TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16235, 3 April 1917, Page 7

TOWN & COUNTRY

Mr Bates advised last night:—"A cyclone passed in the north on Saturday, but other parts of the Dominion came under the influence of a westerly area of low pressure of considerable intensity. Stormy weather has been experienced, with rain generally. Strong northerly winds changed to southerns on Sunday, and have continued sqiially in many parts to-day. Present indications are for cold, changeable and showery weather generally, with strong, southerly winds and rising barometer everywhere." Mr Wooles forecasts for South Canterbury to-day :—"Moderate 'to strong northerly winds. Weather fine and warm. -- '

It is understood that Mr W. H Walton will be a candidate for a seat on tho Timaru Borough Council.

' The Mackenzie A. and P. Society's Annual Show will be held at Fairlie on Easter Monday. Some of the attractions and train arrangements are advertised 'to-day.

Government surveyors have completed a surrey of the Mount HuU estate, and are now engaged surveying the hilly portion of the' Mount Somers «s----wite. It is the Government's intention to, cut up both runs to provide farms for retired soldiers.

;The trustees of tho Timaru New Zealand Branch of the British Red Cross So"iety acknowledges receipt of the following donations :—Sutherlands Patriotic Committee, £SB 15s: L.C., ss; Ladies' Committee. £lB ss.

Wheat growers in the South Canterbury district are now receiving letters from the Government asking them, if possible, io grow more wheat this year, and stating the increased area which each one ought to sow.

At. si meeting of the Waimate Acclimatisation Society last week Mr G. McCulloch, of Temuka, applied for a permit to take fish out of tho .Smithfield Freezing Works after the £ loso of the fishing season. He was advised to apply to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society.

"We want satisfactory organisation, and that is being worked on'C now by the National Efficiency Board," said Sir James Allen, in the course of an interview at Dunedin. "There are farmers who have given up farming. We wnn'fc thorn hark for the time being. There, are-Civil Servants who have given up work. We want them hack to work for the time being. No man and no woman ought (to be/idle in this terrible time. I am certain that people r.nlv require 'to bo shown where they can get work and they will do it.''' Mr T. Hutchison, at Greymouth, yesterday gave a. lengthy reserved judgment in the case, Inspector of Awards v. Blackball Coal Minors TJnion, a claim to recover £2OO penalty in respect of each of two strikes in January and February last. At the hearing the facts with regard to the strike were admitted, but technical points were raised. Mr O'-Rogaii. for defendants, argu.ed that the agreement under the Act was not binding, in that Itts dating of such agreement made it for a period of three years .and ten days, whereas the Act provided a maximum of three years*. The Magistrate upheld this contention and gave > judgment for the defendants, regretting havfaig to do so, as the defence had no merit on the facts. Akaroa, the'old French settlement, chosen by our Allies as the most beaufttl harbour existing, retains this health and beauty still. Take your holiday there..'.'•• Water Sterilising Tablets —ur£ent\ * needed by men at the front. \ 'These tablets have been appointed by the War Officn for use in, all cases where water is liable to be contaminated by cholera, typhoid or other disoase germs or impurities. The£ provide a safe, pleasant and refreshing drink. Enclose a bottle in your next parcel to the Front, Price 2s, from L. B. James, Chemist. Tiluara.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION. Great is the revolution in New Zealand homes, which "NO RUBBJiVG'' LAUNDRY HELP has brought about. It has killed the horrid wash-board drudgery! "Washing is now easy and rubbing practically abolished. Tak« care, though, that you are not fooled with imitations, trading on "No Rubbing's" reputation. Got the gen>j*ne Is packets, and a "Thinker's" Notebook—free 1 W. Mitchell, grocer. (3)

Ye who read me, and perhaps need me, Treasure every word I say: ]STr> wild rumour, but vise iiumour, Tn n. gay Miltonian way. I don't sell you when I tell you, That T'm absplutelv sure, Lnvsrnttitis ar>d brnwln'tis Yi'eT' 1 to Woods' Great Pepp-emii"*. ' ' Pure. ' i2)

' Mrs StronacK, Beverley Hoad, has po,n+ m n - Sd.ior tho Plunket Nurse's ' motor fund. '

I ?£ 6 of Timaru's Y.M.O.A.

io A? fw* d ? ltl01I « Ilav f «*» made to the Canterbury Aeroplane Fund—B. K- fcruinhes,s £5, B: Tripp- £lO. The Major's list now totals £9l '

AhrJl , *, .°?°P of 10 ° acres of A lew nn oats which yielded 90 bushels

distrt-t ] ,f tat 'Stacs for the Timaru distnct fpr the month of; March Were as tolW/s, the numbers for the corresPondmg month last year being given ?n parentheses 44 (40j, g dSs 7 Oi), marriages 10 (10). ; thl\> ? a f^ t ? contaia s particulars of tie subdivisions of ; ,the Craigmore foment, Pareora. There ra Tu I,S ln ar^ N

