TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13459, 4 December 1907, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY

The Hon. W. Hail-Jon. s. Mm HallJones, and Miss Haii-Jonts will have London for Wellington by the- C.;rint hie. tin ihe 13th hut. The .steamer [•.: due on 28th Januaiy. A cable message iecivtd by the Premier states that MiHall—Jones is in good health. Mr Ba-uute contradicts the rumour that he intends to retire from Auckland East seat in favour of Mr Myers. Mayor of Auckland, and expresses his deleimination to again content the seat.

St. John's Tennis Club-will piay a team from St. Mary's Club. Chik-tduueh. ua Monday. 16th December. In view ..-f the expected strenuoneiness of the game, rnem-b-rs are it-quested to go into turning at mice.

"If yon get into the HocKe next session wilt vou s*e about getting tliis eotrectrd';'' was "a jesting question fired at Mr R. Guthrie two or three time.; yesterday. The witness put the question aside: the Conciliation Board was not going to npoit on the next election. The committee of the recently formed Timaru branch of the Independent Political Labour 1.-ague met last evening, and decided to hold a public ntceriug tomorrow- evening, wlu-n Mr Thorn. piv*ident of the League, will be a>ked to adr dreas the meeting on the aims arid aspirations of th_- Labour Party. A well-attended meeting of C'ouit Southern Cioss. Xo. 5125. A.0.F.. was held in the Foresters* Hall last .-veiling. The Court ivi; opened in due, form tuy 810.. H. J. Catll, C.R.. and the bnsinrtis wii disposed- of in good time. (rue candidate was initiated into the order, and five persons nominated for member ihlp. ' The Court wasjelnsed by the C.R. shortly * before 10 p.m. Legal opinir.tt h to the effect that the six trustee.- ekvte.l on Monday as uumhers of the Otago licuevolent Tiust were improperly elected, the- bodies concerned not being directly represented at itiie elections. This; position ha* gon.? on for twvnty years without a protest hitherto. A suggestion has been made that, the Governor should be asked to fix a clay for* another election. Examinations were conducted in Trinity Hall yesterday by the Canterbury College authorities, under the supervision of the Rev. I'll .Stinson. Forty-nine candidates' were entered and 59 "presented thefn- _ selves. 33 of these being for matriculation and medical and six for junior ur.s'vers'.Ly scholarships. Tbiis year examinations are also bring held in Warmate and Ternuka. thus diminishing the numbers for Timaru. Perry's Biorama Company gave- their second" and final entertainment Im-i night, and "presented a good assortment of living pictures, a clever skating turn, an-.', iihio- . trated songs. Th-.' most remarkable film smrelv' that has ever been "shown here was that of the cliff climber?, who gather sea-birds' egg-; from the ledge of it pre cipitous sea cliff. It is an astounding way c..f getting a living, and the. picture showed the details of ic A rope lis hung loose down the face of the. cliff, and a man descends along this, his weight borne by another rope tied round his ? -wai=t, and "'paid out" by a party of four men oa top of the cliff. In order to save time and get down clear cf 'edgtfi. the swinger kicks off from the cliff, ana in the course of each long swing Js let down, or hauled up as the case m-ay""be. a good manv feet- while he is clear of tju i nek. And when hj:. cannot swing off he walks up the cliff like a two-legged fiy. The'film was taken from the mart-head <>-. a steamer, and ir> probably one of the mo?t interesting ever -ietured. depiciing as it does a strange means of livelihood that •combines great ingenuity and daring. Having cleared warehousemen? stocks 6 f sample suit length.* we would draw your attention to the bargains we are oering in this Tine. We will tithe-r sell thlengtks or make np the suit complete Suit lengths of English ami Colonial worsteds and- coatings also Mosgiel and Oamaru tweeds. By dealing with us you save from 15s to 20s on a suit. Pearson and Co.. Outfitters, Stafford street, ... The first 1908 new model pianos have been landed to the order of the Dresden Fiano Company and a handsome model Is now showing at Stafford street House. - The superior finish and build of these grand instruments denote thorough British workmanship and every detail of construction carries 10 years guarantee by the builders, and the sole agents, Dresden Pkmo Company. Perfection of touch, beautiful tone and remarkalde durability are a few characteristics-, while c-vtry modern improvement as' in highest grade pianos is placed in these. The l price of 45 guineas is the lowest possible figure one may expect to see a genuine British piano retailedi at and exceptional terms are offered by The Dresden. ... Influenza—The symptoms in its ordinary form are feverishness, running of the eyes and nose, sore .throats and cough with th? addition of paens all over the body and great depression and prostration these last being- nuke characteristic of <the complaint. A few doses of James' Influenza Mixture will reduce tlrs feverishness and remove the pains ; if taken at the onset of the disease a serious illness wilt" be avoided. Prepared and sold exclusively by Leonard B. James, Dispensing Chemist. Timaru. Often the question i* asked: Why should De Bion and Darracq motor cars b? so much more reliable and ttronger than any other make; the answer is quit* simple "when several of the vital parts of these cars are compared with others. First of all let us examine the most delicate and weakest point in all motpr cars, which is the front axles and steering gear; we find that nothing but Lemoine 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 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 these cars« in the Dominion, ' tan 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 great point of this, as any little stoppage or trivial breakage that may occur on the road either in the motor gear or ignition ' ean ea-sily 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 50 miles per hour, your neck is not

