TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14002, 10 September 1909, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Ballantync's are making a special window display this evening, from (1 till 8.30. The latepavers of J)nnnevirkc rejected, by 315 to 89, a. proposed loan lor municipal baths. It wns stated at the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society's Council ve.sterday that the Maoris are getting phenomenal takes of whitebait in the Opihi just now. A general meeting of the Timaru Power and Sailing Boat Club will bo hoty next week. It is understood that, the Club will he holding anotl'-r regatta shortly. , During the floods of Friday and Saturday last hundreds of tons'of turnips were washed down the Anhrima river (.says the "Western Star"). The beaches north and south of Jtiverton were strewn with them for many miles. It is reported that oil has been struck in the Waitati bore, Gisborno, at Goo feet. The well is pumping oil at present, but there is a strong pressure of gas. The oil is of high illuminating quality. Three barrels were obtained on Tuesday'. Commander Glossop, of H.M.S. Projiiethus, confirms statements recently made in regard to the progressive, extinction of the native race 'in the Xew Hebrides. Ho says that there has been a decline in population in all the islands of the group. .It looks as though consumption and other scourges will lead to the ultimate extinction of the natives. Entries for the Education Departments's junior scholarship and Civil Service junior examinations, to he held in November and December next, close on .Wednesday, loth mst., a fortnight earlier than has hitherto been the case. Entries for the .junior and senior free place examinations should also bo sent in by the same date. Some head teachers arc away on holidays, and there is a risk of applications from their schools being too late.' Tile Hon.' D. Buddo yesterday told a AVellington leporter tliat the dusjlifelling work at "the Rnngitatau block provided lor tne unemployed was practically completed. Large numbers of men engaged thcre.havc found,employment elsewhere, and the .only men now employed were those required to clear the-road.lines. The Department were satisfied with the result of the experiment, the-officer in charge reporting to the Minister that'the expenditure was .fully justified.

'lhe wcikers ct Tmiaru, who have in- v vilod Mi A. W. Hogg, .Al.Jf., to give an .itldiess .it Timaiu, are JooKing 101wid to tue arrival at the date of Jus abulias, ttodnesday next. 'They anuupaie a good meeLing, and an inspinung aduiess h'om tue, cx-Minister, viK) 1 cured from the Cabinet in order to be ireo to fiuy what he thinks. Mr Hogg spoke in ■ Duucdin on AYednesday evening, and had t the Garrison Hall half full. Ho will-be the more cordially- welcomed heie by old identities, because lor some time ho was a resident of Tiniam, and editor ot the "South Canterbury Times."

After Jus win in the New Zealand cross-country championship at Wasn<lyke yesterday, 1«. W. Simpson said tnat lie had had a pretty jiard run over a fairly rough course. He has ( been tunning tor the past 14 years.— ever since Jic was !J0 years ol age. Ho has won seven New Zealand championships and three Australian' championships. Ho has started in nearly IHO races, and has- sdcured over 70 iirst plMScs. One year he had started, in 37 races and won 14 of them. He holds the three mile record for Australasia—]4min 49sec, and came third in 'the world's championship, which wni run in London about six years ago. Simpson is a roil way guard on the Springburn-As'ihurton line, and he had done half a day'-s work yesterday prior to -running his race.

Tho Oamaru Harbour Board on Tuesday had' «*i- long discussion on dredging. The Bo;«d has had a number of schemes under consideration lately, and on Tuesday they arrived at one .definite decision. This was to accept the tender of a Dunedin firm to refit-the old dredge Progress for about £4400, to enable it; to work as a stationary dredge discharging ijato punts, these discharging upon reclamation areas ashore. The 'Progress will not then be able to clear - denosits that slowly, form in the entrance, and a dredge will have to he. hired for this wprk. Reference was made several times to hiring the Timaru dredge. One member thought they should havo hired .this dredge, for then'they would know what they were paying for, whereas this expenditure On,-new m«* cliinery for the old jiredge was an experiment. Another member said tho hiring, was out of the question on account of the cost, w.hic.h at tho price asked would haw been Is 4d 4 per cubic yard, whereas tneir consulting engineer. Mr Blair Min«nn, said they onw'it to lie able to do it for 7d n yard. The chairman said that if the Timaru Board had been willing to lend tlie ; r dredge at a reasonable >r»rico it would have solved their difficulty.

