THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 9, 23 July 1898, Page 5

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898.

The Waimuto Biass Band has decided to hold its concert about tht cud of Augußt. Piactices are in full swing. The half-yearly report of the Wellington Typographisal Union Bays— "The unadvisableness of putting boys to the piinting trade i 3 now moie apparent than ever. Befoie type-setting or type-casting machines had been perfected, the production of journeymen printeis all over the Australian colonies had been far in txcess of the demand, but at the piesent time it is a posith c -wastt of any youth's early life to be bound by his patent or guaidian to a liacle at which he can have veiy little opportunity of finding employment uhen his apprenticeship is completed and his manhood attained."

Foresters' Social. — The social of the season, as adveiti&ed, came off on Thursday, and it was the social of the winter. At 8.30 about seventy couples, led by Bro. and Mis Taaffe, opened the social in the gi and march. Dances and songs followed in quick succession till 10 p.m., when supper was announced by Host Miller, and after satisfying the teen demands of appetite with the good things provided, dancing was lesuined and kept going fast and furious until 2.30. Prior to breaking up the secietaiy (Bio. Taaffe) thanked one and all for their attendance, and moie particularly the new inembeis of benefit societies. He hoped that dunng the year seveial of the young men there piesent would join a fiiendly society, and appear at the next Foresters' social with the green or blue libbon. The singing of " Auld Lang Syne " teiminated the evening's amusement. Messis Collins and Langdown provided the music.

Ivlondyke.— From piivate concspondence v.c lcam that 10,000 people, among them some New Zealandeis, were waiting at Lako Bennett, about 43 miles past Skagway, for the ice to melt. Hundreds weie physically and financially unfit for the journey. At Lake Bennett a boat costs £GO, and the Indians chaige fhe cents per pound for canying goods to the top of White Pass.

A Meeting of Knox Church congregation to consider and decide niatteis in connection with filling the vacant pastoiate caused by the tianslation of the Eev. H. Kelly to Auckland, was held in the Sunday Schoohoom on Monday evening. The Eev. Mackie, Modeiator, occupied the chair, and theie was a large attendance. A telegiani was read fiom Mr Kellj announcing the safe aimal of himself and family in Auckland, and expiessing a wish for a successful meeting. The chairman explained that four courses could ba followed and announced that the Knk Session and Bcaid of Management rtcominended that a committee should be appointed as a selection committee to act with the Session. It was unamimously agieed to adopt tha lecommendation. After a ballot had been taken Mes*is W. L. Scott, W. Ooltman, A. Caittr, D. A. Taylor, E, Inkster and W. Miller weie declaied elected out of ten candidates. It was decided to offer a stipend of £250 a year. The meeting, which was most harmonious throughout, closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the Ohaiiman.

Ih another column will be seen an advertisement notifying that Mr S. J. Adams has been appointed agent in Waimate for the Ivaitangata Coal Co. Mr Adams it prepared to supply large or small quantities.

Football.— The following Waimate playeis have been picked to represent South Canteibury in the match agnnst Noith Canterbuiy in Chiistehurch on 28th inst : — Finn, Presland and Eattia,y. A match -will be played next Thuisday between teams representing the Volunteers and the Waimate Football Club. At the Hospital Trustees meeting on Wednesday a discussion took place le milking at~ the Hospital. For seveial reasons the piesent arrangements are not satisfactoiy and it was decided to give 2/6 per week to a woman in receipt of charitable aid, for doing the woik. She lives a quaiter of a mile fiom the Hospital, and will thus walk seven miles and milk 14 times for 2/6 ! God help the poor.

Who Was She ?—lt? — It was stated by one of thff speakeis at a Mutual Improvment Societj the other night, that a cycle tiack would be absolutely dangerous, because learneis would naturally go theie. He instanced a lady who, -with a cyclometer on her machine, tiavelled 500 yards from Man chestei's corner in such a straightforwaid manner that the cyclometer registered three miles.

A Whole Windowfuii of Bows and Ties is not often seen, but such is being shown in Shackleton & Grant's windows, and is ona of the best shows of ties ever seen in Waimate, both in colours and designs, and aie bemg sold a,!; half their ordinaiy value, those woith horn Is to 3a, ono special lot being •old at 3d each.

Hunteh. Our correspondent writes that on Friday afternoon last as Mrs Wright and Miss Murray weie duvmg along the Hunter road the pony got frightened at a piece of paper and started to play up. Mis Wright, who was dnving, was thrown out, but she stuck pluckily to the reins until assistance arrived. Botfi shafts of the vehicle -\\eio broken, but neither of the ladies was huit.

St Andbebs was the rendezvous of some seventeen membeis of the "Wami&te Tenipor*miB Eeform Union who weie met by an audience of about fifty young people in the Library Hali on Thtisday evening. After a lengthy programme of music, recitations, and speeches under the chaiinmnship ot the Eev. E. Mackie, the formation of a Band of Hope was proceeded with and over twenty young folk signed the membeiship pledge. The election of a piesident, vice-president, secretary and committee of four concluded the flotation of what promises to be a veiy flourishing society. Thevibitois appreciated the hospitality of Mr and Mis Mackie, and toft for home in high good humour.