General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 90, 29 December 1900, Page 3

General News.

Mi'E. "Rcii'y. secretary of the Stud I jltni Junction Salpyards Coin pan y, itiiies tivit stock }.J&3 »vili bo held aisj compauy's on tho second h3ay of each month. Tlipvj is some uneasiness iv Tonga, K<rliug Lo t 1t 1 c Stai'j correspondent, ring to the importation ot ifausei'3 lis feu'ul that rhe Tony-ins eoj> iinr-late some stupid bhow of eistanea iv emulation ot the Boers. The Pope closed ihe holy door in WTa'ican, signifying the end of tho loly Year. He cemented the irebhold of the door with a golden toffdl, and fixod the first thv< a m inbed brick-> in thB presence of foiD t > tousa r 'il persons. The next contingent ot two hundred StrSoutii Africa will consist of half l!.0U8 and half Europeans. These, ii the meu to fill the gaps in otfiev sooiiDgdiita. The Govsrnuieuti ha-< iccepted th.3 Ohnstchurch War Fi-ml CouicQiUee's offir to equip und send iifeaty man at its own expanse. A telegram fcorn "WbiHugton states hi the Oabinut has decided upon tho allocations to be luada in respect lolhe extra luonoyj votod last sesoion i !or bnngiug np io scalu the aalaiies jf undei-Daid toachers. A list of vatioas Boards intet\idted agreeing !i piy amounts in accordance with ri'oca'-oii the Minister of Education HU forward tha nocessaiy funds A', court on Thursday belore Messrs. J. Manchester and W. Coliman J.P s, 8. Elhott was fined 40s or seven da^s on e'eh of iwo charges, for beii"g tank and for resisting the puhei 1 . Be went to Tiiuaru G>*ol. Another iuok was fiued 10s. Yestetddj tafore Messrs Atwill and Petit, an eld offender was fiued 103 for a similar offence. A leading Elfcham settler, who wrote fothuHiHi W. Rolleston,- asking him ?0 Stand for ohe Pateu seat, has received » reply, exprcs^in^ regret that he ftnnot at present do so, for the Kasons thut he lives too fai\ from the fotuct, and that the state of his taaltli jvill not i ernait him to under . 'lie a campaign which Mr beddoa ib Mto to promote. The Gerfrnan "Government has Rented America with claims for tadtranity aiismg out of the insurrcc Jon and sabseqnent war in Cuba, "t Iltty, Secretary of State, declined |o admit AtupHca's responsibility for ifoiuuity. ' It is understood at Washttgtoifthat German" and -other claim 1 ? 'ariiing oat of the war will be -held in 'tayaoce until Cuba has been 'proclaimed independent, when Cuba will be asked to pay them. hi a tneeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors, the SubConimitfcee appointed to report on the object of university extension lectures tcoinmended that such lectures be fo'tiated in thp Titnaru, Asbburfcou, other localities where it "was foemed desirable,- and that in vie^v of special difficulties, -provision be | oiado in the estimates of next year j for a grant ol JGIOO to fairly launch we movement. The "Board adopted we report, provided the funds Wbi'e «v«ldblo. The Rev Joseph Parker, of the City Temple, preaching a Gbtfisfcmas narrated his experience during the week he edited and contolled the eveuitig newspaper, the Bun, on Oliri^tian lines in imitation of the Eev Charles Sheldon's experiment. fi«"Baid that sometimes he feared ifc *ould daily succumb, owing to waut "betting news. He biaraed the .Chrißtian community, an 4 said "that Christians „ were 'be'cominft, '- "iny&lids, £od the Church was. bepmtog- an ?o»pital. oNursea were wan'pj.i'Manli-

