TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13704, 19 September 1908, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY

TbttO candidates have been nominated for the • seat on the Waimaie Borough Council i«Bdeied vacant by the resignation of Councillor Coltman. The South Canterbury Mounted Rifles *3l: supply an escort to Lady Plonkei on Wednesday next, when she is to open the children'* ward at the hospital. The weekly practice of the Messiah will - be held in Chalmers Church on Monday ' evening at 7.30, when it is hoped that al wiTintend taking part in the performance will make a special effort to b® present. Mr T Finch, who retired from the charge of the Geraldine tfost Office at the endof last year and who ha* spent _!~ter in various health resorts of the North island, has returned to looking very much better for Earned holiday. Bandsmen taking part in the knoT'^t £ o», - Day » i*it anotJ»j ml •» that dnv will Ik- held the animal -prjnj, iWr Show in aid of sion. Horticoltnrwt# ar* looking f , u makiwt a v*rr Una display of Howe" * «2oal feature will be the cwupeui!L oJento children attending. th« P nin ' - Frida *

annual social gathering of tb* t.r.raldino Presbyterian Church was h*ldin Uall on jrnjjg. " pn»p»»»« »' »^" r "£ bImT. in their midst and tho*s who ££Sl to other congregations. The chSXV *** » g*«* fan> ! y ot which ai; the m,mbcrHwer« thfquedependent- TbU waa a phAe of tho F ti.ln that ne«ded atoadily «« J«P' 1 m ; ***, especially in pewoael of thw congreganorw wa<ve changing. The choir »aog the "Thoo openart thy bawl" and thu» as well *, thfir following (election, "In this hour of swJemu splendour" wax well The Rev. Mr Morrison, of A\aunat«% >** »i»ke. He .Walt with the various method* of church work; the fir*t j*>ce***ty wa* a mind to work, n*« * proper divMnon of labonr and finally tbo need to d» th°roaghlv and heartily anything tb«y U-ik in hand. A gWe "<jypy *»£ » quarts "Ob, that I had w,ng>' « followed by an addre** by the Pev\ Collie, of Pleajant Pomt. who church orc.-»ni«ati«VV*. especially m rrgar to Sunday schoob, and by the Rev. A. McDonald, of Tcmuka, who*' thein* wa* -The choice of reading." The choir, fu whom Jlw Sherratt playwl the accompanimntU, rendered «veral item*. aft Vbich various rot** of thank* and th<J winging of tt*» Penology brought the gathering to » close.

The annual garden., party -in, aid of - the funds of the Timarn Main school will take place on Thursday, October 22nd. New attractions will be provided and every effort will be made to maintain the high standard of previous year's display. Mr T. E. Taylor, of Christchurch, is to give, the final of a series of lectures in connection with Trinity Church on Thursday, October Ist. Mr Taylor, who possesses considerable ability as a speaker has chosen for his subject "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table."

The Geraldine branch of the Bank of New Zealand will commence building operations next week on the site they have purchased at the top of Talbot street. The~ plans which are now in the builders' hands show that the new premises will be of a substantial and commodious description. The amounts of the insurance in connection with Mr Gerrk-'s late fire were misstated. The house was insured for £250 in the Victorian Insurance Company and £lO in the Atlas Office; while the furniture was only insured for £l5O in the Standard Office. Mr Gtme's loss will, at the very least, be £IOO. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Farmers' Co-operative Association is to be held in the Assembly Rooms at; 11 this morning. Besides the business to be brought forward by the Mr. J. Corrigan has given notice to move certain resolutions which will probably give rise to animated discussion. "

The weather forecast up to 3 p.m. today is:—"Moderate to strong southerly winds generally, but changing to the northward at all places southward of Kaikoura and Hokitika after 5 a.m. The weather will be fine in all parts of the dominion." It is generally accepted in well-informed circles (says the Wellington "Post" that the Hon. W. Hall-Jones will succeed Mr W. P. Reeves as High Commissioner.

