TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14274, 13 August 1910, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A drift of the lower atmosphere from the nor'-west (it did not amount to a wind), made yesterday afternoon quite pleasant and spring-like. The Timaru to Christclmrcn Road Race is a trifle compared with the big Australian race, and this again is a trifle compared with a race of 2000 miles round Italy, which was to hare started on May 18th. There were 118 entries for it. In Wairnate on Thursday afternoon, while two persons were driving down Queen Street, a dog ran under tha trap, and the wheel passed over its loins. The poor brute dragged its ; limbs to the footpath and died in a few ! minutes. No owner being found the i persons in the trap took the dog to the j Police Station. I The Christchurch Meat Company I dealt with 1G6.450 sheep and lambs at j their Oamaru works during the season just closed —a record. The export records show that only 107,772 carcases were shipped at Oamaru, leaving 58,708 carcases to be accounted for by railing to Timaru and Port Chalmers for shipment. The steamer Nairnshire which was berthed at the Main wharf vc-sterday, attracted considerable notice by rea- ; son of her big list-, tho decks being at such a slant that walking on them was not any easy matter to landsmen. This position was due to the fact that the blinker coal required the usual trimming, and men were engaged in thi*/operation during the afternoon. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, morning, before Mr H. Eaton, Justisa of the Peace, one lirst offender was lined os, in default 24 hours, for drunkeuness, and a second offender, Wm« Crocome, was fined 10s, or 4S houra. A young man named John Houlihan, was remanded till the ISth inst. on a charge of having on August 10th last at Timaru robbed one John Watsoa of tha sum of £3 7s 6d in money, and of one Waterbury watch valued at 15a, and having at the time of such robbery used personal violence to the said John Watson. Bail in this case was allowed at two sureties of £25, or one of £SO, aud self of £SO. The carpenter "saw" tnat his wife was ill: 'Tis "plane," said he, you've caught a chill; Now, as a "rule," you look so strong, It worries me when something's wrong. To cure these "cramps," and that sore "chest," I'll "straiglit"-way do my "level" best The best of '-Wood"' I will secure, A bottle of his Great Peppermint Cure... MADE THOUSANDS OUT OF IT. The man who thought about putting a "kink" in a hairpin to prevent it falling out made an enormous amount of money from that one single idea. And there art> dozens of cases where just such apparently simolo ideas have brought vast fortunes to"the men who first thought of tln-m. There's money in ideas, mid its those which aji'Jear t)io most obvious which are usually the most valuable. If you have an idea for the improvement of an article or method of manipulation don't push it aside because you think its too pimple—• get an "expert's candid opinion on the matter. Write to Climie Coates nnd Co. for their booklet just published, entitled "Money for Ideas."' It will interest and help you. Write for it now. • Address, Climie Contes and Co. Patent Agents and Consulting Enginl eers. 179 Hereford St.. Christennrcb. It costs you nothing, and it shows hoitou make money from your ideas. .„

The Evening Star Quadrille Assembly will hold an extended night on Tuesday next, when with a good floor * find tirsl-elas.s nuisie pa irons van rely (on jtiis.siiig a. very cnjuyable evening.

The .services in the Congregational Church to-morrow will be conducted by Rev. Arch. ft. Hunt in the morning, {.ml by .Kcv. J"lm Ulpbert in the evening. Strangers are assured of a hearty welcome.

In (he report of the last uiocting of the Timaru Borough Council, ihe ncme "Pratt" appeared anions the list of donors of magazines to the Carnegie Library. This name should have read " Trott."

Pleasant Point people have heen attending Mr Forbes Maeleod's special gospel services in good numbers, ine evangelist continues another week at 7.30.° Mr Maclcod has an interesting subject for to-morrow at 7 p.m., entitled "Blockades in the way to Heaven." A large audience is again expected.

In Trinity Presbyterian Church tomorrow the morning service will be conducted by the Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell. Rev. T. Stinson will occupy •the pulpit in the evening, when his subject will be "The World Missionary Conference." The usual services will be held at Salisbury and Cullmanntown.

