THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 7, 9 July 1898, Page 3

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER.

, SATURDAY, JULY, 9,^S9B. 'On May 28th last we launched our little ciaft, ■with ioine anxiety but with no misgivings, c*nd for six weeks she has arrived* regularly- in every Saturday morning. It has not <teen a'l smo'oth ■"Bailing- an.l her skipper's position has been no sineeuiel She is such » •.little thing that the cargo booked has been sometimes more than she could cairy, and some of it was perforce"jettisoned. To drop metaphor and come to pain spee3h, we may -..say that the «uccess of the Advertiser has " Tieen quite up to the proprietor's expectations. 'Those who have supported the paper with -ndvertisments have expressed themselves as "^satisfied, and the public has not been slow to "-express its appreciation, of our efforts to make the paper useful in th«- dfstriot. Our space .is, however, so limited, that we eaniot take i»ll the advertising offere 1 without excluding The fact is, we require at least double -our present space and of course that means *doub'e our present stuff and expense. Everyone will understand that a larger paper could mot be profitably run on the basis of a free " IE sufficient encouragement is ire will, as soon as arrangements perririit, doubl© the size of the "Advertiser .and Issue it at a penny a week. The encourage- ' anetit we desire is that, all who are willing to - a penny for the paper 'will' send t in dtheir names, together, .with; at Je^sJt a 'a, three aaonths' £übscripti6n (one fihilling). Our

friends must do this promptly, as we have engagements to make and expenses to incur , which we wish to ccc.a prospect -of meeting. To be useful it is imperative we should be indepandenfc, an I so we stia'l not form a company , as advise.l, to carry on the paper. The fewer proprietary interests to be considered the better for the public. As we remarked in our first iqsVie, Waimate is well servel in the matter of general news, as some half-dozen daily papers, from Christchuich and 'Bunedin and intermediate places, are circulated in "the town and district. None of these papeis, however, can be expected to take much interest in our local affairs, being published from 30 to 100 mi'es off., It is useless for a paper published once or twice, or even three times a week, to go to the expsnse of -telegraphic news, as these are stale unless given every day. 'What "Waimate requires, And now has in ,the Advertiser, is a local complement (not a supplement), to~ the daily papers. We shall fearlessly call attention to local needi and abuses where they exist. This paper' is not the organ of any clique or party and will deal with every question on its meats, not hesitating to take one side or the other. The public will know exactly where we stand. One respects an open opponent but who minds Mr Facing-both-ways, w"io says "'Now, gentlemen, we have given you both sides of the question, decide for yomselves, but buy my paper." We don't expect to please^everyone and should be lorry if we did, but our colunns'areas free to those who differ from as to those who agree with us, and unlike some «ditors,we are ppen,tp convictionSo many have promised to subscribe, that, we hope the' number of subscriptions necessary io make the paper pay will be* forthcoming. If the support expected 'is not accorded, 1 all 1 subscriptions will be^ returned without de- " duction. Intending subscribers willtherefore please send their names to ( the 'proprietor as soon as possible and, give- us the^opportunity to complete the'filling, of ailongrfelt want.

'A Conversazione will be held shoVtly ia Waimate in remembrance of the Irish rebellion of 1798. We~will give "further particu» lars later on. Jn-regard,_to this general movement; the Wellington Post says :— Primaply the, 'celebiation _,concerng liishmenf whoie ancestois fought and died manfully for* the national cause, but the piinciples which the Irish leaders then'upheld, belong to all places and all "times. "The three ideas which prompted the insurgents to take up arms weie noble ones and deserve especial honour in a free7^mbcratic^Wunffy"aila^dur^o>n, They wer«' (1) the union among all creeds'and classes 1 for the common good, (2) the.f ulL and free lepresentatioif of all creeds and classes, in an Irish Parliament, (8) perfect religious liberty. i . r , A A special meeting of ' _ the ? Watmate'Teniperance'Reform 1 Union warfjfeld *ln the Temperance HalLon, Tuesday e^enftig, ,Mr T.- Bro wn, 'the President; exp x *inVd '~ ibat the meeting had been , called td''arrangßt • public recognition of ',tne great services'tendered to, the Temperance cause by'R«f' f H» Kelly, who was about"to"rempve r t6 v Auc£la ( n?d. On the motion of Mr G. H. Gfanam*, 3 i\ was decided 'that ,the Piesident ' arid' ' Secrliary •diaw.up an, address for, presentation 1 tp"4jev, H. Kelly,. thanking him f of the_ generoWs^tnd willing help'he had given tb r the 'TlmperaiSco cause during the past five years^and^xp^Ssing, the esteem 'in which t He^i^ held l! ;byTtb.e Tempeiance party, in this ' district. Kelly lea vet" Waimate early next \|eek?'it f was found impossible to arrange a rne'etingtol^tlhia Union t at \vhich to bid v him*| fariSwelf fa%d - present tjie address. was therefo re decided to, ask leave to" present^the i ;adaresai l! |S^^ public, meeting to be field 'in Krfb'x^lJffuMK Thursday^ evening, 7th igs|i!^^rrel| sj&jjm in our columns will' sliov^^^fi^^^p The monthly meeting of the Young, Peopi ?P Mutual Improvement* So'cietyj waa 'heldJJon Monday f evening*'Jin Knox -OhuronToSalin About 'fifty memßers^wereiJpresent.J&^Dhe,^ subject of the wa's /a^debate, "Was. America justified in- going to warMth Spahj:"Papers- on the 1 subject were' (readJbylMrJJy McT&ggart i (aff .y "and ?Mr, : C.c Cunningham 1 (neg.) - •After^an i animated, 'discusMon* a<rjs>te ' was' taken 13 wbich^resultedn in. '(faydur^of, 4 America:^'%>oubtleßS Uncle ,S*m vWill,be f nnicl| relieved wjien'the news reaches him." $x?sa "n

