General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 101, 26 January 1901, Page 2

General News.

Tbo Sr.ndholma Mounted Rifles parade for msmoriam service on Sunday. On "Wednesday night, after the Waimafce Bifles' parade, the prizes fired for on the 18th December were presented to the respective winners. The returned troopers for the north passed tkrough on Thursd*y and Friday.

. The usual festivities in Auckland for Anniversary Day, January 29, will not be observed.

The Sixth Contingent Send-off Committee have decided that there will be no ceremony of any kind whatever.

Nows of the Queen's death was received in Canada within fifteen mumtes of its oocurrenoe. Business was suspended, and the Court a Adjourn**! after paying brief tributes to the sovereign. Messrs Guinness and LeCTrtn advertise an important Bale of contracting plant on Saturday, 2nd February, on account of Mr George Black, who is 'giving up contracting. Particulars will be found in advertisement. The Waimate Rifles fired the last range of the spoon match yesterday morning, when Private Bennington won with a soore of .88, which was very creditable, taking into consideration the strong gale vrbiab was blowing. The following annwor lias been received by tenants on Waikakabi from the Gommi-wioner of Crown Lands in reply to their request for- a rebate ol rent: —"In reply to your letter enquiring re 10 per cent rebate, I have to stats that all rents on leas* in perpetuity holdings whloh are forwarded in lime • to be received at this office not later than the Blst inst. will be accepted, less a rebate reduction of 10 per cent of th» amoaai ef the half ye*r'» rent which became

Bomotime during Tussdtvy nigbf tin railway atntion at St. Andrews was broken into, and a numbly of lotterk and a am:tll amount of cash takaa. Tha pano of glaBS over the sash was brokon, and an entraao effected through the window.

On Thursday Mr R. L Wilson was driving near Waihso bridge with two of his children, when bis trap capsisad. Mi Wilson sustained sevara j'-juvy, and waß brought to town, he wa» examined tinder chloroform by J)n Barclay and Gruiokihank, who found the left shoulder fractured near the joint. The injury was attended to, and Mr Wilson raada as comfortable as possible. The others esoaped uahnrt. A ehori timß ago Mr Wilion had -mothor trap accident, from the effects ■>f which ssvera! of Ma family suffered ill lately. Just previous ona oThia •oils fmeturod hia elbow joiut, while wo of tho family have just reeovered com typhoid fever. The Acting-Premier has sent tho Vtlovving to m ayora, »lergyi»n and othsr prominent men:— ks : is difficult in s scattered community o tutniu uuaoknity of action in

onnection with tha Umer.*ibl<>. death of our belotod Quoon, the Government ■mggests that tho following Rhould bo adopted:—The public to bareuppcifully invited to obsorra a close day of mourning on the oocasion of tha funeral of tha Qasen. A gsooral holiday will be proclaimed throughout ma colony on that day for that purpose. Women and girls ara to wow ft band of black on the vijjht arm just above tho elbow, «ud tha men .ire to wear a etrip of ribbou on the lupel of th 3 coat until after thejEunera! of tho Quean.