TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13979, 14 August 1909, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Canterbury Farmers' Co-Opera-tive Association, will resume their horse sales in Tattersall's yards to-day.

Will intending donators of work to the coming sale in connection with tho Girls' High School, kindly, take notice of the advertisement in to-day's issue.

At present the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society have two court cases pending—one eastY for illegal shooting of Paradise ducks, the other for killing trout with a carbine.

The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association call attention to an important addition to the advertisement relating to the clearing sale to bo held at Cave on account of Mr Geo. I.imbriek.

A very important meeting of the South Canterbury- Dairy Company is called for to-day in the Sophia, street hall at 1.30 p.m., when business in connection with the winding up of tho company will come under consideration.

The concert which is being arranged by the South Canterbury I'ipe and Garrison Bands, lor the benefit ol Mrs Hums and family will take place on Monday evening in the Theatre lloyal. A .splendid programme of vocal and instrumental items has been arranged, and there is no doubt that the entertainment will prove most enjoyable.

The first number of No. 4 volume of the magazine of the Tiniaru Boys' High School is just to hand and its contents are well im to the standard that the former copies have led readers to expect. The editorial utterances referring to agricultural education are illuminating and to the point, while the items of pure school news will ho read with interest by old hoys.

In a paragraph in these columns yesterday it was stated that the Dunedin City Council had determined to establish a '.'free lending library." A fuller report of the discussion on the subject, to hand yesterday, shows that tho Councillor who spoke for the library committee, in reply to a question, said, "It was not proposed that the outside ratepayers should be allowed to take books away."

Guinness and Le Cren, Ltd.,. will hold a. land auction at the W'aiinato Kaleyards on Saturday, 21sfc August, at 2 p.m., when they will offer Mr Martin Crowe's handily situated farm of 128 acres 2 roods 31 perches. Being close to "Waikakahi, this property should prove vahjable to holders of Government leaseholds. Details to- increase their holdings. Details will be published later or can he obtained from Ilio auctioneers.

Just now all the rivers are well stocked with trout which are dropping back to the sea after attending to 0110 of their most important domestic duties. Xow that the Opilii has not been .stripped this winter, it will be interesting to note how the open season which is rapidly approaching will turn out from an angler's point of view. Last- season was most disappointing, but it must be remembered that the shortage was common to almost all the waters of New Zealand.

Yesterday Mr \Y. G. Aspinall.. secretary to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, forwarded lOUl) -trout for distribution in the waters ol' the Woodbury district. The trout ran from six to nine inches in length, and can, therefore, be' depended upon to look out for themselves. With respect, to the rainbow trout put in Lake Alexdrina, .Mr Aspinall states that Mr Franks (the ranger) never lost a fish on the long journey, and that as tlio trout wore well grown (some ten inches in length; they onsjlit- to do well. Mr Aspinall is of opinion, and all experienced anglers will agree with him that it is 110 use turning out "fry"; they will only ho gobbled up; and ho is wise to send away well grown and strong iisli. It will he seen that the society are doing excellent work with their very limited means to ensure a, wide distribution of fish. The turning out of rainbow in eonlincd waters is specially to be commended, for it, means first-class snort in the future of our lakes.

t A social in aid of the piano fund will ho held in tho Tapper Waitohi schuol on the 20th inst. Tlio services in the Chalmers ChnrMt to-morrow will be conducted hv the Rev. R. Waugh, of Tananui.

The Borough Council's road roller was at work yesterday, rolling Fraser street for the Harbour Board.

Tlio harbour bore a very deserted appearance yesterday with no vessels in port —quite an unusual sight for Timaru nowadays.

The Education Department are advertising for a capable person to iil! the position of manageress at the Caversham Industrial School.

A enchre party and cinderalla dance will be held at the Washdvke School on the '2~th inst the proceeds from which will be laid out in improving the site for the new school.

The Railway Department invite tenders for the supply of various comestibles and tobacco for the refreshment ears on the main south island line. Tenders must be in "bv noon on the 2oth inst.

The South Canterbury Coursing Club's meeting on Wednesday and Thursday next should give devotees of the sport an excellent opportunity of witnessing two first-class afternonos coursing. The entries are good, the plumpton in splendid order.and the lot of hares now there are said to be the best the club have ever managed to get together.

