TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13835, 22 February 1909, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Miss Eos a Harris lias been appointed to the position of assistant at Springbrook school, and Miss Ivy Foster has been selected l'or a similar position at Waitaki school.

The prospects of tlie oil well at New Plymouth seem to be improving. As a result of twenty-four hours' actual pumping since the tire occurred at tho petroleum works, about 12(j0 gallons of ; il have been obtained.

Mr J. Ashwell, Wangariui district n.anager of tho Mutual Life Insurance Association, lias been notified that he has been awarded the gold medal given by the amalgamated company for the largest volume of new business. The competition was open to all Australasia.

At Invercargill on Saturday a farmer named John Templeton, of Waimatuku, was committed lor trial on a charge of stealing fifty sheep belonging to a, neighbouring farmer, which lie is alleged to have sold at Gore, fifty miles away. Bail in the sum of. £2OO was allowed.

The Premier informed an Auckland deputation protesting against the handing over of the sinking funds to the Government under the Loans to Local Bodies Act that the scheme must )be accepted as a whole. He ctiuld not allow local bodies to choose whether .they would come under the Act. The dry weather has not lasted long yet, but it lias produced notable effects 011 the shingled streets in town, these having cut up under the traffic arid become very loose and dusty. The lawns at the Bay have lost the rich greenness they wore a few weeks ago, the new northern plot especially being quite brown. There were not many farmers in town on Saturday, most of tliem being too busy harvesting. Those who did coriie spoke with satisfaction of having liacl a. very fine week for the work ill hand. The bulk of the crop has now been cut and stacks are going up rapidly. The owner of a machine, who has been threshing for several farmers out of stook, stated that the results are rather patchv, some of the wheat not being filled 'to the tips, and a, good dealot the grain is thin, owing to its having been robbed by rust in the straw. Nevertheless there will be a good average.yield, and with the large aream crop there will he a big surplus to e*port this year. A telegram from Christchureh says that Canterbury's yield of wheat will be the heaviest for many years'. 11l Mid and North Canterbury, fifty bushels to the acre are common on medium land, and the best land shows a much higher average. Over all there will' bo an average of between 35 and 40 buslH els. Harvest operations were often interrupted by wet weather, , and not a few farmers threshed from the stok before the grain matured. Merchants are rejecting this wheat as not fit .for milling or export. Much of it has to . be exposed in bags in the paddocks,' maturity being secured by this means. 1 f stored in bags in a. granary, without weather drying in the paddock, it will degenerate rapidly. The harvest is so abundant that merchants and millers are holding off till the market indications become more pronounced.

The following are the names of the successful candidates from South Canterbury for Classes C and D of the teachers' certificate examinations, held in Januarv. Teachers' certificates will be issued to such of these as have produced satisfactory evidence of age, have passed the special medical examination prescribed, and have fulfilled tli * necessary conditions as to length of service and efficiency in teaching. Lists of the candidates who were partially successful are: in process of preparation:—Passed for Class C Erase r Burnett Barton, Amv Elizabeth Ei field, Wm. Orr Gilmour, Lorna Alice Hunt, Eliza Jane Sutherland, and Alfred Ernest Worry. Passed for Class D—Leslie Gordon Austin, Agnes Marion Buchanan, Elizabeth Alice Winch, Emma Frances Mailing, Phoebe Elsie Newton. C'uthhert Parr, Jessie Pelvin, Ann Margaret ProucV lock, and Henry Wm. Peeves. No South Canterbury names appear among those who qualified for B certificates.

"- The j training-ship Awokura has ; just completed'-painting and-overhaul on .the slip at Wellington, and ii preparing for another ■ cmise next week. About a dozen new boys have joined to refill the vacancies caused ■by t-ime-exjired cadets who have secured berths on various ressels.

