THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, APRIL, 11, 1901.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 135, 11 April 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, APRIL, 11, 1901.

The Wairoat© County Council call# for tendersfbr a number of works. The annual social of St! Augustine’s Church will be held in the schoolroom on this day week. J. S. Butcher, at the Cash Storb, has always factory butter oh''band.... In our report; of the, distribution of High School prizes bn Tuesday, Miss Maggie Patterson was only credited with a second (equal) and a second. Two firsts she obtained were omitted. A formal ■ meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening to close the burgess roll. A few residential ,’ofers were added. | vV.uriiu.te has evidently had its quota | .ji : L’.;e warm woathes during liio past I fortnight, for rue last few days have I bean bitterly cold. A very pronounced j frost has out, in at m guts. Dorinsr .'-ho fen; week* ending ; March & be V. » ■ . Golu 1 V; ’.l'i i‘i>b ..on* of ore . J.;r u■' .-• vb;oi at J-'.HI : >SO.. ~t JuS 1 ; S r. t! ' '-oViU. | Tiio »‘/ar has reprimanded Prince ; Viazemsky, a member of tlie Council • of uio Empire, for interfering wnh »h© police in connection witli the recent students’ riots in St. Petersburg, J. S. Butcher, the Cash Stobb.'ls a cash buyer of fresh eggs and dairy butter...

In our local columns will be seen an announcement that the Folding Turkish Bath cabinet may be procured from Mr Akhurst, chemist. The bath, which occupies but little space, is said to be very efficacious in many cases of ill-health. Mr F. Akhurst is local agent.

The Timaru Harbour Board is issuing the unallotted balance and mortgage debentures for .£50,000, for the purpose of enlarging and improving the present - harbour. -The debentures will be allotted at not less than par; they will have a currency up to Jan Ist, 1916, and will bear interest at four per cent, per annum, payable half-yearly.

Folding Turkish Bath Cabinet. - The great invention of the age icpreserving health and curing disssso. A sanitorium and bathiooixi combined. Vapour, Hot Air, Medicated fumed Baths. Kotorua in your own home. Every family who values good health should have one. No other bath necessary. Call and get circular or see Bath at Mr F. Akhdbst's, Wuimate.

Sir G. Turner, when before the Federal Commission, evinced a strong desire that New Zealand should join. He thought she would not only be admitted as an original State, but would receive special terras to meet her isolated position. He considered it useless to expect that any commercial reciprocal treaty would be arranged it New Zealaud elected to stand out.

The following tenders were received by the committee of the CountyCouncil, which sat on Tuesday ;~ Contract No. 377 (365 cubic yards metalling, Clarke’s Point): J. Hardy, £76 19s (accepted); U. Campbell, £Bl 9s 9d; J. Robertson, £B9 6s; T. W. Crone, £9O 15s lid; P. Rooney, £lO5 16s 6d. No tenders were received for contracts 873 and 879 (formation on Takihi and Kawarna roads respectively). The jokist is treading hard on the heels of the - returned contingehtera. Scan this sample ;—Simpson : •* Whac makes Johnson walk along the street as if he thinks everybody is looking at him. He isn’t a returned soldier is he?” Jobson: “No, but be is the next thing to it. He's just had typhoid fever.”

To-night and Friday night special services will be held in the Wesleyan Church, the preacher being the Rev. D. O’Donnell. The revereqd ~gentle* man has preached to since his arrival in cordial invitation is extended^tsHal. a ■ j The Hon. W. Hall-Jones and party had a narrow esqape from a serious accident at Normanby, in the Taranaki district, the other r.day. They were driving down a cutting, when the horses bolted, the driver being thrown out and the reins going with him. Mr Hull Jones leaned over the splashboard, breaking it in bis effort to pick up the reins, and stretched forward over the side; Mrs Hall Jones held him by the legs; and Mr McGuire, M.H.8., who was in the back seat, held Mrs Hall-Tones, fixing himself by getting a leverage against the floor of the buggy. Just as the team was reaching the bridge at the bottom of a cutting, Mr Hail Jones managed to secure the reins and guide the horses over.

Mr C. Ferris, who had in hand the ' task of compiling the Maori census in Poverty Bay, relatives some of bis experiences. “ Some of the natives, he says, “ were reluctant to give any ; particulars regarding their ages, stock, i etc., believing I was obtaining the j information for the sake of taxing i them hereafter. Others, again, con- i eluded 1 was enlisting them for future war, but I always overcame the difficulty by narrating some story or by giving them particulars of my I experience in ' Australia, and how ' greatly the duskies were admired by | the Bluegum wahinea. The majority ! of the elderly natives had very vague ! ideas of their ages, and I had to form .j an idea by comparing notes with Mr J Brooking, Registrar of the Native I Land Court, and other Old identities 9 or by the date of the Waerengaahika 1 massacre.- One old lady in particular 1 Was very indignant because I 'fixed M her age at-seventy, she calculated it -I at about two hundred.—Surely the 1 lady-deserves a .medal adorned with 'fl a figure of George Washington. I Who wouldn’t ;bs. a brainless fool ■■ 9 . With heaps of glist'niug gold, 9 Than some poor scholar fresh from M - school *j~ M Thrust homeless on the world ?-[ -■ Who wouldn’t rather Jose hjs wealth, S t Than coughs and colds * <■ Then bo content, enjoy good health, jm ifl

Afc the Cash - Storb, fresh factory batter from the Pukenri Factory three times per week..v- - ■ • ... ’-A Sydney labourer named McGuin.oagf turned his wife out of the house. Xiater the house ufaa J seen to be on fire. The wife dragged her husband out, but after a desperate struggle he ■ rushed back into the flames. The house was destroyed,- and McGuinness perished. , Amongst the Hat o! returning troopers of the Second and Third Contingents we notice the names of Trooper W. Butcher (Second) and Farrur-Sergeant Ward and Trooper J. G. G. Cooper (Third), all of VVairnate. The Goldstone brothers, seemingly, are not returning, but will remain to push their fortunes in the «hu time. A surprue prrtytothe residence of Mr M. O’Brien, jun. (“Crouch") took ■place on Tuesday evening. The party numbered about twenty and were *ll from Waimate, accomplishing the three miles in buggies and on cycles. A spacious room was prepared for dancing and the evening was very pleasantly spent. Members of the party provided music, assisted by the hostess. Internal wants had been anticipated, and were supplied from the baskets brought for the purpose. The. clock had started a fresh round when the merry party broke up, very pleased with iheir outing and reception.

Owing to the inclement weather on Monday, the St. Andrews Recreation Club could net meet in the park in the afternoon, but held their annual social in the Library Hall in the evening. There was a large at.endance of members and friends, and a few of the St. Andrews division of the South Canterbury Mounted Rifles. During the evening songs were rendered by Mrs W. Young and Mr 11. N. N. Hawkes. Mr J. R. Wedereil acted as M.C.. while Mr Hayfield performed the duties of pianist. Refreshments were provided the lady members •of the club. A most enjoyable evening was brought to a close at 3 a.m. by the singing of “ Auld Lang Syne.