A special meeting of the Z.irgan Football Club is to be held on Tuesday evening next in the training rooms at 8 p.m., when every member 'is specially requested to attend as .mportaiit business has to be discussed. The meeting called for last evening, fell through, so many members being affected by influenza.

The Rev. T. Stinson, of Trinity Church will conduct service in Chalmers 'Church to-morrow forenoon, and read the Presbytery's finding in the visitation of the' congregation. The Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell will conduct the evening service, his subject will be "In Paradise." The annual meeting of the, congregation will be held in the Robert Jackson Memorial Hall on Tuesday evening, at 7.30.

The morning service to-morrow in .Wesley Church will bo conducted by the liev. AV. J. Enticott and in the evening the Rev. AV. Baumber \ ul take for his subject "The Testimony of Jesus Christ to His Divinity. ' At .AVaimataitai Mr AVorkman will preach in the morning and the Rev. AV. J. Enticott in the evening. A cordial invitation is given to all the services.

Settlers on the Clandeboyo estate < got to work with a will immediately they entered into possession of their i holdings: and they now have nuite a ; lot to show for their labours of the past few months, in the shape i f fene- < jug and building. Six new houses have been erected on the settlement, and the merry laughter of children is now hard, where formerly a dead silence reigned. Orchards are being planted, as well as shelter trees for houses and gardens, and one settler has already got a colony of bees established 100 hives in patent frames. The district is said to be a good one for bee keeping, the clovers' grown for cow Seed furnishing Miem with an abundance of food. One of the best attended meetings of the Fairview Mutual Improvement Society, was held on Thursday evening. The Rev. W. J. Enticott occupied the chair. The programme included— Trombone solo 1 , Mr Congalton; violin solo, Mr Thdreau; recitations, Miss Myrtle Stevens and Mr Bennett; readings, Mrs Congalton and Mr Parlane; dialogue, Mrs J. Ellis and Miss Squire; , songs, Mr Hornbrook and the Misses • Thoreuu, Watson, Raddon, and Stevens, Messrs Congalton, Johnson and Rev. W. Enticott. A vote of thanks ■ to all who had helped was proposed by f Mr Ellis, and seconded by Mr Dale. ( Miss Johnson and Miss Bessie Baddon ' accompanied the singers. Next week there will be a discussion on the topics in Saturday's paper. ] THE GUINEA POEM 1 ' A CHEQUE FOR £1 Is has been Fent to the writer of this verse — Miss B. M., Fitzroy, New Plymouth. You ask me why cows are like Flag Brand P Perhaps you may think I am beat: But plainly I see, it is simply Because they're the making of meat. WIN A GUINEA! Prize Poem pub- ; lished every Saturday. Best original four short-line advt. verso about "Flag Brand Pickles" wins each week. Forward verse, embossed metal cap from bottle, and full address to Hayward Bros., P.O. Box 013, Wellington. Self-reliance is a good tiling, but when it induces an inventor to venture alone into the mazes of the patent laws, it ifl apt to become expensive. Take your ideas to a keen, straight, agent. Mesrs Baldwin and Rayward, Wellington and Christchurch, know all ibout the Law of Patents, and have agents everywhere. Skilfully guarded and adroitly placed, there might easily be a fortune in a simple idea... A CHEAP MILKING MACHINE. Which is the best business proposition, to buy a dear-cheap machine or a cheap-dear machine? The dear-cheap machine is the one that costs you least when you buy it but costs you most in money and worry while you have got ; t, O'he cheap-dear machine is the L.K.G., which costs you a little more when you buy it but goes on saving you money and labour year after year until you have forgotten what you really did pay for it. All you know is that you can't do,without it and don't want to. Not only have you saved the little extra first cost but you have saved j the entire outlay in labour alone dur- I ing the first two seasons, and you are j /low earning over fifty per cent, interest per annum on the original outlay. That is where the cheapness comes in. Easy terms or liberal discount for cash tm application to J. B. MacEwan and Do., Ltd. Dunedin... NEVER NEGLECT A COLD. A cold should never be treated lightly h 8 it is always more or less ' serious. Many people make the mistake ■of neglecting a cold until some serious lung trouble result. If every cold received the attention it should have Hie danger of this would be avoided. Every cold can be cured by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. A bottle or two of this remedy taken when the cold is first contracted will promptly cure it and not only save idoctors bills but much suffering and annoyance later on. Sold everywhere... . PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS. Henry Hughes, Patent Agent, IS3 Hereford Street, Christchurch, is the oldest firm of patent ajronts in New Zealand. Mr Hughes devotes himself exclusively to Patents and Trade Mark business. The Christchurch office is the head office for Canterbury, and your instructions for patents arc carried out in Christchurch in direct touch, if need be, with you. Heurv Hughes has the largest business in New Zealand and has been established for nearly a. quarter of a. century. Mr A. P. Holdship, who is in charge of the Canterbury business will give you the best advice and promptest service. The Timaru agent is Mr J. E. S. Jackson, Stafford street, who c;m give inventors, every information relating to patents, free'of charge. Obtain Mr Hughes' pamphlet "Advice to Inventors." Inventors are reminded that a. patent to be successful must be bused on a properly drawn specification, and it is clear that the man best able to do your work is the patent agent to whom you ?lve your instructions, "'id who ?■•■<: the largest exnerienre. Tbis is TTenrv Hughes, 183 Hereford Street ChristJhuefc. (Established 1832.)...

