TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13458, 3 December 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY

An owner is lvquired for an umbrella left on the Pitt (Iftice counter.

Tlit> number of births registered in limarn during NiAvinb-r was 35. marriages 10 and deaths 12. For November of 1906 there were 32 births-, 14 marriages and 9 deaths recorded. The northern members of the scientific expedition which has just returned from the Southern Islands were passengers by the late express last evening. Mr Xoith. of (ieraldine. who accompanied the ex pedition. left rhe party at Timaru. It is leported tli.it-at the meeting of the Timaru Presbytery to day, the Rev. Robert Jackson, of Cfialmers Church. will iei|USSt to be relieved of duty for a time. Mr Jackson has been far from well for some months* past, and if is his intention to traxel for at least two yeais. He will most likelv remain in his charge at Timaru till March of next year. At the Police Court. Fairlie. yesterday. before Dr S. J. Cook j.P. and *Mr R- L. Banks J.P. two first offenders wer- c-ouvicted and discharged for drunkenness. J. O'Connor was convicted and discharged for :s similar offence and fineel 60s for resisting the constable in the performance of his datv.

The rainfall at Fairlie for November was 2.20 inches. The heaviest fall was .94 on 6th inst. The average for November for the ten yeais previous w;r< 2.147 inches. The coldest day .was 29 (leg. on the 18th. Mr E. O. Steyeker recorded 1.66 inches in ten days. ■ln November of last year his record was 1.50. in eeven davs.

A meeting cf the*. Timarn Licensing Committee \va> held morning. Ml- C. A: Wray. S.M.. being in the chair iiiid all the- m-eniheis except Mr D. Stuart being present. The temporary licecees previously grant d to H. Rothwell for the f Sha"mrock Hotel and to J. Reilly for the ifelville Hotel were confirmed.

At. the Magistrate's Court, yesterday, before Mr C. A. Wray. S.M.. two police cases were dealt- with. Arthur Gill pleaded guilty to a charge *>f having been drank in Woollcombe Street on Sat-urday and asked that a prohibition.order be issued against himself. A fine of 2C>> aiid casts was imposed, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, and a' prohibition order was issued against- him for 12 months. Arthur Gibbs. a prohibited person, was charged with being found on licensed premises on November 23rd. Redid not. appear, but had informed the police that he would plead guilty. He was fined 40s. in default 14 days' imprisonment.

