General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 151, 18 May 1901, Page 2

General News.

The Government of Corea has bought ten thousand rifles and a million cartridges from Japan. The social unrest continues in Russia. Four hundred more..workmen -have been arrested. Wade’s Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; ishildren thrive after taking them. Price Is.

Besides £79,000 on the personalty o{ he late Marquis of Bute, the estates vill pay (he Treasury £200,000 in the diapo of duties. special purchase of pouf’s sample des and hows four for. Is at shackle* •on find (j'';uit's. AUwool colonial knit draw.-ra 2s lid pair.—Advt. Colonel .Towsev will go up to Wellington to day on business connected wuh the final settling of the business of his contingent. In connection with the recent wholesale beer-poisoning, the King s Bench Division of the High Court .of Justice decided that the publicans were responsible for the sale of arsenicated beer. Wade’s Teethtxo Powders for babies ere soothing, reduce fever and. prevent blotches. Price, Is.

At St. Petersburg a lady was arrested wl\i!e out of idle curiosity she was watching a riot outside the Kazan Cathedral, and was sentenced to two ■ months' imprisonment. Lord Kitcheney has cabled to rbe Premier that arrangements have he«*n made for the Fourth and Fifth Contingents to return by rhe Grulf of Ta von to. The Dunedin City Council has adopted the report of the Tr.am■vivs Committee, recommending increase of 5s per week in the wages' of all emphivc.a. except m-'chamcs,■ The total cost will be JGI7SS per annum. During March and April Ri>7,”9'2 sack’s of grain were carried on the (''anferhuvv railways, an increase of' 107.223 or, the corresponding period •>(• the previous year. During the last fourteen days 210,253 sacks have been carried. Mr Brown : “ Are yon ready Mary; we’ll be let > for th“ train”; -Mrs Brown : How,-tiresome, rnv gloves have burst.’ - “Why don’t yon buy the ; ‘ Wannam’ kid g’ove. Thov don’t lim-st, Shnekleton and Grant sell Uitiu j/kti only 2s 0d pair.”—-Advt. ,f Owing to their continued ilhher.hh, Commandant and Mrs Booth relinquish the Austrjih.an command of the Salvation Army in August. Information has ban received of the d.-ath i t. London of Colonel Jamas Balk"! - , tho pioneer of &nny social work in Australia. Commandant 11. Booth, who has had charge of the Salvation Army in Australia, is retiring to Fnglflnd, owing •to ill health, bur. prior to doing this, he will pay a visit to New Zealand, arriving at Auckland on Miv 19. He wiil visit Wanganui, Wellington, , Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercar- ■ gill

Bolovnu Turkish Bath Cabinet, — The great invention of tlie atjjo fof preserving health and curing disease. A sanitorhnn and hathiomn combined. Ahtpoui’, Hot Air, Medicated or Perfumed Baths. liotonn in your own homo. Every family who values good, lio.-ihh should one. No other hath nr f ossa *y. Call end got circular or see Bath id Alr in AkuuksT S, Chcnusfc. Waimatu No doubt worn ’dickens stid olive liv’d yet write many a tub-. 'Though Ijo is dead his works survive, , Their rood in;.; ne’er grows suae. So many irp to imitate, But they rem.-hn obscure. Civ eotu’hs and voids don’t, hofdtfde. Take Woods* Breal. Peppm mint. Cure. Speaking in vindication of Colon; I Tie kin at S-imt l:u ’s snmko comvrn Srr'v-'i.nt McDonald, of the Secoivi Contingent, related on incident of reckless bravery on the Colonel’s part. It happened a< Klip llivcr. The N-.n.v Zealanders were escorting guns, and they were, exposed to shell fire, whi'di was admitted by G. Battery to be ti n heaviest they had over encountered during the war. The troopers were cl lying fiat on the ground, and, to encourage them, Colonel Bobiu rode up and sat on his horse in full face of the pompoms and other shell. Ha spoke to them words of encouragement and. pointing over to the Beer trenches, jokingly said, “ How would you like to be over there ?”