easily repaired, and perhaps no one may be left to fetch au expert for the occupants and the car. Moral: Buy no other car but the one tine agents gave you a solid guarantee with. ... "RHEUMO QUICKLY CURES RHEUMATISM." Read what Mr John Abbott, the wellknown plumber and gasfitter, of New Plymouth, 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 Rheumo. as I have used other rtmsdks. I have been a resident in New Plymouth for over 30 years, so that I am well known. I shall consider it a pleasure to acquaint anyone I know, what Rliewmo did for me.—JOHN ABBOTT, New Plymonth." Your storekeeper or chemist sells Rheumo at 2s 6d and 4s 6d. ...

The Wellington Garrison Band has decided not. to compete at New Plymouth contest, in .February next, principally because of .its financial position. It has recently ineuired a. heavy liability in purchasing a new set- of instruments. A special feature of the St. Mary's Young Men's Society's Garden Party on Thursday afternoon and evening will be the- side shows, including the '"Cardoscope" an ingenious machine, which reflects post cards on a screen in the same way ;<« a magic lantern. The- "Royal Mail" stamp photographs are also a great novelty which have had a good run in England. In addition to these the "Magic Well" and "Human Aunt Sally", arc- new to the. Timaru public, and wi-li woithr of a visit.

A steward on a coastal boar, who applied to. uhe 'Auckland branch of the Health Department for advice as to the extermination, of cockroaches, after being unsuccessful with kerosene, crude petroleum, benzine, boric acid, and carbolic acid, claims to have blithely rid his ship of the pest by using a substance found in a natural state at. Tauranga. Cockroaches are serious nuisances on steamers, and the experiments which are being carried out. are being waichad with considerable intere-t. As ;i result of Mr Ferguson's resignation the Wellington Harbour Board has decided to promote certain members of its staff, and gave them acting appointments foi- one year, subject after that date to three months notices. The promoted officers are:—Mr H. E. Nicholls. from accountant and cashier, to acting secretary, at a salary of £650; yir E. li. C.T-h-maille, from assistant engineer to acting engineer, at £600: Mr V. L. Cachemaille, from assistant secertarv. to •-•eting treasurer, at £3CO: Mr J. E. Gamble, fiom second clerk to acfinn- accountant and cashier at £aoo.

