TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14053, 10 November 1909, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY

The Tenmka. Brass. Bawl mwl<\ a prolit of £l2 10s out of their recent concert.

The laud tax and graduated land tax arc to be paid on the 30tli jnst., to. the Commissioner of Taxes, Wellington.

Recent applicants for New Zealand natents are G. S. Thomson, of Albury for an acetylene gas generator, and J. Mitchell, of Geraldine, for a composition for eradication of weeds.

Fishing on the Lower Opihi yesterday, Mr H. Randrup had the fortune to 'basket 36 trout, the largest of which scaled 3£lbs. The fish were .in . very good condition, and the take was a very nice one to carry home.

Tho morning train form the Sou' yesterday contained about two dozfc., trucks of live stock bound for tho Christchurch Show. They wero sent on in tho midday mixed train. Mr Sterndalc, local secretary for Trinity College, London, has received word that Miss G. Atkinson (teacher, Mrs Mangus) was successful in passing the art of teaching examination, held in Timaru last July.

At 1 p.m. on Wednesday ,24th inst. tho Waimate Csunty and ' Borough Councils, and the Geraldino County Councils are respectively to combine to elect representatives to tho Smith Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Each of the counties has four votes, each of the boroughs one.

An item omitted'by accident), from the report of the Timaru Ladies' Swimming Club's annual meeting, was that Mrs A. Hardy, in declining nomination for one of the official posts,, pn account of leaving Timaru shortly, gave a 10s prize to be allotted by the committee at their discretion.

Talking of tho evils of gambling at the Christian Endeavour meeting yesterday, Rev. G. H. Mann, related a story of a young man of Geraldine who went to the receut race meeting on the Orari racecourse, with £2O in his pocket, and yesterday he had seen a wire from that same yonn*X man sent from Christchurch (whero ho had gone, to attend tho races) stating thnt he was "broke," and wanted some money to see him home. ' . It has been decided to hold a monster Band Contest in Duncdin during tho latter n.ir't of 1910 —tho first function of the sort, held/in-that city during the past 10 years'. At a preliininery meeting Mr. G. W. Jenncr, secre-, tary of the South Island Bands Association, outlined proposals which wero formally approved of. Mr. J. Bailey Was elected secretary pro.tem., and requested to write to all bands asking for their co-operation and support. Tho official Commission appointed to report on the practicability or otherwise of sub-dividing the Mackenzie Country runs will set out on its labours on November 15th, on which dato it will leave Cliristchurch.cn route for Eairlio and tho Mackenzie Country. The Commission will comprise' as, follows:—Mr F. W. Flanagan, Commissioner of Crown lands, Mr H. D. Ha wizard, acting-chief surveyor, andMr >'J. Stevenson, a member of the Canterbury Land Board.

A new settlement, "Fyvie," containing 1,583 acres, valued -at £8,900, or nearly £6 per acre, is to be opened lor settlement in fivo lots, on renewable lease., on 2nd December. Apparently it is situated in the old riverbed of the Rakaia, on the north side, as it is 21 miles north-west from Bankside Station,and has no .improvements upon it except fencing and a- small hut. It is described as- "mixed light agricultural.land and pastoral laud of fair quality, flat, with soil varying from 6 inches to 8 inchesori; shingle, stony" in a, few places, and intersected here and there by patches of- surface shingle. The land is capable of growing excellent grass and turnips. It has been used almost entirely for sheep-farming, and is in good,heart." Speaking at a Mayoral reception at Auckland, Mr. Foster Eraser praised the energy of the pioneers who effected such changes in New Zealand. "But," he said, " what I want to know is, is this energy going to continue ?. I go through the country, and evei-y----where I go, in. cvefy littlo town I see a racecourse,, and in not a single instance in tJie whole of tho North Island have I seen an agricultural college. I have nothing to say against liorse-racing but that is not the thing that Will develop this country, New' Zealand is not going to continue to he the great country she is by having only racecourses." There was one tiling, however, which Mr; Fraser laid stress upon, ,and that was that thfe great work which had been done in New Zenland would never have been done by any other men than those of th'o British stock. .