Miss Veda Townseud, who in the Theory of MusicTexaminatS, report marks m W t e hp s T° btain^ d a W'witL Bff

l>o?VSh^Wi* h ° Collie "og Mubs challenge shield and Mr Wogsr't, medal, was Mr P Coitus «f Masterton. Mr P. vS rr 'i Ze ' also , the aggregate points pnze and several specials: In all'he ""?? f J - 9 - in cash ' Md a Vit £5 worth or - '

rtHut «■ %• Harte -- ™?* l instructor under tha Timaru Technical Association, has received a tempting offer irom the Christchurch Technical Board to undertake similar %vork there. It is hoped that such an enthusiastic .and useful instructor as Mr Harte has proved, will not be lost to South Canterbury.

Mr Osborne, dentist of Timaru, who was granted a lieutenancy in the Dental Corps and went up fto Trentham last week> was yesterday medically examined and declared unfit for camp duty. >Mr Osborne is therefore rettuming to Timaru to-morrow, and will resume the practice of his profession here.

The contractor for the erection of the Boys' Orphanage in Tima.ru, Mr G. Frost, hag mado a start with the work. The laying of the foundation., stone has been fixed to take, place on Saturday, April':U The stone will, be laid bv the Right Rov. the Bishop of Christchurch. The orphanage will be known as "St Saviour's, Orphange for Boys," not St. George's Orphanage, as previously announced; there be : ng a. lercal difficulty in the way of the" adoption of the latter name). The weather around Gaoes and Pleasant Valleys for the past few days, writes, our correspondent, has been vpry # mild, except that on Saturday evening a heavy nor'west storm came on, lasted a'few hours, and wis followed bv a nmch-needed downpour of rain that lasted part of the night. The pale blow down some willow trees and the tonjp'off some corn stacks. Winder ploughing .is now in full swing, and some farmers have already sot their winter oats in. Dairy cows have gone off in milk supply, feenl being somewhat, scarce owino- to the lons spell of drv weather, nnd the. cheese factory swill be supplies having fallen off. Owing to the drv peason farm roots have done h#idlv. nrd so»no farmer* have no turnips at all. All the creeks are verv low, and are drying un again after a little flow from the rniu r, week Slight frosts hive been noted in the morning—a hint that winter will soon be here. Mr W. Cunningham's apple orchard, Wai-iti Road, is a pretty sight just now, with the tress all heavily loaded and the fruit taking on its autumnal colouring. The picture is the prettier because, of the fact. that the different varieties of apples are in parallel rows, and thnn the bright red of the Jonathans, the golden tint of. the Sturmers, and the deep rich yellow Wnlsloys, etc., show up in more striking contrast than if the trees had been planted promiscuously. The orchard bpars striking evidence of what can.be produced under a proper system of pruning, careful spraying, and weedfree ground. There is not a weed to 'oe seen in the whole orchard, and the trees have a-very vigorous and healthy appearance. It is estimated that some of-them will yield about 1801ns of fruit, and t Ti at +h» averanre of the whole orchard will be nboult 100 pounds. Mr Onnninidisi-m believes in doing things tborouph-y, and his orchard is,, in consequence, one that pays. Respecting the alleged "go • ,b!ow" policy at some of the West Coast coal, \iines, which has been Iroughti under the notice of tho local Military Board - a correspondent of the Nelson" "Colon' ist" pr*ys: —Tho decision of the men! to refuse exemption from mihV. t&ry sstv.ee to thoß3 airings'- t,ho are "rcsti'-ourig''' ill- output of coal on; the West Coast wi.l\ probably make some of the men pause and consider* He goes on to explain how the system, is' applied:—For several months ; .past; GOme of the West Coast miners have been doing this in order to i«taliafte for the imprisonment of Semplfi. .The: miners working by contract ; ; are' not; allowed to put out more ,coal than ;will earn tlhem 12s a day. To this isiadded a war 'conns of 10 per opnt., bringing their earnings to 13s 2d a day. If when pay day arrives it is found that any of the men have earned more, than; this the surplus has to be paid into, the funds of the Miners' Union. ; From this ! it will be- seen that the men sre restricting''"'their ,own earning^"as well as' the : output of coal—rather a, i suiicidal performance, considering th© cost of living at ithc present time.' ..Previously, when working in good' ceuntry,: the men would often earn £1 and upwards a day, 'but now thesn dn.v« have come to an end'nmless a rran vishesto be particularly generous to his union. Neil's Quinine Port Wine is the best tonic when you feel run down. .and \out «>f sorts, or troubled with sleeplessness. It sharpens the appetite, enriches the blood, braces up the nerves, and tones up the system generally; its prompt action makes it the ideal tonic at this, time of the year. In reputed quftrV bottles. Price, 2s 6d; Is in the £ discount /in .all cash purchases. . See that you cf :ain our Cash Discount Coupon trith'c-ach purchase. Neill's Pharmacy, Stafford Street South. ...

