General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 155, 28 May 1901, Page 2

General News.

The Bain Dramatic Company play ] in Waimate on June 17th. ] America, hn's had plans prepared of| warships of 10.000 tons. 1 Ex-President Pretorious, of thai Trails van I, is dcrd. | Four case* of plague are reported 1 from PortEii7,.ib:'*h. | Canada has ofrWed T3ii!i?h ship.| builders a bonus to construct ships iol Canada. 1 Wade's Teething Powders fori babies are soothing, reduce fever audi prevent blotches. Price, Is. | A woman in Melbourne on 1 poisoned five of Imr children ', | afterwards-drowned herself. | The -Railway Department adver.l tises fares tor the Christcliurch wintotl show. I The Supreme Ceurt site in "TimamSJ this day week. The Waihao murder! will be then lizard. | By a colliery expl >sion at CnerphellyJ in Wales, 150 uiuhm-s aiv -eitombed.! lutense anxiety is felt for their safeiyj An eruption of the volcano K uoitl devastated sis districts in Java. There! •was great loss of native life. I Bresci, who murdcrr-d the King ill Italy, cornmittid suicide in a tiary at Santa Sihfano. 1 A cable announces tli&t the King! has conferred the title of Ro,yJ| Exchange-on the Sydney Metcbantsff Exchange. If Out of the seven new Germaia cruisers of the Gazelle typo, propustiji by the naval construction four are ready for sea. 11 A man tried in Auckland for stealing! v£2G3 from the Bank of Now ZeulfiMji was successful in proving au alibi e.um was discharged. 11 The Government lias under a'ion a suggn-rion by the Na:Wl . Dairy Association that the z.>i.|| system of charge should be applied \M the carriage of dairy produce. m The Duke of York will prepeiilfl medals to Oanteibury members of tie! returned New Zealand contingents o|| June 22nd. AD men are to send ill their names to Colonel B . ley at oucJl stating whether they will be able to gfji . to Obristehurch or not. M Mr D. Munro. who has be M stationed in Timuru for some litilfl time as Stock inspector for the distiicll 1 left last week for Palmerston wh ill ,-• he awaits instructions as to where mm will bo placed next Mr Field. M Gore, takes Mr Munro's place M i Timaru, m Before the Sultan admitting the illegality of the PortejH action relative to toreign post offi«|| :' three British warships had been orderla co Salonica. France and Austria all decided to participate In the naJl - demonstration. The " sick mau'ili tactics are still the same. fl Earl Roberts opened a "naval asH military exhibition "at the CrydM t Palace. When about to re-enter A caniage the horses bolted. A paw seized tho crowd of onlooksJH Numbers were thrown down and fill i hurt. Lord and Lady Roberts narrosjH . escaped nninjnred. m| i The London Daily Mail Btates Wm j " Dr " Dowie has been arrested™ Chicago and charged with the dcathm L ' Mrs Judd, an inmate of hLi faith bJ|j s ing establishment. Mrs Judd's hill ) band has also been arrested, lffl [ doctors testified .that medical udvffl| would have saved the patients' life. Jm The Hon. W. Hall-Jones S promisrd the Timaru Harbour Bofi| 1 that a sum of money will be plaeed|B| • the Estimates this year to providfH . lighthouse at Patiri Point. M Minister also said that the #o||i would have to defray the cost of "'S 1 taining the ligh house whea erect edHj ■ A gold watch {& ve years' gaaranflH . • 'for small deposit and fiom Is a weflj |> watches made—why wear ohmm . and nasty time-keeper when a hfljglg ' some reliable Waitham or Engifl ; Lever can be had for so litjgßJ i Zealandia Supply Company, Chiuj | church.—Advt. Wsb ; Don't ever play with dynamite, ||| In case it should explode, IB Beware of robbers late at night, 111 And take the safest road. I|§ ■ Don't laugh at any little ill* ||| But health at ones secure, ||l Bad coughs and oolds arise from 11 Take Woods'' Great Pepperfflfjfl The Khedive of Egypt has pardqrJH Arabi Pasha and MustaphaFeaiv,«H are living in exile in Ceylou, JB allows them to return to Egypt. ffl pardon of the exiles i» attributed H the support given the proposal by t« Duke of York after his interview" #H them in Ceylon. • 9[ T!« Waimate Quudrille Asseiolfl which has been a great success th> present, will hold an exteuoH night on Thursday next, when theieH likely to be a big turn <otit. iWtfH inents will be provided, and altogewH an enjoyable time should be spent-M Troopere R. and J. Goldstone anfl in Waimate by Monday's express, iflfl they will bo received in the same «jH as those who arrived lately. The stfflH at which the returned troopers willfl| entertained takes place on ThursifflM June 6th. Fuller particulars Mill MB given on Saturday. HB At a meeting of the Duneoffl shareholders in the Boss Fiat Dn d<4H Company (West Coast) it was re.v ji|H as the result of the report of Mr J.H| Smith as to the limited area of cH g ound, to go into voluntary )■„,■,, ~,-BH When the directors infoftu* UH vendors they had deterouiA.. commend the abandonmei" caim tboy agreed to

