TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13645, 13 July 1908, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

During June 782,605 passengers wera carried on the Cbristchurch trams as against 680,379 for J line, 1907. There are 12 per cent, of females in the public services, and' 52 per .rem. in the public school teaching stairs. The seepage from sections lying higher th;ui fooiputfc* is » nuisance after every heavy rain. Recent expeiieni e shows that" it is also dangerous when it Hows over a shaded footpath and fuims a sloping sheet of ice. The Oamaiu Haibour Board, or the railway authorities there, have tixed simple wooden bridges over the horizontal rods of the railway ''points" on the wharf. These should save the incautious stroller or workman many a t.rip. Is a public school teacher a civil servant, Dr Findlay has said he is, not. Mr F. Hughes on Saturday recalled two periods of depression when civil servants' salaries were reduced, and he, a teacher, was treated as a civil servant on both occasions. Visitors to Caroline Bay yesterday were interested in finding every here and there oil the sands a small octopus, there b.ing 12- or 15 in "all and the largest having tentacles of about 15 inches in length. They had probably baen torn off the rocks during the late storm. The Canterbury Shearers' Union passed the following resolution at a meeting last week:—"That this Union protests against the' suggestion made all over the colony by the Farmers Union that the Arbitration Act bo made inoperative over farm labourers and ~ that the Government be urged .to maintain the present- Act, and that all workers should come under the operation of the Act." Another break occurred in the waterrace on Friday last, near the Otipua zigzag.. The concreted side of the race caved in, on a steep siding, making the job' rather a difficult- one to deSl with. Men were sent out at once to repair the break. In the meantime though there is no' serious cause for alarm, users of water shoiild be careful and allow as little to run to waste till the damage is made good

again.. The- monthly meeting of the Agricultural and pastoral Association was held on Saturday. Mr J. S. Rutherford presided, and "there was a good attendance of members. Mr R- Kelland wrote resigning his position -on the committee as he was leaving New Zealand.—The chairman expressed sorrow; at losing Mr Kelland and the resignation was received with regret. The> ' vacancy was filled by the election of Mr J.". Armstrong, of Hadlow. Mr W. F. Clark, Washdyke, also forwarded his resignation from the Association and this also was received with regTet. The selection: of judges for the coming show was proceeded with and a number, -who will Wasted to dct, were chosen in committee. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Gun Club was held at the Masonic Hotel on Friday evening. Mr C. H. Besley presided. The balance-sheet showed . a credit, of £44 16s 9d, and additional assets consisting of trap, clay-birds, etc., £l3 7s 9dL The following officials were elected President, Mr C. H. Besley; vicepresident, Mr South; committee, Messrs J. Rae, J. Wederell, G. Mcllwrick, D. Kinnard, J. Watt. S. Rae, and D. Callighan; secretary, Mr R. J. Pngh. It was decided to make a presentation to the late secretary (Mr D. Young! to recompense him. in "some slight measure for the time and trouble he had -taken to forward , the interests of the club. The secretary was instructed to write to the New .Zealand Gun Club inquiring if the 30th inst-. would lie a suitable date for holding the- £75 match, which had been postponed. from last Thursday on account of the weather. • A return of tW shipping trade of Timaru for the sis months ended June 30th has been prepared by Mr Bardsley, secretary to the Harbour Board. The registered tonnage of shipping entering the pirt was less than in the same period of the two preceding years, and the total tonnage of exports was less but an increase of abont 3000 tons in the. quantity of merchandise landed made t-he total trade, inward and outward."exceed the total of any previous first half year. The exports of frozen meat, compared with the same period of the previous year fell off. in round numbers from 656.000 to 467,000, and the wool exported (27,726 bales) was about 1000 bales less. Though the export •if wheat is not now considered of much Importance, that is only in so far as oversea trade is concerned. Coast wise 94,000 Ftioks wre : shiptv>d als-o 63.000 sacks of. flour, and 28,000 sacks of pollard iiTid bran the produce of wheat. The oats • shipped in the six months totalled 67.000 sacks. The revenue of the Board for the six months was about £l6O less thati ( for the same period last year, but was more than for the first half of 1906. About Clothes—and where to pet. v-mr nest Suit.—lt is tl,:,t - vtMl have not fully decided where to get your next suit made. If so. we beg to remind yon that we make suits t-o measure—tit guaranteed—of the best Colonial worsted and -woollen suitings mat cannot lie excelled for quality, workmanship, and price. ■Whv pay five pounds for a suit of clothes when we can make you a suit of the veiy bwfc material, well-made and perfect fittine guaranteed, for 50s, 555, 60s, 655, 70s, at Irwin's Drapery and Clothing Shop. Stafford Street (next Prosser's). ... Mrs. Cromer, Percy-street, Geelong, writes: "Acting on the advice of a friend of mine I bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to give to my little eirl, who was suffering with a very bad - attack of Croup. lam pleased to say that after a few doses relief was obtained, and before the bottle was finished my little girl was able to go to school again. I will always recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to my friends as being the best I have ever used. . *or "evervwherw... Waterproof boots at Souter's shoe store. The Mackenzie" shooter is guaranteed absolutely waterproof. We stock strong shooters "from 10s 6d per pa.r I his wet weather has fonnd plenty of leaky boots, but none of "the "Mackenzie" shooter Souter's Shoe Store. -.The greatest of all recent inventions in the sphere of music is the Broadwood Pianovdayer, a combination of a piano and a player, which does neither interfere with the wa of the piano in the usual way, nor form an destruction. , The mechanism of this instrument is so cleverly devised that in addition to an absolutely perfect and accurate interpretation of the most difficult piece of music, it also reproduces the most delicate human touch and correct tempi. ~ Anyone can learn to play this instrument in a few hours. The Dresden Piano Co. Ltd. are sole agents and importers of this great musical novelty, and on Saturday next a concert will be given.at the Dresden, when the Broadwood Piano plavei will be sho'wn for the first- time in Timarn...

