunion of the old colonists was held at Auckland on the 10th inst. There were present- no less than 74 whiteheaded men and women, who were either native born or arrived in the colony before 1842. Their " first three ships " were the DuchEtis of Argyle, .lane Gilford, and Brilliant. It wr,i> well said by one of tli? speakers at the gathering that though the title of New Zealand had been properly ehangrd. they would still, properly also, retain the of colonists.

Some discussion took place at the Geraldine County Council meeting yesterday in regard to making provision for motor car traffic, the Temuka Road Board asking the Council to boar a share of cost of erecting a new bridge over the Winchester creek, the holes in which were sometimes too deep for earn, causing them to stick np. Mr Macdonal said that the Council wa.<* under m> obligation to provide for such traffic, which was a luxury, and besides that cars could go so fast that it would take them very little longer to go round by Orari. The chairman (Mr Talbot), thought, that as motor cars were now so universally used, and had undoubtedly come to stay, some provision ought to be made for their convenience, a view in which councillors generally agreed. A motion to bear half cost of the bridge was carried. What might have been a serious accident happened to two ladies driving towards Woodbury on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Campbell and Miss Gordon had left the residence of Mr Norman Campbell, and when near the residence of Mr Drum-mond-Sharpe, the hame-strap broke. As the horse drew out from the shafts of the gig it became frightened a"nd bolted. Tfie gig was overturned and both ladies received a severe shaking, but were fortunately otherwise not seriously injured. The gig wais slightly damaged, and the horse was recovered in a paddock in Woodbury, having, in its efforts to turn a corner, crashed through the fence. Christchnrch coal merchants compl.i!n that the Government refuse to allow them to purchase State coal within a certain radius of the Government depots. They contend that the intervention of the Government in . the coal- trade }xfs not reduced. the cost to the consumer one iota, the price of West port, Newcastle and other coal remaining, the same as before. They contend also that State coal could he sold «i t a lower price than is charged bv the Government. . The Mines: Department advertised hriquettes at 6s 6d ; per hundred but would not sell to merchants except, at that price. Merchants, complain also that the Government prevents monthly paid people from buying the coal, and merchants. not being able to State coal, cannot supply these ueople either. Tlie jState premises are neither rated nor taxed. ■ and the State, pays no siding royalties, no real royalties and no terminal charges, and has thus an advantage of 9d per ton against merchants. Yon can do a suffering friend a kindly service by saying "Stearns' Headache Cure will quickly cure that headache." A trial will convince you if you have not yet used ifr vourself. ...

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SHEEP-DIPPING AND LOUSY SHEEP. During- the, past- winter one could not but be painfully struck with the very large number of sheep-owners cited before the courts for having lousy sheep in their possession. It is nothing short of a positive disgrace to any practical flock-owner to have his sheep lou>y, the more so as there not the slightest reason why they should v be in such a condition. To protect his i'heep against this pest is obviously the notr of every farmer .and the easiest way lie can do it is to dip them in Quihell's Patent Powder Dip in the autumn. It i 3 the most easily applied of all dips, and the most effective* for destroying parasites and keeping sheet) clean Ask those who use it. You won't find any of their names figuring in the courts, accused of having lousy shee-p in their possession. No danger of any such disgrace overtaking them! The leading sheep-breeders in the world use this dip on their flocks regularly, ami all sheep-owners who value the comfort of their flocks cannot do better than follow their example. ,

BUSINESS NOTICES. Guinness and LeCren, Ltd., will sill by public auction at their Timaru Land Salerooms to-morrow on account of various clients several first-class properties, and investors and others wanting good residential building sections'close to the bay and town will have an opportunity of securing them at their own prices as the owners intend to sell. Full particulars are advertised m this issue.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Jonas and Co.—Sell cycles and share of ark, to-morrow. C.F.C.A. —Entries? for Tattersalls. to-

■ morrow. m , T. Coulthard-Mullions—Tenders removal of buildings. Timaru Borough Council —Call tenders for hose carriage. J. R. Bruce and Co. —Death list ot Pharos weed killer. Technical School—Exhibition of work, this evening. . S C. Rugby Football Union —Meeting re Pleasant Point Cricket Club—Annual meeting, this evening. T. and J. Thomson —Mens and boy> hats. •- . . Farm Labourers' Union—List of arl- ' - dresses by Mr McCullough. P. G. Allen —Details of betiding plants. Mrs Walter Brunsden—Cheap fruit i fresli in to-day. N.Z. Insurance; Co.—lnsure wool from \ >heep to mill. [ Mrs H. Tripp—Lost a bracelet, reward on return. \ WanfeOs —Ten notices.

