TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13838, 25 February 1909, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

I About 400 school children irom lxmuka. will journey to Oamnru by special train to-day, to hold a picnic at tho southern township. The Gerakline High School cricket match which was to have taken place to-day has been postponed till imthoi notice. , The. imports of dead meat into the United Kingdom last year !1 ( .°< l 983,485 tons, valued' at £41..,02.,000 .Of the total, one-fourth, was received from .British possessions. The last wool sale of the season was held at Christchnvch on Tuesday, when small catalogues totalling 1939 hales were offered. The attendance ot buyers was also smaller than usual, thev beinsr chiefly representatives of local industries,- factories, and fellmoiiKeries. The prices obtained were about on a par with those realised at other late sales, and with tho last one at Christ-church.

P»oyal arch masons are reminded that a regular'convocation of the Chapter of St. .Tohn will be held this cveninjr in thelodgeroom, Church street at 7.30. The business of the evening will he lectures and election of principals and officers. The usual cordial invitation is extended to visiting companions. The fixture on the Y.M.C.A Rambling Club's syllabus for to-day's outing is cycling to Opihi, but owing to the phase of the moon being unsuitable, it has been found necessary to postpone this for a week; and instead the ramble will take the form of a walk to Jack's Point lighthouse. Start from the rooms at 2.30 p.m. Those at ho heard the young Russian instrumentalists, Leo. Jan and Misehcl Cherniavski. when they visited Timaru, will be interested to learn that on thenreturn from the north, and prior to their departure for England, they will give one more performance m Timaru on Tuesday. March 16th. Their tour of New Zealand has been a success. At the" present time they are performing to crowded houses in Auckland. It must be very gratifying to Miss \mv Smith, as a teacher of singing, to hear that her brother ;(*hojrtudf J 5„„™» living, after «gs «?■'■: msm I^^ Wtto Ari.' magntolyOwin- to the quickness. rf foot »»» nwav'from its keeper and down the main street,. at a pacts The voun"- man sprinted atter tiie nf the at the back, and siiose ouentlv to clamber in over the back 2nd Sure the reins, before the horse got up a pace that would have rendered pursuit useless. , v •■ A. vouth, aged eight years. *ho had Wn'guiUy.of stealing four dozen pickle bottles from the shop of R ; Bovwe and Co.. was dealt with by Mr C. A. Wriv S.M.. in the Juvenile Court yesS. Evidence was given to show that the bottles were valued at 24s Vnd that the lad had sold them a fev. t, mo to Mrs Tate, but--when the fatter Covered where they had come from «he uent to Bowie and Co. and Sthem the shop retail price lor them The lad was committed to the Industrial School, two other children of the same family being already there Large sign posts have been erected «t either end of-the Waimate Gorge** tlie benefit < f drivers of horsed vehicles and automobiles. The notices draw attention to the by-law winch permits a horse-propelled vehicle to a - wavs take the "safe," i.e., the lull side of the road through the gorge, whether it is going away from, or comin«- into Waimate, letting the motor take the creek side. Of course the bylaw onlv applies to 'a horsed vehicle when meeting a motor; two horsed conveyances meeting will follow the ordinary rule of the road. Anvone present at the St. John Ambulance meeting in the Council Chambers last night could scarcely help heing struck by the sight of all the capacious arm chairs, usually wellfilled" bv portlv councillors, bearing the more attractive freight of the ladies that were present at the gathering. Perhaps the time is not far distant when the sight will not be such an unusual one; lady "Mayors" have already been elected in more than. one lioroiigli in England and' America, and from this innovation to a full council of the fair sex. does not, need a very great effort of the imagination. The London correspondent of the "New Zealand under

i. date January 15th:—The Hon. V. / Hall-Jones. New. Zealand's new High Commissioner in London, arrived in London last evening, accompanied by liis wife and three daughters. Al-

