General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 15, 5 July 1900, Page 2

General News.

The output from the Wesiport Goal Company's mines last week was 7947 tone 19 cwt. Reserve your puichasea for Arthur Jonea and Co.'s end of season sale which commences next Saturday. — Advt. We hear that nine out of the fifteen Bnbseribers, required for the establishment of n telephone bureau hers, are forthcoming. The Zealandia football club journey to Morven to try conclusions -with the local club to-day. A drag will leave Freeman's stables at two o'clock. Major Stevrard informs ua that, in response to his representations, the Minister of Railways has promised to place a stationrnaster ai Morven on December Ist next. , A practice of the hockey club will be hold this afternoon, cormueneing at hiilf past two o'clock sharp. In view of thA umsch with two Ashbnrton teams, whioh couius oif in about threes ; weeks, all members are requested to roll up. To-nighi, Waimate will be visited for the fksfc time by a Cyclorama of the Boer War. The views are ptonounood by all who have seen them as better than the kineinatograph. A strong company provides ixiusio and amnaement, and they wall repay the modest shilling which is charged for admission. The man engaged by the Wairaats County Council, to make wire netting for protective works, arrived yesterday afternoon. He is under engagement to st-wy two months, and is to teach eoaie local man. The wire Dotting will be a great improvement on the ordinary bought article, as it is to be made of No. 10 wire. On Wednesday, before E. J. At will, Esq., J.P., Andrew Wiion and Hapi Whareteri were charged with breaking and entering the hut of Jonathan Mitchell, Waitaki Mouth, and stealing therefrom one pair of waders and pair of trousers of the value of 30s. On the application of Constable Parker, accused were remanded till the llfch inst. The fallacy of the new system for railway tiokets is being shown in the fact that many persons along the north line who previously took return tickets only take singles, which in the first plaae doubles the work of issue, and in the next enables many to get home with persons who prefer to use the road, and the department from station* nearer town will soon find that in this respeot ihero will be a falling off in revenue. — Truth. We (Mount Benger Mall) understand that the munificent ofler of Boxburgh of a contingent of mounted men full 60 strong, has been refused by the Government. What we say it this, that in the event of New Zealand requiring to defend herself from foreign invasion, those responsible for the refusal should be shoved in the forefronfc. The attitude of the Government | in this affair looks like insanity and a threatening of Seacliff with a raid. | Roxburgh has fallen on evil times when the Government says " No" to ! those who wish to defend their land. : The following are the local prizetakers at the Timaru Poultry Show : — F. J. Lundon, 1 and winner of South Island Poultry Association championship for Houdan cock ; 1 and 2 eaoh for Houdan hen, Houdan cockerel, Houdan pullet, and coloured Dorking pullet ; 1 eaoh for Plymouth Rock hen and Plymouth Rock cockerel, in the last-named olass winning the Society's gold medal; and 1, 2 and 3 for Plymouth Book pulletß. F. Beilly, 1 each in Selling olass for Poultry and Pekin ducks ; 2 for Table Poultry ; and 3 for Muscovite Duokß. H. Saunders, 1 and special for Golden Wyandotte pullet, and 3 for Golden Wyandotte cockerel. In the latter class there was a splendid entry of eleven birds, and to show the quality of the birds we may mention that after the Show Mr Saunders exchanged hia bird, which came third for the winner, whioh also received a spooial prixo, and a medal presented by the Licensed Victuallers Assooifttiio&i

The Mayor of Chrietcbmch \M cabled another £300 for the Indiffl Famine Fund. This makes a towl of £1600 already forwarded. -1| Wanted Known— The best, waroijj and heaviest Sbirta made fn the colon* may be obtained at Phackleton im Grant's, price 9s Gd. — Advt. Wo remind our readers of the clet9 ing sale of live and dead stock whiffl commences at Mr W. J. BlacU residence ut 13 o'clock this morning,™ The New Zealand Bugby Un|jB has decided to take no further stefl in regard to inviting a New Siiijil Wales team to visit New Zealand till season, principally owing to |3 insufficiency of guarantees f ro S affiliated unions. |fl In consequence of representation by Professor Black, of Otago UjS versifcy, that large quanities of oinifl bar had been discovered at WaitahmS range, the offer a bonus for Jl production .of 100,000 pounds jfl quicksilver has been extended to tljfl At a meeting of the QueenslgS Pastoralists' Association tbe presidaS estimated that from -December, MB the drought and rabbits has causedM loss of nearly fifteen million sheep, *o| the value of over -£5,000,000, andS shortage of about one million and™ i half oattle valued at over j£2,ooo,(u!H One thousand buyers of Dress Msiteriill are wanted next Saturday at Artb«H Jones and Co.'s end of season sale. -Adaß The Building Committee of t« Canterbury Jubilee Exhibition h|fl concluded a contract with M«as|H Eennie and Pearce, the contraciffH for the main buildings of the AjJI cultural and Industrial Hall, to km the whole of the annexes for tU Exhibition. The buildings are to $9 ready for occupation by the first wiin in October. ?» Tbe Bishop of Melanesia is appealing for more workers and a new steamem in consequence of the incmsiwS activity of other denominations in khjfl islands. Still a number of islands |jfl quite untouched. There are only-ljH European missionaries and 20 tnonfl are required. The present ship^^B much too slow, and i-12,000 is requitM for a new one. ifl As instancing the increase |H shipping, it is stated that the amotjfl spent by the Railway Department jM wages for casual labour on til whai*ves at Lyttolton last year wlfl in exoes9 of the aam expend™ for the purpose in any previous yefjfl The expenditure for the current yell is believed to be even larger thaniM was last year. |H Owing to the increased activity igfl the coal trade says the GieyinoiilH Star, tho Blackball Coal CoinpafM find it necessary to pnt on more m^'lfl and advertise for twenty extra c|H miners, and ten truokera. Tbe coll pany bnve chartered thB Dingad|M which, along with the Gresham mifl P-\reova. will run in the coal trid;H To complete its contxact now in haiilH the company must put out 14,05H tons in the next five weeks, an^H further orders are coming to hamUM Ladies wanting a good Cape 4jH •Jacket cheap are advised to gojfl Arthur Jones and Co.'s end of teasojH sale which starts next Saturday^M In Burlington, Ohio, the fcainperanfljM party sacked a public house &ifl poured all the liquors into the gtfltiifl The owner, nok to be beaten, retarijM and built a new tavern, like a >ro|fl fortification. Tbe wall aro loopho!$M and sunouuded by a deop ta^^B Access can only be obtained by mesfH of a drawbridge, which is raised ijfl night, when bulldogs are lot loffl within the procinctß, and elwwß als^riia are fixed to give noticijjM trespassers. It is said that |H pnormoui crowd of thirsty Mo^^| patronise the new venture. ■ |H