TOWN AND COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16883, 2 August 1919, Page 7

TOWN AND COUNTRY

Mr Pembertton advised last night: 1 'lfresent indications are for ■ variable winds with westerlies and southerlies predominating, but increasing southerlies are likely everywhere after about '24 hours, the barometer rising then. Expect unsettled weather, witli much mist and fog and rain generally, ; nd .snow on the higher levels in the south, colder conditions following." Mr Woolcs forecasts for to-day:— winds, strong and squally, weather becom very cold, with further rain, changing to snQw inland.*' A Jew early lambs are to bo seen on t-.vo or three farms close, to Timaru.The spinsters and bachelors of Kohika fix August 29 for theSr ball. 'J'ho spinsters and bachelors of Washdyke fix August 22 for their annual A plain nnd fancy dress ball in aid of the school funds will be held in the Glen-iti school on August 8. ' The annual meeting of the Timaru Trotting Club will be held in Hutchison's rooms next Thursday evening. Those interested in the Pareora West mail service are asked to attend a meeting in tho school next .Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. The Timaru Rowing Club will tender a welcome home social to returned, members in .the Unitarian Hall on Wednesday evening next. The vital registrations, of Timaru for .'uly were as follows (those July, 1918, in parentheses)— Births 32 (37)," deaths , IM. (24), marriages 9 (10). Tho preliminary announcement by the piictioneers of the clearing sale for Mr I?. J. McKeown, "Kinnoul," Tycho, is |nserted to-day, with a change of date jir 'the sale to August 26th. A' meeting of Albury residents interested in horticulture will be held in tho [Presbyterian Church on Wednesday sifteruoon ito make arrangements for a> spring flower show. I Owing to tho train arrangements the ' •■primary and secondary schools at Pjeasanfc Point are being held on .Saturday, and a holiday taken on Monday. The Druids Lodge mil hold their annual Booial in tho Arcade Cafe on Friday, August Bth. A grand programme l-.as been arranged, consisting of musical items and progressive euchre. Members and their lady friends will all bo .welcome. Tho Customs and Excise duties colJeeted at Timaru in July were:—Customs duty £2062 9s 7d beer duty £296 13s 6d, miscellaneous £l4 17s 6d total i-2374 5s 7d. The figures for the corresponding period of last year were --•Customs duties £1742 lis 7d, beer fluty £226 16s, miscellaneous £9 13a M, total £1979 3s 3d. In a/repiort in Thursday's issue with reference to a new inon-poisonous white lead, it was made to appear Ithat Mr O. S, Fraser was 'the agent for the New Zealand White Lead Co. It should havw read Mr C. S l . Fraser has been appointt'd representative in Timaru for Mr Plaokman in connectiio.u with the formation of» company to take over the world a rights.. A company has already ■l«sfn. formed in New Zealand, with "a of £IO,OOO, to take over the dominion rights. .In connection with the Returned Sol- . tners perfomanco of "Titus O'Toole" ■on August 12th, an offer is made of tho two best seats in the Theatre to tho first person who can answer correctly th<y question in our advertising columns. UVrs N. D. Mangos has kindly consented , To arrange itho musical items at this performance, and Mrs Rule, Miss Westlnnootfc, Mr George Andrews and the Savage Club quartette are contributing items. The whole performance will be Jinusual, comprising good music and a brilliant and amusing IrUli comedy, bundled by » cast of exceptional merit! In au address at the Post and Tole-(fii-uph Conference in Wellington (says ii I'resa Association message; the president urged the compulsory retirement fct' tho older officers. The Govorniitcnt should not, ho said, have the fel'ghtesb compunction in .retiring these mid officers, and he believed that there (was already sufficient, authority to reitiio them without any special legislation. The position was very acute and ! j*vas probably worse in their department; than in any other. While saying this, he would like to say that if the present secretary, who had reached the ige limit, coul'd be retained until after the reclassification had been absolutely cleared up, he believed it would be to Hie benefit of the service.,, He was strongly of opinion that the'positions of president and member of the promotion. Board should be held by separate and distinct persons, and would be, especially necessary when the real work of reclassification was begun. j; Spring SWson:—Spring is here, and With it comes the demand' for all garden, requirements. Yates's reliable .seeds have stood the test of tinuj and ttlie varieties are of the best. These, [together with choice varieties of early potatoes and all garden tools, spraying oils, etc., are obtainable from Manning and, Dawson. ... '."Hopo Springs Eternal in the Human 1 Breast."— Pope. I Yet how very easy it is to get ;i"down" when a winter cold lias bold Itof you. You will never shake it off, [you think —until Baxter's Lung L>reUvrver is brought into action. Then ■hope returns after the first dose, for l*' Baxter's" is little short of marvellous in the way it remedies coughs, -colds, sore throats and chest troubles. •And not only does it relieve but it proagainst future attacks. "Bax'ter's" is a rich, thick, warming medicine possessing excellent tonic qualities. 2s 6d buys a large bottle at V'-omist or store. ;' /l 2)

Messrs "W. V. Evans and Co. notify that the i sale of Mr O. J. Bilt'on's furniture' and effects has. been withdrawn in the meantime. The same firm advertiso the sale of Mrs 11. Scott's furniture at Winchester.

