Local News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 42, 11 March 1899, Page 3

Local News.

The raeefing of the Waimate Licensing Committee, fixed for Tuesday, lapsed tor want of quorum. All who attended were Major Keddell, and. Messrs Or. Miller, G. Morton, and J. M'Gregor (Burko's Pass). On Saturday last, Messrs Guinness and LeCren. sold the privileges in connection with the race meeting on St. Patrick's Day, The prices paid were :—r-Confec-tioner's booth, Mr Symqn, £2 5s ; publican's booth, Mr J. O'Leary, £12; cards, Mr C. Boyce, £^ ss. The gates were retained by the club. A Meeting of the Dramatjc Club was held on Monday evening in the Empire Hotel. The President, Mr Hamilton, occupied the chair. Mr Capstick tendered his resignation as secretary and this was accepted with regret, the piesident conveying the club'p appreciation of Mi' Capstick's services, and wishing him success in Timaru. Mn Capstick appropriately ' replied, expressing a wish that the club would continue to go ahead. Mr W. Lee was appointed secretary, and the meeting ended,

At the mating of th > Wing People's M'ltual Impro\eiu 'lit Society held on MouJav evening in K'iov t'h'iivh hill, a liU - g3 number of in v mbdisi were present. Mr J. M'Tagg.itt took the antirmxtup and Miss Spalding the ueganve ia a discussion "Is the'piesent &\st. j iu ot old age pensions the in )*t do^irable '? ' A short discussion rssnlted in a vote in the negative. " impromptu i*peal\in<£ " w,ii fixed as th<3 business ioi naxt making, M.ss Cooper to takn the chair. Abo 't 3) of [the Wamiate volunteers paraded in the new dull shed on Wednesday evening, under the command of Captain Ooltman. Sergfc.-Major Jones was also present, and Lieut. -Col. Bailey and Major Jones attended for the purpose of putting Lieut, lnkstoi 1 through the practical part of his examination to qualify for lus commission. Lieut. Inkster was successful in this. After parade Lieut. - Col. Bailey complimented the corps on its appearance and dull. Ho also notified that the Easter encampment would be held at Ni^w Brighton A coNiiDRRVHLE am Mint of interest was taken m tlio poll on the proposal to adopt K'i'm'j; on Uminnroved Value m the Borough ot Waunaie. The vot'ng resulted as follows ;— Tn favour 100, against 1G ; miprit/ for the proposal, 84. Tne rsquirod number of voters (101) went to the poll, but there were two informal votes. If these are credited ■soters who had single \ol,es, it is doubtful it the proposal is carried. They may, however, have been cast by one or two persons having more than one vote, 111 which case of course the poll is effectn r e. Waiuvtk Lcmivry Committee —The usual monthly meeting of the aho\e was held on Monday evening ; present— Messis Hinnkcm (chau), Mann, O'Connor, liev. M'K ('■ b on, and Djan (*ec). An ap>)log rr w,j,> io"iv\cd norn Mi W J. Wills. 'iVi'doi's wen a^cvpted for various papers for the ensuing year as lollows :—<• Illustrated London News, 7s Gil ; London Graphic, 6s ; London Tunos. ss ; Punch, V» ; Witness, 3s 6d ; Ctintei'buvv Times, 'Is 6d ; New Z -aland Graphic, 6t. 6d ; Weekly Fieeman and the Scotelinian, f 2s Od. Tjio secretary repenjod that part of i\\Q spoiiting had been leaking, and he hid had it fi\2d. Accounts amounting to £1 17s 6rl wero passed, and the meeting ended. On Monday evening, Mr 0. E Hugo g.ive a leotiue on " Faces " m the Library Hall, whioli was moio than halt filled. Tlie gentler sex, said bv physiognomists to be another name loi cariosity, was well rjpifsented. Tho lecture was illustrated b\r diagrams and portraits of notonous criminals, famous beauties and thinker-.. Only two men responded to Mr Hugo's limitation to stop up and ha\e their cluu\u'i,ovs lead. A good deaj of mitertaimnent was provided by this item, and it w.is generally conceded that the reading was veiy correct. Mr Hugo's lecture on Wednesday evening on '"Noses" was also well attended, this being ]iist as instructive as the other, Several ladies this time took the platform and had their chaiacters read. AccippNT,s. — On Sunda,y morning last Mr W. Qimm and family were driving in 1;O church, and when near Walnono a bicycle stai'tled the horse, which overturned the buggy. Mis CJ>uinn was severely shakon, but the rest were unhurt. — On Monday night late Mr E. H. Cameron wa,s thrown from his horse while crossing the line near Studhqlme and stunned for two hours. If c has now recovered irom the effects of the faU.^-On Tuesday a man n-uned Thomas Edwards was driving a water tank towards the Gorge. When nearmg Studholme's he leaned forward to strike the leader, and fell oif, the wheel passing ovor and breaking his thigh. Mr J. Fieeman, who was informed, drove to the police station and procured the ambulance stretcher. On this, with the assistance of some men 111 the vjcinity, the sufferer was brought to the Hospital.