General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 142, 27 April 1901, Page 2

General News.

Mrs Yatps was defeated- for the Onehuriga Mayoralty .by 399 votes. The meiiibers'oF one section of the Federal Contingent will bo of an average height of six feel two inches. A pretty assortment of fabci.gs for evening wear may be seen" in Shackletou and G-raut's svindows this evening; The Census return?' show that the popnl-Uion of the city of Danr'din fs ■ 25,114". vThe total* in 1891 was 22.370. This if'ernoon,- we remind all a filtering will be h«ld in th-? ?i u ti.nw Council chambers to d'u-carts fclio formation cf a Farmers' Club. A htayy shower fell on Thursday evening, but it did" not last many hours. ' Hoivev.-ry wh.iit" did fall will prove of great benefit to the country. ' . Tiie'st'-el-cable which is to be used by the fCelbnrne Tramway Company, Wellington, is an inch in diameter, andyweighg-four tons. It' was. made in Araerjea. The ears are to be 'manufactured in the colony. The Wellington Post.,, leaf ai that within the next few days the Premier wilt probably delivpr a public address, in-tlie eo&rseof -which ho wjll .iadieatis the, financial position and'the chtfeadtef. of the political programme of: the coming session.

Mr W. Ooltnjati. wh,o was appointed Deputy Mayor last Borough Council {meeting, calls a public meeting for Monday-night to consider what steps shall be taken to welcome the Returning VVairnato troopers. : At a meeting of the Weatporfc Chamber of Oommerce on Thursday it was resolved that the Government should be approached as to the biiity of advertising in colonial and JKome papers she valuable coal areas I'in the Bnller district. 1 '

The visit of .iCprnrwairs Duke is eausiug-souje stft among Cornishmen. A society of that ilk was formed iu Timani.on Thursday. Strange to say. the report of the meeting, containing names of'comhnttee, president and so on, does not. mention one of the •historic prefixes -T*e, Pol and Pen.

Shooting small birds will now he a calling worth following. On Tuesday the conference of County Oouneila .in Timaru decided to recommend thai small birds should he -bought by the Councils at Dd" per dozen, and' that Is 6d per doeen be given- Jfor• bltu&bird*- and thrushes.

T>e tender of Mr J. *F. Joneq, of Titaaru, £13,882, .has bean accfptoch for the Hutt river protective works. Thp- '.jjcbeme was propoanded bp< Megaw Meason and Marehjant pf. Tiuiaru, and the "work- is to „bV «orup!ete&wibhin 18 months. A wßoleaald veleonje was extended by a speaker at the Kaiapoi ratepayers/ meeting whence said he hoped jiexf; spree'at bis residence, pjtowato T!vtms Bmb. Ga»jW.~ The 4jreat invention pf ihV*age l for . pireserarfng-heaUh - anf % 'Vapour, Hot AfrrjUram£«r -tferhbxqsf , shmjld Mgjmtoi #s&."<#s? ' 'bath \^W^,mm^' :

Parliament should meet before ' tBr 5 end of June, and" in srfew days ifio. Premier will depart for Melbourne, It fe, doubtless, a good thing foe Mir Seddorr to sefee the opportunity of coming into personal touch with >he leader* qf the Commonwealths,on- ro great an Occasion. but>we would- point out that his first doty Is to'tbiafcountry, and from' that standpoint wa would suggest that before he depart* he should publicly address the electors on the policy aud programme of the/ Government for tlw ooming session, —Press. Brain's Slain Eradioator will clear* your conscience. Try it. Only If fand Is 6d per bottle, at' Hairdressing' Rooms, Queen Street. 1 . -■■-■:■■:. ?yaopsis of New A^erUsements.

Manchester Bros, and Goldsmifcb-y Feather b- as. ■-'."• W imate County Council .-Tenders fo works. J. B. Mdwih—Thanks to Burgesses of Waimate, " SnoKl at Mafciki i on M*y 9tr.. W. Coltnoan— Puhlic meeting on 29 h. Temperance itwnvv 'vVaimate Borough Council—Appoinst Bank. ST. 0 Barclay—Thinks Burgeß-;rs of 'Vnimaie.