\ A feature of the ploughing match at Waimate on Thursday last was the number of young men among the competitors. This was noted with pleasure by the older men present, as indicating that such matches are likely to be long continued in the district. P. Hunter who won"the gold medal given by the president (Mr A. Brown) at Thursday's match, is quite a young man and has won a great many prizes for ploughing in different parts of New Zealand. '

Head teachers and parents of elder school children should note that applications for seats at the annual scholarship examinations —National and Board, senior and junior—mast be sent to the' Education Office no later than the 30th inst., and that applications must be made on special forms. Supplies of these forms liave been sent to the various schools. The examination for "free places" in the secondary .schools will >be at at the asme'time, in December.

The «"nn«T supper of the Waimate Acclimatisation Society on Thursday night was as usual a very enjoyable function. Several members from the Waitaki branch (Oamaru) were present. The president {Mr A. Walker) welcomed the guests, and after the good fare provided by the caterers (Barford and Co.) had been done justice to, the usual toasts were duly hon. oured, interpersed with songs, recitations and graphaphone selections. The company broke up after midnight to look forward to next year's repeat.

Missioner Neale will preach in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow morning. At the evening service the Rev. W. Baumber will give a special address to young men on -What Makes the Man." The anniversary hymns of lasfc Sunday will again be rendered by tlie scholars, choir and orchestra. The hymns will be sung by the large choir of school children and the musical part of the services will be conducted by Mr Gilchrist. At Waimataitai the Sunday School Anniversary will be celebrated, the preachers being, morning, Rev. W. Baumber; afternoon, Missioner Neale; eveaing Rev. Mr Buchanan.

At the meeting of the Geraldine Dis-. trict High School Committee Keld on Thursday evening, correspondence was read stating that the Board would be willing to bear half the cost of installing a hot water service in tlie headmaster's house, provided the amountN>f their share did not exceed £lO. It was decided that no action-be taken with regard to Dominion Day celebrations. The headmaster reported that the average attendance for the month was 163 out of an average roll number of 197. Messrs M. Campbell and T. Dyer were appointed visitors and also to inspect the ground and get tlie necessary levelling done. Accounts amounting to £4 10s were passed for payment.

Trout fishers and tennis players will please note that Mr Taskt-r, Hardy's agent for Timaru,' has just L-inded a line assortment of Hardy's fishing tackle, including rods, reels, lines, casts, flies, phantoms, waders, guffs, tly'books, etc. Also a line of Slazengcr's tennis racquets," ihcludiug Doherty, E.G.M., Special Detnon, Demon, Renshaw, vto. The new balls (1908-09) will be here in about ik fortnight. . . .

The superior quality and excellence of the piano# imported and cold by the Dresden Piano Co. Ltd. has jurt been demonstrated in the most emphatic manner. During the past official year 600 pianos were imported into Dunedin, and 600 of these were sold by the Dresden. In other words the Dresden sold 500 pianos during the past financial year against iuQ by two other concerns. No other piano house can bliow such a record. The limaru branch of this unrivalled firm has a magnificent stock of Lipps, Broad woods, Ronisehs, Collard and other fir*tcl&sb makers. Tbeso four make* represent the be«t markets of the world. All tho latest up-to-dato music in kept in stock. Orders executed within <8 hour*...

Anglers, also t<nnis, croquet ami cricket player*, will find at (."ullmann'n eqiortt? depot the best selection of high-grado materials awl equipment for the enjoyment of their outdoor pat\tim>-*. We advise an eariv inspection of our goods by tho* l who desire to posses tho lw*t equipment. AH tennis and croquet materials are newly made for thin season by Sl.-uenger and .Son. New stock latest 1908 tennis balls.. If you are in need of a cheap bicycle go to Orant Bros., an Saturday the 19th is tho finish up of their sale of B.S.As. from £lO to £l2 10*. Phonographs and rvcordtf k-pt in stock, with new tennis m.itcrial to arrive during tlva week. Grant Bros., Christcburch and Timaro...

