TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13846, 6 March 1909, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Milton Borough Council litis solved to - abolish the ward system in. that'borough. The second reading of stations at'the Methodist Church Conference at AVcllington allotted Rev. C. Penny to AVaimate, instead °1 Kcv• T- AV. Nealc. Not many towns in . Now Zealand have adopted Saturday for the half holiday, and after trying Saturday for si., vear : Nel.ijpnj,is, to AVcducs-. day. The committee appointed to complete the celebration of the Jubilee of Soiith Canterbury by issuing to the old identities a souvenir invitation card, and publishing a historical sketch, met yesterdav afternoon, the Mayor presiding, and decided on. certain preliminary measures. - Does poultry-fanning pay: A Parliamentary return just to hand states that the four Government poultry farms cost, for the year 1907-8, £1493 more than the receipts came to, theso. being not much more than half tlio cost. The return does not state how much, if any, of the £3278 spent.was for establishing the farms.. A local in yesterday's issue stated that.'the prevalence of measles in Timarn was seriously affecting classes i't the various schools. This was too general a statement. Mr Valentine writes regarding the South SchoolQur. attendance is just now the highest we have ever had, and there is not a. caso of measles amongst our pupils."

A Parliamentary return ordered lust session and just printed,- shows that 9503 persons and companies wore assessed last year for income tux ou incomes of over £3OO. (Companies with less income tlian £3OO arc ,not included), though taxable. The total amount assessed was £10,1.81,000. Nearly four millions was totalled liy v 7051 cases between £2OO and £1000; and 907 cases between £IOOO and £2000,. aggregated £1,359,699. Of the remaining 635 cases, 101 incomes over CIO,OOO totalled £2,813,000. .The information has just been received that two members of the Tiniani division of the St. John Ambulance Hrigade have gained distinction by obtaining the highest percentages in their respective examinations in first aid to the injured, and are to receive medals in recognition of same Iroin tlio Association, in addition to the ordinary certificate. Their names are All red Geo. Foster, superintendent Timam division, and Private William John Harris, of the same division. As they are the only ones who have attained this distinction for the first year examination in the Dominion, great credit is due to them and to their instructor. Dr. Gabites, who so successful! v coached these classes.

The completion of the lighting arrangements in Mr Thomson's renovated premises w a.s made the occasion of a pleasant gathering last night. Mr Thomson, Mr Tnrnbull, the architect, Mr C. Fleck, supervisor for the Timaru Gas Company, and the heads of the various departments, were present, and alter refreshments had been partaken of, speeches appropriate to the occasion were made by the principals. The lighting of the new buildiijfc is excellent throughout, and the Gas Company are. to be congratulated on the splendid job they have made a rather complicated piece of work. The main shop is lit by six Humphrey standard arc lamps, the show room by three Humphrey cylinder lamps, and the men's department by two standard are lamps. The linoleum department lias two two-light pendant AVelsbneh, and the mantle show room has a similar installation. The total candlepower of the illumination downstairs, exclusive of the outside lamps, is 5000. "Upstairs the work rooms and four fitting rooms are lit with AVinn's burplights of TO candle-power each, whilst the tailoring rooms have the two-light jv'udaut Welsbach. The passages are illuminated with the ordinary ineandescents. The total candle-power ' lipstairs is 1260. Outside are five .Humphrey lamps, four parobolie and one ordinary, with a total candlepower of 2000.

The annual meeting of the South Canterbury Automobile • Association was to have been held in the Grosvenor Hotel .last night, but was postponed.

