TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14450, 24 May 1911, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Weather summary and ioiveast: 4i The> weather lias been iiiu* everywhere, except about East Capo, whno showers have fallen to-day. 'liie barometer has risen very high every where, and moderate easterly and uorthurly winds prevail. Tho night was very cold, aud tho morning misty ui many parts. Present indications aro i«>r fair and hazy weather generally, vith moderate to strong easterly and nor-t-hery winds prevailing. Ihe barometer shows a tendency to fall slowly everywhere."

The rumour which has obtained currency that an amalgamation of the interests oi the New Zealand Shipping Company and tho Unwu Steamship Company is in contemplation js authoritatively denied.

"Mr Bockaert has just received communications from the' Darraeq Company in London and Paris, congratulating him most sincerely on the world s record run, put up by Stevenson some time ago. In fact they appreciate this great record so much that they have o(Fered to pay tho best part of 'ho' expenses in connection with it. The Railway Brigade desires to acknowledge with thanks tho receipt of a cheque for £5 from tho West-land Timber Company towards their funds, in recognition of their services at the recent fire on the Company's premises.

The local Coronation Celebration Procession promises to be ;i_ hutie buccess. And everyone hoping ' ! ■ l -' fit- and well to join in the enthusiivsm, should have a bottl* of Nyals V\ inter Cougli Syrup. I'rucumblu at K. 0 ■ Malco!re=oa'a Pharmacy, price Is Cd and 3s 6d...

Members of the Educational Institute "will observe that this month's meeting is to be lield at 2 p.m. next-' Saturday. It is a week earlier than it should be, because June 3 is a Bank Holiday. Those who are present •will have the pleasure of hearing Miss Mclntyre*s paper, held over from last, month. Any intending members ore heartily invited to attend. It trill be noticed' that the meeting is to bo' at 2 p.m., the hour being cßanged because of the morning lecture. The meeting of the Druids Lodge was held in the Foresters Hall last night. Bro. Rawlings, archDruid, presided over a fine attendance of members. On© candidate wa3 initiated, and- two proposed. It was decided to take part in the Coronation processions and Bros. \V. Hathaway, ,and J. T. Collins were appointed delegates to represent the Druids at the Coronation committee meetings. A good deal of business was dqaJt with in a satisfactory manner. Bro. Neate 3?. D.P., of Pioneer Lodge-, Christchurch, and Bro. O'Hjigan, P.A., of Coronation Lodge, Wellington, attended the lodge as visitors, and were accorded a hearty welcome by the archDruid*

On Caroline Bay hut erening in the presenoe of a; good number of interested peopja .including Captain Campbell of tb© local -fire brigade, Mr Fred Wilfauns, the local agent, gave a demonstration. of the usefulness of the "At** Fire Killer.' A number of packing cases were built up t& a fair height to represent the interior of a room. The made was thicklv coated with tar and sprayed with petrol. The cases were ignited, and the whole was soon burning fiercely, when at the word ». captain of the fire brigade, •.he "Ajax" pewder was applied. The was really marvellous. th« flames being overcome entirely wi'tlvn a few tnconds. ..The fire killer consists of a metallic long by 2-in., in diameter." filled with four rounds of a chemical powder, which has the powder when subjected to heat of liberating an enormous Quantity of carbon dioxide gas. The latter j 3 a deadlv foe to nre and puts out every spark instantly. The price of this ingenious fire; killer js only 15s.

One evening this week just , after dusk an officer of the law who modestly does not want his identity revealed, whilst parading his beat saw a youth whizzing round a street comer without a light, notwithstanding"all the statutes made 'and provided. The youth, who was lost in thought, probably about the Referees' Association, meeting, saw the officer at about the same time, and sprinting some fifty yards, he jumped off alongside the curbstone flung his bicycle over a macracarpa fence and walked back to- ' wards the corner, the constable passing hint-on the run. Imagine the fattens discomfiture when on reaching the'next crossing, a policeman standing there assured him that no ovclist had ridden past. The puzzle stall is—find the rider.

