THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1901.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 126, 21 March 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1901.

A complimentary sociil was tendered to the Mayor uf Timai u last evening. Moscow is in a state of siege, owing to serious students’ and workmen’s riots.

The Panama Canal Company has offe ed America the entire rights in the canal for 34,000,000 debars.

The New Zealand Shipping Company’s T mgariro has been disabled, by the transport Norliam Castle, to Ascension.

James O’Dowd was fined £4O and costs or one month’s imprisonment, for sly grog selling at Tapanui. Two informations against another man were withdrawn.

Sir W. Lyne, Premier of New South Wales, speaking in the country, denied that the Federal celebrations cost a quarter of a million. The actual cost was £92,000, of which the Government xot back bom We railways in six weeks over £69,C00. At the meeting of the Lower Pareora water ratepayers a motion was carried recommending the Waimate County Co moil to abandon the water race, and another one, that in the event of the Council not accepting the recommendation neither a committee nor a supervisor be appointed.

A cable from London says the Queen's fuoer*i cost £35,000.

In our list of winning numbers of the Christmas Carnival Art Union thetwentyfifth prize was given as being won By No. 36662. This should have b. eu 26662.

A hockey club was formed at Timaru on Wednesday night, when a committee was appointed to make arrangements for a ground, &o. The club is likely to have a very large meiubei ship.

. Lord Robert*, in acknowledging the premeiitafion of an album by the Sunbeam Society of Adelaide, rena irked that he would visit Australia as soon as circumstances permitted.

ThejMunhtep Fusiliers 'Did a wrea f h of s' burrocks at tha sarcophagus on St. Patrick's Day. Queen Alexandria sent the Irish ( nan’s at Chelsea* t ur boxes of shamrocks for distr.bution on parade.

A’police party has arrived at Wynclham with three blackftllows and two gins impl cated in the muderof Dnrack. All are more children, the prh cipnls bein<r lads about 15, and the gius only 12.

The Waimate County Council have a notice regarding the new water rsro by-laws, a meeting to which wdl be held on April 220 d. The rbj< els and purport of the by laws are also given.

De Rougeraont, the famous roraancsr, attempted to ell some thrilling adventures at the Bijou Th’atre, Melbourne, on Monday night. The audience made things too hot for him, and after the first three minute”, ha retired.

A man named Thynne, who is living at Leiehardf, Sydney, has been foun t to be suffering from smallpox ,jp t< a mild form. The man came from C*l itittavjbjr, 'be Euryalu l , the same steamer which brought the Melbourne patient. An elderly woman, named Mrs Ryan, residing in Rose Street, Tirnaru, attempted to commit su hide on Tuesday evening by cutting.-her throat with a razor. She whs removed to the hospital and is now progres inn favourably.

The New Zealand Rifle Association meeting opens &t Wanguiui to-da". Sergeants McDona ; d, J. Beckingham, G. Beckingham, and Piiva.e Pearson, <•{ Timaru, will compete. It in anticipated that there will be a record attendance and that soring will be very heavy.

Lord.VVcl ely his complained that ho had repeatedly and unavailinjy reported to Lord Lansdowne lha it was cruel if not criminal to send auxiliary forces into action with obs leie and useless guns, and that Lord Lansdowne replied that he must first supply the needs of the regulars.

Members of the First Contingent have formed an associ tioo, whh a view of keeping in touch with other. They will celebrate their departure for Africa by a dinner in Wellington on October 21 next, and thereafter will bold annuil reunions at the chLf provincial towns in ro'ation.

A Dunedin telegram says that free tram rides are to be given io citizens on Thursday, to mark he takilig over of the trams. As a further way of celebrating the event, the Maj or abso proposes that all truffle should be entirely suspended on Sunday n xt, so that ad empl ye s m y have a holiday.