■,,.-.:•:. .-o V.i..:>:-.: ii.-'i are uio.-i elt'pt'V" and not unpleasant ; child;'.';'-,: thrive's. iter taking tiiem. Price Is 'ijiecently a local appeared in oik ; damns stating that Trooper A. h) iy.r.vh had been sant to Wellington Hospital. He wad nt the time in "\iotorua, whence lie had been aetit ■ i:ijjr Wellington Hospital.'J At the balloting in Auckland for the ri-.ht of selection of various Crown land <;ectb:as i' l l be Kawhia district there were 2192 applications, as many as 161 having been received for a single section. Nearly half of the successful applicants iro from southern parts o' the 3801 acres; was disposed of, chiefh on lease, with the right of purchase., and carrying improvement condition?, and requiring personal residence on tht'J lands within one year an interview with a " Press" reporter. 0 Surgeon Captain Barclay crossed himself as very pleased withthe app-arance of the Victorian cadets : '.'iil .'.iid he int. aided to i-Move in the ~.:!,>!- of a similar corps in!' Wuimate and Timant schools. Th' in '..■■ t'-ei. of putting on a uniform and havin" a snnli rifle seamed to mak. ini-n of ili-.j hid*. In senior football on Saturday nt ('hi'i.-ichurch, Kaiapoi b»at Albion !;■■ eleven to six'; Linwood boa: r ; 'v.l jiih.xm by twenty seven to nil;, the .M-riv.ile and Ohristohurch match '•--'.as pisrpo.ied till the end of the s-asori. owing t> Cin-istchurch being iu die D i:\ediu much. Tln : chi -iipionship points now stand I\i '■!•', v lie liw, Chrisi church four, Lin wood three, Kaiapoi, three, Albion two. '•Sydenh uu, nil. 'Count A. Gulochowshi, Minister of F.uWgii Aifitrs, *,!dres"ng the TT.iivMi'ian delegation, intimated that Aiitiia intended to preserve the ]}dk ni inteivs.-s. He referred to the P> il rr'ian agitation at .WTd'utdonia, and commanded Prince I*..rai'ri - o-!'>'d efforts to check ihe activity of . the Macedonian '•-,'.)-.n ii.m..!.j. tie advised Turkey to 'i Meliorate the administration of r,f n-fdonia. The leading Austro"l! ;n>'.!.i'i ■•■ i'MUMiils declare that the ■r :.vity of Count Galochowski'e waru- ! .■ is iiitj.,.l .'d to repress the restless- , ■-;-; in lit- minor Balkan States. :'i i.itr. [<.;; of tile late Q.ieen was ■ V.-i/e.d in Natal as a day of thanks- . ;v;:i..', . :.■: i ; Canada a school gala v . : "iulit. Kin? ivl.vard presented : ;- ,-.>;. ,ni-s to the third Scots Guards ~, !,-)--,don. Tito Q-ieen, Luke of r,i .i,:i;.i;ai. and other Royalties and liioy An i'ralasi ms witnessed ilie ~ --..■ntation ot the colours, which ]l siop Lng'.'-am cons-.-craied. TiiC ICtig,' in his address, said that his :n ,ther had hopal to p-setit them. At the coiicoi-.'on of th ■ King's speech ;!t-trooping of 'no colours followed. Yuoovia- '- ,: -''' W:W '---'''• throughout India. The footpath •.! a very busy :i.--;i,>araiiee ;, e-terduy in fran* of the ii'--w showrooms of the lUvsdcu Piano C .•mp.my, v.'h-n toe work of unpacking U- pianos and o -'junt b- gin. Since i\v company's l.st sale they have ail-led a number of new models to dieir already large assottau.nt, and have alio brougiu with them one ot iho famous Lipp pianos, woich_ in .'aselt is-well worth a visitor in p c:ion. Mr Coombs is in charge ol' the showroom, and will he pleased to show this beautiful instrument to anyone _ interested in high clas3 pianos. The co npaoy h.tve scared one of the new shops opposite the Council chambers. The Prohibition convention at - Pabaarston North finished on Saturday. Resolution pissed daring that teaming, approved of special missions -'>:• advocacy of prohibition; that i; -.riving districts receive special a'aitio'i bom lecturers ; that special ;,;'i-ts lie made to protect the Taihaoe, !:-...-thi, Oliakuro, and Uutiku districts i',-o:n invasion by the liquor traffic: :!;!'•- ii pledge signing crusade be r >;nm--nee.l on'behalf of the Maoris ; :>u ilie public be urg-al to refrain aoai sanctioning the use of intoxicants v .- i- -prions to reiuriv-d troopers from ,S uith Africa ; that the Defence Depart■Oi'it be ask-d to forbid the sale of hu/.ior at Vo'ui-teer cucampaients ; tint temp'fance charts be issued in -oubue schools ; that a deputation wait on the Minister for-E-location to urge ihe need for compulsory scientific .e.niperanct: teaching in school.