There is quite a fair demand for Southland timber in South Canterbury at the present time, and on Monday last a cargo of (iO.ODI) feet arrived jii Tiniaru I. v the .steamer I nven-argill, for Messrs .M'unlorh and Co. and ,). Jackson and Co. This limber, was sent up l.v Messrs Monet I. Bros, 'of AVaikawa, ■•mil is a good elean lot of r.-d pipe, comparing favourably with West Coast wimples.

The annual social of Ihe YVaimale Oddfellows. AI.C., was held on Thursdnv niiilit, and was a groat su<-cess. The grand nnii'.'li uas led by ibe N.G. (Bio. Batoman) and Miss Bennington and followed by about (id couples. Miss Sinclair's hand provided excellent music, Mesrs !<\ AVilce and 11. Pelvin were the M.C's. and the catering was attended to by Mr Harford. Mr Logge sane; a solo acceptably and extras were provided by Airs Sadler and Miss Brien.

Mr A\\ J. Courtier, Government orchard instructor, will give a demonstration in Mr .Steven's orchard, Totara Valley, on Tuesday next, commencing at 2.30. This orchard is centrally situated and comprises 150 fruit trees. These include apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, quinces ;.nd nuts. As the orchard has been planted cnly six years, Mr Courtier will be abb?, to give settlers some very valuable lords, as to pruning, spraying, and fruit culture generally.

The annual telegraphic chess match, Timaru v. Dunedin, will take place in Fateman's Tea Rooms this evening, commencing at 7.15 o'clock punctually. The Timaru team will be as follows — Messrs E. J. Mills, T. Mara. J. Mallouk, J. Dow, AV. Hassall, G. P : AA'ood (captain,), R. Cuthbert, A. McAh.ster, H. Gourlay. A. Burford, and A. Beck. Messrs A. M. Paterson and B. Hayes are emergencies. Dunedin will be represented bv Messrs M. Balk, G. F. Dockls, J. bunion, H. Mellor, G. D. Wright. A. Ellis, Archdeacon Gould. S. S. Mvers. A. T. Chadowski. T. G. Ro.ssbotham, F. G. Mauat, A. K. Barclay; emergency, AA 7 . J. Smart.

Mention was made yesterday of a Poneko footballer having had his jawbroken by a wilful blow from an opponent in a game. An information charging him with assault, has been laid against tlie striker, "Ranji" AA'ilson, captain of the Athletic fifteen, who was a member of the All-Black team which recently toured Australia, and one of the best known footballers in AVellingtou, and, indeed, in the Dominion. The "Times'' states that the match (last Saturday), was decidedly rough, and the .sternness of the jilay became accentuated in the second spell, during which several players were injured. The spectators frequently cried out regarding various players, "Put him off!'' but the referee apparently did not see any deliberate infringement of the rules in the direction of punching or "scragging."