The Milkin" Machine is the very cwnce of a laUmr saver. A. T. Peters write*: "I have used three L.K.U. machine, milking l£> cows and requiring th« help of two nun and my**H. The herd i* put, through in about three 'hour* with the machine*.—by hand 1 should want abont five men bc*»de* myMrlf. Tlvrre in iw»t the drudgery whicu milking is by hand, and 1 d«» not think anyone would care tn go back to handSulking afu-r h*wc *h<* machine*. r.vrn if vou don't, require a machine jtwt now. write for particular* to d. H. Machwan mid (V, Ltd.. Sole Agents. Duned n. • TITE Ot'IN'EA POEM! A CHEQUE FOR £1 U ha» b-en »ent to tin* writ. r of thi- Mr* C . <'.. l l>tn l-iiv-. Tinakori Hd . Wellington. IV SAPON SOAP. Ami you will find That trouble ami worry Atv h it hehiml. WIS A GI'INKA! Prize Po<|m Pnb(bhetl every Saturday. B«-*t original four ♦hortlioo ailvt. v«-rv about "SAPON" wins ,ach wtr-k. SAPON* wrapper mutt be eu--W. Addre*.: SAPON*" (Oatmool Washing Powder) P.O. Box bss. Cellingjon. Writ*" f<»r Art taming 2.5 valuable hint?* on Willing. ...

The gates at the representative hockey match played on the Athletic Grounds on Tliursdav realised over £ls 10s, quite a respeitablc amount and enough to make the Rugby Union envious. As indicating the treacherous nature of some of the newly filled in underground drainage trenches, two ladies were stepping across a trench on Thursday last when one of them had the m-sfcriune to sink in up to the thigh and had to be assisted out by her companion. Local fishermen are preparing for the opening of the deep season, which is expected to start within a month if the present fine weather-continues. All the fishing boats are now up on the beach, being thoroughly overhauled ; and given fresh coats of tar and paint.

The improvement, of the harbour entrance is now in hand, in the way of removing some concrete blocks that lie outside the pile fender at the end of the breakwater. Some shots were fired in these yesterday morning to break them up.

The chairman of the Dairy Company, in the course of a tour of inspection of the creamery districts, met with a populous little neighbourhood. On four farms near each other, he found four families whose numbers totalled 48. Deducting the- eight parents, the remainder gives a good average of young people to -milk the cows and swell the school rolL

The following transfers of settlement lots in South Canterbury were approved by the Land Board afc their last meeting: —Albuiy settlement, lot 9, Jno. Cook to Emma Burgess; Raicliff settlement, lot lj-Julia Lawlor to Patrick O'Connell; Ashwick Plat settlement, R.S. 56347-8, Eliza Wood to Julia W. Wood; Norton settlement, .lot 3, Fred. W. Turner to Samuel Laird; Kapua settlement, lot 10, E. Fotheriiigham to Mary Leoard ; Waikakihi settlement, block VTL, lot 18, Geo. Robbins to Robt. Sinclair; Waikakihi settlement, block V., lofc 8, Hector McLean to Arthur >Slee; Waitaki V.S.. lots 3 and 7, Mary Morrison to Bobt. P. Henry; Morven, town lots 8 and 6, Messis Manchester to Manchester Bros, and Goldsmith;, lots 10 and 11, D. and J. Breslin to Oliver D. Catchnole; Jot 12, W. F. Gaarder to Jno. E. Mdidlebrook. A few miles from Eitham there is a swamp called by the Maoris Ngaire, or quaking. This,is in process-of reclamation;: by draining, and as the, surface -subsides; several phenomena are see®. One of theseis the constant coming-so the surface of timber. Timber has been found in the swamp at a depth of several feet, and settlers are quite willing to believe it extends in layers to fabulous depths.. Seve-. ral well-known varieties of trees have been found, but, strangest of all, a very hard wood has corns to the surface in certain parts which no one seems to reccgni.se. How it came to be in the swamp no one knows. There are theories, and one ofthem is that at one time there existed .vast forests which throve in a cl.mate that has since been modified, and that an eruption from Mount- Egmont covered up these forests, and the swamp formed above them. The explanation is probablv as useful as any other would - be, and it hae the merit of taking account of Mount' Egmont, "which no roodc-ratoly aspiring imagination conld dissociate from the my-, steiy of the swamp. The excellent impression made upon the audience attending the entertainment given by the Scarlet Troubadours was last .night repeated, and ampha-sised, for those who paid the Troubadours a second visit, and' a commonly expressed opinion was, "The l>est show of the kind we hav<- ever had in Timaru, clean and clever throughout. Last night's programme was well varied, and the performers responded liberally to encores. The programme was divided into sec- • tions, the first being devoted to miscellaneous items, another to hunting and horsey songs. Among the 6oloists, Mr Walt ham, the basso, was evidently the favourite, ancf his full and clear notes were particularly well heard in the old.song. "In Cellar Cool," given on a recall, and itself tlfe subject 6f an encore. The part songs and chcruses were each and all capitally sung, the voioes blending admirably-. The male quartette was a per- ' feet one. Especially noteworthy were a vocal accompaniment to one of the songs, and the choruses to an amusing travesty on some nursery and other rhymes, whi"h closed the programme. Variety is the spice of the entertainment, and this is provided also in a little suitable ac(ion : being fitted to each song when its character l-ermit-s, as is the case with humorousu ones. -The Scarlet Troubadours will be heartily welcomed should they pay a Teturn visit to Timaru. Mr D. C. Turnbull stated at the meeting of the Rowing Club, that, the Club was no longer under any necttieity to elect vice-presidents for the sake of getting half a guinea out of theire, aud he was glad that such was the case. Mrs R. Gadd, 307 Madras-st., North Christchurch, N.Z., writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a inost valuable medicine. I sell a lot of jt in my shop, and it is used in my home. I have recommended it to several people and have never known it to fail. There ig no question but what it is the foremost cough medicine sold in this district." For sale everywhere...

