General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 64, 27 October 1900, Page 3

General News.

The Railway Departmont advertise ■{arcs a& excursion rates for the Titnaru Show and the Chmichurch Carnival. Have you tried the great enemy of' paint, grease, and other btains. Prices Is and Is 6d at B. Brain's, Queen street. The chairs in the County Council •Chanioers have been newly upholstered iiud look very well. The work was done by Me John Moore. Messrs Nnnrao and Blair, the wellk p .owu JDuuedin seedsmen, in another colnm", draw attention to their stock J of hardy flowering plants for the I •coming season. i The following will play for Vv 7 aimate ! District High School in a cricket match rgainst Waitaki Iligh School in Oamaru today: McPhevson, Haye3, Beckett,' Buckley, Taylor, J. Park, J. I\leazies, Laing, G. Park, Stewart, Fowerakor and Goldstone. At the shooting match on Thursday, Studholme Mouuted v. Civilians, a strange coincidence took place. On firing the first' round the six men an the three targets included four excaptains and one captain of volunteer •corps. These were ex-Captains Coltman, Grant and Studholme, of theWaimfite liifles, ex- Captain Mostyn Jones, of a Home corps, and Captain Garland, -ot the Sfcudholtne Mounted Rifles, At a meeting of the North Canterbury Board of Education on Wednesday morning Mr H. W. Porymau gave notice of motion : " Having in view Ihe wonderful liberality of the Government at the last session of Parliament in raising the honorarium of all •ruembers of both Houses of Parliament, •thereby setting aa example to all public bodies in New. Zealand fo be liberal in the administration of the law, that the 6 per cent, reduotion on teachers*' -and staff salaries, 6 per eoct, reduotion on " incidentals " to all ■district school committee, as well as ■on the travelling expenses of members >of this -Board, recently made add still 4n foroBj he henceforth discontinued. " - A conference of delegates from tho Wellington Oity Council and surronnd--ing local bodies wa3 held on Thursday j •to discuss the question of control of j the tramways^ at the expiry of the .present concessions. A resolution was ! •«amed affirming the desirability of the tramways *being under "the .direct j ■control of the local bodieß concerned, ; and of those local bodies combining to ! obtain control, In regard to Greater | Christchurch, it was decided .to j Recommend the Councils concerned to consider the question, or as an ■ lalternative'the establishment of a board -of works, which should control fche larger works, such as tramways, drainage and fire prevention. Tussicura cures bronchitis; catarrh Of the lungs, oppression of -the chest, etc., cold all chemists. Tusslcara {Wild Cherjy Balm); a xaarvellous remedy for a winter cough or -cold ; * powerful stimulant and tonic. For Bronchial coughs take Wood? {freatPegperruiat care. Is 6d.

Miss Margaret Connor, of the Children's Hospital, Sydney, has been appointed matron of the Napier Hospital. There v/ere 28 applicants from all parts of the colony. The Govern menu has decided to offer a portion in the Ministry to Mr Charles Mills, inembor for Wairau, who will reside permanently in Wellington, and ho will be sworn in on Mr Seddon'e return from the Sounds next Monday. Mr Lauronsen, M.H.R., has informed the Jubilee Ceremonial Committee that the idea of bringing: down the Maori 1 ? from Gisborne -and Waikato has had fo be abandoned on account of the expense in taking tbeai to Wellington, and arrangements had had to be made for the Maoiis to bo taken from districts seiv-id by railway. Mr J. Blighs continues his " Talks Lo tha People" on Sunday night, unking ag hig subject, " Sinking incidents ia D L. Moody's grcn evangahsiic tours." Lp.^t Sunday evening's address was hsto ied to with great attention, the speaker handling -his interesting subject in a very able manner. Tomorrow evening h certain to. witness a very largo congregation.