TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13837, 24 February 1909, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Wollingtou-Brindisi mail of •January 15th arrived in London on the 19th inst. The high spring tides have backed np sand and shingle across the drains at the west side of Carbline Bay "so-as to choke them and ponds of foul water are being made. These should be let} out without delay. , Mr Do Looze wishes us to state thaii the bulldog that was mentioned in a local in yesterday's issue could not be. the animal that' formerly, belonged to him, which has not left the farm in the country to which it was taken. The estate from which the sheep were recently stolen in the Mauawatu district, and for. which Herbert Bergstroom was sentenced to 18 months; imprisonment, is owned by the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, ex-Prime Minister, in the Imperial Parliament. Two young men from South Africa s Messrs Jervyne and Bryant, have arrived in Napier on a . walking tour, of the"<world, in pursuance of a wager of £IO,OOO to £IOO that they could not perforin this feat, earning their own living by the way. They are bound to enter each town and to leave it without money, and they have fx years to complete their left Capetown in June, 1907. Invercargill people have been growling at the increases made in their assessments by the Government Valuer. The Borough Council was appealed to, and the objectors got little sympathy from them. On Saturday a sale or sections in Esk and Don streets took place and the sale had an interesting beariii"- on the valuation question. Nino lots bought £3005 under the hammer, while the Government unimproved valuation on these is wlmj, eaves nu excess on valuation of £lo(K) over, the amount actually realised. It will be remembered that when the Kilties Band was at Temuka, a member of it named Scholes, hurt one of his knees while wrestling, so that he had to be removed to Dr Hayes, private hospital. Scholes afterwards went to the Nortii Island, but was discharged from the band, and representations went forth that he had been harshly treated. Mr T. P. Rower, manager of the Kilties Band, puts a rather different complex* ion on the position. He says that Scholes is a. well-to-do man; that whew he entered the hospital he stated that he had seven or eight pounds in hand, and the Kiltie in charge gave him four! more. The men afterwards sent Mm a purse of about ten pounds, and ha (the manager) sent him nine pounds. He then said he wanted to go home* and the men knowing his financial position, told him he must buy his own ticket. He holds three fine # properties in his home town in America, whicH bring him in a fine sum monthly. Ho also boasts of having a fat bank account. He stated that he only camel on this trip to see the world and havo' "a good time." The family of three; that are depending on him are making more money than he. was with the; band. He was only playing foiirtft cornet and drawing £3 per week and hotel expenses, which cost about £3 10s per week. Mr Mattice, of the Kilties, offered to lend Scholes the necessary amount to go home, but he refused the offer. Mr Scholes has no; necessity to presume on New Zealand" eharitv'says Mr Rower, so long as wo are in the country and he is prepared, to act squarely by us..

A suspension bridge over the Hutfc river at Lower Hntt opened on Saturday, is 360 ft. long, cost about £IBOO, or*£s per foot, and a 10-ton roller lias been taken over it.

. The supply of milk to the South Canterbury Dairy Company is keeping up well. " At the present time 15ewt of butter is being made per day at the factory, and last month the Company paid out £6OOO to milk suppliers. A general meeting of the Timaru Ladies' Golf Club was held yesterday, when Mrs Cotterill was unanimously elected captain and Miss L. McLaren lion', treasurer. Mrs Hill was elected to fill a vacancy on the committee.

Owing probably to the resent spell of hot sunnv weather, the grass paddocks to the north of Timaru are all looking verv brown and in some cases very bare. * Probably the farmers do not" wish for rain just at present, but even if it stopped harvesting operations for a time it would do a great deal of good so far as feed is concerned. \ rrood deal of wool is being put through the process of scouring at the Washdyke Wool Scouring Works and the drying paddocks are white all ovei "lh the cleansed wool that is spread drv There is a tremendous contrSt hT' colour, between .the dirty hrowTsnbstanee that goes m at one end™ the machine, and the pure white Soece and piece wool as ,t emerges V meeting of the committee recently formed* cSny out « *«*g£f So" at 8 o'clock this evening. A good at tenlance is hoped for and ladies especially are invited to attend. The "um ness of tho meeting is to fix a datcjor the collection, and make some prel.mmary arrangements. Two brake loads of trophies of the chase were brought into Featherston from Martinborougb recently. Ihe trophies consisted of the heads of dU wild goats. 10 boars. 5 stags, and one wild ram. All these heads were got bv Mr F. S. Steffan. tourist guide, acting under instructions from the Tourist Department. When the heads are mounted, it is the intention of the Department to distribute them among the various branches in Australia.