Mr- S. Page. who was photographer with the scientists who have returned from the Auckland Islands, told a '"Herald"- reporter at the station last evening that the conditions were much again>r hia work and he expects that- fully half his plates will turn out useless. The atmosphere was full of mist, which penetrated the camera, and generally he had few opportunities for getting good pictures. He made frequent excursions to the tops of hills which" were difficult to climb on account of the dense scrub covering the lower slopes, and alter getting to the top usually found it too foggy to secure views. On one occasion, after carrying a heaw camera to the summit-of a difficult bill." he was unable to take views on account of the mist and so decided to photograph plants at short range. When ;he had exposed all hL-. plates in this way. the sun came oiv.. and tiie conditions were excellent for «ettjn.T views, but he had not a single plate left. Tiia-t wa.s one of ltis most- exasperacjig experiences. _ ' .The racing committee of the Limuru Rowing Club met and drew the following crews for the ditferent boats in the pt re-cession-on Thursday next : - Opibi. Man*iford; Carlton, K. Robertson, and K. Bradley. C*. H..Tripp (cox): Otipua. C. Milne. B" Mollisori.' Dall«on. \Y. 'Myers. _S. Cray tcox): Otuio. W. Maben. F. H. King. S- Shrimptori. F. 0. Kuowltfi. W. J. Cotterill (cox): Waitui. W .J. Priest,, and H. Collins. V. Hawk.y (cox): Tin, J. P. Fitzgerald, and E. Millichamp. C. Glover (Cox): Weka. A. J. Campbell. G. Bradley, X. Hawkes (cox). The crew.? fur the scratch fours are as follows: —Caipenteis . G. Mans ford, Millichamp. -T. CainpbelC G. Bradley: Hardware. J. Priest. J P. Fitzgerald. K. Robertson, and A. Collins: Soft Goods. C. Milne, B. Molhson. J. Dalfcon. and W. Myers. Qci.l Drivers. W. Maben. F. H. King. S. Shrimpton. -J\ 0. Knowles. The crews for the procession are requested to be at the shed at 2 p.m. sharp. Often the quest-ion is asked: YV »y should Be Bion and Darracq motor cars be so much more reliable and stronger than anv other make; the answer is quite simple when several of the* vital parts of these- cars are compared with others. First of all kt us examine the most delicate and weakest point in all motor cars, which is the. front axles and steering gear: we find that- nothing but Leinoine patent steelforgings are used. This firm's axles and springs have a world wide reputation for their goods for the past hundred years in all sorts of carriage work. .The Be Bion'and Darracq Co. have used these axles and springs ever -since they started to manufacture motorcars some 18 years ago. Therefore it is no wonder that Skeates. "Bockaert. who have placed well over 300 of cars in the Dominion, can now throw out a unique challenge and that it that they are willing to give a good substantial cheque to anyone who can show -either a De Bion or a Darracq front axle or steering gear broken through fair wear and tear. We- make a greai point of this, as any little stoppage or trivial breakage that may occur on tlio road either in the motor gear or ignition tan easily be repaired. The worst that may happen is that one may have to walk a few miles for an expert, but should an axle- or steering give way when travelling at; 30 miles per hour, your neck is not easilv repaired, and perhaps no one may be left to fetch, an expert for the occupants and the car. Moral: Buy no other car but the one the agents gave you a solid guarantee with. ...

" RHEUMO QUICKLY CURES RHEUMATISM." Read what Mr Jchn Abbott, the wellknown plumber and gasfitter. of New Plvmouth, thinks about- Rheumo. He ■writes on July 6th, 1907: — "I have taken Rheumo for Rheumatics--, and consider it the best method for anyone who suffers from Uric Acid—or Rheumatic Gout. I can honestly recommend i Rheumo. as I hare used other remedies, j I have been a resident in New Plymouth i for over 50 years, so that lam well ! known. I shall consider it a pleasure to ; acquaint- anyone I know, what Rheumo j did for me.—JOHN" ABBOTT. New PlyI mouth." ! Your storekeeper or chemist sells | Rheumo at. 2s 6d and 4s 6d. ... f SKIM-MILK AND DISEASE. i Much of the disease among daily stock j in the country is spread through pooling the ekim-milk" at the factories. In Denmark *t- is compulsory for all skim milk to be scalded before being taken home. You can safeguard your herd ar> well as enjor untold convenience by installing a "New Century" steamer. By dropping I the steam-pips in the can and turning on | the steam the 7iiilk can 1>; scalded in a few minutes withont- any trouble,- and any > chance of its spreading disease will be f entirely removed. Write for full particulars to MacEwan and Coy., Ltd., Sole Agents, ■ Dunedia ...

The proceedings of the Farm Labour Conciliation Board are being Officially short-handed and typed by two young ladies. Mr Jones ye>terday objected to Mr Thorn "leading" a witness, and getting from him Mr Thoni\» information instead of his own. Mr 'l'horn confessed that he had been leading, but. there, was a tendency on both sides to do it. Tiic* S.C.M.R. go into camp on Saturday next at the Show (.rounds. Attached to the squadron will be one- of the recently imported Imperial officers as instructor: and during the duration of the camp a visit of inspection will be made by Colonel Hirwkins. "If a man is suffering from that fatal disease, disinclination to work, ai>d a farmer cannot be aroused to keep hisn at it. would you not let him work by contract, and let him drive himselfV" Mr Jones put this question To a witneirs yesterday and got the reply: "No, put. him in the Old Men's Home."' The St. Mary's Young Men's, Societ.y garden party will be held in the Vicaragegrounds on Thursday next, afternoon and evening. The arrangements will lie very complete. and in the evening the On?; v'ompnny will make a special display. The grounds will also be illuminated with Chinese lanterns. Nine of the bookmakers sentenced to imprisonment recently at Christchurch, :nd who v. tie first offenders, have had the remainder of their isenh-nct remitted by the Governor. The Hon. J. McGowaii, Minister of Justice, has recommended his Excellency to remit, half the sentences of the others, who were sentenced ar the same time.

