TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13726, 16 October 1908, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The name of the e*>cond prize winner in the e-adeis' bugle compel it ion, on .Wednesday, was W. Willers, of .-VshburtoiK not A. .Segar, of Timaitt. '''■ ■.Sir G. Cox. who has just returned from a visit to England, has puiohu.-'oel Of* business of the fruit shop at the corner of the Arcade opposite l'riest and Holdgate's. Tho dredge Tiniaru, which the Tintani Harbour Boai-d Bold to the £>tago Harbour Board, is said to be doing excellentwork at the southern port, -"■,■-■■-- ■' The Bant returns for tin- September quarter show a falling off in deposits amounting to £944,940. and advances show a decline of £193.456. During the last two years the Bank advanced at the* end of the September quart-i* have increased by £4.645,069. : The receipt-; from the public on account of the band contest, the treasurer (Mr .). E. Mttrdley) said yesterday, were about " £4BO, made up as follows: Garden party and theatre admissions, £6O-ls: refreshments at garden party, £29; quickstep, main gate and stands. £270 lCs;train passengers. at Is per head. £25 4s 6d: test selection, £45 8s 9d: programmer, £l6 16s; refund of guaranteeon'special train, £52. The report of the Pipe Band Contest at the Caledonian grounds on Wednesday did not give so much detail as in the case of the Brass Bands .and thus one of the most interesting points was not mentioned. This was that the South Canterbury Ripe Band Mas the only one on the. ground to step the* measmed"lQo. yards in the standard 120 paeen. mid only ou<* other, the Dominion Rami, came so nea* to the standard time of 6Ce-ec, each taking 60 1-5- sec. ::-.-

There, is now on view at : Mr W; Koel-. ingham's, a handsome escritoire.-, made- in , the establishment, which is* to be. -sent, ti> Miss Kowley, at- Christchurch, from committee, pupils and ex-pupils of WdV mutaiiai school, as V mark of'esteem and'j appreciation of her 24 yearo'"Avork in thatr school. The present represents the- gbtid feeling of a of parents and children, the subscriptions having',beeu limited to small sutns, in orcl<>i\ that ib might do so. „->; The station, platfornt" was well crowded yesterday at- the halts of ' the: with bandsmen and other holiday-makejH returning- home, and friends going down with them to see them off. ,Mr Wolf returned home by the 5.50 train, mid when asked how he had enjoyed the. coiiKtst..repeated Tvhat he had said the night before, that thougk-he had been kept very busy.' he had enjoyed it very much. The* bandßmen spoken io s?aid they had bad a very good time, .and had enjoyed themselves immensely. There had b'een, some of them said, some; grumbling about the tesu selection, not at the decwious, jjnt at fellow members, for making a mess of their parts. A sly grog selling case, heard at'TaiK"' luipeN yesterday, presented ii \mique. feature. The evidence showed that Sergeant Beat tie, of the local police, proceeded; to Utiku one Sunday night, and disguised with Jake whiskers and a, slouch hut,'applied;, for a botilo of beer at a sly grog shop. The seller warily asked who tin* would-be purchaser was. The. SVfgeanc replied "Joe Smith," and added thai he worked, at- a. mi 11..--.. The bottle- was then sold, aud tin? Sergeant removing the disguise: revealed hinmdf, and with polipe. , searched the house. Tin*' proprietor iyceived a sentence of a month's imprisonment on two charges,- but in reported to have- left for Australia. Another ■-.■ defendant, on a similar charge, was fined £lO, -. A strange example of the vagaries which sometimes occur in the postal system is recorded in the " Taranaki Herald!'" Aboutthe middle of July a letter'was posted at Auckland to a member nf the "Taranaki Herald" staff. At the >aine timo and place a " ISttdgct " of June 27, addressed to ;England.