Members of the Waimate Temperance "Choir and others go to St Andrews on Thursday, 21st mat, to help form a Band of Hops ihere. A Gabbier Pigeon was brought to our office .yeiterday. It had only recently died and had « brass ring on its leg with the letters N. Z. 1897-8. 81. Farwell Tea. — Knox Church Sunday School Hal was crowded on Thursday evening, the occasion being a farewell soiree to the Rev H. Kelly who is leaving for Auck'and Rotate charge of the newiy-formed Presbyterian church at Parnell. The tea tables could nolt accommodate all the guests at one sitting ■and many had to wait while others were ' being served. Apart from the carnal comforts of tea and its accompaniments this was . .not the least enjoyable part of the gathering, for there were present friends from all parts of the districts pleased to have the opportunity of a short chat with Mr Kelly and with ' one another. The Rev, Geo-. Barciay presided and it goes without saying that the interest in the proceedings was not allowed \to flag. After the usual devotional exercise, ' the chairman read apologies from Mr W. " Coltman and the Rev, Mr Stowell of the ' "church, A lettej: was read from the 1 BeVMr Mackie of St Andrews, conveying the good wishes of himself and people for Mr r ' Kelly and expressing gratitude for the help 1 that gentleman had been to the St Andrews church, Addresses were given by Revs. Duk«s, A. Bruce Todd, Kelly, and Messrs W. AUan^ and M. Smith. Solos were rendered by Mr T. B. Strong, Misses Cooper and ■N. Kelly, and several anthems by the choir. Mr Nicol, on behalf of the congregation, preleated- Mr Kelly with a purse of sovereigps. *MrT.Brown moved a vote of thaaks to all who -:hadi»ssiBted,and-a very enjoyable meeting came to an end. ' „ . t, - , T> - • Thb Pbodigals Ut-to-date. — In a certain drill-shgd there ;were.«everal young, men, who had said'to'tn'eir fathers," -'Faftfer, giveine my Sunday clothes and a bob or two for tucker 104 1 will bacheloiue in- town." And their

Bev eral fathers kicked them out and they departed. And they gathered themselves together and came to their moorings. And they joined themselves to the tradesmen of the city and did in divers manners make their daily bread. And at the hour of the mid-day meal came the flirty one of the party to their abode, and the wind was raging high. And he took some hard wood and built himself a fire, and filled himself with the sausages the •butcher had left. And when he had made an end be departed. But an ember of the fire spiang out and traveised the floor, "the smoke belched forth and the whole structure was consumed." And they took counsel and said " We will arise and go to our fathers and say unto them — Father, the driilshel ha 3 been burnt and we would like a shakedown for the night.' " Football.— On Thursday last the Waimate Football Club's team met Geraldine in Tiuistru and came off victors by 10 points to 3. A more unpleasant day for tiaveiling and playing would have been hard to find, for the ga.'e that was blowing made the journey very disagreeable, and prevented either teams from giving anthing like an exhibition of football. Plaj ing with the wind in the first spell Geraldine scored a try but that was their only success. Waimate forwards again played a good game and quite held their own m this spell. When they had the assistance of the wind they were able to confine play entirely to the Geraldine twenty-five. Thomas was the first to cross the Jine, and soon after Butcher followed suit, but neither kick was successful. Just on the close of time Thomas potted a very neat goal, this incieasing Waimate's score to 10 points* On the winning side all played without mistake, Rattray, Edwards, Cunningham and FJsfthery, ,perhajps being most conspicious, the last named player being noticeable on Beveral occasions. Whitlaw on the losen' sideplayed the be»t game, while the foi wards l;ke theix - opponent! all worked hard. Mr " M'Sobie'Scted" aa referee ""and gave every « eatiifaction to both teams. As Aghburton

have "forfeited their xnatoh, Waimate^ record now stands 5 wins and 0 losses — one to be proud of. Next Saturday the Waihi team pays its return match with Waimate, and team will be picked to-night from the following players: — Hayes, Presland (2), Smart, Mines, Manchester, Thomas, Collins, Williams, Cunningham, FJafchery, Butcher, Butcher, Edwards, JDrayton, Finn, Rattray, Toohers, and Goldstone.