TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13434, 5 November 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY

Mr J- H. Baynes A.M.I.C.E. yesterdav tendered his" resignation as resident engineer to the Timaru Harbour Board ;>nd asked to be relieved at. as early a date as possible, as he has accepted the position of engineer-in-charge of harbour and river works at Rockhamtpon. the second port in Queensland. Mr Baynes came to Timaru in September, 1904, and during his term of office here has coni- * pleted the eastern extension mole, altered the. system of dredging by securing the purchase of a bucket dredge in place of the old suction dredge, and carried out the reclamation at the north mole. Thf.-.e are only the most important of the work that has been done during Mr Baynes star in Timam. At Rockhampton Mr Bafnes will have charge of an extensive staff engaged in two quarries and a bucket dredge and two suction dredges (one of which is of the latest American type with cutter attachment, having a horsepower of 25C0). A* very extensive system ot training walls is being earned out in the river Fitzroy. on which Rockhampton is situated, and which is navigable for about 40 miles fr:>ni the mouth It may be added that the change will be to the conMderable financial advantage of Bavnes. . „ .... The medical men in Wr.iht ha\ e ai - Plied to the Borough Council to b- allowed to ride their bicycles on the lootPa At a meeting of delegates from the various Friendlr Societies held on Monday • evening in the Foresters' Hall >t was decided to hold the anual picnic onthe last Thursday m January. 1908. Uanwiu was chosen as the destination. The harbour and some of the shipping offices looked quite gay with bunting yes- ' terdav, the occasion being the return to the colony of Sir James Mills, the man-a-nn" director of the Union Company. Be has been in England for some time supervising the construction of >-e\ erai new red-funnel steamer^. Another of Napier's old identities, Mr T. R. Cooper, an architect, passed away on Saturday evening, as the result of a paralvtic seizure. Mr Cooper, who was 82 years of age, came to the colony in the "very early days, and participated in teveral gold rushes before down to the practice of hk> profession. hx-Ser-geant Richard Gamble died at Auckland on Friday; aged 68. The Century Swimming Baths, West Belt, were openeod yesterday afternoon. • when there -was a veiy large attendance, between seventy and eighty school boys and others taking advantage of the fine weather and refreshing water to enjoy a dip. The baths have been thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed throughout, and are now in first-class order, and the caretaken expects to see them very largely patronised this season. / A pleasing ceremony took place at the St. Andrews School on Wednesday when Mrs Kelcher was presented with a ladies' companion as a maik of the esteem in which she is held throughout the district. Mrs Kelcher has lately been promoted to the charge of the Raugnata Station School and she will be greatly missed at St. Andrews, where all speak in the highest terms of her skill as a. teacher and her kindness to the children. Sir John Logan Campbell, tho giver of Cornwall Park, / Auckland, to ilie people of New Zealand, celebrated his 91st birthday on Sunday. He was born in Edinburgh on the 3rd of November, 1816; studred at Edinburgh University, where ho took liis M.D. degree; left for Australia when he was 21; arrived in New Zealand when Governor Hobson was founding the colony; and became at once, and has remained throughout -his long life, a- leading figure in colonisation.- commerce, finance "and politics. When the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall were m New Zealand. Sir John carried out what had been one of the most cherished purpose* of his life, by presenting the beautiful <ind) historic One-Tree Hill Domain-Sun-der the name of Cornwall Park to Tjie people of New Zealand; and. he was, in that connection, created a Knight Bachelor bv His Majesty the King, Edward the Seventh. Sir John belongs to the old baronial familv of the Campbells of Ablfechffl and Kilbryde. in Perthshire. Scotland. Lady Campbell is a. daughter of the late Sir'Cracroft Wilson, who gained distinction in India during the Mutiny, and was afterwards for many years preeminent as a colonist here in our own province of Canterbury. The foundation of lifelong ill health may be laid for young girls by failure to "keep their strength and health up to normal. Stearns* Wine is best- for them because it is. a true tonic. ... We would remind our readers that now is the time to put in pickle a good supply of eggs. At the present- prices eggs are not- a luxury, but when the tone of the market rises, and theese indispensable articles are at tip-top prices, then the thrifty housewife turns with pleasure to her store of pickled eggs. The best egg preservative we know is "The Water Glass?," and this can be obtained from J. Baxter, Prescription Chemist, in tins at sixpence and one shilling. Do not wait- longer, now—is the. time; you can get it at Baxters. ... DR. ENSOR'S TAMER JUICE. This specific is not a carefully-prepared nostrum; on the contrary, it is the lesult of long and thoughtful research on the part of a medical man, who, aftei Tears of study, discovered a natural vegetable substance, which after further study he succeeded in compounding with othei ingredients, so that it>-> effects on the digestive organism of the human system is identical with that of the natural bile created by the liver. TAMER JUICE is purely a vegetable compound, and a splendid aid to an overworked and tired stomach. -.-■£>

STEAM ON THE FARM. Do vou recognise what an advantage it is to have a supply of live 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 vou can secure these advantages at s 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 high pressure steam boiler without their disadvantages. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., sole agents, Duneuin. ...

