General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 33, 12 August 1899, Page 2

General News.

A Resident of Eketahuna visited one of the hotels a few nights ago to inquire about the weather, taking with him a kit containing the week's gioceiies, including' half-a-dozen eggs. When he reached home he discovered that some mischievous person had sucked the eggs and returned only the shells to the Int. He is now a prohibitionist. — Waira1 rapa " Star." At tho annual examination of pupil teacheis, local candidates gained the following marks : — Fourth year : — AGoodall, Makdnhi, 268, E. Goldstone, Wamiate, 515. Third year:— E. C, Keddie, St. Andrews, 439. .Second year : — G. Park, Waimate, 518, J. (Stewart (c), Waimate, 513. W. Marriott Waimate. 438, M. Anderson, Waimate 100, K. M. Palmer (c), Otaio, 381,, W. H urst (c) , Waimate, 341. First j'ear :- A. C. Hurst (c), Waituate, 330.

Fob "Best and Cheapest boots and ; shoes of rail makes and sizes, try Arthur Jones and do, Victoria House. (Advfc.) I The estimated population of New Zoaland, on June 30 was 787,784, being a not increase of 1257 for the i June quarter. The barqnartine Tneora, which has just arrived at Mauritius, reports sighting the Waikato on July 31st, with her shaft broken, in latitude 39 South, lonaitude 39 East. Football. — The following will play for Waimate against Oamnm to day :— Land, Smart, 13. Presland, Hayes, Thomas (2). Glendinmng, Goldstone{2) Aifken, Cunningham, Hobbs, Finn, and Butcher. Eiueigenoies : — Pails, Chamberlain, Hiust And Ellen. Oxje I-Jannaton correspondent writes : — We have been en]o>ing delightful Meather of late and loads oud piound have dried up greatly. All work has been resumed. The school committee met on Monday evening. Tho master's report showed tbe attendance to have fallen greatly, ihe average for the pit'ceding week being a little over 40. The cause is mainly due to measlci which are prevalent at present. Ij was resolved to erect a fence round the residence and also to erect a shelter shed —Mr Edwin Reilly, of Willow Bank Poultry Farm, was very successful at the recent Dunedm Show, earning off a large number of the prizes, On Sale at Arthur Jones and Co's Madame Weigel's J ournal for August with cutf paper pattern (lady's dressing gown) piice 3d — (Advt.)