The first of the penny railway timetables, containing the Aucklaud-Wel-lington through trip, is now on, issue. The table is not too carefully compiled, as it is confused with the\, running'of the Napier and New Plymouth lines at the close of the Auckland to ■ Wellington table. In the northwjrd table an apparent jump is made frcan Wellington to Palmerston, 87 mile's, hut-, this is correct for the through express. as it makes no stop that distance. as reference io the -WellingtonPalmerston table shows. The through, express stops at only about a dozen of nearlv 120 stations named for the local trains on the line. The runs scheduled from Wellington to AtickLiterary and Debating Society which has recently been in our midst-, meets in the ' P Street Hall this evening at 8 o cloth, for the purpose of arranging its pro'the fc - « the society starts its work for theses si on with an opening social next Mon dav makes it imperative that there should be a good attendance. The societv contemplates, if the attendance and" enthusiasm of its members wainnts it, inviting well-known lecturers from otner parts to visit Timaru and .rive lectures on subjects of mterest. "Sll vonng men —and old ones too tor ihnt matter-who have their ovemngs free would do well to jora this society, as tliev would find' the benefit to be d - rived from it invaluable as time rolls

on. -. - There have l.oon about BO applicants at the Tinmr.i Land Ojljce lor nimphlets of the Kauroo Hill settlement but a, only three cop.es were sent down., there has been a great deal of disappointment. More copies y a boon sent for. but it appears that there were not enough printed to go ro "™| the Land Offices wanting them. iins Settlement is 12 to 22 miles from Oamarii. its nearest ra.lwavstation being Maheno, 6 miles off. The area is 16 413 acres, and it has been dividec into 33 sections of various sizes, fron 74 to 3°4S acres, only three being over 10-10 acres. Ten of the 33 sections are IS Ww.nl laml the classed as agricultural. Applicants will Tie examined at Dunodm on *Sh and flth, and at Oamaru on March 10th. 11th and 12th, and will take place at Oamaru on the 13th. Mr W. H. Hamer, engineer to the Auckland Harbour Board, who has just returned from a visit to Europe and " Canada, presented to the Board a long report on his observations at 46 ports. He savs he found extensive miprov * ments'are being effected and enormous sirms of money being expended to meet the demands of modern shipping, to attract trade, and anticipate the tutnr , that, increase of trade follows poit improvement, and that the largos, al most efficient busmen is done where developments have kept ,f llr, V- t actiial present requirements transfer from ship to rail and versa is almost universal. Numerous instances of the use of reinforced concrete are cited. "There are, it is added, "examples almost everywhere of reinforced concrete work in piers, jetties, wharves, sheds, warehouses crovnes. sea-enibanknients. and general building work, bridges, etc . . ... Some constructions are wholly ot tins material. others are of timber or iron piles, or supoort with concrete deck, or concrete niles with timber or steel dock " On the n nest-ion of collisions i>. is stored: "There are several instances of collision with some of these jetties. Vessels have cut into both uilework and decking. "TJepftits 'liavtf hce" easily effected: timber structures would have been carried away. One iiniber ietty for 10,000 ton vessels is being replaced by reinforced concrete to prevent similir damage in future."