"In ten years time the merino sheep will be as rare as the white heron," is the prediction of Mr Robert Guthrie, who is of opinion that halfbred and three-quarter-bred sheep will take the place of the merino. The Black Forest run, which was disposed of lor a term of 21 years on Saturday last, was sold for half its value, says Mr Robert Guthrie, or Burke's Pass. He considers that at double tlie reut at which it was Jet. a man could, do ■well out of it. There is -now 110 grain to be seen standing, from the railway between Timaru and Fairlie, nor J, s t^lCLe any to be seen in stook. There are agood many stacks, but most of the ferain along this route lias , alr f'"' been threshed. The paddocks lave a very dry appearance, and root tiops are drooping for want of rain. Some verv good crops of wheat have - been grown in the Albury. district this Tear Mr Richard Irving has jus homestead from 100 acres of land or a .__t •• f or -- every four acres, men is poual to the productive qualities of » ore ,l "V 'VT^ood Mr Brander Balfour met with a pod reception, and the animated l^ thrown upon the screen were new and interesting. ~ - - . - , ~ M Ashburton on Friday the Hospital Trustees will meet-to discuss the question as to whether join the South Canterbury Hospital Board in-the erection and maintenance of a consumptive sanatorium near f airlie. Bv invitation, the chairman (Mr F R and Messrs Craigie and MSli'i of the South Canterbury Board will attend the meeting. . . There has been some agitation latelj for the purchase by the Government, of Mt. Nessing, the property or Air Edgar Jones, in thcAlbury This station is a- very fine one, but it is said bv practical men who know it welt, that- it-could not be profitably cut mto small areas for agricultural purposes though they are of opinion that it could be subdivided into a number of small grazing runs of not less than 5000 acres each. ■ The Mackenzie County Council objects to the Government .carrying out its intention to prohibit local bodies from investing their sinking funds in other, than Government securities. The chairman thinks it would he unfair to wrevent local bodies from investingtheir money, to -the best advantage. It was surmised by a member of the Council at the meeting yesterday that the reason for this legislation was tbat the Government needed the money, "®, ■were taking this way of getting it. I lie Council decided to join with other local bodies which, are opposing the proposal. ■ The results of the severe snowstorm of last wniter. are now being realised more accurately by ruuliolders than was possible before. The mustering on the-stations is telling the tale. Mr J. S. Rutherford finds that on liis Mistake Station in the Mackenzie Country he has lost 6000 out of the 13,000 sheep lie had running there. Mr Pringle, of Richmond, lost abou- 4000 out of 9000, and generally speaking on those runs where the snow was worst the loss it turning out at a little less than half of the flocks. A compensating .feature is "that" on most of-the-sta-tions there was a good lambing. In reference to the letter-which ap- j pearcd yesterday, relating to hospital diet, a reporter saw Mr F. R. Gilling- i hahi. chairman of the Hospital Board. Mr Gillingham said that the Board was certainly not endeavouring to practice economy at the expense of the patients. The regulations tinder which the medi-cal-officer worked, provided that he was to feed the patients according to their and the Board did not interfere in the matter. It would be absurd for them to do so. There was no limit put upon the: quantity of food to b6 to patients, the whole matter being left to the discretion of the surgeon who obviously must be -the best judge of what a patient should be j given; All that the Board hVd endea- j voured to do, was to see that there was no extravagance —no needless pampering of the patients. The regulation j diet, meant the diet which the doctor ! considered'suitable. . • Mr Edgar Stead, of Cliristchurcli, has long championed the cause of the] sliag against those who contend that this bird is a greedy devourer-of trout, and should therefore have a price set upon its head. At the meeting of the Mackenzie Coiinty Council yesterday Mr Guthrie said that Mr Stead was quite wrong. Shags had cleared the Upper Opihi' of trout three years ago • during a dry 1 period • when the fish were easily nbtaiiiuble, and he (the speaker) had seen siliags taking trout up to <Jlh. m weight! They could not carry them awayf but dragged them to the bank and devoured them there. Mr Smith said he had shot shags with half digested. trout in them, the undigested part protruding from their, mouths. Mr F Ri Gillingham also bore testimonvfagainst the shag. as. a ruthless devourer of trout, as did also 3lr L Bunks, the county engineer. iNot a member of the Council had a good "word to say. for the bird.

We can confidently recommend James'- Concentrated Vinegar Essence. All our-customers tell us that it is the best vinegar they have ever- used. One small bottleful —easy to carry—makes one gallon of superior vinegar, either for table use or for pickling punposes. Iu bottles, Is 6d cacli only, from Leonard B. James, chemist, Timaru.... The manager of the Dresden informs the music-lovers that the famous '« Broadwood Player 'Piano," for which tho Dresden holds the sole agency for New Zealand, has arrived. This player ia admitted by the leaders of the musical world to bo the most perfect instrument of its kind extant, and further possesses the great advantage that it may be 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. Anyono can play it in 10 minutes...