The Minister of Marine has written to the Ashburton Comity Council as follows: —"I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22nd July, in which you ask whether the .Harbours Amendment Bill can be altered to include the whole of the. county of Ashburton, and in reply to state that the southern end of that county uses Tima.ru as its principal port, and it is considered that it should not therefore havo representation on the Lyttelton Harbour Board. If it has representation on the Board it would appear that it should be at Timaru." The Council decided to reply that it adheres to its former resolution and is of the opinion that the whole county should be included in the Lyttelton Harbour Board District and that it is a misapprehension that the port of Lyttelton is not used as the port for the whole cooity.

Keep Stoarns'- Wine of Cod Liver Extract in the home. When you feel fatigued—-nerves are unstrung—can't eat and feel ail run down —then is when you need it...

Nature's Embrocation. ROCKE'S Eucalyptus Oil. The finest that Australia produces. There's "something'' distinctive about ROCKE'S...

Pure drugs and honest service arc essential in the dispensing of your doctor's prscriptions—you obtain boib. when you take your prescript-tins to Baxter's harmac'ies, Timaru and Fairlie...

The sale of Darby's bankrupt stock is still in full swing. To-day's advertisement will repay inspection, the offer of table cutlery at a gift price having been a bargain that should be at once taken...

If you want a good tonic, one that will stimulate the appetite, brace up the nerves, tone up the system, take James' Quinine and Steel Wine. Price 2s 6d from L. B. James, Chemist, Timaru.

Pianos, Pianos, Pianos. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., beg to announce to the general public of Timaru and the surrounding district that they have just opened up an entirely new stock of pianos. Our high grade instruments, include John Broadwood and Son, Collard and Collard, the most famous of British makers, the best that money can buy; also the Ronish, Lipp and Sohn, Koch and Sohn, Bohm, besides other celebrated makers. We give you a ten years' warranty with an instrument you choose: we also give you the right of exchanging if you are not perfectly satisfied. You are on a good sound wicket when buying your piano or organ from this well known and up-to-date firm. ...

Influenza, is playing great havoc in Dunedin and one cannot afford to take any risks. So be sure and k«ej> a bottle of the Rapid Influenza Cure in the house. The safest and surest remedy sold by R. G. Maleolmson, Central Pharmacy... All mothers should see Souter's stock of "Nature" form ehildrens boots and shoes. They have just opened up a large shipment of the latest in childrens footwear. Nature Form Boots and Shoes are made on broad too natural form losts. The heels are low and square. These boots are extra broad fitting, and are just the tiling for children with broad, flat feet. C«.l' and see what Souter's Boot Store can show you, in children's foi.twear... THE KING. The King of tabre waters fs "WaiRongoa," the only water in Australasia that sparkles and bubbles with its own natural gas. An authority recently said: "It is cxultingly alive—truly a laughing water." Apart from the valuable medicinal properties held in solution, the NATURAL carbonic acid gas has a most beneficial effect on the human system... DO YOU SUFFER EROM RHEUMATIC GOUT?

Whether the disease is hereditary or acquired, .Rheumatic Gout, if treated prowrly can be cured by RHEUMO. Gout is no longer looked upon as an ailment confined to persons of advanced age. Modern modes —modern living—foods, dishes and delicacies — all combine to encourage the presence of excess Uric acid in the blood. There is only one way to rid the system of this excess Uric acid and that is by taking a medicine which will neutralise and expel the excess acid. There is no remedy so sure and successful as RTT'KUMO. " Thousands have already been cured by it. and the experience of Mr John Sullivan, of Timaru, will interest you: He savs: —

"T. have taken RHEUMO for Rheumatic Gout and have great faith in it. I can recommend it as being a good medicine in Rheumatic cases. John Sullivan, Timaru Bottling Stores, Timaru."