- was also -posted by another person. lly some 'chance- the letter became* concealed in the folds of the news- , paper and went Home. with it. The recipient, Mr A. W. 0. Collins, of " Kgmont," Leyionsione,' England, posied meletter back to its addre-ssce, aud with it sent a note pointing out- attother strnii({i» coincidence. The " Hudget " in which the letter was hidden,'he po'nts out. contained the following paragraph: "Mivs- - ing letters and post card* aie often traced by postal officials to the interior of newspapers, hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of miles away from their destination. In order to meet the trouble 'the. Australian State Deputes have proposed io the Commonwealth I'ostmaster-fJeneral a new regulation.'laying down certain- te."frictions with respect to the preparation of newspapers for the post." Mr Collins adds: "It would seem as if lh>s new--paper gia«ped the situation a>> well as iha letter simply to show how it is done." At the Magistrate's Court in Timnrn yesterday morning. (). Sundlwrn, fishmonger, was charged on the information of Inspector Kediiie. tl) with having worked his assistant, a young man, for &,■> bouts in cine week, and l2i with having failed to g ve hint the weekly half, hobilny. Mr Keddie <-aid the charge was laid under the Shop ami Shop Assistants Act, 190-1, tlatisc 6. sub-clause I'. of the consolidn*. d statutes. Defendant said that the boy could have had his half holiday if he had chosen to take ii. arid he .iiitld liavo got off early at night, but he lived with witness as one of the family :>nd had just wotked on of. his »wn ftv<will. The lad 'it i|ii<'Ktimi said his work, wlu'n lie. wjirkrd for Mr Suudhorii. was to go round with a iish tart four days in the week. He would have liked the half holiday but did not then know' that ho was entitled to it. It was partly his own fault that he had worked overtime-. Witness had had "a bit ofn ; row 1 " with Mr Sundhorn and this charge \nk 'the something' lie had said'in" a (it of temper." He »v«<i sorry it h.VI been brought as Mr Suhdlwrn had : lieeii ,-\ good IMs<t to h : m,-antl had'treoied him well. His Woiiihip fold defendant-, that he should have given tit*' : l>oV 'hfsi holiday. ami for failing to do mi ho would Ih> lln<'d £2 and costs i9m while on the other charge he would I*- lined 2Cu and co«!s i7*i. He seemed to have treated th« boy kindly in some way,, otherwise the penalty would have been more Severe.

A little forethought, mny anw yon no end of trouble. -Anyone who it u nilrt <o keep Chamberlain'a Colic, Cholex.t ami Dnirrhi-wa Hem«<ly nt hand known ihi* to be a fna. For s.ile everywhere... I'li.» flinch that, is in lb* wini. r, null whii-h cntiiintH-* through thr r;iU-« M.in<> ilir.'it or Inr.jj trouble, ami fthoulil ii"t be ii'uk'.-tt'il. Tin- onliimry coiiph iil.iliiin.- may M.olh.- thr throat, but it li.iH ii"t Ib<- jx.w. rlo he.il. Hrrownr i< m.i ir.mjil.-v, ,ini| a v. ,-oml ,-iti.irt: i« tilf.rc liable :<« lullou'. Yon ratmf.t (,'•'' * better niciliciiK- for <r*»«i»lj«* of thai ileieription than Ch.-iiiiln rtain'o Cough itemeily. Cliamh. iliiii)"» Cough !{■ tm<iy m an <*■ (fll'tit nu'.liritie for rill thro.it am! I«n<j trouble, (or it, nut only eooth.w IN- inita'ion, but i: !><;il» tbc nffectcl );;irt«. ami l>-.iv<* lli'-in in *u< h a luaithy < .uxiition, :1m! ill'- <l:ui(;er tif .1 f.eron<l .♦ill.li'k Ms rrmov'.'ii. l\.r *»!«• rvrryvrhrrc. ... Son-*, li'iniii ith-eri, *p<-*<lily rurnl with " ftcil i'i.»"»" Ointment, Hiuillxt »u4 U*l». 1. M »11 4-Jfri. ... til »'t\ ini«- tiling.* 0../»» i t . nn-rr i-trl»io th.ui tb.it M.-an.'.' H....(.i<1i.' fiJie i»i*»iiably nii.t. l,.*.|a. lo v li i* t.i.UleM.. «k»y to tak<\ an J ovrymic *boubl ke*ji il in bain!. ... Woiwhi' Coughl tod Cohll Uftl f»ill. U W uul % U„