A representative of the " New Zealand Times" who visited two incoming steamers last Sunday found it impossible to obtain evidence from any of the immigrants that-they had been attracted to New Zealand by coulenr de rose representations from either «the Commissioner's office or the missions of shipping agencies. On the contrary, he discovered among the- immigrants men who had read the con*mnnications addressed to the British Press by Trades Councils in the Dominion, "pointing out " the true conditions prevailing," and thpse n*n franklv confessed to not believing the doleful picture that was presented to them. This is a complete reversal ot what wc have been led to suppose was the case. The view they take is that though conditions may occasionally be adverse in New Zealand, they cannot possibly:be as bad as they are at Home —hence their immigration.

The monthly meeting of the Winchester School Committee was held on Mondav evening. Present—Messrs J. Opje (in the chair), J- Boston, R. Maddren, and A. McDonald. Apologies were received for the absence of Messrs Wilks and Lyons. The headmaster reported a roll of B<, with an average of 77. Msis Geaney, the newlv-appointed pupil teacher (third year) had comenced her duties on February -\st, when the school reopened. One pupil. Donella McCaskill, had won an Education Board's junior scholarship. The thanks of the teachers were due to Messrs Wilks and Maddren for caring for the gardens and windmill during [the holidays. Free reading books had been received for the lower classes from the Education Board, and the pupils were being allowed to take them home at nights, so that the lessons might be prepared at home. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr T. Buxton M.P., for a donation to the prize i fund; to Mr J. Mclnnes, for a gift of paint for the windmill, and stand; to Mr A. McDonald, for a gift of lollies for picnic day. The secretary reported that the expenses for prizes and picnics had amounted to £9 Is. 8dAccounts (£2 0s 9d) were passed for payment. A holiday was granted for St". Patrick's Day. Messrs Maddren and Boston were appointed a visiting ( committee. The request of the master for improvements to the residence was ordered to be forwarded to the Education Board.

800 MILES ON A TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLE.

Mr George Broadhead, the wellknown jeweller of Geraldine, Las given us 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 rhese notes: Feb Ist.—Left Geraldine at .2 p.m., driving Timaru 3, after a nice easy run, left for Oamaru at 4.45, arriving at dusk. _ ~ Feb. 2nd. —Left Oamarn for Dnnedin 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 hill work began, the motor behaved splendidly up those hills on two occasions T had to dismount in the middle of two of the steepest bills, owing to traffic. I had no difficulty in starting the motor up | the steep incline, and the way she pulled was simply astounding. I arrived in Dnnedin at 5.30 after a very pleasant ride. Feb. 4th.—Left Dnnedin 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 Invcrcargill, 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 2.40 p.m. Feb. Bth.—Left for Kingston at 11. 45, arrived 4.40, loft Kingston for Queenstown 5.15 p.m. From Kingston to Qnconstown ; s 20 miles, and the jonrney occupied 2i hours. Feb." lOMi.—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 P 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. 12th. —Left Oamaru at 9 for Geraldine, arriving home same aftern°°Q' FINAL REMARKS. I completed my journey, without a single mishap. I cannot speak too highly of the trustfulness of my Jniimph Motor Cycle. I- was away 12 davs and was riding the motor for 10 daVs from the time I left Geraldine, until the time I returned. I did not E et 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 "« The average distance tliat 1 travelled on one gallon of petrol would bo about 115 miles. . Adams, Ltd., Stafford st., Timarn...

In another column Mr S. Mcßridc thanks the Government Accident Insurance Department i'or the prompt settlement of a claim made upon it. The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for to-day:—'• Southerly winds, moderate to strong, north of Hokitika and Lyttelton ; -strong noi - - tlieily winds probable with a falling baroaieter elsewhere. There are iiidicatio>s for rain in the southernmost districts.'

One of the most patchy crops in the district is to be seen just past the Washdyke. It is ari oat crop and fully a quarter of the area sown down has been left standing, as it was obviously not worth while to take the binder over it. A little further on, on the same side can be seen a paddock of wheat, aimost as bad. Mr W. J. Courtier, Government fruit inspector, win has been in Ashburton for a few dajs for the purpose of inspecting orchards, says the presence of the codlin moth is still a matter for regret. He Iris given notice to certain orchardists that they must proceed further with adopting preventative measures to cope with fruit pests and diseases.

