TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13652, 21 July 1908, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The first lamb of the season was- to be seen on Friday last, disporting • itself on • ill- John- Fitzgerald's farm at Seadown. A. number of photographs collected bycanvassers of the so-called'vPrinoess • Arc Studio may now- be obtained; by their owners" from Mr T. Bowkett, in whoso hands they Jiav-a been placed. Word wag received from Pairlio yesterday that the road' from. Burke's -Pass ta Tekapo is still practically - impassable, and very few men and horses have yeti got through. A clerk named Robert. James Roberta pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington yesterday to stealing suma of moneey totalling £45 8s 9d from l'e-U-r McArdle. He was remanded to the ,£>u» preme -Court for sentence. A flag to represent Temuka borough at . the -approaching visifc .of tlie American Fleet has been ordered. . The has been borne by public, subscription, the Council at its last meeting vetoing a. motion to pay for Rome with the ratepayers money. A number of Temuka residents contemplate a visit to Auckland and Rotorua next month on the occasion of the-Ameri-can fleet's visit. There are many enquiries aft i|o whether oy not.-the Railway Deportment- and Union Company will. issue reduced fares. , lit face of the huga surplus declared by the Government, many people are of opinion "that? a. little ' less surplus next, year would -Chfe a. 'large consideration to those who wfeli to travel byrail to wi'liifFfi the J'unciioiis at" Auckland.

A small •transformation scene lias been .-going on at (lie ' Toniuka " Court-house. The front receiving rooni which lias hitherto been used for the nefedii of old age petition claimants hais now been converted into an office for i|lie recently-appointed registrar, of, electors, Mr John Gillespie; The-old age pension work ill future will be carried out from Gorahline. Soma painting and repairs are being done to the exterior of the Temuka buildings .. anil fences, and the well kept; grounds , continue to be the admiration of all whose mission takes thv-m to the Courthouse. A LUNG TONIC). TUSSICURA -IS A JiUNG- ONIO .AS WELL AS A .COUGH. CUKK. Mo»b cough mixtures are merely what they claim to be—that is, they merely relieve coughis, and let the delicate, s rained, and inflamed membranes of the Ihronti and lungs heal and strengthen themselves —and probably catch cold again. Not so with jnssicura. Tussicura, is ai good and prompt cough cure, that is true, but it is more. Tussicura is a'lung tonic —a lung etrenglhener and lung builder oa well. While Tufifiicura is removing- the tickle in t.he throat arid reducing the inflammation that leads to such serious ends as asthma, bronchitis, pleurisy; pneumonia, and consumption-, if ,not properly cured, it is aleo tuning up,' 'strengthening, and building the lungs into greater health than ever before. After a courser of Tussicura the general lung health is so vastly improved thab the liability to again catch cold is very, considerably reduced. , To get this fine result you must, .take the genuine Tuesicura. It is-Kold by all good -chemists and grocers in bottles at 2s 6d and Is 6d each, or- direct from t ho Tussicura Manufacturing Company, Dunedin, sole proprietors. ... Captain Edwin yesterday gent ■ out •' a forecast of a heavy northerly gale in tho South Island to-day. The. .Timaru Hockey Club hold a general meeting this evening at 7.30 in Hivtchi* eon's rooms, .

The Tiroara Gun Club -will told a clay bird match, on Thursday..next. A number of men are now busy on the alteration* lU> the Theatre plumbers were ab work on the sha P'"= a", perforated water pipe to fit on: the un der the proficeninm arch to form a water curtain" in ease of lire. ' At St. J< fieph's Church, Vnn.l-iv tho ItfcV. l>nian-nt, lies Uh'Nn. • «;ive an instructive discount on the- origin of the Society of St Vi nc J£«», £ . hiectis and its benefits. Alter til- cer monies a number <.f the congregation handed in their names with a \ic\» t.ibliishiug a. branch at. lemuka. The Borough Council's sanitary iirprct.r Is not impartial in the ex-erc**.- «.f li.-s duties, otherwise lie would ask tor mil iuritv to pro.-ecute the Mayor and I '" l"", 1 ; tiun "o£ Timaru f«r negWctiug t» ab.ur tlu. 1 JL*t nui*uuv in town --the _ .tench from ihe fire Brigades »tab.e. to knock anybody down, is scarcely an ■exaggeration of it- peculiar vileness. \ot. the officeis of the Council have to «ork |, v dav, ami some of the firemen have to "at night, in an made offensive by it. A remarkable ihmg about, it » that it is not like x he mii„f any other .-table, but m-.ie like that of badly decayed fish.

