General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 30, 9 August 1900, Page 2

General News.

The lantern lecture to be dslivered by Yen. Archdeacon Harper this evsning, has been postponed to Thursday, September 6th. Mr, J. T. Oakden, well-known In. Waimate as a "piano tuner, will be in town on Monday next. Orders left with Mr Franklin will be -promptly attend to. A special fine Git ladies' navy blue waterproofs, newest style, all sizes. < Sals prices, 17s 6d and 20s at Shasldeton and Grant's. Fully worth -SOs ; ask to see them. — Ativt. ' It is reported in 'Wellington that! Mr Grattan Grey will shortty go Homo and seek election to an Irish seat in the House of Commons, on ''the strength of his dismissal from th» " Hansard" staff, >in consequenc* of his refusal to submit to the dictation ' of a Committee. To morrow night, Adjutant Button, the Salvation Army, will give a limelight and kinematogrtph exhibition entitled, " From the' Manger to the Cross." Tha entainment, which takes i plaoe in the Oddfellows' Hall, is well^ worth seeing. The proceeds are in aid ' of the Indian Famine Fund. The annual meeting of thfe Bowling' Club, which was to have been held last evening, has b«en postponed till this evening. The club is in a good , tmanoial position, and possesses, as it dqes, an excellent green, the prospects for the ooraing season are particularly r | bright. It is to be feoped that a large \ number of bowlers will attend the \ meeting to-night, and thus ensure success to the club for another 'year. An earthquake, with its mystery, Will -cause the stoutest heart to pause, The bravest men in history \ Have trembled ac old nature's lawß. The man who than invokes the saints ' Would rather sickness long endure, H« known the thing for chest complaints Is W. E. Woods' Great 3?eppewmnt Cure, The "Nelson Evening Mail, in an article headed "A Forgotten Public Estate," says that in Nelson alone there must bs some hundreds if not thousands of acres held without title deeds or more claim than equattage. In this "flray many reserves and surveyed roads have been occupied for years, and, in some instances, the lands* hava been cultivated, fencad, and built upon. The Mail, urges that in justice to th» public the extont of the forgotten public estate should be ascertained and ths areas converted into revenue producing lauds or re serves for public recreation. When doctors disagree, says the adage, who shall decide ? It is difficult very often, even without the difference of opinion amomg the faculty, to decide as to th© natrit of the various medicinal preparations which are upon the market. A safe, general rule is to believe that a preparation which professes to cure everything will cure toothing. Having thus weeded out nine-tenths of the claimants, it Is comparatively easy to find reliable evidence of personal use concerning the remainder. Mr E. G. Lane, of Oamaru, ia in the fortunate position not only of having no medical difference regarding the value of his Creasoted Emulsion, but also in having direct professional approval of ' it. He has in bis possession a letter written by a member of the faculty stating that ha troated a case of consumption with Lane's Creasoted Emulsion, and was glai to say that after a course of treatment the patient h»d improved greatly. The sputum had •diminished, the cough was less, the night sweating had almost stopped, and the weight of the patient had increased seven or eight pounds.

A meeting of the Borough Is called for Monday night next, to discuss the Harbour Board Bating Question, and finally closing the Burgess Xast. Tjp to that date the lilt is open for corrections or additions. After these matters are disposed ef, a meeting of the By-law Committee will be held. School umbrellas, Is 63 and 2s, at Shaeldeton and Grant's. — Advt. The following will represent Morven against the Zealandia Club at Waimate to day : — Full-back, T. Scales ; three- ! quarters, Jas. Gardnor, P. Sullivan, R. Seaman and Gimson ; half-back, H. Davis, jr. ; five eighths, C. Samuels ; ferwards, J. Gardner, Lundy, Xawlor, MeLsish, Corry, Aitken, Forsyth, W. Seaman. Emergencies, D. McTaggftrt, Tau, B. Arnott and J. Morris. An Imperial Bushman writes: — Efforts are being made to induce us to settle in Rhodesia. The conditions are, to those with a knowledge of oattle or sheep, 3000 acres to be purchased at lOd an acre, the payments extending over a number of years, with 500 head of cattle, and .£25 a year for keep. In return the settlers to -give half the increase of the cattle, and attend' military drill every quarter. Sixteen school children and two adalts were drowned in the Motu Jtiver, Auckland, on Sunday. They left Maranui "and Omaio school in the charge of »n elderly woman and * man named Pani. It is surmised that they were crossing the river in a canoe and were upset bj a heavy sea. Nothing was know of the casualty until Monday, when, on the children not arming, a search party found bocfies on the beach. Several families have lost two children each. All belonged to "Wharanapnui. The " Dairyman" calls attention of farmers to the fact that at Mangtoki, I Taranaki, £26 per acre is being refused for dairy farms, and elsewhere notes that the value of New Zealand's dairy ! export last season equalled nine tons of gold at £4 per ounce 7 of -which j Taranaki contributed over half, viz., 4 tons 13 cwt 901b. That there is | room for expansion is shown by the ' fact that Denmark's exporb of butter \ for last year was equal to 63£ tons of j gold. | Chokuro Kadona, of Tokio, Japan, an agent of tha Japanese ■&Qvel*mßen> } is in Massachusetts buying an equipment for an army, to be placed on the field by the Jaganese Government at j once. Ha gave' some startling facts ! as to the scale On which Japan is carrying on her preparations for the coming conflicts. The -Si-OkaS© is preparing quietly to put an army of 500,000 well armed and well drilled soldiers in the field, and within two ! years l!he Japanese army will be one of the most formidable in point o$ numbers and equipment of any armed force in the world. tiourt Foresters' Pride, No 6073, held their usual fortnightly meeting on Monday evening, C.R. Bro. C. Manchester presiding over a very good attendance. The Woodwards reported two members declared off the funds aince last meeting tyro declared on, and two still on. Three candidates were initiated into th© order and four proposed for initiation at next meeting. The receipts ion the evening were £6 18s, and accounts amounting to £6 15s were passed. After routine business, the lodge w"as closed. Refreshments were handed round and an hour or two spent in social harmony. The singing of " Auld Lang Syne " brought a very pleasant evening to a close. The master of a large sailing vessel, writing to his owners qfrom •Oajpeto^n on May 15th, says : — " ship* are detained fearfully. The barque Bristol is th« next ship on turn, and she has baon already ninety-five days in the bay. There t art thirty- one vessels before us, and as they dock on an avi-ffage but two per week, it is evident we shall not be docked until the month of September. It is as well that owners in general sheuld be informed of this extraordinary Aetefftiofr, so as to avoid sending their ships here." Another correspondent writes; — The congestion at Capetown is increasing. The two Norwegian vessels Star and Belt had to wait 105 and 102 days respectively in the bay before being able to dock. 1"*1 "* In ' «rder to remedy the state of things, the I Capetown HarTjour Board is doing its utmost to facilitate the disoharge of cargo, and ia willing to pay onethird of the cost of lighterage. It has also opened an old dock which had not been used for years, thus increasing the alongside accomodation. An3'one requiring boots, shoes, or slippers will save money by buying from Berry's. You get the best quality at the lowest possible prices. Repairs a speciality at Berry's in the corner shop lately occupied by Collett Bros. Colonial Advertising Agency, 202, Hereford street, Christchurch, for everything connected with advertising throughout the colony. Christckurch Advertising Agents for tfais paper — Advt.