TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume C, Issue 15302, 23 March 1914, Page 6

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Rev. D. C. Bates advised at noon on Saturday — ■ "South-easterly _ winds, moderate to strong, with easterly tendency. Weather probably cold and changeable. Tie night.will probably be very cold, with frosts inland. The barometer has little" movement, but falling after ; about' 36 hours." ' A very dry season is being experienced in some parts of the Waikato, and dairy farmers are suffering -from shortage, which naturally makes itself felt in the milk supplies. Owing to the success that has' attended the inauguration of the -cash system, the Te'Aroha butchers intend to reduce the price of meat a I halfpenny or a pennv per lb. from April Ist. On Saturday Mr S. Bolton wasassisting with, the dipping of iiis sheep at Oete,, when he tnpned and fell-into the dip. The Woodville "Examinerstates that after being dragged out the most solemn, individual of his acquaint- - ance would-have laughed hilariously. Dunedin churches are protesting against the journeymen bakers decision to hold their annual picnic on, a . Sunday. The men explain that Tihe employers refused to let them have a Saturday-—the most convenient day. The mail sent 'from Wellington via Vancouver on February 14th reached London on Thursday last—three days, - late. . * Savs the Stratford correspondent of, ih&Taranaki -Herald":—"St. Patrick has brought raiu. And small blame to him, bedad. The country needed it. Itis not possible, however, for even a saint to please everyone, and racegoers, bound for Opunake, were not viewing the changed aspect of the weather with jubilation. They ca«. console themselves with the reflection that rain makes grass, grass makes milk, milk makes money, and .- money makes racing." So far between "300 and 400 automatic telephones have been installed in Wellington, but more are being fitted every day. So far as operations have gone, the Department are putting in the automatic instruments in those districts where underground cables have been laid, and where there is,, fore, the least possibility of overhead" troubles- The automatic "system is not ~, a success where there is anything in the way of defective line installation. A new beef animal has been r pro- : - duced.. It is the cattleo —the result of twenty years' experimenting with - the--" crossing of domestic cattle of various breeds with the American buffalo. Mr E. Hossom Boyd, of Bobcaygeoh, Ontario, was (says the Canadian " Courier") the originator of the idea, and he now has a large herd of cattle. Some show the white face of the Hereford, with, the powerful shoulders and neck of the buffalo. The hide is more valuable than that of an ordinary fatted steer. .' " i r Mr W. Kirk, the well-known cab- !j driver, relates an incident, the- truth ■ of which he vouches for, which oerves to confirm the accepted high standard of canine sagacity (saysthe Hastings' correspondent of the Napier , '"Daily Telegraph.") He sent a terrier by train, as a present to a Waipukurau resident, some days ago. The animal was duly deposited on the railway L platform on arrival at its destination " and, by some.means, it got loose and- *• made off- It got home to Mr Kirk some days later, but not by the old method of trotting along the - jbard * roads* in a. sweltering sun. The-Intel- • ligent quadruped simply boarded a. north-bound train'and on its arrival in" Hastings alighted with the other sehgers. The doggie displayed "a" "com-*" mendable grasp of a situation when he jumped on the train at-War-pukurau, but when he got off at Hast- ' ings it proved that he is quite fit to tour on his own account. However, it is Mr Kirk's storyIt is very rare that you meet with-a model of a car, that so much, careful... attention had been paid to all details „ , likely to appeal to the owner driver. "". • Th'j new Darracq is a really fine - 4 example of best modern practice. dead silent engine at all speeds, with" a flexibility of from four to sixty miles* an hour, must at the price ~\ This model is on Tieiv at Bockaedft^;," Sea it now. .« " '" "">.--;

The Magistrate held a sitting of tho Juvenile Court in Timarn on Saturday, when a lad charged with theft, was admonished, "bu'c not convicted.

Including the amounts collected by Mesdames Arruitage, Bilton, Rickus and Elder, the total gross proceeds from the Milford Lagoon picnic and picture benefit amounted to about £•l9.

The Wanganui Carnival which ci&ied on Saturday night realised over £2OOO. A very successful item was the election of a Queen of the Carnival, which brought in about £I2OO. People bought voting cards in bunches, at 2d per vote.