The guard's van on -the second express for the north last evening carried a number of cages of birds jgreen parrokeets. wingli<:s ducks and others:) obtained on the southern islands by the scientific expedition which has just got back. The bird:; are h.-;ng taken to Kapiti Island, war Wellington, which is a sanctuary for native fauna.

It is expected that, when the North I-Marid main trunk railway line is completed the Union Steam Ship Company will place another turbine vessel in the ferry se:vice between Lyttelton and Wellington. This will probably be done very soon, and there will then be complete connection between the North and South Island express railway services. - A man wj;o had been looking into "the beer when it was deep roused the ire of the chairman of the Conciliation Board ytetorday. linst by striking a match to light- a pipe in the Courtroom, and later by talking so as to be heard on the bench. Mr Minson demanded a policeman. but- there appeared to be none available. Eventually some one. advised the offender to leave. Fatal accidents during the mustering of uheep 'formed a subject of discussion between an *emplovers' representative and a witness yesterday. The. witness had made a point of the danger of mustering in hill country, and the cross-examiner elicited that the last- accidental death of a musterer that- he knew of Occurred 20 years ago, and that man wais drowned while bathing after a day's work. Messrs Fibb. s. and Clymont. of Dunedin, the successful tenderers for the first reticulation contract of the underground, dra'dnage system are in ITinaru. They are now starting the work and hope to have everything in working order' by the New Year. Tlu-y are satisfied that the contract will he satisfactory, to them. The Mayor, on the other hand, is pleased ; hat the t.-nd-.-r for the contract is bo well within tlie engineer's estimate, as an -augury that the "whole will be carried out within the cost originally stated. The bust number for this year of the ;_t Timaru. has received notice of his tiansprises' 32 pages of solid information for all well-wishers of the school, besides two full-page supplementary photographs of the prefects for 1907 and the football first fifteen. Tlie editors, who are pupils of the school, have provided a budget, of school mvwe. the Cain Bequeist prize -tesay entitled "The Decline of a Nation" by C. Malthus, a new rschool isong written to the tune of . " Hearts of Oak." records of football, cri.ckr-t and the achievements'of past pupils of the school—altogeflier a most attractive number and showing literary ability in its compilation.