"Aftet three years of suffering I am pleased to say I am practically free 'from corns, due to the use of ' vour wonderful Ruby Corn Cure—three "bot ties have worked wonders." This is only one of the many reports we receive weekly and it speaks for itself. Bottles one shflling, post free, from Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ...

Nearing a close.—The interest that has mitred ■ around Cowan's shop during the last fortnight shows that the people of Timaru are not slow to rally round a neighbour at a time when "a friend in need is a friend indeed.'' The fine spirit displayed is evidenced in the fact that the stock, instead of taking fwir- weeks to clear, is to be finished this week. Out they go is the order, and the' moment is here when the keen buyers will find ample satisfaction from every purchase made at Cowan's sale. ...

The programme of the garden party and sports of the Temuka Bicycle and 1 Athletic Club, on, Easter Monday, is advertised on the first page to-day. A' special train will be> run from Timaru.

"Our Boys' Depot" at Geraldine, which is run by a committ&e to provide comforts etc, for our, boys at the Front, will be open on Thursday this week, aa • well as on "Wednesday, Saturday being a holiday. Donors of produce etc., .will please note. ,

The curator .of the Timaru Domain reports that the rainfall for March was 1.57 inch. Rain fell on eight days,, the minimum fall being 1.05 inch oh the 24th The mean shade temperature for the month was maximum 68.9 degrees, minimum 49.9 degrees, the extremes 82.4 on the 23rd and 40.6 on the 28th.

Tho proposals of the Railway Department with respect to Ithe express services in •the South Island, under the scheme of cutftailed travelling facilities, were not very clearly stated in telegram published on Saturday. , We understand (says iche "Otago Daily Time") that it is contemplated tha'D two express rains shall run daily between Dunedin and Christchurch as at present, but that the early "morning ti ain from luvercargill to Dunedin and Itho evening train from Dunedin to,. Invercargill shall be discontinued. /

A conference between representatives of shipping companies and watersiders of New Zealand, which has been sitting at Wellington for some time, was concluded last night. A complete agreement was reached. The details are not divulged, but it is understood that the agreement contains a clause providing for an increase of 2d per hour on present rates of pay, to remain in operation for the war period. Hours of engagement are shortened, and the conditions _ generally improved.—(Press Association.)

A discussion took place at the meeting of the Timaru Borough Council *ast night as to whether it would be necessary for tradespeople to give the Thursday half-holiday as well as the four days' holiday which it is proposed to give for Easter. Councillor Souter (as president of the Retailers' Associate on I *, said he understood that only the drapers, who were under a different award from the other shopkeepers, •worild have to give the Thursday halfholiday in addition to the usual Easter holidays.

_ The Wizard lighting systems are meetting with phenomenal success 1 in their lighting campaign, having sold: over jtwo hundred installations during the quarter ending 31st ult. Personal recommendation is doing wonders and inquiries are pouring in daily. The Government are installing the system in_ all country Post Offices and are iising it exclusively for country buildings. Mr Henry Watson, corner of Rolleston Street and Otipua Road, has been appointed local representative of the Wizard lighting systems and will be pleased to see all interested. ...

The fortnightly meet'ng of the Juvenile Foresters' Court was held last evening, Bro. Wakefio.d C.R. presiding over a fair attendance of members. The woodwards reported ' no members at present upon lie, .funds. One candidate in .attendance was initiated as a member, and one candidate was proposed and approved. During the evening Bro- A. J. tjones, president, presented Bro. W. McKnight, retiring C.R.. with a R.C.R. certificate. Bro. McKnight suitably replied.

. Don't experiment when you need ' a tonic, but get the tried and proved Baxter's Quinine Port Wine and you will not bo disappointed. Tin's tonic builds up the nervous system, feeds and soothes the tired jaded nerves, makes digestion easy, aand restores the lost appetite. In reputed quart bottles 2s 6d each at Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru; Be sure you get Baxter's. ... • ,

Don'£ experiment when you need a tonic, but pet the tried and proved Baxter's Quinine Port Wine and you will not be disappointed This tonic builds up the nervous system, feeds and soothes the tired jaded nerves, makes ' digestion easy, and restores the lost appetite. In reputed quhrt bottles 2s 6d each at Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. Be sure you get Baxter's. ...