At a public meriting at Nasebv, to consider the provisions of the Public Health Act. it was pointed one that ftsj a largo niimbr-r of consumptives from all parts of the colony and abroad flocked there, while the Act gave power to call upon the local bodies In erect hospitals or a sanatorium, a burden was thrown upon the place which should he borne by the Govern* mem. It was resolved—“ As the Legislation had. by regulation under the Public Health Act, declarer], consumption an infections disease, this meeting talco steps to urge upon tho Government the necessity for providing iii the district an institution for the treatment of consumptive patients, and that a deputation wait on the Ministers of Public Health.”

A census of the popnbuion of tho Samoan group has been taken. The number of Samoans in Upoln and other islands under the German. Government is 13*2,000, while tho population of the six islands under the United State:; Government is returned at 5800. The very slight increase during tho last thirty years is about tho sam ;> in proportion nil round. Tim infant mortality is greatest, and this is duo in a large measure to the ignorance and carelessness in dieting the young. It is not unusual, to see a mother feeding her infant from tho mouth after she has herself masticated the food intended for the child. It is only since the United States took possession that people have been able to receive medical advice and treat: merit.

Dr Mason, Chief Hf-alth Officer, forwards an interesting leaflet on *• Tvberculcsis ami Its Prevention.”' Ho suiu.s up as inflows :—‘'Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, ami ' therefore ought to be a notifiable , disease. Expectoration on the public streets ought to ho a punishabio. offence. Any house or room which has been occupied by a person suffering from consumption ought to be thoroughly disinfected before being occupied by anyone else/ No person ought to sleep in the same bed or room as a person suffering ‘from con**' sumption. All expectoration from any infected person ought to "be burnt,* The practice of spitting on handkerchiefs or on the floor ought not to bo r allowed. The affected person ought ■ either to spit into a spittoon which contains some mild disinfectant or on a piece of rag, which can be thrown into the fire. So long as the expectoration is kept moist there is no ; danger of infection to others.” It ip proposed to give tho pamphlet as wide a circulation as possible through the post offices and other suitable ’ agencies. •'