The draw for rhe Te Kara tennis tour- [ ney is as follows: -Miss E. Waltcn and Ailieon. Mi-s Wethered and Craigie. MiV< I. Oreiii and Grant. Miss Harris and Anderson. Miss G. Mc-Whirter and Cameron, , Mirrj Bicokes and Maririott, Mrs Minifie acrl Dephoff. Miss M. G'-een and Worsdel, M"rs Souter and Hindlev, Mrs Firman and Gillfngham, Miss F. Verity and Buchanan, Miss D. McWbirter and Minifie. Mk<3 J. D. St°wart iin 4 Henderson. Miss A.x E. CampbeM and Harris. The handicaps and order of 'play will Ik- handed to the hou. .secretary for pc?ting to-day. It is- stated, that ihe patent slip has besm bought by the Union Company at Wellington and that- both the Gas Company and the Harbour Board have hem endeavouring to acquire it recently without success. It. is in Evans' Bay, and close to the proposed reclamation on which i;: is hoped room will be found for Wellington 'foundries-and pther industries requiring space, when they deal wit;h vessels up to two thousand tone. ; The Wellington papers are hinting that the purelnvse coming ju.it when the reclamation undertaking was decided on, foreshadows the removal of ihe Union Company's headquarters to Wellington. Yes, s'.eep will sometllmes cure a headache but why depend on such a slow, uncertain and incorrvenie<nt way when Stearns' Headache Cure will do it in a >few minutes, withcut inconvenience ...

Don't neglect yotrr cough. Stop it at once, and drive airav all risk of consumption TUSSTCURA," the great throat and lung h&alef, will do this." All chemists and stores.

Owing to the Waimate Drapery Department, being closed the balance of the. drapery is now in .Alfred J. Stephens rooms (opposite the Timaru post, office) same is to be sold regardless of cost, which consists of blouse materials, sat.tseiis, large assortment of laces and embroidery's, haberdashery, stockings, umbrellas," chillis sun and river hats, handerehiefs. towels, gloves etc. etc. The tailor Is too busy executing 'the suit orders for two pounds- seventeen and six to continue selling drapery, therefore the whole of the drapery is to be - sold and no reasonable; offV.r will ho refused for same. ... STUBBORN COLDS. EASILY CURED BY THAT MARVELOUS THROAT AND LUNG TONIC TUSSICURA. MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POWDER. THE WORLD MOVES ON. AND SO DOES THE WONDERFUL REPUTATION Of DR ENSOR'S TMAER. JUICE. XO OTHER MEDICINE HAS EVER ACGOMLT3HED SUCH HAPPY" RESULTS. ... BUSINESS NOTICES. Mr G. Hedges. who ! showed his enterprise a few months ago by commencing a new local industry here, that of manufacturing go-carts and perambulators in connection with his wicker work business has just removed to new ancl more commodious premises which he has had erected in Woolloombe street. Ample room is now ■ provided for this important industry. The ground floor of the building comprises two large show rooms well fitted with one of the finest stocks of artistic wicker work in the colony, in the shape of baskets, chairs, tables, flower stands, and bamboo furniture, go-carts and perambulator.s{ All the manufacturing, with the t-xception of the making of the rubber-tired wheels, is done on the premises, about half-a-dozen men being ■engaged -upstairs, where the workroom, blacksmith',? forge for the making of. springs and other ironwork required in go-carts, and the osier store are situated. The> operation of basket making is a most interesting one to watch, and Mr Hedges knows, after 20 years' experience in Timaru, what class of wicker work is most, in demand. His etock, therefore, will be found replete with articles of a serviceable nature, which are likely to be in gre-at demand during the coming Xmas-present-baying period. A visit to MiHedges' establishment will prove an education to these who are unaware of what is being done by our local manufaetur-. ers.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. -Albert and Co.—Sale of drapery, Saturday. C.F.C.A.—St. Andrews sale, Friday; clearing sale, 17th December. Dalgety and Co., and others—Subdivision of Fairplaee estate. Guinnei-.s and LeCr-en—Cheap properties for sale. N.M. and A. Co. —St. Andrews sale, Friday; farm for sale. Gerrie and Co.—Agents for Oxal preparations. Technical examinations—City and Guilds of London Institute. Dresden Piano Co.—l9Cß new model pianos arrived. For salt—Houses, J. Granger; Beaconsfieid house, C. S. Nixon. -Marine Band—Concert at Bay, this evening. Canterbury Typographical Union —Notice re employment- book. Waddell and Co.. Oamaru—Want trouSri.s and veiit hands. Land Registrar—Land ■transfer notices*. Fairlie Sale-yards Co.—Annual meeting, on .Monday. Lost—Greenstone and gold brooch, reward. W. McCiatchej-—Suitable- Xinas presents on hand. Point Caledonian Society—Entries close Saturday.

