TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14453, 27 May 1911, Page 5

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Weather summary and forecast: — "Heavy rain has fallen on the West Coast of the South Island, and rain has been reported in most parts of the country. Northerly and westerly srinds nave prevailed, but moderated in force. A slight rise in the barometer has taken place in the south tc-dav, but a fall has been reported elsewhere. Present indications are for cloudy and unsettled weather, with rain in most parts of the country. High northerly and westerly winds are probable generally. The barometer will probably fall again soon in the south, for a westerly storm area due to pass in the early part of next week."

The N«w Zealand flag was flown at the Post Office yesterday, in honour of the birthday of Queen Mary.

There was no business for the Court yesterday 'roaming. Mr Clothier, president of the North Canterbury Farmers' Union, thinks "r 8 * *£« Agricultural Department MiM» 1» raged to go in cxtensivaly *or experiments towards the extermination of the rape and turnip pests. They vrehs very had and caused great'losses, and if the Government could arrive at some remedy it would be doing a lasting good to the community.

Oouneillor Gunnion proposed on Wed-nesday-evening that the Mayor of-Tc-muka should be voted an honorarium. After some discussion, decision was postponed.

The Mackenzie County Council tvill meet next Friday. At this meeting tfce general rates for the year will be struck, alteration of boundary ridings confirmed, and the annual oalance sheet considered—if to hand from the Audit Office.

A remit discussed by the North Canterbury Farmers' Union conference, "That" the Minister of Agriculture be requested to-establish an experimental station in North Canterbury" was rejected in favour of an amendment •That the secretary be instructed to write to tile Department to get information as to what the Department was prepared to do to help farmers -u the way of experiments." This means that the experiments would! be carried on all over the district by farmers, with Df-pcftmental assistance and supervision.

Farmers are greatly interested in the (juestion whether European doors could not be opened to the dominion's produce, said Mr Clothier, a North Canterbury farmer, and in connection with that question they could not but admire the efforts of the Australian High Commissioner. New Zealand's Commissioner, he said, though an able man, was in- bad health, and he thought that the state of his health had probably precluded his doing anything in the mattef. In future, he thought it would! he a good thins; if the Government took care to see whether a man's health warranted his appointment. . The ordinary Civil Servant had to pass an examination for fitness, and the men for higher positions should do the same.

The Inspector "of Quarries. for this district, under the. Act of last session is Mr T. Thomson, Inspector of Mines, Dunedin. Mr Thomson will require an aeroplane to get about his sphere of action in any moderate time, "for he is inspector for the whole of the island south of the Eakaia and for Steivart Island also.

Patrons and, supporters of the South Canterbury Battalion Band are reminded that a euchre party and social will be held at the Band's Booms, MUI street, on Wednesday evening next, commencing at 8 p.m.

A cablo from Sydney states that a fatal form of measles is epidemic in that city. Measles has also broken out at Blenheim, and the schools there have been closed for a month.

At a meeting of railway employees on Thursday night a committee was appointed to make all arrangements for the annual railway social on July 6th.

The Terauka Borough Ccuncil have struck rates for the eurrsnt year as follows:—General rate Hd in the £ sanitation rate over the'dra.neti area id in the £. - Besides these there is a standing rate of jd in the * as £n29o a waterworks loaQ ~ oi

The mail steamer Manuka, wh'ch l"ft San Francisco on May 3rd, arrived at' Wellington on. Thursuay. She brjuuht a number of passengers "and some ear"o. ■On her last trip from New Zealand some third-class passengers evaded the Customs and 'lmmigration authorit.es at San Francisco, and the captain and purser were, called on to explain. Ten stewards and two firemen deserted at San Francisco, the former beinir tempted by the offer of £l2 a month on Alaska steamers.

There was a small outbreak nf fire at the Wellington Exhibition, in the stall next to a fire-ext.nguisLe r , xi;ibit. but when a rush was made n-r the cyclinders they were found to be empty. The permanent, firemen. how-