The pantomime "Red Mill"' will be here in a few days. Souter's boot sale is here, and draws just as big a crowd as "Red Mill" will. Souter's boot store has made wonderful progress, and so large is their business now that fully one person in every three must be-: wearing Souter's boots or shoes. There is hardly a house'in Timaru that does hot harbour a pair of Souter's reliable boots. Our business is going ahead by leaps and bounds. Our new season's stocks will be opened up in a fpw days. Until then our sale continues, Souter's boot store. ...

James' Fluid Corn plaster is still Hiring a lot of corns. He can guarantee it, ebcause- it lias been largely used and proved to be a really good corn cure. Price Is a bottle, prepared and. sold exclusively by L. B. James. Chemist, Timaru... : The' cup for sweet? peas at the flower show was won by flowers grown froiu Messrs Alex. Dickson and Sons Ltd., •Irish Gem Sweet Peas, and supplied, by Kernolian, McCalion and Co., Ltd., Nortli street, who advertise a shipment just landed and ready for early sowing. Nominations for seats on the commit-, tee -of the Timaru Agricultural,, and Pastoral Association fell due yesterday. As only- the names of last year's com : mittce were forwarded, Mr Leslie Orljell, the : returning officer, declared them duly re-elected.

The members of the Temuka Croquet Club have presented a framed scries of photos of the recent match between them, and the Tiinaru Croquet Club, played at Grecnliayes, to the local plavcrs, and the gift has been lniug in the'pavilion, to remain as an. interesting souvenir of the occasion. . Guinness and LeCren, Ltd;, will sell by public auction, at 2 p.m. to-dayj at their Timaru land salerooms, on account of Mr Arthur L. Barker, three exceptionally good farms, at Winchester; also on account of the owners, fourteen years' lease of Chilcotin, Orari, containing 828 acre's of good agricultural'and grazing land. Missioner L. B. Neale will preach in Wesley Church to-morrow morning; subject "A Feast for a Special People." Tii the" evening Mr C. S. Howard will ' conduct the- service. At Waimataitai ou Sunday week, harvest thanksgiving services will be held,, the preachers for" the day being Mr L. B. Neale, Rev. A. E. Hunt and Rev. S. Buchanan. .. At the smoke concert held by the Marine Band last night, .mention "was .made of the late band contest here, when Mr : Hugo Gorlitz took opportunity to chicle the Timaru Grocers' Association for their lack of sympathy I with the contest. ,Thcy would not, lie said, give a pound of tea or a spoonful of sugar towards the refreshments for the garden party, and he considered that but for the way the Association had acted, a profit of £2OO might have resulted from the contest, instead of a paltry £6.. Some peculiar disease, in appearance like a brown mildew, has atacked the spruce trees-at Fairlie. Mr R. ■S. Banks, county engineer, wrote to the chief forester, Mr H. J.. Matthews, concerning the matter, and he has replied stating "that the disease afflicting the abies appeared at Hanmer Springs about four years since, on old trees ohly. He liad been unable to identify it. Nothing could be done to eradicate any disease among forest trees —it must run its course. So. far he had not heard of any trees being billed by this particular disease. 'i'all stories are usually associated with fish and' fishermen, but the latest one comes, from the farming community. The grain crops in the Albury and Fairlie districts this year are said to be the best ever'seen in these districts, and farmers, meeting in conference as they do at sales and other .places, are'wont to discuss this pleasing state of affairs in terms of high satisfaction. In Fairlie . the other day a number of farmers met when one stated that he had a crop of oats which would go 90 bushels to the acre. Another one, a farmer in a big way, declared that he had a. crop which lie expected to tally 300 bushels per acre, while a third one (from Albury) said quite seriously, that his crop was so high that when, ridiug through it on his hack lie was able to tie the oats over the neck of the horse!