Las* Saturday a member of the Zincan Football who wished to qualify for the fourth grade competition, ■found to his sorrow that bis avoirdupois, roughly list 21b, placed him just lolb over 11116 limit. Sympathetic friends advised' him to cut off his food supply for a few days and go in for some heavy exercise. Nothing daunted, the martyr to the game .adopted the advice, and trying again on Monday evening with about four . pounds weight less of clothing on, had the safasfactioa of getting under the ten stone, with a Quarter "or a pound to ■

Thd annual social of the Congregational Church, held in the Arcade Cafe. last evening, was a particularly suceessfuland happy affair. The evening, was spent in songs, recitations and instrumental music. Songs were contributed by Messrs Bella Roberts and Winnie Brooks, Mrs McJennett and Messrs E. Budd, E. R. Douelas and Chapman. A duet was given bv B^ dd and W ' Dickson, and pianoforte solos by Hisses Btooks and NU.J 7 - a , irnrumental mo was Siren by Messrs Eli is. J W Fishtnck. The Rev. A 7 1 ' gave some humorous recite ticns. Miss Kelly and Mesy-s ft vi man. Wood and Kelly occ.i np£rd * T-U3OU4 items.

Please post two bottles- of your Ginger Wine Essence by return mail." Orders like this are constantly coming to hand, and speak for themselves. There is nothing to equal good ginger wine—that's the kind Baxter's Essence makes. Try a bottle to-day. Price l£. Baxter's Pharmacies, Timaru and Fairlie. ...

ilr G. G. Jvr,ov."].?3 wishes special attention to be given to his notice in "this issue. fie lias in stock a larjre Taiige of trees and shrubs r-eadv for planting out, including new shrubs from Japan. He make.s a scc-cialitv of country planting, and his practical experience as to choice and cxnedition of work is at the disposal of patrons... At the Tenuika Magistrate's Courtyesterday, before Mr V. O. Day, S.M.. Michael Brosnahan. for exposing lifpior for sale in licensed premises (the Star Hotel) after hours, was fined £3 and costs-. John Taylor and William Radford,.. for being oil licensed premises after hours, were each fined 10 s and costs 7s. Similar charges against tiirea others were dismissed. Alfred Surridge. for entering licensed premises during the currency of a prohibition order, was fined 10s and <s Posts. James Liston. for breach of the peace, was fined 20s. and costs 275.

Redness, some swelling and intolerable heat and itchinc are the features of an unbroken chilblain. Our Knament will remove the swelling. and allav the irritation. Price Is a bottle. Stain L, B. James, Chemist, Timaru.

io-day Kmpiro l>ay, li j Itolid.iy is fi« : i!;; observe;!, in view oi' ihe- facts that (h-ory.'f's birthday falls n;Ni- wrek. ami the Core.uatltm ceh-brntion-- v. ill pruvido a further holiday in Juno-.

Mr A. M. V. Donovan, one of the 1 Homo Hide Envoys, interviewed at Wellington. spoko gratefully o'i the .s; i pp. .it ;jeeorded th-om throughout New Zealand, saying that ho ami his hav-- completely beaten the r-e-ord of Mr Devlin.

A esvive crih tournament in a".I of'the school imuU was held Jit Si. Andrews on Frday The for the hiuhe-i scoivs wore won by Mi.ss K. r and Mr t'aliaghan. O-n-

j.> ! alio". prii'.es for the lowest scores ■.vi'Vt' ;;w;mh>d to Mrs Hawkos and "Mr JVivv Mix. 'l'h-' (ommiUve have i<> ihank Mr A. Kiiub r for gift ol a bag of coal as one of the prizes.

Th-e :Smithli«'!d Assembly -held their first le.r.g n;;;ht in the Assembly Rooms on Monday evening. 'I hero were aimut iurly couples pvo>euv, and with Went wort h's orchestra supplying the music. ami Mr G. Miller in cloame of the floor, the dance was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr liudd gave- every satisfaction as caterer. Mr Swan is to be congratulated on the complete aeas of his arrangements.

