TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16444, 16 January 1918, Page 7

TOWN & COUNTRY

Mr Bates advises: —"Present indications are for increasing east to north, .winds; weather cloudy to overcast; rain following generally and a falling barometer everywhere." Mr Wooles forecasts for to-day: — '"Fresh easterly winds, weather fair to . cloudy, misty at times and threatening, rain." Mr, Guinness wishes to acknowledge the following donations to Y.M.C.A. funds—Southburn Guild (two months) £2; AnanymoUiS, ss; cash sales (shop) £2 7s 3d: Geraldine Home and Empire League £3. The Red £)rass Society have received three donations of gramophone records for the use of the soldiers in "the Timaru Hospital, the donors being Mrs R. H. Rhodes, Messrs W. C. Raymond, and R. H. Hunter-Weston. AH further donations will be gratefully received. A Press message from Stratford says that a Are gutted a shop on a railway leasehold in Broadway occupied by travelling auctioneers named Laidlaw and Hobbs, and seriously damaged the premises and Stock of A. H. Herbert, draper. Mr. Herbert, who owned the building, is, a heavy loser. A telegram from Dunedin says that yesterday afternoon a waterspout occurred between Oturehua and Cumbrians. The. mail coach was capsized and washed down the Cambrian creek. One horse was drowned and the coach was smashed. The mails wetre lost but the driver was •unhurt-. A search- is being made for tho lost "mails. r*Tho following are the totals of infectious diseases throughout the Dominion for the year 1917, as compared with 19.16:—Scarlet fever (1917) 2755 — (1916 X 4278, diphtheria 5458 —2376, enteric fever 653—806, tuberculosis'ls2l • —950, cerebro spinal meningitis 42 — 135; infantile paralysis 54 —1018--Mr Alexander Scott, inspector for the .National Mortgage and Agency Company, who has just completed a fairly comprehensive tour of Canterbury,' says -that never in his 25 years' experience of this distriot has he seen tie- crops looking better than they do this season. He was struck with the greatly-increased area sown in wheat, . and by the fine appearance of all root crops. The members of the Timaru Bowling Club have arranged a motor drive for their lady friends, to take place on Thursday, the 24th inst. Cars will start from the green, Sarah Street, at-12.45 p.m., and proceed to Hae te Moana, where afternoon tea Mill be provided, and it is proposed to return via Orari. Members of the dub are asked to notice the advertisement in another part of this issue. '

• iSpecial attention is drawn to fruit advertisements of Morton and in this issue. They are the sole Timaru agents for the Otago Fruit Growers' Co-operative Society, and as Timaru and district are allotted 2000 cases of stone fruits each week, it is Morton and Pearson's intention to sell all kinds of fruit by auction each day. Prices are within reach of everybody, and the mart must be cleared each Hav to make room for the quantities arriving daily. ...

_ Messrs W. Wright and A. Bennett, tof"-Rosewill, lnfl.v*6 mad© am ingenious little device with a view to * saving tiriift and labour in stacking. It is a •stacking elevator, and no matter how high the stack it will deliver the Sheaves regularly without any bother. The makers have tried the elevator in a hay crop, when it worked very Satisfactorily, and they intend to give sv public exhibition of it as soon as their crop is ready, when all interested will be welcome. The elevator costs from £lO to £l2 to make, and the saving it effects is said to very soon pay. for it. The object of the demonstration which is to be given is not to .sell the ©levator (which is not for sale) but simply, to suggest to farmers flat tney should maice one for themselves.

At a meeting of the Steward Settlement Water Race Board there were present Messrs J. G. McDonald (chairman) D. Williams, J. Gibson, D. Lister, J. King, J. Henderson, and F. Davis. _ Mr Hooper, of Waitaki, wrote complaining that his poultry farm was suffering through shortage of water. The Board decided to instruct the caretaker to keep Mr Hooper's race as clear as possible. The caretaker reported that some of the races in Mr Smith's property carried a quantity ®f weeds. It was decided that the clerk write to Mr Smith urging him to remove the weeds without delay. In regard to the_ removal of several' surface water pipes Messrs Gibson and t»ister wore appointed to deal with the matter, with power to act.

Come to the merry bargain counters! Thomson's 14 days' sale goes on apace. Print robes Is lid, 2s 6d. Childs' overalls is 3d. Combinations 2 pairs for 3s 3d. Feeders 5 for Is. Holland aprons Is 3d. Oriental table covers Is 6d. Floral merv silk Is lid. Wheeling wool 5s 4J-dj cream cashmere Is 4}d, do., gaberdine Is lid. Silky poplins al.l shades and black Is lid, 2s 4jd. Dress lengths 7s lid. Dress skirts, cceam, white 3s 6d. Stripe sports coats 10s lid. Hair prongs B£d. Towels, rane sale values. Supper cloths 3s 3d. White satin quilts 9s lid. Two pair men's colonial hose for Is 11<$. Caps Is. Natural merino "underwear 2s .3d. Boys' helmets Is *9d. Working shirts 4s 3d. Three good lines—double jvvridth poplin Is IJd, double width chicks Is lsd. Double zarella Is ijdl. ia \. lE 11 "variety of good colours an 3 patterns.