The attention of those interested in sewerage work and sanitary ware generally is directed to tlie very fine disj»iay of lead work to he seen in the window of Xishei, Ltd., to-day. The firm is vow under the management of

higl'ly qualifiod oxport. Mr A F.owcett. and it is liis intention to m:>kc a speciality of all kind-; of sanitary work.

The appearance of tlie Harbour Board's quarry engine runniug down the tramline yesterday with a load of stone caused people to wonder whether anything had gone amiss with the eastern extension, as it- was given out a month ago that the quarry had been closed down. Enquiry elicited the fact that the engine had been, put • .into commission to bring down some big stone for Mr Slowey. contractor for the new wharf, who required it to face up the wall at the root of the wharf; '

■'Astonished" writes a brief note as follows:—'•.Regarding the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on Thursday night.—l spoke to a Timaru High' School hoy—quite a big boy—about it; asked him if he knew which planets they- were. To my great- surprise lie said lie did not know. He knew nothing about the planets. 'We never do any astronomy at school.' Is it- any wonder that people are making fools of themselves over 'strange lights' in the evening sky? "We liear a great deal about-Nature study, and here's a High School that has not laid- the foundation of Nature study in an outline astronomy. I am 'Astonished'."

At a meeting of the Southland Teachers' Institute last week it was reported that at the previous meeting a country teacher sought - the assistance of the institute in a case in which he was being prosecuted for assault. One of his pupils, on his way home from school, had thrown mud on a horse occupied bv two old ladies, and had been punished for so doing. The parent was prosecuting him on the ground* that the punishment was excessive, and that the act done was out of the teacher's jurisdiction. The institute took ifV the case, anil the secretary reported that it had been won by the teacher. It was considered that this was a most important-case, as it once more demonstrated the fact that the pupil is tinder the teacher's control until the former reaches home.

The usual weekly meeting of the Life Boat Lodge, No. 101, 1.0. G.T., w:is held last evening, the C.T. Bro. J. T. I'll I is presiding over a good attendance of members. Correspondence was received from the G.S. and-dealt with. Bro. Holland, a member of the Hope of Cliristehurch Lodge, was heartily welcomed. In responding, he .spoke <it the work being done in Christchurch. and also conveyed fraternal greecings, which wore heartily reciprocated.- Several officers who were absent last week for the installation were duly installed into office hy the L.D., assisted by Bro. Claugliton. The programme for the evening being unseat the C.T., a very helpful and instructive half hour was s:>ent on questions bearing on the work of the order, the C.T. answering the same in n very satisfactory and al>le manner. The programme for next meeting will lie of a novel character, taking the form of a Dutch Auction. The lodge was closed in noace and harmony at 0.30. SITEEP AT Til F. HOY A I, SHOW OF ENGLAND, l<)f)0. A cable just to hand states that the record number of 15-j8 sheep were exhibited. On 1473 of these Cooper's j)ip had been used. There were 18-1 Sheep Exhibitors, and 173 of tlies-» were users of •'Cooper/' At the last Sydney Show three-fourths of the prizes in the merino .sections went to sheep owned by users of Cooper's Dip. These facts indisputably show th-it Ci.ojicr'.s Dip more th'.in ever retains its supreme position amongst the World's Sheep breeders. ABOUT YOl'R CI'STO.MS WORK. May we advise you to let us do it? We have a skilled staff at each centre, and you can depend on our doing the work expeditiously, correctly, conserving your interests in every way. Hand vis your documents wherever your goods are lieing landed. We'll undertake the whole work of passing entries, reshipping the goods, delivering them at voiir door. The X.Z. Express Co., Ltd... Mil SHAKES' EXPERIENCE. ■ Per over thirty years Mr James Sh:ikes has been a resident of Wellington. His shop in Manners Street- is well-known, :-nd his exjierience will- be interesting to many a sufferer from Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, Rheumatic Gout, Stone, {.'ravel, and kindred diseases. He writes: "During a severe attack of Rheumatic Gout, I tried RHKI'MO. All pains left me in twenty minutes after the first dose and by the following naming all swelling had disappeared. Hearing that a friend of -mine was suffering froTh Rheumatic Gout, I went np to his place with a bottle of RHEUAIO, and the result was, as in my case, a cure. I can honestly recommend ItHEUMO to sufferers from Rheumatic Gout: as a cure it is a certainty." Perhaps you have found that other fiwalled remedies —liniments, embrocations, plasters, or pills —could not cure your Rheumatism or Gout. 'I bey did jiob give relief, for they could not touch the real cause of the suflerint'— excess uric acid in the blood. RHEI--3WO is the one medicine that always firings relief. All cheiniils and store.® pt 9« fid nnrl 4s Pml. . For influenza, take Woods' Crept Peppermint Cure. Never f&ili. 1» «Jd and 2* Id* i

Tito balance-shept of the South Canterbury Dairy Company discloses tlio fact that the company has £223 ]Ss Gd in unclaimed dividends.

