General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 111, 21 February 1901, Page 2

General News.

Admiral Sir George Ommanny Willis is dead. Mrs H. 0. Barclay advertises for a reliable general servant. Mr Geo. Graham, at one time a New Zealand legislator, died at London on Monday. Extreme cold prevails in Franoe. Several people have been froisen to death in Paris.

Yesterday, before Mr E. J, Atwill, J.P., a first offender was convicted and discharged with a caution, for drunkenness.

Messrs Paatch and Co., wool and grain exporters at Buenos Ayres, have suspended. Their liabilities are £500,000.

The estate of the late Baron Armstrong, of Elswick, England, has been sworn at £1,389,946. He bequeathed £7OOO to charities.

George Dunnett, of Kelso, Clutha, was convicted on Tuesday and fined £4O and costs or one month's imprisonment for selling beer.

There has been a great decrease in the German home trade, especially the iron manufacturers. Fifty per cent, of the Berliu building trades are unemployed.

Mr Gordon Brown, who was cadet at the Waimate Railway Station for some time and who lately occupied that position at Studholme Junction, has been transferred to Timaru. The Federal commission is now sitting in Ohristchurch, Yesterday and Tuesday, evidence was heard from a large number of manufacturers and business men, whose opinions were mostly against federation.

Commissioner Tbiel, of the Berlin Police has been sentenced to three years' penal servitude and five years deprivation of civil rights on a charge of bribery in connection with the case in which the millionaire Sternberg was convicted and discharged of gross immorality.

The vacancies on the Midland Railway Oominission caused by the resignations of Messrs Morrison and Back, have been filled. Mr Jaines McKerrow, of the Land Purchase Department, succeeds Mr Back, and Mr John Graham, M.H.R., succeeds Mr Morrison, while Mr Roderick McKenzie becomes chairman of the Oomrnission.

In the House of Commons, in the debate on the Address in-Beply, Mr Winston Churchill made his maiden speech, and justified the South African war. He said that the war was conducted with unusual humanity, and remarked that whatever Britain had lost in doubtful friends in the Cape she had gained ten and tweatyfold in Canada and Australasia.

An extensive robbery is reported from the Commercial Hotel, Ohingaiti, Taranaki, the premises being broken into and an entrance effected by breaking a window over the bar, near where the safe was kept. The safe was first taken away, with its contents, estimcted at £2OO in cash and cheqasi There is no trace so far of the safe or robbers. The police are investigating. Owing to beetroot sugar enjoying a reduction or return of excise duty on leaving Russia, the American Government has (says a London cable of yesterday) imposed a countervailing duty. Russia has retaliated by adding thirty per cent, duty to American hardware, steel, iron, d,ynimos and macbiuery. The Hon. C. G. Gase, the American Secretary to the Treasury, has imposed a countervailing duty on Belgian sugar, equal to the prevailing bounty paid by Belgium. This week's Free Lance has a very good cartoon depicting our King Dick giving a little good advice to Edward VII. Dick, of course, looks burly, bucolic and every inch a king and he advises t'ae timid looking king thusly: " Now, Ted, old man, you're feeling a bit shy of course in your new role of king, and you're likely to make some mistakes. But don't let that worry you. I'm an old hand at the business and whenever you're in want of a wriukle don't be afraid to ring up your old friend Dick. Trust me for pulling you through. Why, over in Australia the other day they said I ought to; have been the Czar of Russia."

A combined schools athletic meeting is to be held at Tiinaru on March 28th. To pick representatives for Wuimate, a sports meeting is to be held on March 2nd at Victoria Park. Mr Pitcaithly applied to both the School Committee and Board of Education on Tuesday night for a donation to the prize fund. The latter body decided to give £ for £ with the School Committee, but the Committee decided not to give anything. A great deal of interest is being taken in the sports, and competition is likely to be very large. Rather unfortunately, the day fixed is the same on which the Smithfield Freezing Works' picnic is to be held at Victoria Park.

