'SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1899

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 18, 8 July 1899, Page 2

'SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1899-

"We are compelled to hold over onr "Wellington correspondent's letter and f ;'>''/ '■.'"TV 1 -

The man who drinks two pints of beer is a glutton, but it is not for us to judge him; let him suffer the penalty laid down by the Creator. — Mr Borehara on Thursday. The funeral of the late Mr P. Dooley took place 1 yesterday in Oamaru, after requiem mass in Waimate. A large number journeyed down from "Waimate, and many joined the train en route. We are asked to correct a missstatement in our leader on July Ist, dealing 1 with tile Hospital Board. We »aid that " the Board was supposed to be taken by surprise, but one member seemed to Be fairly well informed on the subject." The chairman says that on hearing of the complaint, he at once went to Mr Atwill to get his advice, and therefore that gentleman was fully conversant with the facts. Anyone requiring boots, shoes or slippers will do well to inspect Berry's stock before going elsewhere. You can rely on getting the best goods at tho lowest prices. Repairs promptly attended to ; nothing but the best materials used at Berry's in the corner shop lately occupied by Collet Bros. [Advt.] Fkom the Government Registrar's report on Friendly Societies, just to hand, we take the, following: — Many years ago official warning was given of a previously unsuspected danger to the finances of friendly societies in New Zealand. The exceptionally light mortality of th« colony was thought to justify th» assumption of a correspondingly favourable sickness rate. It was, however pointed out that on the contaary, the probable effect of greater longevity would be to increase the average life-sickness por member, and that a loss would be more likely to accrue than a gain to societies as the net rtsult of the dissimilar experience. Unfortunately, the expectation of a relatively light sicknes» has not been generally realised. In our leading article on Thursday two sentences got partly transposed, altering their meaning. The connected sentences read, " From the educational standpoint 'only no doubt the present svsteras, etc.," and the other reads, " The Roman Catholic Church, with commendable foresight, has ordained that its children shall be brought up in an atmosphere of religion, no matter what the cost, and their education and religious instruction go hand in hand." At Mr Boreham's meeting on Thursday, a " shocking example " perched himself on a seat near the platform, and made interjections of approval from time to time, much to the delight of the audience. He seemed to know many of the Tapanui people referred to, and made his knowledge common property, to the annoyancee of the lecturer, but not of the lectured. Finally he rose and supported' himself by the reporters' table till he got balanced, then gracefully subsided into a number of chairs, and after a little acrobatic display, finally got settled, with a "someone else do that now" expres* sion on his face. By this time the man in blue took a hand, and ran out the talkative one, to the regret of most in the hall. He reappeared in a minute ar two, but tliis time took a back seat and a rest. Temperancb Refobm Union. — A well attended meeting of the T.R.U. committee was held in the- Temperance Hall on Friday evening. Correspondence was received in reference to the visit of the Rev L,M. Isitt,Mrs Harrison Lee and' Miss Maunder. It was resolved to hold a public meeting on 18th inst instead of 13th as Miss Maunder •vould be able to be present and givpan address on the 18th. The draft report and balance sheet for the year were' considered and after slight amendments werf approved. The annual meeting of the Union was fixed for first Thusday in August. The arrangements for all meetings, fixed so far, were loft in the hands of the sub committee. There was brought under the notice of the committee an article in the Waimate Times of t?he 4th inst., and after discussion and explanations it was unanimously resolved, " That the president be requested" to write to. the editor of the Waimate Times contradicting the gross misstatements contained in a leading article in that paper on the 4th ,mat. t fcfta aaid. miastatements bains

calculated to damage the Unioh in public estimation, if allowed to go unchallenged." The recording secretary intimated the receipt" of a number of members' subscriptions since last meeting" of committee.