OH, .Till? BOTHER 01?. fill It TING! Mostly oyeiybmty "knows it; how few like .it. * 'Juko in .season, and it yon have to smic gfct the A./.. I<*\pn'bs Co.. Ltd., to do the work. Tliey cake curd nut to liijiiie tilings, . are reasonable in their charges,, save, you all possible trouble. .Tlii'y, remove inrnitxire by road, rail oi\seii, and if you want it' stored win Ailpply lii-sl-dabs accommodatiqn. ... '- ' ' Said Darby to his old wife; Joan, > l 'V\'e," side by side, have aged and , grown, " ' > i ■ But here I tell you plump andploin, You shall not poultice me again 1 ' The re/s something now to euro ono - , taster ■ • • . , . Of cough or cold than taustard plaster, No more these blisters' I'll' endure, I'll purchase Woods''tireat Peppermint Cure."... , . " -' .^ A. MESSAGE FOR THE MAN tVIIO IS TORTUREI> WITH'RHEUMATISM OR GOUT. Every year Rheumatism, Gout. Sciatica, ur Lumbago brings torture to' thjusands of men. To some it comes i during tho early andvrtiore vigorous 1 years, , with >others, after middle, life 1 has , been i cached, or passed—hut in every case tho trouble'is 'due to excess uric'acid in tho bloody' RHEUMO is the one certain, and simple cure tor , Rheumatism, Gout;, a'hd , kindred ' ailments, and it is tne on'y cure. Perhaps you have read alluring advertise*, nients asserting,that remedies • claimingto cure almost every other ailment will also relieve Rheumatism., Now, a doctor never gives the snme, prescription for indigestion, for, debility, for liver troubles, for neuralgia, ana for Rheumatism. No, he knows, and you know, that each different class, of silment requires a particular medicine. Liniments, pills, and similar nostrums, .although chean, are useless. RHEIJMO, tried, tested and proved efficacious hyr thousands of sufferers, i« the one safe and satisfactory, enre. Thousands have found relief. You too can be cured,

Colonel Robin, senior officer on the Defence Council, will arrive in ("imaru on Monday and meet the officers of the various corps in the Drill Hall in the evening:, where he will deliver a short technical address.

Owing to a mistake by the Marine Department in the Gazette, a local published a few days ago stating that the new lights at the end of the extension would be installed this month was incorrect. These lights will he established on or alnutt December Ist and the necessary corrections are to be made in the Gazette.

A meeting of the Timaru Waterside Workers' Union was hell last evening, Mr King being in the cha.r. Ihe secretary gave a brief rejxtrt «-u the late "conference of the N->w '/> aland Waterside Federation. The f..1l wi.' members were then elected to meet the employers at the next conference:— Messrs Harkley, Gould, king, Leckie. and Purves.

The North Canterbury Hoard of Education Las been approached by the Teachers' lustitute, asking f«.r a

definite ruling on the question whether inspectors' reports on schools ought t.> be considered "confidential" by the committee, some cf wln-m publish portions lir the whole of such re|u>rts. The Board referred the tetter to a committee, with power to obtain a legal opinion.

At a meeting of the- executive <f the military carnival now being arranged, the matter of running a daily newspaper during the carnival was discussed, and it ivas unanimously decided that the matter should be left in eliarge of the "Timaru Herald " to arrange ant! carry on. It was reported that the ball committee had handed in £'l9 odd to the executive. and this.was considered highly satisfactory. •

The -following is the "Rev. 1). C*. Bates' •Breather forecast—"Anticyclonic. pressure now t>revails with fine weather and moderate winds except about the East Cape. The present indications are for a change in the southern districts where the wind* will probably ba'ck by the "west to the north and freshen* during the next two days in the north. The southerly winds now prevailing will also veer by east to north, and the gl»=s fall fast in the southern districts for unsettled weather." ,

The Zingari Football Chib .held-its annual social last night, and as i" former years, it was highly successful. It was held in Mr Budd's Arcade Cafe. Mr W. A: Pearson presided, and there were 70 present. A number of toasts were honoured in enthusiastic style, and songs "were given, in capital style by Messrs S. Anderson. G. Whitchouse, F. Wakeham, J. Stevens, and 1). Dovle. Mr Bonnctts .gave a recitation in good style. Mr G. T. Palmer plsyed the. accompaniments.- A firstrate spread was provided-!)*- Mr Budd.