though he had a long and tiring day. « he rose at 3 o'clock in the morning to see the Lizard light, and travelled up to London hy train from Plymouth. He was looking extremely well when I saw him at the> Great Western Hotel in the evening. "We had a good passage in the Corinthic," he said, "and I am feeling quite well. I helieve I have at last shaken off the illness which hronght me here for change and rest some time'ago. It is a great relief to he free from the daily strain and stress of deputations, departmental work, -and political life. I feel very much hotter already." The High Commissioner was met at Plymouth hy Mr J. Augustine Mason, private secretary to the late High Commissioner, and Mr E. M. Hennaway, of the Hisrh Commissioner's DeDartment. Dr Collins and the Hon. Kathleen Plnnket, sister of the Governor of New Zealand, accompanied Mr Hall-Jones in the express to London. 'A well attended meeting, at which the Mayor presided, was held in the Borough Council Chambers last night, to make arrangements for the proposed ambulance Saturday.' The chairman said that, as they knew,' the- idea was

to try and set sufficient hinds together to purchase the necessary equipment. They had a St. John Ambulance Society of thirty men in Timaru, but after all they were not of much use

without proper equipment. The meeting would ask for lady volunteers for the collecting part of the business. It was intended to have about five stands in .the. town, and one each at Pareora ! and Smithfield, on Saturday, 27th of March. A committee, consisting of Messrs J. Hole, Trott, Kirk, and the secretary, was appointed to interview the various tea-room - proprietors with regard to the provision of tea for the collectors, and also to arrange for the use of chairs and tables at the various stands. The locations of the .stands will be the Melville corner, Grosvenor corner, Empire corner, Gabites' corner. Shepherd's corner, and the railway and wharf. Extra stations would be placed at Smithfield and Pareora if sufficient volunteers were forthcoming, and the western districts of the-- town and the factories would also be canvassed if possible, as it was suggested that sets of ambulance gear should be placed in the latter buildings in case of accident. The chairman said he would arrange for a central station and a cashier, to receive the contents of the collecting boxes at intervals. The results of the collecting would be posted on a board, so they could see at a glance what each collector had obtained. The headquarters of the St. John Society in Christchurch had kindly volunteered to provide boxes, sashes and badges. The business of receiving nominations was then proceeded with. It was stated that about 60 names would be required, so' that the collecting could be. done in shifts of four hours each. thus lightening the work. .Nomination papers were given out, and in a very short time 40 odd names had been handed in, and it was stated that very little difficulty would be experienced in getting the halance of the volunteers. A hearty vote of thanks was passed-to Mrs Gabites for going to Uunedin and getting a large amount of useful information, that had proved of the greatest help to the committee. Are vou sunburnt? Put on a little "Red Cross" Ointment. It relieves the smart, cures the burn. Boxes Is 6d. ...

Letters are lying at the post office for R. A. Bond, Timarn, from Queensland; for Jas. S. Keith, Timarn, from the "United Kingdom: for Arthur Moore, Timarn, from U.S.A.; and for W. H. Campbell, Temuka, from the United Kingdom. Mr C.-A. Wray, S.M., repeated at Court yesterday, it remark which ho made some time ago, namely, that in his opinion, power, should be given to train guards, to take any. liquor from persons who were seen with it in their possession on a train. ' The new D.I.C. premises at '• Christchurch, which replace those destroyed' in the big lire in February last, were opened for on Tuesday. A I picture of the-. Cashel street front, in the. ''Weekly Press,'' shows this to lie a , striking feature -of that thoroughfare, and the. description given of the interior shows, that , this corresponds with the exterior view. ' A local Board in Blenheim owed £'6o to a builder, who lives in an out-of-the-way place where there are no banks, and to suit his convenience sent .him the, £6Q in bank;notes in a registered letter. The letter was lost : by/ the wreck of: the Penguin, and the question is, who is to bear the loss of the money. The post office is-" not liable' for more than £2 when it loses a registered letter.