The census shows tH population of ■rwoatcr Bond ;n as 6,078.78?. The Kintr has appointed Lady Sarah Wilson a Lady of Grace, in the Order , 0 f St. John of Jerusalem, Air T. McPherson is opening cut fresh goods in the boot line. A concert and dance will bo held in the Ilannaton school on June 6th. The Ilev. Blight advertises for 100 young men to hear a discourse of interest to them on Sunday night. Thi Canterbury Farmers’ Co-op advertises that it daily expects a cargo of the best Newcastle coal, and is now taking orders. Lord Salisbury's optimistic defence j of FiuperialDin at the Nonconformist j banquet lias caused a great impression > on the Continent. There will bo a total eclipse of the sun to-day, which will bo invisible in this colony, though visible in Sumatra and Mauritius. Prc-idcnt McKinley, who recently sta'ied on a tour through the eastern and middL Slates, is n,■turning homeWivds owing to the illness of bis wife. A New York jury has awird id the F irl of y.inn ia?h ,£-"03 dun ;■pi i g a newsp'per for libel in aIL ’mg that lie was a bid actor and •v is aisn an heiress hunter. \ Xtuasi sr, L, in will h i issivM in ois <jo :L,v 2 I id. The minim an - A: ■ 1 a' '.iV,. and it is quoted on (lie .y:-;s Bomno at a substantial pre- , .•■niunn : V ■ .■i-.-ii >v, 1) ■"ore the Bov, George j ■ Mirriav and Mr \V. Petit, J.P.’s, ai < iirn ’d Divvy was convicted, j ’ , ~ rare" of a ag-aoev and sentenced ; ‘ i iu'i-'- months’ iinprisomuent. j■' r rq V c f the Vf -m'Miia import 2n sf v,-r was XMaMM.nfN. an incr.-i.-e ; , . -,f vlv a iiiillic.ii and a liMi. The • ? ..vs w.a’o b'.t.H.'id O'J'J. n d-a;reia.i of i , jii co npared with the previouc I . i 1 Two evdi'-'is rnnng witliout light* j 1 ■ cn • i ito vio ent not ,c i.v:t evening, g.T';, of a j >b inr i.hc cy.de rep tirev. i!i ,-1 ■ ■ was no damage done. , • y ,j . inor, flergvm in somewhat ' i■ i;■ ■Lo 1 ids congr.-ga.inn on ooml >y \ ' O’ i.\ 'a; Inu is l :, a !••>vg - proimr- 1 • ■ i.>.- iVwe w!i'.! e-’.- umrd iv ligion did ; ? :i, i O inisi;r;S s ptirpOVK. , ; Wii’iam (.fa a g-oc-rr, of Wil- ( ’ ; 1',.-), (dbei.; eboecn, w->s fon dj , ■,■!■■; .vi e at 7 o'cinck on i'nn-s Itv ! 1,:,-mm won ID m vat .-m 11“ | ! w. - • m o to uw itosMtei, and died at i { Me-Meck. c ; p- ■.;.,; corre.-pondent cf tho | i •.T.nd'tcli’ir.v Pr.-ss men'inns, among j ' *’i An'\..t ,, Gov'wu.m“t''liMwm MM | ! ’wu-;r\ by .'.or! iloratoun io in T m .1: i ! Hike and D.j-i of ’ ’'row ill ; i So. >n-(! • ptair. b! irc’.-.y, U \\*aim .un, , i T'm Mini-ow of Timdi P’vmc.ocs to . , ; . k ; | c inr.■■ 1 VC- | . \ lion,m and ViMovi t Ins ranee j of” I Place Wo dien Company ; ’ CM! oVd. in-* inmrenc.- no the mdc i d. ■ s ■'.,-Tim tcia! i.nco w e i ■M. wi. 1 Toe .MMwmg will r gwe n: tic | A,dm ■■ ■ Pis. -, m o ncwdi r.o be | ;■ io : i V.Mmw : ii-iv't . s \Vdiia“W. 1 of tic above be ’.meSdc tn iice. they | .we I'.