A committee meeting of the Timaro Sports Club was held in the Excelsior Hotel last night. Present—Messrs G. Triggs (chair), R. Cooke, J. O'Donnell, and F. Waddell (secretary). Apologies were received from Messrs F. Watson, and J. Shewan. Correspondence was read from the Christchurch Sports Chib re inter-club championships to be held in Timaru on New Year's night. It was decided to hold competitions on November 23rd and »4th, Messrs It. Cooke and J. O'Donnell to draw up <a programme and reoort at a meeting to be held at aft early date.

The social given by the Good Templars in the Assembly Rooms last night attracted a large audience to listen to the excellent programme which had-keen' ■ provided, for their delectation. After a few opening and appropriate remarks by the .chairman, Bro. Mnchniore, a start was made with the vocal and instrumental items, which were without exception cleverly rendered and highly appreciated. Ihe programme was as follows: —Song, '-The Wreck/' Mr" J. T. Ellis: song, 'When the SnnsetTurns the Oceans Bine .Mr C. 3lassey: .song, "Conld]we Only Recall the - Past. Miss M- Leggntt; sons?. ■••Lnder-the Old Umbrella," Mr T. Clanghton. iunr.; song, "Fisherman. Mr Aluciiinore:'recitation, Old Topper/ '-Mrs Sadler: song. "Dixie and the Girl I Love ? * Miss S. Lepgntt: song, "Sunbeam Loo" ''Mr F. Peake: song. 'iTired." iMr T. Clanghton: ; dialogue, "The Haunted Alan "; bones solo. Mr Lowry; ; oorr.V sketch, .Percy llton. C. Massey and A.. Holland; grand tableaux by the juveniles.

, That indoor office work is making a very nervous man of ' you. let .Stearns* Wine of Cod Liver Extract braid ud vonr nerves and give you r.ew energy." It acte like fresh air on your system, and iriakes work a pleasure. CO If Nature has not favoured you*with a boairflftil complexion* call Ici ma Cream to vour aid. Used daily Icilma Cream will do more than keep yonr skin tranipareritly clear,^ delicate and white- it will protect it from dust and wind, prevent ife from <-hafing, and produce in a short time a velvety softness. Price 2s &!. pest fn e. Baxter s pharmacy, tunaru. .. ,' Sulphur and 6>arsapari)!a Salts.— This pleasant and, .reirvsuins preparation will bttlouuU exceedingly valuable in purifying the blood and i-uolms tl»' Bistew, and thus preventing tup- unpleasant eruptions and pimples s» C-uinnioii lb; many at the change of the season; ' One teaspoontnl in bait a tumblerful of water before bnakiast is invalnable as a spring medu-iue. Vrice Is 6d a bottle, from L. B. Janus, chemist, Timaru ...

The Dresden riano Company, Ltd., announce their annual sale of pianos and organs. In addition to models by the world's leading makers,, including John Broadwood and Sob 3, Lipp and Sohn, Collard and Collard, they have recently opened up a new shipment of the justly famous Bohm 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 seenre n high grades piano on the best terms ever •ffered ja this district... We are given to understand that owing to Mr Stephens expecting to receive a> large shipment of .new goods any day in the way of tweed.*, men's underwear and clothing, etc., he is aelling the goods on hand at very low prices; in fact under cost, so as io make room for the new season's stock. The new department rcceritlv opened {referring to the cleaning and pressing) ha* been a great success, the work being done giving every satisfaction. It ft needless to say that every person who bars frog Alfred .T. Stephens, opposite the Post Office, saves money... The distinction of lieing the' first man to reach the North Pole lias fallen to Dn Cook, an American, but the distinction of reaching the highost pinnacle of excellence, in ladies English, American, or Continental footwear, has by popular acclamation fallen to J. AV. fionter, Cookham House, famed from pole to p01e... We often wonder how r**op'e will no to auction sales and wait for hours, with the off chance of setting what thev want, when everything is to be had so cheap at OS Stafford Street, opposite the Tiinaru Hotel...