ever, pulled down the bla2:'ng draperies without any damage worth^speaVing

A hockev practice will he held :,n I the Par:; J-.;.- afternoon at 2.1.5. ' All • hockey player.; are invdad in attend. I A polio.i ,-aso is to result from ' Tbc.rsiiav nieat.'s ,n.->turbanco in tho jTi inuka-iimarii train. I rimiin- that tho South Enil Sports : Aaaociaii-a is defunct, the new Assoriit:>.ii ...uibail -.nib have nppi.id idiretL to the Boroa-h Council for pcr- ■ mission to nlav on the Park. ; The JXreo'tor of Lincoln College -n- ---: v.is apiili.at.oits for a house-mn.-tcr . i'o ik-\v!!..-;-", the duties including the loaohing ot ccaain subjects. i Th..m.,.-v Ik.uit. ot keildmg, was lined ' £3tj at the -Magistral•-'s Coillt at W'.l- . l.notou ji-.t.-rday, an- .vad.ng the i'i ty I CO gov;!.-; lo tho ,-ah;e of LL-. The .' goodit consisted of gloves, cigars, cigar- : ettes and a of harness, and i ug. The 1 fine was reduced to £9 aud iho jjouds ordered to bo conib.catod. The Hon. T. Aiaeken/.io was waited Ujiou by a, uoputaciou of Gi.vetnm^nt supparters at Auckland ttnu asked, ,u j tho event of Taieri being cut out in ■ the redistribution of eleotorates, to I oonte.rt a northern seat. Mr Maoken- ] aei said that it wo;:ld be only lair to hia ton.-.titut-.i:ts at 'i'tteri to take no : action until the ekcrteiaw. was actually | out out. in any o.iae ho eouid do i uotlung tint! he discussod the pe.jsivioa ' with his colleagues. j Tho clock tower on the Post Ofilco itx Lyttelton is to be raised at tho Government eiiwnse. Tlio towus- ■ people are taibiug of raising money i enough, with (.iovvsrement subsidy, to install a first-class set of ohiuica'as a Coionatiou memorial. j Lord Islington has given many indications of his interest in tho practical welfare of the Dominion, unci ho delighted a group of Auckland farmers the other day by a characteristic remark. "Ho was chatting with some members of the King Country A."and P. Association, when a suggestion was made that His- Excellency should Tisit the- Waitoma Caves. "Caves,'' said H : s Excellency. "Caves do not supply yqu. What I 'like to see is cultivation." The Dunedin "Star" states that there is a probability of the- Marylebone Club cricket team visiting New Zealand between the third aaad fourth test matches and playing in each centre of the Dominion. The metallic circuit telephone-r-tho one now in use in Timaru—is being installed in Oamaru. The main ct bles have been laid, and the subscribers' wires are being put in. '. lie iew system is now working between Oamaru and Duntroon, and other country lines are being improved in the same way. It is stated in Christchurch that Kekerangu Station has- been sold by Mr Edmund Rutherford as a going concern, with about 20,000 sheep, to a syndicate of Christcharcli land speculators, at a price j i p'roximating ' £65,000, -an..advance of aoout' on tho price paid by the teudor twelve or fourteen years ago. The station is a narrow strip ot "ountry north of Kaikoura, extending from the coast inland tor a distance of e sty-five miles. If the statement is collect it discloses » striking instance of the growth of •'unearned increment." An odd case of domestic infelicity was dealt with at the Auckland Pol'tco Court yesterday. A middle-aged woman, a'uative of India, sought separation from her English husband, dohn Lupion, on the ground that he always wanted to kick her out. They wore married in Suva.- She explained that her husband took her on. a five years contract from the Government and paid £lO odd for the privilege. They could not live together because they disagreed on everything. , As neithor of the parties bad any desire to Livo together, the Magistrate made an order of maintenance for 12s a week. There were no children of the marriage. In the Divorce Court at ATellington a decros nisi was granted in the case of Mabel Annie Hftdfield v. George Samuel Hadfield, on tho ground of habitual drunkenness. > At a meeting held on Thursday evening the North Otago Mounted Uifles decided to disband, an the ground that it was 'impossible to comply with the Territorial regulations as regards the number of parades. On March 10th there was stolen from William Campbell, residing in Wakefield's boardinghouse, Timaru, a new pair of trousers and a vest. Inquiries made by Detective Fahey resulted in the Christchurch police being communicated with, and on Thursday at New Brighton, one H. Shearman, a fellow lodger of Campbell's, was arrested on a charge of theft. Sherman was brought to Timaru yesterday, and will appear before the' Court on Monday. Every youngster wants a waggon—a big strong waggon, that will carry as many little ones as can climb intto it. Here it is! The Zymole Express is built for children to have fun with. They can slam it around as much aa they like—it will stand the racket and last for years. W r e will give the Zymolo Express shown in our window to the' boy or girl' who. brings the largest number of Zymolo coupons, on or before, July 31st. One coupon goes with A-ory bos of Zymole Trokeys, or with every five shilling .purchase of goods at Baxter's Pharmacy, Timaru...

