TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13676, 19 August 1908, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A meeting of the Pareora bachelors was held lasf,. Monday evening when it was decided to hold! tie annual balll on the 4th, .September. A, committee was elected, and decided :,to hold their next'meeting on. Monday. i A. native at Rata, on the Main Trunk line, is showing. his white brothers- what he can do, in the way of fruit -growing. He. has planted 300 trees,, most of them three years old, and has decided to plant 100 acres more this season.

The quarterly meeting of the U.A.O. Druids was held in the Foresters' Hall, George streets last evening, Bro. L. Jphas, A.D., being in the chair, ..and a large attendance of members being present. Visitors were the North Island and the Otago-districts. After routine business had been disposed of five candidates were initiated into the order, and ' four, persons were • proposed for[membership. A vacancy having taken place Bio. G. Watte was duly, eleoted AL'Di, , Bard. The;.> receipts for. ; ~th© evening , (amounted.tj>h#2os 96^6^:, ( ,/ ~.- ..... ~'■;■ -./.,,_ A Dunedm. message >saysr—-lti consequence of the City .Council's: refusal', to. permit-the Kaikorai Band. to give Sunday night concerts in aid-of their visit to .the 'Balkrat bands' competition, two, offers have been received by the* .band, one from the No-License. Party to give, a. series'of Saturday, night entertainments', J the other from the Rev. Mr Thomson, to conduct , divine service ion Sunday • nights. Both parties under'took that no reference wotihi be mado. to licensing, matters. The/laitor's offer was .accepted. , It is understood that Mr Tliomson guaranteed £l2O ■ ;;.\to- ' wards, the band's expensesy which assures their making: the trip to Ballaiuf. ■ .. On landing at; Auckland last Sunday .afternooni some of .the American sailors made eager enquiry for "plug shops" and'the open bar. Tfyey were somewhat amazed -. when.told that New Zealand legislation 'closed* down both tobacco and liquor; trades on the Sabbath Day. Such vdep'rw vations didn't come within their reckoning. Then on Sunday night, attracted bymusic /and/', singing in weU-lighW building's, 'gioups of the visitors went to the doors and presented coins -in-- payment- of the necessary ticket for-admission. They were horrified to discover religious -services were ;in progress and they /- were standing at the doors'of churches. .-•-.'< In. the Catholic Boys' School lasti'nbhb . the-local branch of the ; Hibernian' Society • assembled in their numbers to■'bid/ fare* . well to their' secretary,Mr; ; J. -P.- Fit«-» .-,- gerald, who is leaving Tima.ru- for ; the North Island. "Mr J. O'Leaiy, on behalf of the subscribers, asked Mr Fitzgerald to accept a purse of sovereigns us a tangible token of the esteem: in which he was held, and as a memento of. the ■/ successful work he had done for the society. Mr Fitzgerald made, an elo- - , quent reply. Nearly every member presentbore .oral testimony to- the 'many sterling qualities of their departing .secretary; and -wished- him the best of luck i in his new sphere. The- Usual patriotic toasts were honoured and harmony was indulged in, .eengs being given by Messrs Murphy, Kane, Delury, Sulli-> ■ van, and others. Mr' Sullivan's song;;>v : " I'm sitting on a '-Stile, Mary,"- had; to • be repeated. A pleasant gathering was 1 brought to a closed at; 11 o'clock "by/the singing of "Auld Lang Syne.". .-,'/'' ,How much do: yon- sufoppse you • pay , for theatres, concerts, and--' other amusements! By purchasing a phonograph at Begg's you can have all kinds of amusimen'te in your own home.- Have you heard the phonograph at Begg's Phoned-y in the Arcade... -.'' ■ -..',. For •sore and inflamed eyes use "Red Pross" Ointment—Dutton's Mighty Healer. It's grand for all sores, old or recent. .Is and Is 6d anywhere;..

