TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CV, Issue 16076, 25 September 1916, Page 6

TOWN & COUNTRY

The local officers of tho Stock Department, who have been appointed to buy remounts for the Government, will he at various centres throughout South Canterbury on dates which %vill ho advertisod. On Saturday the ' Union Bank, Timaru, received by tho first express from tho north, a consignment of £I6OO in silver from tho If ova I Mint London. Tlio money was packed in four eases, each weighing about 401bs. At tho Supreme Court in. Well'ngton on Saturday, William 'Losswill, solicitor, of Pa,hiatua, pleaded guilty to fhreo charges of theft of trust moneys. Ho was sentenced to two years' imprisonment W.tlh hard labour. seltona, KoCtaß and Aristo self toning papers arc procurable at Baiter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, together with a new shipment of Kodak cameras and photographic sundries too numerous to menton. Our developing, and printing department is 'l'lvays ready to finish your results promptly and carefully. The Kodak Depot, Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru... Tho easiest way to conquer a man is to make him comfortable, and tho easiest way to make him comfortable j 8 to keep lis liver right, i n other words «ivo him a. dose of KfTRAPEPTTC, tho guaranteed curb for all sicknesses arising out of Dyspepsia.

The annual meeting of the Timaru Row.ng Club will bo held in the Club's shed on Wednesday evening next;.

A. soc al and presentation to Mrs Vickers and family will be hold in the Kaukahu. school on Friday, October 6.

The Highfield Sunday School anniversary will bo held to-night. A good programmo has been prepared, _ and there will be a distribution of prizes.

Mark Masons arc reirrnd-ed that a regular meetng of "ho South Canterbury Lodge, No. 300 35.C., will bo held this evening at 7.30 p.m. V lsitors are eordiallv invited.

The ladies assisting Mrs Cooper for the coming New Year Red Cross fete, bv permission of tho Committee of the Timaru Choral and Orchestral Society, will sell sweets at the concert to bo given in the Theatre Royal to-morrow night. Patrons arc requested not to bring sweets with them, but to purchase them at the Theatre.

The friends of Miss Christensen, the popular schoolmistress at Tycho, will

be sorry to hear of her sudden illness. She had Just gone to no end of trouble for the children's annual concert which ; was to have been held next Friday. The School Committee have decided to postpone the concert indefinitely till she is about again. Trout fishing licenses are now obtainable at C. W. Wood and Co's, Stafford Street North. Tho Acclimatisation ■j. Society have supplied each of their agents with a list of .names of persons ■J to whom they are not to grant licenses, these _ being men who have been convicted for a breach of The Fisheries Act.

On Saturday about 125 Defence workmen passed througn Timaru- by tiie first express irom tne nortn. Xiieso men iiad been working on tne new s.s. Devon, wiuea was being fitted, up at> Port Chalmers as a transport for tho ISth Reintorcomems. S'ne Jeit lor Gisborae a weeK ago to taKc in cargo, tiie men travelling with ner, and have just completed fitting her up.

1} Farmers interested in tho application of motor power to farm work can. Tisee any time this week (September -Ith to 29th) an oil tractor doing very excellent ploughing—six furrows—oj> the property of Mr J. Orr, at Waitolii. Mi- Broome Smith, who lias done 23 .ivears pioneering work in West Africa, Jwill give two_ lectures in St. Mary's this week, one on Tuesday, principally for children, and one on Thursday for adults.

The public a.re reminded of the last f week of Messrs Oarpeater's discount ssalc. This offer will be pos tively withvdrawn on Saturday next. Until then customers will be allowed a lebate of 2s in the £], ]s in cverv 10s; one penny every 10d: off all' ihe latest spring and summer importations; floral voiles, zjphycrs, rad.antas, white voiles, -muslins, p'ques. coTiirc<tto-s, ladies tussore silks, mens wearing .apparel of every description and even the ever necessary haberdashery lines, Buc-h r.G batons, wools, cottons etc , ar" all subject to this rebate, so intending purchasers are to call this week and profit by this opportunity.

