TUESDAY, FEB. 13, 1900.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 108, 13 February 1900, Page 2

TUESDAY, FEB. 13, 1900.

The Chvistchuich Meat Co. put through 1,050,247 head of stock duiing their year just ended. Mr J. H. Keddel, of Clyde, a son of Major Keddel, has volunteered for the fourth contingent, There seems a plethora of harvesters in Wannate afc present, accountable, no doubt, to the wet weather. Ladies noto — this is the last week of Arthur Jones and Co.'s end of season sale. Bargains for eveiyone. — Advt. The camp for the Otago and Southland section of the Fourth Contingent is well advanced, and will be ready to-day. The January number of the Government ißsuiance Eecoider has reached us, and as usual is full of interesting matter. It has been definitely decided to abandon* the animal meeting of the New Zealand liifle Association this year. The Waimate Patriotic Fnnd lists ere now closed with a total of £560 odd. Subscriptions aie now being solicited for the More Men Fund. TnE Government has refused to grant Fire Biigade delegates free 1 ail way p.tsses to attend the annual confeience at Blenheim on Monday next. New ties, new shirts, new caps and hats, all shades, makes and sizes, at Arthur Jones and Co. Last week of sale. — Advt. The Premier has received an important letter from Major Robin, but declines to supply information to the Pi ess until af tei his tup to Wanganui. At the Oamaru Patriotic Fund Sports on Thursday, Wannate will be represented by G. Hollamby, T. Park, T. Jacobs, and F. Saver in the cycling events. Thh highest price at the wool sales this season was obtained by Messrs Guinness and LeCren at Timaru on Wednesday, it being 39£ d for a bale of XT wool. By the capsizing of a yacht at Wellington on Saturday afternoon four boys, ranging in age from eight to eighteen years, were drowned. Two others were rescued. At a meeting of the War Fund Committee last night, it was resolved to canvass^or subscriptions to the Fund, the' time not allowing for any public denionstiation. An advertisement dealingVith the matter appears elsewhere. At St Augustine's Church on Sunday the services were conducted by the Hey. A. C. Hoggins, M.A., Inspector of Sunday Schools, there being a special service of intercession for those engaged in the war. The Premier announced at the banquet to Mr Field, M.H.ffc., last night, that the state farm at Levin is to be handed over to the Agricultural Department, and made one of the experimental farms in the colony. A lamb, four-and-a-half-months' old, was killed last week it the Levels (Otago), and after being dressed turned the scale at 74lbs. This weight, if not a record, would be very hard to beat anywhere in New Zealand. In his new book Max ,O'Eell thus describes the Boer: "Take all that is' dirtiest, bravest, most old-fashioned, and most obstinate in a Briton ; all that is most suspicious, selfish and mean in a Norman ; all that is Bhrewdest, most hospitable, and most Puritanic and bigoted in a Scot ; mix well, stir, and 3erve, and you have a Boer, or, if you svill-»a boor I"

TnE following is the Treasurer's return of the amounts subscribed to the Canterbury War Fund up to Saturday night : — Amouut received to date £7617, amount promised £1870, amount estimated as collected in country districts still to come in £847, total £10,334. The contingent camp at Christchurcb continues to be characterised by the best of discipline, and 88 men have so far been sworn in. It was expected that the final selection of the men of the Canterbury troop would be fixed up last night. Theie are 71 approved troop horses in camp at present, and more are shortly expected. According to the Star, a gentleman well known in mining circles made a novel defence in the Dunedin Police Court to a charge of riding his bicycle without a light after dark. He said that when he went home it was half-past eleven o'clock ; If everybody were not in bed they should have been. The Bench evidently agreed with the defendant, as they said the time of night regulated the amount of the fine inflicted, and reduced it accoidingly. A cable message was recehed lecently stating that Tiooper Hurford, of the New Zealand Contingent, was ill with heart disease. This proves to have been a blunder on the part of the Piess Arsociation. The Sydney Morning Herald of Feb. 2 has the following :— -The Piemler 3'estrrday leceived a telegram from the High Commissioner in South Africa stating that Tiooper J. H. Huifoid (143), New South Wales Mounted Bifles, was seriously ill with heart disease at Wynberg, Capetown. Oddfellow snir. — The fortnightly meeting was held last evening, a fair number of membtis being present. Correspondence was received and dealt with, fiom Timnru, Chiistchuich and Masterton. The Sick Visitois' lepoit was received. Bro Sullivan was appointed Sick Visitor. Sectnre-Master H. "Watts confened the various degiees on some fifteen members. S It was lesolved to hold the annual social, and a stiong committee was appointed to carry out anangements. After passing accounts, the usual toasts were gi/en and lesponded to, and the Lodge went into hamiony. UtJMouns having been circulated to the effect that the steamer Knight Templar cannot be leady to take away the Canterbury Contingent before Feb. 20, it may be well to state, for the information of those inteiested, that the 3teamer will have her caigo on board on to-day, and that she will have all necessaiy coal on Friday, and will be leady to leave with the contingent on the contract date, ;-atui-day, I el. 17. Should any delay aiise, it wiJl not be the fault of the agents or owneis, and should the vessel be kept back, a heavy demun age will have to be paid by those who cause the delay. r Jnr;r.i! was the usual attendance of local and foreign buyers at the fouith of the seiics of the Chiistchuvch wool sales on Satuiday. Bidding was most iiregular tluoughout. Most of the competition lesting with local felmongeis, and prices showed a decline of Id to 2d on January sales. Fine wools suliered the most, and tl ci c was no spirit in the sale. Out of 4969 bales orfeied, only 2358 changad hands at auction, the balance being withdiawn. Prices were: Greasy merino, 8d to lOd, and in a few isolated cases up to 11^1; halfbied, 6 l-2d to 9 l-2d, and up to 10 l-2d foi i few exceptional lots ; crossbied, 4d to Bd, and up to 9d for exceptional ; long wool, 4 l-2d to Gd ; pieces and bellies, 3 l-2d to 7d, and up to 10 l-2d foi exceptional ; locks, 1 l-2d to 5 l-2d. Those who want boots which will last through the whole of the New Tear should go to Berry's. There, prices are fixed to suit the tiroes. Be- ! pairs a specialty at Berry's, the shop at the corner of High and Shearman Streets. — Aclvt.