TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16446, 18 January 1918, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY

Mr Bate sadvised last nijrht.—"Present indications are for moderate to strong northerly winds, changing from west to south. Ejqiect cloudy- and unsettled weather with rain probnl.le generally, the barometer unstoadv but rising slowly in the- south." Mr "Wboles forecasts for to-day: "Fresh south and southeast winds; unsettled and cooler, with rain." The oppressive heat of yesterday afternoon enticed largo numbers of bathers to the Bay, where enjoyable relief was found in iho water. The sale of Reid ? s boot stock at both, shops is thronged all day with eager buyers. Reid's l>oot stock sale at Souter's Stores, Cookham House, South End, and J. E. Rcid's late shop, North End. J. W. Souicr. Proprietor. ! NeiPa fruit Estrada make a most refreshing drink during the hot weather- They aro pure and wholesome and possess the true flavour of sound ripe fruit. Th#y have been used in ! New Zealand for over forty years, and > their ever increasing demand is dite ' to their superior flavour. Made in th* i following flavours: Raspberry, LemonPineapple, Llmejuice, Cider, Ginger Wine. Prion '« bottle.. Obtainable frour all stores » * Neil's Pharmacy, Ja Stafford Street, Timsru. ..%

The through expresses were crowded - yesterday, though, the" hot weaher' * [made travelling in. stuffy carriages very uncomfortable. I Permission has been granted by the Timaru Licensing Committee to the hotelkeepers in the borough ioiesiinguish the outside lights of their premises at the hoar of closing—6 o'clock. The Fisheries Department have stationed a ranger at the Kangjtaui ! river to see that nobody fishes there from date without a license to ca&A [salmon, and also to see that salmon are not taken in other than the regulation manner. _ " « .: -. Mr Evan Parry, B.SS., AJO.E.E-, chief Government electrical expert, and Mr liawrenoe Birks, B.Sc., his chief assistant, propose to visit South Canterbury at an early date to- inspect the.available sources .of .water Supply for electrical purposes. Yesterday -was observed as a."'"whole holiday in Oamaru for the Friendly Societies" annual picnic The Oamaru people had intended to spend the day in Timaru, but were prevented from so doing because of the refusal of the Railway Department to grant excursion fares. •Mr A. N. Poison, formerly private) secretary to Dr. Pomare, and for tea years connected with ministerial "private secretarial staffs announces 'his candidature for Wellington. North as an Independent liberal, in the event of the Son. A. Ij. Herdman resigning. "Four miles an hour is an impossible speed," said'Mr C. S- Eraser, J J?., at the Timaru Polifle. Court" yesterday, when, hearing a case in which a motor cyclist was charged with riding over a street intersection at a greater speed than four miles an hour. _ Members of the Second Division and then- dependents will be interested in a statement published to-day, by - the South Canterbury Patriotic "War Belief Society, explaining -what the Society is prepared to do by way of assisting the dependents in addition to granting monetary help.. No.doubt the wives in particular-will-bo. glad to feel that; there is some- organisation io- which they can apply for information- -and advice while their .husbands are away.. An announcement regarding compensation for menin the New ZealandniercantUe marme who lose, their lives or suffier injury in the course of their employent was made by the Wilford (Minister of Marine; to a deputation from the Auckland "Seamen's • Union last week. *ln' rrgard to such a scheme for officers, engineers, and seamen, and in fact ell men of the mercantile marine," said the Minister, "I am in receipt of an important pronouncement by the British 'Government on this question. I have referred the communication to the Solicitorgeneral for his opinion on one or two * points, and when I have it 1 shall publish ihe pronouncement for the information of all men on ships. ■it'jnll then bo seen how,effectively everyone has boen provided for." . -,-_:,.„-

A good joke is told by the * "Wianganni "Herald 3 ' in connection with a recent bowling tournament held not 100 miks from "WanganuL The p!ayers were given two red tickets a day which entitled them to two drinks. On one particular green the person in charge of the refreshments also, acted as umpire. Two teams at the close of • the day had had a strenuous . game, and, as it was very hot; the players felt dry, bnt unfortunately had used up their tickets.. One skip,-who j»is noted for his resourcefulness, saw hM* way onfc of tie difficulty, and after the last. head had been ulayed gave the other players the tip/placed two Twwls an equal distance from tha "jack," and called for the umpire. That official duly arrived, adiusfed'lua spectaclee, and measured the'snot. Jin the meantime all but the skips; nad found their - way to the refreshment room and helped themselves. * ,"" "{ -