A social in aid of the funtjs will he held in the Gleniti Schoolroom this evening.

In the railway journey from Timaru to Waimatc, observant passengers noticed yesterday that lambs are making their appearance in large numbers.

The southern districts appear to have had a good deal of rain lately. All the smaller rivers are carrying much water, and many of the low-lying* paddocks are water-logged. It is understood that arrangements are in progress for the formation of a new Tennis Club in AVaimate. Jf the t-hil) is successfully formed, a great impetus will he given to the game.

At the monthly meeting of the Waimate W.t'.T.l'., Mrs Graham presiding, arrangements were made for a visit from Mrs K. L. Stevenson, American temperance lecturer, about the 'l2nd inst.

The Hellers appeared at the Theatre Royal again last night, and as on the previous night they both mysihed and delighted their audience. Professor Heller performed many clever feats which compltely puzzled those present, his programme being different to that of the opening night. Madame Heller appeared again in her character as one who can tell of things past, and looking into the future.' Some vocal items were given by Mr Black and some very good moving*pictures.were also shown.

They are a. strenuous people, young and old, who have their homes at Vaimate. Yesterday the onlookers' honours in snort were divided between 1 a football match among the seniors and a willing set-to with the bare knuckles between two very small Iwys. The latter had a merrv time, each boy as he cot short of breath standing back in the most approved attitude, ■nd then leading smartly with right and left. As to the football, so lone as Waimatc was doing all the "leading,-' all w;is very lovely on the old showground. The Waimate Harriers' Club held their social in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night, about 50 couples occupying the floor. The hall was tastefully draped and arranged. A number of friends .kindly supplied the music, and Messrs F. \Yilce and A. Butcher were the M.Cs., and the catering was in the capable hands of Mr J/Symon. During the evening the president (Mr E. Hassall) presented the. prizes won by members at the different club contests, and also congratulated the club'on its successful season and sports gathering. Dancing was kept up until one of the small hours, aiid all agreed the social was a most pleasant gathering.

The last of the series of euchre tournaments in aid of the school, funds was field in the St. Andrews sehoolhouse oil Wednesday evening. There was again a very large number of players, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The highest, scores were made by Mrs Uunbar and Mr E. Mackenzie, and Hie lowest hv Mr Gordon Lyall and" Mrs Ott. Mr "Geo. Lyall. who presented the prizes to the winners, said that the enclire . tournaments had provided a most agreeable way of 'passins the winter months, aiid the ichoo] fund* had been considerably ang-' merited' by the entry fees. Tin* committee are now in a position to erect a miniature rifle range in the school ground; and this should prove very popular with the boys. Have you tried Zymole Trokeys? If you haven't, get a box and he convinced that they are the l»est throat relief on the market. They stimulate the secretions and refresh the mouth. 5

SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - Morton and Pearson —Entries for sale to-morrow. \ O'Callaghan and Co.—Large entries for sal? to-inorrow. J. O'Rourke —Particulars of men's clothing. .Walter Shaw—Notice in estate A. Bishop. . ' Pleasant Point Town Hoard—Ten-, ders for kerbing, etc. T. and J. Thomson —Men's outfitting at Thomson's. ' Ke.rnohan and McCahon —Notice to person' who took bicycle. J. O. Cowan—FashionaUe £2, 10s suit. i . : . H. Hall—Extension of time for tender. Theatre Royal—Address hy Mr A. W. Tfo«>v on 15th- in*t.— f-'leiiii? — social this evening. . r:hi?) Kotol—Want n co^k. T.'-°t —Envelope with references, reward. ,»* x.,*^' s _Tr rpc ],. f, 3 i, to-dnv. • ■W. W.. Wade—Trices of tennis r: , "" ,, c f: i "nd "Vpiisir'-s. '. Wna teds—Five notices.