It is authoritatively announced, savs tho Dunedin "Star," that Mr M'. : G. Paul, of Waimate, who .was defeated in tho first ballot at tho last, ejection, will again be a candidate for Uhs Waitaki seat as a Progressive Liberal.

The proposal to hold a tennis tournament on the Bay courts at Easter seems to meet with the approval of players, and 1 already a number have signified tlxsir intention of entering. It is to be lipped, therefore, that the Tennis Association and the Bay Association will he arrange the tourney.

"It's, wondei-ful the amount of good that will result from a little time spent in handkerchief drill," said Dr Baker on Saturday when lecturing to the school teachers. "You should teach them how to blow their noses. If you do this eery morning you will he sure that *'\r"-v child will bring a handkerchief, and that is more than they do now." (laughter.)

Mss Maud Allan, the famous classical daicer, is to give one of her unique entenaininents ui ih v * Theatre Royal, Timahi, on April 23rd. She is accompanii'dby tho gifted Russian trio of instrumentalir.ts, the Cherniavsky Brothers. Hand Allan's tours iri India, the East, America, and South Africa have been a peat success. The combination of Miss Allra!s dancing and the Oherniaysky's miisio should bo indeed an attractive entertaiment.

At the monthly meeting of the Tiraaru Fire Board on -Saturday accounts for £ISBB 53 were passed for payment. The .secretary stated that they had £692 in the bank at the present time, md they had £IOOO on deposit at call. 11 was decided that the interest payn.Ue on debentures issued prior to Jme 30 be paid in advance, and up> to tliit'.date, and that all debentures be dated and issued as from that date, anl that the secretary advertise that delentures can be purchased on application to the Board.

3be committee of the South CanterluiJTj Kjre Circle met .on Friday, when it was decided to affiliate "with the N.Z. Poetry Association. The secretary reported that thej had now found an ex-f-ellfwrt market, and the prospects were bright for the immediate future. _ The end of the Circle year falls on April 30 and aiyone wishing to join now can do f-o by T>Tvnor a subscription. The Circle still contjnues,to grow both' ri -numbers and -utility. :

Deding with the question of bad teeth in heir lecture to the teachers in the Technical hk.'hoo! on .Satmtiay Dr. Eleaaor Baker, one of the Education Department's medical inspectors, said that, it. W£S a generally accepted fact that the prowtfr of wealth in this country and the resultant luxury were the chief factors ifc the decay of teeth. The extreme pa.p .fading of children was most harmful to 3hi|dren's teeth. Children, should be gfteii' hatd crusts or bone to gnaw. Bad tieth are supposed to be one cause of apjsndicitis.

Mudi amusement was caused at Dr Eleanor Baker's lecture to school teachers in ;he Technical School on. Saturday morniig. She ha'd been dealing with the nutter of ventilation, saying that frequaitly she went into a school on a line diy and found the windows shut"Ofcviirse there are always excuses," she sad.' "Perhaps it was.an,accident or the teacher did not notice they were shut." Mr J. A. Valentine, who was chaimari, cast an. anxkjus glance at /the windows in the large room, all of wnich were shut, and then amid laughter and aipplafuse he rose and opened several of them.

'la the course of a report to the Wanganui Board of Education, Mr G. D. Braik, Director of Education, -on the eight District High Schools under the BbaM referred to classes," as follows:—" Care. has been taken in the formation" of matriculation classes, none but promising pupils being enrolled. The selection of pupils for this class ha£ sometimes been resented, but selection is. entirely necessary in the interests of the pupils themselves. The pace set in the matriculation class .by the good pupils often bewilder the average pupil whose efforts to keep in "the running may. actually induce stupidity."-

A Choral Festival, in which representatives of the Presbyterian Church choirs of Timaru and neighbouring tottns will b© held' in a few. months' time in Timstru:. Mi- Purcell Webb, who has the matter in hand has had considerable experience as a conductor of large musical societies. The Sydney -'Mail" in speaking of a choral festivaf*given in Grafton Cathedral said that Mr Webb organised and brought to a successful issue a festival of combined choirs—a thing that had been very seldom attempted outside of the. metropolitan cities. • Tile object of. the" festival, is "to" encourage 1 the art of choral singing. Any vocalists who wish to take part are invited to send in their -names as early as possible to Mr Webb.

