General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 166, 22 June 1901, Page 3

General News.

Mr Cecil Rhodes sails for England on July 3rd. The Civil List has passed the House of Commons by 870 to sixty.

i Owing to America taxing petroleum, Russia imposes taxes on American resin and bicycles. There have been 714 cases of plague at Capetown up to Sunday, of which 538 proved fatal. Madame Patti's castle, Craigy-Nos, in Wales, was offered at auction and bought in at d 645,000. An area of 40,000 Bquare miles of country from Armidale North to Tutuberumba, South, (N.S.W.) is covered with snow.

You can depend on ridding yonr children >f Worms with Wadb's worm fl gs. the wonderful worm worriers. Price Is

A letter received from Constable Parker last evening Btates that he is W ell, and that he likes Hawea as far as he has seen.

Replying to the Cretan Assembly's potiiion for union with Greece, four of the protecting Powers intimate their intention to preserve the status quo. A peremptory Note from America has induced Cuba to incorporate in let Constitution America's definition of mutual relations.

The Free Church of Scotland is suing the United Free Church, in order 11 determine the title of land prior to tfaj union in October. The New Zealand Times publishes a tumour that the Premier will probably visit England for the occasion of the King's Coronation, and to attend the conference of Premiers likely to be. held tlurr.

In a speech at Cuxhaven, the Emperor stated that Germany's (uture lies on the water. He urged the hansearic towns to secure new trade outlets, and said it would be his duty to protect their commerce. The Waimate Quadrille Assembly holds an extended night on Tuesday next, 25th iust. The Assembly's cap able orchestra will be in attendance, and a liberal supply of refreshments will be provided. Admission, gents ■2;. ladies free. —Advt.

A iiisy cart, buggy, spring trap, or say Kind of a. vehicle. Every part guar* iteed. Landed afr your doo-i chea ..<r than auywhare else. Let us kaow vour wants. We can give you ssHsfacsion. Zealandia Supply Coinfany, Christchurch.—Advt. Tne National Mortgage and Agency Company advertise an important clearing sale on account of Mr George Blackwell, of Lower Waihao, for next Thursday. The list comprises live stock, implements, household furni ture, etc., and outside entries will also be received.

Chailes Henry Amett, a half-caste, who was tried for attempt to murder Charles Milne, a rabbiter in Edendale, rear by placing strychnine in his food, was found •" Guilty." The Judge, in passing a se itence of imprisonment for life, ■said such a man was not fit to be at huge-

That great illusion, " Pepper's Ghost," ! Belongs to days of yore, The smartest conjurer cannot boast He's puzzled people more. Many ailments nowadays Are just as tricky sure, For coughs and colds we'll si»g the praise Of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. ■ The Otaao Education Board objected to the Minster's refusal to sanction the Board's scheme for distributing the extra grant on the ground that the Minister's proposal will do grave injustice to a large number of teachers who are deserving of consideration, bui are excluded from participating in ; the grant. j On Thursday evening represents- I fives from the Oddfellows and Hibernians met at the Oddfellows' Hall in a crib and euchre match. ; Neither society were very strongly j represented, but a very enjoyable evening was opent. The result, was a win for the Oddfellows by eighteen games to thirteen. Both teams afterwards sat down to supper provided by the Oddfellows. A return match will be played at an early date. The voluntears in Wellington declaring that while the responsible officers were dancing attendance on Royalty their comfort was entirely neg hcted, paraded the streets near Government House, on Wednesday, with pieces of high mat and stale br jad on poles, and a card stating. " Our Rations." On parade, next day, Colonel teuton declared that those who had paraded and those who complained to the newspaper reporters were an infernal curse in the ranks, and said'a searching enquiry would be held, There was a large stafi of gardeners in Coußtable Christie's fruit garden yesterday. In the morning Mr C. V. Glarke, J.P., presided at Court, and two residents were presented. On one who made his debut twenty-four hours were conferred, and another who had been in several " seasons " received fourteen times that amount. Passers-by were in a frolicsome mood, and tha pair received good advice and "barrack" ad lib. The fourteen-day man was going to see the Duke, but while engaged in an argument the train left without him. Then he came up town and had " one or two," with the above result.