Local News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 24, 5 November 1898, Page 3

Local News.

The Waimate" police -are busy securing names for the militia. Wmkakxhi Estxte. — The surv«yors »re at work near Waihao station, and have laid oat 50 quarter-acre sections, 25 each side of the line. ' PoiiiCE Cotjbt. — On Monday, before Messrs Manchester and Sinclair, J.P.s, Mary "Vincent was charged with breaking two panes of glass in the window of F, P. Harris, High street. After hearing the evidence of Mrs Harris and Constable Parker, the case was dismissed. She was afterwards chafged with breaking a pane in the window of, Mrs Pound, but the evidence was not strong enough to convict, and this was .also, dismissed, — On Wednesday, before Messrs Goltman and Graham, J.P.s, a first offender was charged with drunkenness. and using-obspene language, and fined 20s on the first charge, being a first' offence,' he was imprisoned for two hours , on the latter. — On , Thursday, before His Worship the Mayor, » first offender was convicted of drunkenness and discharged.

"No onr will "forget the "Frienclly ,'So.cieties' Sports on Wednesday. A meeting of the Fire Brigade was held on 'Tuesday evening, but the only business was to pass accounti. Foub thousand rainbow -trout .arrived in Waimate yesterday and weia placed in the Acclimatisation 'Society* -ponds. Thi examination report of the "Waihao school ha« bten iec«ived, And is very satisfactory, theie being only four failures in the school. One of Waiinate's earliest settlers, Samuel Bichard Palmer, residing tit •Hallelujah' Lane, died suddenly on Monday evening-fiom heart disease. Deceased, who was 76 years old, hag "been suffering for some time. The Salvation Army announce a grand • entertainment' on Show night. Considering the excellence of the-programme, and the loir ■ charge for admission, the hall .should be • crowded. Messes Cheverton and Bell got 13 fiih "in the Waitaki last wtek, two being eightpounders. The fish -were in splendid condition. Mr S. J. Adams secured two fish on 'Thursday, six -and seven-pounders respectively. Tbe monthly meeting of Court Foresters' Pride was held on Monday evening, Bro. B. Inkster presiding. 'Correspondence was read fiom the District Court introducing Bro. - Osborne. One candidate was initiated and proposed. Sick pay amounting to £4 was passed. Beceipts for the evening, £6. Mr W. A. Osborne has taken over W. B. tCollett -and Bros.' aerated -water business. Being a thoroughly good tradesman, he is .sure of , liberal support from the people of Waimate. We received a sample -of a new -drink he makes, football punch,. and think it .is surt to " catch on." Mb S. Bobiham is .-at present canvassing the district for signatures of intending applicants for sections in the "Waikakahi. The applicants signing are requested to, -put down the number -of acre 3 they are likely to apply for, this being done in order to guide the Minister in subdividing the estate. The usual monthly meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent Society was held on Wednesday, in the Library rooms; present— Mesdames Studholme (chair), Adams, Smith, Franklin, Wilson and Sinclair (sec.) The minutes of previous meeting were . read and confirmed. Belief was granted in three cases. Mr Milsom sent a donation towards the Society. Mesdames Franklinand Smith.were*ippomted visitors for the .ensuing month. - Accounts were passed for payment ,and the meeting ended. A Concert vwillT)* held on Show Night in aid of the school -prize fund. No trouble Trill (be spared to /make this concert the decided •success former ones have been. ■ One of the attractions will be the loud-speaking gramashone belonging to Mr McDonald of Timani. "The committee are in treaty with the leading .-gingers of Oamaru and beside* these there \will be -the pick of the local talent. The » dramatic part tvIII be in the very capable hands .of the 'Wsaimate_Amateurs. 'Our "Makikihi correspondent writes : — Mr jA.'C. 'Barneiywell-Jinown in Waimate, and '•who for a number of years past has been in -the employ of Mr -3ames Meehan, Makikihi, 3ias obtainsd-An -appointment jit Kxitangata, ■ior which place he left on Tuesday. A social (gathering -was .held -in <the "MakikiM schoolroom on Monday last to bid him goodbye, And during the evening he was presented with

a purse of sovereigns. Mr Goodall made tha presentation, and while expressing regret at Mr Barnes' departure assured that gentleman that his friends weie glad to know the change meant promotion for him. Mr Barnes will be misled in Makikihi, where he was always to the fore in helping in an j public movement, social or charitable. A Cokbespondent picks the following for the foot events on Tuesday : 75yds : Armstrong 1, Smart 2, Manchester 3. lOOjds : Wilce 1, Nelson 2, Dailey 3. 220 yds-: Smart 1, Dailey 2, Wilson 3. 440 yds: Dailey 1, Eodda 2, Smart 3. 880 yd s: Flaherty 1, Eodda 2, Wilson 3. One Mile walk : Wilson 1, Flaherty 2. The Waimate Bras» Band will play the following programme of sacied selections in Victoria Park to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2.30. March, " Defiance," selection, " Gems of Cambria," selection! " Conqueroi's Palm," " Soldier's Dream," " Pirates of Penzance," " Beauties of Ireland," and inarches, " Hercules " and "Alert." The Separate Institutions Bill, dealing with the election of trustees to the Waimate Hospital, and amending the law with respect to ■epaiate institutions, passed the second reading in the Lower House on Thursday nightIt may therefore pass this session if in the scramble to get away to the Christohurch oarmval, members can find time to look at it itgein. Ensign Lane, in chaige of the local coips of Salvation Army, infoims us that in the •p]i-denial effort this year, Waimate has beaten .all her pieviout records with £37 ss, being £1 ahead of last year. Well done, Waimate ! New -Zealand comes out first among the Australasian .colonies with £6820. New South Wales challenged New .Zealand in an effort to raise the largest amount, and New .Zealand has beaten her badly by neaily £1500. The South Canterbury Battalion of volunteers will hold a field day in the vicinity of Timaru on Wednesday next, Prince of Wales' birthday. The Timaru City Bifles, Timaru Public Sohool Cadets and Waimate Bifles will represent it force marching to attack Timaru, under the command of Captain Gillies. The Waimate Bifles will leave by the early morning train and detrain at Normanby to join the southern force. The Ashburton Bifles, Timaru Kifles, Port Guards and ths Timaru High School Cadets will represent the northern force and will defend Timaru. The .fight will commence at 11.15 a.m. and the boundaries will be the main south road and the railway line. Lieut.-Col. Moore will act •as chief umpire and Major Jowsey and Capt. Wolfe as assistant umpires. Each man will be supplied with 15 round* of ammunition. Tbebe was a record attendance of fifty persons at the Tuesday evening meeting of the Hannaton Band of Hope. Mr H. Dohrmann occupied the chair. Solos were given by Mrs Dowle, Misses Dohrmann, N. Williams, M. Dowle, and Mr Marriott, a duet by Misses S. and N. Williams, recitations by Misi Dash, Mr Middlemiss, Mr G. Dash, and Master Tv\ Mills, and a reading by Mr D. MeTaggart. Ensign Lane, S.A., gave a rousing address, and a dialogue was well rendered by Annie Hinch, Robert Mills, and Willie Mills. This being the last meeting but one of the session, Mr Dash handed the society (which had so far been under his rule) to a committee of eight, who were chosen by the meeting as follows: — Mrs Mills, Misses Low, Dohrmann, and Melton, Messrs T. Haymann, W. Middlemiss, J. McGimpsey, [and

H. Dohrinann. The Hannaton yoong folk take great pride in their Band of Hope, and are going to make tha closing meeting of th« session a record local programme.