General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 8, 15 June 1899, Page 3

General News.

Fire Emc \vvi.~- There was a good muster at Tuesday evening's practice. Captain Sinclair was in command, and a good amount of work was put in. Stonis-cbusepsr —The stone-crusher which has stood in the County Council's yard " within the memory ol umn," was on Tuesday railed to Timaru, to be used by thu Harbour Board. Mr C. Wilson \\ ent to Tnuavn , on behalf of the Council, to see the machine erected.

Port Eobinson. — A Wellington telegram states that the Manne Department is about to despatch Mr T. Pcihani, C.E., to report on the best .method of the landing at Toil; llobinsoii, Chewot Estate.

Valu vble Signatures. —It was stated in Mngisti ale's Court at Hastings (says an exchange) that as high a fee as one thousand guineas had been ehaiged to obtain the signature of natives 1o certain transactions. It is rumoured, (says the New Zealand Tunes) that two funds In Wellington will noon i receive generous dona iions from a local company. The company is said to bu contemplating the setting a pail; of £1000, one haft of which is to be subscribed to the An glican Cathedi.il building fund, and the lenmimng £M 0 to the fund for erecting a lioinan Catholic Cathedinl. Last year 310,370 post office money ordtns, of a total value of .£1,029.2-11 were issued m this colony. These figures show a laige increase over those of ten years ago. In 1888, 162.;!.57 ordeis, \alue £005,996, were issued. , "When the Into season for buying -sini.il biioV he.ids began, the Levels County Council decided to offer three pmes for the best talhcs mad", bv bo\s collecting hends. Several hundreds 'of boys engaged in the competition, and the pviKP-,—-S(K, 20s and 10s— wore won by tallies of 80] 3, 3760 and 2430 hen-K The total number of heads paid for has not yet been made up. At his lecture at Canterbury College on Momc^ night, Professor Bickorton said tint, after i study of the statistics of production, it had been found th/it if tlvne was no people could hve in absolute comfort on two hours' work a (U\\ On the labour of four hours a dir they could live in luxury, nnd on the woik of six hours a day they could have t'nee months 1 holiday every year, with all expenses paid.

Ovcmvo— At the meeting of the »\'ecnhve of tho Now Zealand League of Wheelmen In Christchurch °on Mor""hv evening it was resoJved that n>i invitation should be sent to affiliated clubs to send a representative, who must be a member of die club and a resident of the district in which the club is situate, to attend a conference with tho executive, to bo held on Friday, JnTv 21, at Clinsfehurch, to discuss vinous mafctpis relating to the tuture government of the League. T E U. — There was a Inr^e at tend- | aneo it the T.lt.tf. committee meeting jon Tlvusdiv e\enin#lnst. Coirespon" denco having bean dealt with, tho reports of the <V'lo<x»tPs nt tho conferences at Oamiru and Timaru on May 24th were hoard find adopted with th/mk? to the delegates. A sub connmttee n-as appointed to avi'a;'ge a series of public meetings. It u.xs resolved to ask all person s willing to in an\ wav assist tho No Licensp p.irtv to meet m the Tdinpeianca Hall on June 15th at t l 30 pm. " Observer," in the "Woll'inton Post writes : " O.i the n\'ht of the 22nd•23rJ June, there w-/ll be a tot a] ech wo ot the moon. The moon will [v hi^h i,p in tiie sky, ao that, if the ni^iiS bo I cl' j ar, all of interest 'vill bo nell s<?on. The times for the different p.-nts ot the oelipso arts thus given in the nitufical | Rlnunac : First contact with psunm bra (or hulf-shadow) 11.07 p ni , 22nd .Tune; fhv,t contact vuth (full) shadow, 0.? a.ta , 23id June; beginning of toMility, 1.20 a.m; middle of ociip^e ].47 a.m. Thsse times arc I'ol an ol>sjrvei- at the earth's centre, and require correelion for perfect am?ia-\, but they iwvi ua&r oaouah for un."