Always keep a box of "Bed Cross" Ointment in the house. Burns, scalds, and all ekin troubles instantly relieved by the Mighty Healer...

Keep "Red Cross" Ointment on hand. Cures pimples, t>kin eruptions, sores, and ■cabin. Is M nil dealer*. ... "Red Cross" Ointtneut—Button's Mighty Healer —cures all wires, old or recent. Is 6d all dealers. ... Patent leather lioois and tdtoes uro the mos-; fashionable ladies' footwear for the coining season. Om» of tb« most fashionable shoes is a lad : es* patent colt vamp and golosh shoe, with glow or dull kid quarter. Th«* latest toe its. known as the Fifth Avenue toe, or pear sh:ij>- toe. You can. J*** the aliov.i styles in Mr Souter's window, which lias just lk-en dressed out with th« lautit spring goods. Mr Somer has Ihii always accus'omed to handle high-class footwear, and the experience which ho gained when representing over 100 English, American, Canadian, (k-r----man, French, Austrian and Sw : *s manufacturers in NVw Calami for live jvars stands him in good stead. He it> able to distinguish one manufacturer's good* from another, and place their reliability and valu« t<» a nicety, without any gu«-s.v work business whi<:h the iu<-xperi«.-ncvd baa to revirt to. ... When your throat i* dry and hra>Wy, a Zyniole Trokey will relieve that disagree- [ able feeling. " Zymohi Trokeys give the mouth a cK-anstd and rrfreshed sensation... X<> i-nrs have won greater renown in <qv-«-d t.-outvMs. hill climbing competition*, and <,f rv-liabiltiy, than tin- Darnicq* and !>.- Dion*. Tlh-j" t>«'W occupy a »uprvtne jHoition. and are r»-rogniM>«l tho world over tli«- «-x<>f a!J tliat i» latent and Imi-t in motor engineering. If yon requin* a car that you can ab'olu<«dy dc|»'lid UJX'H. in any and <ll . in« r gcncitn. for all aiui any "f work, town work, ruuntry work, <ir r:u in}; a c.ir whu'h. in inau-ri t!. and ion*wruetii'tio. l*-t« T tn< tr:unijiii aut-. wlt<rv i.th*r< have faded. tr»>in :!»•- I nrVf-rx- N'-xts that human iiigi-nuity ran d««VHH that car !»•- -i Arrange for a *.ii.d run and iWidr f»r youm-df an t.» tii<- :i». rit« of tli- far f lined l>e I)i'-n. Oil" of tJiP taany adv.uit.ii," * —-» i>r< d ii_V l»r>rr.tr(j «,r lUioo (iWIKT» It tin- f.odi'.y for «N.-onoiniral, cfiii w li!. and « *(»edi! inisr* n.'paniw at our new g.irag»\ in i''id Hank wh«r»' a <ar t-m !>•■ nvid«* r*jiial t*> r-*' nia! t«-r how loudly damaged. . . Woodo' Oreat Peppermint Core for Coughs and Colds acrer faili. 1* M ud 8» 6d...