Mr John Duthie, who has just returned to Wellington from a trip to the Old Country, said to an interviewer: " Travelling with a Queensland gentleman interested in the meat trade in. the Arcadia, I was informed that the Americans are killing very young cattle, and supplies of meat are running very short. There is every indication that the present high prices will be maintained for some time. It has been expected that with the immense trade being done and the high prices ruling, wool would advance. There his been some embarrassment amongst speculators, but I cannot help thinking that there will be an improvement very soon." A renegade English subject, who fought under Joubert in Natal, related in a letter to his mother an interesting incident of the early part of the war. He says that when Ladysmith was invested, and new * reached Joubert's force that General Buller was approaching, the Boer leader massed the burghers and made them a speech. " I have to tell you," he said, " that we now have to face the bravest and finest general in the world, who is accompanied by an army of mon who would go through fire and water for hirn. Those of you who fought in the previous struggle with the English I need not tell, I speak of General Buller." As soon as Joubert had finished, a greyheaded Boer, seventytwo years of age, stood up. •• We think," he said, " that we have on our aide the bravest and finest general in the world, and be may be sureihU his men, too, will, if necessary, go through fire and water for him, and in defence of their homes and independence,"

Miss Grace Turner was appointed/ pupil teacher at the Waimate sohool on Tuesday evening. Dr. Leyds complains of the theft of his handbag at Brussels, which contained diplomatic documents.

A quarter of a million pounds have been subscribed in Calcutta towards the cost of a statue of the lat 9 Queen.

George Sutcliffe, manager of aaf accommodation house as Tiiahi Bay* near Wellington, was fined £2O anil costs for sly grog-selling. Mr John Metcalf notifies that anyone found trespassing on his property. Section 3576, Waitaki Village Settlement, will be prosecuted. When wanting dungaree overalljackets try the best in the market, Kaiapoi. tiger brand, sold by Arthur Jones and Co., Victoria House.—Advt.

A general meeting of the Waimate Racing Club will be held on Saturday in the Waimate Hotel, when all members are requested to attend.

Colonel Crole Wyndham says that it costs the Imperial Government £2OO a day—Britannic's charter price—to keep the Imperial Guard, in the colonies.

A cable from Berlin aays:— The Empress Frederiok is suffering fromdisease of the kidneys. Dropsy has' supervened, but the physicians strive to postpone the bitter end. The remains of ex-King Milan were quietly, buried at Krusohedol Monastery, at Gross Kariowitz, Greece, despite King- Alexander's wish that they should be interred at Belgrade.

A horse took fright while being driven past a threshing mill which was standing near the Criterion Hotel on Tuesday mording. backed itself under the. shafts and fell. Nothing was broken, but the horse was bruised.

The annual"excursion of the Waimate school takes place to-day. A special train leaves for Oamaru at 8.20 a.m., returning at 5.45 p.m. All arrangements have been completed, and a very enjoyable outing should result. A tennis match and a bowling match between the Waimate and Oamaru Clubs will also be played. Tickets for the excursion are selling rapidly. Mr Franklin sold a great number yesterday, and will be open at 7.30 this morning. The following has been received by his Worship the Mayor of Waimate from the Town Glerk, Timarn:—" Hi* Worship the Mayor directs me to inform you that a public meeting will be held in the Borough Council Chambers, Timaru, on Uriday next at 3 p.m., to consider steps to be takeD in commemorating tne death of her laie Majesty Queen Victoria. His Worship specially invites the attendance of yourself and as many of your respected fellow townsmen as possible thereat." The Mayor requests citizens interested to accept this as an invitation.

A meeting of the Cabinet was held oi Tuesday at Auckland, at which there were present: The Hon. J. G. Ward, the Hon. T. Y. Duncan and the Hon. J. McGowan. The fact was mentioned that the Government had been approached regarding recruiting for the South "African Police in the colony, and that answer had been sent that it was not desirable in the interests of the colony. The expenditure of £2OOO was authorised in connection with new works at Rotorua baths. The question of purchasing a farm at Papatutoi for stud and experimental purposes was held over foi a full meeting of the Cabinet.

Synopsis of New Advertisements.

Waimate Racing Club General meeting on Saturday. Canterbury Farmers' C>-op.—Entries for Studholme sale. ff. E. Boyd—Special announcement o ladies. John Metcalf Notice to trespassers. Mrs H. G. Barolay—Wants general servant. N.M. and A. Company—Further entriea for Studholme sale.