A meaning ,of the sub-coTimittee wh;ch lias been set up to control tlie limaru technical shearing classes, \v;ia held on SaturdayrPreoenC'—Messrs R. Grant (chairman), \V. J. Bassett, A. G. Hart. J,. Smith and A. Thoreau (secretary). The secretary reported that he Jiad received information from the Canto-bury Sheepowners' Un.on that it liad decided to grant tlio, usual donations to the shearing classes. It was decided, to start the classes cn Ojcobsr 16, and to limit the number of students -.to twelve. The secretary was instructed to ask iihe New Zealand llefrgera- : .tink Company to grant tlio uso of its sheds at Sniitiifield. !Mr J. Smith agreed to give tho n'so-of the wool press for the classes. It was reported that promises / of a supply of 1000 fheep had been received. and it was decided tliat application he made to eheepowners to provide a supply which will mate to possible to carry on the classes for the full term.

Lawn mowers ground, reset-, cleaned ami repaired. Wood's Cycle Depot undertake this work, and for years past have specialised each spring in lawn mowers, and have been very successful on all sorts of machines. They have installed a special lathe for grinding the blades to the knife after the bearings have been adjusted. Prices vary to the size, type, and condition of tho mower. Owing to the shortage of skilled labour, price of petrol, and conditions of awards, they "do not undertake to fetsh machines nor deliver them. -..

Town boys do some curious things £-when they get.into tlhe country some--times. A fanner at Arundel had a boy "11 years of age staying . with . him 3ast week, and he was very interest"ed in watching the fowls and ducks at feeding time. One morning the iad was seen chasing the fowls away from tiieir feed, with a Lig st'ek. 'When tasked. why he was doing th's he ex.pla'ned that the fowls pecked v.t> the "grain twice as fast as tho 'lucks and ho [was chasing the hens away so as to pfve the ducks a better chance at the •wheat. It was explained to hi:n that though the' fowls appeared to i :ek tho grain up quicker than the ducks they cnly'rtrttk one gra r n at a time, whereas tho ducks shovel !-d it -p with vheir jyroad beaks. The farmer jocularly addled that tho ducks needed their beaks Sharpen'ng. A day or two later a "Great commot'on was lieird in one of the sheds, and on -jsrins to see the cause cf all the -loise it was found Tnat tho h"d tho ducks yarded up and ,was sharpening diefr Hea&s! TVhrai.dKiicovered. he had operated ,on two which the hnd left with beaks like '>en po nts. Both had to be de~tr >yed .'Tho farmer in qneso : r>n has decided that in future be will only say what he means literally. Opportunity still knocks at Alston's sale. His lines comprise everything under the title cf fancy goods, toilet ware, toys, and lines that fill the bill for presents and school prizes. The sale is drawing to a close, and the tenanting reductions still await the keen buyer. ... -. Mr * E. C. Worth, spiritual scientist, of London, will give private coirkultations at his residence, 63 Bank St. On Monday and Tuesday he may lie consulted at 249 King St., Temuka, nest the Social Hall, and on Monday evening and each succeeding Monday evening he will give a public demonstration at Temuka. Mr Worth intends to visit Waimate shortly. ... Everyone praises Baxter's Ruby Corn Cure, for it is the one corn cure that positively removes corns without pan or cutting. If it fails—your money back; it's simply this, yon ennnot have corns and use Ruby Corn Cure too. Pr'ce, one shilling, postage free, from Baxters Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ... l*rescnptions.— Bring your prescrip tions to Neil's Pharmacy and have them compounded bj a qualified chemist and prescription specialist. We import our drugs and chemicals direct from the manufacturer, and therefore we are in a. posit-on to do your prescriptions at reasonable rates thus save you money- That is why _ our prescription trade increases so rapidly each month. We also guarantee that each prescription is dispensed exactly as requested bv your physic : ans. Neil's Phnrmai y. family chemists and prescription bpccialißts. 73 Stafford Street South.