Geo. 11. Hodges—Choice new stock in WoollcDinbe etreet. Wanteds—Seven notices.

There is a phenomenal development of flower, on the cabbage trees this summer. The. flowers are now opening, and are making a fine .-how. and .perfuming' their neighbourhood on a hot- day. During the recent flutter in the potato market .some peisons made money, though a good many lost it. One middleman in Invercargill "is reported to have cleared £I4OO over a week's transactions. Mr .Tames Bishop, of Pleasant Point reports that rain fell on nine days during Xove.uilj.i-, the he-aViest fall being- 6a prints on flia 6th. The total for tha month was 1.47 inches. The latter part. of the month was hot and dry, and n good :>hower would greatly benefit both crops and grass. The team to represent the Te Kara Tennis Club again:,t Victoria Park (TV rnuka) on Thursday next, will be as follow-,': :—Mo.dames Minifie- and Firman. M.'.sk;s D. and f!. MoWhirter. Brook?:;, and I'. Me.-srs Acheson. DephclT, Cvaigie. Miniik'. Flai-ris. Hiiidiey. Cam-, emit" and f)r Beit. The- match will be played ai_Temuka, the town team going bv the 1.30 express. "•'Mr Kennedy isays he has travelled about- for'i-ix months, and has not .seen a seat on., a ihrse-furrow. plough," Mr don-re said to a' ' wil-iiMS vehterday. "Ptr

haps he is . not. of an oljservihg turn of mind." replied the. our idea-.toai" said. Mr Joriei?.' The- witness. howev«rr.'was also very hazy about

Heats oh ploughs.. He hacl. never ridden and was sure he would prefer to walk.

A day-labourer witness before the- Conciliation Board yesterday said he found the cciit- of living higher than some years ago. Mr. Jones cross-examined on this, and rugg-ctited that ; the. tariff had. teen lowered and reduced the price, of sugar, and dried fruits. . " Ifow many . dried fruits do you buy?" Mr .Thorn -.asked thewitneiis-. who confessed that he .did 'not ktiMV what thfy weie. He had not be.-ii able to afford "any. Messrs Hat rick and Co.. the owners of the Wanganui river ' steamers, are. now erecting a fine steel steamer for the Tan-ma-mnui-Pipiriki section of the Wanganui river. The ,boat will be "ready for traffic in January. The firm has now fourteen steam-ens and launches--. Owing to the difficulties of navigation of the Wajiganui. it is necessary to have a double fleetthat is, separate boats for the winter and summer traffic. : ; - .

| At the meeting of. the Timarii; Presbytery yesterday the. Rev., C. Macctonald said that, at the General Assembly in Wellingon he. had - not spoken much, because, owing to . the "interminable: and intolerant" speeches given by other eleJegattis it was fteeessai'y for some to - restrain themselves, in order"' to . tlirouglr the. business. Some speakers were, he i:aid, fond of repeating' their wise sayings over and ove.r again .merely;-to hear'-themselves speak in public. New regulations for the election of elective "members .of Land Boards' (one ) for each district). are gazetted. The electors are> to be -the .owners of any lease or license .of Crown lamde;; On- the; Ist January preceding the election, eaeli holder or partnership to have one vote. \ Candidates, (member.i cf Parliament ar&J barred) are to be nominated by two -electors, and: the voting is to be done through the post. Hitherto all members haVe- been appointed bv the Government. A" batch of letters for the undermentioned .persoELi. await claimants at the Timaru Post Office:— From Germany— Parr's Baiik,:. Cricklewood ; from the United Kingdom—A. Boyd, Hook, Mrs A. SimpsoD, 'Point, A. E. Green (2) Timarit (re-addressed from Wellington), C. E. Baker, Timaru, M. T. Goode, Gleniii; from New South Wafee—H. J. Milson and.Mrs J. Quinn,' Ternuka, B. J. Eggelton; Makikihi; J. "I. Tiefehbeck,' and H. S. -Edwards, Timaru, Mrs J. Bice, Winchester; from M. J. Jones and O. .'Kcbson, Point.;, .from.--Vic-toria, ..Mrs T. H. Roberts, Timaru.