A man nainpd Williams, was fined £1 and ,-ClO cost* at Wellington, for refusing to show a railway ticket to a collector. The defence set np was that the man was not one of the officials specially named in the Act to whom tickets must be shown on domaud, bat the S.i\l. held that the »u.ird could" authorise a subordinate to collect the tickets. Tims the ' Sydney Bulletin ' on Dunedm's morning' journal: — The Tory and bitterly-anti Seddon 'Otago Daily Times ' announces that there is going to be circulated to every Maoriland elector a peifectly unbiassed Democratic pamphlet which is to blast the Seddon Government in the mind of every true Democrat. The assurance of the frantically lopsided Tory oigau that the y,\vn will be written iii a truly Democratic spirit has'nfc been equalled since Pharaoh issued his pprfeetly unbiassed opinion about the Israelites after the plagues. The sheep entered at the Dunedin Winter Show for tho Society's' special prize for freezers were taken to Burnside freezing works on Monday and killed, preparatory to being sent to London to test thoir value. The refills were; Ten Bomney hoggets, avorago hot weight 591b's, average weight fat slbs, a\erage value of skins 4s 3d ; 20 Border Leicesters 821 bs, fiilbs, 5s 3d; 10 Shropshiros 651b*, 6 'jibs, 4s 3d ; 40 crossbred Downs 691bs, 7Ubs, 4s 3d; 50 crossbred lon«»wooh 7Glbs, Slbs, 4s ad. The Otago Daily Times announces the death of Mrs A. D. Silk, the proprietiess of the Leviathan Private Hotel, Dunedin. Mrs Silk came to Otago from Victoria with her husband, Mr George Silk, in the early sixties. Mr Silk, who had been fairly successful on the Victorian goldfields, settled at Wetherstones for some years, where hecuried on mining operations. As gold became scarcer, Mrs Silk com nienced business in Lawrence, and after her husband's death removed to Dunedin. and took over the business of the Leviathan fiom Mr Bod'ev. The deceased lady was of a most enter prising disposition, and took a keen interest in mining affairs. She was the principal owner of mines at Nen thorn and. in the Lukes district, and was largely intsiested in dredging on Nevis River. Our Hannaton correspondent wr/tes: — V meeting of those interested in establishing a branch of the Tnnaru Farmers' Co operative Association at Studholmo Junction, foolc pln^« on Tbur^dav evening last fa the Hinna ton schoolroom. The attendance Wria very fan 1 , and a large number of shar \s were taken in the room. Canvassers were appointed to go round the distiict Anyone requiring Boots, Shoes or Slippers will pave money bv buying thorn at Berky's. Thev'bave a large and well-assorted stock at pne-s that cannot be beaten. Boots and Shoes xmvh to order. 'it and workmanship glTfir.inteed. rep-u>« promnt'v attended to. Note the address— ln the corner shop lately occupied by Colls tt fU'os — A DVT. The New York ' Worl 1 ' is informed that Great Bi"tnin must ni.ike a bio finaiicit'l entrific 1 if she wishes tvt u a\ nid sonip form of consc. ip*ion. Th e niihtarv autho ities a' - e s,\id 1o be a,t their wits' end to i >furm]afe recruiting. It w.x" recently (he; led to t'dTh nrtther batt".l:dn to the Guards, but so fnv refrnits came forward th.it it was decided to g'ne p^riii'stion to enlist men m'lrela.id, as had of I en bee,n done before. Despite thn inducements of p>x,v and position r»eontlv jvlded. the arm\ i<* only j>t-'ttin« the dre«s of tbr> population. Scotland, e=pefial!v, is ■ bnckwird. Tint state of fhingi is at- ! tri !»ii tod pn v )lv to tho good co -flii.ion lof the labo'ir nnrket, and ja Ir^.vd to poh'Hcal feeling. Army refo' in As insist Ih-it the diflinnlty am only be ,<nr'ii'nint' j fl bv ivivi'ig n*-, th/j r«t« of the lubonr mijlct, and gh ing soldi rs | two shilil,i?=. n d,iv ( V-vr. ms'^prtd of deI ducting rations ft am t?iat .sum as at I proieut.

I H'cviv q-rn vf voud who was arrpste 1 hv tilu3 Ino'il n >l'ce for stciliitL' J!oJ !o- 1 Uiel»-P(lcli<f ffiifcel was 'entf^^pil lo <\'.\ unntUV h.tnl In Son i* bv Mv Justice >\»ViUiauio at Tunani.yostui'd >'.

,W>3 hoatv^tJjat ,n son of Mr BVk.jv, "Waitanii, was gor&l-lJ; a ball 'y<n»*tday eveumg,'but no p4rtiealaf5 V ar3 to hand. , >•,

Fddtbvlli.— -Taori'feji Is nnablo to play hwj to <Ky, sr> It has baen :irra'igfpd to play W'lijii, oa Satnrdv/. Practise will ba hdld this afteraa ja'and a good master is expdetaJ.

Wapute BiuS? Batstd.— The Waimate Brass Jlinii lias now ehatujod ilia practice room to tha -drill shod. Tho band have nut appeared much inpublis lately, owing to the unsettled state of thvi practices. NoW, however, the;/ have every convenience for good practices, And there is nothing to stop them from getting back into old ioim. Band practice is held ever/ TaesiUv night. It was mentioned to us yesterday by a gentleman, newly arrived m the town, that in much sniUlyr p'iiecj tho band iu<i.clc a practice of pUvwg vi the main street on S\tnrday nights, n proceeding much enjoyed by people in the town. We ofW tho suggestion to tho Waimate Bund, and cm assure them that if they weie heir* l a liUle oftensr outside the practice room, it would be greatly to their own advantage. The volunteers paraded last evt-mng when 35 men were present under Capt. GoHman and Lieut fl'irst. The co,npauy was put through battalion diill, ench section acting as a company. Foui- new membeis were elected and the non commissioned officers weio appointed a committee to arrange a route marching competition. Ifc w.tj intimifed to the co'npanv llint tlipy wouMparadfe to the Primitive SFethodist Church next Sunday. After parade a meeting was held in tho ord ily room. A lengthy dissas&ion took plaoj as to the advisability or holding i b\za.ir in conjnnctiou with th<i library. Finally a committee was appointed to meet tho Libraiy committea aud arrange the details tor a fomb'nyd ba/.uir. Ii wis resolved to hold the pi'dscntation of prizes on ne:,fe pa i ads night, June 23, the pivsentation to be open to the public. A eomm'ttee was appointed to work up tho annual social and the meeting tormina CedL

D^iuting Club. — The oss«vvs read nt the bofi.il and Debating Club on Tuesday evening received alight criticism and much prime. Tlip subjects ueic "New S^iUnd drunkonnt 81," " Land Legislation of N.o\v Zealand," "The relation of the oe^es," "Durwlns,."- " Cheerinlncss." and •' 'l'ha coming New Z>'«!a)>d Titer.ifcnre." Tlu offor of the Mutual luipvovcMn vnt Society ioi a donate was accepted.