Some sportsmen (?) who have been out Faii-view lately will i>&uro m the Police Court if they do not mend tUciv ways. Recently a, grou]> of young men took possession of an orchard belonging to a man who is disabled, and not: content with helping themselves -eeetually took away bags full of apples cut of tjYe apple pit. The garder.er's wife tried to stop them, and not only did they not desist, but the language used *to the woman was unpublishable. Mrs - Mangos and Mr Nevlll Sm.th are taking part- with Mrs Gower-Burns in a song and pianoforte recital to be given* in Christchureh in the Choral Hall ou Tuesday evening ntfxt, ?ilay ?Oth. A fino programme has been arranged,. Mrs -Mangos playing pianoforte solos by Schubert, Tansig, Brahms, d'Albert and She is also l>layajg the accompaniments. jVIr NcviU-Snutii nill be lienfd in works by H'asdsJ'. Wagner, Carissimi,. Hill, Colcridgo, Taylor, Loewe ana Soinorville.

After yesterday's meeting, the members of the Education Board lunched together and afterwards drove to; WaiSchool on a visit of inspection. The. party were ihet by the chairman (Mr £j. J. Penrose) and several members of the school remittee and shown roiuid tjlie school grounds a.ud buildings. The committeemen pointed, out several repairs requiring attentioii about the buildings, and suggested several improvements. The Board members thoroughly inspected the buildings, espeO"fally in places wlierja defects hafe been _ rcported* As a fresult of the visit, the Committee have been requested to draw up a list of the' more, urgent requirements of the school for the consideration of the Board: at its next meeting.

In reply to an Akaroa farmer, who wrote to the Department' of Agriculture on tho subject of the Erad:cat:on of Californian tltfstle. the inspector m charge of the Department states: "Replying to yours of the 20th inst., in regard to' destroying Californian thistles, I .herewith enclose you a leaflet issued by - the . Department on the subject. The great object in trying to stop the thistle from growing is to stcn the plant from breathing, and the "most effectual way in doing this (where, practicable) is to keep the plant cut down below the surface of the ground, ar.d not allow it any -way to send out leaves. I have known many instances where the thistles have beeu complete!-*- killed' in this way. Some cut the thistles down and then cover them heavily with salt, others again cover them with straw to the depth of about 2 feet, and keep turning the, straw over now and then. Both plans work all Tight when done properly. But the great- thing is to keep the plant.from breathing.•'

With reference to the recent announcement that the figurehead of H.M.S. Vigaro had been secured for the Auckland Museum (says the "Dominion 7 ') it is not, perhaps, generally known that this warship once shelled Wellington. It happened forty-one years ago on a Saturday afternoon. At that time it was unusual for the warship to indulge in gun practice in Wellington harbour; using live shelL. On the occasion referred to a tenpound shell from one of the Vigaro's guns stTuek the house of Mr John Astill, which stood cn Thorndon Quay on what is now the corner section at the Davis-street intersection, Mr Astill's mother and grandmother and two children were watching' the warship at practice from the front winlow, and his sister was sitting on the front £tep. The shell struck the house between these points, fortunately low down. The escape of Mis 3 Astell was a matter of mere inches, so far as being in the road of the engine of destruction was concerned, though had the shell exploded when it hit the fences, the tree, or the house, nothing would have remained of the party. The shooting of the Vigaro was wild that Saturday afternoon, shells landing in 1 various parts of Thorndon, oim on the old barrack-ground, where Elizabeth Terrace is, and another near the old toll-gate at Kaiwarra, where the hulk of tli© Oliver Lang lay. An enquiry was held, and the cost of repairing the damaged house was paid by the authorities, but no explanation of the erratic shooting was given.

Have you seen Zymole Trok-eys? If yon haven't get a box and bo convinced that they are the best throat relief on the market. Tliev stimulate the secretions and refresh the mo r »h... The new railway regulations, under which goods consigned to country districts are conveyed on specified days only, came in for a gocd deal of adverse comment at the meeting of ihe committee of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association 0n Saturday afternorn. Mr Wilfiam Gardiner, jun., who initiated the discussion on the subject, was (savs the .North Otago Tinits) particularly pronounced in Jjis condemnation of the new departure, and spoke very warmly of the Minister of Railways 7 Want or recognition of the needs and ion-yoi-icnce or country dwellers. Mr G. Brownies heaped ridicule on the reflations by giving an analysis of their operation, .showing that while goods CGuld be carried to certain stat'ons en particular day.?, they would not be ao-C'-'pied on tlio same days for despatch to other stations within a few miles of them, though trains had to pn.vs the places left out. Other members joined in the general condemnation, not a single nvembor being re:uly to offer a word of def< i nc> or explanation of the "reform.lt wa« ultimately decided to Fond on the subject a remit- to the nnnual conference of Agricultural and Pastoral Associations.