Mr G. H. Graham, accompanied lr> Mrs Graham, l«f t yesterday for a short holiday ia the North Island. The Bailway Department advertise train arrangements for Tunam and OaraaruJSports on Januarj 1 and 2. The Advsrtisee wili^iQt be isburd oa Tuesday next, New *^i"^ day. It will be issued as usual topL'hurscby. In addition to' theNiUd bulls purchased in England, the Go/crn irrent propose to secure four Shorthorn and two Ayrshire cows. Me H. Franklin, agent for the National Insurance Company 'of New i Zealand, has sent us the Company's ueat wall calendar for 1900. j A inoveiuri't ii r j "a ~O'j% '3 form an amateuj? u'il^i'C ;j'^. s - j-3.; m \Va< mate. Tl.oj.u ls ,-h .ny vi soopa heie for such an j'osojiation, and is wouM supply a long *tl ! . want. Mr C. J. Goldstor.e v.'ent by yesi.eid.iij's vsprfsi for Dlalboumo, to catch the We&irfiliA on Sunday night. | Mr Goldsloue will probably go on to : Sydney before returning, j A number of Hindoos who wore rescued uy ihe Salvation Ar.uy in cl.c I 1897 ftnuuie gave ft pi^^i itumo of so jgs, dauc-'S, ftto. in the ChldfailowV Hall on ThMrsdi\y evening Tii.-> coacert vas tturij well iiUend'.id. Thi> j eoinpariy left Waiuiate yoatoiduy. Mr 11. ilayar has doaa'.Qd 2^ to the Jb'.re 15' ta 'ddu in recognition of thou servicob in saving his grain in Onma's stoce. The Brig :de aro very deserving, and it is to bo hopad that others wjo b-=nelitscd at the same time will folio \v Mr Meyer'j generous load. ' The'inatron of the Hospital wishes j to thank the Ui)<Knni,q.tiiuno6l •for their 1 kind and thoughtful preset! !w Ac ! Christmaa tiico ; Mes^fs j^.ios aod Mfcyers, pai" of dacka, Mr iSvinuu, a cuke, Mr Gill, a cak^, Mr MiJdletoi', vine and ttc. Me Studholoie, on. pieince, also illustrated papers. At a meeting of the Jubilee Picnic Oommutoe veataiday^Alc J. Manche ter providing, u pio^ramuie of hpnl for the pionie wiw drawn up. Mr J ?>lti.nchf j bMir and the K«v MeK. n/i' Gios^n w^re nnnomted joint trefi-^ure. n.,ul r,s tne ospease oi tue g.ithori'i Will bfl con ai Aji"vble, it was dcoid^d ta?k anyone desiring to contribute fc foiward donations to these gentlenaei. At the Military Sports an 'Dunedf on Boxing I)3V, the Wiiinmto tefur under Oolour Sergeant Styven^on, wa iourfh hi the manual axd finexercises, and wa'j welt up o. th" h hi "the phjbicr'il drill v,o.up tltiau About fifteen tt-aius oonippi-btl, r^ the W - \uiiAte toum'3 peifor ur«. cc l niosi; ct.-'ditabls to the men ,\^C> t,a • lysti'uctor. Gjuutonuut Jac.^o juurne^fad to DuneJin with the team With reg.icd to tha o^blo uirsstig iatiint>uing that l! i 3 Govbiiiment o New Walut! has b^cn recommcMulttvi not to acoopi for tha piS3en letters froiu New 7.eal>vnl bearing th i colony's " umveraal ' penny p^otHtj j sfctinjp, tile Poslnaa.ster-iJ-L'ii=i!il .jtatu tha- f souae tnng b ick ho >ced th.j i H v_>vji']-uri h fr. jj t-ct c i t .> J p - of Jie Australian eoio Ao^ wer" iha^ tt I ficeapt tyL? stamp r i il th= ( omuioi. ! w.'Akh Govc-iiviii i^t h r ,l _ QcCid>whnthor oi % not- thciro should be i. ceolpiocal rate. Up to th" 1 pieman i'ic ha,3 not leeoLWvl a reuly U '3:3 communication, but it welt appear tb.\t the mutter, so far a? Nev South Wil'^d is concerned, wn^ firs remitted to ihe 1 dopartmantal lieid-. with the result indioatod in rA, cablegram. Mr beddon i- c' •>.. f^ j witb the mission to icake i^;ii<.' j Gn U U i i j tions oa the subject during iiis- vi is i j Sydney for the Cominon>v-;^.loh ceic ■ brations. , ■