TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13637, 3 July 1908, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

After the parade of the Temlika Rifle Volunteers on Wednesday night Mr JVK. Jeffries., was; unanimpuslyejgcted ofj-the corps. ' " L . ' ~'> l . MrT. Gunnion of Temuka, of the Crown i Livery Stables, has disposed of h'is interest , to Mr T. W. Sim, formerly of the Wallingford Hotel, Temuka. Great interest is being- taken in the boxing match Elliott v. Watson, to 'come off 1 at the Theatre Royal on the 16th\-itret. ; Elliott says that he will not box any more i over the featherweight limit as he cannot ' i get a proper course of training at Timaru. • ) The second round of v the United Friendly r Societies' Card Tournament was commented last evening, -when the M.U. Oddfelr. lows'"77, beat the A.C. Oddfellows 60, after a very interesting 'contest. The card * match between the Hibernians and Druids .' resulted—Hibernians, euchre, ». singles' '35, | doubles 10; crib, singles. 31, doubles 10; total 'B6. Druids—Euchre, singles ' 17, doubles 3; crib, singles 24, doubles, 7; the" Hibernians thus winning by 35.' The condition of the Caledonian Ground yesterday did not permit of high-claas football, but the onlookers at the senior match played there were afforded a good deal of amusement at times. An extra largo pool of water near the north-west corner was the principal danger spot, and! several piayers were treated to involuntary baths in it. , One Temuka. man in particular emerged from «ne lakelet in a thoroughly drenched condition, but all took their duckings in good part. ' , Mr James Dobier, formerly ,a petty officer in the Royal Navy,.died on April 25th at Pord, Devon, ■-England, in ,his 58th year. While serving in the Briton in 1884 he landed with the naval brigade in Egypt, and took part in the operations of that campaign, including the taking of Suakim. Although jnany of his shipmates were wounded in action he happily escaped. During his naval career he served on the ,Pacific, East Indies; and West Coast of Africa stations, and also in the.flyiijij squadron which was commissioned in 1874. He retired on pension in 1889. Mr Jamee Dobier was a brother of Mr Thomas* sl)p--bier, of Timaru. ' J > -The monthly meeting of the Temuka,.' Borough Council was held on Wednesday night. Present—Councillors ' Barr, Frew, Calder, Evans,' Holwell and McLean. In v the absferice' of the Mayor Councillor Frew' was voted to the chair. Correspondence' ■ was received, including two telegrams from—the Premier re < sending a flag to' the American fleet demonstration at Auckland. A "motion to spend £5 on a flag was lost. Mr Flatma'h, M.P., sent a letter from the Minister of Railways 'pe, opening tip Alexandra street and thus provide.' additional access to the railway station. The Minis--ter stated that enquiries were being made. A long discussion ensued and'"the. clerk 'was eventually instructed to write to "the Minister pointing out what was required. The finance committee reported' that the pay-sheet 1 amounted to £129 15s 4d and ' recommended that it be passed for pay- • njent.' Tho receipts from all sources amouuted.to £257 Is Id, arid, the Borough - overdraft iwas, £474 2s id. The! sanitation committee's' report and overseer's report were received, and the meeting adjourned. THE. SCIENCE OF WOOL-GROWING. v .AVOID HARSH WOOL. In his efforts to produce a perfect fleece the .-flock-owner should' avoid ,the ,use <j>f any preparation', which leases the wool harsh as he would -the plague, no matter , how effective such a dip, may otherwise be, particularly as -the most effective of all- dipping preparations, Quibell's Patent Powder Dip, is obtainable everywhere. , This, dip has been tested by many of 'the most eminent sheep-breedeas in New Zealand on equal ■terms against the best- ■, known brands of sheep dip on the market - t,o-day, and the enthusiastic praise it has evoked ' is,a, sufficient guarantee of its superlative, quality.', You can make. v no \ ■mistake in giving this dip,'which is.'used '. on the famous flocks' in 'the' world, a* fair trial. The results will more than | satisfy you. ... ' > i