RHEUMO can be had at all stores and chemists, 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle..,

The minimum area, for building allotments in the suburban districts or Auckland that lie within road districts, lias been under discussion by the Epson, and Mount Roskill Road Hoards. Hitherto the. minimum allowed has been a quarter of an acre, and there has been some agitation for its reduction to an eighth. The Mount Roskill Board has just, decided to make no reduction. The Epsom Board has not yet come to a, decision.

Mr Boss. M.P., for Pahiatua, complains that it is quite a surgical operation to gel, money from the State Advances Hoard. The. members seemed to be always looking for legal reasons for declining to make advances. First it. settler or a worker had to wait some months before he could get the property valued by the Government. Then the Board kept him waiting months longer, so reluctant was it to make the advance.

The Minister of Mines, in his annual report, anticipates that one of the Taranaki oil companies will soon be in a position to claim the bonus of 3d per gallon that has for some years been offered by the Government. He mentions that there are at present probably 100,000 gallons of crude petroleum stored in concrete tanks in the vicinity of New Plymouth. This is an exceedingly dangerous practice, and it will have to be controlled by legislation. A Mnawatu settler recently found a patch of withered Califoriiiaii thistles and on examining the plants found that they had been killed by a blight. The settler has forwarded some of the plants to Mr Newman, M.P., for the district, with a request that he should send them to. the Minister of Agriculture. A casual inspection shows that the blight has attacked - the plant chiefly in the root. A request is to be made to Mr Mackenzie that the plants should be examined by the departmental experts. If it is found that there is a blight which will destroy the weed th» discovery will be very valuable. "For farmers troubled with small patches of Canadian thistle, I can recommend the pig as an effective eradicator," so Mr T. AV. Scper, of Titiroa, informs the Wyndham Farmer. 'T just make a wire-netting enclosure," he continsed, "with a pig-barb stretched around on the surface of the particular weed-infested plot, and put a few pigs therein. 1 feed sufficient tur- | nips and straw to keep the animals in health, and let them root away to their hearts' content. Upon examination, 1 have found thistle roots 6ft to Bft long on the hillsides dragged out i clean —as piggy is partial to a succulent under runner, and follows it persistently to the last nibble. Of course this plan wouldn't work over a big patch of Canadian thistles, unless one had a small army of pigs at his dis- . posal; but where there are only small I patches to contend with, the result is complete satisfaction."

An agricultural scholarship is to be provided by the North Canterbury Education Board, of the value of £4O, tenable at Lincoln College for three years, and open to all pupils under 17, residing in the North Canterbury Education District, who have regularly attended at some secondary school, or its equivalent, approved by the Board. The scholarship will be held subject to the College regulations, and the examination shall be as prescribed for matriculation, provided that (a) no scholarship shall be awarded to any candidate who does not qualify for matriculation, and (b) the following subjects shall be compulsory:—English, arithmetic, elementary chemistry, elementary botany, elementary agriculture. The scholarship winner to spend one year on a farm to be approved by the Board, in order to gain practical experience of farming operations prior to taking up work at Lincoln College.

What looks like sharp practice on the part of the Treasury Department was described'by the Member for Pahiatua the House on Thursday. The Wocdville County Council, he said, had 40 build a bridge costing £3OOO. of which tlio Government placed £IOOO on the Estimates and Parliament voted it. In order to get on with the work the Council borrowed £3OOO from the Government v When the Government's £IOOO was received, it was at once paid hack as part of the £3OOO loan, and took credit for the payment. The Audit Department stuck up the balancesheet on the ground that the £IOOO which had been returned to the Government was in reality the £IOOO subsidy. This and other matters, commented Mr Poss, are bringing the Government into disrepute. It should sit on the civil servants, who are running the country. If it did not do so itwould find as time went on that it would be put out of office through the actions of the civil servants, who were administering Liberal • measures in a most arbitrary manner.