In reply to an enquiry arising out of a muddle mads at ono of the branch polling booths at a recent election. Mr L. G. Williams, retnrningofficer for Christchurch,. has received a communication from the Electoral Department, covering an .pinion from the Solicitor-General as to -die definition of "closing the poll." At most elections, parliamentary and municipal, deputy-returning ofik-ers ,are m the habit of reading the law generously at closing time, but the Solicitor-General ctniajj j-.lmS-. i n f nr .~.s - i)!>rli.irnPntary polls are concerned, only those electors to whom voting papers have actually been issued at the closing hour are entitled to vote. The doors must be shut at the statutory hour of closing, and thereafter no voting papers may be issued to voters, even if 'voters enter the booth before the door is closed. Redness, some swelling and intolerable heat and itching are the features cf an unbroken chilblain. Our h'nament will remove the sw-ell.ng, and allay the irritation. Price Is a oottie. From L. B. James, Chemist, Timaru.

The weekly session of the Life Boat Ledge,- 1.0. G.T., held hist evening, with a good attendance of members, over whom the C.T., Bro. Bairie presided. Correspondence relating to the '•Temperance Advocate" was received, and several members availed themsclvs of the opportunity to become subscribers. The C.T. presented Bro. Smith with _ a prize for winning the wordforming competition a few weeks ago. Tho C.T. congratulated Bro. Muchmore on being appointed by the Grand Lodge as a special Deputy for Canterbury. The social part of the evening was taken up with parlour games.One candidate was proposed for" membersnip. The pr.oeTn.mme for n-est mc-»t-iiig is to try the abilities of the C.T and a,l members are asted to jome prepared with questions

l-in J \¥ P % t,ro , Mtt!es °f Tour f.mger \\ me Essence by return mail." Orders ike this are constantly com.pr, •r> hand, and speak for themselves" wine—that's the kind Baxter's Essence makes Try n bottle to-day %„" Fairlie Ster '" ?harmacies ' Timaru ind

-U tho ;'l,ri.st, lnuvli s'.i.ep-dog trial;; i the h-.uling. l.iin-iii- back, holding in , l-ii.;,;. jliul yarding class was von bv ' P. 11. : > i,il<\-k'K Hob, tlio .-ceond prza troiiig to T 11. Bennett's Kin; >,h third ti> T. AV. McKav'.s Togo; tho ; fourth to \V. AV. Little's Tib; nud 'lie | fifth to A. Jenkin's Tip. A uiovein-Mit is ailoat in Timaru to I form a new- -eo-operat.vo dairy com- j iiuiy, and a mooting to consider tlio | formation of tlie oounxmv will lio held I at 1 ail p.m. at the; "Oddfellows' Mall 1 on .Vridav next. Tlio pronosal is that tlio now company should purchase tin; bankrupt company's main factorv and : also the iTwniiCTios at Seadown, Soring- , brook, Otipun :•!■'! Hook. The eomiiany, | if formed, will/ bo run on purr'lv 00-| o.pent vo !in<".-. iv> on- but s-onob-js i; bo interested. AA"o understand that Mr Melville Oray, the mortgagee, who Iris : now taken rjqsscsiion of tlio premises, i is prepared to dispone of them at a very reasonable rate and on favourable terms.

Tito annual conference of the South Canterbury Provincial Executive of tho Farmers' Union will Ik> bold in Timaru at 11 a.m. to-day, at 1 p.m.. there will be a Union luncheon in the Sophia Street ITa.ll and tho Executive will meet in tho tiftornoon. The Timrru Branch Rifle Team will al?o shoot nff for five Dominion eomnet'tion at Patiti this afternoon. An Oaniaru telegram stati? that Mr il:v&ey addressed a large meeting in Opera House there last even.ng. Part of his speech dealt with the Hon. J; A. Millar's address in Dtmodin. The ■sjwaker claimed that most of the surplus was made of increased taxation, which came back on the worker and tlio (producer. Of all the eight millions that tho Government claimed bad been transferred to the Public Works Fund, only about a million and a half came out of revenue. Mr Massey had a good reception.

Farmers 'Union Conference at Christehurch yesterday can-.ed a resolution: ''That iliis vouiereilce approves of the action oi tha Executive Committee of the FarmeiV Political Protection Federation, in regard to the format on and work of the federation.-'

A wedding was solemnised at All saints. Clevedon, Auckland, on Wednesday under somewhat unusual and lS Eg "-, C ' rCumstauces - T,l « brid <-', Ali ss J£tnol \Vall.s, was splitting some kindling wood on Tuesday afternoon and was struck in the eye by a splinter. J lie injury was so serious that it was found necessary to convey her to the hospital at once. As everything had been arranged for the ceremony the following day, it was decided to "allow -Uiss \\ allis to return to Cleveden for her weddmg, and at the conclusion of the ceremony she was immediately taken back to the hospital. Some nine days must elapse before the- extent of ■■he injury is known.