A meeting of the Temnka Bicycle Club held on Friday night, Mr W. Johnston, riresident, occupying the chair, the treasurer submitted the balance sheet showing receipts in excess of expenditure by i£L 11s 9d. The assets amounted to ioo. Owifl"- to the president and secretary leaving the district tbey tendered their resignations. The meeting decided not to appoint officers to the vacancies until the annual meeting in October. Messrs \ - MeCallum and W. H. Vmvrn wen appointed signing officeis 011 behalf o _ Club in the meantime. i-.nlogto.u. letei erne- wa» made to the good work by the and secretary during tbe past vear and the committee wished them .very* parity in th.ir new s P her« ~t 1 Those persons, a good many in number, j who visited the Trinity Hall wtra agreeably surprised to lind that- th i t is in Timara a really first-class mandolin bond of seven,_ atessrs W. 1 alleson, Carlson, Tait, Berry, Gkdlull. Burmp and Fvfe being its members. The members of this band had organised a concert aid of the funds of the efforts were entirely satisfactoiy. B - tides- gereral selections by the full band, some of its members, Messrs I'aUeson and Burnip, and Miss Harris and Messn, Norrie and A. -l)aVidson gave either mandoline or banjo solos or duets, and. in most-cases were obliged to respond t eiicotps. The vocalists for tha evening Holdgate and Renme and Mr \\o t ht-is[Ka.h, eacti of whom rendered several items, including encores which wereV insisted npoti. Another good - item in the programme -was a recitation ot " The "Prodigal," the work of Bret Harte, by the Rev. A. E. Hunt, who delivered his selection with a dramatic power which augured Well for the success of his Dicfcens iecital on Thursday- evening nextTha concert -was an excellent one and should have beena of financial benefit to thr. Y.M.C.A. meeting of the Flnritl anu Horticultural Society was li.-l«l ou duv evening. Present: Mr W. G- Irwin (chairman). Mtt-eit? A. Bes«nck (1. JSealeT, T. I>. Yonng, J. A. Macdonald, ,lam«i Mair, R. Morgan, R. Grant, U. E. . Knowles, jun., G. Knowles, ten., l»v Bett, 1). H- Edgar, and the secretary (\lr James K. Macdonald). The subcommittee- appointed to go lluough t l>e home industries section sniimitte-l their report and with a few alterations it w:n; adopted. The general >ub-cummittee took in hand the revision of the schedule for the 1909 autumn show. Among the new items adopted were two more classes for rosee in the amateur class, one cla?,s each in r.prn and amaiour for carnations; an extra clai-s for bridal table decorations, all tables- will be judged by the judge appointed for the flowers with ht»p of two ladv judges from outride the diiitrict. The "Gihson Memorial Cup" competition was again held over for a:future meeting so that members could think oyer the best meats of " competition for the. cup. The chairman, secre ary nn-l Mrs Foden were appointed to eee what mode of canvassing could be done to i-.e----cure more new members for the Society and their report will be brought before the next committee meeting. A large amount of inward comspondence was read expreeeing a willingness to renew sprcial prizes. The committee anticipate that, the 19C9 autumn show schedule will surpass previors ones, anil :* the pri/'t: are very liberal they anticipate that, the entries will constitute a record. The secretary was authorised to get prictfi for the printing of the schedule to bs in by next meeting. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting.

The child that just "feels bad" and catf'f tell whv, need* Stearns' Wine, the matclllesi! anil delicidus tonic for children, renewing appetite and aiding digestion from the first dose." ...

