General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 121, 9 March 1901, Page 2

General News.

Tenders are invited for the erection of Barracks f> r the Salvation At my, closing on Mai oh 16tb. A cablegram from London says; Showers of Leonid meteors were seen during the night of Novrmber 16th last at Hudson’s Bay. They lasted till daylight, when they passed northwards to r he Arctic Circle. It is rumoured in town,, that, should there be no applications for scavenger and nightman, to the Borough, the Council intend to consider the advisability of combining the duties with those of Town Clerk.

The Volunteer Office has a notice r« applicants for the Seventh Contingent.

Latest advices show that the Hon. John McKenzie’s health is still improving.

Yesterday, before Mr J. Sinclair, J.P., a first offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A Few Kid Glove, The " Waimate,” dome fasteners, wonderfully good wearing, only at Shackleton and Grant’s. Old age pensions were paid as follows, up to Ma r ch I:—Auckland, 647 ; Wellington, 235 ; Christchurch, 540 ) and Dunedin, 470.

The Wellington Ratepayers’ Association has drawn up a pbtform, which includes the municipalisation of. the electric fight and gasworks, Messrs Arthur Jones and Co. of Victoria House, announce that they have just opened a large consignment of new goods in all departments.

Wo again remind intending applicants for the position of Borough scavenger and nightman that t he applications close on at 3 p,m., on Thursday next. The Government have received a cablegram that the Colchester police p efer that Lillywhita should be sent Home direct instead of via British Colombia. At the Wesleyan Conference, on Wednesday, Mr J. Manchester was elected a representative for the Triennial General Conference to be held at Brisbane on M»y 17th.

Work has been stopped on the Karangahake Railway tunnel, and about. 5) men have ceased work. The average wages last month only reached 4s 5d and 5s 3d daily at the respective ends. The first shipment of “ Fleecy Down ” and “ Velvet Pile ” Flannellettcs for Shackleton and Grant is to h.nd.Jn White, Cream, Pink and Stripes, and values extremely satisfactory. Mr Barton states that the Federal Government has asked the Impei i-il Government to appoint a commission in conjui ction with France to report in oonnec'ion w ith the land cl unis at the New Hebrides.

At a meeting of the Napier Borough Council, on Wednesday night, after a lengthy discussion, it was decided to abolish the ward system of rvpr sentation and in future councillors will be elected by the whole of the ratepayer". The application to attach a bookseller, at Sydney, for publishing a pamphlet on the ConniDgb*m divorce suO, was ordered t > e and oyer, the sale of tt>e pamphlet having been stopped, and a promise g'ven not to issue anv more till the case was dually disposed of. The followng will represent the Waimate District High School in a cricketmatch against Timaru High School in. Victoria Park to-day at 11 o’clock ; Parf (2), Siewart (2), Marriott, Hayes (2), Foweraker, Taylor, Buckley, and j McPherson. Emergencies : McKenz'e! and Dyer. The Cabinet have decided that after the separa'e sums available for each Education Board for increases of salaries of teachers have been set aside, the Board should be asked to submit to the Minister of Education further proposals for further payments to teachers, the sum allocated for increases not to be exceeded.

Justice Day at Bristol, sentenced David Al'poit, an insurance agent formerly a lay evang l:s-‘, to 15 years’ penal servitude, aid Louis Ch*ppel to five years, for attempting to murder Allports’ children. The evidence disclosed that an attempt had been made to starve the children to death, with the obj ’ot of drawing the insurance money on their lives.

Miss W, of the Port Chslnera Ladies’Rifle Club, has entered for tho who'e of the matches at the Otago riflo Association’s mee'ing on Thursday, FrMvtnre which is sure to" «■»< *■& considerable interest Should she be fairly successful, it is rumoured that she will be a competitor at Wanganui. The application of the Dunedin Town Cbrk, on behalf of the Corporation, for rbe right to use the water of the Taieii River for generating electricity as a motive power for the city tramways and tor illuminating purposes, was granted by Warden Carew, subject to the license being transferred to the Corporaiion before the construction of the dam, and on the condition that the Corporation is liable for any damage caused through the constr notion,.breaking away, or failure of tho works.

The German Naval Budget Committee’s report, which has been presented to the Reichstag, states that the EmppStumnis monopoly of armour plates cost* the German mivy three million marks annually over the cost of similar plates manufactured in America from KruppStmnmK patents. The monopoly involved a loss of sixty million ma kupon the recent naval programme. Too committee recommended the establishment of Government works for the manufacture of the plates. Trooper Porter, who left Gisborne last week for youth Afi ica, has the love of adventure strongly developed, comes of a good fighting strain, and is- a “fie eater” by choice. These three-charac-terisi ics probably account for the fact of hi-* joining the Armed Constabulary in 1884 at the age of 16. He served iu that body till the time of its disbanding and then enlisted with the Pe manenb Artillery, and was stationed in Auckland for some time Then afterwards ha served in the Cuban war against the Spaniards, and was in the Jameson iaid in the Transvaal.

Colonel T«mpleton, Chairman of the Victorian Bifhs Association, in a cable to Colonel Connerville, advises that the following handicaps should be given the Martini Henri when competing ag/dnxt Martini Enheld .303. At 600 and 600 yards, one point; at 700 yards, two points. This is seven shots at each distance, so that in a 21 shot match the Martini Henri would get a four points handicap O her langesandlhe ten shot matches will be based on the above. A large entrance is expected and it is unders : ood the Defence Minister will authorise a large amount of allocation as prize money.

An error c<ept into our leading article of Tuesday. Mr R. Nicol was Mayor of Waimate at the t me of the Diamond Jubilee cel braticn and the visit of the Governor, when he discharged his duties to the entire satisfaction of the burgesses. Dr. Barclay was Mayor durirg the raising of the Pa riot c Funds and h<s efforts in that direction ore best illustrated by the fact that Waimate contributed more money in proportion to its size than ar y other town in New Zealand. duties al'iO undcrtakeu by Dr. Barclay dur=ng the Bubonic Plague scare, which were of no slight importance or proportion, were also rendered gratis.

In thfl case of Mrs Ooboroft, of Sydney, fho waa charged wifch stabbing her aeband, the jurv returned a verdict I manslaughter, with a recommendation I mercy on the ground of great revocation.

The Star Cycling Club held a picnic at [elcy’a Bush on Thursday afternoon, m account of the School aports the ,at-

in dance waa not as large as is usual at iese gatherings, but over twenty-five (ople were present. A very pleasant jme was spent, the party returning to jwn about 6 p.m.

The Wellington correspondent of the ,yttelton Times telegraphed on Wednesiy night; —I regret to hear on good iithority that the state of health of Mr Jorrisan, member for Caversham, is nch as to necessitate complete retireaent Ifrom politics. Mr Morrison’s absence from the House will be widely egretted.

While the Kai«er was driving from Kft'hskeller Biemer to the railway italion at Dietrich on Thursday, a worknan named Weiland threw a piece of •on, slightly injuring the Kaiser’s cheek. fcilancl is subject to epileptic fits, and ives confused answers whenquesti -ned. ha KaiseFs journey was not interrupted y the accident. jnopsis of New Advertisements. Volunteer Offi;e, Timaru —District jidors. J. S. J. Pengelley—Modern embalm- «!- Arthur Jones and Co.—New goods at Victoria Hou«e. Silvatim Army—Teniers for the fiction, of Barraeks. D. A. Buckingham—Oaten shea! chaff hr sale.