Mr Mosley, of Gydevale (one of the judges of the Shorthorn and crossbred cattle at the Owaka Show last week), in the course of conversation the Balclutha correspondent • <of the y "Otago Daily Times") strongly condemned the Government for not doing more to assist the farmers in the South Island toj improve the breed of their cattle. It had always seemed strange to him that, while there were evpetimental farms in the North Island for the improvement of stock, nothing was done by the Government for the farmers in the South. The time hsfii come when the South should get its" due, and! " the State, in view of the fact thai taxation would be increased should face its responsibflitiy. The more the individual fanner was helped the mora the State was helped, the State being simply an aggregation of farmers. The large companies in tie past tfgedT'to import'stock which improved the'strain of cattle for both beef and milk purposes, but since the breaking up of | large estates this had ceased, and it I was now the duty of the State to-see t that the right class of cattle was-im-ported. .!'7 '.

The merry heart goes all and Thomson's great sale goes'all''the day and more if they get a chance. J«'rom ])an to Beersheba, in other words, from far and near, they come attracted by the wondrous offerings at the-public; benefit. Gome one! Cbmo all! Blouses,'and calico, cambric," or nainsook underwear, costumes/ sports coats—great goods. Kimonas 4s lid, cream cashmere Is 4jd, cream gaberdine Is lid. The millinery, half-price. Even flnniwlfj, bydrotite coats, hosiery, wool coats, men's sox and underwear. "We are glad to get deUverj fojr ; the sale on the principle of taking when-we .can get. Bathing costumes Is 9d,- caps Is, helmets Is 9d. First sire child's .knickers HHd. Yeilings. Handkerchiefs, 2d up Piles of calicoes, sheetings.'; flar-neleites, dresses, and so on at the__* |Fale that goes all the day-o. Grafton double width best voile 2s 7Jd, same iqualitv will be 4s lid next season. ! Buckskin trousers 7s 6d, 8s 6d, 10s lid. I Let tne children Kodak. Start your I boy or girl with a 0.0. Premo, at ss, or a No. 0 Brownie at jOs. These dependable little cameras provide a' means of starting boys and girls along the delightful road of amateur .photography, and are so simple to' work \hait no previous knowledge of photography is necessary. Every boy and ; Hrl will aonreciate a camera and obtain a weaKE of pleasure and education from it. For all photographic supplies call at Barter's Pharmacy* Theatre Buildings, Timarn. ... >-.-- Fitm development —We specialise in developing and printing films for amateurs and give this work the very best of attention. Not only is this work done promptly, but it is carried out in a manner which can only give satisfaction to all concerned. To those\ who entrust us with the finishing of their films the name Baxter is a guarantee of "work well done." For all j>hotographie supplies the Kodak , Depot, Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ... , v~ TO PARENTS OP SOLDIERS Tf von have a photograph ©F .your bov, ~I can supply you fmh •"•*» life-like portrait worked up in oils and frarae«l iu a bsautiful oak frame. Khaki uniform can be substituted jn: place of civilian clothes, if desired. No menev required until the portrait is delivered, and you are satisfied. Portraits can be done from post-cards, cabinet, or groups. Drop a line and I'll be pleased to call «» you peraonally. Sumeroo3 teSEmomab frost local resident*. H- GKAVX Harris .Waima|e..' • "-*-- j-_

