General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 109, 16 February 1901, Page 2

General News.

The Waimato County Council call for tenders for a number of contracts. Tenders close on Tuesday, February 26 th.

A hurricane in the New Hebrides on January 21th caused great havoc to properly and plantations. The damage is estimated at 150,000 francs,

Mr Boyd Thomson, aged 80 years, a well-known resident, of Temuka, was drowned while fishing at the mouth of the llangiuua on Tuesday evening By an explosion at the Chihvorlh gunpowder works at Guildford, London, six men were killed. These were the only occupants of the building at the time.

Marconi, by means of a mast 160 ft high, sent a wireless telegraph message ou Tuesday from St. Catherine’s Point, at the Isle of Wight, to Lizard Point, a distance of 200 miles. The weather on Wednesday was uncomfortably hot and at night a howling nor’ wester set in. On Thursday morning rain set in, continuing all day. Yesterday was again very warm.

The tennis match, Town v. Country, which was to have taken place on Thursday afternoon, was postponed on account of the unpropitious state of the weather. A match with Oaumru will be played next Thursday. The Rev, C. E. Ward, of Christchurch, will conduct a service in the Primitive Methodist Church on Wednesday next at 7.30 pan. Mr E. Buckingham has consented to take charge of this circuit till arrangements are made for the appointment of a minister.

The Omaramu and Puketapu estates of Mr Hislop were bought under the hammer on Thursday, at Napier, by Mr \Y. Kinross White for which is considerably less than the price at which they were offered to the Go-vernment under the Laud for Settlement Act.

At the annual meeting of the Nelson District Oddfellows on Thursday night the question of the establishment of a governing body or executive for Oddfellows in the colony was discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to support the establishment of an annual movable committee, and delegates were elected to attend a conference on the subject at Auckland .or .elsewhere. The funds of the district exceed £7OOO, and the membership is 788.; the funds of the lodge# of the district exceed £25.000.

Sir G. Turner states that the Federal election will be held in the last week in March.

A rather sharp shock of earthquake was felt both at Wanganui and Nelson on Thursday evening at 5.30.

Li Hung Chang has assured foreign Ministers that the Emperor is solely directing the affairs of the Empire.

Mes rs Shacljloton and Grant call attention to the bargains in the gentleman’s department of their business. The Borough Council advertises for tenders for the removal of nightsoil, Ac.; also for a surfaceman with horse and dray.

The polo match on Thursday, Victoria v. Christchurch resulted in a win for the visitors by 5 points to 4, after a hardfought gime.

Sir J. Forrest has resigned the State Premiership. Mr Throssel, Minister of Lands, has been entrusted with the formation of a Ministry.

It has been definitely decided that th e United Fi o tlngade.s’ Coin'evenc* wdl open at Chriptchurch on March 24th. The (•oinpctiuo’ij start on the following Thursday. While .coming to the, Wellington wharf on Tbnrshay the. s. s. Karaioe.t collided with the stern of the Eling.unite, doing considerabledamage !o 1 1 er railing, and smashing a number of hawzers.

Amongst (lie passengers by the Mukuia, which reached Wellington on Tuesday, were Sir Walter Murton. solicitor to the British Board of Trade, and Mr John Duthiu, a former member for Wellington, The Premier has wired to Mr Witheford, M.H.R., that the Cabinet has decided to offer iho appointment of Supreme Court Judge and President of the Arbitration Court to Mr Theo. Cooper, of Auckland, / Lord Kosepary Ins announced that he has severed his connection with all party organisations. The intimation is contained in a communication declining an invitation to become president of the Bristol L'bjral Club.

Messrs Hell Bros, will show their great war biograph at the Oddfellows’ Hull to-nighr, including living records of the Transvaal and Chinese wars. They have some magnificent myrio graph pictures, besiaos some very humorous view,.

The Empire League of Canada recommends the formation of an Imperial Consultative Council to arrange the early organisation of the defensive powers of the E.ngiro. The League also advocates that Canada should be atsociated in the King’s it le.S.

Lady Marjorie Cecilia Carrington, eldest daughter of • mron Canington, bus married the eldest son of Mr 0. H. vVilson, the member for Hull in the House of Commons. There were 400 present I ', including a magnificent diamond turq miss brooch from the King and Queen.

The annual school pici ic will take place on Thursday next, February Hst, at Oam.aru. An excursion train has boon arranged, and the use of the Botanical C.irdens obtained. A very

mjoyablo lium should be spent, as the .jienicers will have access to both ocach and gardens. Colonel Baibsy received the following telegram yes'erday morning from Captain Hingah. Auckland, in reply i-O Ins queries wii-h regard to the Indian troops :—“ British officers, 5 ; native officers, 3-1; non corns, S 6 Total hoises required to mount British officers and cavalry, 57.” Last evening the Shooting Committee of the "Waimate Rifles presented Lance Corporal T. Iv. Cockbum with a silver match box on iho occasion of hileaving Waimate for Timaru. Lance Corporal Cockburn was secretary to the corps during the lust year, and acquitted himself of his multitudinous duties with very great credit.

A cable from London soys:— Staff-Surgeon tluegnr, of the German army, challenged Captain Adams, at Metz, for an insult to Lieutenant Rueger, of the same regiment, the surgeon wishing to spare his brother a duel because he was married. Adams was shot dead. Rueger’was sentenced to twelve years’ penal servitude, and cashiered the army. It was argued at the trial that he wished only to disable Adams. The Eastern Extension Cable Company’s repairing steamer Recoderr (Captain Brereton) arrived in Cable Bay, Nelson, on Thursday morning, having located and removed the fault in one of the cables between New Zealand and Australia. Tlie two electricians in charge on the ship are New Zealanders ; Messrs R. R. Black and M. B. Woollcombo, both of whom were trained at the Wakapuaku station. r Synopsis of New Advertisements. Shacldeton and Grant—Bargains in gents’ department. Primitive Methodist Church—Service on Wednesday next. Waimate County C uncil—Tenders for metalling, etc. Waimate Borough Council—Tenders for nightman and surfaceman. * Waimate School—Annual Excursion on Thursday next.