*':,,-., . .-■<••-. " .. '- ■ Woodbury Domain" Board has had a>2=ion roller Jinadei of concrete in an iron casing. • Th« whole: ecs* wafi less than £JChOtber Domain Boan?s and CricketCiubs may find * useful bint in ths; . "The*following is Captain Edwin's fore-cast-up to 5 p-m. to-day:—"Southerly moderate t#. strong- winds northward of tbeiEasfc Cape, Taupo and Kawhia; westerly V moderate to 'strong theace to Xinkr; westerly- strong to gale thence EAtuhnrard, and probably with rain." '•"-The CanterbuTT Frozen Meat Company reopened their works at Pareora for a fortnight this month, in order to dtspefie of stock which farmers bad waiting to l>e killed. The works . bad previously been closed, down for the- season, and farmers found, the temporary reopening a great convenience. MrE- W. Christmas."" exhibition of pictures hras well patroni*d by a.great number of admiring art- lovers during the; two tkvvs »set apart for privai* view. The exhibition will be open to-day and tomorrow for public inspection. The picturwJwiil be offered at auction by Messrs Guinness and LeCren tomorrow, at 2 p.m. . Whilst a thunder and hail storm was raging in Gisborne a few days ago isays the Poverty Bay Herald). Mr Fred Bonrke. met with a. peculiar and painful accident. We hail just started earring the- d : nner for the- boarders of the Record Reign —ot»U when a flash of lightning came through the window, and. striking the- knife in ms hand, flashed np into his eye?, and Tendered: him stone blind for over an hour. Mr Alex. Scott, auctioneer to the National Mortgage- ami Agency Company, has receiveda- cable message from Mr >kFarlane, bis partner in the purchase- t for r*-sale> of an estate of 20.000 acivs in Xew South \?ab. sating that at an auction sal? held at Xarrabri on Wednesday Met, 17 out- of 22 farms submitted for eafcl were disposed of at prices about 55 per cent, in advance* of what the- vendois paid for it. Mr Scott is very well pleased with the sale. He has no particulars yet as to who the buyers are. but two or three" Xew Zealand farmeiß went to look at the land-prior to the eale. An Auckland paper staUe that a considerable amount of work yet remain, to be carried out on the central portion of the Main Trunk line before it will be read? to be taken over by the Railway Department. There » still a great deal of ballasting to be carried out, whilst in some of the cuttings there is also- much be done. The station buildings at Ohakuue and the extensions at Tanmaruhuia're proceeding. At the latter place the. station hat* lately been moved to th~ township side of the .line, and the convenience thus afforded has greatly,facilitated the working of the traffic. \ The Hon." W. Hall-Jones will shortly make a tour of: inspection of the line. Mr Elisor." of Winchester, writes as follows.. to a Christchureb paper:—As regards that consignment' of 500 cases of Californian apples in Dunedin, admittedly affected with codlin moth, the usual farce has been gone through. The consignees and selling brokers bluster and entreat, the Department vacillates, and eventually the consignment is admitted. .So far as'the-fruit is ..concerned the danger is as it*ia well known to growers that •the apple itself is only, so to epeak. tne primary .home of the larvae. After the fruit is picked, they bore out of the fruit, wheb accounts for* the two holes—-entry and exit—-and the chrysalis hides in any adjacent cover it" can find, especially in the slate of the caises. In turning over imported cases a small black moth, the ,ruo codlin moth, is often seen. I'am convinced that the present codlin moth epidemic in South Canterbury was entirely caused' by growers using imported cases. Consumers can hardly credit the loss this p*st has caused to growers. Five years ago I had not an infected tree, and now, if I did not continually spray and fight the pest, I should nor have any sound fruit from over 200 trees. If infected fruit is admitted, I ina'ntain that tv