Mr Massey has given notice of his intention to move a resolution as follows: — "That in the opinion of this House (1) it is desirable that us speedily as practicable all unnecessary distinctions between the inhabitants of this Dominion should be abolished as far as can be effected by the mode of our legislation and our system of administration; (2) that our statutes, State records, and public documents should be so framed as to tend to obliterate rather than to maintain distinctions between the two races; (3) that it is expedient to effect complete equality wherever possible in the position of the inhabitants of the Dominion so that the same laws as to property and the ' rights and privileges of citizenship should apply to all alike; (4) that it is desirable to appoint a Select Committee of members of this .House with power to confer with any .similar committee appointed *>y the Legislative Council to consider and suggest means by which equalisation may he expedited, and whatever tends needlessly to show and perpetuate distinctions njay be abolished till every reference to one or another may be rendered unnecessary, all being treated and referred to alike as the people of , New Zealand."

I In Ota go tlie farmer pays the men •who work at'threshing mills, driver and fee-dor excepted, though the mill-owner engages and dismisses the men. In ! March last a man employed as a i'orker jon the stack was aske-d to act as banctI cutter, and while moving across the i machine, his foot slipped into the drum ] and.was cut off. Suit was brought in the Arbitration Court on Thursday to decided whether the farmer or the mill- : owner was liable to pay the. compensa- | tion due to the num. For the mill- | owner it was claimed that the sufferer ': was in the employ of the farmer, while for the latter it was contended that he engaged a thresher with, a selffeeder, and he ought not be made liable because the man was taken off the stock by the engine-driver to be bandcutter on the feeder going wrong, the driver being the contractor's representative, not the farmer's. The Court i decided that the man remained in the employ of the fanner (who would have had to pay his wages), and the fact | thai h-n was doiiig other than his usual work did not make any difference. He j was therefore entitled' to recover com-pensati'.-n from the farmer. The Court j awarded a lump sum of £229, with costs, and the farmer was also ordered Ito pa v the costs of the mill-owner in ! defending;.

After Influenza—lt is after Influenza, that many complications arise. No end of sickness can be traced to neglect following this unpleasant mala ly. I'Yrtify yourself against these attacks, build up your system with Lvi; ter's Beef, Iron and Wine, the one preparation which will restore you to hetlth and strength again. Its famous because it cures. Price 3s 6d per bottle. Baxter's PharmacieSj Timaru e-nd Fairlie...

A concert in aid of the choir funds will lie held in Trinity Hall on Tuesday evening next, when" a capital programme will be submitted.

, The, Marine Baud will play the following programme on the. Bav to-mor-row allernoqit: March, Mount Ho-bs'in : Hymns, A few more vears shall roll. As Pants the Hart: Fantasia, The Royal Musketeers; Cornet Solo. The Lost Chord ; Hymns, Pleasant are Thv courts above. Bn'glitlv gleams our banner, Ihe Old Hundred; March. Invereargill ; God .Save the King, " Pev. J. Olphert will preach in the Barnard Street Primitive Methodist Church on Sundav morning, and M r Chiles at night. At VvainintfaiTai the anniversary services will be. held, the Rev. Macaulay Caldwell preaching in the afternoon and the Rev. A. IS. Hunt at night. Me&srs Tiotjcns and Roundhdl will conduct the evening iservice at Gleniti.

An anecdote of the late .Donald McNicol of Puketapu, Palmerston, will amuse the members of the Shearers' Union. In the early days he was on a farm' at shearing time, and put a. man in the way of shearing a sheep, and left him at this task. The man took from 8 in the morning until noon over the job, and when he had finished the sheep was dead. ■

The practice of tying narrow strips of some red material around a horse's neck as a means of scaring away the hot fly is largely pursued in Australia It is claimed that the fly, which generally strikes up between the horse's front legs and settles on it; chest, will not do so while the red band is there. A piece of red ribbon was used effectively last summer in Southland by several horseowners.

The, retiring chairman of the North Canterbury Education Board, in a review of the past year, said the Board was to be congratulated on their departure in appointing an agricultural instructor. The system .in the past had been too much inclined towards the making of clerk and office employees, and the appointment of an agricultural instructor would give the system a more practical aspect than it had previously had. Peojjle who send petitions to Parliament must be careful to get them up properly. The Public Petitions Committee, reporting on twenty-seven petitions against gambling. state that eighteen of them are informal, from one or more of these defects:— "1. By bearing signatures on the back of the petition. 2. By a number of signatures being ajipanded apparently by one person, which constitutes a breach of privilege. 3. By being undated. 4. By erasures being made in the petition. 5. By a number of signatures being wrongfully attached."