The annual meeting of the South Canterbury District Lodge, No. G, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Welcome Retreat Lodge room, Geraldine, on 'Hiursday last. There was a large attendance of representatives and members from the various lodges. The D.C.T., Bro. R. J. Lloyd, presided. Excellent year's reports were, submitted by the various officers, and on the splendid work accomplished by the lodges during the local option poll. The reports were unanimously , adopted, and the' officers complimented. The nomination and election of officers for the ensuing year evoked great interest, and resulted as follows: —D.C.T.. Bro. Hawkev; Dis. Conn. Bro. Peake; DSJW-, Bro. Lowrv; D.E.S., Bro. Wilkinson; D.V.T., Sis. Lloyd; Dis. Sec., Bro. Lloyd; Dis. Treas., Bro. Ellis; D. Chaplain, Sis. Lennie; D. liar.,' Bro. Claughton; D. Guard, Bro. Robinson; D. Sentinel, Bro. Muchmore- D.A.S., Sis. Greaves; D.D.M., Sis Maslin; P.D.C.T., Bro. Barr. Bros. Sutherland, and Hay were scrutineers The installation ceremony was carried out in an impressive manner liy the T).D.. Bro. Lloyd, ably assisted by Bro. Clauchton and Sutherland. The ballot for the election of representative to the Grand Lodge, to be held in Auckland nt Easter, resulted in Bro. V. S. Maslin lie in" returned. Tt was Decided to ask • the"G.C.T., Bro. D. C. Cameron. to break his journey 011 his way to the Grand Lodge meeting, for the purpose of conferring the Grand Lodge degree. -The next meeting is to be held at Timaru in Mav. The lodge was entertained hv the Welcome Retreat Lodge, the members of which dispensed a we - come supplv of refreshments, for which tliev received the heartiest thanks ot the" District Lodge. Hearty votes 01 thanks were passed to the scrutineers who conducted the election, and to the installing officers, for the way they carried out the installation ceremony, after which a most successful .ssion was brought to a close. I oil ma Fluor Cream makfs the skin soft, firm and cool. It is Nature s tonic for the complexion and the skin. Jars 2s Gd each. Local agent. L. 15. .Tames, chemist. All Icilma preparations in stock. ... We wish to draw the attention of our readers to a sale hill circulated with this morning's 'Herald.' Pouters boot Sale is the subject under notice. J«> error the following lines were not included in the sale bijl.—Ladies goloslies sizes 3, 7, and 8; usual price 4s, now Is fid- men's goloslier front, (footholds;, usual price 55.. Souter sale price Is 6d. Gent's tan willow calf Cookham boots, usual price 255, sale price 19s 6d. Sonter's Boot Sale now 0n... The manager of the Dresden informs the music-lovers that the famous "Broadwood Player Piano," for which the Dresden holds the sole agency for New Zealand, has arrived. This player is admitted by the leaders of the musical world to be the most perfect iiistruof its kind extant, and further So great <uW.nt.ge tl.nt it mav be used either as a player piano L an ordinary piano of the highest li nr l„ This combination, together ™ththe guarantee furnished by the world-famed name of "John Broadwood and Sons," places this instrument without question in the forefront of things musical to-day. Call and hear this wonderfid instrument, when the manager will be delighted to demonstrate to yon its marvellous powers. Anyone can play ,n 1" mmfltea.,,

Mr W. R. • McGrath, professional veterinary horse dentist, has put in a busy week in the. Albury district. This week he goes to Dunedin, and next week he will spend in the Cave 'district. At the meeting of the Waimate Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Committee on Saturday afternoon, •it was decided to recommend that.the annual ram fair he held on April Gtli, on the same lines as last vear.

An emergency meeting of St. John's Masonic Lodge will be held this evening in the Lodgeroom, Church street, for work in the second degree. The lodge will be tyled at 7.30 p.m. punctually. Visiting brethern are cordially invited.

. The Oamaru Woollen -Factory Company's annual picnic was held in Knottingly Park. Waimate, on Saturday. [About 000 made the journey, and W:iilaate's genial Mayor (Mr X. Francis), visited the Park and officially welcomed the visitors'. Sports of various kinds, the music of a brass band, and a saunter round the Park and borough, made ur> a pleasant day, and all seemed satisfied with their day's outing. A very large crowd assembled round about the band rotunda in Caroline Bay yesterday afternoon, to listen :to the concert given by the Garrison Baud, assisted by the Waimate Band. The visitors arrived in the morning, being conVeyed from Waimate in a large drag,,.after a very enjoyable drive from the Csonthern . township. The programme 'of music rendered at the concert was jn excellent one, and both bands may Live the satisfaction of knowing that- their efforts were appreciated to toe full by the numerous auditors.