The Sr. Andrews Black Diamond Minstrel Company gave a most- successful entertainment on Friday evening. The proceeds arc to ba devoted to improving the Public Hall. There was a very large attendance and the amount realised was £l6. The thanks of the public are dua to tha organisers of the entertainment- for the time and the trouble they have taken. The first part of the programme consist : :-:i of the usual negro minstrel songs and jokes, Mr . 1). Young being interlocutor and Messrs George Williams-, Latimer, Hadlee and Km try filling the corner chairs. The second part consisted of a faroc- entitled " Poisoned with Milk," thd characters of, which were ably sustained by Miss E. Watt and Messrs Latimer and Young. The programme was loudly applauded and the entertainment should certainly be repeated before the company finally disbands. Having cleared warehousemen's stocks o f sample suit lengths we would draw your attention to the bargains we are oering' in this line. We will either sell ths lengths or make up the suit complete Suit lengths of English and Colonial worsteds and coatings also Mosgiel " and. Oamaru twee'ds. By dealing with us vow save from 15s to 20s on a, suit. Pearson and Co., Outfitters, Stafford street. ... . Influenza—The symptoms in its ordinary form are feverishness, running of the eyes and nose, sore throats and cough with the addition of pains all over the body and great depression and prostration these last being quite characteristic of the complaint. A ,few doses of James' Influenza Mixture will reduce the feverishness and remove the pains ; if taken at the onset of the disease a serious illness will be avoided. Prepared and sold exclusiveIv by Leonard B. James, Dispensing Chemist, Timaru. .. Owing to the large quantity of orders taken during the past, fortnight .in the Fairlie and Temuka districts and the number measured in Timaru we must expect to see most gentlemen wearing one of Alfred J .Stephens's suits at Christmas. Therefore Timaru gentlemen will be well dressed and have a very stylish appearance to be£>:« the Xew Year. Only four weeks to Christmas .-'o gentlemen hurry on with your orders or you will be unable to get one of the Tailor's suits for two pounds seventeen and six.—The fit and style is absolutely guaranteed. ... In replv to many inquiries as to whenScott's Xo. 2 Limerick will appear, we are reouested to announce that Xo. 2 Limerick will be advertised on Monday next, 'lhe result of the last Limerick was very satisfactory, and it is expected that The. nc-xt. competition will have fully two hundred competitors. ...

THE CARE OF CATTLE. The manager for X.Z. for Messrs S. R. and T. 0. Windsor arrives in Oamnvn i-'i-dav to establish an agency here for " Oxol" cattle compounds. The firm's advertising superintendent who ir; hero already advivC-s that an immense schema of advertising has been entered upon. Seas to feel :iure that "Oxol" •will come into direct contact with the people on the land and rc-nt-h evc-rv owner of horses and cattle th:- firm is sparing neither pains nor espouse in placing its goods on the market' of the Dominion in a lavish style. Booklets, samples', etc., will be distributed throughout Otago and Southland ami some of the leading storekeepers in the country, have already secured the agency,

Sir James and Lady Mills and the. Hon,T. Paul passed through Timaru by the i;6cond express for the -.south ye.sterday. Mi- I'. S. ■ Nixon." • who. for the pastsix yr:i r.-- has Collector of ('ustonis :il Timaru has received notice of his transfer tu Napier, for which place he will probablv haw about tin- middle of this month/ Hv will be succeeded her? by Mr Claud;- Colobrook. -of Wellington. Business people and other.; whc.se busimrr. has brought them in contact with Mr Nixon will regret his loss to Timaru. Tiic amount of money lent- by:the Government to the different Harbour Boards within the Dominion as oil March -31 st. 1307, iu as follows Wellington, £39,OCJ and £28,C00, at 44- per- cent. ; Greymouth £155.000. 4 per cent. ; Hokitika, £lO,CCO, 5 per e«nt. (£4050 in arrears): Gainaru £31.000, 5£ per cent. ; Patea, £26,370, 4 j per cont. : Thames, £lo.oop, 4 piji' centi.: W&stport £489,500, 4 pgr cent.; Bluff, £IO,OOO. 44.per cent. : Wairara, £14,031, 6 per cent. Total £800,670.

A Liverpool lady, now'in New Zealand. started from home to. .cycle round the world, but so far her cycling record is not a brilliant, one. She covered About 1500 miles - on ; ,her bicycler in creasing America, then had to . take :the train to