Mr G. J. Sealey, proprietor of tho South End nursery, has a pretty picture of bloom in lis extensive garden at the present time, all kinds of flowers being now ijt their best. In one of his glasshouses he lias a very fine collection of begonias, which for variety and richness of colouring, would be hard to beat, They make a veritable colour feast, and are worth going a long way to set.

The Educational Institute resumes its meetings next Saturday. . Those who are present will hear reports from the delegates that attended the recent annual meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute, and then the latest news about superannuation will be discussed. It is also proposed to draw. up. if possible, a workable and efficient • scheme of term examination marks and reports. The meeting will be held in the Glasgow tea rooms at 11.15 a.m.

Some of the oats crops are yielding very well. From 36 acres of Garton oats nea,r Orari, 70 bushels to the acre were threshed. One of the- largest farmers ' on the Kakahu' reports an average yield of 60 bushels o. oats, and this in spite of some damage done by caterpillars. This is the best return he has ever got in his long experience of farming in that district. Mr' Jess, Smith's mill has been V.ookthreshing some Garton oats on Hnhnington farm, and in eleven hours one day nearly 2400 bushels were put through, and on another day nearly bushels wore threshed. These are big tallies for stook-threshing. Constable Collins, who is in charge of the Pleasant Point station, is alleged to have been "assaulted on Aloiday" night, when he sustained som? rather Severe injuries about the face. The constable had a warrant for the arrest of a man, in default of the latter?£ compliance with an order against hinv-for the payment of certain maintenance money. The man is not unacquainted with the art of boxing, having figured at some of the local contests, and when Constable Collins presented the warrant, is said to have resisted arrest, arid attacked the officer of the law. The. constable had to defend himself, and an exchange of blows followed, the skirmish ending by the constable letting his man go, as he saw there was no possibility of effecting the arrest single-handed, and moreover,- he knew that the man was well known, and could be easily ar-' rested. Though a number of men witnessed the occurrence, none of them assisted the constable, though he asked for assistance. The hotel proprietor, who was behind the bar at the time, jumped over, and was about- to help the . constable when a mate of the obstreperous one stepped forward and said that if the constable was assisted he would assist his mate. Rather than be mixed up in what then promised to be a free fight, the publican withdrew his intended assistance, and the skirmish ended shortly afterwards. !■ The man who was wanted, together with his mate, were arrested yesterday morning by Detective Fitzgerald and Constable Maclean, at the Washdyke Hotel, and were brought to the police station and lodged in the cells. They will appear before the Magistrate this morning. We wish to draw the attention of our readers to a sale bill circulated with this morning's "Herald." Soutor's boot Sale is the subject under notice. By error the following lines were not included in the sale biJl. —Ladies goloshes sizes 3, 7, and 8; usual price 4s, now Is I 6d; men's golosher front, (footholds), usual price ss ; Souter sale price Is 6d. Gent's tan willow calf Cookham boots, usual price 2os, sale price 19s 6d. Souter'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 ho the most perfect instrument of its kin! extant, and further possesses the gi at advantage that it may he used either as a player piano, or as an ordinary piano of the highest grade. This combination, together with the guarantee furnished by the world-famed name of "John Broadwood and Sons," places this instrument withont question in the forefront of things musieal to-day. Call and hear this wonderful instrument, when the manager will be delighted, to demonstrate to you its marvellous powers. Anyono can piny it in 10 minutes...

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 havecombined 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 on examining these, cars thoroughly it will be 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 h.p., which under test is actually 16 Brake h.p., although only tended 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 th° purchase of a motor car should not decide until they have had a rim in on» of these little ears, the total weight of which is 15 cwt, and which travels at a speed of 40 mi es an hour, besides being a wonderful hill climber, and exceptionally economical in petrol. Darracqs are also making a small pattern 4 cylinder 12/14 h.p., which will be retailed at £350. The new pattern, De Dions, for which we are also taking orders for indent, are the following:— 10/12 h p. 4 cvlinder, 12/14 h.p. 4 cylinder, and 18 h.p. Further information and trials will be given on application at Messrs Skeates and Bockaert's garage, this firm being the sole ' New' Zealand agents for both De Dion nnd Darracqs. ...

The Manawatu A. and P. Association are showing an interest in the teaching of elementary agriculture in school; by making a 'liberal provision of prize:; for school exhibits at the national dairy show. Each school is to be allotted a "bay," Bft. frontage 4ft. deep 'and wall back.