The ■Timaru' High Schools will re-open for- another term on Tuesday morning. A concert in aid of the library funds will be held in the Pareora. East Hall on Friday evening.: ' ,

Dr. Burns has taken over the practice of Dr. Bowe in Timaru, and may now l>e -consulted. "

The annual meeting :6f the" Timaru Tennis Club will be held at tJie pavilion on Friday afternoon next, at 5 o'clock.

The members of the Fairlie Gun Club are : reminded ."f a meeting to be held in' the Gladstone Hotel on Monday evening. ' -**

Yesterday morning the caretaker of the Athletic grounds gathered up -about a bariow load of pieces of board wlr.eh hockey patrons had used on Thursday to stand upon to keep out of the mud and water. ■ A convenience which many frequenters of the Arcade will appreciate is tlie erection of a couple of posts at- the Sophia street end, the object being to keep vehicular trafie out of tliis thoroughfare.

The Dominion Day medals, which the Government are providing for distribution among r school are available: also fdr children attending private schools. Application for the medals must-, be made to the: Education .Office, Timaru. . . '

The Timaru Port Guards have disposed of the cutter which they have owned for so many years, Mr Nalder being the purchaser.- The cutter has been carefully looked after and it is Mr Nalder's intention to fit it with a 20h;p. Siddeley motor and; perhaps, use the cutter for excursion trips. : .

I An Albury farmer who holrs a very ■ prime line of potatoes, some time ago re- | fused £4 5s per ton for them, on trucks at Albury.- To-day -he is offering them ' at £3 15s, and -is unable to find a buyer. ! The 10s per ton drop does not- represent all the sacrifice -he -has to make as since the £4 Es effer he has: had to pick them I all i over and there is. always, a certain amount of losss in doing this. », In commemoratibn of the Jubilee of his Holiness Pope Pius X:, which iook: place published this week a special-Papal Jubilee - Number. In- addition to the usual selection of news, there is a. supplement containing a " Song -for the -Pope. 4by-tbe P.Murray. D.D>."St. Patects Collew' Maynooih" Ireland), and.-an. interesting} account of the life and work «f the Hoi* There-are also sixteen pages of excellent reproductions of photographs of bis ; Holiness and His relatives and of eccje«astical other-buildings in; Venice Xnd Rome.- Pius X. entered the pries'- j hood on September 18th, 1858.: ; \A Ttfessrs Rogers and Hopkiris have taken over the Timaru business of Turnbull and Jones, elect real engineers, and, as is notified? elsewhere they intend to open on Monday as electrical, mechanical and motor (engineers, Mr Rogers wias formerly with InglLs Bros., motor engineers, of • Christchurch, and his partner is a fully qualified electrician, and the two hope that, by faithful workmanshp. and by stocking a large and varied stock!of electrical and motor accessories to work up a gpod connection in Timaru. . They are .prepared to undertake all kinds of repairing work and to instal electric lighting systems. V Mr Leeming is making good progress with his tunnelling contract in connection with the underground drainage works-at Maori . Hill. The work was Wtarfed. opposite Mr J. Mundell's; plac<> • where the tunnel has been .taken down & depth of 12ffci 7in. , It is to extend 5$ . chains to the .north of the starting po-nt as far as the -end of White street. Just opposite the find of Campbell street it wfll .be 15ft. below the level of the-road. This metliod of doing the work is much less mconvenient to traffic than . tearing the street open. No difficulty is experienced in cutting through the but occasion-. ally) a mass of roots as ihuge tree, iv "met with as deep down as/twelve and thirteen feet.

Sir W. J. Steward asked theFosTmasterGeneral on Wednesday whether* he would accede to the request preferred; by deputation at Waimate and in petitions forwarded to the Department by (1) extending .the second delivery in the borough to the same limits as tlw .early morning delivery: (2) by including in one or both deliveries tlie area known as Waimate East, and which includes Copeland's Paddock? Sir Joseph Ward said that consideration of the extension of the second delivery had been deferred until it be «een whethe'r any alteration is made in the running of the express trains in the South Island on the ojiening of tlie Main Trunk railwav line. To extend the delivery to Waimate East would involve a round of from eight to ten miles a day, to serve about sixteen houses. Under these circumstances a delivery was not warranted.

