General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 11, 22 June 1899, Page 2

General News.

Parliament meets on Fiiday, MY KfrTiclfiNon is expected to return to Wnimate from Kloudyko lato ill August M"i* Alfred Tabguse. a member of the Tmint'i Borough Ooniicil, died on Tuosdnv ;ift< j r a very biief Hlujss. The Weekly p rwi q B \v« that. TV. Cook is engaged to Miss Wi^m, dVwghter of Mr J. C. WilliLi, manner' of the Lyttelton Times'. ; -« » This holidays of #13 Ww mats' B.H.K will iM>t commence on Fiidny n^xt, but probnblv ablvit July le,%i The delay is caused by fl) ■ eontio/'for' for the repairs being unable to obtuiu c suitable material. The temperance pfopte ati Fox'on' liflvo decided to rdn a, tenrpeiancB r fHper. which wi 1 ] be Circulated ihroU{3;li's the district gratisi , The Rev. W> Woodla^s, of Foxton (formerly of Iti** ' veivarq-ill), was appointed editor; .- )Vorld walkee^ ScluUiosf l^tnrnoijy to Dunedin the otlier day, liavinjj com,'-, pleted his tour of New Zea'nnd. 'Et^ now goes to Sydney to se*> if he caa rescue his *poie little doi g ' ■> front 1 ;, quarantine, thence acioss Australia' and, on to Japan. , , / A well attended .mseting of tlie' "Wesleyan Band of Hops wat Ittfd. on^ Tue«day,,eyenin<j,<Af'r (tpo. Manchester 7 ' presiding. , A ple^ <^l^,n: prosri-nHinie 40 .rpci'atlons.and mti*.-io given and ft* 1 ' les c on on distiilation illustrated witlr experiments, was attentively followed.* At, a, large meeting of Crowii, ter»-J' nxjt.s held on, Saturday a.fternoon»r^; Pahiatua, to consider the, question, olb land tenure, the following j-esolutioa was carried u^arn'rnously :---" That iv ! ' the event of the- Government ru>fc granting , the tenants the freehold,; they pledge, themselves to suppoit tliq|> Opposition candidate." Tuberculosis and' cancer r\re ae-, > - countable once more for a Very large proportion of deaths iir this co'ony. The vital statistics show tbrt during;" 18"9S there 567 deaths from phthisis oV puhuonary consumption and 172 frojo,;* other tubercular diseases, mnkirg in',, all np less than* 769t attributable M to\ tuberculosis. There were 471 deaths from cancefj tne highest rwmbdr yeir . recorded • • ' 1 The Wellington Hospital Com ur'tt <?<a> has resolved upon airimportVint chnn^e? in the accommodation. The m!v,v«s , wardi,', instead of being occupied -by, libpi'allv paving patienfs, are (o 'be utilised for operations artd'foi; patients whose injuries, are of *■ ''serious or'^ critical* nature. ' *' S ' It is still persistently rumoured fchafr* the Government intend' to appoi'i).fc' J 'Sir^Robert Stont to the vacant Chief Jus-- 1 tice^hip., TVhat l^nas an^ &yjbfrfsobtfi ability to the' rumour i«f t}je 'thafiiC f>h- Bobert \vhile denying' tho_ receipt of any 'offer, never suid^ he' VoultVrefuse it. f It is believed' 1 .that he luvJ? been pwvatelv aounded, aud \y^l aceep^the position if the salary is *ratsWl tt v ■62000, but Mr Justice. > Williams'* triends still assert his, pnov claim,' „, -^ pAitLi lment Buildings.— Wdrif ' a** Parliament Buildings is being rapidjy;' jrnshed on, and most of it, eVivpfi tftWin tlie library portion, will be" ib)M\^'3^ by the opening of tliQi session. . ft \gf' prevailing feBture of tfa'e new bVilktifiij''' w the bright whit 6 walfs;ollhe lutjyrior" set oif by terra cotta pi^ars n'nd ,exteti»;'' sive ornamental work/ 1 . p\@^ ent there will .be want^'of^'roonj^a^ ihere is^not'so trfueh'sp'acß'ayayttbW^ 1 ihen^w^djlLce a,^ ia^b'e'pbHionjlga l^ .places, . e^pe^iall.y Mhftp the--' liiptijK remain^ u'nfiaiil^. i s

Arbor Day. — Wednesday, July 19, vill be observed as a public holiday n the fi-ovei nnient offices throughout y'nv Zealand for the celebration of \rb(» Day In order that the mo\eji nt m.i,v he made as successful as po.^ib'e, the Government hop'js .Imi ih • Miivors of the vaiious mnni-iip.urie-s, asid cliaiimen of local bodies nil) |i .'Co (he matter p.oin<ne'it!\ )ofoie ill ■ pc opie of the colony, and do ill tl'ey cm to encourag ■ tlae planting >t biiulic resjCiVi'S and other aiailabl- 1 ,uicK liotli public and ptivate, with ai'"- smUd to the locality. Tin? foi'owKj^ reiatuks concerning :l'n-> idwii appear in tlio Jonnial of tho lii'P<u ids t of Lah)ur published 01 :hi lTtli'ust : — Buildiug tiade-> : V*'J'v ;oo'l All carpenters are f illy em iituul A niuub"i" ot buildings are ><h ii,' up in the Waikakc'hi S 'ttletu'-nt i 'id 1 1 t'<w boiough ot WaAmale. En,llk; Mi;,' trades: Fivrly good. Bjot iaile: dool , a'l hands tally employed I'V/hinji; trade : Faulv good. J'etrXil rule (general) : good. Unskilled ,iboiu : All hcind^ ha\e bee.) iuli\ ensiiioved. although no doubt a tew ,iuii wul be, out ot work nou, nf, some ( 9f tha thie'-hutg iu'lls \\w\d h.ul to ua\c off woik. The outline up ot the \Vinlvioi\iiiii lil^tate has m<idd business uuch botlwi* here. The potato-ciop s very good, but the recent rains Lava done it much hsnm. •Tub ioUotving will play for the j second firtevn against the school and ' ».iff to day : — F. Dray ton, llichaid M'uicbe-.tev, Carpenter, Pope 1 , Jack-.0,i, i Elien, Ei.gour, WiJson, Ward, Valk. Cooper, J. Ooldstone, Sutherland, I^. fUttr.iv, Nicol, McTaggflrt, Stowurt 3,' he school team will be ; — J. Rattray. Pavk(2), McPherson, Thomas, Hurst(2) C. and li. Goldstono, Mitciiell. 8.-fkut, Stewart, Hardy, Virtue and Hayes. Emergencies : — Mc'faggart 'and Uoch cane. At a ineeting- of the South Canterbury Hospital- and Charitable Aid BiAu'd on Tuesday last it was decided to r 'abo]i'4l, the pre'.eut s\stem ot n visttiug medical staff on small salaries anti appoint a resident medical officer. Tho Bo.ird tfieefis -Again -in a fortnight to determine- the-detai!s.