Speaking against stook-thresheJ grain, an Ashburton merchant said: — •'We have thoroughly made up. our minds regarding thp purchase of it. Farmers have been spoken to personally on the matter, and reports of our intentions have been . published in thr> papers, so that they cannot plead ignorance on the, question."

The fact that Dairy Companies -will now. buy home separated cream is said to have greatly popularised, the dairying industry as it obviates the necessity for carting the milk to the factory, and this, in a good many cases, meant keeping a'horse specially for the work. The home separated cream need not be sent oftener than three times :i week to the factory, arid this greateV freedom has .resulted in a big addition to the ranks of dairy farmers, both in the North and the South Island. In the South Canterbury district a large number of home separators have lately been disposed of. On Thursday, March 4th, a, conference of those interested in the dairying business will be held in Lytteltoii, under the auspices of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand. During- the morning from 10 to 12 o'clock the grading of butter, and cheese will be carried out by the Government grader,- and at one o'clock a meeting will he held, and matters of interest, to the business discussed, more particularly the proposed dairy inspection regulations. Mr Cuddie, the Dairy Commissioner, and some members of his staff, will be in attendance,, and :;. large gathering is anticipated. A representative of the. firm of J. B. McEwan and Co., which has figured s:> prominently in* connection with dairying appliances, was in Timaru yesterday,, and in the course of conversation he stated, as evidence of the popularity of the " L-K-G "—Lawrence-Ken-nedy-Gillies—milking machine, that during the past two seasons, over 1000 of. them had been installed, and altogether about 1500 were now in use in New Zealand. This number of mar chines would milk 27,000 cows in one hour. He predicted that in the course of a few years hand-milking would be a thing of the past, and that the drudgery, so long associated with dairying, would be done away with. Dr Teichelmann, of Hokitika, has concluded his annual visit to the Southern Alps. Accompanied by Mr. Alex. Graham, after making the ascent ofMoitnt Moltke, the doctor crossed the range via Graham's Saddle to Canterbury on Saturday, February 6th. The trip from their camp to the waterholes on this side of the Ball Hut on : the Tasman Glacier occupie'd fourteen and a half hours. The next day the party went on to the Hermitage. After a few days' rest there they returned to Tasman Glacier, making the Malte Brun Hut their headquarters.- From there on Saturday, the 13th, they made the acsent of two virgin peaks in the divide between Canterbury '. and Westland—Mount Green, an interesting peak 9525 ft in height, and Mount Walter, a peak "in its neighbourhood, slightly higher. Both these peaks afforded magnificent views of the neighbouring mountains and the West Coast ranges and lakes. On the 14th tile' party returned to the Waihao from the Malte Brun Hut, the journey occupying about seventeen hours. Dr Teichelmann is enthusiastic in his admiration of the scenery, and holds that the Hon. T. Mackenzie should visit these parts in order to devise,a scheme for making them more accessible, and at' the same time" adopt a vigorous campaign for making known the superb grandeur of our scenic resorts.One gallon of the best table vinegar, prepared in one minute ny using Baxter's Concentrated Vinegar Essence. Used everywhere. Especially gr-od for pickling purposes. Price Is Oil. nom J. Baxter, chemist, Timaru. ... 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 J)ominion... 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 he lias 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 shoes at a very low price. He cleared the warehouse out of the whole of Wickerts and Gardiners makes of boots and shoes. This make is very well known in Timaru. The sale prices of this makers' boots usually 255, now I.Bs lid. Shoes usually 18s 6d, now 14s. Souter's sale of boots. ... Icilma Fluor Cream makes the skin soft, firm and cool. It is Nature's tonic for the complexion and the skin. Jars 2s Od each. Local agent, L. B. James,, chemist. All Icilma preparations in stock. ...

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

' N.M. and A. Co.—Stock sale at St. Andrews on Friday. Dalgety and Co. —Albnry slock sale on Monday. Tinwald —Large sale sheep . by N.M. and A. Co. 16th March. Guinness and LeCren—Houses In let, and for sale. St. John Ambulance —Meeting at, Council Chambers.

.S. Mcßride—Thanks to Government Insurance Department. El jjeslie -Orliefl —Produce. : farin for sale. S.C. -Educational Institute— Meeting on Saturday. T.A. and P.A- —Nominations tor committee' by Stli March. t Tvernohan, Mc'Cahon and Co. —Fish all way from Ardglass. H. 'H. Webb —Properties worth prompt enquiry. Caroline by Salvation Army Band. Wanteds—Five notices.