Often one reads about wonderful performances by motor cars in Europe, where the road conditions lend themselves to such. 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 from Invereargilt 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 Ibis not show wonderful speed and reliability for a small runabout car. As for good wear the finst 10 h.p. Darracq which was sold 2 years ago to a well known Waimate farmer was overhauled lately, and the owner will prove that not a 6d part was replaced, iw not a sign of wear was found anywhere. Again we repeat that the Darracq and De Dion stand alone and are unsurpassed-

When autumn oomes with golden ripening sheaf, With glow'ring skitt?. and clays becoming brief, If irom asthmatic pains you'd find relief Tffke Woodn' Great Peppermint Cure. When Winter's thills are at- our very door. And daily /alls of rain give mud galore. If ailments you'd ignore, f'<reat. Peppermint. Cure... SUFFERED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. CURED BY RHEUMO. Xri matter how long you may have Buffered from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, or lumbago, RHEUMO if given a fair trial will cure yon. Reu.d the experience of a lady who suffered for many years: " Having suffered for over 20. years with rheumatism and sciatica. I tried many cures but. did not derive much lienefit from them. I was advised to try RHEU- - MO and can recommend it to anyone as it fo only thing that has done me j pood. A~ . singk* dose will give relief.— J-Uizabeth "Mowat, Gore." RHEUMO is s-old by all chemists and stores at 2s 6d and 4s 6d. ... The Timam Riflts paraded last nij>ht with a new equipment- of brown belts, taking the place of the old -wliite ones. There was a good muster of all rankc, Captain MoNab being in command. During the evening the signalling squad (Corporal Stevention, Privates Foden, H. and S. Schaab) presented to tlie corps a handsome silver challenge cup, for competition among members during, the coming shooting searon. Captain McNab in accepting the cup stated that it -would be a memento _of the successful examination the signalling squad had passed, and on behalf of the corps he thanked- them heartily for their gift.

Mr Xowry's dancing clan; are invited to a basket social in the Sophia .Street. Hall to-night. A man who was arrested 011 Saturday on a charge of drunkenness was fined Es yesterday, in default 24' hours' imprisonment. The .southerly gales of last week drove some southern seabirds far north, :<• Nelly or (iiaiit. Petrel of the- Auckland and 1 Canvpbell Islands being shot mar Wan-0-anni. It- had a wing spiead of seven feet. ■An election of four directors for Temtika Building Society takes place next 1-'riday evening, and the 5-haieho!dci'.v have five candidates' to elect them from, viz., Messrs R. 15. Comer, A. C'alder, J. S. L'hieiiolm, J. Jlolwell, and I). McGuinnus. "There is much iii'.rc. honesty about the casting of Maori voUk in the than about votes cast by the pakeha. members," said Mr. Ngata, M. P., in Wellington on Friday : "and there is lets self interest, lees toadying to electors on the part of the Maori members." A white Plymouth Rnck cockerel belonging to ilr. \Y. W. Patterson, of Li-smore, Ashbur'.on, which secured first prize at the Ashburton, Timaru, and Dunedin shows, was purchased at 'the catalogue price (£lO 10s) by i.lie judae, Mr George Woodward, of Ballarat-, Victoria, to take to Aus-ralia, with him. Judging by the enquiries that are bsing made in Afchburton, writes the Ashburton correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times," by North Otago and South Canterbury farmers-, there is a shortage of stock in the south. The chief demand is for gcod quality breeding ewes anil forward ho-r----gc-ts. During ihe past week about 3000 she.'p of mixed clashes have been i-.r-nt sonth from the Ashburtion County and the demand is still strong. '•Timaru Gleets the Nrais and Stripes"

iii the wording 011 a large flag, six feet by twelve, which Mr P. Palleson delivered to the Mayor and Town Clerk yesterday. Tha Hag is for use in Auckland 111 conn., ction with the festivities following upon

the arrival of the American fleet at that port next month. If is of a while duck material, wi'h a red, white and blue border and large red letters, and should show up well in the decorative scheme.

Meesrs. Shiers and Balfour's at home was held in Mr Fendwick's granary, Totara Yalley, on Friday last. The evening being fine about twelve couple took part in the :gran-'l march, which was led off by Mr. Shiers and Miss Balfour. Songs were rendered during the evening by Messiii Onver, Stewart, and Carter. Messrs H. Rayr-or and J. Campbell supplied excellent music., while Mr. A. Mnir carried out the duti G of M.C. A very enjoyable evening''was brought • ti> a close by- cinging "Home, Sweet Home."

ifr W. F. Hillson, secretary of the St. John Ambulance Ass-iciation. has announced that the following have passed the St. John Ambulance examination rercently conducted by Dr. Gahifcp:—Mary Stewart Hoyis, li-ab-lla l'Coss Ciirrle.-Eiiiliia Beatrice Ifiiiilwick. Adclaidr- l.our.=a Holdgate, Mary Jane McKinlay. F.milv A.lice Campbell, "Flora Corey, Laura .Sutherland. The report states that the stndents passed with credit and that th a v all had a practical and intelligent- grip of the subject showing that they had been well' and carefully instructed.