The report oi tho sub-committee of the New Zealand Boxing Council, appointed to consids-r matters arising out ot' the conference, of local associations that- was held m Christ-church recently, has submitted its report to tlio Centre in Wellington. With a view to the establishment of an inter-schools championship, it urges that steps should be taken to induce the school authorities to add boxing to the branches of athletics already followed. This idea has been adopted in Christclmrch, where the pupils of Christ's College have carried out a. competition, and the pupils of the Boys' High School expect to do so this season. Those responsible for the arrangements in connection with the Easter bowling tournament at Oamaru. to be played on April 9th, 10th and 12th, have prppared a series of events that should meet with the approbation of bowling men. Trophies tn the value of £■'() will be given to the irinners, as well as sundry certificates. The committee ' have added a fourth • rink match, and this addition in no way interferes with the play, being . another section, made up of losers in previous rounds. The entries close for rinks on Monday, oth April, and for pairs on Friday the 9th, at 9 p.m. eaeli day. The draw takes place immediately on the closing of entries. •. The committee of the Timaru Floral and Horticultural Society met on Saturday evening, when there i"as a good attendance'of members and : Mr W. 6. Irwin presided. Correspondence inward and outward was read and. approved. The chairman referred to the near approach of the show, and reported that everything was going on very satisfactorily and it behoved every member-of the committee this week'to put forth his best endeavours to further the-show by getting new members and preparing for a large attendance, as it is the aim of the committee to makti this autumn show the greatest success that the society lias attained since its inception 38 years ago. The general public who attend will this year have ample room to move about and see all the exhibits with ease. Ladies are | specially asked to note that as there is ample room, the committee have . decided that each competitor in the table decoration competition will have a- separate table as in former years. 'All the judges have been appointed. Miss A. D. Rennie of Christclmrch will judge the Home Industries section and Miss B. N. Watt the children's exhibit of valuable grasses. The schools garden competition for the Hurdley Shield will be an exhibition in itself,- ant} , will be specially looked after by Mr Ritchings Grant, who is also in charge of tlie remaining children's exhibits. Twelve new members were elected. All final arrangements will be made next Satrv* day evening,. -when the committee will again meet, and exhibitors are also asked to note that entries will close with the secretary at 9 p.m. next Saturday. - I

800 MILES ON A TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLE.

Mr George Broadhead, the wellknown jeweller of Geraldine, has given 11s an interesting account of his recent trip south on his 1909 Imperial Triumph motor cycle. He covered a total mileage of 800 miles in 10 days. His trip can be followed per medium of liese ■ notes:

Feb. Ist. —Left Geraldine at 2 p.m., arriving Timaru 3, after a nice easy run,' left for Oamarti at 4.45, arriving at dusk. Feb. 2nd. —Left Oamaru for Dunedin at 11 a.m., arrived Palmerston South 1.15, left Palmerston South for Dunedin at 3.15. His remarks on this part of his journey are as follows: —After leaving Palmerston liill work began, the motor behaved splendidly up those hills, on two occasions I had to dismount in the middle of two of the steepest hills, owing to traffic. I had 110 difficulty in starting the motor up the steep incline, and the way she pulled was simply astounding. I arrived in Dunedin at 5.30 after a very pleasant ride. Feb. ,4th. —Left Dunedin 1.15 p.m. for Gore, arrived at Gore at 8.15, after a non-stop run.

Feb. sth. —Left Gore 4 p.m. for Invercargill, arriving there at 6.15, after a very wet ride, rain having started to fall after leaving Gore. Feb. 7th.—Left Gore for Lumsden at 10 a.m., after leaving Winton found roads very bad, arrived Lumsden 2.45 p.m. Feb. Btli. —Left for Kingston at 11. 45, arrived 4.40, left Kingston for Queenstown 5.15 p.m. From Kingston to Queenstown is 20 miles, and the journey occupied 2J hours. Feb." lOtli.—Left Queenstown for Cromwell at 9.15. On this run the roads were simply awful, and this part of the journey was very trying, and 1 arrived at 5 p.m., taking 8 hours to travel the 43 miles between these places. Feb. 11th. —Started 6 a.m. for Palmerston, distance 140 miles, arrived 4.40 p.m. Started little later for Oamaru, arriving 7.15. Total mileage for days run 178 miles. Feb. 12tli. —Left Oamaru at 9 for Geraldine, arriving home same afternoon. „„„ FINAL REMARKS.