One of the motor-driven fishing boats has been equipped with a small ™m? net, to experiment, with in the buy and the roadstead. ~".*..► "Mr Munro, the new Stock Inspector ab FairU* arrived, there on Tuesday night from Queenstown, to take up his duUes in that district. • The annual telegraphic matcV between the Oamaru and Timaru Chesa C lubs will commence to-morrow evening m the local club's rooms, Pareora Buddings. _ lbe following will represent Tunaru :-JJfcw» W Cox T. Mara, P. Mara, J. ill", «• Cuthbert, W. Hassali, H. Gourlay, JDow G P.' Wood, G. inedlander, ilcAlistir, and Beck; emergencies B --yes and Webster. Anyone nuab.e to pUiy will please communicate with • the secretary. There will be no practice to-n.giit. Ab the conference of waterside workers held in Wellington this week the secretary reported that a, union had been formed and registered in Timaru ana 75 per cent, of the workers were members, with every prospect of the remaining 25 per cent, coming in. There was also a practical certainty of the union .joining the federation. The conference passed a motion concratulating the union on its formation and strength,.and thanking Mr Thorn o Christcburch, for his etforts on behalf of the Timaru Union. The quarterly meeting of the Pleasa.it Point: Cemetery Board was *eld on Wednesday evening. *«se nt : Messrs. Jf Maze (chairman), Butler, Murphy, Chisr note and E. Halstead The chairman sTated that he had got the P* dd °^ sow ? and had attended to other matters. A dicuision took place on ■ lnoitog the flower borders and. the over in the meantime. It was deciaea taTetThe paddock for grazing sheep only, Sr tterm'of three years, tenden.to close t„w 91th Mr Butler and the chairlans> Saw up conditions of lease. - SntsweTe passed for payment for

Retorting on a boxing competition held Sport*. ■ <** £ fentsday evening,, the "*««' ~£ that the most interesting *» evenin* was the contest between iv. KB*?.** Slbl.of Tta-r-j" *g**3ff champion, and A. Roxburgh (Bst LUDJ, Vfctafcu champion. Bofc.Asplayeia niTfree, style, Elliott's nimble footwork SS/titolSfct of tffom the second round onwards both had Sent leecnrae to kaning exercu*. eS scored most conspicuously during the earlier part of the proceedings, but Roxburgh w£ more in evidence towards thVfinish. Both finished gamely, and the match was declared a draw. Tie funeral of the late James Skinner, of Hilton, took place on Wednesday afternoon The cortege left the residence of Mr BL Skinner at one o'clock and proceeded to the Gerald ine Cemetery. The deceased being an old aniL,respected resident of the district there was a large attendance of people from all parts cf the "district. The deceased was a native of Perthshire, and with his brother, Mr R. Skinner,'came to New Zealand m 1863. The brothers first settled near Oamaru, and were the first to plough out of the tussock the well-known Totara Estate. In.' 1875 came to Hilton and took up some 1200 acres, half of which the deceased was firming at. the time of his death. ■ * ■ ..

-The Nelson "Evening Mail" says:— "It is not usual to behold a jnry under watch and ward during the hearing of a capital: charge attending a public ■entertainment; but such an incident, was furnished at the Theaore Royal on 25th June. The Jury in the Westport murder case are being kept together, and permission to disperse at the end of each day under the, usual pledges is withheld. On Tiimsday.it was aeked of the Judge whether it would be permissible for the jury to attend the display of Messrs Macmahon's Pictures in a body, and His Honour granted.the permission at once. Consequently the jury, under charge of Sergeant " Dougan, "were umbered into theboxes at the Theatte, and after spending a good time they were taken bac-K, still tunler charge, to quarters, at the Masonic Hotel. The 12 good men and true were" given exeicite next morning, being taken for : a 'run' to the.Port." Mr Flattnan had the-wbole House laughing at him on Wednesday afternoon • for a tew minutes during hie. speech on the-, Address -in - Rep.y, bays the " Press." After he hail made some crUcism of Mr Massey, the latter interjected, "Why are you running away from' vour electorate?" Mr Klutman: ' "The district lam standing-for is part of my old one. There-are 1400 voters on the rdlla who go with me. ( Laughter.) Let your side put me out if they can. daughter.) Now then, there's a challenge to you. (Laughter.) If you do that, 1 won't "say anything." A member : JNo, but you'll think a lot." (Laughter.) "What," asked Mr Flatman,- "has the Leader of the Opposition to do with me! ' This is a free country, and I can go to any electorate I like. I was asked to go to Ashburton, and I am going, and I will poE heavily too." (Laughter.) "If, he Mlded, turning to Mr Massey, /you will come-to me, I will give you a wrinkle that will win yon more seats than you would get otherwise. Now, dont be seen riding in a motor-car with the greatest of Liberals." (Laughter.) The Hon. R. McA»*ib- "Who was that!" Mr -Flatman: Vt && not see *" m > 6 ° * wonls not llke 'to- say but ft. was reported be was out with Mr Twomey." (Much laughter.) _...

