WAIMATE MARKETS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 13, 20 August 1898, Page 2

WAIMATE MARKETS.

The Rev. Mr M-Intyie, of North Dunedin, pieaidhes as a candidate in Knox Chn.tch, tomorrow. There will be a volunteer parade to the English Church to-mouow. An unusually good chance to obtain bargains i& no\v being ofteied by Shackleton and Giant. They have a lot of travelleis samples of men's shuts of all makes, ladies' stockings, etc., all gieatly leduced. TnE Young Men's Qnadiille Assembly held a ball on Thuisday evening, as a wind-up of then season. Theie was a iaige gatheimg in the Libiaiy Hall, and a veiy enjoyable time was spent. Theie was a hleial supply ol 10heshments, and Me>eis ! Shmq Band discouised excellent music. On the same evening the Wannato Quadnlle Assembly held its lortnightly dance. About 40 couples were present. Mr C. Collins supplied the munc. Ourselves.— This is J;he last fiee issue of fhe Advebtiser. It will hencefoith appear as an eight-page weekly, and will, we hope, continue to be as well spoken of as heretofore. Intending subscnbeis would oblige by sending in their names next week, as our can's asser may not be able to be round everyone by that time. We have number of new ideas which when carried out will make the Advertiser indispensable to everyone in the district. We would like to hear from some of our friends in the country centres who will be willing to act as correspondeents. There has been a good deal of coirespondence re this paper lately. With this we intend to deal fully next issue, when we hope to prove to the satisfaction of our readeis that fcr ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the heathen Chinee is not altogether peculiar. The annual meeting of the Waimate bianch of the Butish and Foreign Bible Society was held in Knox Church Sunday School Hall on Wednesday night. Theie was only a moderate attendance and Mr G. H. Graham, the president, occupied the chair. A united choir led the singing and Miss Strong was organist. Eev. J. Dukes offeied prayer. The president, who is also secretary, read the report and balance-sheet. These showed that the income from various sources had been £5 3s 8d being a decrease on the amount of the previous year and the amount forwaided to the Timauu Auxilliary had been £4 15s lOd. Sales of bibles by Mr Coltinan at the Depot amounted to £5 6s. A di«cussion took place on the motion to adopt the report, during which reference was made to the fact that some of the religious bodies in

Waimate take no part in the work of the Society, and eventually a motion was carried " That it is to be regietted that so few of the religious bodies in Waimate are repiesented at this meeting." An ascent of Mount Studholme was made on Wednesday by Messis Kiikcaldy, J. Cooper, and Manbfield. The climb was a most diflicult one, owing to the softness of the snow, which was fiozen on the surface only. The party weie continually plunging, sometimes knee-deep, sometimes waist-deep m the snow. The descent was even worse than the ascent, as the sun had thawed the snow so much that it was impossible to go moie than a few steps without being almost bmied. The snow on the higher peaks was from four to five feet deep, and in the drafts about ter. The ascent took one hour and a half, and the descent the same. A magnificent view of the back country was obtained, hills °and valleys being a mass of snow as far as the eye could see. A good view was obtained of the Lyttolton Port Hills, the Elginshire, and Caroline Bay. Two members of the party climbed Mount Studholme the winter there was such a heavy fall of snow some years ago, and contradict the statement that this is the heaviest fall that has taken place.

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