IVrh.ips she's on the railway I Perhaps ehe's on the sea! Perhaps she'll go Jericho, Perhajw she will! Perhaps she won't, But if flie does, or if ■she don't. I'm glad that T prffiented to her A bottle of Woods' Oreat Peppermint Core. ...

The accidental omission of the word " not" in the report of ' the Borough Council meeting in Saturday's issue made the. Town Clerk say the contrary to what he did say, in regard to an alleged agreement between the electrical companies. -

A deposit of coal of "good household quarity," and fairly good for steam purposes is about to be exploited at Ngaruawaliia, VVaikato. The seam- is from 12 to 15ft*. thick, and an engineer of the Mines Department estimates that there, is at le.ist 20 million tons easily accessible. The: Levels County Council has ' shown somi vigour in enforcing -the law requiring the removal of trees shading" roads. A complaint reaches this oflice that there are some bad patches in the Otipua load, on the south side of the town, owing to the road being sunless at this time of the year.

An increase in the number of sparrows about the town was observed on Saturday. The, flood doubtless washed a great deal of their natural food out of the country, and on Friday night a hard fi'ost locked up much that had been left by the flood.

A souvenir of the Cbristchurch Exhibition was on view in Mr Radcliffe's .window on Saturday in a framed certificate for a gold medal." The decorative d.ocnment was filled in -' Mr H. B. Kirk. , For drain pipes." The heavy snow fall in the ■ Country has caused some anxiety to-the shipowners there. With 2ft. 9in. at Burke's Pass, 3£ff. at Rollesby, and 4 ft. at- Tekapo anxiety is justified. The County Council's snow plough was sent to Silverstream on .Friday, and was to go through to N the Pass on Saturday, and towards Tekapo on Sunday and to-dav. Stations owners who were down country have returned with teams of men arid dogs for " snow-raking,or saying sheep snowed up on the ranges.

