THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. TUESDAY JUNE 18,1901.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 164, 18 June 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. TUESDAY JUNE 18,1901.

The Bain Variety Company did not appear last aight. • The Borough Finance Committee met last evening.

Sharp frosts continue to be the order of the night in Waimate. Adjutant Flanagan (S.A ), Mrs and Miss Flanagan left by Monday morning's train for Timaru.

The .'Waiinate Volunteer 'Fire Brigade, under Captain Sinclair, R d its monthly practice meeting last evening.

You can depend on ridding your children of Worms with Wade’s worm fids, ths wonderful worm wor lens, Pi-ice Is

A meeting of agricultural and pastoral labourers will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall at 7 o’clock on Saturday evening.

King Leopold, considering Belgium unprepared to govern the Congo Free State, objects to M. Beernaaert’s proposal for its immediate annexation. District qrders in this issue give a full programme of the movements of volunteers in Christchurch. The Wairaate ifles entrain at 5.80 p.m’ on the 21st instant. We are glad to see that Mr Fule-, tdhr of the Union Bank, who ias be n Ci nfined to his bed for several days, is now convalescent and able to get about. Mr Williamson is relieving nun at present.

The meetings of the Salvation Army conducted by Adjutant Flanagan on Saturday and Sunday nights were well attended, and during the three, nights over ,£ls was taken. Mr Barton has promised to the Imperial Government . not to conclude any agreement with respect; lo the New Hebrides islands before communicating with the Common-, wealth.

The Railway Department advertises that goods and live stock traffic in the Culverden-Waitaki district will be suspended on the 22nd, 24tb and 25th instant, and in the Dunedin district on •the 26th, 27th and 28th instant.

The Rev. George Barclay will deliver a lecture, on “ The Seven Bibles of the World ” in the Kn x Church Hall to-morrow eveniug. The lecture will be under the ausp c. j s of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Volunteers at endii g camp may obtain ieqiir.mans at Sn;c..lekn anti Grant's. Wat;rpreof sheeting from Is 9d per yard, heavy rugs from 7s Cd. Straps, plates, pannicans, &c. Warm socks, pants, and under tianu I. Advb.

A daisy cart, buggy, spring trap, or any kind of a vehicle. Every part guaranteed. Landed at your door cheaper than anywhere else. Let us know your wants. We can give you satisfaction. Zealandia Supply Company, Christchurch. —Advt. Wesirali-.’s keynote of Governm ;nt programme is economy and no new railways or public work*. Tue people could help, by 1' ing on f esh w. 1 1 and salt herrings till the th;e million loan is repaid, although the Premier didn’t ask it. :

At Glasgow, the Bramhill bowling team defeated the New Zealand team by 45 to 25. This wn one for tbs lads o. <be heather and the parriteh, but the Moalanders wsnt one better by putting up 49 against, 37 made bf the Willowbank Club—the auldest in Scotian’, d’ye ken. Hoos that, noo ? Anxiety is felt in Hokitika for the safety of the steamer Jane Doug l a", which left two weeks ago for Jackson’* Bay with Bishop Grimes and some priests. Severe weather has prevented her making port, and her whereabouts is not known. The steamer has since arrived safely. It came out during the hearing of the hairdressers’ dispute, before the Conciliation Board, that a master barber, jvbo said that to day almost the whole of his patrons are hornyhanded sons of toil, came out to the colony as valet to Lord Glasgow.—Free Lance,

“All that glitters is not gold,” A proverb old and true, Neither is a cough or cold, What it appears to you. Do not treat it lightly, for ’Tis better to be sure, That you suffer never more, Get Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

The Duke and Duchess of Gorqwal and York, will leave Christchurch by special train at 10 a.m. on Tuosdav, June 25, and will arrive at Timaru at 12.48 p.m., the train stepping half an hour for lunch. Their iiuyal Highnesses will be welcora- d by the Ma °or. The Duke and Duchess will probably lunch in the saloon carriage, and the suite will lunch in the dining room at the station.

In the House of Commons, Mf Balfour, replying to Sir H. Campb'li* Bannerman, said that the Boers were scattered over the Orange Eiver, Transvaal, and small portions of Capa Colony in commandoes of a hundred and two hundred, the largest mentioned hem 4 600 strong. It estimated that the total number »f Boers in the field was 17.000. Humours regarding the peace negotiations were baseless.

Synopsis of Kew AdYertisaments

New Zealand Workers' UnionMeeting in Oddfellows’ Hall on Saturday evening. Waimate branch, British ad Foreign Bible Society—Lecture by Rev. G. Barclay to-morrow night. . Now Zealand Rail of goods and live stock traffic during Royal visit. “ Throw physio to the Emu. Lieutenant-ColoneUGordon—Disr’’ orders for Royal reception. j