The members of the Timaru City Rifks arc notified of a parade to bo liehl this evening. .Some time ago Mr Claude Purchas. of Penrose (says a Prets Association telegntm) represented to the PostmasterGeneral the advisableness of a system whereby telegraphic message.* in connection with weddings or ;d Christmas or New Year, coukl be sent out printed on pictorial cards, the senders simply indicating the ad-dress and nature cf tincard desired. The Department has now written to say it will install the sys.em shortly.

Mr Joseph Ivess. the veteran journalist. who holds the world's record as ;i

" rag-planter(his own term, which is now affectionately used by his friends), was in Palinerston North the other day (says the Standard), having disposed of liLs las! creation, the Taihape News, to jhe rival company, wjuich vi:arti:d the Post "to run him off,'' and having failed to do so preferred to offer solatium to the. extent- of £2250. Mr Ives.; says that he has '"planted his last rag.' H'he Besses o" the' Barn Band have justfinished their farewell season on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and in the course of live days it is estimated that 150,000 people were present to say good-bye to the famous band. Nearly 50 concerts were siren in Melbourne, and stheir success 1 litre has been as great as? in any other city visited by the band. Over 50,000 people were present on the night of the last concert, and the band was given a magnificent send-off. A general meeting of the Trinity 1 ennes Club was held in Trinity Hall .last evening, /ujien there was a good atten-, dance of members. Mr P. Miller was-, voted to the chair. The following changes were made in regard to the officebearers of the Club:—Mr J. W. Hogg was elected as secretary, with Mr W.. Tait as his assistant; Mr D. Glanville was- elected to the committee vice Mr J. Fisher, resigned. A .selection committee was also Final arrangements were made for t-he opening clay which is to be held on Thursday next at 3 p.m., at the Club's court, Harper Street, and a.hea.ity invitation is extended to members of kindred clubs and ot hers interested to attend* the gathering. A meeting of farmeis was held in (he Cave Sehoolliouse, on Saturday evening to discuss the question of forming a Saleyards Company at the Cave. At a preliminary meeting held some weeks ago it was* decided to fonn a- company if sufficient support-was forthcoming. ...nee then a canvass of .the district had resulted in over 2CO shares' being promised and the number was increased during the evening. The meeting was presided over by Mr George Winter and considerable enthusiasm was -shown. Mi- ~awkes. the secretary of the St-. Andrews Saleyards, who had been invited to attend gave a good deal of useful information in referencet to 'the formation and working of a ea-leyards and he was heartily thanked for his services. It was decided that- a saleyards company be formed with a capital of 400 £1 shares. The following provisional directors were appointed :—Messrs Geo. Winter (chairman), Tasinan* Smith, Little, Coughlan. Mclnnis, Pringla and Shepherd. Mr Foster was appointed secretary and treasurer, and he was instructed to at ouc<? proceed with the- registration of the company. The Government has kindly" placed- at the disposal of Saleyards Company a piece of ground in the. township containing about 5 acres of ground and the position is considered an ideal one for a saleyards.

The public should call and see what colouial manufacturers are doing in the way of box suits. The - time has gone or ought to be' wheu firms send home to the (lid Land 1o the sweating dens for clothes. The colonial made suits are better, the linings are good, the cut is perfact, and the fitting is all that can be desired. The wages paid for these suits are the highest, and the price charged for Phitzwell and New Era suits are. as cheap a-s those of the sweaters. W. APearson and Co., Outfitters, Stafford Street, are agents for these suits. ... Again the owners, of phonographs are indebted to Begg's. They have reduced, the price of the"X'olumbia Records to one shilling each. Beggs' stock, is new and complete, and when their new Phoney—which is being built at the Ar*ade end of their present piano show rooms—is completed, it will be the most up-to-date one in the Dominion. ...

Mr James Ivirby of Naseby, has purchased Mr Whittaker's boot- and shoe business and will take possession early -in November. As this is the last few days of Whittaker's Great Sale at cost prices. Our readers will do well to. get in a good supply of boots and shoes before it is too lato. ...