A Tsar of old, who caught a cold, , Bent for his Empress, who was told It was her fault! Then he lay ; bold ■-..,'.,-. Of his poor wife ,and slew her! The tyrant's crime -was quite absurd! ghett done her best, upon my word! ; But in those days folks had not heard l Of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure!..*

THE " ii.K.G." GIVES: SATISFACTION. Messrs Mouton and Pearse of Maxwelltown, -write, '"We hate three "LJK.(J.'' machines In use and are milking..llo We can generally milk this number in;? 2 hour* 20 imiirates, whUe therer are ■ only three of vs to do'this work.- We ftre'fulljr: satisnediwithrboth the test j and ; quantity of milk. One great advantage is tbe short -time the cows are standing in the shfed, this being only the time .required ifor hand milking, consequently;-the cows':' hara more'time in the paddock.", We>'arevpeis fectly satisfied with the- machines." -Wrjjie 1 for < full particulars: and:; list Tof iSatisfied Users to? MaoEwen:; and Gd^! Ltd. s ■'.• Dun*-:

Others of stock should note that the freezing works will close down on September 3rd, and that no stock will be received after September 2nd. The following is Captain Edwins weather forecast np to 5 p.m. to-day:— "Strong westerly winds northward of Napier and New Plymouth, with little movement of barometer. Strong to gale from the westward elsewhere, with Jailing barometer and probably with rain." A light warm rain set in yesterday morning, and continued for an hour or two. The sky was clear over the hills as if westerly weather prevailed there, and everybody hopqd that the milder temperature at the coast meant a good thaw in the mountain country. A good display of lighning on the ranges last night indicated melting weather there. At the usual monthly temperance meeting held in the St. Andrews library hall, there were a fair attendance of members. The Rev. Mr Chappie presided, and called upon Miss R. Hubbard for a pianoforte solo, which was .played in good style. The following rendered songs—Misses A. Moyle, M. Lyall, A. Cague, and Rev. Mr Chappie, who was encored. Misses Moyle and Norrish sang a duet. Recitations were given by Misses G. Watt, G. Arden, 'E. Watt and W. Arden, and a reading by Mr G. Holmes. There will, be a debate, "Town versus Country," on Saturday evening 22nd, and all young people will be welcome.