Officials of the Railway Department were busy yesterday at the end of the Main wharf putting in a new traverser to accommodate ihe large L. A. exhibition waggons.

For the second time this week affairs have been very quiet at the Magistrate's Court and yesterday, no civil or police cases came before the Magistrate for'settlement.'

At the Canterbury Kennel Club's show in Christchurch this week, Mr Longdin, of Timaru, exhibited a St. Bernard dog and bitch, the former taking first and the latter third prize.

To-morrow's services in Wesley Church will be conducted by the Rev. .W. Ra umber in the morning and by the Rev. David McNicoll, of Christchurch, sub-agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, in the evening. At tho close of the evening service a retiring collection will be taken in aid of the funds of the society. At Waimataitai Mr Vogeler will preach in the morning and ihe Rev. W. Baumber in the evening. The Timaru Boys' High School magazine reports that one of the early risers among the Rectory boys "is accustomed to rise at 6 a.m. to do his piano practice." Persons who live in the neighbourhood report- that' these piano practices are very trying to them and that tliev extend from 5 a.m. to midnight.. The ; Magazine writers might net a very interesting story, were they to interview persons who live near the Rectory.

Mi- Do Spong, who appears at the Assembly Booms ou Wednesday next, 16th .iust., will he assisted hv Miss Klsie Gapprr. whose well cultivated soprano is. most favourably known to Timaru concert-goers.. Mr Do Sixths annoiince.s that "there will he no intervals and as lie has the ability to lead his audience- from tears to laughter, an interesting arid delightful two hours' entertainment is assured those who attend. Reserved scats may. be secured at the Dreden. The flax industry of New Zealand has gone back instead of. forward. The Pjajco swamp is being drained, at greatexpense, chiefly for the purpose of growing ilax : flax is growing in abundance already, hut "owing to the low price of fibre there is ho inducement t;».niiake use of it." Eighv years ago sailcloth was being made of New Zealand flax- in London, and a few years liter a book about the plant- and its fibre, was printed on paner made from the fibre. Tn-day its industrial use, seems to be limited to- cordage hinder twine, in coinnetition with Manila.

The demand for larger sacks thanthose allowod by law to b? imported to the Commonwealth—the 2001b wheat sack, led some manufacturers tn apply to'the Minister-of Customs to he allowed to" tjiarke larger sacks in Australia, for chaff, salt, manure, and wattlebiirlr. The Minister said he was not willing to make the concession, unless the; manufacturers" "would undertake to brand, indelibly, and inside and out, wliat the sacks were to be used for: otherwise the" Government might not be able to control the use of such saeljs. He had under consideration the propriety of prohibiting the importation r.f all iiite goods suitable for the manufacture of grain bags, and over 23in. m width, but was reluctant to take that extreme course.

The " hush-whacking " .provided to relieve the unemployment difficulty in Wellington has turned, out "" rougliingit!" A special reporter of the " Evening Post" begins an accoui t ol it thus: —••Rain.- rain, everlastii.g rain--six solid weeks of rain in the Ilangitatau is enough to damp the : rdotir of all hut the stoutest hearts ar.iong the hundred and odd hiishfellers clearing ten thousand acres of forest on the Waitotara river for settlement. Forty days of dripping leaves, mnddv tracks, swollen streams, of canvas and clothing hardlv ever dry, of conking iu.dcr dilliculti"s when stores have to lie swagged for miles —forty days of general hardship—it has been no picni • -for the State pioneers in the Rangitata.i. Many of the weaker men, the inexperienced hands, the wasters, the faint-hearted, have turned it up. At cue time there were one hundred and thirty-seven axeman working in their gangs of threes and' fours and lives on the various sections allotted to them. Now there are just over a hundred. How many of the forlorn hope will see it through I' Onlv time will show."'