Gave time. On reaching Auckland * from San Francisco Wie started to. cycle to Resell, but after . walking, thirteen- miles- outof twenty •< n account, of- bad roads ;sLe re-turned-to Auckland. - She' proposes to cycle • through*Now"'Zealand .and rr>.« 'ij'lel bourne-to Adelaide, but has. to abandon her -original project of ■ proceeding to Japan and thence across Siberia did Furope to England ' . The following changes in the Custom? Department- have been decided iipan:Mr R. Carter, collector at Christchurch to be collector at Wellington, vice Mr 1). Johnston who is retiring; Mr A, Elliotty collector at Wanganui. to be. collector at Christ chui*h; Mr W. F. Dickey, firf.-t clerk at Auckland to be collector at Wanganui ; Mr Sibbald, collector at Napier,- to be collector at Dunedin, yice Mr Chamberlain who is retiring; Mr- Nixon, collector at Timaru, to be collector at Napier ; -Mr C.. C-olebrook, landing surveyor at-Wellington, to be collector, at Timaru;' Mr A: B. Reynolds, landing waiter at Auckland'to be first clerk at that port.; Messrs R." Walker and R. Patrick, long room clerks at Wellington to be landing waiters at' that port ; Mr J. P. Ridings, tide surveyor. Dunedin.' to be collector at • Tuverc-argill, vice Mr McDowell, who is retiring. A fresh development in the domestic servant problem was - initiated in the Magistrate's Court,. Christchurch, -yesterday, when Georgina Maude sued F. •Baiiden,. a domestic (servant.* who did not appear, for 12s damages for breach of contract. The claimant set . out. that, an agreement, was into on August 23th between plaintiff arid defendant, whereby the Tatter entered the plaintiff's service"'as:housemaid at- 12 a weak. Defendant failed to carry oUt- the agreement., and iilaintiff clairtied one week-a wages as damages: The evidence was that defendant had not' put in an appearance, and had taken rervice elsewhere. She was spoken to over the telephone, and told either to fulfil the engagement or forfeita week's wages. Defendant, agreed to pay the amount sued for.: His Worship ::aid the case jtras rat-liei' out of the ordinary. If every mistress " slipped up ." by servants brought such cases the Court would; have full hands. He had himself engaged two servants, in one week, and both failed to enter his employ. He asked plaintiff's counsel why proceedings had been brought. The reply-wais- as .»h'-ex-ample to domestic (servants.- generally, and to show them chat they could not- -with impunity disregard' engagements. The money, if judgment was'given for plaintiff, would; be handed 'over to Nurse Maude's 'C&mpi. " His- Worship said the action was perfectly justifiable. People were put ,to great inconvenience through servants keep' engagements, and : ;ome check tv« 6 neceVisary.- - /He blamed the registry offices for giving servants a list of live or six people wanting servants. The girls went round th.cdereferred to, and selected the- '-.position- that nuitod them best. As defendant had not appeared it wari presumable that there was iio defencey and judgment- was given for the amount with 13s costs. No matter how delicate the stomach, Stearns' Wine always . agrees with' the patient. Thus it . can be ui?ed ais a tonic when -others would be useless.' It. js a great restorative. ... The first 1908 new model pianos have been landed to the order of the Dresden Piano Company and a handsome model" is now showing at Stafford street House.' The superior finish and' build of these grand instruments deifote thorough British workmanship and every detail of •' construction ■ carries 10 years guai ; anite© by the buildens, and the sole agents, Dresden Piano Company. Perfection of touch, beautiful tone and remarkable durability are a few characteristics, while every modem improvement ars :'in highest . grade pianos- is placed in these. The price of 45 guineas is the; lojres't possible - figure one- may' expect- to -see a genuine British piano retailed at and exceptional terms are offered• by The Dresden; ...'

BILIOUSNESS. Read this great-fill note from Mr J. 0; Alwan, of Duhedin. "Last. October I was so weak and ill with liver and bowel troubles that I thought I simply could not get better. Several doctors' had treated me for 1-iyer ailment and constipation. Medicine after medicine was ordered by them, but no good of any importance was produced by their treatment. I gradually' got worse, lost flesh, had wretched, headaches and cold feet.' My bowels, my. liver : was so bad, simply would not act'unless I constantly took purging medicines. An old friend recom.mend.ed TAMER JUICE —brought a bottle- to my house, ,in fact—and I, to please him really, took about 20 drops three times -each day. For several days. there was hot much difference, but I noticed after about five or six days that the headaches began to lessen and the pains on tha right side of the stomach to get fewer. You may be sure' I began to be hopeful, and contiued with regular •doses of TAMER JUICE. At the end of a month, or even less, my own family hardly knew me. 'I was feeling tine and looking line, could eat and my meals, pains had all gone, and my bow-els working regularlv. I wouldn't now bs without n, bottle of Tan>:r Juice in the house if it cost twice the price."