There is probably no local body in the, Dominion- .which is more persistent in piling up evidence of a- condemnatory nature against the motor car than the .Mackenzie County Council. At the meeting yesterday another particularly bad case was mentioned, the culprit being said to be a yoyug man from Timaru who was driving in his father's car. It "was stated that lie with the driver had rushed round one of the most dangerous corners of the road between Silvcrstream and Burke's Pass at an unconscionable speed and without sriving any warning, with the result that a man who was inst round the nngle of the road in question in a-lior-scd vehicle escaped death by a- very narrow margin. It was further said that :the young man in the car turned round and laughed at the plight of the driver of the trap. Distinctiveness of gracefulness and attractiveness of figure, combined with nm-recf". frcfdonv \:i 'i'l «-'>!« r ,>r*. 'c desired bv every mi'f t'''' I' corset lias J' world-wide ri'iinl fer ie.ir flu'sc 'feat- os«"iti-'l ivijifa to tb'- wearer S'ien™ "'lid skill ha"" f" ri.wlor I'.D. ahsoliitelv nurivnllod f<>r duivilii!!'v : will wear considerably longer than auy other make. ...

One gallo.n of the best table vineuar, prepared" iri ono: minute by using Baxter's Concentrated Vinegar Essence.' TJsed ; everywhere. Especially for pickling purposes. Price Is 0(1. fioin J. Baxter, chemist, Timaru. ... • • Mr A- Warner, Stafford, N.Z., writes: "A few months ago while working in a store at TJtiku J had a severe attack of colic and diarrhoea. As I was steadily growing worse 1 decided to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and 1 was | surprised to find that it only took a few doses to cure nie. .Since then I have never lost an opportunity to recommend it to any of my friends differing from the same complaint. I 1 or sale everywhere... All merchants having goods, or parcels requiringdelivery _ should realise the advantage ,of getting us to handle their consignments from beginning to e ' n( j-—.roods 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. out tlie Dominion... The flower show draws enthusiastic amateur gardeners so also does Sorter's annual ljoot sale draw enthusiastic boot buyers. Ladies are usually the first to find out where £1 goes furthest, and that is why Soutcr's boot ssile is so popular with the ladies. Call today, as the sale closes m a few short days. ... .

Ladies who know, prefer "lied Cross" Ointment to any other. Its so mild and pure, and cures so speedily. Boxes Is 6d. •••

LADIES' BICYCLES. 20s DEPOSIT. 5s WEEKLY lN^i:-NTfe. Tlie easy xerms we are offering will enable girls attending business to purse at once a smart new bicycle with free wheel, on terms which present no difficulty in payment have ininorted a snecial line .or 2oU Star ladies' bicycles, fitted with two nm brakes, free wheel, beautifully lined and finished, and guaranteed for two vears The deposit is only 20s, and the-weekly instalments of ss. We are making a special display of these machines, and girls on the look-out for a guaranteed fashionable bicycle, on low terms, should inspect the Stars specially imported, so that girls may bpr-oirf 1 * the owners of a cycle. ADAMS, LTD., STAFFORD STREET.

A correspondent says:, that there is a vacant section in Rhodes street that has a line Crop of ragwort growing 011 it—ii noxious Aveed, tliat has clone much damage in Taranalci and in Southland.

A farmer of Upper Tiiuvultl,.' Mr. o. Holland, has lost 3058 bushels' of 'barley and the striiw .stack by lire, and Mr: W. Moses'-- combine and elevators were considerably damaged by a fire on another farm. 'The fire broke out under the elevators .while the mill was at work. It is stated ,by a well-known grain merchant- of the town, that the floors of the grain stores in Christcliurch are inore like a malt-houso than a .grain store, owing to the large quantities of badlv conditioned stook threshed wheat that lias had to be tipped, out to dry, to save it from going bad in the bags. . 1 M. Petersen, a fisherman at Oamai-u, says lie lias seen a mollyhawk a bit. of wood tied to its neck. He tiied to catch the bird ;with a hook and lme, and had it oh the lioo.k once, but it got off again. He .intends it lie. cannot capture the bird on the hook to shoot it, as ho is .com meed that it. is the bearer of a message, probably iioni a castaway or castaways uho have got ashore ou an island from some- \v x ecL A team of bowlers representing the Ashburton Club, journeyed to Temuka. ou Thursday, iiiicl - pilavccl a five niik game with the home team, and attel a. very pleasant time the visitors proved victorious by 17 points. Afternoon tea was /provided, and 'Mr Stewart, pi evident of the Ashburton Club, returned thanks on behalf of the visitois. Mi Brown, for Temuka, conveyed the club's, congratulations to the uinneis. The scores were. Ashburton 99, Temuka 82.