Women suffer most from headache—housework is a great drain on , nervous energy. Every woman .should keep a box of Stearns' Headache Cure near at hand. One wafer cures quickly. Is a box. 17

W T e are given to understand that owing to Air Stephens expecting to receive a large shipment of new goods any day in the way of tweeds, men's underwear and clothing, etc., he is selling the goods on hand at very low prices, in fact under cost, so as to make room for the new season's stock. The new department recently opened (referring to the cleaning and pressing) has been a great success, the work being done giving every satisfaction. Jt is needless to say that every person who buys from Alfred J. Stephens, opposite the Post Office, saves money...

There are many different ways of preparing poisoned grain and our way has been proved to be the most satisfactory. The Waiiiiafe County Council accepted our tender for the supply of poisoned grain, after going carefully into the different methods. Full particulars will In; given on application. We have just received a large supply of pure strychnine in 10/, sealed bottle. Price 3s (id jx-r ounce at our Pharmacy, Leonard B. James. Chemist, Timaru...

Cold days and cold winds play havoc with tiie delicate skin of ladies. The skin can be protected by the application of a little "Red Cross" Ointment rubbed gently in. Wind won't chap, and rain won't crack the skin if treated in this fashion. For all skin affection in winter —chapped hands, chilblains —us© ' 'Red Cross" Ointment freely. No ointment heals and soothes quite so well. All grocers and chemists...

SotiterV Boat Sale is now oil. Hundreds of customers have taken advantage of our low sale prices. It is not surprising to fnd tii.it. our .sales uttraek boot buvors. from as far as AVaimate. Fairiie and Tomnka. Our prices are the attraction. Call to-day and see the bargains for yonrseli. No one pressed to liny. Souter's Boot Sale... Mr L. Brenan, Maekay, Shortland, Tliames, X.Z., says: '-There is no question about it. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the finest medicine that anyone can use for Colic, Diarrhoea or similar complaint. I have used it and know that it gives every satisfaction. I have recommended it to jnv friends and acquaintances ami have never known it to fail." For sale everywhere... It :nav noi cure ihe housemaid's knee, (loui or appendicitis; But ills and chills before it Ih e, Dysnepsia or bronchitis: Tt is a fact, it will not act To :>olish furniture. But to polish off a cold or Take Wood*' Great Peppermint lire. ...

The Evening Star quadrille assembly hold a lone night on Tuesday next at the Assomblv Rooms. ; ;

A social and dance will, he held in the Kingsdown school oil Friday, the "27th inst., in aid of the prize 'fund.

Rev. A. E. Hunt- and Mr Cr. J. Sea lev have been, nominated for election to fill the vacancy on .the Board of Education for the Middle Ward, caused liv the death of the late chairman,'Mr John Jackson. The ,measles epidemic ■is travelling northward. The attendance at Rangiora school is affected by this complaint, while the neighbouring school of Waikuku is closed on account of scarlet fever.

Sir Gerrie of the well-known butchery business at the smith end of -the toivn is keeping up his reputation for smartness, for his display of the new season's lamb is well worth seeing, and his enterprise will no doubt meet wth the appreciation it deserves from his numerous customers.

The following is the Rev. D. C. I3ates' weather forecast —"The anticyclonie pressure is now giving way to a westerly area of low pressure, advancing upon the South Island. Steady rain, coming on as a drizzle, is probable in most parts south of New Plymouth and Napier, and changeable conditions further north, especially on the West Coast. Freshening northerlies are probable everywhere, and a falling barometer." * --

The Hon. J. A. Millar says that the Harbours Bill to bo introduced next session will be. a consolidating .measure, including several amendments recommended bv the .Harbour Boards' Conference, and others -suggested by tho 'Department, and disclosed as. necessary in the working of the existing law. As to the constitution of Harbour Boards, this, will be dealt, with in a Bill introduced in .tlio session of last year, providing for the members of Boards being elective. The difficulty to be faced is the necessity of making the Boards less cumbersome.