-j m-e-'d to noiify the rbioodug Toiummco. On Saturday Inst a bottle was found on Fnxton beach, which wn ni opened was found co Ci-Ulain a card with tb ' billowing writing:—7l h Contingent., :d! well. F.irev.vll Spit. 7th April IWJL 'i’ronners <' neper ai d ‘.,'iuaiii and | Trunipeter T.mey wish to be reui ‘in ’.■red to Timaru people. On th:; ■-•••verse side was wriUen : “ Good bye, N Ze druid, till wo return with ln. ''.ours for our colony.” Tins :!i • Napier Daily Telegraph : —• j Colonel Unr'cr, who left in eba'-ge of tic Sev■ ■■: i,! i Comingont, and was supposed to iiand tic in an ov -r and tvor.< here ‘to take over another P <bii >■»,’ it is u ».v s.ai 1. will b > me, Tied to Cc p isi'ion of com m .-•■•••r of >;’,! the New Z ..a'anders in | b in. It Arnica. Possibly vrli-m th- | i 1 ■in a-:s a (juostiou or t'vo may bo '. .h„- i hi connce ion with this maker.” Tic owner of a Victorian fishing s n ■•■!•; reporm tins, wh In tisiniug off tiicp-huid, a minster resembling a j s rr-nf ndied the botit and bit into j !■;■■ ;i!anl<in<’, leaving two tceih 1 v 11 ’> ,U -d. It lashed tho water into f-.iii for n (hsnmce of sixty yards as It disapp-.iire.l. The, report adds that, r’.ing to the darkless, this is tho • a b v iii li’* i.tinu of tho serpent’s size. Nov; we have on).doling tangible—two !. ih. Tho owner of the boat will, of course. Lave thorn t ikon out and :I aciiied. it.- l er D.aTO, a cisu.al labourer em-nl-.yed by tho Uni in .Steam Ship Pom. i my, was killed at Dunedin on 'Lie-May morning on the steamer V.’aiktro while assisting to unload grain. Dsceasc-d was looking after a hatch, and it is assumed that a sling of pain struck him, and knocked him down tho hold. Deceased was a .Frenchman, and was married, without family. He was about sixty years oi age, and had boon about twonty-tivo v'-n-s in Dunedin. At tho inquest a v. diet was returned of accidental dv.,rio buuuo biting attachable to any.me. Tho concert held in the Wosloyan Church flail on Thursday 'evening, was very wMI attended. The concert was given in aid of the better lighting of the hall and the object will bo fully attained. The following programme was much enjoyed: Orchestic.! selection, anthem by choir; violin solo, kb 1 Huston ; song, Mrs Harwood; reci tation, Mr Maginess; song, Mrs Dowle; ■song, Mr Sherris; quartette, Rock of Ages; song, Airs ALdndonald. orchestral selection, song. Aliss Wilson; song, Mr C. Manchester, recitation Mr-Clark, song Mrs Dailey, duet, Messrs Will iauis and Tregoning, an anthem by tile choir, a most enjoyable concert ending with ’Gol save the King.” I he Key. J. Blight wished to convey to Mr Hutton, who was leaving Waimate, die thanks of the Wesleyan congregation. He had always been ready to assist in any musical entertainment, iaud they wished him every success in Na - w sphere-