should be repacked and the original rases burnt. :ThL« would minimis .the danger, and the few clean orchard* still left would have a chance of-escaping. Pale, nervous women with little strength and failing appetite are among those who receive the greatest benefit from Steam's Wine, the matchless tonic ami strength restorer. Try it... Trout fishers and tennis players will please not* Mr Tasker, Hardy7s agent for Tima*.. _j* just landed a fine aftortfient o£. Hardy's fishing tackle, including rod.*, reels, lines, casts, flies, phantoms, waders, gaff.*; fly books, etc. Also a line of Sbzenger's tennis racquets, including Doherty, K.0.M., Special Demon, Demon, fienshaw, etc. The new baits XI9CB-09) will be here in about a fortnight. . . . Mr A. W. Martin, sole controller of Dr J. A. \Sherman.'.* method of caring rupture without operation, will be in Timaru from the 20th to the 22nd October, and may ba conealtecl at the Empire Hotel. Sufferers will do well to call and investigate this method that hat cured so many cafes in New Zealand. Coa«ultations are free. Hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Send for two free booklets... Sometime ago, Mr Souter, of Souter's Eriflt Depot, cabled for souk- ladies dark tan glae* Gibson shoes, laced with wide tartan laces. These good* law now arrived ami -nr* displayed in Mr Souter's window. The styles an- quite new to Timaru. and we are snre that they will lie greatly admired and worn this season... A* most it th» tennis clubs are having their opening day this week, we 6iiticipate their needing th* 1908'9* b'Jaztnger tennis baits which are now on hand, ai?o racqoei.* and sets, with cycles to cocvey you thrt*. Premier Cyckw £lO 10s to £ls. Grant Bros., Phonograph and Cycle Depot... Eeznaa, bums, boik, icalds, cuts, or cracks cured quickly with "Bed Crew" ointment. 1« od eTeryTrherp. .. .

M«nVt and boys' clothing at readymon*y prices.—Tbeiw never has btvn in our Mox(- to fine a d*play of clothing as w* are s ehowin; now. The "tennis'' and "outing" gooifa are more norm-run*: the hat an<l rap ("trie* are Cn*r, and the ltoys* clothing « certainly low pricfd r-nough for *»en th«» thinnest pnnu\ Men'* al!-wi>ol t-oiiintai tvr*vd tmit*, thoroughly well mad>, with padded f-houlder.*, canva* front*!, hm of lining* and trimmings, and jwrfrtt fitting, at 32* 6.1. 3S>, 37s od, 4CV;. 4S». a, good range of |ottem*» in all tirr*. from 3 U» 7. tflon. - all-wool Xorf.dk wilt*. 13* 6.1. 1!h 6.1. 16* 6-1. 18* 6.1. Kov*. wanning blou.«<-*, f..r siunniT wear, only 2s M ♦a»-h. Uoy«' w-Jnhing hat«. Its eaeb. at Irwin'fi clothing >hop. Stafford next Ytt**»t'*.... Holi.hvr. f..r band tont.->t wh-l. Our r»tail »hop wilt l«* r!.*.rd Tn«.day. ;i[ 1 p.m.. and WVdmsday. at, 1 p.m. I If »bop will In* op»n Wednc-'day liK.miiv;. J. \V. Sinter. b.«»c importer.... 'Ih«» approaching f«*tivrtie» -♦v-'ntnaring daring band cnnt««t and idiow wccfcr. will can*** yon a lingering filing of regret withoot you vi.«if ISegga daily phono concerto in tb* Arcad«\... A CHALLKXr.K £IOOO FOK A CHAKITAHI.K IXSTITVTIOX. In xiew »f inwnuaiioeii ntad« by .n----t>rist«l rival* t*> tb* «-n*<vt that M>vi-r» Qnibvlt Unw'. »lat<rm»"nt< that Mr Ibtiiy Dndttiog'.« record pri..- ram ».» dipp>-d m their dip is untru<\ M.tM.. H ltr..*.. Ltd.. ar»- prepared !•• |»a_v £IOOO i>> ..uy .-turilabU- irwutotiou >n X»-w X-ulan-l tlxparth's nuking the irjiniuti'-n rrft-rred !•• car* t<» n.im>'. prmidi-d ~u.b parti** tin.!, r take l.» pay a similar <um if t!»-y f..d t.» e-<tabli.ib tbWr out .-ni ions. Th* off»r «. open for »m» mon:li fr«.tn th* dat* «f publication tlvr»<.f. JOH.V MACKKXZIK. Beprewntipg QuiWl Br"*., Ltd. ...