Summary and forciast —"The barometer lias fallen steadily in the south and with rising northerly winds, showers have fallen in parts and the weather has been generally cloudy and hazy. Present indications are for westerly winds strong to heavy gale in parts, southward of Kawhia and "Cnstlcpoint and strong westerly winds further north. The weather will probably be unsettled and stormy, especially in and southward of Cook Straits. The winds will probably veer to southerly after about 24 hours with rain in most parts and snow on the higher levels."

The weekly meeting of the LifeBoat Lodge, No. 101, 1.0.G.T, was held last evening in the Foresters' Hall, Creorge Street, Bro. Hawkey C.T. presiding over a fair attendance of members. Communications were received from the Star of Johnsonville Lodge, asking for a contribution towards their mail bag. The resignation of the secretary was received, and Bro. Barrio was elected to fill the vacancy. The programme for the evening was a debate of an amusing character which caused a great amount of fun. The lodge was closed in the usual manner by the C.T.

Speaking at the jubilee celebration of the Wellington branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters -and Joiners, at wliich function Mr Tregear was also present, Sir Joseph Ward said that Mr Tregear, who had announced his early retirement from the service, had filled a, very difficult position, and, when he was appointed many years ago there were no trodden pathways which he might follow. He himself "had to mould the affairs of the Labour Department a department which at that time was siih.joct to a vast amount of criticism, the intentions, ideas, and possible utility of which were not understood bv'the people, when it was established under the presidency of the Hon. W P Reeves, the t.hen Minister of Labour' Mr regear possessed a highly trained intellect, and he had a sympathetic leaning towards the people." He had idled his office well and capably. "If he never did anything better" on the literary side than those verses which werr published in one of the newspapers the other day, he has done well." said Sir .'Joseph. "I expect you will find him putting his oar in here and there as formerly, only perhaps more frequently,"

No stronger testimony (says an English paper) of the wav in " which the British tanner is handicapped by foreign competition could bo forthcoming than that supplied by the report relating to the trozc,, meat trade, which has just boon puhhshed. The total output of the meat n'oezmg works of the" world lii si, year is estimated approximately at •?««■-,, tOUS - ofth «t total no less than -tbb ,1(1 tons (chilled and frozen) came to the United Kingdom, leaving only tons lor other markets Th ; 's means that the United Kingdom has n'l absorb practically the, whole output of the lieezmg works of the world. The prospects in the frozen meat trade are snid to be excellent. It is expected tiiau supplies from all sources, except iSorth America, are likelv to increase especially frozen mutton and land) from Australia, and New Zealand, and chilled beef from the River "Plate. The effect of any substantial increase in foreign supplies must naturally be'to lower the prices of our 'home-grown meat. Evervthing mdeed, points to the fact that British farmers in the future, apart imm the raising of pedigree live stock Will have to place more and more reliance on dairying.

While presiding at an inquest at Wellington upon a young man who met his death through being thrown -,. from a motor cycle, Mr W. R. Haselden, S.Til. (coroner), asked the hospital house, surgeon, Dr S. J. Simpson, as to the correct treatment of persons who wore seriously injured. The coroner asked the question in a general way, he said, although the evidence in the case before him showed that the iniured man who had sustained a fractured skull and a. fractured jaw, was moved to the hospital in a cab, without medical direction, while still unconscious. The dector replied titat no general rule could be laid down, because the degree of shock present had to be considered. "When a doctor could lie obtained quickly, it was better that a person gravely injured should not be moved before medical assistance arrived. Mr Haselden said it was a matter which had occurred to him repeatedly. Men wounded on the battlefield were saved in large numbers, it was said, for no other reason than that they were allowed to lie quietly, and recover from the effects of shock. The blood flowing from their Mounds had time to coagulate, and. in some cases, frost caused the bleeding to cease. Dr Simpson expressed the opinion that, in the majority of street accidents, it was better that the injured person should be removed promptly.