SYNOPSIS 'OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Guinness and LeCren —Geraldine sale, to-morrow; clearing sale, 18th December ■ runs and farms for sale. Theatre -Royal—Laefc' night of Perry's Biorama. James Granger—New houses for sale. Oxol—Cures ailments of cattle and horsee. , ■St. Maiy's Young Men's Society—Garden party, on Thursday. - To let —Land for cropping; apply J. VV. Timmins. A. E. Horwell—Booking orders for 'Xmas poultry. - Sophia- Street Hall—Missionary meeting, this eveningScott's cycle worke —Limerick competition No. 2. J. E .Hurdli-y and Son-—Sections for Adams, Ltd.—Special gaslight display of cycles. R. Somm;rvi!li —Proscriptions made up promptly. . Funeral notice —By W. A. W^av^r. Wanted-i-Four noticeo.

Westland and Buller licensing districts hold the record for hotel licenses. There are 59..in these districts. In Grey there are 51. Christchurch 46. Auckland 58. Dunedin 59. and-"in- Wellington 48. At the quarterly meeting of the Dunedin Licensing Bench the chairman commented on the increase "of juvenile drun-kenne-.v. especially oh Saturday nights, aiid a caution was given that if any cases of supplying drink to juveniles were liheefed home the offenders would be severely dealt with.

The" Tohgariro which arrived at Wellington frolni Home recently 'brought some valuable live stock, comprising six red deer for the Tourist Department, a pen of five ' pheasants; eleven 'eyres and four Gtuil rams, two thoroughbred houses, and a couple of.'coops'-of prize fowls. During the- voyage one ram and one pheasant died. The nvnmer of the Frnr-ey Canning Factory. : Tlas r| ngs, has orders' for the new season'-s fruit from Auckland of 6438 cases and from Uivistchur'ch of 6430 cases./ A- tour has been made of various fruitgrowing localities in' and about Nelson as well as other districts for obtaining further supplies for tliei' -requirements, -of -the coming season. ; The : " Western Star '>■ notes the immense amount of damage m Riverton district' caused by .ther..small bird nuisance stematic poisoning is carried; out m the countiy, but a prohibitive-by-law makes the borough a- prolific breeding ground for thousands of ' birds.' Such' fruit and vegetables as have not been stringently netted have already been turned into sparrow, and ' the juicj- pea is in a fair way to become extinct. ■

Collin Gilray. the latest- New Zealand Rhodes scholar to take up his residence at Oxford, was given a trial in tlie Fresh-, men's match (says the London correspondent. of the Dunedin Star). The weather was beastly, 'and on tl,ie slippery turf few of the players could' do themselves justice.. Gilray," however, justified his inclusion: in the. White side by .- scoring an unconverted 1 try in the first half and giving Ins side' a 3-point lead at half-time.. In the second speT the- New Zealander Seldom got a chance of handling the ball, and being well, marked also, played an inconspicuous part in a scrambling game. .The "Whites beat -the Colors' -by 8 points to" 3.