I completed my journey without a single mishap. I cannot speak too highly of the trustfulness of my Triumph Motor Cycle. I was away 12 davs and was riding the motor for 10 days from the time I left Geraldine, until the time I returned. I did not get into a vehicle of any kind. I rode the motor everywhere I went. The distance travelled was 800 miles, and the cost of petrol was 12s 3d, lubricating oil 2s. The average distance that I travelled on one gallon of petrol would be about 115 miles. Adams. Ltd., Stafford st„ Timam...

The annual meeting of the Temuka Technical Association will be held., on Tuesday, 2nd March. The burgesses of Temuka are invited to keep next Thursday a whole holiday for the High School excursion to Oamanr. The Rollcston memorial column at the.post office corner, Temuka, suffered serious damage a few evenings ago from the vagaries of a. motor car, and is now dismantled for the purpose of effecting repairs. Grain merchants are steadfastly setting their face against • stook-threslnd grain. One- local merchant on Saturday was actually dodging put of the way of farmers with samples of stooktlireshcd wheat, so tired was he of refusing to buy the numerous samples offering. At a social gathering of the Temuka Fire Brigade, held on Thursday last, the Deputv-Mavor presented long service medals and bars to the following members' of the Brigade : — ; Firemen W. Blyth and L. "Wood, five years' service; Captain Henry, 24 years; Treasurer McSheeby Gentlemun, 35 veras; Lieutenant Sheen, 14 years; Secretary Hancox, 15 years; Fireman J. Barrett, 13 Years' service.

Waimate is said to have a swimmer who can cover 25 yards in about losec, so that the coming water sports may see a New Zealand record established: The sub-committee appointed to arrange the "water sports to be held at Waimate 011 Thursday next, have matters well forward. Outside competitors, together with, local entries, are expected to provide a very agreeable afternoon's sport. » Three Waimate ladies had an unpleasant Experience on the Timaru road near Waimate on Friday afternoon. The pony they were driving shied at some object 011 the road, and slewing right round sharply, emptied the trap. Fortunately the occupants came off fairly easily, one with a sprained wrist, the others with bruises, and the trap sustained a broken splashboard. " - The Lenten Pastoral of the Bishop of Christehureh (Dr. Grimes), read in the Catholic Churches throughout the diocese yesterday, dwelt exhaustively with the harmful effect upon the. community of reading immoral and improper literature. It exhorted the clergy and" laity to use every effort in their power to .discountenance the reading of trashy novels and yellowbacks, and also certain dailies, whose contents were far from uplifting to the minds of the people.

In connection with the election of a committee for tlie Geraldine licensing district for the ensuing three years, it is < understood that an effort is being made to arrange for the re-election of the old committee, and thus save the expense of\ an election, which means ahoi;t £l7O. As there is no important points at issue, it is hoped this will, be decided upon. The names of the old committee are Messrs J. Blyth. T. Buxton, J. Talbot, J. Opie and B. R. Macdonald; The latter is now in. the Ashburton electorate, and it is proposed to include Mr A. Morris, of Pleasant Point, in his stead.

; The .Minister of Education, seen at Wellington in ■ reference to a complaint from' Christchurcli regarding, the delays in the issue'■■ of ifree school " books, ; said that the • Department is not responsible for the delay or trouble. The Boards seemed' to. think that they .liad to pay. the ordinary retail prices, which was ' not at - all' necessary. When the Boards gained/experience - in the matter, not so mucli■•would'be'heard about the insufficiency -of the amount. If a child wished to take the books home it was fair that the parents should pay for the books. If necessary, the'fumigation of the hooks could easily be carried ,out. It has been ascertained .that the cost to the. taxpayers of the last election of a nieliiber for Gerakline was £593, exclusive of printing and advertising, which at a modest calculation may be set down at £IOO. In addition to this, there is the £IOO allowed the Candidates at the second ballot, niaking an approximate total of £793. Assuming this to be an index to the i-ost of elections where second ballots took place, and of which there were twenty-four, including the Thames, the crist to the Dominion can he roughly set down at .-£18,960. Of this amount £2400 would he for candidates as allowed by the Rec-onci Ballot Act. .One, gallon of the best table vinegar, prepared in one minute by using Baxter's Concentrated Vinegar ■ Essence. Used everywhere. Especially good for pickling purposes. Price Is l-d, ii om •T. Baxter, chemist, Timaru. ...

