THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1900.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 106, 8 February 1900, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1900.

Lyddite, when taken internally, is a gentle febiifuge. A laager beer brewery has been started in Auckland. It is reported from Pretoria that preparations are being made for a siege. The public works fund shows an expenditure during the quax^er of £189,902, leaving a balance of £254.965. Of the Waimate members of the thiid contingent, Y. O'Farrell has been made acting sergeant, and G. T. Ward head-shoer. Cricket. — The Timaru cricketers to play Waimate will arrive by this morning's train. Play commences at 10 o'clock sharp. The agents of Fitzgerald's Bros.' circus arrived at the Bluff on Monday, to make arrangements for the opening of the New Zealand tour. **» The jury returned a verdict that Wolfe was guilty of the Petone murder but recommended jiim to ruercy. He was sentenced to death. A TBLEGBAPHio message from Naauwpoort, in a Cape paper, is as follows :: — '• The New Zealanders say they do not think much of this country. The Boers in Griqualand West and British Bechuanaland say that BadenPowell and his men are demons, and that is why the Boers cannot take Mafeking.

Mb Percy Smith, Surveyor- General, retires in June on a pension. It is understood that Mr A. Barron, asssistant Surveyor - General, will succeed him. Harvesters, this season, are to be seen travelling the country roads od bicycles, with their swags either on their hacks or strapped to the handlebars of the machines. Harvest operations, which started generally at the beginning of this week, were stopped by smart showers of rain yesterday afternoon, which continued up till late at night. The Blick Typewriter, for which Mr G. B. Kerr is the local agent, is rapidly coming into favour in New Zealand. It is a very handy little typewriter and does excellent work. At the beginning of the war the Transvaal Executive released all the burgher prisoners under sentence for ono yeai. Other prisoners similarly sentenced were put over the border. The Lbe-Enpield magazine rifle, which weapon is used by the British infantry, is sighted up to 2800 yds, the bullet leaving the muzzle with a velocity of 2000 ft a second. Mr G. Hutchison^ M.H.E. for Patea, intends to pay a visit to South Afiica before the meeting of Parliament. He leaves Wellington in a few dajsfor Sydney, where he will join the Aberdeen liner Australasian. A big fire occurred at Stratford at midnight on Saturday. It destroyed two banks, five drapery shops, four othor shops, an hotel, the Town Hall, and the Public Library. The damage is estimated at £15,000, while there are insurances to the valuo of .£6BOO. Amongst the brave womon who L have attached themselves to the the JKed Cross Society for the purpose of undertaking hospital work in South Africa aie a neice and sister-in-law of Mr Chamborlain, the Colonial Secretary. Those who want boots which will last through tho whole of the Now Year should go to Berry's. There, prices me fixed to suit the tunes. Uep.ms a specialty at Berry's, the shop at the coiner of High and Shearman Streets.— Advt. At the Supreme Court, Timaru, on Tuesday, Martin Murphy was sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing money from Mes&is Nicol and Scott. He has been in two months aheady, so he has ioui months to serve. Lieutenant Hurst, of the Waimate Rifles, went to Chiibfcchnrch to join the third contingent, but finding that there was no vacancy in the commissioned ranks, ho immediately offered his services as a trooper, and was accepted. Prince Lobengula, the Kaffir chief who shocked London society a few months ago by eloping with Miss Kate Jowell, a well-bred society girl, was recently arrested for brutally beating her and biting her viciously in the throat. An ordinary private carries 100 rounds of ammunition. Just before goiug into action, however, if it is expected the fight will be a heavy one, each piivate has another 50 rounds served out to him from the batallion reserve store of 75 rounds per man. The regular British army numbers 172,410 men and 8103 officers. For the support of this fighting force the Parliament voted, in 1898 99 £22,359,599. It is estimated that each person in the United Kingdom pays on an average 9s a year for military protection. In the Nelson Supreme Court Sidney Alfred Gibbs, medical practioner, is sueing Mr Graham, M.H.R., claiming £1000 damages for publishing an advertisement and for making remarks at a public meeting. He also claims jfilOOO damages fiom the proprietors of the Nelson Colonist for publishing the advertisement and remarks. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Mounted Rifle Corps in Waimate will be held in the Library Hall on Tuesday evening. In connection with this mattsr, Major Steward, writing to Mr McGowan, stated that though he had not received official intimation from the Minister of Defence, the latter had assured him that the corps would be accepted by the Government, On Monday afternoon, a sad stabbing affair occurred in Duuedin. A boy named Milburn, aged 12 years, had a knife in his hand when he had a difference with another boy named Cunningham. Milburn struck at Cunningham, stabbing him in the heart, death resulting about an hour after. Milburn was before the court on Tuesday, and was remanded till to-day on a charge of manslaughter. It was recently reported that a chango in the crossing place of the express trains was suggested, with a view to reducing the time of the Christchurch-Dunedin journey. Bepresenting the residents of Studholme Junction and Waimate districts, Mr Carlisle Studholme brought the matter under the notice of the Mayor (Dr Barclay), who received from the Hon. J. G. Ward the following telegram on the subject :—" General Manager informs me that no change of crossing place of express trains is contemplated." The new by-law of the Christchurch City Council, which provides that everyone while cycling in the city must carry a bell and ring it when approachor passing any vehicle, came into force on Monday. The by-law was fairly well observed during the day, but towards evening some facetious cyclists endeavoured to bring it into ridicule by carrying bells of somewhat larger dimensions than contemplated by the framers of the by-law, and parading the street. Headed by a few of these enthusiasts quite a procession' of cyclists perambulated the city. A few of them were^provided with cow bells, while others had large dinner bells..

There are some places in Australia very much isolated. A'Townsville (Q.) telegram in the Sydney papers says : " Flour is now being sent to Boulia from Hughenden by parcel post. A box of tea was sent to-day from Townsville to Bouila, the postage on which was £6. The roadb are impassable by teams. Residents are trying to arrange to get camel freight from Hergott Springs, South Australia. This Tugela River, where a great fight between the Buti&h and Boer forces is almost sure to be fought, is the longest, if not the broadest river in Natal. Eising in the Draken&berg Mountains, it flows swiftly down to the sea, and forms the boundary near its mouth between Natal and Zululand. It is in such a hurry to leave the Free State Boers that it makes a very rapid and precipitous leap of ISOO feet from the Drakeasberg into British territory. This is one 01 the greatest waterfalls in the world, and it is nob surprising that the river is named Tugola, meaning Startling. Tklhgkvms in the Capo Times state that on January 9th an attempt was made by a party of Boers to taiie the position which threatened to cut off our communication with Rensburg, but it was fustuifced by tho first squadron of the Now Zealandors, under Major Robin. The latter made a race for it and got there first, then fired a volley which made the enemy retreat towards Oo'esburg. According to other telegrams the contingent were repeatedly under fire in the second week m January, but thero were no ea&ualties. In a well known Dunedin church recently the rector, whose attitude towards the Transvaal war had hitherto left no doubt in the minds of his congregation as to his Imperialistic bona fideb, electiißod his hearers, says the Oiago Daily Times, by stating emphatically that he was a peace atany price man. Tho dropping of the proverbial pm could have been distinctly he aid as tho congregation paused in suspense to grasp the heresj , and a Iqng sight of lehef followed when the min.ster concluded his sentence, " even at the price of war."