A New Zealand correspondent of the " Pastorar&s' Review" says : " The Hon. J. D. Ormond is putting 10,000 acres of his Wallingford property on the market (having bought a big block of Queensland land). It is stated that Mr George Hunter, Porangahau, will shortly offer 10,000 acres; Mr Spencer Gollan, Mangatarata, 10,000 acres; Mr S. Johnson, Takapau, 7000 acres, and Mokoia 3000 acres; while 10,000 acres of Mount Herbert are still for sale, as well as part of Motnotaria (14,000 acres), and a number of other small properties, making altogether, some 100,000 acres of Hawke's Bay land in the market. If all this were well settled it would set the province booming, but the prices are, in many cases, above the ideas of buyers. However, the land will have to be sold some time 1 within the next ten years." All ratepayers know that the street lighting system of Timaru is not put into use on moonlight nights, and this fact " has some bearing on the story of a comical, and at the same til me serious, situation which arose a short time ago in which Messrs Scott Bros., the' owners of the power station and suppliers of electric power, supplied to a private consumer not electric by kerosene light. This happened in the residence of Mr Capper, in Sophia Street, the first private house in Timaru to be connected with the electric mains. The light was provided by Scott Bros, for a few days •until the last period of moonlight nights came, when both the street lighting and the private supply were, cut off. Mr Capper rang trp Scott Bros, for an explanation, pointing out that, according to the conditions, when private consumers are connected with the mains, a continuous supply must be kept np at nights, whether moonlight or not, and that in the absence of sufficient reason for breaking the continuity of the supply t}ie contractors were liable to a penalty, bnt on it being represented to him that private consumers* wires had not yet been erected and that therefore his supply' was being derived from the street- lighting system for the present and that it was unreasonable for anyone to expect the street lamps to be kept going on moonlight nights in order that- one solitary house might be electrically lighted, Mr Capper offered to meet the' contractors in a reasonable spirit and not to report this temporary cessation in the supply to private consumers with a view to enforcing the penalty provided Scott Bros. lent him some kerosene lamps and a tin of kerosene to enable him to carry on during 'that moonlight period. This Scott Bros, did and Mr Capper-was quite contented to overlook the matter for once. But in regard'to the future'po- - sition other residents of the town-who are contemplating the installation of electric lighting will want an assurance that they will not be put to the inconvenience experienced by Mr Capper on periods of moonlight nights, when the streets are uniighted. In this respect it may be stated that there is no mention whatever in the Borough Council's terms and conditions of supply of a continuous night service for private consumers being compulsory, and there is no mention of any penalty for a break in the continuity of eupply by the contractors; and these conditions are the ones for private consumers to go by, for their relations are with the Borough Council, as retailers of the electric current, and not with Scott Bros., who merely supply in bulk to the Council. While there » no reason to suppose that Scott Bros, will not keep th;ir engines and dvnamos going on moonlight nights when once private consumers' wires, independant of those in use for street- lighting purposes, are erected; the position is likely to give rise to some* uncertainty in the minds of likely purchasers of power and others who have already had installations made- The matter is one of considerable importance to the Harbour Board, who are having electric light installed along the Moody wharf, where work is often carried on all night long. Last few days of Souter's boot sale, men's chrome goloshed Balmoral, sale price 10s 6d, mens" glace kid goloshed Balmoral, sale price 13» 6d, mens' Romeos, «ale price 8s 6d, mens' nailed shooters, sale price 9s 6d. Only a few more days of sale *o reduce stock. New goods ares now arriving. Our sale motto: Good 'boots cheap; no rubbish. J. W. Souter, great boot sale now on. ... It is not only important for farmers and other users of motor-cars to decide on the brand of car they should use for their hard and -ontinuous work, but it is also most necessary that the agent should be able to prove" and give them a guarantee of what the car will cost for upkeep. The local agents for both Dedion and Darracq cars, after many years' experience with these cars, are prepared to give an estimate; in fact, will contract for two or three years for the up-keep of; the cars. For instance, the 10-12 h.p.'s of either of the above makes they guarantee to run 25 miles and over on a gallon of petrol; in. fact, some private owners of these cars will testify that they have done over 30 miles on a gallon. Will any other, agent guarantee the 6ame amount for any other 10-12 h.p. car. They also guarantee that- this car is more economical, as far as tyres are concerned, than any other would be. Long experience with these two makes has shown that the chassis are built in such perfect alignment and the running of the car is altogether so true, that the wear on tyres is as little as His possible to be. The brakes, which are the most vital parts of a car, ■re a specialty with above makers, and we can challenge iany other motor-car maker as for their strength. It is proof enough when we say that all other designers are trying to imitate these brakes as much as possible. The local agents for the Darracq car have just received advice that the New York Cab Co., after having • much experience during the past two years with other makes, have now decided to give an order for 500 Darracq motorcabs for the New York traffic, and this is the greatest possible proof of cheapness in up-keep. The local agents will be only too delighted to give any trial on th*:above point. ... 'The phonograph is the irresistible entertainer for the long evenings. Why not invest and be happy. At Begg's • Phonery in Arcade. Immense selection... Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d and 3ft 6d...

Some enthusiasts having concluded that a cvcling club was a long-felt want in Timaru, and that having been once popular the sport should be revived, the Aorangi Cycling Club has been formed. The opening run will take place from the Post Office at 7.30 this evening.

Messrs Turnbull and -Jones, electric lighting contractors, are packing up their slock and will be out of Timaru within a fortnight. This is in consequence of their dissatisfaction with the way in. which they have been treated in the matter of the" inspection of electrical installations.

