General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 114, 28 February 1901, Page 2

General News.

Mr J, O’Leary wants a man for outside work at the Empire Hotel. The Eev. George Lane has been elected president of the Wesleyan Conference.at Adelaide.

The Canterbury Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association advertise entries for the County sale to morrow. The Federation Commission opened its sittings in Wellington on Monday. The general opinion of witnesses is against Federation. Five old-age pension claims, three renewals, three civil and-one' police case will be heavd-this morning before the Waihao case.

A handicap combined doubles tennis tournauent will be played on the Waimate court this afternoon between members of the club for a trophy.

The total amount for which Messrs Black and Stumbles, late contractors for eastern mole contract, hold the Harbour Board responsible, is 11s 5d

At the meeting of the Waimate County Council yesterday tenders for five contracts were opened, but the prices were so high that only one was accepted. Acceptances for all races at the Waimate Racing Club’s annual meeting close with the secretary. Mr J. W. Freeman, on Tuesday next, March ,‘>th.

Mr Goldstone yesterday received word from the Premier that the wound lately sustained by his son. Trooper! Goldstone, of the Second Contingent, was in the hand. At the Borough Council meeting on Monday evening it was stated that one Borough tenant had already paid £9O in rent on a section, the capital value of which, with improvements, was £BO.

Timaru stone is likely soon to be largely used for building purposes. Application was made for about 120 cubic yards, which are required for the Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch. Other large orders are talked of, and the industry may become a large one. £§ln reporting on the work of the road grader at the Waimate County Council meeting yesterday, Mr Bremner, County Engineer, said that the old method cost 66 per cent more than the grader, and the work was not nearly so well done. Yesterday morning a man named Frederick Anderson, a sailor, was '.UtlHrg'tJd '"vvltlt" ’ual'i'ig ' in Queen Street and sentenced to a ►month’s imprisonment with hard labour. Messrs Petit and Coltinan, were the presiding Justices. At the Dunedin Supreme Court on Monday, the foreman of the Grand Jury announced that by a majority they had decided to ignore the Bill in the case of Alexander Thomson, a seaman charged with murdering Gibbs, a fireman on the Otarama, The Lower Waihao Water-race Committee tendered its resignation at the County Council meeting yesterday. The Council resolved to place the two questions, either the appoint ment of a committee or a supervisor, before tbe ratepayers at a meeting to be advertised.

A man named W. Williams met with a curious accident which, however, was not of a serious nature, a day or two ago. He was working on the straw stuck, while a threshing mill was at work on Mr C. V. Clarke’s, and by some means or other got caught by the elevator belt and thrown down to the ground. He suffered a very severe shaking, but was otherwise unhurt. We are requested to draw attention to the forty-fifth annual art union to be held by the Eight Hours Committee in Melbourne. It is stated to be the oldest and most popular of those held in Victoria. In consequence of. the proceeds being devoted to the hospitals and public charities it always receives a very cordial support. An advertisement appears elsewhere in this issue, which shows -the .first prize to be £IOOO, and there are 142 other important prizes ranging in value from £1 to £l5O- Tickets are only one shilling each, and they may be obtained direct from Mr Theo. W. Heide, Collins street, Melbourne, who is acting as the New Zealand representative.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Timaru Harbour Board, says the Post, a bit of breeze arose on Mr Pringle charging the chairman and secretary of the Board with trying to usurp the functions of the Board. The.chairman refuted the charges; and then later on Mr Pringle, forgetting to call the chair-man-by his official title was called to order for not doing so, and still again the chairman was corrected by Mr Pringle for his calling place, Mount Buster. The chairman tried again, and called it Mount Misery, but Mr Pringle said that this also' was incorrect. Later on, when Mr Pringle - had occasion to speak of Mr he asked the chairman how he should address Mr Fraser, but added .that he might as. well be 'correct and- address him as the for Temuka. The little jokefciused a pleasant break in the proceedings. ,T kJ ’•, . On Monday last Mr D. Macpherson met with accidents -He-was ,driving out to and"when near Mr, P.-Wall's he. -stopped for a few minutes talking to Miv.'O. ' Cornelius, 1 jrho was' ‘Waimate. Just hfteiv Mr s Cornelius heard biia-'caU'bu? H f rodod,' ■>;bel<:s^.<sje-hhrse. tdwardsifife. with/ .was, Ipjjwoiless to stop the animal. It than

Mr Macphersofi on to the road; It then’ ran on, the trap still on its side, till it reached a small cutting. It fellover this, and lay kicking on' the ground. Mr Cornelius had by this time galloped up to the horse, after having first attended to ■ Mr Macpherson. He was unable •to stop the a *’iraars plunging, and had to stun it with the butt end of his stockwhip before he could get the winkers on. He then went to the Forks for Mr Lawlor, who assisted Mr. Macpherson to the hotel, and from thence his own house. Mr Allan Maepherson drove his father to town, where he was found to be suffering from two broken ribs and severe bruises. From latest advice be is getting on very well. Tbe only damage to the trap was a broken seat and a bent splashboard, not a strap of harness being broken. Synopsis of New Advertisements, Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op.—Entries for county sale. Waimato Racing Club—Acceptances close Thurrday next, 1 ight-hours Art Union—Closes at Melbourne on April 20th, J. O’Leary—Wants a man for the hotel.