TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16283, 10 July 1917, Page 7

TOWN & COUNTRY

Bates advised last sent indications are for freshening to westerly winds and settled cloudy weather, with rain following generally. The" barometer has a falling tendency everywhere."

At the. Police Court yesterday, before Mr P. E. Thoreau, J.P., Leslie Mcßride Moore, and four first offenders, wc-re each fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness.-

. The trustees of the Timaru branch pf the British Red Cross Society acknowledge receipt of the / following trom last Saturday's shop (day) £57 ?s 2d,.night £ls 6s Id; total £72 8s 3d.

As measured 'by Mr E. P. Stericker's gauge at Sutton farm, Fairview, the rainfall for June was 52 points. In the corresponding month last year it was 4.77 inches. The fall during the jiast three days at Sutton farm amounted to 7S points.

Last year the Fairlie Ladies' Sooiety and the Social Committee combined to send a parcel at Christinas specially addressed to each of the Mackenzie men. Practically every parcel reached its destination, and was gratefully acknowledged. The two societies are again combining this year for the same purpose, and issued last week a postal appeal 'for help to residents of the upper Mackenzie. They desire to acknowledge the following prompt replies to their call:—T. Skinner junr. 10s, Mrs Tondro 10s, "Friend of the Boys" 10s, Mrs M.- L. Riddle ss, The Sawdon chldren (for Mackenzie hoys' Christmas dinner in Berlin) £2, R. H. Hunter-Weston £o, "V. and Mrs LeCren £l, "Reje"t" os, Mrs H. Ross, sen. £l. The" Fairlie Patriotic Shop Committee proposes to give the proceeds of their monthly sals on July 28th to this fund. Whatever surplus there may be will be handed over to the S.C. gift fund. The committee wish it known that they '■Trill- send a parcel to any Mackenzie man whose name and number are sent in to the Rev. H O. Hanby, Mrs Hmbv (chairmen), Mrs W. Smith, or Mi- W. J. Ormandy (secretaries).

Rich leather hand bags from one shilling - seem too good to he true, hut if yos. come early you wi'l eet- one. Also" we have one hundred ladies' leather bags marked at a reduction of 8s to 15s in the £. This is part of an assigned stock. Alston's, Stafford St. North. ...

Yest Pocket Enlargements.—Thp=e can be easily made from your V.P.IC. npea.tivfv? hv means n? the Vest Packet Kodak Enhirger. Pick out the best of your neirricives, purchase an enl&rger for 12s fid a.nd you will b° "irnrised at thf results yon trot r>n a full s>z°d nosh ."card. Procurable with all photographic p«oT>lips at TCncl.-lr T)<vr>ot. Baxter's Pharmacy, Thea-cro Buddings. ...

Beautiful Chinaware at Reduced Prices— To-da,y, on page 11 of this issue wiH bo found the first list of .Manning and Dawsou's reduced prices of all chinaware- 'Hie goods are new and it is only the approach of stocktaking which causes them t 0 be offered to the public at cut prices. Dinnerware and teawaro are the features of the first few days. The windows in both shops give an indication of the values. The sale lasts for 3 weeks only. ...

Every soldier neods a Vest Pocket Kodak —nearly every soldier has ono. You cannot give your departing friend anything he will find more useful or valuable —with a VeslD Pocket Kodak he will keep his own record of the part he takes in this great war—lie will have jin illustrated record of all his drrnirs Prices 3os, 555. and 120s, at the Kodak "Deoot. Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings. ...

Don't try and count yourself to sleep because you suffer from cold feet. Get a "Unique" Hot "Water 1-initio, the bottle with strongly vulcanised seams that can't burst or leak. British made too.

At the Magistrate's Court, Geraldine, yesterday, judgment by default was given in the case of Elliott v. B. Fenn, claim £2 Ss 3d, with costs ss.

Advice lias 311 st been received in Timaru tliat before Christmas freight from Vancouver or New York will probably be £l4 to £l6 per ton, dead weight. This advice was received in connection with paper supplies. The cost of freight alone on news printing paper is greater now tlian the cost ot the papei- and the freight before the war.

At the Temuba Magistrate's Court yesterdav, before Messrs G. Hancox, J. Blytli, and T. Tilbrook, J.P.s, George Jackson was charged with disorderly behaviour while drunk in King Street, Temuka, on 7th July, and also with resisting the police; and Arthur Francis Cunnard was charged with assaulting Walter Girdler, and with inviting Jackson to resist the police. Both were remanded till the 17th inst.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that owing to differences that arose last A week at the Labour Conference Mr J. McCombs. M.P., has severed liis connection with the. New Zealand Labour Party., His decision followed the Congress adopting a resoutiori in favour of State control being added to the issues at the licensing poll. Mr McCombs last night confirmed this report, but declined to make any statement at present.