To-morrow the S.C. Harriers will be the" guests of the Ven. Archdeacon Harper, Theodocia street, and a full attendance of members is expected to be present. • The following have been selected to represent the South Canterbury Harriers in the in-ter-Club event to be" held at Dunedin on Saturdav next: —Ciaughton, Simnionds, Coker, Glue, Walsh and Malthus. The team will leave for Dunediri by first express on Friday. Last evening the Pirates Football Club held a successful social in the Assembly Rooms, which were gaily decorated for the occasion. Besides dancing, to the piano accompaniment of Miss Kelly, there was card playing, the first prizes for this •being won ,by Miss Owens Mr F. Warner, and the boobies by sliss Monahan and Mr Collins. During the evening .occasion was taken to present to Mr G. Coles, as the most improved player in the senior grade a handsome gold medal given by Mr R. Sutherland, r Mr J. Rodgers controlled the commisariat department. The festivities proved most euI joyable to all present. The Mayor, Mr J. Craigie, who represented Timaru at the recent Municipal Conference .in Wellington, and at the fleet celebrations in Auckland, returned i 6 Timaru by the second express yesterday. Mr Craigie spoke highly of the work done at the conference, and considered that the celebrations in connection with welcoming 'the Americans had been very successfully carried out. In Wellington on Monday, in company with .Mr. J. Jackson, chairman of the Education Board, Hall-Jones, he visited the Chief Secretary of the Postal Department, and they requested that the local Education Board, which had been given .no; tice to quit, might be allowed to retain their rooms in the Post Office buildings. Permission to remain until March. 31st was granted by the Secretarv- .Mr Craigie -states that it, is Mr Hall-Jones' intention to again be a candidate for Timaru at the next general election. . Magic boot polish, 5 large tins forrls, at Souter's boot sale. Ladies' <glace lace and button boots, medium and . pointed toes, 6ale price 10s 6d per pair,- ladies': carpet slippers, sale price 2s lid, ladies' elastic side leather slippers, sale'"price •2s lid, Souter's boot sale; last few days.- ...'

Always keep a box of "Red Cross" Ointment in the house. Burns, scalds, and all skin troubles instantly relieved by the Mighty Healer... No scientific discovery of modern times has created more wonder and- astonishment than the Edison Phonograph and those people whose estimate. of the machine is founded on their acquaintance with some cheap imitation or out-of-date instrument are requested to leave their prejudice at home. Call at Grant's Cycle Depot in Stafford Street,- and hear one of the latest genuine Edison machines reproducing genuine Edison records. There can be only one result—perfect satisfaction! Call and enjoy a few minutes at Grants'...

Distinctiveness of style, gracefulness and attractiveness of figure, combined with perfect freedom and comfort, is desired by every woman, and the P.D. corset has a world-wide reputation for imparting these great essential points to the wearer. . Science and skill have combined to render P.D. corsets absolutely unrivalled for durability they will wear con6:d»rahly longer than any other malce.' ...

What gift can excel the joy—bringing phonograph. ,Coirie and see them, at Begg's Phonery in the Arcade, as a wellshosen gift carries witk/it the. fragrance., 'fo loving memories... Begg's have a lot of new records; you, really ought to hear them—they are so good! Hear them any day at Begg's concerts. Address "Phonery" Arcade, Ti-" maru...

So great has been the demand for'the wonderful Broadwood Piano-player, that the one selected for Timarn only arrived on Monday and it was disposed of yesterday, arid 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 Co hear this new in? vention, 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. ..

The Mighty Healer*-* Red Cross" Oiritmerit—ia a wonder. Thousands have testified to its hearing virtues. Miraculous cures of long-standing sores... > Fathers and mothers wo would have your kind attention while we relate to you the following items, which may be nseful guides to you when> you go shopping—--50 pairs of boys tweed knicker trousers to fit boys 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 ls_ 6d, is lid per pair; girls cashmere stockings, very durable, Is 3d, Is 6d, is lid per pair: children's black and tan cashmere «ox sd. 7Jd, 9d per pair at Irwin's Drapery and Clothing Shop, Stafford Street... AUCTION NOTICES. Gninness and LeCren, Ltd., wish it noted that- the clearing sale of- live and dead farming *<tock on Thursday next, on account of Mr Robert Ford, will be held at Bulmer, and not at Clsndeboye. .