CharliSt^ : upon whom Te Whiti's mantle- has fallen, inherited a good deaJ„of property from.near relations especially from his stepfather, who acquired considerable land in arid around Wellington, and, what is more, had the good sense to retain it;- - Charlie's weekly rent roll alone runs info three figures. He has land; at,the Taita and Waiwetu. (Hutt valley)-and'city property. He is a man of liberal views, with just as good a knowledge of the pakehas and their customs as he has of the Maoris, and their cuetoms, which is saying a good deal. Waifara had the advantage of a good grounding in education, and has a.natural shrewdness uncommon to the generality of Maori mankind. Under his direction, things at Parihaka should undergo a, radical change for the batter. At the last meeting of Iha Borough Council it was determined to order an "up-to-date" street sprinkler of ths Chris|tchurch pattern, though rsome pleaded for delay until Mr Beswick should have completed an experimental alteration of the old water cart, to make a " sprinkler" of'iL This was completed yesterday, and a trial run of it was made last evening in Beaton and North streets. The whirling sprinklers (two) driven bv simple bevel gearing adapted from old "binders, and by;-friction pulleys bearing on the road wheels, made a good distribution of the water one turn up and down a street reaching on to each and overlapping some yards in the middle. The wetting is> much lighter than by the old distributor, and it would be an improvement- to provide for a larger supply to the wliee 1 ;* otherwise the apparatus appeared to woik very well. The Christchureh water carts put on a good deal more water per yard.

•.v G ' lmrv ]S becoming rare, owing to indiscriminate, ehooting. In the Animals Protection Act, passed this session, provision is made for Drotecting, amongst other natjy-e t,; r(iSi the f afs t-disappeariiig t ia ri " 0f late F ears >" 5 the Hon. •I. Carroll; "there has been a growing onsiness done in the sale of huia feathers, and, of course, one cannot get huia feathers to sell without, destroving the birds: and if there is any bird in A T ew Zealand that should be protected it is the huia. Furthermore,. I think there ought to be a sum placed on the Estimates for the capture of huias alive, in order that they, may ibe transported to sanctuaries, or they might be sent to other foresirj that we have preserved. I believe the huia would thrive in this places just as well as he doro in his own recognised habitat. Even now he is extending over the Ruahine Range to Patea, and that in itself is evidence that he can live in other localities." ;

In the course of a lecture, Mr J. A. Gilruth, Cliief Government Veterinarian; referred to the pronouncement by Professor Koch a few years ago that the microbe of., tuberculosis in cows was different from \the microbe in man. This statement, of course, was hailed wifh delight by the people who had diseased cattle, for, as it was now proved, to. their satisfaction/that tuberculosis could not b;transmitted from the bovine to the human species, they could keep as many diseased cattle as they liked. It had been known that the bacillus of tuberculosis in fowls, was different to that found in bullocks, but it had also been proved that. fowV, kept round hospitals contracted the disease with great readiness. The Pasteur 'lnstitute, as the result of investigation, found tha 1 " the microbe, taken from a mar. and inoculated into a fowl soon became changed. Professor Koch's pronouncement had done good.by s'tarthitr scientists out on p. new line of investigation, which ultimately proved that Koch "was .wrong. PEARSON'S Pepio-chlor fa a sure cure for indigestion. All' chemists,: Is, 2s 6d, and "4s.