The pupils of Mr MePhail's dancing clauses, assisted by a number of friends, gave a most, enjoyable entertainment in the Tublic xiall, ■St. Andrew's, on Thursday evening. There was a very large attendance, and Mr George Lyall acted as chairman. The prize winners in th« various contests wens as follows: —Girls Highland iling ikt division). May Mateer 1, Dolly Stevenson 2; 2nd division—Doris Wilson" 1, Flora Milne and Winnie Morgan (equal) 2: boys' fling— Gus. Xichollft 1, W. Buras 2; sailors' hornpipe—G. Nicholls 1, Geo. Emery 2. Besides those already-mentioned the following contributed "vocal and instrumental .sflec'ioiw: —Mesdatntii Barns, Morgan, and Johnston, Mi&ses Muuro and Miss Ougu*s Messrs T. Smith, Stuthridge, B. Munro, Grant, A. Munro, Whit*, and Wotton. The concluding item was a grand Highland reel, danced by Mis&es Matet-r and Stevenson, and Messrs Munro and MePhail.

In reply to S'ir William Seward, Mr Hall-Jones stated that the representations in.-ulo respecting the necewdty for improve! train facilities <n the Fairlia Branch had received the most careful considerateon, and tli" return* of busmen kept indicated that. th»' additional tri weekly train services had not paid. During the busiest p.-irt of the year the paw-enger revenue ; av*.-rag«d £7 f>s. 4d for the double run, which w.th much Ik low the actual cos: of running tiie t radix. Taking ti*» total business on the Fairlie Branch for the whole year. it did little more than pay for 4 h<>" train-facilities now hupplUd, and until such tiuH! w the traffic inm-av** to an extent Mifiic ont t--> warrant the provision of additional trains he could not authorise tiie exj>en*<? of running those M-rvitv.s to 1>" incurred. Thoso imervsted might, however, rest, rtwnmd that it would a fiord him grea - . pleasure to give the mat:<T further consideration whcncVt-r th<* incrcised brines* will justify the addi tioiial services, lxing laid on. The i«al which has l>eeti >*> n from t me to time in the harbour and 'die bay for nunc dayt. past, added to the «-vidi-nrt-s of it* apparent tameness by sheping on the d< rk of the dredge Taw wha on Thursday night, It ca«dy r»acin-d tho low lying aftrr dtsk. w i'■ *'.cn to do hi uixiu: fi.iQ p.m., .'mi >V w■>- !>rr»' y.-itrday morning wit-n the crew «enf down u« work. H was" I'i' H a.'d'o-p, and on lwUliC disturbed w. ke Up. U«kcd about '.<> ~V what tune ■•£ «:i-.. .in d nm-Oy Uoj-p.-d Hit it the MM'cr. It v»s!*»i the Taltiwha ap-nii v.f.Srd.iy n«>rwng. and g»t on Inwrd. tiilt orH<- -UA.-p'—i :i huit th II iiiuhi not be allowed to «'ar. CapUm Wiirt-« j.nr St* at, 8 i.r 9 i«e?, othrr* a.id -i f'»o! or two. The former notnod that the imtnal ha* a long r«-»-« fit wound «li it-J bark. l! «« h"l* d" that, thsr. in

jury t*. nu-: u» l» v of .mv 'lini.irti <>r witi? of whom" hriVf allured |>»;nn?iv«- t<» c,vptvr.im> thf;r situation, i" the extent j «.f Mi|r *.lh* mtwtnt stfvl j vif-itor wi'-h n»rk*.

■ Mr W, H. Williams, who is contesting the Geraldine seat at the forthcoming election, desires tlo state that he is .standing, as a supporter of the present Government as. far as it is in the interests of the Dominion.

Train arrangements for the Geraldine races at. Orari on Thursday and Friday, and lor Dominion Day, are notified in this issue.

• The chief postmaster has been advised that by direction of the Department of Internal Affairs flags are to be flown from all Government buildings- in this district, which aire also to be dressed with all available bunting on Saturday, next, Dominion I)av.