The manager of the Abattoir reported to the Borough Council on Monday that the late stonh had uprooted a number of trees iu the plantation and caused the fall of some thousands of tons of earth and rock, oil the south side of the property. The storm

also shifted the norjfch end of the AVaimataitai spit several feet landwards. For ;i chain, or so near, the Abattoir land the seas now break on a bare .slope of clay—:fortuna"tely a very hard clay. To stand oil the southern corner of the cliff tit Dashing Bocks and recall the fact that years ago the Waimataitai'...spit WHS outside the line of the Dashing Bocks, its'-inner side, margining the lagoon, not many yards within that line, arid to see how the sea now runs landwards over the greater part of the site of the former lagoon, how little indeed of the lagoon is left, is to seo that before many more years have past the • beach will probably be banked up against the railway line. The AVashdyke;- spit has also been driven back considerably * though not so far as the Waimataitai spit. The greater length of bench thrown back however, moans a greater total of encroachment.' Do ynu kodak If not call and let us explain '.-' kodakery " I You will bo interested. Baxter's Pharmacy.;. If ■ the muscles of the throat are strained a cold is very easily contracted. Zymole Trokeys; will prevent this; they are just . \thfe thing\ t for hoarseness and irritating coughs. ..;/ ' Grow the best Vegetables by sowing P. G. Allen's selected seeds. Send for illustrated catalogue, post .free. :..y : XMAS PARCELS FOR ABROAD. FORWARDED SAFELY. SPEEDILY, CHEAPLY. /'.,.':" :.V Brine to us (or notify us.' and wewill collect them) any mementos of the approaching season which you dosire sent to friends at Home. |S All parcels entrusted to \is are dispatched direct by steamer, securely packed, and may bo depended on to arrive at the time stated and in good order. Th New Zealand Express Co., Ltd. ... Yon can Ipse your situation. You can lose your rank or station, You can lose your reputation, You can even,lose your' wife! But if this advice you follow When your cough sounds" harsh and hollow, And Woods' Peppermint you swallow > You will never lose your life... ' MUSCLES IN KNOTS. JOINTS ALL STIFFENED AND SWOLLEN. Lance-like pains torture' and torment the victim of Rheumatism, and you don't think you will ever got rid of the disease. Perhaps you have tried all kinds of sorcalled cures, and much-advertised quack remedies- all to no purpose. Well, don't despair. There is a medicine that can and will cure you. Take RHEUMO. It « a positive antidote for uric .acid poisoning. It relieves pain; removes the swelling, and clears the system, of excess urio acid the cause of all the trouble. RHEUMO is (neither a liniment nor a pill, but. a liquid medicine of unarvellous therapeutic value. RHETJMO conquers Rheumatism. .Sold by all chemists and storekeepers at 2a 6d and 4s Cd * bottle.

A special mooting of the Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 13, Timaru, is to bo held in the Hall at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening.

An Auckland paper says that the technical education of plumbers in that city is complicated, because of the qualifications. A plumber in the city is to have a working knowledge ot from half-a-dozen to a dozen sets of sanitary bv-laws framed by something like that number of local bodies, cadi a£ which has its own set of by-laws.

A traveller from the South yesterday remarked, "The funniest tiling I saw this trip was the pair of blades of the old Elginshire's propeller sticking up out of the sea—for all the world like a giant black rabbits ears. There's nothing but these and tie tops of the engines to be seen now, he added.

His Lordship Bishop Grimes made the following announcement in the Catholic Cathedral at Christchurch on Sundav:—"ln virtue of special faculties received from the Apostolic See. •we herein- dispense from the obligation of abstaining from flesh meat all our Catholic people who attend the Slmw Grounds, next Friday, the I2th, called the People's Day."

An authorised minister of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Rev. X. Mano■writch, is visiting Auckland to establish a mission among Syrians. Greeks, and Russians. The Greek Church being in commnnion with the Anglican Church, permission has been given for Mr. Manowitch to officiate in the Anglican churches of the Auckland diocese.

Temporary blindness and shock resulted from a flash of lightning during the recent storm, and the victim, an Oamarn housewife, is still suffering from the effects. It is stated (says the Mail) that the lady was attending to culinary duties when the lightning seemed to strike one of the cooking utensils, and the flash was followed by blindness lasting for several hours.