Some"; judgment summonses which were called on at Court yesterday, and in which adjournments were asked for and granted, caused' the Magistrate to remark that in all judgmeut summons cases the plaintiff should he in a position to prove, that the defendant was in a position to pay. He did not think such adjournments should be encouraged, as it was not right ; to keep people on tenter-hooks for an indefinite period. The manager of the.Timarn Dairy Companv states that u the original combined churn and butter worker seen in the Canadian court. at the last Christchiirch exhibition, is the one thev installed when they opened up business here some months ago. It was manufactured by C. Richardson and Co., St. Mary's. Ontario, and is believed to be the only combined churn and butter worker that will work up to its advertised capacity. Nail this to your memory.—That if rou want cartage of any description whatever done, the best people to do it are the New Zealand Express Companv. The company • supplies expresses, vans or lorries, together with experienced men, and anything, you want removed (no matter how bulky it is), the company can shift it. No delay, no bother.' Cost will be lowest possible. Remember name. N.Z. Express Company. Branches all towns. :.. The programme for the Mackenzie Collie Dog Club's trials, to be held at Burke's Pass on March 25th and 26th, is now being-circulated. -It iirovides four classes of trial, a district long pull; open long pull, hold, and yard; and district and open huntaway. The. prize monev scheduled totals £6O, and there is a list of about two dozen special prizes, including four gold and three silver medals. Entries-vfor the trials are due on March' 19th, with Mr W. Scott, secretary.

The magnitude of-the frozen meat trade of the Southern Hemisphere is well shown in the statement that at the end of 1908 there were no. less than 176 steamers engaged in it. Of these 54 trade to South America, 48 to Australia, 45 to New Zealand, and 29-to hoth Australasia and. South America. Their total cargo capacity is over 12 millions of 561b carcases. Besides these there were at that" date 14 more steamers fitf-ed. with refrigerating machinery, hut not at that time engaged in the trade, and the steamers fitted up exclusively for .carrying chilled beef from the T T nited States were also excluded. Of the. 48 Australian steamers only five, will hold .100,000 carcases, while 19 of the New Zealand traders will carry from 100,000 to 110.000; eleven of the South American boats carrv 100,000 to There are twenty-nine freezing works in Australia, with a daily freezing capacity of 58,150 sheep Vinci 1780 cattle: 25 in New Zealand with capacity for 70,500 sheen and 170 cattle per day: and 11 in South America able "to deal with 39.800 and 3650 cattle per day.

We can confidently recommend James' Concentrated Vinegar Essence. AH our customers tell us thai it is the best vinegar they have ever used. One small hottleful —easy to carry —makes one gallon of superior vinegar, either for table use or for pickling inmposcs. In bottles. Is Cd each "only, from Leonard B. James, chemist, Timaru. ...

SOO MILES ON A TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLE.

Mr George Broadhead, the wellknown jeweller of Geraldine, has 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 he followed per medium of hese notes:

Feb. Ist.—Left Geraldine at 2 p.m., iirriving Timaru 3, after a nice easy run, left for Oamaru at 4.45, arriving at .dusk..

Fob. 2nd.—Left Oamarn for Dunedin at 11 a.m., arrived Palmerston South 1.15, loft Palmerston South for Diin'odin at 3.15. His remarks on this part of his journey are as follows: —After leaving' Palmerston hill work began, the motor hehaved splendidly up those hills, nn two occasions 1 had to dismount in the middle of two of the steepest hills, owing to traffic. T had no 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 Tnve'rcargill, 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 had,-arrived Lumsden 2.45 P 'Feb. Bth Left for Kingston at Tl. 45 arrived 4.40, left Kingston for Qu'eenstown 5.15 p.m. From Kingston to Queenstown is 20 miles, and the journey occupied 2J hours. Feb lOHi.—Left Queenstown for -Cromwell at 9.15. On this run the roads were simply awfnl, and this part of the journev was very trying, and 1 arrived at 5 p.m., taking 8 hours to travel the 43 miles between these. P Feb G a.m. for Palmerston, distance 140 miles, arrived 440 pm. Started little later for Oamaru, arriving 7.15. Total mileage for days run 178 miles. Feb. 12th.—Left Oamarn at 0 for Geraldinc, arriving home same after- [ noon

FINAL RTCMARKS. I completed my journey without a. single mishap. I cannot speak too iiHily of the trustfulness of my Triumph Moior Cycle. I was away 12 rlavs and was riding the motor for 10 days from the time I left Gcraldino, 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 T travelled on one gallon of petrol would be about 11-5 miles. Adams, Ltd., Stafford St., Timarn