Saturday's " Oamavu Mail"' says: —A well-lcuown and genial ex-piib'iean not- a hundred miles from Papakaio is a considerable sufferer by the late flood, his whole stock of valuable (prize-takers having been swept away by the relentless fortes of Jupiter Pluviiis. After surveying the destruction of £2O worth ,of furs and featheifi, lie is said to have' registered :t solemn vow that- he would keep 110 more fowls, but would follow the example of a burly neighbour of his who has, for a very long period, been celebrated for his ducks, which are unaffected by the results of such accidents. It is said j.>at the feathery stock of the latteT have been having the time of their lives during last week. The choir of Chalmers—Church this evening hold their first practice of the "Messiah," and singers in other congregations are invited to take part in it, so as to make the production as worthy as possible of/the composer's, idea. MrMoore, ■ the organist, will be at the churcK at 7 p.m., to enroll for the chorus, and the • practice begins at 7.30. The regular monthly meeting of the Lodge of St. John, No. 1137, Jv.C., will be held this evening in the lodgeroom, Church street, for work in the first degree. The usual cordial invitation is extended to visitors. The lodge will betyled at 7.30 p.m. punctually.

It is stated by good authorities who saw the go between Elliott and Roxburgh that- the tatter was lucky to get a draw; that in one of the rounds Roxburgh was all but out, and had it not been for the referee stopping the fight because the crowd were singing out when Elliott was "forcing Roxburgh,' the chances are that the round would have settled it. AnyhowRoxburgh put up a j?ood fight. Both boxers go in for clean fighting : tactics; Elliott's in fighting and ducking, were clever, and" he undoubtedly is one of the mosb finished boxers in the .Australasian colonies. • There was a fair attendance in the Oddfellows' Hall. Gentldine. on Fridays.'in aid of the Presbyterian Orphanage at Dunedin, was given by the members of the Geraldine Young Women's Bible Class. The Rev. A. B. Todd presided, and apologised for the absence of Rev. Dr Nis-bet,-who. was unable to be present-ow-ing to the dislocation of the train pervice by the floods. The Misses Sherratt- opened the programme -with a pianoforte duet. "Irish .Diamonds": Miss Wricht followed with a song "The Chil-. dren's Home. Two tableaux were given namely. "We'd better bide a Wee" and " The Old Folks at Home." Six little girls in costume sang "Kentucky Babe'" and part songs "Jack and Jill" and "Little Jack Horner" were well-received. A humorous trio " Three old maids of Lee"' by Misses Worner (2), and Miss Hammond was very amusing and had to be repeated. "Mr J. P. Cliff played two violin, solos, a. fantaisie on Scottish airs hv Sainton and cava*ina. w'*li lieeffect. Mr J. R. Montgomery sang "Who's for the Road"' and for an encore " The Toilers." Miss Todd sang " Caller Herrin" dressed as a Scotch fishwife. Miss R. Bates.sang "The River of Years." 'Mrs Bruce "Douglas Gordon." Mr A. A. Readdie " The Flicrht of Ages" and Rev. A. B. Todd "The Message from the King." Other ifem<> wetfe recitations bv Smith "The Owl" and Mr F. Wallaeh "The Rescue." The acompaniinents were creditably played by Misses Sherrat and Hughes. At the conclusion Mr A. 'J. McKay proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the performers which was carried by acclamation. To the thousands of sickly, run-down, nervous, full-of-pain and suffering men and women, we recommend with all honestly, and confidence this true friend, ." Dr Ensor's Tamer Jnice."... Ladies' gum boots at l'Os 6d per pair at Souter's shoe store. Just the thing for the wet. weather. Children's grim boots, sizes 11 to 2, at 8s 6d per pair. No child need stay away from school, if tliev have a pair, of our gum boots.— Souter's Shoe Store. ...