For children's hacking cough at night Woods' Great Cute. 2Ls 6d and 2s Cfcl...

A meeting of rather an unusual character is called for this afternoon, when Gaelic-speaking Highlanders are asked to meet in the Sophia Street Hall.

BUSINESS NOTICES. Morton and Pearson draw special attention to tlnir auction advertisement. They sell to-day piano (splendid instrument), Singer sewing machine and Ihe general household furniture of a .bent who is leaving Timaru. The furniture dale starts immediately after the produce, and the meat sale follows the furniture. Tiie dairyine -indusirv still seems to lorg.. abend. It is now quite a common thing to hear enquiries for dairving farms. 'l'],,, National Mortgage are advertising one for sale bv auction, which is well worth the attention of people in search of such places. This I arm is of exceptional richness in soil and position. The auctioneers will be pleased to give, full particulars. The National Mortgage and Agenev Company of N.Z., Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs Guinness and Le Cren. Ltd.. hold a. clearing sale on account Mr Sam Esler, Coal Pit Farm, Alburv on Friday, 19th inst. The same firm m conjunction with Canterbury Farmers' Co-opcTativc Association are also holding a clearing sale at AVoodsido. near Gerakline. on AVednesdav. 17th inst., on account Mr Robert Forsvtb. The live and dead stock at both sales will be found to be in good order and condition.

On (hursday next .the 18th inst.. Guinness and Le Crcn, Ltd.. in conjunction with Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Mold an important clearing sale'at the homestead Kapnnntiki, Clandeboye, on .•H'cjHint of the estate of the'late* Hon. ! William Roloston. The stock is wellknown and no comment is necessary hy the auctioneers. In addition to these tile implements will be brought forward in first-class order, and the household furniture, including the piano, will also be sold. As the stock, plant, etc.. are for absolute sale, on account of the estate having been sold, the sale will start punctually at 11 o clock. SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. N.Z. Loan Co.—Albury sale, on Monthly. Donald Reid and Co.—Sheep country lor private sale. Jonas and Co.—Sales for to-day O Callaghan and Co.—Details sales, to-day. Morton and Pearson—List of sales to-day. Dalgety and Co.—For Alburv sale ■ lJ algety and Co.—Alburv sale. Monday; I enmka, Tuesday. C.F.C.A.—SaIe at Temuka, Tuesday; {Albury, Monday. Guinness aud LeCren—Albury sale on Monday : Temuka, Tuesday ;" Gerall dme, A\ ednesday; clearing sales. N.M and A. Co.—Alburv sale. Monday; leimik, Tuesday. George Pearsons—The shop for cheap novelties. Harrison—Price list of boot sale. George T. Dawson—Details and prices or choice fruits. Trinity Hall—Concert on August 16th. .Theatre Royal—Pathe pictures, tonight. • ' Pruning— At Totara Valley on Tuesday. Crieklewood—Grand social on Friday next. J Butchers' Union—Accounts to be paid. Crawford—High grade teas at low pnecs. G. A. M. Macdonald—Wants grazing for sheep. fe Tyeho School—Social on Friday next Colonial Sugar Co.—Notice to importers Manager Otaio estate—Has lost a cheque T. J. Burns—Reward for lost collie pup. Meeting of Highlanders in Tima r u —-10-day. Workman's furniture store —BarSains in beds.

Baxter's pharmacy—Pure drugs, and nealtli-givmg medicines. Evening Star Quadrille Assembly Long night on August 16th Oddfellows' Hall, Pleasant Point Evangelistic, meetings. George Cross—Nursery stock for

Wainiataitai School—Caretaker wantZiipri Football Club-Meeting on luesday night.

F Pattriek—The cheap shop, Stafford street. houle" ttd tG bu - v—Fo " r or S-roomed 'ls^cV;eo„s iotel - Impo, ' tant notice ™ Sunday services—Trinity, Chalmers Congregational, Wesleyanf'and Sol E. Fronting— Funeral notice Wanteds—Six notices.