Local News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 45, 1 April 1899, Page 3

Local News.

The last instalment of the " Tiip to Stew ait Island" is umuoidably ciowded out. "We lemind our ie,ideis that the conceit tjnenby the pupils ot St. I'atnck's School, assisted bj the leading aitibts, is to be lepc.xted on Monday night. Spi cnii sei vices will be held to-iuonow in llie Methodist Chinch The pieachei will be thft llev. J Nixon, and Mi; Ni\on will sing two t-acied solos. On Monday, a welcome socia.l will be held. O\ Monday, befoie Messis Manchestet Coltman and Giahsim, J V 's, Hemy Strat. i"id was ccnnniMul loi tua! at the Supieme C.iiut on June 11th, on a chaige of stealing £21 horn tbe rtedclilt Hotel. The Waimate Volunteeis undei the com maud of Captain Coltman, left for the Easter encampment at New Biigrhton On Thuisday ( veiling, 35 mpnil'Cis attending. They will letuin by late tiain on Monday night. Tin- shooting beason has staited. Anyone getting a bag woithy of note will iecei\e such note on pioducing at least one pair of ducks is a guaiantee of good faith. The Atwekuswt oilice is light opposite the Post Oiiice. along and bung the ducks. K\o\ CnuFcrr, Waunate, was broken into Monday night last, and the Sunday School collection box and pool box bioken open, and the contents, about 13?, stolen. The Noith O'ago Times sa-ss. Kno\ Chuich, Waimate, was bLoken open and the Sunday School fetolcn. O\ Monday evening, Bio. G. Fvans presi Ic.l ovei the fotnightly meeting of Oddiclicvs. Two membeis weie lopoited on the innds, and hick pay to the amount of £i Gs 1 passed Two candidates were proposed, .in (l one initiated. A social wa& fixed fop e.ulj in May. Ji.vi mle Foi?Eb'rr.\. — The urual fortnighily meeting was held on Monday e\ enmg. S.C.It., Bio. H. Wil&on, piesided over a meeting of 17 Tinee candidates weie initiate'!, andone piooosed foi niembeiship. Routine business was tiansacted, and the lodge closed in due toim. Aftei the meeting light letieshmentsi piovidpd by Bios. Millet and Osborne, weie p ii taken of Songs and leoitretionswerecontubutedbj membeiii Thanks weie accoided to the do noi s of theinovisions, and a pleasant e\cmng was biought to a close by singing, " Ciod Save the Queen." Tiiu School Committee met on Tuesday evening. Piesent-Messis Taylor (chaii),

Nicol, Bitchener, Mann, Watts, Cameion, and Petit. Vauous conespondence was lead The lesignation of Mi Collins was accepted with legiet. A Note of thanks was passed to Mr Stewart, the stationmastei, for the tiouble he took with the exclusion It was lesolvcd to ask teacheis, who were not piesent at the exclusion, foi an excuse. The 101 l was icpoited at 439, a^elage 403, but owing to measles it had iallen to 350. It was lesolved that the High School puzes be distiibuted at mid-wmtei holdays, and also that the school close It om Thmsday till Tuesday, 4th Apnl. The householdeis' meeting was timed for 7 1). Accounts amounting to £1 9s 6d weie passed.