Every youngster wants a waggon—a big strong waggon, that will carrv a.s many little ones as can climb infcto it. Here it is' The Zymole Express is built for children to have fun -with. They can slam it around as much as they like—it v.*'.ll stand the racket- and last for years. AVe will give the Zyir.oie Express shown in our window to the bev or girl who brings the largest number of Zymole coupons, on or "before, July olsr. One coupon 2oc> with every box of Zymole Trokeys, or with every five shilling; pur-r-base of troods 2t Baxter's Pharmacy, Timaru.M

| l\>i drunk on (Ytiuliuc- Hay, ; an fl'l pen-inner was fund ;V. or j 21 hours' in Court, yestiiday | A uumnn. titi years oL :\< r n\ was lined ! or li I hours l'ur Ij-cr lirst- oflVnce uf I that- natiue.

Vav. 11. Mason, of Aucklun' 1 <\!w has in many r;i.-os b-vn suceessiul in locating underground supplies of water, has b: en viig-sged by the Tourist Department ui try ami hod additional supplies of liot water for the Vl-.'.nmer Sanatorium, natural springs bring msidYn-ent to meet requirements.. Mr Mason has jiulu-.Unl varioih places where, he is satMied', 'Unlimited supplies of hot water ran be

A visitor from Chr.'stchureh had a complaint to make to a "Herald" reporter yesterday, ll was concerning the condition ;it the men's convenience on Caroline. Bay. The place was in a ti'.thy fctuio and quite a contrast t-o the pleasant surroundings. Tho interior of the convenient was nothing but a matvi of obse-enitics. tho writing end drawings being exceedingly vulgar and improper.

Captain Hickey, U. 5.0., Assistant-Adjutant-General, who was in Dunedin last week, getting int6 personal toucli w it'll the principals of firms employing labourj in order to make the conditions of service clearly understood, stated ihnt amongst a mimber interviewed he lias not met one employer v'ihi has cxnre>sod disapnroul of the principle of compulsory military training. A misapprehension that was common, however, was the belief that all youths between the ages of 14 and 21 will b:> required to go into camp r.v.nually for a- period- of training. It should be understood that boys from 14 to 18 years of age (known as Senior Cadets) arc not required to go into camp.

( -Hie Southburn Mutual' Improvement Society held their annual meeting in the schoolroom last Thursday evening. The following wore elected as officebearers for tho ensuing year :—President, Rev. F. Jelfreys; vice-president, Miss Cumming and Mr B. Evans; secretary, Miss K. Scott; committee, Miscs "Ward and Purvis; and Mr A. Ward. It- was decided to meet fortnightly, and next on June Ist, when tho evening will b© devoted to impromptu speaking.

A significant development in connection w;ith the future use of aeroplanes for purposes ot : war has just been announced. Sir Hiram Maxim and Mr Grahame White ar- at i>re.?ent N engaged in producing for the War Office a military aeroplane of immr.ved tvpe, t(>gether with "aerial" sCells, which cau be handled with safety, ,uid are immune from explosion in tho. event of accident, yet can be dropped amidst !an enemy with the ccrtaintv of explosion. The first aeroplane of ttfe tvr>e will be ready for approval by the. War Office experts withm three months. Tho machine will be all-British throughout, although any French design can he used. On completion, it will be entered in competition with machines of other makes before -being fmallv adopted by the War Office. Simultaneously with this announcement comes the news that Sir Hiram has tendered his resignation as a director of Messrs Y Jokers, Sons, ajid Maxim.

A NASTY COUGH Means a bad timo for von—perhaps a serious illness. Baxter's Lung Preserver taken at the' first sign of tro'ub]« banishes the cough from the system. Get a bottle now at vour chemists—ls lOd the large sized bottle. ...