A succession of colds or e. protracted cold is almost certain to end in- chronic catarrh, from which few persons ever wholly recover. Give every cold the attention it deserves and you may 'avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cure a cold : ? Why 'not try Chamber lain's Cough Remedy? It is highly recommended For salo everywhere... Often one reads about wonderful performances by motor cars in Europe, where the road conditions lend themselves • to stjeh. But nowhere were the fundamental qualities of motor cars so forcibly brought home as lately by the two. best motor cars made in' the' world, the De 'Dion and Darracq; ;for reliability, speed and everlasting wear, they stand alone; .the following are the proofs: A little 10 h.p. twin cylinder last week ran front Invercargill to Dunedin and : back, 300 miles in eleven hours, 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 known Waimafe fanner was . overhauled' lately, and the owner will' prove' that not a 6d part was replaced; as not'a sign of wear was found anywhere. Again we repeat that the Darracq and De Dion stand alone *nd are unsurpassed. ;

Strychnine in loz sealed bottles cgn .he obtained fr.om L. B. James,' chemist, and fnll particulars will be given, how., to prepare the poisoned - grain. SAFE AND SURE. FOB BRONCHITIS PATIENTS. TUSSICURA (Wild Cherry Balm) is/an exceedingly successful remedy for Bronchitis, Asthma, Lung and Throat troubles. Save a well-known medii.-al man to-dav in speaking Jo the proprietor:—"l think most highly, of your TUSSICURA, and may add that the leading analysts look upon it as a very valuable discoverey. TUSSICURA cure* coughs and colds at once. Stops the tickle and affords easy expectoration. All stores...

On Saturday night Geraldine was in darkness, the acetylene gas not being available owing to some trouble witli the' generator. ' -Candles were brought into requisition by some of the shop-keepers, but the hotels and some o her larger establishment still retain their own generators, and their premises ' showed in striking contrast to t lie candle-power illuminations. . '

The bachelois of Geraldine held .-their annual ball in the Volun'.eer Hall, .on Friday evening, when there was a large attendance. Mr J. S- Pye furnished the music, and the floor . being in excellent order, dancing was indulged in with zest, till an early hour. Mewsite Kennedy and Boulter- carried out their dutife as M.O. efficiently, and the cnjoyableness of the evening was further enhanced by the excellent supper "provided.

A small disturbance, which will probibly bo ventilated in the Magistrate's Court later, took place in (he north express on Saturday night. Just before reaching Tem.ul>a~ :.a resident of Orari for some reason would not produce his ticket- for the guard, and ended a dispute lasting some minutes, by knocking off the offieiaFs cap. 'A list of the witnefpes of the occurrence was taken, and they will also probably have the pleasure of a reunion shortly.

AUCTION NOTICES.

The date of Mr McAlister's sale by Messrs Guinness and Le Cren, has been altered to the'2Bth inst.

The clearing sale of furniture by Messrs Gerrie and Co., at Nelson Terra_c"e, postponed from last weak on.' of th'el. rains,, will take-place on Thursday 'nex!; at- 1.45 p.m.. ./ • SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISE-. MENXS. Gerrie and Co.—Sale of furniture, on Thursday. N.Z. *L. and M.A, .Co.—Sale- of farm, 25tli inst. , ...... O.F.C.A.—Stock at Washdyke;' to-mor-row. Baxter's pharmacy —Three things go in prescriptions. O'Callaghan . and Co.—Sale of furniture, on Wednesday. Grand sports carnival—At Theatre Royal, 15th, and,'l6th. Leye's County: Council—New road at Rosewill closed:

Lodge of ' St.' John—Regular meeting, this.'evening. C. E. Riddle—Has bought Albury coal mine. : .. c . ' ■ ' f

J. Fraser —Has lost overcoat, reward to finder. . ' i ■- ... - ■ ?

Rosewill School —Fancy ilrere ball, 15th insi. .

Albtiry—Black Diamond entertainment, 25r'd iiisL •

Jim, this office —Wants to lease small farjn. • W. N. Bolt—Turnips at Albtiry to let. Waimate' County Council—Warning to users of roads. ' - .

St. Mary's Young Men's Society— Meeting, this evening." Salvation Army—Great rescue meeting; to-night., Thonifton's carnival sale—Now-on with ho'errors. I. Wanteds—Three, notices. ,