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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7070, 16 February 1893, Page 3

Mr W. Forrier is bow doing photos by a new mat surface process. The Levels Road Board invite tenders for carting beach shingle. Herr Falb, the Austrian Zadkiel, in bis predictions for 1893 named this day for the occurrence of a disaster of the first class, somewhere or other. Mr Q-. B. Barclay was yesterday elected a member of the Waimate Borough Council, in place of Councillor Watts, resigned, by 85 votes, against Mr B. D. Sanders, 44. The Canterbury branch of the Medical Association discussed at their last meeting the deleterious effects of home lessons on young children. While admitting to some extent the necessity for home lessons, the reader denounced the evils resulting from the' present overpressure, and dwelt on the mary ailments arising therefrom. One member suggested that the children should be sent to bed at an early hour and do their home work in the morning. Another member dwelt on the faulty ventilation of schoolrooms. It was resolved that the Medical Congress should be asked to deal with the subject. The nor’-west gale of yesterday afternoon lulled about 5 p.m., and then the wind blew from the south, and for a thort time rain fell heavily. The night was fine and calm, and it was supposed that the gale was done with. This morning, however, the westerly gale set in again, strong and steady, but net so hot as yesterday. In fact it was quite a cool wind in the morning, but became

warmer lat-er on. At the harbour it was i “ roaring " gale, for the sound of i f - ruahiuj through the cordage of the shipping could hi [heard at the railway crossing, and down or the wharf oi-e heard a veritable roar. 7h< J sea in the roadstead was dim with spray blown from the waves, and even within thi narrow harbour, on the lee side the water wat dancing in a lively manner. The gale was strong enough to thresh out ripe grain, and to seriously hamper, if not to entirely prevent, cutting and carting operations. And as for the bicycle sports it must have interfered with them in more ways than one. 44 Where are you going my pretty maid P” “ To the store for some Biscuits, Sir,” she said “ Whoso Biscuits my pretty maid ?” ** Why Aulsebbook’s Oswego a, Sir,” e said. —[Adtt]