TEMUKA NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13956, 16 July 1909, Page 2

TEMUKA NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent.) It is reported that the Police Commission will probably sit at Temuka. Colonel Hawkins, officer commanding tlie Canterbury volunteer district, visited TemtiKa yesterday; and held a conference with the officers of the local corps during the forenoon, returning lo Christchurch by the second express. Seven degrees of frost were registered at 'J emuka yesterday morning, the coldest experienced this winter. Information received from Edinburgh mentions that Miss C. Meredith, formerly of Kakahu, is now manager of tiho Cafe Vegetaria in Nicolson street, Edinburgh, where vegetarians only dine. A pleasant little function took place on Tuesday evening last, when the friends of Xnrse Storey, who has recently taken up her residence in Waimate. entertained her with a little farewell and presentation in the social hall. Dr. Hayes presided, and ai>ologised for the absence of Mr E. James. The chairman referred to Mrs Storey's great value to the district, and said she had earned Ihe gratitude and goodwii! of all she had attended. She was a pupil of his, and learned her experience in his private hospital, and lie felt proud of lur successes. Temnka's loss would be "Waimatc's gain, and he wished her every success in her new '■■diei-e. On behalf of a number of admirers he had much pleasure in presenting her with a purse of

?.')vcrfi'ii'K. (Applause. 1 ) Me?.srs J'nxti)ii. li.-ckctt and \Y. H. P.roun sooke in eulogistic tortus ef Mrs Storey's j;0(;tl work in the district. Musical items wore rendered liy Mesdanies James. Buxton nnd Brown, and Mr C Dates, mill a very pleasant Function ended witli a vote of tlinnks to Mesdanvs and Ominion. «ho arranged the function. J*

A euchre tournament between the Veterans nml tint Catholic Club, played on T/ucsady night., resulted in a wiii fur 1 lit- Vet< rans by !.>3. games to tlv Club's .SO. The Veterans were entertained at the close of the games, and Mr Winn, president of the Club, iluuikcd the visitors t'-r their pleasant evening. Veteran G. Phillips responded, and cheers fur both teams cum-hidcd the evening. The Trmuka Media ni.'s' Institute hold its quarterly mootinb: on Wodnesclav nijrht. Mr Jeffries (president) prosid'in". "Messrs Reeves, Mct«m. J-asli-lie. Evans, Guy and ]}r. Crowdiaw Ijeip'r present. The t"«-ii. "Jerk wrote, notifying a grant < f £lo to th" Tnsti-<-i>to f"iid'<. Aecuntc amounting to £l2 14s 9d v.-ero missed for payment. The r>r<\ c :ideiit ; Dj". Crawshaw. and Mr Lashlie were appointed a deputation to confor with the Conned on the matter of approaching Mr f'aruegie for a grant for a free public library. The works committee were appniut/'d to Wk into the matter of re";'irs and tree removing, and the secretary was =>>>i)ointf"l to «;»ite i--t "'fie. virions lib"-ari"-"; in tile county, th"ir cooperation in a|)proaching tlic Conntv Council for an annual grant towards til" res'->->efivo Jfis+'Mites. Th- Mayor of F.lth-"i h-s advised •he Mayoi- of TonrnVa tl'-t it is hoped '« rais n £,'200 for the. Bill faniilv, and 'hat the subscribers '"ill '•■><"* t Saturday ne\t. <•'> df-idc liow the money shall be disposed.

What a • beautiful child, hut bow pale and anaemic she looks. Give her Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract. It will put neb, red blood in her veins, and make her a strong healthy ebild; she will like to take Stearns' Wine, too. 58