Messrs Evans, Hill and Co.. Wellington, have begun the monthly issue of a penny "New Zealand Timetable," which contains summarised raitwav tables and fares. steaming times,* dates of sailing, and distance tables; and a tariff list of the hotels and board-ing-houses in the Dominion. Tho timetable contains a great deal of information of value to the tourist and travelling public generally, and to such is well worth a penny. The selling price of course does not produce the handbook. Advertisers finance it.

Dealins with educational natters, in D a Seech at Auckland. Mr. J«wr Baid that New Zealand was not the onlv country in the world that tad free and secular education. 1° . h ' s ,°" n r country of Scotland they had had for many Years a system of free education, •wherebv a boy could step from the school right up to the "nrrersity. Indeed,- 1 ' he continued, "in Old England, •we are, I fancy rather ahead ot you ont here, inasmuch as you make the children pay for their books, whereas at Home the books are supplied free of charge to thme."

The text of the circular to Civil Servants on the subject of giving information to the newspapers reads as follows: —"Information not to lie erven to the Tress without authority. "With reference to No. 20 of the Civil Service Regulations ('Gazette' of 23rd January, 1873), I am directed by the Hon. the Minister [here follows the name of the department controlled by the Minister] to inform the staff thatas frequent breaches of this rule have been committed -iin defiance of the regulations and Cabinet instructions, any fnrther breaches will be visited with dismissal." The regulation referred to is therefore 3G years old.

"I hope yon will be better people ■when you grow up than your Fathers and mothers were. If you don't, it will be a pity." Thus the Rev. W. Scorgie at » Sunday school meeting it Dunedio, reports the "Otago Daily Tiroes." The sentence fell among the parents present in" the manner of a verbal bombshell. Some smiled, some did not, and others did not quite know bow to take it. "That docs not mean." continued the speaker, after an eloquent pause, "that you pre to be better than your parents because they are bad, but because they are good. You s«\ you have all the c-d----vantagc, of their excellent teaching." And then-thetsmHe became tenernl.

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Hardy's celebrated fishing tackle and sports depot is at present showing a very, fin© assortment of rods, reels, lines, casts, traces, flics, nets, phantoms, Baskets, waders, etc.. at prices to suit all enthusiasts. Tennis players will please note that there are a few very fine "• sample of Slazenger's racquets, also 1909-10 tennis balls, presses, gut preserver, etc.. at Francis Tasker/s sports depot. ...

P. G. Allen's flower seeds always give satisfaction. ...

A slight irritation in the throat may lead to' a hacking coneh. Zymole Trokeys stop it; they soothe the irritation, and strensthen the throat. i* Lnth* Bnrbank is the earliest pea grown. Procure from P. G. Allen. ...

Pianos. Pianos. ™° Dr <*- den Piano Company, Ltd., beg to announce to the general public of Hroaru and the surrounding t.istnct that they have just opened up an entirely new stock of pianos. Our high grade instruments, include J"«n iiroadwood and Son, Collard and Collard, the most famous of British makers, the best that money can buy; also the Ronisb, Lipp and Sohn, Koch and Sohn, Bohm, besides 1 other celebrated makers. Wo give you a ten years' warranty with any instrument von choose; we also give you tne right of exchanging if you are not nerfectlv satisfied. Yon are on a £ood sound wicket when buying your piano or organ from this well known and np-t«-f* t <*<» firm.

Don't continue groping in the dark Buy a kodak at Baxter's Pharnvi-y. It means daylight all the time...

If toii are traveling In- sun- and Mro'a Lottie of .Tamos' *rmt Salt* in vour bag; it is coo in-. rrfrcsmur. invigorating. F»r. »«»i»«* ,W* and'dvsponsi* if- I* v-rv henrhrinl: price 2s: from L. B. James, Chemist, Timaru. ...

Children's coloured .shoos, iti sizes 3 io 6, 7 to 10, pink, pale blue, wine red, purple, white/ champagne, and brown. At Souter's Slme Shm*Just opened a shipment ot 900 pairs of children's boots and shoes Remember address: Souter's Shoo Store next J. Ballantync and Co. ...

SYNOPSIS OF NF.W ADVERTISEMENTS.

Loyal Orange Lodge— Meeting, tomorrow evening. Timant Meat Mart—Hie. power of Royal—Pathc pictures, this evening. ' , Axle cap. two horses: rewards. Mrs W. Quirk—Wants nursegirl. Funeral— By J. E. Buckingham and EonJVanteds—Seven notices.