A vorv welcome ram started'to-fall early, yestcrdav morning which continued on and off nearly all the day. The dust, which lias been a great nuisance for the past few weeks, > was quickly laid and made locomotion vei'3" much pleasanter" both for people driving, cycling, and walking. , The rain was but light, but it will freshen up the root crops,. which were showing signs of being adversely affected by the continued dry Weather.

Many of the firemen who are to compete at Auckland were.passing'through Tailrape . while the big lire was burning. The train was delayed, for tlireequarters of an hour and they had a good opportunity of viewing the fire, which was close to the railway station, where, at thc itiiiie the' alarm was given, the Taihape fire brigade team .w as awaiting the arrival of the tram. The water supply had, in some way or other, been cut off, and tlie fire, commenced iii the shop owned bv the baptain of the local -brigade.

At the Magistrate s Court, yesterday, before Mr C. A. flravj. .S.M., .James Hatton, who failed to put in an appearance was ,-fiir d os and - costs; for riding a 'motor evele .over the intersection of George and Stafford streets at -a pace exceeding four miles an hour. Sergeant Bowman - explained that the offence was not a very serious one, the defendant had recently purchased a motor, cycle, and it was possible that the machine had. got away with him; the pace lie; was travelling at would -be ; about eight miles an hour. •

' Among the intending 'applicants who have been over the Kauroo Hill estate, near Oamarn, not a little grumbling is being heiird as to, the alleged wrong description of some of the various sections in the guide books isr. sued by the Lands Department. "For instance, section 19,' which includes tlie home close paddock, is stated •to be ring-fenced; the home close is, but nol the-rest (says our inl'orma nt). Anotliei section is officially described as -"being all plougjiable, ,whereas. there is a rocky face -upon' it, over which it is unsafe to ride a horse, much less to work a team and plough. Little errors like these show that it is advisable for to go over the land, and not to trust too much, to tlie guide books for information.

The aiinual nieeting of the Waimate Harriers' Club was held in Miss Willett's tea rooms on Thursday night, Mr LJ :3Ullcr iii the chair. It was. decided to reopen the club this season (after last year's - rest)", and officers were elected as follows President, Mr E. Hassall: vice-presidents, Messrs E. S. Mills, J.- Synion, S. J./Adiams, C;. Taalfe, H. Ruddenklau. J, Black, R. Logan, and. the Rev. Father Tynions; captain, Mr A. Butcher; cleputycaptaih, Mr W. Annand; committee, Messrs J. Syiuoii.,, iunr., D, Taylor, McjDougall and L. Miller; secretary and treasurer, Mr G. J. Butcher; liandicappers, Messrs C. J. Goldstone and C. Taaffe". A bye run was arranged for April 22nd.. in Victoria Park, the official opening run to take place oil April 29th. There were about thirty present at the meeting, and as there are a, number of- enthusiastic members a successful season is expected.

The'acceleration of sm hour mid ;i half .iji tlie express service between liivercargill and Lyttelton, already announced/ is to come into operation on April ], and will be limited to one express daily each way. The train, leaving Invercargill at 6.15 a.m.. will ston only at a limited, uiiinber of stations, arid is to be timed so as to reach Lytteltoii about 8 p.m. The departure of the steamer lor Wellington is - to take place oh and after April 1 at 8.30, and the arrival at Wellington will, under ordinary circumstances, be about 7.30 a.m. This would leave very little time for the travellers wishing to catch' the New Plymouth express, and the Railway Department has consequently decided to start the mail train at 8.15 instead of ten milnitcs before the hour. The Wellington - Napier express leaves at 8.20. and no alteration need be made. The express leaving Dnnedin for Christehureli at 8 a.m. wilt follow its present schedule, arriving at Christehureli at 5 p.m. On the southward journey the time of the main express will result' in Invercargill being reached at 9.30 instead of 11.5 p.m.