- Fi-„'"-..\..,-. '....* . . . ■ - "Tho'-South Canterbury Orchestra" will give _thear third municipal concert at the-Park this evening, commencing at 8. The programme has been well selected, Land given a fine evening an. enjoyable hour should be spent. - .The deputation from South an(3 Mid Canterbury that is going to wait on Mr W. F. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, and Sir Wm. Fraser in regard to the Lake Coleridge hydro-electrio question, left for Wellington yesterday. .Those who left Timaru to represent thlis district were—Messrs J. Craigie, ; M.P., •1. Anstey, M.P., J. Maling (Mayor of Timaru), J. W. Souter, R. H. Rhodes, ' and F. R. Gillingham. Mr "O. Dash /.(Mayor of ■Wahnafce) will be unable to attend the meeting owing to being .indisposed. ■ 4 There are a good many people camping at the ; Milford Lagoon, aaad they wo having a thoroughly good time. Last Saturelay night a number of ladies, with Mrs F. A. Raymond at their head, got up an entertainment (-■which was held in one of the hutments. -The concert went off very well and was -ittendqd by a large number of campers. Mrs Raymond took a part asand Mrs R. Lee a part as ■ Harry Lauder, both acquitting thempelves admirably. I Mr W. Chappell,- of Ely street,. pChristchurch, who served in France and 'iosfrhis leg there, has invented an ark tificial leg for men, women or children h' His idea has been developed oh the Txms of his own experiences and requirements. The leg may be made of ' any size, any length, and any' weight. It is of willow, an exceptionally light wood, and may be equipped with and ankle. Mr Chappell has erected a factory at'his residence, and expects ■to receive many orders. He claims -that his leg is superior to English-made -.legs, as is is much easier in walking, -TandT.has a better appearance. He has -succeeded in avoiding all jar. In the -instep there are springs which act as , .jtendons. The prices are from £l4 10s —to „£l6 10s, and a guarantee is given , *that the legs will. walk. In develop<ai>g •_ the invention, Mr. . Chappell -Vtudied the subject closely for months, nndtmade many experiments before be felt.that he had nerfected'the leg. At the Magistrate's Court, Itmaru, "Festerday, before Mr- C. S. 'Fraser, vJ.lV.and Mr F. Smith, J.P., Haroi<l , Golding, a youth, was fined ss, and \,lXtanis Hertnon 10s;-'and cosite, for cycling at night without a light. .Thomas Tansey was charged with .driving a motor oar over a street inter*x section at .a greater speed thaar four .per v hour, and was fined 20s and For a similar offence with a -motor- cycle, Sidney Nicholas Wynne 'Was-fined 20s and costs. James Anglini Maori, who had been arrested - the,previous evening at Pleasant Point by Constable Perniskie, was ■. charged i 'vvi'tii"having stolen £22 in notes, two for £6 7s each, and a pocket c-book-valued-at Is 6d, the property of Robert Wood, a farmer, who had left the money in bis coat on the edge of \ a'-field while -he was engajged in hart vesting. The arresting constable .ltated that £l7 lis of the money had „~ -aeen "recovered. The accused was re"ifianded till Thursday next.

'l . Cosiplaint is made by soldiers at •• present in camp regarding the expense thai is forced upon tliem when they - return from leave in the South Island. , and 'reach Wellington on Sunday. There 3 is no train to the camp on that 'day, and the men are forced to find accommodation in the city at their oivn expense until Monday morning. Then' they must rise very earfy in order' to catch the train that will take • them''to Trentham before their leave This, says a W T ellingon paper, is a 'grievance with which the Defence is not officially concerned. J '''The l soldiers, like other people, are in- "' ' courenienaed by the stoppage of Sunday trains. But the Department, ex- , eeptr on special occasions, does not \ ' - Undertake to provide transport • for ~ maa on leave. If men have been j. r- directed to return to camp on Mon- _, .thiy Horning they are expected to make -,j their .arrangements accordingly. Any - id tension in the steamer timetables or the train arrangements is outside the - iontrol of the Defence Department. Art important proposal and one whica. is of considerable -'nterest to f this country has recently been made in Ranee by M. Marc Revillo. The ._-. proposal is .to the effect that immedi- '- ateiVr.upon the conclusion of the war, „ the French Government should arrange for fJie manufacture in France of 25.000 Farm tractors, representing a small -, perie* of types suita'ole for various glasses of work. These could be placed t .at tie disposal of the agricultural com-~-munity upon the easiest possible terms, - provision being made for payment by • instalments. Local depots should be ', established at suitable centres, staffed ( so as to be thoroughly competent to deal with all work appertaining to re--...pain, .overhaul, or maintenance. M. R<>vi]le states that the employment of .. Sh eSe tractors in place of the machin- _ . e . r 3 r "3} 11, l animals formerly ,u?ed would I " lead 'to an annual saving of 40,000,000 , working days among farmers and agrioiu.tura.l_ labourers, thus saving the ef- • j'.ffct of ..immensely increasing the avail~.?>b]e man-power, and.also bf^fUling./fche' iw deficif>ncy in "the number...of ; draft t The _scheme has received the -favourable consideration of the French .Chamber of Deputies. Messrs Adams and Co.'s Easy Money • 'Saving Summer Sale commences this 'morning at 9 _ o'clock. A sale an"''n'outicenient will bo found-on page 7 this "issue, and the prices speak -flottdly of great value and opportuni- • ties -for war time economy...