A Pi oss Association message from C'hristchurch says that the local grain, and produce markets are described by merchants as very dull on the whole, Mi very little of anything is offering from the country, and the present posi--1 ion of matters on the railways is generally hampering business. Tho Cttimtcjrurch Returned Soldiers' Association cabled to Lord Jcllicoe, asking lura if he woiu'd lay the foundation stono of a, Returned Soldiers' new clubhouse (luring his visit to Cbristchurch. Lord Jellicoe cabled in reply that he would feel honoured to do. so. At a meeting of the New Zealand Golf Association it • was decided that owing to the difficulties in regard to train services the championship'meeting 'to have been held at Napier on September 2 should bo postponed for a month. ; .' Mr Skeet, Commissioner of Lands -for Auckland, found a strong demand for land by returned soldiers in the Bay of Plenty. At Opotiki the Land Board examined forty applicants there for" the Woodland estate, twenty-fiye sections, and had a further seventy applicants to examine in Auckland. A Press Association message states that the Government has pm-chased 2300 acres at Lauriston, 800 acres at Rnkaia, and 1200 at Sis. .Andrews, for the; purpose of soldier settlenYent. The land, which, will be cut up into twenty sections, is all good cropping and grazing country. During Jim the Canterbury Land Board dealis with 340 applications by soldiers for land.

l The executive , of the Wellington I Returned Soldiers' Association passed a resolution. Btrongly objecting to .the appointment of any alien to public.' or semi-public positions. The executive decided also to give hearty support to the Dominion Executive in its demand for a Commission of Inquiry into the administration and future application of war funds.—-(Press Association.) Mr I. A. James, manager of the State coal mines on the West Coast, has been promoted to the position of general manager of State coal mines of New Zealand. Mr James will have full control of the State colleries oh. the AVest Coast, and also of the one which the Government is opening "xip, in the Waikato, eight or nine miles from Huntly. His headquarters will be in Wellington, and he will take iip; his duties at an early date. The Christchurch Branch of the' Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser- ' va.nts is forwarding grievances relative to the wages and work of railway crossing keepers .to the general secretary pf the A.fe.R.S'., Wellington, for consideration by. the executive on Monday next. It is complained that permanent crossing keepers at Cbristchurch are sometimes required to work a minimum of sixty hours a week, with possibly a maximum of 72 hours a week.—(Press Assopiation.) Many returned soldiers in Auckland are seeking work. At present there are 336 names on Wie register of the employment bureau conducted by the Patriotic Association, and 148 on the register of the Repatriation Board. It is, possible thai!; a certain number of the men have applied to both agencies, but even if a fair allowance is made for j this possibility, the fact remains that I a large number of soldiers are without employment. The worst feature of the position lis that the bulk of the idle men are either unskilled or capable of only light work. —(Press Association.) Soldiers returning by tho Port Hacking due at Lyttelton about the 16th, include the following, according to notices received by relatives: —Private H. Just (Mrs W. Brown, King Street, sister); Private AV. T. Harris (Mrs D. Harris, South Street, mother). Ihe latter's brother, Private H. Harris, is returing by the Somerset, due on the 12th; so also is Private T. H. Simpson (T. Simpson, Glen-iti, father). Trooper F. Tl Tasker (Mrs Tasker, Saltwater Creek, mother) is coming by the TJlimaroa. Driver Cecil Stanley was formally welcomed home, after a long absence on Motive service, by the residents of Hunter in the Library Hall on Tuesday last, and in spite of the rain and cold Mind a goodly numSber turned out to help to make a pleasant evening. Miss W. Gill supplied excellent music, and Mr W, King acted as M.C. After supper, suppjied by the ladies, Mr Bigham, on behalf of those present, welcomed Driver Stanley back to the district, and hoped he would never regret tho part he had taken in the Empire's hour of need. Messrs Holland, Armstrong, and Shears endorsed the chairman's remarks, to which Driver Stanley suitably replied. A hearty welcome was also tendered to Mr Arthur Hislop, a soldier settler who had recently taken a farm in the district, and the Iwoe was expressed that he would have a happy and prosperous time; A firewood depot has been established by the Government on the Thorndori reclamation, Wellington, and, will be open for the sale of firewood on Monday next. Mi- Myers, Minister in Charge of Coal Distribution stated to a "New Zealand Times" reporter that the depot will bo administered by his department. It will bo connected by a railway siding, consequently firewood arriving can be unloaded direct into the yard, thereby minimising the cost of handling. The wood is to be retailed at a rate which, will about cover working expenses. Providing adequate transport can be provided by the Railway Department regular supplies will be coming in. ~, ~,,' >-,., . % The origin of the expression leave" was explained by Mr Justice McCardie recently in London. He said the expression did not arise out of the former great wars, nor from the escape of French prisoners.' It aro's,e in the early part of the eighteenth century in the salons of France. Certain guests, no', aware of the higher acts of courtesy, were in tho haoit of leaving without saying good-bye to the host or hostesb, and it became a practice. Unfortunately that practice was adopted in certain English society abou't the same time and] therefore, it a man left without saying good-bye to his host it was said'that he took \ 'French leave," following the praclce in France. The curious fact is that m France the corresponding expression is "filer a I'Anglaise"—to <4ip away in the English st^le. The songs my mother taught to me I learned wk% perched upon her knee • And though they be but simple rhyme's' I croon them fondly still at times'."""''Tis then 1 realise and know ' The debt of love to her I owe;, And how woll justified and sure Her faith in. Woods' Great Peippermint Cure. .-;• .: ~oy HENNA SHAMPOOS. I%^v I Of recent years Henna has been very extensively, used for toning and brightening up the hair, especially has this been the case during the war, "where owing to the strain and.worry of war •work, many women's hair has become' dull and lifeless, and to those who have not already tried it we strongly reoomme'nd "Hennaline Egyptian, Shampoo," which is purely a herbal shampoo with a Henna base. It is most delightful to use, leaving the hair exauisitely soft and bright and does not dry and impoverish it like ordinary powders. It is quite inexpensive as a Is 6d'tiis> will' give at least six. beautiful shampoos. Try it; you will lie delighted. Ask for it to-day at L. B. James's Pharmacy, Stafford Street. Price Is 6d and 2s 6d.