A positive marvel, was the word used by expert motorists on Saturday after they had a trial run on the little twoseated 8.10 h.p. Darracq which was the first to be landed in . the Dominion by Skeates and Bockaert, ex s.s. Maori. lii the late 1000. miles Scottish reliability run this little car was the admiration of every motorist, and no wonder; when the one landed here "was tried on Club Hill last Saturday, which it climbed on the 2nd speed or at the rate of 12 miles per hour. Wai-iti road was taken on the top speed, which is considered by local motorists to be a great performance. Of course it was only to be expected that once the largest motor works in the world designed a 2-seated runabout it would surpass anything on the road. / This has now been proved that Messrs Skeates and Bockaert-, the local agents, are so satisfied with the result of these little wonders that they have cabled for 24 of the same type. Orders are now taken for delivery about Christmas. A free trial will be given to any one interested. ...

'•'Falling Hair." Those who aie troubled with this Complaint, or suffer from dandruff will be glad to know that we absolutely guarantee "Wioletta" to be a permanent cure. Provided the hair roots are still alive, your baldness can quickly be a thing of - the past. This is no idle boast, we are so confident that we can cure you that we will refund the money if Wioletta fails. Why be troubled longer? Buy a bottle now and- note the results. "Get it at Baxter's" Prescription Chemist and Photographic Dealer, Timaru. ... BUSINESS NOTICE. G. P. Gerrie and Co. advertise t liattbey are selling to-morrow the whole of Mrs. Stonehouse's furniture and effects, at her residence. Stafford House, Elizabeth Street. As Mrs. Stonehou.se is leaving the district, everything will be sold to the highest bidder. Owing to the large number of lots the sale will commence punctually at 1.30 p.m.

A rOPULAR AUCKLAND SKIPPER COMPLETELY CURED BY RHEUMO. From Auckland, on July Ist, 1907, Captain J. Gibbs writes:—"l was incapacitated for eight months, and could not go to sea: in fact- I was bent double with pain. I tried Rotorua for three months, and came back, not having received any benefit. "Nothing seemed to do me good, until a fr=end of mine, who had also taken Rheumo. asked me to give it a trial. The result, after taking four bottles, surprised both myself and my friends, who knew how mucli I had suffered. I shall recommend vour medicine to anyone who suffers with Rheumatism or Gont." Give Rheumo a trial, and it will cure YOU. All stores and chemists. 2s 6d and 4s 6d. ...

The cabbage trees in Timaru are pre paving to flower profusely again this sea

Nominations for the South Canterbury Jockey Club's November meeting fall due at 10* o'clock to-night. At a meeting of the WinelKsi-er Cricket team on .Saturday J. P. Kalaughsr was elected captain of the club. Many jK'ople are already on the alert for tlie new daily paper which is to make its: debut in Timaru in the course of a few davs.

It is Mr" X. Sherratt, of the royal mail coach, who has bought Mr Scott's Geraldine line of coaches, not " Sherratt and Love" as stated yesterday.

The employees of the Railway Department throughout- New Zealand subscribed over £4OO towards the Seddon Memorial fund, this sum. being handed to the general committee in Wellington. ill* Jeffery, manager of the Tea Department for Sir Thomas Upton, after making arrangements for the establishment of packing departments in the Commonwealth. comes to New Zealand on a similar errand. A suitable cejitre will be fixed upon for the establishment! of a.ii up-to-date factory for, tilie. packing of tea.i. '

Last evening Mf 15. Culvorhuuse was met by a number of members of the South Canterbury Harriers and presented with a silver cigarette- case as a small token of the esteem in .which he \vas ht;ld by his fellow harriers. Mr Cujverhbu-sq has pushed anuit-eur athletics ahead won-der-fully, and lie will 'be greatly missed by the S.C.A.A.p. also. He leaves today-* for Aslibtirton.