* HOW RHEUMO CURED MR . -■ WILLIAM JAMES. x Mr William James, the popular proprietor of the Termini Hotel, Chrfebnreh. writes :-"l\suffered very greatly from Rheumatic Gont for quite fourteen yearsarid tried almost every remedy suggested bTmv friends and Mtdical PracU but With very little relief. About three years ago I was strongly advwed to try RHEUMO. 1 did so, and lam glad to sav wi'h the greatest satL-rfaction. I have a little twing*.<*>w and then, but a dose or two of RHEUMO puts me right almost ! at once. To anyone suSering the agonising painst of gout or rheumatics I can ■recommend RHEUMO wuh the greatest confidence." \ ,1 RHEUMO is sold by all stores anrt chemists, 2s 6d- and 4» 6d. ... THE BALTIC IS THE PREMIER SEPARATOR. No separator can equal the Baltic. Its new principle P^V' 6 v US Ak« a J£ o all .others. Mr. W. F. Alexander, oi Tauranga, writes:-"I have.used a Baltic separator of 40 gallons capacity for two seasons, and. it has given every satisfaction. It is- a real good littler macnme, easy to .turn, takes the full quantity claimed, very simple, and the upkeep for two seasons has only been the cost of oil. Tests of skmvmilk by the Factory Manager have been under .02, which I consider must ,be a. record for a hand machine." MacEwen and Co., Ltd., Dimedin, Sole Agents- .

" Jost for the day 111 be away," Remarked his wife last Saturday. "If every dog most have his day, Then why not every cat her day—--111 take Wood's Great Peppermint Cure, Because that's indispensable. And ma with go with me,-I'm sure You ought to think that's sensible!"" (He. did!) ...

MOUNTAIN KING ASTHMA POWDER

TERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. Asthma is painful and exhausting, enervating and distressing. Why suffer, when relief can. be immediately obtained by the ■use of that truly wonderful remedy, Mountain King Asthma. prompt and refreshing relief? Use Mountain King Powder; it never fails. Obtainable all good chemists and stores, 2s

" When the- Lyttelton tunnel was being made," said Air. B. Speight, in an address to the Philosophical- Institute, "Dr. -'Haast collected specimens of rock throughout the whole length and put them away. They have been carefully lost." The Wesley Guild provided' an excellent entertainment last evening'for "a numerous audience in the Sunday School Hall. The programme comprised recitations of passages from Shakespeare by Mr J. Fleming, i and vocal/ and instrumental music. Mr Fleming's' contributions were Othello's apology for his marriage, Wolsey's Farewell, Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be", and Brutus's excuse and Mark An-' tony's oration on the death of Caesar, and* he read with Mrs Rule a selection from "Macbeth." Mr Fleming's recitations were highly appreciated. Some instrumental music by the Misses Baumber and Messrs Wood were other valuable items of the. entertainment, and songs by Mrs J. W. Holdgate, Misses Wheeler, Thomson and Jf. Gilchrist arid Mr J. It. Brydon were well' received! The Rev. W. Baumber presided and in proposing a. vote of thanks expressed a hope that the Guild would be able to secure Mr Fleming's services for another evening, and he specially mentioned Mr Brydon also as another friend from outside the congregation.

In petitioning the Hou.se of Representative? for "such relief as wonld seem proper," Samuel George Fair, of Christehnrch, |B2 years of age, recounts ai exciting experience. He states that about 188*1-85, he visited Great Britain on. behalf of the New Zealand Government and a number of acclimatisation societies to procure salmon ova. During the voyage out to New Zealand in the s.s. Kaikoura, whilst inspecting and looking after the ova, with one of the engineers, he- was accidentally shut; in the cool chamber •through which he had to pass lo visit the ova chamber. . The engineer; -after some considerable difficulty, managed to find a way out by crawling through the trunk sixty feet long through whicli the cool air was driven into the chambers. If it' had not been for the engineer. he would have been frozen to death. It was half an hour before the petitioner was rescued, during which time he was in the chamber afc a temperature of 17 degrees below zero. When rescued he was semi-conscious, but .another ten minutes wonld have killed him. His right hand, with which he had held himself up, was frozen. Since then the petitioner had never enjoyed robust health. He asked -the Government for some, consideration for himself and his wife in their old age, in view of his services to the Dominion.