In. the Unitarian Hall on, - Tuesday evening next a welcome home social and dance will be tendered +0 Private J. H. Hoare. At this week's meeting of the Pleasant - Poiiit Town Board there were present—Messrs J. Maze (chairman), A. Chisholm, "W. O'Boon, W. J. Barker, W. H. Cox and C. Smith (clerk). Mr P. Scannell's tender for 100 yards of shingle at 4s per yard was acceptedIt was agreed to call for tenders for the use of the creek reserve for a crop of oats. The bank balance was stated to be £7B 10s lOd, and accounts were passed totalling £23 18s lOd. It -,\r.s agreed to hold a special meeting en August 19; to discuss by-laws, The more decicate the, complexion the more need it has' of a good i'fice cream. Glycerose Vanishing Cream is a delightful . non-greasy " preparation that stimulates the skin and so makes it naturally beautiful. It quickly counteracts the ill effects of- hot * sun "and cold winds. Buy a 2s jnr at" "your chemist, or post free for 2s 3d from Glycerosc Agents, Box "210,' Christchurch. ' - ' (10) The art of washing clothes clean without rubbing! Slice, into ' copper 6ozs. of the pure "Golden Rule" Soap, add small packet of "No Rubbing" Laundry Help, boil briskly for thirty minutes, then rinse thoroughly, blue and hang out. Result will delight you. Manning and Dawson, Ltd. ... The art of Trashing clothes clean without Rubbing' Slice into copper 6ozsl of the pure "Gulden Rule" Soap, add small packet of "No Rubbing'' Laundry Help, boil briskly for thirty minutes, then rinse thoroughly, blue and hang out Result will delight you. Manning ond Dawson* Ltd. ... Mo«t ediblo 'articles remain at high prices—not so O.M.C. Sheep Tongues. The price has besn considerably reduced. To-day 'tis cheaper to purchase a tin of delicious tongues than to 'ouy fresh meat They save the cost of firing, are no trouble to prepare, and are appreciated' by everybody. Ask your grocer for ." C.M.C. Tongues. (5) Baxter's Ruby Corn Cure is j tho best preparation wo know of —it is without doubt the most effective and promptest remedy of its kind, and it does its work painlessly. There" is no need to suffer with torturing corns; you" cannot have corns and use Ruby Corn Cure too. Bottles Is each, at Baxter's Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings Th. maru. ... . •