: Mi 1 -Frederick Kohn, eliemi.Vi at the Lower Hut-t, and a.member of the Wellington Pharmaceutical Society, died there on Wednesday after a short;illness.; Mr Kohn- was a natjve of Timaru,.. and served his apprentice-shij) under Mr Eichbaum here. After gaining some experience he embaiked for Sydney, .and worked there in several shops. He theri went to sea as a purser, for a time, and subsequently returned to 'the chemistbusiness in Wellington and Nelson, and finally, took service with Mr Eicbbaum at the Hutt, and on that gentleman's death took over the business Mr Kohn, who was very popular with a large circle, leaves' a wife and two children.. The Win: iiestcv Tennis Club opened tliei season on the new' grass courts on, Sa-tur-dav afternoon. These courts are situated at the northern end of the Domain, and the ground was specially levelled and laid down in grasisr by, the Domain Board (as--sisted' by the Tennis Club) about 18 months ago. Owing to the dry weather of last- summer the ."ground was not used then. This season has been more favourable, and the grass lias grown fairly well. About three-quarters of an acre is in the piece, and there |iy ample room for-three tennis eoutfc> and'two croquet lawns. Two tennis courts and a croquet lawn were used on Saturday. >Memf>ers of the clubj. notably the piesidehi (Mr R. Smith, sen >. the captain (Mr W. J. Moore), and Mr J. Do Renzy, had done a lot of work in rolling the courts and cutting' the grass, and they had the satisfaction of seeing that, the courts played welt. Visitors were present froni Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, and Chriistchurch. Tennis and croquet were played all the afternoon, and the lady members of the club entertained all present to delicious afternoon tea served in the shade of the plantation which borders the north side of the ground and which provides welcome cover from the heat of the sun, or from, the cool north-east breeze. ,

Messrs*.», Perry, Perry ai/d Kinnerney iuform us that the letter Written to us by ilesrs/ Hamilton and Moore, solicitor, Waimate, in which it is stated that no appeal, is allowed to be. made' to the Privy Coimcil in cases where tho amount involved does not exceed £SOO, and that the judgment- of the Court of Appeal is final, does not fully .state the position, and is therefore calculated to convey a totally incorrect impression. The Court of Appeal has |.ow to grant leave .to appeal to'the" Pfgyy Council only "where u sum of £SOO or upwards is involved, but t.lie Privy Council can always grant special leave to appeal whatever may be the amount- of the claim, and does not grant such special' leave ..where the questions involved are important or of general application. Some of the grounds on which Messrs. Guinness and LeCreai lobtained leave to appeal to the of Appeal were; that the judgment, would be likely to affect the decision of other cases of a Wee nature, and Ulie importance of the "law involved in the case in relation to tile, nature of the business earned on by the company, und; Mr Quinn will, in applying for such .special leave to appeal to : the Privy Council claim that he has an equal right, and that it is only fair to .liini tha.t Jie should on the same grounds be allowed to prefix before the tribunal of last report his claim to .vupport the judgment'of his Honour. Mr Justice Chapman, in. bis> (Mr Quinii's) favour.

People could Say no other than all those who patronised the Show were well dressed, especially the men, ajid the majority of them say that it did not corfi them so much to get their outfit this time owing to their buying from the two seventeen six tailor in Hunt and Werry's Building (upstairs) opposite Post Office. If you want A. J. Stephens to make your suit for Xmas, you had better place your orders immediately, as he lias a big rush on for Xmas. The public are beginning to realise the value of these suits, from two x>ounds seventeen and six, and are fairly rushing their orders in. Don't pro-' long placing your order or you will be disappointed. ... You can do a suffering friend a kindly service by saying "Stearns' Headache- Curq wi]l quickly cure that ,heada,che." A 'trial; will convince you if you have not yet used it yourself. ... SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ N.M. and A. Co. —Farms for private sale. - ' - C.F.C.A.—Town section and house 16th inst; farm on 23rd inst. Webb and Kempthorne. —Full particulars of 'farms; tuicl- sections for sale. Fuller's.' Vaudeville..—At the ' lheati;e Royal this evening. 'Butchers' Union.—Rise in prices of meat. ' J. Radclili'c.—How to keep bedrooms ; tidv. ' "'S.C.J.C.—Nominations due 10 o'clock ■ to-night. : J. Strach;m. High Street, for sale.

'Lest.—Pur.se and money, reward at "Herald" ; office. M. Campbell.—lmpounding noitice of cattle.

Walter Shaw.—Applicatdon for discharge A. .Styles. Mrs. ■ Wake-lnim.—Receives pupils singing and piano. Century" Swimming Batlis.—Now open to public. . Smithfiekl Freezing Works.—Collie dog lost, reward. Timaru City Riiles.—Special parade this evening. OddfellowEhip.—Meeting ax Albury on Thursday nest. T. Dowling, Hinds.—Wants a foreman plouglinjan. Timarn Golf Club.—Annual meeting on 12th inst. Timaru Steam Laundry.-—Closed on Saturday next. Holme tSation. —Shearing begin? on 14th inst. r Wanteds'.—Sis notices.