The camp of the. volunteers s for next Easter • has been' fixed.. The Coast Defence Force and High School Cadets. will be . stationed at and near the Lyttelton : forts; the other volunteer corps at Mount Somers. " Well, judging by my appearance this morning, I .suppose I must ho guilty," said an offender before the Court -yesterday, when asked how he pleaded, in reply to a charge of having been drunk on the train. "Stonewalling" was applied at Tuesday's sitting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board by advocates of the canal scheme, and the members spent four hours in a very lively discussion, of various matters, with "the Sumner Canal, to fall hack upon. The following is . Captain Edwin's weather forecast 'for' to-day:—"East-erly winds moderate to strong north of New Plymouth and Napier; northerly, probably strong soon, elsewhere. There are indications for rain in the southern districts." . Mr Hugo Friedlander, of Ashlnirton, was elected chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board on, Tuesday by eleven votes to seven, against Mr J. Richardson. * Each candidate voted. for his opponent. The election was on , a party ticket, canal or no canal, and the vote indicates that the no canal party have a good majority. The pictorial section of .yesterday's " Weekly Press " is a melancholy riie'in-' orial of the Penguin disaster, with a. budget of photographs of the. recovery of dead bodies and of the funeral pro---cession at Wellington, and portraits of some of the dead. Among the portraits is,that of Miss-Jessie Rennie of Winchester.

At a spot where the last spike was driven on the Main Trunk line, there has just been erected an obelise bearing the following inscription:—"This obelisk is erected on the spot where the. Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, P. 0., K.C.M:G., Premier of the drove the last spike of the North Islaikl Main Trunk Railway on-the 6th November, 1908. Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works and Railways." The pillar is 6ft. -high -and measures 4ft. at base; the lettering is black on a. white marble slab. The Ash burton Domain is a much bigger tiling for Ashburton than the several scattered things of the kind are to Timarn. The Borough Council last year expended £64S'upon the Domain, chiefly in various forms of'maintenance' of which the ratepayers found £337' the County Council ' £IOO, rents of sports grounds and reserves the remainder. Within the domain are swimming baths with sheds, three a.sphalt and eight grass tennis courts with pavilion, bowling green and pavilion, asphalt cycling track, cricket' ground,. croquet green, lakes, plantations, rosery, flower gardens, and meteorological station. A tall and apparently able-bodied man, between 35 and 40 years of age, made application for relief at Monday's meeting of the Otago Benevolent Trustees (says the "Otago Dailv Times"). In reply to questions he said he came out to Queensland. a few. months ago, then went to Victoria, and as he was suffering from heart disease he was recommended to come to* New .-Zealand. At Home he had.followed no particular calling, but had done clerical .work for a rich relative. On being asked as to the direction in which he desired relief, - the applicant stated that he wished'to go to Timarn, and the Trustees decided to give him a railway ticket to Tiniaru.

At the-annual meeting of the Lyfctelton Harbour Board on, Tuesday', the retiring chairman (Mr Lanrenson) said the tonnage handled at the port had not increased much of late years, and ,uivo years" ago -it was more than last year. . In fact, outside of . coal and timber, the-tonnage handled had not increased for twenty years past, and what increase there was did not imply need for more, berthage; but the increased draught of ships did require more dredging. The engineer in his report to the Board, stated that the number of vessels visiting the port last year was 1664, a little over two million tons. The tonnage of vessels entering had' increased 124 per cent, during the past ten years, and 250 per cent, in twenty years. "\V,e wish to draw the attention of our readers to a sab; bill circulated with this morning's "Herald." Souter's boot Sale is-the subject under notice. By error the following lines were not included in the sale bill.—Ladies goloshes sizes 3, 7, and 8; usual price 4s, now Is Od; men's golosher front, (footholds), usual price ss. Souter sale price Is 6<l. Gent's tan willow calf Cookham boots, usual price 255, sale price 19s 6d. Souter's.Boot SaTe 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, ha 9 arrived. This player is admitted by the leaders of the musical world to be the most perfect instrument of its kind extant, and further possesses the great advantage that it may bo 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 without question in the forefront of things musical to-day. Call and hear this wonderful instrument, when the manager will he delighted to demonstrate to you' its marvellous powers. Anyone can play it in 10 minntefl...