The " Maori" is landing at Timaru about 15C0 tons of rails which are to be in relaying the main line north of Washdvke.

There were several enquiries yesterday from Auckland linns for potatoes, but- it is stated that no large lots aie available in Timaru.

A meeting will be held in the Sophia Street Hall this evening to discuss the advisability of holding a. bazaar to encourage local football.

The Pleasant Point Cricket Club will hold their annual meeting this evening. wh=-n members and intending members are invited to attend. Mr G. F. Scott, of the Temuka branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has b«n transferred to the branch, which will be opened for busine.u in a few days. Tlie annual general meeting of the Timaru Ladies,' Golf Club will be held at Mr Knnbley's house, Theodocia street, today. at 4.50 p.m. A public meeting to discuss the bathing facilities of Caroline Bay will be held in the Borough Council offices at 8 o'clock this evening. The Mayor hopes to see a large attendance.

The reclaimed land at the foot of the north mole is evidently not to be allowed to b- useless for some sea-faring men mad? us<r of it on a recent evening for a football ground. Mr Gill, assistant inspector-general of schools is now in Timaru for the purpose of inspecting the High School. IMF Gill will .spend a couple of days in each school, and he began his inspection yesterday. Messrs Wigley and Pringle, fishing in Lake Tekapo river, .secured a nice basket of 11 good trout-, four of which were on exhibition at Mr Tasker's tackle depotyesterday. The bait \ised was artificial minnow.

The death is announced this morning of Mr James. Stevenson, an old resident of Timaru. He, was a mechanical engineer by trade, and will I>e~ remembered by many as formerly for many years the drummer in the Garrison Band. THe Timarn Chess . C'lub will play their second telegraphic match of the season on Saturday next:, against the Christehurc-h Club. Play wiil commence at 7 p.m. in the rooms above Mr I). Shea's shop, and will be continued on the following Saturday- The following will represent the Timaru Ciub:—T. Mara, P. Mara, G. P. Wood (captain), R. Cuthbert, E. G. Mills, J. Dow. J. Mallouk. W. W. King, A. E. Werry, A. Beck. T. Pi. Harris, and B. Haves.

There is no country in the world where the high price of wheat will be felt so keenly as in Germany.. The harvest is reported as largely a failure, necessitating greatlv increased importations 'from other countries. As the import duty is about 12s per quarter, the rates ruling in Berlin are much above Dunedin prices. As long ago as the beginning of September, when wheat was 38s in London, the Berlin price touched nearly 50s. To-day, with wheat in London at close on 46s_ the Berlin price must be touching -58s, or. over 7s per bushel. What that, must mean in the shape of dear bread to the masses of Germany it is not easy to imagine. The members of the South Canterbury Master Builders' Association held their annual social gathering in the Assembly rooms last evening. . This year the Association, instead of the usual dinner, adopted a programme of '' progi-essive euchre," sit-down supper, and dance. This worked out very pleasantly, as a more sociable " social" than a dinner and members wives and- daughters were more at home. There, 'were eleven tables of players in the euchre games (for which prizes were-provided) and some nonplayers looked, on. Mrs Werry provided an excellent supper, very. nicely laid? in -the- supper room. After justice had : l>eeh done to this, and a few toasts briefly disposed of, the party returned to the hall, and spent a few hours pleasantly in dancing.

The bareness of the telegraphic river reports, it is understood, is not giving satisfaction to anglers. For instance (says the "'Lytteltoa Times") it- is stated that if a river is reported " dirty" it may be urifishable for fly, but in excellent order foij minnow fishing-. Exception .is also taken to the bare report- of "discoloured," and anglers want to know what ..it means to the man who wants to fish.,.while the report "fishable" is similai'ly indecisive. Fishermen say that the present reports are not very valuable so long' as there is any possibility of their inaccuracy. It. is contended that a longer report should be made regarding the state of the rivers, giving wider details of -their state at various points. It. is probable that representations to that effect will be made to the TouristDeparment, through which the ' reports come daily. A member of the " Herald" staff supports this statement, for the Opihi when reported to be "fislmble" a-day or two ago, was cer-tainlv not in order for either fly or minnow. The Upper Opihi was hardlv fit for the minow even yesterdav, only-bare edges of pools being clear. The rest of the water was "very / discoloured. Near the beach the water was clear.

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