Torday is the opening of the Save-Money Sale at the " White "House," and a circular giving particulars of the bargains obtainable at this sale is-issued with this paper. This circular tells the story of ' mohey saved on every article bought a-6 the "White House" during the next month.:. A summoned meeting of the Star of Canterbury Lodge, No. 10, 1.0.0. F., was held on Wednesday evening' last at "which there was an excellent attendance of members. The N.G./Bro. D. Mills, presided. | Three candidates were initiated into 'the lodge and two proposals for, membership were received. The report and balancesheet for the half-year ended 30th June, which was read and adopted, showed that the lodge had made .'considerable progress during the term. The D.D.G.M., Bro. C. J. Talbot, assisted by P.G. Bro. J. Ormiston, duly installed the following brothers into their respective offices for the current term-.—N.G., Bro: J. W. Amos; V.G., Bro. J. Bracefield; secretary, Bro. C' G. Rogers; treasurer, Bro. W. G>. Cooper; warder, Bro. G -A. Johnson; conductor,. Bro. C. Glue. The installation ceremony was carried out in a "very efficient and impressive manner, and the vote of thanks accorded to the installing officers was well merited. The D.D.G.M., Bro. Talbot,, gave a short resume of the evolution of Oddfellowship, and this was attentively listened to and appreciated by those, present. He also made reference to the'hot*? well-known fact that the grand secretary of the Order, in New Zealand, Bro. JW. Reid, had been appointed grand sire *>f the Australian..jurisdiction of the order. This is a high honour, justly merited and earned by Bro. Reid. A resolution was passed congratulating Bro. Reid on 'his appointment. After other business had been disposed of and the lodge closed, a pleasant half hour was spent in disposing of light refresiiments and in pleasant chat.

Headaches of eveiy kind yield' to Stearns* .Headache Core .in a few: minutes. These tinv, tasteless .wafers bring ct-*tain" relief from almost every kind," of pain. " Used wherever heads ache." .... i Often one reads about wonderful performances by motor cars in F.rirope, ;wLere •■-he road conditions lend themselves to such. Bnt nowhere were the fundamental qualities of motor cars so forcibly brought home as lately by the two b*>st motor /cars made in the world, the De Dion and Darracq; for reliability, ■ speed und everlasting wear, they stand alone; the following are the proofs: A little 10 h.p. twin cylinder last week ran ;froni [nvereargijl to Dunedin and back, 300 miles ; fn eleven, horns, it made a perfect nonstop run on wet and bad roads, and left far behind a car of another make of 16 h.p.: it is a world's record. Does this not show wonderful speed and reliability for'a small runabout car. As for good wear the first 10 h.p. Darracq which was sold 2 years ago to a well known Waimate fanner was overhauled lately, *nd the own«v will prove that not a 6d "part was replaceM, as not a sign of wear was found anywhere. Again we repeat hat the Darracq and De Dion stand alone «nd are unsurpassed. ...

Cough! Cough! Cough! Don't cough. Take TUSSICURA. Soothes the inflamed membrane. Soothing and healing. Is 6d, 2s 6d... . .:'■'.;

' A large crowd visited the- Dresden warehouse on Saturday evening to inspect the magnificent set of Hawkes' excelsior sonorous class A- baud instrumen's procured .by tlie Dresden for the Timarn Marine Band, and every r ;" connoisseur .was loud in his praise of the most brilliant pet of instruments ever brought into the Dominion. From the: monster BBb brasses to the soprano cornet the admiration of the visitor was unbounded The exhibition will continue a few days longer, and at the same.time a- sale of pianos and organs jiew' and secondhand will take place prior to stocktaking/':) In small goods, banjos, mandolins, violins, bagpipe requisites, accordeons, mouth organs, and violin requisites, a 6hort sale at reduced prices will take place to-day and continue until June 30th. Two splendid bargains, one a Smith American organ-at fifteen guineas and a fine harmonium at fourteen guineas, both second- : hand, but in fine condition will be offered i to-day. Both these instruments are well adapted for a small church or school r00m...

For rheumatism, backache, faceache. earache, neuralgia, and other muscular pains nothing can equal WITCH'S OIL (registered):.. Attention is called to the two pound teventeen and iix suit shop opposite the post office.. Men are saying that their first suit turned out so well (in fact were surprised at the value of nne) so have had another suit made which is if anything, better than the first The quality of thematerial and the fit is above all.expectations. You can save from thirty to. forty shilling* on your next suit, by dealing with Alfred J. Stephens—his underwear and clothing is splendid value, also; come and inspect his stock, the suits are absolutely g00d...

Winter has now set. in in real earnest. We may expect some rough weather for the next two months. Are yon prepared ? Are yonr boots damp-proof? Tf ntft, why not? Gooo\ health in winter depends upon a good pair of boots. Souter's, Cookham House, are prepared to supply boot 6 for Winter wear. ...