Steady progress is being made with Aucklaiid harbour works/ On? of the most ' important is the;' new railway wharf, erefcted in ferroconcrete "at "a/-contract price of £62,640, wlpch/is work of its kind in : the' Dominion! The live large steel sheds have yet to be erect; ed. and the remainder of the old wooden wharf: to be removed. ; The new wharf should be available for general- shipping within three months. 1 There are, it is said,: about- 550 piles to. be drawn in the removal- Of the wooden structure, and the Harbour Board will- the-best of the timber in the work of reclaimation ol Freeman's Bay and Hobson street. It is also/ proposed to extend the Northcoto Wharf by -60 ft, with an. average width Of 40ft, so-as to accommodate-the later type of ferry steamers. This work should be - completed in a couple of months. \ /Mr W. G. Pearce informed a meeting at • Feilding. recently,.- that- : twelve settlers - at Colyton had erected five miles of telephone wire- at a - cost of £45, ' but fteveraL of them had given labour,-there-fore! the total, cose could nbt be computed. In addition, , of. course, each subscriber was connected with (lie 1 office and dwell-ing-house of the Colyton storekeeper,.-who gave tliem.: connection 1 with - Feilding whenrequired. They had found the wire of great- value, -not- only- from the social point of view, but' also there were occasions when one of them might notice, when going over hisown farm, thai-" cert ain citlle or sheep needed attention on that of his neighbour, and could promptly advise the latter. He had been. reminded of things which, had -enabled liinr to save, in one day. more than his contribution to the-wire in a year. In regard to the cciit of construction, that- had. been apportioned ariioilgst them according to the' -distiaiioe - front Colyfion, running from £4 8s to £7, and those who required private extensions off the main wire. bore the cost themselves.

-Dr.' Finch, District Health Officer and Dr. Upham, Port Health Officer, paid a visit of " inspection to' Q-rfail' Inland, - where two leper patients are living in isolation. The condition of the man who lias been residing there for over twenty months has hot- altered t«v. any marked extent ■during the past few days, while the young- Maori patient who- was brought "down from North Island about-' three weeks ago, has settled down in his tern-, porary quarters iri the hospital building, and appears resigned to his position. The Health Department- authorities have apparently decided to establish a permiane'rit leper station on Quail- Island.' Abbuteighteen months ago a. small house ; was erected oil the south-west side of the bay at the back of Quail Island, for the accommodatiion of- the first, patient. Builders have made a start, with the erection of a" second house of similar design to the. first. When, tli'is house : is completed', and furnished,- the young Maori will take up his permanent abode ' therein. Everything possible, is being done by the' Healt h Department to make the patients as comfortable as' possible.It' seems a most ;---.ext-raordina*y* - t-Jiing, but to all appearances thefacb remains ' that an opportunity for obtaining: an apprenticeship on the oversea sailing ship .is., denied the youth qf the Dominion. There is, 'the Otago ,Daily Times ,-isv informed, a verv apparent disposition on the part of owners of sailing of . any importance not to take apprentices from- New Zealand, preferring to indenture them in England. An endeavor just made in D.un'erlin to apprentice a' youth- to the sea in a sailing ship met. with no success whatever, and it was furthermore discovered, after exhaustive enquiries, that it would not only be highly difficult, to arrange an apprenticeship from .that end; but practically out of the . The reason.' is difficult to find. • It- may be > that the British sailing ship is a vanishing quantity, or that, the railing ship generally *is being so superseded by the steamer that but few opportunities for securing an opening for- apprentices now 'present themselves,' and those that do exist are ' too eagerly sought- after;- ; There are certainly openings to be had; in Home training ships, but the- payments demand--.eel there are very .heavy, the premium, for the first voya.ge alone in one instance being £7O with' almost similarly -]aTge amount? in each succeeding year of apprenticeship. •' " - SUFFERERS from indigestion en joy flie good things of the table after taking Pearson's Pepto-cblor. ' The days of disagreeable harsh medicines are pa.-t, and Chamberlain's Tablets top the poll ars th? meat pleasant to take, mildest and - gentlest in effect, rafest and surest in their result. Try them nexttime you a purgative; and you will ba more than pleased. For- sale everywhere...: - . Billiousmsfe is widely . cniisidi?r-sd constitutional arid Jncural)!?, but that is a mistake. It arises from n. sluggish' liver, and by controlling your diet for a period —avoiding rich, fatty fool's—nrid taking a course of Chamberlain's Tablets, it can be permanently - cured. For- sale everywhere... '