Let the children Kodak. Start your boy or girl witli a 0.0. Premo, ait 5s or aNo 0 Brownie at 10s. These dependable little cameras provide means of starting bojre and girls along the- delightful road of amateur photography, and are so simple to work (that no previous knowledge of photography is necessary. Every boy anr j girl will appreciate a camera and obtain a -wealth off pleasure and education from it. For all photographic supplies call at Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ...

"TOMMY HAS LOST HIS COLD." "That is why I thank you for recommending Baxter's Lung Preserver to me," said one grateful mother to lier' friend. "Tommy used to suffer terribly at night from hacking ooughs and oolds, but now he is entirely freed from them."

"Yes, Baxters is certainly a wonderful remedy," replied the friend. "A few bottles transformed my little girl from a lung and throat sufferer into a happy, healthy child." •Mothers —get Baxter's, the unique health-giver, to-day. Children like it. Is lOd per big: bottle,. (2)

Tycho friends welcome home Private James O'Boyle in the school tomorrow evening. A. sample of the new Ruakura osd> was on the market in Oamara this week. It yielded at tiie rat® of 50 bushels per acre., A meeting of millers was held in Timaru yesterday for the purpose _of allocating the next cargo of Australian wheat which is to arrive here. The cargo consists of 75,000 bushels. At a sitting of the Military Service Board at Wellington yesterday, about fifty appeals, made by the Seamen's Union for seamen and firemen, were adjourned indefinitely.—(Press Assn.) Mr L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector' of Fisheries for the Dominion, was in I'i • maru yesterday, making inquiries in regard to the quinnat salmon fishing which started yesterday in the Waitaki and Rangitata rivers. In the list of Second Division reservists in another column, who were drawn in the last ballot is the name of one maa who has eight children. The list is supposed to include, only married men without any children. The Rangitata Soldiers' Memorial Hall will be formally opened to-morrow evening by Mr D. Grant, at S p.m. Geraldine friends will give a. concert; a roll of honour will be unveiled by Oolonel Mackenzie, and after ■ supper a dance will be held. The caretaker of tho bathing sheds has in his possession a collection of articles, including brooches, a'wedding ring, door keys, purse with a small amount of money in it, two small bags found cn the sand, also several brooches left in the shedss. The following are the crews selected for the Timaru Rowing Club D. C. Turnbuli Fours, and crews are requested to attend sharp to time:—Rowlands (s), Cruiclcshanks, Ashley, Geaney, 6 p.m.; King (s), Feeley, Grant,,Millard. 6.30 p.m.; Buswell (s), Davidson, Tre~ vella, Wiberg, 5 p.m.; A. Bradley (s). Hassel'berg, Camnock, Hollows, 5.30; C. H. Bradley (s), Gledliill, < Bruce ; Lewis 5.30; Taylor (s), Jennings, Fairbrother, Shanks, 6-30. All members are requested to attend shed at 10 a-m. to receive instructions from a competent coach.

[ The fortnightly meeting of Court Southern Cross, A.0.F., was Held last evening, Bro. W. H. Jacquiery, C.R., presiding over an average attendance •of members. The woodwards reported having visited the sick brethren, and found them a much improved, and that four brothers had competely recovered and declared off the funds. Two candidates were made members of the Order, and one candidate was proposed for membership and approved. Bro. A. F. Boys was appointed auditor to the U.F.S. Dispensary Board. Accounts were passed for payment, and the Court closed. His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. Mating), received a telegram from' the Prime Minister yesterday, advising him that the deputation from the South Canterbury and Ashburton districts on the hydro-electric scheme would be received at Government buildings, Wellington, on Friday next, at noon. The Mayor has accordingly advised all the members of thie deputation to be in readiness to leave for Wellington by the express to-morrow. The deputation is a. large one, consistili'e M.P.'s, the Mayors, and the chairmen of all County Councils and Road Boards in South and Mid Canterbury. A farmer in the .Levels district hit upon a novel method of killing a stoat ■n ch Yi wrought serious havoc in Im poultry yard. Having dtefied all ettorte at capture, and: having refused to take strychnine spread in the ordinary way, the farmer sought out an old mi which had long since given over laying, m favour of a younger generation of liter tribe, and smothering her feathers with strychnine he put her in a shed which the rodent nightly visited m search of eggs and chickens, the twoi laitJtler having been carefully cleared from the shed on the night in question, leaving the aged h«n as its sole occupant. The plan worked with deadly effect. mien the farmer looked in the shed next morning he found the lien dfead, and the stoat lying dead along side of it. . A very successful function was held m the Ssadown Schoolroom on Wednesda evening last, to welcome home Private Jack O'Connor after an absence of three years. Private O'Connor left with the 4th Reinforcements, and saw service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, whore he was wounded. Ho was then sent to England and on recovering was sent to France. Shortly afterwards ho contracted sickness and later on was invalided home. > A pleasant evening was spent in song and dnncc-. Supper, which was provided bv the ladies of the district, was served -at 11.30, after which the chairman, Mr S Cain, welcomed tho returned soldier, presenting him ou behalf of the residents of Seadown, with a handsome gold medal, suitably inscribed. Private O'Connor, who. was loudly cheered, thanked all present for their kind welcome. The Maori troupe from Temuka then gave their Maori welcome which was much appreciated Dancing was then resumed until_ 2 a.m., bringing a very pleasant evening to a close.