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 lor imparting these great essential points to tlie wearer. Science and skill have combined to render P.D. corsets absolutely unrivalled for durability; they will wear considerably longer than any other make. ...

Often people wonder how it is that owners of Darracq cars are so seldom troubled with mishaps, but 011 examining these cars thoroughly it will bo found that they have one-third less parts "than any other make of cars in existence. It is a recognised fact amongst all great authorities at Home that to anyone who wants a car for constant hard work, and also for cheapness of upkeep and reliability, the Darracq stands alone. Their ever repeated wins in Reliability Test all over the world testify to the above points. The new model, 14/16 li.p., which under test is actually 10 Brake h.p., although only landed a few weeks ago, is already considered by experts to be the quietest! and most flexible little family car in the colony. Anyone interested in the purchase of a •motor car should not decide until they 1 have had a run in one -of these little, cars,, tlje ,total weight of* wjiicli is." 15 cwt, ailcl ■whicij travels ai a;Kpeecf of-':4O miles an hour, besides being a wonderful' hill cliniber, and exceptionalK" economical in ;petrol. Darracqs' are also makiiig a. small pattern 4 cylinder 12/14 h.p., whitjh will be retailed at £350. The new pattern, De Dions, for which jre are also taking orders for indent, are the following 10/12 h.p. 4 ovlinder, 12/14 h.p. 4 cylinder, and 18 li.p. Further information and trials will be given on application at Messrs Skeates and Boekaert's garage, this firm being the sole New Zealand agents for both De Dion and Darracqs. ...

All merchants having goods or parcels requiring delivery should realise the advantage of getting us to handle their consignments from beginning to end—goods collected and shipped, dues paid, goods distributed, and charges collected —all done without trouble and worry to themselves. Try our system. you'll find it economical, labour-saving. —N.Z. Express Co. Offices throughout the Dominion...

Trade in the North Island is very quiet at the present time. Mr Souter, of Souter's shoe store has just returned from Wellington, where lie has been purchasing a large stock of boots from a wholesale warehouse. As trade in the north was so bad, he was able to purchase, first quality boots and shoos at a very low price. He cleared the warehouse out of the whole of AViclcerts and Oardiners makes of boots and shoes. This make is very well known in Timaru. The sale prices of this makers'' boots usually Ms, now 18s lid. Shoes usually 18s fid, now 14s. SoTitel-'s sale of boots. ...

A well-known farmer in ' the Temnka district recently refused £60,000 for his holding of 2000 acres. A number of private connections with the new underground sewers were made during the past week.'

At the Magistrate's Court-011 Saturday; the' .Stipendiary -Magistrate fined a statutory 'first offender 5s for being drunk iii a public place. The Registrar of Old Age Pensions would like to iind the present residence of a man 'named Win. E. Collins, late of Brown street, Timaru. .On Saturday last, Mr C. A. Wray, S.M., granted the renewal of a prohibition order for twelve months against, a Timarn resident on the application of his wife.

"If there was a little less red tape and a great deal more common sense the railway staff would be less restive and more contented than it is at 'the present time," was; a. remark made at the gathering of railway men on Saturday night. Though the line dry weather which we have lately been experiencing lias been precisely what was wanted' for the grain crops, it lias not had the best results upon root crops which provide the winter feed. . Turnips are now only just'"holding their own." ' That is to say they are not making any growth, except perhaps, in' the leaf;" the bulb i,4' not filling out.