Mr P. Cameron, of Ihincdin, who arrived from England by the Corinthic, after some years' travelling in England, and on the Continent in the interests of the frozen meat trade, told a "Lyttelton Times" reporter in Wellington that New Zen landers must he prepared to accept lower prices lor their frozen meat.' II put the figure at iM a Hi less all through, or in other . \yord ( s where -4.1t! per |l> ruled per lb would liow_ rule. Things must come, down to bedrock. The Argentine, lie said., could afford to sell at these rates, and the quality of their mutton had improved of .late with the improvement'in the selection of stock. They were organised to capture the market, and unless New Zea landers were prepared to meet their prices they would luse it. At present the market was .simply glutted. Why wait for that hoarseness- to •'wear off." when Jiymole Trolleys will sLop it so much quicker!' Unagreeable coughs are oiten avoided by the use of Xymole Trokev.s. VJ JWt suffer i\itlx torturing chilblains! Use Baxter's Chilblain Liniment, it acts promptly, giving immediate relief and a speedy cure, Price Is per bottle at Baxter's Pharmacy, Timaru. Be sure you get Baxter's...

Special agent for. Kodak, Century, and I'renio Cameras. 'J'lio Australian lvodak Company liave appointed Baxter's Pharmacy a special uepot lor me .iliove camera*, win-re all too ditrercno models may lie seen, including all /ine latest improvements m the camera world. 'loose contemplating.the purchase. of a camera wni nnu all tney desire at Baxter's pharmacy. ...

The' Dresden J'iano Company, Ltd'., announce tiieir annual sale or pianos and organs. In addition to models by ..ne worm's leading makers, including John Broadxvood and Sons, Lipp and Sohii, C'oHard and Collnrd, they have recently opened up a new shipment of the justly famous Boh in J'iano, which still maintains its position as.the best medium price instrument on the market. They are also offering at special rates a line of .pianos slightly shop soiled,, and would recommend intending purchasers to take advantage of this opportunity to secure a high grade piano on the best terras ever •>ifered jn this district... SYNOPSIS OF NFAV ADVERTISEMENTS. N.M. and A. Co.—AI bury sale on -Monday, Teinuka Tuesdav. Dalgety and Co.—Sale ;ut Albury .Monday, Studholme Friday. Jonas and Co.—Sell poultry, furniture, drapery, ,-tc., to-day. Morton and .Pearson—Sell mutton, produce, etc., to-day; business notice. A\ right, Stephenson and Co.—Horses at Elderslie 18th, Dnnedin 19th. C.l'.C.A.—Sale of property on 28th inst., Albury .Monday, Teinuka Tuesday, land sale 21st. Guinness and LeCren—Teinuka sale on Tuesday, clearing sale 17th. laud auction on 21st inst., Irvine's sale postponed. X./.L. and M.A. Co. —Clearing sales lfilii and 2<ith inst; Lowcliffe —-Large clearing sale l!)tii and LTilh, by X.M. ,\ At Bowie's—Fresh eggs ami hutter at Is 2d. -Marriott's drapery— Prices of newest spring goods. Smithsou and Raymond—Tenders lor lease of auction rooms. Kernohan, .McCahon and Co., Lid. — i'o-day's eggs only Is 2d. Ronald L. Fisher—Buyer and seller of potatoes. Chalmers Church —Details of bazaar 2nd, 3rd and -!th Sepleir.ber. Policy, "Herald" office—Wants a canvasser. Hums' benefit concert —At Theatre on Monday next. J. E. Reid—Benefit boot .sale starts to-day.

Gorrie and Co. —Now lamb at premier bvitehery. 0. and T. Youn_<< —Stock of Jinn watch chains.

Assembly Dooms—Mr Do Spoilt, 18th inst. S.C. Coursing Club-—Final meetm;* lSth and I!)th inst. IviiiKsdoun school—Social and dance l'7th inst. \\ ashd.\ ke school —Euchre p:ir(y and dance 21st inst. Education Department.—AYant manageress I'm- Cavorsham. 'I. .1. Burns—.Votice re transfer of 'license. A\ . .f. Vndrews —Business notice of bakery .Vow Zealand railways Tenders wanted for supplies. ( rawiord For pure Ceylon teas. Dresden I'ianO Co.—AVant an assistant. -Mrs Byrne—A\ants a trood cook. Girls' J-]i«h School—Not ice re sale of work. If. B. Hall—Marble slabs for butchers. grocers, etc G. Pearson- The lalesl. and cheapest stationery. J'jVeninn Star Assembly- N'ol.iee re extended evening'. I pper Waitolii school - Social on -Auirust yOfh. Trynowet h — Guoil wnv fur sale. L.. Forest—Sheep for sale. 10. lioii—Stack of hay for sale. Lost—Collie and fox terrier <loo;s. Church services—Trinity. Chalmers. JUKI Wesley,