- German submarine menace is •-now -well under, and the shipments of .idle invaluable British disinfectant, and Kerol, ara coming regularly. 'JEhis standard deodoriser, is; now, in; use j Hn all the leading hospitals i and will be - found in most private houses. For the bach 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, 19 put up %j in sizes and may be obtained' from _> alt' chemists and grocers or 'wholesale "r,from Messrs Dalgefcy -and' Co., South , . Canterbury agents .... J. O'Rourke, the people's outfitter. - has always in stock the'latest styles > in hate caps, shirts, ties, collars, un"'shrhikahlp underwear, men's and "boys' ready-to-wear _ clothing, etc., /at- very reasonable prices. He has fust now 'la fine stock of harvesters' "requisites, and the prices are right... Thw rfcH «on"ti buy nor the poor de- ' sire anything better than Haywards ;MILITARY PtCKOLE. even Qnalitv and moderate in Price. All "leading Grocers. ...

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The 34th Infantry were to make the march.from Featherston to Trenthani on Wednesday. A meeting of South Canterbury chaffcutters will be held in the Washdyke Hall next Thursday at S p.m.

... A Press cable from Melbourne states that the censure debate in the Federal Parliament wilT> be closed to-day, and that it is certain that the motion will be defeated by a large majority. A Press cable from Sydney states that Mr W. G. Stead's horses, Sasanof, Sweet Corn, Blended and Almo have been shipped for New Zealand. Their trainer, G. Jones, who is recovering frbnvan operation for appendicitis, was unable to leave.

What is claimed to be the finest revue company that has visited New Zealand, the Walter Johnson Musica* Kevue Players, have decided to visit Timaru, and will appear at the Theatr« Royal on Wednesday next, in their everywhere successful comedy, "The Parisian Models."

_ T A l . Press Association message from Wellington states that the Executive Council has. decided that the law shall 6 - I *® course in the case of Frank -kdward Bennier, . sentenced to deatn at Wangamu on November 28th for the murder of his wife at Kaurangaua on September 10th. The'execution will take place to-morrow morning.

Some short distance motor-car re-, cords have been made by Rador on a New York track, with a oar fitted with an aeroplane engine developing 265 h.p. He covered a quarter-mile in 6.9 sec, half in 13.95, the mile in 28.75, two miles in 57.87, three miles* in 86.6, four miles in 115.74j_fi.ve miles in 2min 24.665 ec, 'and ten in ' 4min 50.88 sec. The best previous American ten miles record was 7min 54.505ec.

It has been pointed out that some readers of the leading article in yesterday's issue, on the recognition of the services of individual soldiers, as by the presentation of medals, may have wondered whether any portion of the funds of the South Canterbury Patriotic War Relief Society is beine; used to povide such medals. It seemed to be clear enough that the article referred to local and especially country patriotic committees. -Some one has, however, suggested the question. It g l3 -? therefore be weir to say that the South Canterbury Society spends mone of its-funds in that or any similar way.

Thev order was given; that certain companies of infantry were to engage in a Fiient route march from the camp to Featherston and back. Not a,sound was heard from 'the men as they marched softly to the town, and the same silence prevailed until the caaro was almost reached again. Dire punishment was promised tihe man who made a noise of "any description. The officer commanding gave his orders bv signs, and nearing the camp one o'f these was not understood, and the commanding officer becoming impatient so far forgot himself as to call it out in a loud voice. The tension was thus relieved, but the position was so ridiculous that the men sniggered. For breaking the silence the men are to be punished, states one of them, and t:ius discipline is maintained.

At a nesting of the directors of the Canterbury Petrolem Prospecting Company this week, Mr. W. "Wilkinson waa appointed chairman for the ensuing year The manager (Mr A. Joyce) reported that the six inch casing had been successfully placed in the well, and boring had been resumed. The casing v.as now down to 1522 feeit, and drilling had reached to about/1535 feet. The strata' was still clay, with boulders. The,indications of oil continued, ami the oilappeared to be improving in bemg of a lighter character. Additional shares aHoted aggregated 230, bringing the total of subscribing Shares to 15,022. It was (resolved to place another 1000 shaires in the reserve, bringing 'the total of shares in reserve, up to 9000, and leaving 978 shares stall for sale. It was estimated that when these shaties bad been sold there would be: sufficent funds to carry the work on until end of the yejar and to pay for 2500 feet or five-inch inch casing should it be required. 'With the present indications it was passible that payable oil might be struck at any time, but the manager considered it probable thialfc 2000 feet would 1 have to be\ reached before this occurred.