I The sender of a packet addressed j Major D. Lawson, "Victoria, ' Hospital, Itrt-hv. Southampton, England, is ie'«jne.>ted to call at the port, office-. While local authorities continue 10 expend large sums of money on the pnrelnv of heads and eggs of small birds, the results the Secretary for Agriculture, are almost' worthless, owing to the absence of systematic effort. ' The department proposes to introduce natural euemies. The Dunedin ''Star'* reports tha* slugs are unequally prevalent in the gardens about' the- city, and that they have appeared in gardens where they were- unknown before-. There is. of cours<*. no connection lierween. them, but another lowly form" of life is also unusually prevalent, in th:- uhape of whale feed .in the harbour. The Y.M.C.A. Rambling Clnb opened tht-ir season with a picnic on Labour Day. A large number of members and friends journeyed -by the early train to Winchester, and favoured with l>eautifnl weather spent a. most enjoyable ouring. The party returned by the evening train witn one regret—that the day was not longer. The club has opened under auspicious circumstances, and anticipates a Gnccessf.il season. The ramble nest Thursday wnl take the form of a. walk to the reservoir. On hoard ihe- Indravelli. now at i maru. there- are two interestincr specimens of the i-.mine breed, neither of which. however. is to.lv- landed in the-Dominion. Ona ui the visitors is » Canadian ele : gh-dog —in reality not a dog at all, hut a domesticated wolf. It has no wolfish tendencies, however, and. on the contrary, is playful to a marked degree, except where fowls are concerned, and towards them it *hows. a great antipathy. The other dog is a rros> between a Chinese dog and a .Canadian for.

The bones of th-* Okaiito big whale have arrived a. Cliristcbnrch. except >..e skull, which is still at Okarito. a nd one bone, 12fr long ami 3ft. wide, which could no: be found. A cable published a, - or two ago stated that a whale of greater length (97ft as. against 87ft) had been washed up on the cihore of Twofold Bay, X.S.W. The question has been raised whether the measurement-- was round the curve of, the body or not. If so the extra 10ft must be discounted, as the Okarito measure was a straight line. The bones will be handed to the museum authorities who will build a special house,, and eeS -up the skeleton in it. » A social of a very pleasant character was held fin the Assembly Roomu last night.-as a wind-up to the arduous lahonr* of those who were responsible for the successful 'running of the garden party at the. Band Contest last Tuesday. There was a good attendance at the social, at wh ; ch" the chief attraction was dancing. For this, capital luetic was supplied by Mrs Mayo's band, while Mr J. Ford proved an efficient M.C. An abundant supply of refreshments was provided by the present, each one taking a basket. Mrs F. C. Watson was the ■ prime mover in the gathering. Prior to the commencement of festivities, the Marine Band played through the ma-'n street" and up to the Assembly Rooms. ; Some queer contrivances are occasionally seen in rase by trotting men, but one which appeared in one of the trots at the Albury ryes surely "takes the bun." A youthful enthusiast who apparently though hu horse would trot better with something behind it, rigged up a little conveyance on which he sat. and drove it. The vehicle consisted of a pair of bicycle whee.'u held in place by very sparsely constructed framework of iron standards, while for shafts, a couple of willow poles were made to do duty. Xo- provision was made for springs, but- the driver appeared not to mind in the least, the jolting which he got, and he was rewarded by a cheer from the crowd as he finished up among the "also started."