Wlien yesterday morning broke bright and sonny it was observed that the mountains had again become covered' with a thick fall; of snow. The last fall hal almost disappeared, except right on the top of, the ranges, but. the. fresh accumulation wilt makevthe hills useless for depasturing,purposes for some tome yet. An entertainment which promises to be of exceptional merit, by reason of the work put-into the preparation, will be held in the Theatre .RovaL on Thursday evening next. The : programme will be given by:the boys ofithe Marist Brothers School, and a well filled house is anticipated. In conversation with a " Herald" reporter ' yesterday, an expert in earth work said he was quite sure that if the Borough Council decided to. let the remainder of the underground drainage work under the; co-operative principle it would -be the means of saving several thousand pounds for the 'nitepayers, and in addition it would be a great, benefit to the working men of Timaru. A meeting of members of School Committees .aiid<" others interested in the proposed Barclay memorial scholarship, will be held in tlie Sophia street Hall this afternoon atr 2.30 p.m., for the-purpose of organising' the movement. -It is hoped t hat -there -will be a good' attendance of others than committeemen, as the attainment of tlie object in view will require a wide interest to be manifested in it. The usual weekly meeting of the Lifeboat Lodge,' No. 101, LO.G.T., was held last evening, the C.T. Bro. Muchmore. presiding over a large attendance of Members. - A sister was re-admitted byclearance. In view of the visit of H.M.S. Encounter,>the secretary was instructed to ! write to the lodge on board, asking if it i would be for them to give an entertainment while in Timaru. A let- i ter was read from tlie -Social Committee i V;f the Orange Order, thanking the Lodge for the loan of their piano on the occasion of % benefit- social. I"he programme for the evening-took tlie form of "Trial by Judge and Jury : Breach of Promise," and; created-'hearty latughter, Sister Walker acting ns plaintiff, fo# whom Bro. Toye appeared, while Bro. Muchmore was represented by Bro. Wheeler." -Bro. J. T. Ellis made a 'first-class judge. Tlie case having been well fought out, and after the .summing up of the judge, the jury retired, and returned .with a verdict for plaintiff. A veiy hearty-vote of thanks was accorded to those who had conducted ■the case, after which the meeting closed in the usual manner at, 9.50.

SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVERTISE--4 - MENTS. Dalgety and Go.—Pleasant Point sale Monday, Washdyke Tuesday. Guinness and LeCrt-n —Sale at Pleasant Point Monday, Washdyke Tuesday, Geraldine Wednesday. / N.M» «nd A. Co.—Point sale Monday, Washdyke Tuesday, tkraldine Wednesday. G.F.C.A.—Stock sales, Point Monday, Washdyke Tuesday, Gefaldine Wednesady, St. Andrews Friday, sale cf country residence October 17th. Jonas and Co.—Sell poultry, produuee. fruit, etc., to-day. O'Callaghan and Co.—Sale of live stock, furniture, etc., to-day. _ . Main School—Garden*'- party " ©etch#? 22nd. ; Nora Dene Millinery—Hats of all sorts in stock. High Schools—Re-open on Tuesday. Estate late H. DuKind—Acoounte owing to lie paid. J. E. Iltid —One more week of boot, sale. Fairlie Gun Club —Meeting on Monday. ■ Theatre Royal—Marist- School concert on Thursday. Church services? Trinity, Chalmers, Salvation Army, Wesley. Trinity Tennis Club—Annual meeting on Monday, . Savage Chib—Wahino korero on Wednesday. G. Pearson—Large range of sw^-tos. N.Z. railways Train- arrangement®, races and Dominion day. Spring flower fihow—On Saturday next. Dr. Burn®—Taken Dr. Howe's practice. ledgers and Hopkins—Mechanical and electrical engineers. Provident Lif« Assurance Co.—-Want real live man. Webb and Kempt home Canterbury farms, Tunaru properties, for sale. Lost—Cream featht-r, reward. Education Board—Dominion day medals. Timaru Tennis Club—Annual inking on Friday. IVreora Ease Hall—Concert on Friday. Ti'iiiuka Presbyterian Church—Annual social BUj October. Star of Canterbury Lodge—A-ttend fon«*ral tomorrow. Funeral notices—By W. J. Lister. Waute<k—Fivft notictti.