A Wellington (elrgram, dated Mach 19th, says: The Comm *n-’ant of the Km ces has been in comma dc* ion with the officers commanding the volunteer di-tiicta in various parts of the c-dony withrega:dto ho'ding Easter encampments a>>d wi 1 probably make a recommendation to the M uLter of Defence to morrow.

younc man nara-d Elwyn am of a well-known *quat’ er nea* Porbe , New South Wales, hot his father and mother as they lav in hod. He ne t attempted to sh"ot his si .ter, ami finally shot himself dead, The weap n used was a fhot gim, The father is dead, and the mo ler is despera'ely wounded. Love affairs and money matters are supposed to bo the Cause of the c; imes.

Six members of the Australian Contingent to China have relumed to Sydney invalided Vue o mplains of the bar-ti t>-‘ atment he received because he g> owied that the work wa- arduous and that the officers were not treating their mt n properly. For thus speaking disrespectfully ol officers he received ninety days jfcSrd labour in Hongkong G-ol He was dressed in convict gr*b and herded with murderers and felons.

The Management Committee cf the Otago Education Institute, has passed. a resolution that pending the introduction of a colonial scale of salaTes f.r teachers, the Minister cf'Education should be r« quested to allow the Otago Education Board to distribute the amount allocated to Otago urder the Public Sch ol Teachers Salaries Bill. Jt was decided to request"the Education Board, in the event of their receiving the grant, to allocate it on a graduated percentage basis. Augustus Moore was charged at the Christchurch M-gistrates’ Court on Tuesday, on remand, with the theft i-f £2OO from Beuters Agency, where ho was formerly employed. The eviden e went to show that a cheque for £233 was paid through accused on February 4tb, but was not placed to the Agency’s credit. Accused had opened a prif e account at a bank on February 6th, with a credit of a like amount, which had since been drawn except for a .few shillings. Accused, who' had given himself up, 1 reserved his defence, and was committed" for trial.

A strange incident happened at Auckland on Tuesday morning about 2 o’clock. Mr H. C. Woollmer, manager of the Waitekauri Extended Gold Mining Company arrived fron Tbsm>B about 2 a.m., and had occasion to g 6 to his office. On coming cal, a pair of |rms gripped him and thinking he ’ iwiis bf i g attacked by robbers Mr Woollmer struck at the man, at the same time calling for help. His cries brought, two men upon the scene, and they joined with the first man io endeavouring to secure him. Ultimately it was discovered that the men were detectives who h d taken Mr Woollmers ior a burg'ar, who, in his turn, had taken them for robbers. At Bauksfield, near St. Andrews, to-day, the Canterbury Farmers’ Coperative Association and Meters Guinness and LeCren, will hold an important clearing sale of live and dead stock, farming plant, etc. The stud sheep are in very large numbers, and are said to be an excellent lot. About 5000 flt'ck sheep mostly young, are to be offered, as well as 57 Border Leicester and Linoold rams. A numb rof draught and light hones, cattle and pigs will be pnt to auction, while implements and a very large collection of farm sundries will also be offered. Drags will meet the morning trams at St. Andrews to convey buyers to the sale which commences at 1030 a m. .

•?;»ni.'t C.o-o psrativ 6 ' Anjoia !■)&• eatri es for Studholm j a de to ' Trdoper A. E. LofSpb. l Second New Zealand home by tie express to-d»y. '‘ A Professor Gregory, head Of the Royal:: Geographical Society’s Antractic tion, has arrived at Adelaide from l£lp|y; land. The malting of the La ws r Wa'hao water ra epayars tj disoun the question of * committee or a supervisor to manage tha r.Hicis tikis plica at 2 pm., at Ghn ivy t >-m .rro .v Mr G-orge Cadbury has conveyed to the trustees au estate near Binniugh-.m, containing cottages, with in.-UMicd-ms 1 to furrier erool heal.hy dweidns's for workers. Tiie gift is valued at £13.3,000 Synopsis of flew Advertisements. Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op. —Entries for Studholme sale. N.M. and A. Company—Further entries for Buidholme sale. Waimate County Council—Water race by-laws.