Recently Superintendent O'lirien, of the Wellington Fire Brigade-, set some- 0/ hi; men to work to paint a patch of red on those telegraph poles which have attached to them an electric fire alarm to which attention is- d.iiired to l>e drawn. He was rang up by tlie secretary of the Wellington F.iinlers' Union, who said that in allowing his. men to paint the poles he was committing a breach of the award. Finally the secretary ar-ked h ; m if he intended to desist, and he replied that he certainly did not. Subsequently air O'Brien took the trouble of looking up the Act, and ascertained that the » ire Brigade, and any work in connection with its plaut wa» exempt ftonv any such restrict "nus ar. the union secretary would have imposed. Will yon allow your cough to g,-| the best of your Zymnle Trokrys stop ctiHgbs and strengthens the throat. Try them. They will please y0u.... • !«>lfers and others will be pleaded to learn that Souter's Boot Depot have on sale geutlemens brogues from Allan Bros., Edinburgh. Jus-x landed ex "Turakina" 1 case of men's tan brogue, shoes and boots, alto black brogue shoes. J. W. Souter, the live boot dealer. Sole agent- for Allan Bros, brogues for South Canterbury. Tlies l * boot* and shoes are ven- fashionable...

The li*>f jockey in tin- world cannot win a race unler« he rides a good liorse. The l*-*t player of a brass instrument lan not win unless lie plays on the be.-:-in.-truinent. If ther« was any proof required of the superiority nf the Hawke's bra>w instruments, the prvn?nt wititest atTimaru ha* supplied it. Out of twenty gold medals ottered by the contest- committee 16 wer»- won by players of Hawkf's iastrumeuts. Out of twenty silver medals olfereil by the contest, committee 16 were won by player* of Hawke's instruinrnts. In the Quickstep Competition the bands playing Hawke's were awarded first and second prizes, and in the T»»* Selection the bands playing Hawke's carried away first and focrth priz«<s. Moral: The be>»- players in the tome-* play Hawke'.j and thev can only he obtaine«l at the Dresden... Anglers, also tennis, croquet and cricket plav->rs, will find at Cullmann'B tiporta dV-pot the best selection of high grade niatenak and equipmeut f-.r tlie eujnyineut of tbeir outdoor pa6lime». We advi«e an early inspection of <iur gwuls by those who desire to possves the best equipment. Al! tennis and croquet materials are newly made for this sexson by Slaxenger and 6on. New »tock latest 1908 tennis balliTli*. cable news which arrived on Satuolav morning shows the motoring world that" th- Darfracq is the m<»>t pliable and one of the speediert motor cars in the universe. The Isle of Man ra.v js ! organised br the Iloyal Automobile Club i of EngLtnd'to test the car most suitable ! for ordinary touring pur|ioses, and the j cars used sre ordinary *i*ed stork cars. j and not «r>ecially built for racing pur- ! ixA«s. Certain dim-nsioiis were given for i the size of the eniriue. and as the«e were I 4 im-h-s for the diameter of each rylini der, the car had to be an 18 brake horse j power. The second and third cars w. re j Darracqs of the above size, and exactly I nimilar to two cars jwt landed, one for a j Timaru gentleman and the other for a I C'hri»tchurch lady. The first mentioned of I these two cars >» tw»w on view at our j Timaru garage. The shove result i» j m.wf ronviotng tint wlnn it cni-s to j ordinary t .t... k « «r-. and n.e ..iff. sji.-ci.illy i prepared 1,,r lacins j.urj».-e-«. th.- D.irlr*c.j lea.ii the world. Ue tale Uiis opj portunity of letting the motnri<t< of Timam atid surronnding diitri.-ts know that • ss we ure alu.ut to move into a new snd larger we hive a f-w «-ron<l j hand cars which we are prepared !o sell at ridifti'oii-'.y 1.-w figure*, in or.!-r 10 jnnfc-- n-iii f-.r In-.'- f!.i|-nvn!ii of n<-w ! pattern cars, whidi we hive arriving..