-Mr Mathesoh, stationmnster at Timaru, when speaking ,at the presentation gathering in the Arcade Cafe on Saturday night, said that -many, years ago when lie first met Mr Graham, the. latter had given him sound advice. Mr Graham had said: "Don't ioin the-railway, but get on to the land." Mr Matheson said he recognised now that he had been foolish not to act upon this advice. ' A farmer in town on Saturday, mentioned in conversation with a ''.Herald" reporter, that red clover liad not been at all' well'fertilised in the early part of this season. Tliis he attributed to the fact, thai the scarcity of food for the bumble-bee during " the past two years had caused a shortage in the supply of these bees, but food being plentiful now', they had increased again, and the many young bees which had made their appearance, lately were now at work, and, the second crops of clover were being well fertilised. He had. noticed further; that the almost yellow bumble-bee • was a. much better worker than the darker one, the former getting up • earlier in the morning and remaining at- work later , in the even-

Mr Andrew Graham, . late stationmaster at Timaru, has had a varied career. He was brought up on the Nova Scotia fishing grounds, and he has ever since taken an interest iii' the fishing industry. As a lad, he recluced fishing to a science, and through practical investigation as to' the localities in Which "dfferent fish were to be- found it varying seasons of the year, and the feed which they most relished in their different quarters, lie was always successful with net and • line. - He. had found in New Zealand, that there, were fishermen who made *no study ■ whatever of their calling, but simply fished iii a haphazard way, knowing nothing, about the habits of "fish.' Fishing in such a manner could not produce the best'results. Since coming to the Dominion, more years ago. than lie cared to remember, lie has not engaged in fishing as a means of livelihood, but at one time lie .and his brother owned a little vessel in which . they used to carry timber along the coast of this island, and he is convinced from the fish"lie: used to' catch for: personal use, when on his little craft, that the fishing industry' could be very profitably carried out in the vicinity of Timaru. Mr Graham - first came to Timaru 40 years ago when; he .brought a load of timber to be used i$ the erection of. a ivoolshed for Captain Cain. He ani J 'or£d bis boat where the Westland Timber Company's buildings now stand. The Hon. .Dr Findlav, AttorneyGeneral, passed through Timaru by the first express from the, south on Saturday, having • come through from Dnnedin- —the home of his j'outh—where he had on the previous night attended the banquet which was tendered : to the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Railways. Speaking of the public officers who are to retire by reason of the age limit, Dr Findlay said in reply: to ai question by a "Herald " reporter, that although the Cabinet had decided that all persons in. the Government- service were to retire when they reached the age of 65 years, exceptions might possibly be made here and' there for a short time so that there would be no disorganisation of services, but the spirit of the decision would lie carried into effect. Three magistrates would be retired, one or two governors of gaols, aiid eight or nine warders. The retirements >vould mean promotion; wherever, possible, to those entitled to it through seniority and efficiency, in the several departments in which retirements' would be made. ' The actual date of the retirements had 1 not yet been decided, but it would be fixed by Cabinet at an early date. Referring to the deputation from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce which had waited' upon him with regard'to the New Zealand banking law, and the bankruptcy law, tlie Attorney-General said that he had been met by the imputation more particularly with'regard to debentures given by a company to secure past adviances followed by liquidation within four months,. '' The deputation was desirous that debentures so given should be treated the same as a bill of sale. He was considering these suggested amendments.

as well as other matters in connection with bankruptcy law and company law, and lie would, at an early date, submit his suggestions to Cabinet. Mr W. A. Kellow, Taranaki street, "Wellington, N.Z., writes: —"There is no question about it —Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is a fine one. I have used it several times, and it always gives me immediate relief. Not long ago one of my carters came home with a very severe attack of colic and diarrhoea, and. it only took two doses of Chamberdain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to fix him up in good shape. I never go away on a trip without a bottle of this medicine, for I find that change of water often .affects one. For sale everywhere. ...

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

N.M. and A. Co. —Lease of l.i.p. 265 acres for sale. R„ L. Fisher Farmers' agent, Timaru.

Board of Education—Require live teachers. Lodge of St. John—Meeting this evening. T. and J .Thomson —List of new deliveries. g H. Marriott —Commences drapery business in Penrose's, March 6th. J. Kennedy—Complimentary banquet. Ballantyne's —Price list of curtains, bedsteads and mattresses. Tate's dining rooms- —Warning. Floral Society—Entries close on Saturday. ' ' L. B. James—Stocks photographers' requirements. . For sale —Carrier's -horse and 'dray, quiet cow, two houses. To let—Shop in Empire buildings. Wanted to lease ■ — Seven-roomed house.