TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14391, 5 January 1911, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Rev. D. C. Bates' summary and forecast:—"The barometer rose"-to-d----ily during the night, but little movement Has been reported to-day. There 'was a thunderstorm at Gisborae on Tuesday night, and the weather, though cloudy in Otago, has been pc-n----erally fine. Moderate to strong wiirds have prevailed, especially in the extreme north and south. "Present irdi- _ cations are for mild and fair weatlvr generally, though with passing c'ou.ls , and showers in parts. Moderate to strong southerly winds will proD.nly predominate, but light and variiVe winds can be expected in parts. T.vbarometer has a tendency to *fe glowly." The Makfkibi Library Tennis (ii.b open their season this afternoon, !ut the evening social is postponed. The "Wellington Harbour Board has r new method of raising monoy, bv charging the general public a sn:.'.ll fee to pass the harriers recently ■ re tied on th?. "Wellington wharves", uii. i, steamers are arriviiif and lesviag ibe port. V.h=-n the .Maori wa-i !..-;.;; on? night recently, a sum of £2 TJs was rAised in this wa;<

The poat audit ;v-tem in connect on witli the nubia- ao-i-uul.; of •!..■ Nonunion will replace ili« pr-e-audit system utter March :il,-t next. \n address entitled "Knrlli, not Heave,,, tin- nnal Destiny uf the Sain-s " I--, in li.- eiveii :it th-e Sophia Street' Hall IM-niiiUt nl S o'clock, by Mr J. Sal.sl.mv. It •> tho tirst of another yvf.-i <>( w*i'lv-!ii|:tit sitv>l«.

The Wellington rreniatoriiun, which hius now l>?en onen for about li-' i-ir.ths, lias ..nrked perfectly suti.-t fni'torily in every way. S-neo Hie openin K day sumo 'JO bodies have been ere. mated. A light rain set in late last .• ii;!,t. It came on s» quietly, beginning with a. drizzle, and the sky was so completely overcast, that it seemed likely to continue for some time. A late train leaves Timaru for Tomuka at 11 p.m. to-morrow, setting down passengers en the way as rerequired. This train is in connection with ' Wirth's eircuß performance in Timaru. At tho Timaru Magistrates Court this morning two men, who were remanded from last week, will be brought; np to answer tliree separate charges of ringing the changes, local shopkeepers being the victims. During his preseut visit to Ajickland His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington) will" inspect Government House, which tlie Government, lias decided to refurnish. Ho will tli-sn communicate to the Government his desires as to the style in which tho refurnishing should be done. The manner in which the local polios controlled the traffic at tb» entrance to the spores grounds on Monday and Tuesday has been the subject 'of much favourable comment. Quo or'two persons who were inclined to be argumentative while in. charge of vehicles will be brought before the Magistrate to explain their attitudie. , The caretaker of the Old Men's Homo wishes to acknowledge villi thanks gifts of cakes from Jttrs K. H. Bowie, cider and herbal beer from Mrs Tate, fruit from Mr 0. Butler, buns and scones from :Mr J. .Hutcheson, sandwiches fronv Congregational and Trinity Presbyter an School picnics, books and papers ».oui Mr Wallace. ■'•., :

A Boy Scouts' oamp of instruction was commenced at AVainoni Park yesterday, and will be continued till Monday nest. , About 200 boys from .almost every part of the South Island are in camp, and it is expscted. when all have arrived, the total will close upon 400. The camp is: under: District Scoutmaster Goodman', andi the Dominion Chief Soout Cosgrpve is also in camp. ' - :