A conference of representatives of tlio Ministers' .Association, the headmasters of Christ's Co'lege, the Boys' ■High School and School Committee's' Association was held at Christchurch last night, to consider tlie question of film censorship Motions were carried in favour of municipal picture _ theatres, and an ■ arrangement with picture theatre managers and educational authorities for wholesome and joyful ...programmes for matinees. —(Press Association.) . . < .

At the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday the Chief Justice sentenced George Cooke, who had pleaded guilty to five charges, involving thirty-four separate offences, of breaking, entering and theft. The cumulative sentences total four . years ancl nine months The prisoner is to be brought up to-day to show cause why he should uot be sentenced on previous charges on which he liad been ordered to come t*p for sentence when called upon. —- (Press Association.) A motor accident occurred, at the ■Rangitata bridge, Arundel, on Sunday, which. na> i-owly escaped proving serious. Mr and Mrs Beech., 01 Keneperu, Marlboro" gh, were travelling nortli from Geraldine in theii car, and when they were turning on to tlie bridge the steering gear stuck. The car fortunately struck a post and stopped half over the bank. The radiator was twisted and the wind screen shattered. Mrs Beech sustained a nasty cut in the face, which necessitated some stitches, but otherwise the occupants escaped injury.'

At the half-yearly meeting of the Victoria Lodge, 1.0.0. F., Geraldine, Bro. W. White, N.G., occupied the chair, and _there was a good attendance. The, officers elected were installed N.G., Bro. Len. Bennington; V.G., Bro. G. H. Patrick; secretary, Bro W. Fyfe; treasurer, Bro. 0. Robinson; warden, Bro. J. Turner; conductor, Bro. W. Gimson;. and subordinate officers. The installing officer was Bro. C. Robinson, D.G.M. It was decided to send a letter of sympathy to the family of the late Bro. J. Pye, who was the old'-st Oddfellow in Geraldine.

_ In the early hours of Sunday morning, at 2 o'clock to he exact, an attempt was made by some person or persons to enter the grocery store at the corner of North and LeCren streets, I owned by Mr C. S. Howard, and occupied by Mrs Thomas. The latter lives on the premises at the rear of the shop, and at the time mentioned she was awakened by a _ noise in the shop- On dressing she discovered that an attempt was being made to get into the shop two holes having been made through the front 'door close to the lock. Immediately her i presence was discovered the burglar decamped. Apparently bis intention had been to make a hole through the door so that he could turn the key in the lock, the would-be burglar evidently being aware of the fact that the key is always left in the look. Of the fact that the door is also well barred he was unaware. The police are investigating the matter. Chilblains are instantly relieved and promptly cured by the use off Baxter's Chilblain Liniment, for it acts like a charm. One application relieves, three applications effect a cure in most casrts. Don't suffer longer, but nrocuro a bottle to-day. PrW one shilling ate ■Rixter's Phamacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ... Chilblains —Redness, some swelling, intolerable heat and itching are the features of an unbroken -hilbhiin. James's Chilblain Liniment wi]]. reduce thr- swelling, relieve the itching, and pffect a cure. Price Is a bottle, from L. B. James, Prescription Chemist, Timaru. ... We have, just- randed from The best English makers our new season's supply of hot-water bags. Every bag specially tested before sending out and each one is stamped with our guarantee. Although rubber has advanced, our prices remain the same as lasc year, and they are the most reasonable in town. Before purchasing elsewhere. . inspect out fine assortment, and see the extra quality of our liqt water bags. In addition to our prices being the lowest, we give a special discount of 5 per cent, on all cash purchases. Neil's Pharmacy, 73 Stafford Street Sou'ch. ... Hold your gargle parade every morning in your own home by using Kerol. It is a straight out preventative of diphtheria and other injurous microbes. As a disinfectant it is supreme in the world's market, and the medical profession sing its praises with no uncertain sound. Obtainable at all chemists and stores, or from the wholesale agents, Messrs Dalgety and Co., Timaru. ... arbiters and others should ft now at- this time of the year, that poisoned hands and.cold sores, etc., are prevalent. Button's RED ARROW OINTMENT, being a powerful antiseptic, kills the poison and heals tho *<•