Ladies glace kid open front shoes, welted round toes; ladies glace kid open "front boots, welted round toes. The very latest styles just imported. J. W. Souu-r, Cookham House...

So great has been the demand for the wonderful Broadwood Piano-player, that the one selected for Timaru only arrived on Monday and it was disposed of yesterday, and hence it is impossible for the manager of the Dresden to give the concert-, for which a number of invitations .had been issued. It is however, only an opportunity deferred to hear this new invention, for within ten days another shipment is due and the date of the postponed concert will then be duly announced. Meanwhile many new songs have been received at the Dresden, for which an early inspection is invited, and many bargains in violins, banjos, mandolins attract .large crowds daily. A beautiful second hand harmonium, specially adapted for a small church or school for sale. Price 14 guineas... ;

Fathers and mothers -we -would hare Tour kind attention while we. relate to you tlie following items, which may he luseful guides to you when you go shopping—--50 pairs of boys tweed knicker trousers to fit hoys np to 16 years of age, bought job, now selling at"2s lid per pair, sterling value. Leather stockings for the boys made of the best Colonial wool, at Is 6d, Is lid per pair; girls cashmere stockings, very durable, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is lid. per pair; children's black and. tan cashmere sor sd, 7£d, 9d per pair afc Irwin's Drapery and Clothing Shop, Stafford Street-

The remarkable strides made by the "Lawrence-Kennedy-Gillies" milking machines during the past six years is shown by the fact that 1016 machines have been installed to date in New Zealand alone. During the first four experimental years, a total of only 142 machines were installed, while' during 1906 and 1907 _ the salts reached a total of 874 machines. The complete list of names and addresses of New Zealand users furnished by the agents, is certainly unmistukeable evidence of the continued success and increasing popularity of the " L.K.G." milker. J. B. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., side agents. Dunedin. ... °\Ve have ammoniated quinine in tablet form for the prevention and cure of colds, influenza, etc., Is a bottle. Try our headache tablets, one tablet will cure the most severe headache in a few minutes. Is a bottle from L. P.. James, Chemist, Stafford Street, Timam...

The vounger generation often hear tlieir fathers" speak of the old fashioned Cookham boot. It -will no doubt be of interest to our readers that J. W. Souter of Cookham House, has just opened a large shipment of Cookham boots. He is now showing some first-class French calf, East India kip and horse hide Cookham boots... RALE BY AUCTION. On Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. the N.%. Loan Co will offer for sale the freehold farm lately occupied by the la'e Fred. Fielding. * The property is situated at Glaremont. and consists of 128 acres, with a good four-roomed house, stable, and all neccssarv outbuildings. Full particular can he obtained from the auctioneers, or from Messrs Smithson and Raymond.

SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Theatre Royal—Maori entertainerc, Fridav. Webb and Kempt home—Small (own properties, and farmti for sale. C.F.C.A. —Sale of *' Post" shares <">n Saturdav. Nora. Dena Millinery School—Sale of millinerv _ • St- Mary's School—Programme of concert for this evening. n Lock and Stock-well—Have /CO acre* of turnips for sale, Rakaia district. Social —Mr Lowrv's class in Sophia Street Hall, to-niglit. . t „ New Zealand railways—Exclusion to J> - muka on Thursday. Adams', Ltd.—Low prices for cycle sunHockey Club—Meeting, this evening. . • . Lost —Parcel containing child fi lrocK; brown fur; rug. whip and -umbrella. T. Bowkett—Notice re lost photos. Meeting of dairymen—At Hutchison s, thin evening. ... To Crown tenartts —Mr .T. Sealy -will stand ns candidate for Laud Board. Funeral notice—By G-. Collet t. Wanteds —Ten notices.

Members of the Timaru Marine Band are requested to meet at the bandroom at 7.30 this evening. Their usual practice last night was adjourned on' account, of the death of Bandsman Cameron., _i