THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1901.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 148, 11 May 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1901.

We regret to hear that Mr J. B. Fox i is suffering from a severe IP-ness. Christchurch is spending ;GI2OO on decorating the streets op-the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York. The women of Sydney are collecting funds to present the Duchess of York with a mirror frame mqunted in gold, with a monogranrin Australian jewels. In a copy of the Mitchell Advocate (Ontario) we notice the following item ;—“MessrssStuart Bros, have engaged as miller Mr Robert Nicol, late of New Zealand. Ho seems to -be a fine young man, the Advocate welcomes him to Mitchell.” Wo are* glad to learn of Mr Nicol’s success, and that he is as well appreciated abroad as he wasija -

The funeral of: the late Mr John Cochrane was -largely attended yesterday. The deceased was a prominent member of the local Caledonian Society, and chairman of;the Waituua School Committee. The funeral of the late Mrs Blackwell wRI leave the residence of Mr Blackwell, at Waihao at 8 a.ro. this morning, arriving opposite the Commercial Hotel, Timaru, at 2.30. g.m. You can depend, on ridding, your children of Worms with Wade’s worm figs, the wonderful worm worriers. Price Is Mr Henry Scott, A. I. E. E.. a brother of Mr W. L. Scott, ofWaimate, has commenced practice in Christchurch as consulting electrical andmechanical engineer. He' has just been appointed- Inspector of Electric L'ght to tho Canterbury Underwriters’ Association. Consumption’s often caused by cold, Neglected in its earlv stage, And once it gets a good firm bold, It; hasn’t nmch respect for ago. Now when a man’s so near the grave, When hope is aead and death seems sure, Oh I what can ease him, what can save ? W. E. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. A rather important question at the inquest on the late Mr John Cochrane •seems to have been entirely overlooked,. Constable Walton asked. Mr Mann if, had the police seen Mr Cochrane going home on Tuesday night, they would have been justified in arresting him as drunk. Mr Mnnn replied} “Certainly not.” Tho a Hair has been a very sad and painful one to tho relatives of the deceased, and they may well bo spared further pain by bavin ■ any misunderstandings cleared up. On March 19th last, when the vote for the Transvaal Concessions and Lands Commission was before the House of Commons, Mr A. B. Markham, Liberal M.’P. for Manshold, made, sweeping charges against some of the leading mining companies in the Transvaal- He described the WernherBeit Company as common swindlers and thieves, and declared his readiness to repeat the charges outside the Plouse, and invited legal action, Mr Markham., in order to facilitate an action for libel, on Wednesday reiterated his charges- against the Wernher Beit Company. The Council of tho Acclimatisation Society met on Wednesday night in Christchurch. The balance sheet showed funds in hand £329. The chairman spoke of the lack of public interest in the Society, duo to live fact that it did no acc-limatising worth speaking of, but was becoming a, m-m anglers’ club. Mr Ritchie contended that it was owing to tho fact that the anglers contributed to its funds t.lnst it was bocomin ■■ an ang’ing club. Every importation made, moreover, was ms pleasing to someone, and the name of the society absolutely “ stank in the nostrils ” of farmers. T-ue . soci-ty jy endeavouring to procure sou; * Cc.stimere ibex, and a number of W'd deer are promised by a Victorian gentleman.

At tli'’. convnor.fi nneni of ytslmltv’s welcome, while the prayer was proceeding. the lircbml run" our,, Some gorse was on fir a hwuau lha li-..ya! Jlcicl, ami an immediate stampede occurred, a largo number- of p"onl: j rushing acresi, including even several of the Stiv.lhohiie Mounted Uifl-s, who Wi'io iliiiivn n;i in column of division behind the crowd. When it was seen that the lire was of no eonsc qnence. and that the Hrigade was quickly on the syßiic, the people returned, but the 'incident was a regret table one. ffir, Worship the Mayor, with characteristic humour, remarked that if they had got over the sensation of being under fire the proceedings would go on. There appeared to be more smoke than fire.

The adjourned annual meeting of the Waiinate Temperance Reform Union was held in Knox Church Hail on Thursday evening, the President, 'Mr T. Brown, in the chair. The secretary reported that he had arranged with the New Zealand Alliance that Mr J, 0. Woolley, a great American Temperance lecturer, should visit Waimate in August or September next. It was resolved to endeavour to secure the services of Mr Murphy, die founder of the Bine Riohon movement, for a mission in Waimato at as early a date as- possible. The executive olUcers wgre requested to go through the roll of members with a view to interviewing each member prior to the annua! meeting of the Union in June. The Re vs A. S. Morrison and J. Blight and Messrs G. Manchester, G. 11. Graham, T. Brown, G, Dash and R. Kirkcaldy were appointed a committee to organise a series of public temperance meetings during the ensuing months. Wade’s Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them. Price Is.