Guinness and LeCreri, Ltd., drawfarmers' and graziers' attention to the large .clearing sale which-will be held by the National Mortgage aud Agency iC6., and themselves, at Kauroo near Oainaru, on arch 16tli and next, on behalf of the Exors. late W • H. Tescbemaker. The Kauroo Hill Instate having been purchased by the faovornmcnt tho stock and plant are for unreserved sale, and buyers will have an opportunitv of obtaining slieep and cattle of a nuality which arc nowadays unfortunate! v seldom in the market. Both the lialfbreds and threequarterbrcds- are extra big framed sheep, and partiou--larlv well woolled, the average weight of the fleeces exceeding Bilbs over many 'years, whilst the prices aiiiitutily obtained iu the London sales liuvc Always been anions the highest. ISo la nibs have been sold this season so that a verv large number of fats may be looked fo.r. Graziers reqHiring cattle to fatten will have no difficulty i.u obtaining what*they want at the sale, for not onlv is the .herd.-'exceptionally well bred but well grown, and in splendid condition. Buyers from a. distance must-arrive in Oamaru the night previous to the sale as the drags .tor which tickets: must first . be.: obtained, will leave Oaniaru at 8.30 a;Ui.> each sale duv, but arrangGiiiGJits are .iiiade ft;r with both north and south expresses after the sale- when required.

A vessel has arrived at D lined in with 1,000,000 ft of Baltic pine. Somp of it (125,000 ft.) has goris to Southland. 350,000 ft. will go to Lvtteltoii, . and the rest has been discharged at -Dnuedin.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVEIITISE- , MENTS. Kauroo Hill estate—Clearing sale 16th and 17th ,inst. Clifton homestead, Waiwera South — Sheep sale 11th inst. ,'. Y i Dalgety and Co.—Point sale .Monday, Washdyke Tuesday,. Geraldine r - V. , Guinness and -.LeQren—Sell ,farms today, Point sale " Monday, Washdyke Tuesday, Geraldine - 'Wednesday,- farms for sale.

C.F.C.A.—SaIe /at Point Monday, Geraidine Wednesday.... ...J

N.M. and : A. : ..C.-hrGrazing property for sale, Pojnt sale. Monday, Washdyke Tuesday, Geraldine Wednesday, horse sale Temuka 23rd inst. .- . \ Jv .Z.L, and -M.A. Co.—Sale at Point Monday,:Washdyke Tuesday,. Geraldine "Wednesday.. Jonas and Co.—Sell, dress suits, fruit, etc., to-day. : John tvempthornc— Good farms for sale.

. 10. Ei'aus and Co., Temuka— Farm for sale.

J. Gillespie; —Licensing : Committee lor Geraldine.

Assembly Rooms Evening ' star quadrille assembly.. Timaru Gun Club—rDctails of match on - Thursday . . Cooper's operascopc At: Theatre Roval on 10th. mst. L B. James—Concentrated; vinegar essence.

Colonial Sugar Co.—Wanaka leaves Auckland 9th inst. D. Mahpiiey—-Farms, town and country properties for; sale. H. .Hall—Tenders for buildings at Temulcit. . • . ... G. and. T. Young—Prices for reliable watches.

: Eliza; Williams. St. Andrews—Calls iii-i accounts owing. - , Sommervillc—New clastic belt trusses,.

Kernohan, McCahon and Co;,. Ltd.— Sweet pea seeds all way from Ireland. Ktiss Sjucklmg—Has started dressmaking over Kitisifcton'.s. _ U.'A.O llriuds Members : attend funeral -to-mon-ow.

Lost —Gold watch cross, reward "Herald" office. ■ ,_:

Church services —Trinity, .Methodist, Chalmers, Hebron Hall. J. Workman—Best stock of horse covers..

James Cain—lmpounding notice of horses. '

George Pearson—All sorts of dolls at Gd each.

Theatre Royal—Farewell of Chorniavskis, 16th inst. : .. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church — Harvest thanksgiving services. Bryant and Co.—Fresh, tomato sausages. Levels County Council/—Notice of special resolution. Wanteds—Six notices. _