THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1899.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 9, 17 June 1899, Page 3

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1899.

- ilU The vplunteerrpai ; ade to the Pfiriri-^ tjt-e Methodist; I 'OE^ the" 25ti*, r <a|id iA'ot^to-m'orrd.w raa'p^re-;' ; ylptisl^ apiTouh9ed:/X%i[,^ I ?.^ to r6r 6 t lit* 1 ! lh3*hfcll r m {Sm^'ife^

and with the music in the hands of Messrs Capstiek' and Langdown,ans the suppei from Milled, patrons can rely upon .everything being done in the " , beat style. In addition, several of the best local singers have promised their assistandej so'that the social should be one of the most enjoyable-affairs of the year. A meeting of the St. Andrew's Debating Club was held in the^ Library Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr D. Anderson occupie^d the chair, Tha first item on the programme was ar song by Rev. R. Mackie, " The Holy City," which was received with loud applause. Mr J. T. ReiS then gave an interesting paper on the life- of Lord Byron; Mr Reid interspersed his paper with .headings from the poet's works, and provided a capital half hour's entertainment. Two duets, " This Crooked Bawbee " and ," Comical Courtship," were capitally rendered by Mrs Anderson and Mr R. N. Hawkes, after which a few minutes were ptaa- * santly spent un impromptu questions. There were about 50 members and their friends present, and the meeting was a most successful one. Bought cheap, so Will be sold dirfc cheap, 84 Ladies' Capes and Jackets, all manufacturers samples in all the latest shapes and shades. Inspection " • invited. No one pressed to by at Arthur Jones and Co.—^[Advt] . About 70 persons attended the ( tem>perance meeting oh Thursday evening last. Mr Brown presided, and speeches were given by the fievs. Nixon, Blight, and Morrison, and Messrs Dash and Bannerman on the methods of working for the election, and it was resolved that monthly meetings be held ; that the meeting pledge itself to make 1 a success of a nionster meeting - to' s bi|» held before Mr Isitt's ; ' that feach^o, license voter be asked to contribute ,aa much as he or she- can afford ; that a choir be formed. i A deputation was appointed to wait upqn the Rev. ' Father Regnault, and ..ask his assistance, it bciagJ^iiougiit - unnecessary tor ask Mr Gibsons, in view of a letter lie * had sent embodying his views. ' Want of space compels us to hold over a full report till next issue. Ladies wanting a good Cape or Jacket, at less than half the usual prices, are requested td visit the s,ila of sample Capesand Jackets, which -Urt* this day at Arthur Jones ,and On.*- 1 - Mr J. Hutcheson, M.H.R., adr\ „s$"(l a meeting at Temuka on»Friaay w> tiing last. The Hon. J. M.' Tvout^y 1 was there and made several roi'iitJiii, The following is "a part oi "«F(»;y,.." Ivess leader in Monday's "T^i^kf? Times : — The most amusing opisu(».> >f Friday evening's meeting wae «i:o elephantine gambolling oi tlia i~\ vi, Jeremiah Matthew. Twomcy. M.^ C, on the stage. ,Mr Twotripy i<j or*t> of those racy individuals to when His creator has not granted fcho giffe wh<\ of fitness or of humour. In hicl no' does it so often and so invariably^ rtufc he has really 'no conception of when he is making himself ridiculous." Whea the audience shrinks witti'lodgMe^'it/Md' indulges in ironical applause, ho does not realise that 'they are laughing noif< '.with him, biit at him. His speech on Friday , evening, if 'speech it eao x b^ called, although the most mirthfiuV* was at the some time tise most piteou? fiasco it has ever bean #ur lofc -to witness on a public "•'rings.';- He j&vjki dently had ( his speech waUen out, biii; the audience would not'-16t hiin^reycl it. The result was the most disjoinie,^' and frenzied utterances ib is possibio t(> imagine. As for his .delivery, a tvjld buil of Bashan would noi ba,ye be^n.' in it beside him. And dien. Bdfqrolhos had finished he collapsed, and r,etir£# with the grace of* a hippopotamus,.. th J i dignity of a toy terrier, "a lul the {kcin of. 'a mastodon/ t t l Jl oor"T / wouioy. *J>M<s us drajwa vejl'pver anything else Jjhji| happened or was 1 said Vh'Ue"ij"e/w^|^ the stage. , At the saWj-jthue Wef JJK^S! no doubt'-ihat inito-HiorrpVVl^sllfi^fra '.the -V^remukfi "Leajljr'^^l^ffl appear;' a- i ollj -;trudt; , andr^M^^^ 'say J on';thaCb6QasionF^