This J time of the year you need a tonic, changeable weather 'and m-essure of work quickly finds out the weak spots Build'up your system and strengthen, your nerves with Baxter's Quinine Port Wine', the best tonic for loss of energy, brain fag and indigestion. Price 2s 6d per bottle, at Baxter's Pharmacy, Thea- ■ tre'Buildings, Timary..;..;. . Anterior' poliomyelitis "or -infantile' paralysis has been gazetted as an inieotious: disease. The, theories as to cause of spread are stated in" the "Gazette*" as follows :-?•.-'•< (1)* By direct contact with a patient, or a" healthy human carrier the most probable, cause. (2) By dust: the germs can 1 live in a dry state and. sweepings. from a room occupied by a patient of this mean 3 shown to contain the germs. (3) -By biting insects, the stable fly, the bug and fleas. There is no direct evidence, however, of this means of spread.. (4), By . absorption from the' alimentary track, the germs' having been taken in by food or drink'. (5) By contact with domestic animals Buffering, from an.- allied disease; < monkeys and rabbits are know to be susceptible. Of these theories probably No. 1 plays the most important part, the germs are. present in the secretions from _ the nose and throat and in .the vomit or faeces of patients and of carriers. Quarantine period is two, weeks." »

Hot water bags. Our new season's bottles have just arrived. They are of •superior quality, being the "best" procurable. The prices are low. Call and inspect of stock. L. B. James, Chemist, Timaru. ...

"Yours is the only, Corn .Cure I. have used which does cure tho corns. Please post me two boxes by -return mail, which I am giving to two friends." So writes a customer what he thinks of Baxter's Ruby Corn Cure. You can quickly be rid of yours; better get a bottle to-day. Price, one shilling, post free, Baxter's Pharmacy, -. Theatre Buildings, Timaru....' •

' TdrJ']. Xordon. the writer of a letter which appeared in .Saturday's issue, is secretary of the North Canterbury 'Licensed'Victuallers' Association.

It ..is often urged by counsel in courts of justice that married men should be leniently dealt with out of consideration for their families. The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), however, told a prisoner at "Wellington that 'the fact that he was married should bring bnn additional punishment. A man. with others dependent on him ought to be more "careful even, than a single man. "You have no proper sense, of your responsibilities," his Eonour concluded.

v . The itinerary of Mr McGrath's pic--1 tunes for this, week is advertised in this issue. The . chief attraction is Jury's great masterpiece, "Our King's Navy." England has always reigned supreme on the high seas; her own defence and the defence of these is« lands in which we live are indissolubly connected, and much depends upon_ that supremacy being maintained ; maintained it must he at xny cost. The sight of this pictorial, which splendidly depicts matters connected with England's fighting fleet, is followed with the deepest interest i;y British subjects wherever screened, and the patriotic feeling awakened in the hearts of the rising generation must result in binding the younger countries to the Mother Land.

A concert was held in the Kingsdown school on Thursday evening in aid of tho funds of the local Methodist Sxmilay school. Tho programme! had been arranged by the Rev. Mr Allien who presided, and, although the weather was unfavourable, a good number of people were present, and heartily enjoyed the various items. Miss Robertson opened with a. pianoforte solo and acted as accompanist throughout the orening, and thus assisted towards the ■luccess of Vtho concert. Solos were contributed by the .Rev. Mr Alien and Mr. Campbell,, of Tima.ru, and these gentlemen also sang a duet. All of their items were rendered in a very acceptable manner, and were evidently appreciated by -the audience. Various humorous items were given by Messrs .Young and Navlor, their efforts were heartily' applauded; and a great many vncores were demanded. At the close Mr C. Harris, oii-behalf of the Sunday schooJ proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the. performer's for the good concert they had provided, and this was passed with acclamation. The Sunday school funds will be considerably benefited by the.receipts from the concert.

Before retiring, take ---a cup of "Camn" Coffee. <go refreshing, so comforting. A spoonful of "Camp," boiling water, sugar and milk, and a cup of Tich, fragrant, golden brown coffee is ready at once... -' . No waste, no cooking with "Camp" Coffee. Half to three-quarters of a teaspoqnful in cup, pour on /boiling water, add sugar and cream to taste, and delicious coffee is ready. The flavour is always, perfect, and you control .the. strength,....