A special meeting of the Pleasant Point School Committee was held on Monday evening to settle .up the accounts of the bazaar. The treasurer reported the gross takings to lie £169 10s. and expenses £l9 9s, leaving a balance of £l5O. It was t decided to pull down the gorse fence, anil kink; £1 was- donated to the caretaker for extra work-in cleaning up the nehool after the bazaar. ?and. the caret'aker's salary was raised to- week. Fait* of Rattray street,-• TJnnediu. have been dressed with Xtuchatel asphalt. Reeentlv a lorry with :5-iT»ch. tyres, bearing a load of 20 tons-was•.hauled 1 by two miction engines • along Rattray -street, and made no impression on the asphalt.' *oe real bfarinv? surface- is the metal beneath the-asphalt, and ii may be tnipposed that the iar-asplialted streets of 'liluaru would bear such a ttsi cquallv well: ... ,-■ . " A .sj)ecial meeting of the Pleasant Point Town Board was held on-Tuesday evening, all the: members being-'present-,' «tcept Mr- F. Xelligan. who seirt; <m apology. The meeting was called-"to consider the estimate from the engineer f«r footpaths, kerbing and- channelling. After 'some disenpyion on the JuatTer*, it was decided on the motion of Messrs W. Halstead and Crawford to call for alternate tenders for forming of footpaths, and kt-rbing in wood or concrete, tenders to close on 26th. One of ■ natur's beauty spots is Switzerland, tlie land of ice and snow, whicli has been described by the poets '"The Mecca of the Alpine Climber." It is a wonderful country with its lruge snowcovered mountains, stately peaks, expansive glaciers and frozen lakes. It i<* hard to deseril>e by means of the pen this wonderful perfection of nature's handiwork and those who are desirioiii-> of seeing the magnificent- country in its entirity should do so by meaa>i of a trip through Switzerland on tin* electric railway. Unfortunately all cannot afford to go to the continent to make this trip, but on Monday, 19th October, at the Theatre Royal they will have an opportunity of partaking of a '"Trip through Switzerland" for the small sums of Is and 64. SYNOPSIS OF XEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C.F.C.A.—Entries for Tattereall'e tomorrow. Guinness and LeCreu—Sell-paintings tomorrow. Dunedin Labour Agency—Timaru branch Hay's buildings. Union Atwurance Co.—X.Z.L. and M.A. Co. accept risks. Art- exhibition—At- Sophia street Hall to-day and tomorrow. fterrie and Co.—Primest of meats at Premier butchery. Xora Dene 'millinery—Hats and bonnets for children, wants an assistant. T. and .1. Thomson—Will fill all orders; details to-morrow. Mr W. H. Williams—Notices of addresses to electors. Theatre Roval—Valentine's pictures on 19th in&t. R. Mahony—Stud notices of Deerstalker and Sychem. Shamrock Hotel—Wanlu a kitchenmaid. Wadsworth and Co. —Want to buy fresh «gg*. « " . Tate's fish mart—Villa residence to let. Lost—Two dogs, brooch, sheep dog; rewards. J. R. Brnitt and Co.—t'Sood little f.-irnto for eale. G. Crft.'e—Plants for the garden on sale. Coatinakecwaulecl—Apply to C.F.C.A. Wanteds—Four noiictt>.