Distinctiveness of style, gracefulness and attractiveness of figure, combined with perfect freedom and comfort, is desired by every woman, and the I'.T). corset has a. .World-wide reputation for imparting these ;greab: essential points to the wearer;- .'Science '«ud, Skill' ha.ve combined to render P.'l);.-;Pf6ifsets.'.- -au"soTutely 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 ears 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/.IG h.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 have had a run in one of these little cars, the total weight of which is ].l cwt, and which travels at a speed of 40 miles an hour, besides-being a. wonderful hill climber, and exceptionally economical in rcetrol. Darrncqs are also making a small pattern 4 cylinder 12/14 h.p., which will be retailed at £3OO. The new pattern, De. Dions, for which we are also taking orders for indent, are the following:— 10/12 h.p. 4 cylinder, 12/14 h.p. 4 cylinder, and 18 h.p. Further information and trials will, he given on anplicntion at Messrs - Skeates and Boeknert's garage, this firm being the sole New Zealand agents for both De Dion and Dnrracqfl. ...

1 Ladies who know, prefer "Jlcd I Cross" Ointment to any oilier. It's so mild mid pure, nnd cures so speedily. (id. ...

Stock-owners round about the Hook district.will- not be sorry- to hear that a big yellow dog, whose.: character was alleged:to be not entirely, blameless in the matter of sheep worrying, has succumbed to the fatal fascinations of; a poisoned bait. ..■'''."'" .-.'< There is no"' cry "about unemployment in .;the Waiumte district; in fact, the grnmhling is entirely in the other direction, and many farmers are at their wits end to know how to obtain.: a sufficient- number of men. to enable them to, gather their, crops with the speed they desired;. '■'...:. ' ■ ;

One gallon of- the best tabid vmegar, prepared-: in orio -minute by using Baxter's Concentrated Vinegar Essence. Used everywhere. Especially g.'od-for. piekling~purposes. >'Price Ms Cd. nom J. Baxter, chemist, Timarn.-..-. :,',' ■ " All merchants 'haying'.'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 paicl, goods. distributed, and charges collected-rail done withouti tronble • aiid worry to; themselves. Try oiir ; system. You'll find;it economical: labours-saving. —N.Z. Express -Gov Offices throughout the Dominion...

■s Trade in the > Norths Island .is .very quiet at the present, time. ;Mr Souter, of: Souter.'s shoe store, has just returned from Wellington, where lie has hedn purchasing, a large' stock of - boots v from a wholesale warehouse. -As-trade in. the north was so had, he was : able: to purchase,; first quality boots : and jslibps ] 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- Tima'ru. The-'sale prices of •thismakers' boots ■" usually 255", now. 'lßs lid. Shoes usually l 18s- fid, now 14s. Sonter's sale .of (boot's,..-:..- t .'...-'■''■ SYNOPSIS' OF WEW ADVERTISE- . MENTS. . Morton and -Pearson—Sale of furniture on Saturday.:'.'r- "'"'" Jonas and Co.—Details of furniture sale March 4tli. ; C:F.C:i\..—Entries' : for ■;';:. Tattersall's Saturday,. Albiiry'sale Monday.,-. . Land sale, : N.M. rind A. Co. and Friedlander BtOs., on 6th March. '. ; N.Z.L. and; M.A, Co.—Small "grazing runs for salel , - ' Penrose's sale—Latest cutting . in drapery, and furnishings;:. J. Baxtei —1/ivor and kidney mixture. ; IliiUnn and Co.—rPopnlar up-tn-dnle ' hoolcs. ' ! Timarn Borough; ; Council—Tenders street formation. • Leyels' County Council—rTenders for supply of gravel. , . r [ ■ Timarn-, Tecli'nical; and. drain layers', examination'.. V.' Pastoral ;runs—Sale, at CQUi:thouse on Saturday. . " , D.l.C.—Largest stocks carpets and linoleums. • . • ..-','.'■. . • Chapter. of, St. coilvocation- this ovenine'- - . .Funeral—Bv C. H., Barrio.. ','. 'notices. ■.-'"•■