Thera wove about ninety couples at the Oddfellows’ aniuril social on Thursday ■ evening, and it was as e iccos.-ful as it always /is. The floor was in perfect condition, and the mns>c supplied by Miss Gaik (piano) j and Mr Millar (violin) was excellent. Mr Frank Drayton was ac efficient ns usual in the office of M.O. Several songs wore sun; between dances. Mr Miller catered and gave every satisfaction. The gathering broke up at d a.in., a most enjoyable time having been spent. The Lyttelton Times says that Mr E. P. Burburv. one of the owners of (ho Takitn Estate, which has boon ?o’d to the Government for close seidement purposes, lias informed the Canterbury Land Board that ho intends to take action against the Board in the Supremo Court to compel it to give him possession of the homestead block and G-10 acres of land adjoining, in terms of the Land for i Settlements Act Amendment Act, ' 18M.3. The matter has boon before j the Board repeatedly during tho past year, and tho Board holds that Mr Bavbnry lias pi iced him-.elf out of Ociuri, 1 1 y declining its offer of the homestead and dbO acres of land, which, it held, was the maximum which couM be granted to him wi leant prejudicially uffccaag the ad Mining area.

.\t a Ir..’ding o' th-? Victoria Folio ,c Co uudl rm Thurffi iv tho comuiiu.-o rcn-.rt.'d tli.it ii- hid eosi-sid-weil tho \ in i.l.iv oi' ilio t-slNdi ’■!i;i; “;:t. of n ciitor of ~duc it ion. ami rseonim uidod fuN j tiio ;pi dido,G.lou of cviiidMat-v-j mould j ilim Mu- aprffi.-.M-t- w:r; a gi , .u'..iAto j of t!io L T niv.-f<ir,v ami wa? a.-.-juaimod ! wlM] th? tii-;->ry and in'Mi id; ot »'d i“:ftiu;i a'id ncir.t have midi :yi.'u“ • and ! d? piMcffea cf r-lu-'-iM.-yi ci■>ln la ■■■' sb.niri !vi vc viv r.o cio: | iii-iiCi dmi's iu \tu'il oi n o;I y =;u', til? j salary r-> bo .£7OO. Cousin',or oi>m oi j Mi" r,- purr ml i!tin surgosM vi to j appoint fl prnfv.vj ;r of ir.O-l-'V! ; kriP'iu; s was p.istuoiiad till n-'w- i inA d -|vKvPon from l.hn AoMdand AgMrni; u-'al .-y-v-naiatioA w.iiU'd ■> i Mi ; • SoC'i vtarv of Mi' ik-parrm.'nt o! A“,;'i- j (’uliuiv (Mr M D DhNu"! on \v-'d:i“;- | il-iy wlilt r-'M-roor-i to ;lv; e-:p »rr- of | i',vi.'i ■ an,l imp owing of u -lig'-oc vio-L 1 I>v s!u* (x ivonnm-iit. \\ it!i r -g-ird 'j th > ••sport of pigs to the Hands Air I iP'c’iio poin'vd out that rostrieuon-i ! ii -ol bioa imposad by tiio Bland i mi'hfirUins on learning tliat swin.* fev- -r j was pi'ovalw.it in tho colony. Ho i proinis-'d, however, to no-by the j roiMiovitins ai Fiji and Ms-v.vhcro of I i-h-> iiiipiov.-d state of affairs and i<> • make arr.'ing: in “its to have all the pigs oxaminod by tho Oovorniiv.it j v.'iorin-iry surg ,, i'ns before La-mg ! s' i i pn-'d irotu An;klan-l. whan h<> th.cight iho IslainD authorities would again open th -ir ports to Now Znal.Mid sui;!;, AVit’; e.co to tho (hoveru-I’l.-nt p.aligv,'" stock. Mr L,rduo str.'.cU 1 Mint ;In* Cov-min-mM w.-ro n )«' oisriog fnr tb.o pnrc.itui-' of a form i i Si'i.i. Miis'ri-i., ami if thov aC'inirad 0 (hoy ];rov,os,-d to S'lnd s.mm of th" imnovr./d p -dsifor ilia use oi Auckland set dens at Imv fees. b/dOpol? 01 il?» .V Ad/Omßj iilnffi, - i.’ in:v smv I’mim’ M i-nn -F-.utgor;; T. y,.•.. m - ’.ln? just- op'' ion out .v • 's in ii ■■“; an t snoex ff" n-i-von SrPooi - Uo.lJ Jrc md iVI W'. : i h •••?;■ -t r -"I mis a r.’r- '.'"r’ r ". ]i J. iLi--- 1 — \Vant' 10i> y ■ i;;; oni J. P. Sinhn -■ 'p "i; ! >n?ia--sI t>-la a '!’!>,c rd'imr ! trnnpoiv; (T Bunth ij’ i'Ui'i'Fni'y wore ,(mr‘i-taincd on h'i:uis-lay ni.lil. in Timart on :i nvigMii ‘il'otir •scab*. Tho reeop,imi was hold in Mr Mill's largo grain Sii>re, which was spl- tniidiy d-murated with flags and various limpings and accommodated ‘iddd people. The returned troopers, to the number of tittyI one. wore marched up the hub under command of b'rgmuitMajor Jones, and were formally welcomed by the ex-a favor (Mr liole) and received a haiul-ome card ai a souvenir of the occasion. As they marched round they were received with enthusiastic cheers. Speech's wero delivered (luring the evening by the Mayor, exMawor, the Mon. Mat I-Jones, 1 Lieut.-i kffonel Bailey, Colonel I Moore. Colonel Jows'-pv, Major Craw.shaw, Captain Bourn, Dr (.; ox (chairman of Reception Committee/ and Mr J. Mill (Mayor of Port Chalni'n’s), In tho Grand March 500 couples took parr. The floor and music wore perfect, and dancing was kept up till after a.m. Timaru has no reason to feel anything but proud of the reception given to its returned troopers.