On the. Four New Year holidays, ,1910-11, the CSiristchurch "tramways carried 189,170 " passengers,. who. paid cash fares totalling £2107,. compared with 184,140 passengers and .£2,127 for the same hohdays of 1909-10. On the eight days of Christmas and New Year holidays. 1909-10, the oash passengers carried numbered :~342,138, compared with 403,398 in 1910-11, and tht» revenue was £3904, compared with £4i'34 thisyear. ■"Mrs Park opens her %ew school in the housenow occupied by Mrs MoEeown in Elizabeth street (next '6 Dr Gabites) on February 7th. The school is not a kindergarten -school as : previously advertised. in error, but for children of any age,, provision befog made for advanced classes for g'lls. Mrs Park is taking girls as boarders as well as day pupils. .As experiejCEd governesses only will be in charge of the pupils; Mrs Park's enterprise in filling the long felt want of a giod girls' boarding school, in Timaru should meet with the support it deserves. We have a nice assortment of per-, fume caskets, hand mirrors,' silver, ivory, bone and tortoiseshell manicure ; sets, ladies' and gents' hair brushes, cut glass;bottles,, shaving- sets, icy-hot. flasks, therino flasks, perfume sprays, and numerous other lines suitable for : Xmas presents.—L. B.' James, chemist, Timarn. ... ' ■ ■

Some time ago the Magistrate at Eketahune refused to give a certificate of: fitness as a licensee to a man of good repute, because his .wife' was'not f;oing to live at the hotel but at their arm. .-Mr. Bright, the applicant,'. Apr plisd to the Supreme Court for, a mandamus directing the Magistrate to give the certificate. Mr Justice Cooper gave his reserved judgment yesterday, dismissing the motion,-with costs. His Honour said that a man. might be of good repute and yet riot be a suitable person to be a licensee, and a Magistrate was entitled to say that that was the case with a man "whose wife refused to live at the hotel. The Magistrate had dealt with - tie case on its merits, and there was no appeal from his decision.

These summer days are" the days when you.need Baxter's shampoo powders. Nothing cleanses the scalp or gives the hair such a silken appearance as a good shampoo. Dandruff is quickly eradicated by shampooing. Shampoo Powders threepence per packet. Baxter's Pharmacies," Timara and Fairlie. ... ' ;

Talk took a municipal turn st air afternoon tea tendered; to > visiting chess players yesterday, and -complimentary remarks as to the prospe "ity of the town were pleasantly variid by a Wellington visitor's suggestions. Mr Barnes humorously complained ->f the difficulty of finding one's way ,i Luut the town, owing to the absence of street names at the corner, for which the notices against expectorating en the footpath were no efficient substitute. Mr Barnes suggested that "ho town, like other important centres in the Dominion, shonld be named uiter pii important personage—as were -Auckland, Wellington,' Napier, Nelson, Marlborough—instead of having a Maori name "hat indicated nothiig. He thought "Wolsey" would suit, in allusion to the wool grown on t'lte side of the town and tho sea on lhe other. Mr Craigie replied that , o b?tter name than Timara could Ve f-mrad, for Timaru meant "a shelter," and a shelter it was from the '.enman's point of view. Mr Barnes retorted that many landsmen had ':: id a diffiulty in verifying that during the holidays.

Gingrr wine is undoubtedly the mnst popular summer drink. Taken alone, or raised with an equal part of soda water it forms a most cooling and delightful beverage. As a thirstqupneher it is unequalled. A one shilling bottle of Baxter's Ginger Wine Ef-soree makes two gallons of wine. Buy a bottle to-day. Procurable only at Baxter's Pharmacies, Timara and Fairlie. ...

The popularity of Te Moana as a pleasure and health resort is increasing year by year. This present season is a record one, eighty-one people camping now where three were camped five years ago. Sis houses and a damp are now erected, and to show the demand, four houses are already booked for next Christmas. All modern conveniences have been installed and the enterprising proprietor, The s.s. Knight of the Garter has l eft LytteltoT f her drstinatioi, losing the mate, the small pox patient in quarantine on Quail Island Mr T. Guunion, is to be congratulated' <;n the succeis of his enterprise. A good rubbing of the chest and back w.ili HOCKE'S Eucalyptus Oil and a fnv drops sprinkkd ou your pillow will re!iev> a cold. Ask for Australia's best HOCKE'S...