The Marina Band intend giving a,municipal concert in the rotunda, Caroline Bay, this evening. The programme will be found in the- aninwm-ent columns.

Staff Seigi-ant-Major and Mis Jones are at pieeenl i-pending' a- iew days' holiday in Tiimuu, anil were heartily welcomed on arrival by a large number of old friends.

Mr S. Shappere, .at one time a wellknown r ; sid.-nt of Timaru, where-lie was in business as a watchmaker and jeweler, died in Melbourne aeeentiy at the advanced age of 84 years. The Milton Mirror, learote' that things at it he. pottery, are moving in-the- direction of improvement. The, policy, has be.?n maintained of sending out only first ehi'.-s goods. A novel industry now constitutes part of the out-put. It is the manufacture of poltt for Stilton Thousand;; of t-hfiie were manufactured last year.

Three clever cketches in water colours, paiffted by Lionel Terry 'for'the"'Karitane Home'.- are iiow on view in Dunedin. All are encln'raed in ■'one frame, and are intended to interest children. One scene show? a little girl watching a eitting hen r.nd counting the chickens before they are hatclied. .Anotlisr depicts two-.-.children playing -clraug'ht(3:'';.-;'''"Tlie third a little girl receiving a lesßori in sewing.

'The' arms.of. the Canterbury, com.panies wiil be inspfiajcid on-. • da't^.':.- 1 December, 9tli; .We-t-aldite .Mounted .Rifl-fs-, DecembetlOth ; Ternuka Rifles. Deeember 11th; Timaru City Rifles, Dec-ember 13th:. Timaru Rifles, "December 16th; Timaru Port Guara?., .'December 17th: South 'Canterbruv Mounted 'Rifles,., 'December 18th; Timaru High School Cadets, December 19th; Studholme Mounted Rifle;?, December 20th;- Waima;e Rifles,-December' 21st.

" Tlie . Wa'iiu Gqldmiiiihg .Company " have installed' a gas-producii)g .plant, which runs five Crosslr-y engines of 2CO . h.p.', thrc-e enginei; of 35 h.p. and one.-'special electric high "tspesd type to be riseel for lighting. From rough, te;-t,s- already made .it is estimated that the cost by compa-rir' son with steam-is 75 i>er cent.. cheaper, comparing, most favourably with electric power./- It- was. stated at the opening ceremony that there, are new on order two 'units of 200 h.p. each of Croisley engineij. for a- firm, - , Tlie. '"Grey River Argus" states .on ths authority of private. information, that the ".undeveloped- wealth of. jWeetlapd its receiv : ing. more attentiph ' than-' people generally nr-e- aware of. It", is expected'that testdug .operations will"-soon, '.-be'earned out on ."Wilson's, Reward" on the. Wilberforce river. A. movement is on foot to ■ show what Urn ■ resources... of .Mount': Rangitoto are,, ancl to -set-.-something.Tika-a,'commsr-cial .vaiitf oti--ihe• propejfty. 'lt is'a'ihiri--in'g enterprfes/ that has. been nibbled at by but without sufficient being- done tq ■ giye it.a fair trial. • As-it is,now, in enterprising -ahd.vhopeful hands,' tlis.T'e-. suits may be/a good deal more .satisfac-. Tory than anj-. that, 'have been accomplished" .before. '.Othei', mining, enterpiiises .of minor dmpmtarice but full of promise, ata also: diseusssid. It is ekpected, aOso, tlia-t a 'party will be sent',out'.to .festtihe Papa-." rpa range, near .Blackball, wlre-fe'.'scire.-black tiriv ore- lias been " obtaiugd; It is... likely ..that 'a '• syndicate : ;; will .be formed ..to.. take tl'iis matter ; in,-, liand. '■, A general. feeling,: pren-ails on . the' : V^V r esfc. Coast; ,tihat : mining' prospecting will meet with . more attention this.' .suinmer tlian at"- has .done for manv years.