THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY. JUNE 29. 1899.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 13, 29 June 1899, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY. JUNE 29. 1899.

. Mr I>. M'Gtll who lately hid '•liarge ot Mr J. 0. .fcoutfcS V\ tmn.ite Cental surgery, ha.s succeeJd J in gfuuLig his diploma.

Football — In view of the match with the Oolun.als, the g,iuid to day will be fast backb and secosid forwards ♦gainst s, ; co id backs and rust forwards. A good uiUbtei id expected. Miis Blakb. who was sentenced to imprisonment forjite some years tjgoior ftttemptiug to poison her Husband, ia *io\v dyiug m thu rf reVr.iee Gaol from * coru^licafcion o i diseases. . Uakalx ENQai«Y.—Messta #oj^a^rn^ Kuliuirh&ui alid Low, oF the

Rail vay Department, will attend the sittings of the Rakau Commission. Mr Peudleton, Commissioner of the South Australian railways, who, with Or Giles, of Auckland, will enquire into the Rakaia accident, arrived by the Talune at Wellington oa Monday. The Commissioners will remain in Wellington until Wednesday night in order to make themselves acquainted with the various nutters which they, will be required to look mto 1 . The enqnirv will be fomiall;, opened at Cluistchureh on Thursday, but no cvi dence \\ ill be taken until the following moinin"

A meeting- of the Mothers' Union was held yestertUv, 56 members being present. Songs and recitations were given hv members, and tea and cake were h.mded rovmd. It was mentioned at the Council's meeting that shingling done some tim° ago bv ft certain contractor on a road now requh'in-jjitttfc Hd p^r yard was now tendered for bv the same man at 2s, tli"! showing the scarcity of unemployed teaim. An old ro<?ident of Waimnte, Mr Spencer Noa'kes, passed awtey nbout 6 o'clock last evening. He was a native of Sussex, England, and has lived in Waimate for 25 \-ears following the occupation of market girdener. His olil a^e pension was granted lately, the first payment to bs made ou t'be Aii^nst Ist.

Ykstehihy in reply to a question at the Council tabte it was stated that Waimate paid £1800 of the £7000 Tnhnru Harbour Board rates. The new loan, if the proposal was carried, would, at 4 per cent., add £90iyodd to the taxes of the Waiimte county. The qnpst.ion was should they not call a public meeting, and request tha mem bi'rs of thp di^trici^to j^ve their \iews on th™ subject and the direction a "vote should fciike. They could then see if the game was worth the candle. Rat« piverSs should have every facility given them to understand the position. Sorae members thought there was "lime enough," and 1 the matter dcoppfd. '