The following is Captain' Edwin's weather forecast up to 3 p.m. to-day:—"Mo-derate to strong southerly grinds, generally, but probably strong to gale between Lyttelton and Castlepoint; \feather still unsettled, cold and • showery." * " You give too many holidays—holidays for every tiddlyivinking thing.; aiidAi a wet day happens you send'tie children home at 1 o'clock and they don't go back for the afternoon." This, said Mr Vogeler at last night's school comjnitfee: meeting, was a growl a parent had made to him. He had replied to'the complainant that, holidays were not given vunless on" some occasion when the children would be/pretty sure to take a holiday. And ;■' as for 1 o'clock dismissal on days when heavy rain set in, it was better to give the school a longer morning and not ask them to return. For many would -get wet and would not return, there would be only half a school, and those present would have to ile put through the lesson again next morning with those who had missed it in the afternoon, so that they would own nothing by the afternoon attendance. That parent,, said Mi- Vogeler, was quite satisfied with the explanation. The .second promenade c6ncert and dance of the Timaru Rifles this season was held in the Drill Hall last night, and it was a very successful affair indeed- ,"The nicest I have been to this winter,", said one young visitor. The' concert was opened by Mr Coombs' orchestra, songs were given by Private Chapman, Private T. Murphy, and Mr Carruthers; a flute solo by Private Holdgate, a cornet solo by Bugler Munro.- Mr Conmbs, introduced by Captain McNab as theKubelik of Timaru, idayed a violin selection, and Mr Donohue gave an of fancy club The company, joined in the Xational Anthem to close the concert.' A dance was then held and a numerous company, being present the"floor presented, a very animated scene, and all seemed to be enjoying the amusement,thoroughly. Supper was .provided by Mr Rodgers. These shilling evenings of the Timaru; Rifles have provided a very pleasant recreation for young people. Coughs and colds are vexy prevalent just now and James's compound glycerine and linseed is the best preparation for them, one dose gives relief, a few doses invariably cure coughs, colds, bronchitis, influenza, hoarseness, difficulty of breathing and all disorders of the throat, lungs and chest due to cold. Glycerine and linseed is pleasant to take and can be procured for 2s a bottle from Leonard Bl James, Family and Dispensing Chemist, Timaru...

Golf.and hockey players will be interested to know that, they can get drivers, brasseys, cleeks, irons, putters, mashies, shin guards, guard rings, and: balls of,all kinds "at Francis Tasker's Sporting Depot, Timaru...

Abont Clothes—and where to pet your next Suit.—lt is quite ■ possible that yon have not fully, decided.-where to get your next suit made. If go, we beg to remind you that we make suits to measurer—fit guaranteed I —of the best Colonial worsted and woollen suitings . ...ai; cannot' foe/excelled for quality, ■ workmanship, aiid price. Why pay five pounds for a suit- of clothes when we can make you a suit of the very best material,-well-made" and perfect fitting guaranteed, for sibs, 555, 60s, 655, 70s, aty Irwin's Drapery and Clothing Shop, Stafford- .Street (next Prosser's): ...

Mens' reliable nailed yh.oote.rs at 10s 6d per pair at Souter'.s, Cookham House. These shooters and give excellent wear. 'J hey are made in Christchurch. We could (sell shooters cheaper if we cared to'stock some makes, that fall to pieces after a few weeks wear. We aim to. supply a cheap boot that will bring yon buck • for another pair. . Your satisfaction brings us trade. Souter, Cookham House. ...

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Gerne' and Co.—Sale of timber, etcy '"to-morrow.

Penrose's' winter sale—Quotations for corsets, opera cloaks, etc. Mark-. Higgins—Has best staff for cycle repairs. .-.,■

"O'Callaghan and Co.—Entries for sale, to-morrow. The White Houee—Lines of. goods at save- money prices. John King and Co.—Priccis of popular te:is and coffees.

'Bryant and Co.—For dressed poultry, srriall goods, etc. Theatre Royal—Frank. Thorntcn's faiewell, this evening.. N.Z. Trade Exchange—-First class butchery for sale. R. 'Edwards—Leading house for' painters' sundries. ■

Penrose Bros.—A slep in advance (latest boots). ' Webb and Kemp'horne—Nicely designed house, good section,, for 6ale. J. O'Rourke—Clearing out overcoats re-gardless-of cost.

Funeral notice^—By J. E. Beckingham and Son. " Wanteds—Three, notices.