THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1900.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 14, 26 July 1900, Page 2

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1900.

In another column may be found at announcement of a clearing 3cle b Messrs Manclieater BroQ. and Gold smith, Waiui.ite'o loading drapers. The football match between the ol . players of WaimUte and the Morve. Club, which was to have takan pla.cc to day, has b»en postponed to the end of August. Sergeant O'Farrell, Farrier-Sergeant 0. Y. Waid, and Trooper W. Butohei and J. Cooper, of Waimate, have Uh their Oontingants in Beuth Africa, and joined the Mounted Police. We remind our readers of the clearing sale of furniture which takss place at the auction rooms on Snimday. The furniture 13 of excellent quality, and may be seen on Friday. The signalling corps of the Waimftte Rifles lifcld a practice in Victoria Park on Tuesday evening, eight man turning up under Private Stevenson. The men *L 9 getting on well anil will soon be able to writs down the povvor 10 send and receive signals aiming their accomplishments. Th« New Zeabd Times states that th a work of fitting the "We stinghousG brakes to ih» rolling stock on the North liland railways, which has bean bsgun, is to occupy ihiee y*sars. So far 110 contract has been let for ths South Ibland Lne*, but it is intended to piovido the» expiodb trains with the new brakes as scon ai posaible. Great Ctesar'a Ghost 1 poor w&atsd frauio, That once full vigor did possess, Can't be a man in else but name, Bis cough has brought him «ueh distress. The undertaker smites to think Ne\t winter's cold he'll not endure, Oh I ne'er say die, bill tako a diink 0/ W. E. Weods' Groat Peppeimint Ome. For 31 sections in the King Country land, ihare wera no favser than 641 Rppiications. Many Rppl'cnLions o.un<i> Irom southern d!->lii-lota, and over 20 q lUthern applications w«re succ&ssfol at the billot. Thoae is a strong, aliruund denivud for not them lands, and ihe foeh'ig is glowing that the country should be mo;e rapidly opened up. It is with very gieat rtgies that w« have to locord the d&ath of iho wifu of our astoemed follow townsman, Mr W. A. Osbwrne. Deceased diod on Thmw day aitemoon, after a short illness. She. was a daughter of Mr Jacob LeVien, of Tnnaru, and was well known and liked by v, larga citcie, both m that plsco md in \Vaiiuate. Th^ funeral will leave 'W&iuitite this •.Hoi ning «,t 9 o'clock for the Timaru Cemetery. Mi Barclay, M.R.8., who introduced ths Sorvant's Haif holiday Bill, and was induced to allow it to go before the Labour Bili Committee and was ridiculed "for so doing by the Opposition papers, has turned tho lablos on hw opponents very badly. It was thought that the Labour Biils ..CoiiiLuittpe vas' so blocked wnu work Ihnfc Mr Barclay's Bill could not ; appear again this session, inalsad of |( which, within a few dtvvs, the Coinmittoe x-epoited on the BiJl which will be duly discussed. The laugh is i now turned against ths smart Oppositionists. — Truth. The New Zealand Dairy Association, has during iho past year, in the WaikatOf erected seven naw areameries, aud six are either now in procoss of erection er arranged for, bringing the total up to 43, with two butter factories. The milk suppliers number about 1000. Last season the Association made over 800 tons of butter, and but for the drought would have made over 1000 tons. The corning season will probably witness a large increase in thess figures. Mr Spragg, New Zealand manager of the company, estimates that its disbursements in Upper and Lower Waikato next season, including wages, contracts etc., will be closo on ,£lOO,OOOO. "Writing under data, Wynberg June QBrd, Lanoe-Oorpl. C. A. Yv'ilsou tells of the Hlnoss that has/oaused him to bfl invalided homo. "While at Bloenafoniein ha was caught in a dust storm, u,nd the dust getting into his lungs brought on a slight attack of pneumonia while he was at Brandfers. He was fcaksn thence to Springfontem Hospital and after three webks, entered an hospital train bound for Wynberg. He iB in perfect health now, and is qujto able to do justice to the daily ration of one lb of bread, and one oz of butter added to beef, potatoes and cabbage. Ho was not allowed to go back to the front. The hospital at Wynberg is more a resting camp for convalescents thai 1 an hospital. He expected to learo for home shortly. A deputation of tradesmen in favour of the abolition of trading stamps waited on the Premier on Monday. Air Collins, M.H.H., suggested that the bill should contain a provision making the issue of colourable imitations *f cheques or bank notes illegal. It was stated that the Company consisted of only one man and and had mad a a piofifc of £8000 in 18 months. The Premier said that he proposed to enable small purchasers" •to participate in discounts. He beliaved that ifc would be to the interest of both purchaser and seller and tend to abolish the objectionable credit system. He proposed that all trades adopting th« system should register and deposit £10 as a guarantee that purchasers would be paid discount and in cash only. If tlie deputation approved he would draft the 33i1l accordingly.

Sergt. T, Goldstone, of the Fifth Contingent, has been appointed Quarter-master-Sergeant. A special GazetU notifies that permanent possession has been taken of the Midland Bailway by she Government. The number of shcop in the Gisborns district has doub'ed dui'ing the p\st '.en years, being uosv 3,172,399, an increase on the figuras of the previous year of 39,803. The gold indications fennel in thf \wakiuo district (Taranaki) by an old '."gger employed in funemg property uout fira miles fiona the coast ar «j,ted to be a well defined quartz reef. Owio<? to none of the membeis of the ieala-ntfia B'ootball Club xolling up or, Laesday oveiing, the general isneetinp tdvertUed to take place had to be posi joned indefinitely. A practice will be neki •--■is afternoon. In Southland this year there ha o'aen no outcry for railway trucks L'sopl* prefer to iaold, and the railway | basinoss is not nearly what it wa> ; at the Qpiresponding season " of lab. | year. ' i We are vary sorry to have to record tb.9 death at Bloormontoln. from Qiiterio fever, of Mr B. D. Leigh, sr mernbor of Roberts' Light Horse Deceased was for some tima a residont of t Ah distvict, and a very prom ltie-iit ujbinber of tha Waiuiato Cricket Club. A K#ttler in Haweva who is warring against th« blackbirds lias boon advised on high authouiy that a few raisins cut up and spread about will encour*g*> tha buds to eat, and that thon a mixture of sugar and arsemo will be readiiy taken.- This is an idea for Waimats etiAwbcrry growers. An inspection paiatle of the Wahnate j Rifl.es was hold I.t t>L oveninfr, about BO membprs being piesent under Lieats. Huiist and Jack on Lieut, Hui3t re.id a Iftter from Capt.nu Ooltman stating that he could no*, lelain ths puptatney of tho company. Eegiet vvos expressed at the u.tlmation. Lieut. Huist expLessediegiet at the sad news reruved roganlinj; the Jate 'Lrooper T. M. Fiooman, and it \vu,s decided to send a, letter of syiapithy ,\ad condolence te his funijly. Oiie i.ancu<!nle was el<vL°d a inenibur of the coaipauy, and three propoiJtd. The New Zoal'md Tnnea soys that during the healing of the case against ths Paparoa nrsin&n, who refused duty as a pioteoi against the fare piovi.led thorn. Mr Haselden, S.M , lef^ired to iho fraquunt complaint that British sailors were bocoaiing an unknown quantity, and pointed out tho paiannuiit necessity of feeding an Enghthluari wall if it were desired ihafc hs should be kept m a seafaring Ufa. IJis "Worship said tb.it thi« v/a.^ Uis first cttso tint had oouia under his notice in which a New Zealand owned cornpnny had been aocuf-ed of providing its crews with inferior or insufficient food.