il&aroa, the sea-side holiday resort where the orange and lemon trees grow to perfection. _ The cheapest motor trip in the Dominion. Cbristchurch return | The sale of Reid's boot stock at both shops is thronged all day with eager buyers boot stock sale Souters Stores, Oookham House, South End, and J. E. Reid's l a .te shop, North End. J. W. Souter, Proprietor. ...

Film development.—'We specialise in developing and printing films fo? amateurs and give this work the very best of attention Not only i s this work done promptly but ,t is carried out in a manner winch can only gi ve satdsfaction to all concerned. To thoso wVT entrust us with the finishinc n f +vT„-° films the name Baxter is a r of "work well done." For fllnW? graphic supplies the Kodak TWn?" Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Building' Timaru. ... * '

Neil"a Fruit Extract's make a most refreshing drink during the hot wea ther. They a-re pure and wholesome and possess the true flavour of sound ripe fruit. They have been used i n New Zealand for over forty years, and their ever increasing demand i= tfa tt to their superior flavour. Made in th» following flavours: Raspberry, Lemon Pineapple, Limejuioe, Cider, Ginger Wine. Prion. »•* bottle.. Obtainablo fronr all stores ► Neil's Pharmacy, 7a Stafford Street, Timsru. ...

■fli* German submarine menac© is now _ well under, and the shipments of the invaluable British disinfectant, and germicide, Iverol, are ooming regularly. This standard deodoriser is now in use in all the leading hospitals and will be found in most private houses. For the ba'th it is invaluable, and it goes 'further and is more economical than any other disinfectant on the market. It has a virile health giving odour, is put up in all sizes and may be obtained from all chemists and grocers or wholasalo from Messrs Dalgoty and Co., South Canterbury agents ....

In view of the shortage of wheat, a member of the Marlborough Committee of Advice to the Efficiency Board suggested that millers bo oorderod to make wheat supplies go further by turning out only wholemeal flour.

It was reported last week that at tho local wool valuations tlio record price, for South Canterbury, of 23 pence had been given, for an exceptionally good clip of greasy merino. When this was reported the valuations were incomplete, and later on '."JJd was given for greasy merinoi This is sr.id to bo the highest price ever paid in Canterbury.

"The visiting northerner gets quite a slioalc to see the ravages of blackberry throughout "Westland, and to see it would break tho hearts of our local farmers," remarked Mr M. Cohen, of Palmerston, when describing Ws visit to tliio West Coast. "Tho West lander disposes of the situation by claiming that there are only two blackberry bushes in WestlancJ. The explanation is that one bush (extends fromn Hobitika to Westport and "the other from "Westport to Murchison."

The troufc season, says the "Oamaru Mail,'' has been a most unsatisfactory one, what with floods and the paucity of fish, save ono or two runs of sea trout, and anglers generally are looking to the salmon to redeem tine character of the Waitaii as a fisherman's resort. The rumoured trawling operations of the Marino Department off "the mouth of the Waitaki for s aim on are being awaited with interest by anglers, who are_ somewhat sceptical ! to -the possibility of their success. The trawls will be so full of other and worthless fish, that they will requirtg *•0 be shot very frequently if any number of salmon are to be taken. If kawhai, red cod, etc., were vencliible commodities the enterprise would provo a great financial success.

An Australian Press cable from London states that Captain Bean (official press correspondent with the Australian troops), lias taken offices in London* to prepare his history of Australian participation i n the war, and his work nt the front has been taken up by Lieut. Fred. M. Outlack. Lieut. Cutlack, as a student in Adelaide, won the Tennyson medal, given by the Adelaide University, for English, and at an early jnge was given a chance on the Adielaicfe ''Register," where he did particularly good work. He left for London home _ time before tho war broke out, intent won a literary ■career, became attached to the Commonwealth Office, and when war broke out wrote some official articles concerning th/e Australians.