General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 111, 22 February 1900, Page 2

General News.

The Fourth fontinpent will leave Dunedin between March 24th and 28th. The Waimate Itifles go through thei r , class-firing this afternoon at 2 o'clock. - TwO shocks of eartllbuake were left at Nelson at intervals elffly on Tuesday morning. Both were ratler prolonged, but not severe. Suthebland of New Zealand^won the mile race at the league of Wheelman's Sports, Sydney, beating Walne. Time 2min 0 1 sth sec. "We Fear no Foe " contingent ties at Arthur Jones and Cos. Prices Is and Is 3d. Reversable silk Is 9d,each. — Advt. The Government have purchased the buildings at Mount Albert, Auckland, for use as an industrial school for boys and girls to take the place of St. George's Bay Industrial School. Selector J. Baker, Dunedin, has chosen the following team to represent New Zealand against the Melbourne Club : -W. Rtem^on, Auckland ; H. B. Lnsk, Hawke's Bay;K. Tucker, A William,^ Upham, Wellington ; C. A, BichardgW, L. T. Cobcroft, F. S. Frankish, D. Beese, Canterbury ; A. Downes, J. Baker, Otago. Patriotic Derbt Ties for ladies and gents, only a limited ouantity in, stock. Call early and sprureone. Price Is and Is 3d. teversable silk Is 9d at Arthm Jones and Co., Victoria House. — Advt. The case of Jeffs v Queen, claim for N £1500 for damages in respect of injuries sustained by plaintiff in the Bakaia railway accident was before the Supreme Court «-t Christchurch on Tuesday. The plaintiff, a farmer at Templeton, 72 years of age, was awarded £700. The steamer Waioitahi, of Auckland, arrived at Bussell -wiiha large number of natives, who have come from all parts to attend the large Mormon meeting now being held at Waik>re. Four hundred Mormons will at' end *|he meeting which, will last a fortnight, . % Takk warning from* the action of the British in South Africa*, and do 'not wait till the enemy is attacking, before preparing to resist, but begin at once to defend yourselves from winter's cold, by securing some yard wide, warm, heavy flannelette at Gs 9d per r"ozen, worth 10s, at Shackleton and Grrants' clearing sale.— Advt. - On Tuesday evening, about 6 o'clock" an old man named Louis Montando" jumped off the Greymouth wharf into the river. c He was rescued before he was* drowned outright, but died while he was being attended to. * He was a?ed 78. and had left the hospital on Monday without leave, having been there fory&me months. He was an old miner, f ormeiFy of Notown, where he has lived for, 30 yeprsr. I r g • following will rlltaeseni toe "ffimaru Cricket Club in a retuaj^match Waimate Cricket Clu]K which JßJl be played on the Athletic GSminds at^mnrn to-day : — Adcock, Cox, Jeffeison, Jones, Macintdm, PeiTyPwhite, Wicksteed, and Wood.. »s> thejvisitors return by the 4.30 train, jjffiy will start at 11.45 sharp. V PoijiqE-INSM:cTOB BeohSt, of Christchurch, retires on the 28th inst under the Police Pension Act. Mr Broham has been 36 years in the service and receives an allowance of £240 per annum. Inspector ■plllison, off, Greymbtith, succeeds"' ! Mr' "Bronam, and Bub-InspectorMcDnnnelj,of Wellington, is transferred toy GreymoutK,* and will have charge of the district?Vacaied by Mr Filison.' Sergeant Mitchell; of Napier; Jjas beeti promoted to a^sublußppctorship, and succeeds Mr l&oDoris "hell in-Wellingtori* l ,- '<\ - ( _ Tir," annual meeting of the Nevv Zealand 'branch of. the -British"' Medical Association . opened at on Monday. iJDr Tliomas'of Chmiehurcb," 1 wbo'wa's ioduoted as president f ox* q, year,' nonoiincM that the next annual ineeting woui'a be held^ at ' Wa^ariuil '*■ sphfei|ollowf, ing pjneeisvwe eleqjpd J~President elect for ' 1901 'I J?r &.-Ri Man&eip% Wangan'ui ;' Chaiiniaivbf CpttiflL'Df $k),' felling- N ton v ; V.&i' iamentaiyjeoeirtary^nd -editor, Dr^ f M/MaBbn7>atkw Ag"en%fat )neet-i •ing decided to stffiriglf' tfrge^ the council id'r.epublish the Jrs3ew- 2pg.laiid Medical! "Jfp'yrna'l^ rtt e^rlielt',; i^ssible oppoA' "tuijity. 1 -The" "report sho^dTMthat a,cihe. A memD^rship of tjfiV brarioh; jwas now 241,',' 'arid "the* credit - b&ljipqa'.'tb?' ili%Sranoii' ,fdiidB was '£3s/ 'An^addfresa om" Colbjaelj 'and iPupljic" '* 'cwai^jglverif/by^ thi thelpresident, pr^htfmaar |p^Waimj^,;w^^resenfc a^?:\ '/*~?<t 3*^ i