General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 168, 27 June 1901, Page 2

General News.

The Rev. J. Blight will conduct Wesleyan oburch service at Morven on Sunday next. The Waimate County Council notify that public tenders will close on July 6th for various works.

The New Zealand Railway Department advertise train alterations in connection with the Royal visit.

The American Government have appointed General Chaffee Military Governor of the Philippines. He has returned to America* The Rev. Goo. Barclay will address the Young Men's Bible Class on Sunday afternoon next in the Foresters’ Hall.

The Alabama Minstrels make their first appearance at Waibao Downs on Tuesday. July. 2nd. The proceeds will be in aid of the Waimate Hospital.

James Andrew Corrie, a passenger by the Mariposa, was arrested on a charge of the larceny as bailee of £BS. the property of George Lusk, of Auckland.

Hockeyites are requested t 6 peruse an advertisement, appearing in this issue, by which it will be seen that a “ bully off” takes jplace at 8.80. this afternoon.

The Cai6tecbury Farmers* Co-op, advertise entries for their Studholme Junction sale, which takes ptooe to* morrow.

"vlr Jonn Patterson advertises fo the. owner of a horse which fete strayed on his property.

The National Mortgage and Agency Comnanv advertise entries lor tomorrow’s sale.

Wage's Teething Powders for babies are soothing, .reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price, Is.

Several ptO-Boer meetings have been; c anoellefl in London, the lessees tefuei ng to let their balls.

Lily white has been released. The newspapers condemn the blunder of the police in arresting him, and suggest that compensation should be paid to Lily 4 white.

The four-year-oldeon of Mr Man son, of Mangere, Auckland, while floating; a boat in a tank, on Monday last, fell; in, and was drowned. The mother,; missing her child, saw his hat near thft; tank, and on probing the bottom witha rake, discovered the dead body.

An interesting oa the Common wealth of Australia, written by Br Scheidel, the Austro-Hungariau Consul at Sydney, has been published at Sienna.

.Signor jZahardelli, the Premier of Bouie, has obtained a vote or oonfi-. dence in the Chambers, Hie majority of eighty Was chiefly owing to bis declaration for a liberal policy.

Wo would draw the attention of out readers to the fact that Mr 0. A, Hollamby is opening up a cycle business in Warmate. Mr Hollamby intends giving special attension to] ftll kinds of repair work, andwe would; recommend cyclists to give him a trial,'; A daisy cart, buggy, spring trap, of any kind of a vehicle. Every part guaranteed. Landed at your door cheaper than anywhere else. Let us know your wants. We Cdn give yoil s uisfaction. Zealandia Supply Cota*; pany, Christchurch,—Advt. ■ Concerning arbitration, the Ana-; Italian Steamship Owners* Federation said that if the Bill was a copy of the; New Zealand Act it would oe a step, in the wrong direction. They did not know what the effect of the law would; be in New Zealand till the pendulum; swung the other way, and favoured employees. : The judging at the Dunedin Horn-; cnltural Show could not be proceeded; with on Monday afternoon, as the. exhibits did not srrive tilt late. They; were unpacked on Monday, and the; judging will be done this morning, j A New York cablegram dated June’ 24tb says :—Mr Apolbert Hay, Intel American Consul at Pretoria, fell front j a window of an hotel at Newhavert, ; ; Connecticut. It is suspected thalp while smoking Hear the window IIS: fell asleep. He was killed instantly. His father is prostrated With the shock. . Samples 1 simples 1 samples !— *] Infants’, children’s, ladies’ and gents* warm woollen gloves, at landed cast Jj also kid gloves, Wool vests, combinations, gents Under shirts and pants. Great cboise, real bargains at Shackle-; ton and Grant’s.—Advt, i

Boys, why buy old fashioned shapd3; in ties and scarfs, when ybU Cfirt buy at Arthur Jones and uo., the new' ’‘Lombard” shapes, (narrow rev versable), at fifty per cent less than town price.—Advt. Lord Salisbury has promised to Carefully consider the Council of the Colonial Institute’s-sugiealions in favour of the substitution of a bank holiday to be known as Victoria D y on fho nearest Monday to May 24th, for Wbifc Monday.

As the 10 20 train from Dunedin to \ Moßgiel was drawing up to the plat* ] form a<- Abbotsford station on Moi d $ 1 Bight, Harry Parnell, an elderly man, \ fell under one of the carriage wheels, 'i and received fatal injuries.- Deceased s formerly followed the avocation of aI baker at Abbotsford.

Let yotr’be, English, Irish Or Scotch, you all love a little piece of tartan of the real Mb okay. “Royal Stewart," “ Shepherds/’ ** Mao Duff” and “ Victoria/’ all wool tartans; double Width, sale price Is lid, usual price Ss 8d yd, one piece “ Hunting Stewart” tartan (extra good quality), sale price 2 a 6d, usual price 3s lid yd, at Arthur Jones and Co.’s dress sale.—Advt. The Chinese are not so for behind us in the practice of medicine as has been supposed. While the yellow physicians are deficient in their knowledge of anatomy, and therefore amount to nothing as surgeons, in their treatment of common ailments they are in some oases practically abreast of the most advanced practice in this country. Miss Nellie Sutherland, who pre* seated the bottqaet to the Duchess yesterday, on behalf of the school children, said when, makiug the presentation: “ I have the honour on behalf of the children of Tiraaru to give your Royal Highnesses a very hearty greeting.” Her Royal Highness replied; i “ Thank you/,’, .apparently well pleased with the. gift, ard then shook bands with the giver of the present and the two other girls who Supported her.— I Timaru Post. A Melbourne cable says: - A deputation of employers interviewed the Hon C. Kingston in regard to the Federal Arbitration Bill, and asked that in view of the great interests involved on both sides further time should be given to the consideration of the measure, including the publication of the report of the Commission which recently visited New Zealand. Hon C. Kingston promised Consideration but said-, he would stand no humbugging or delay.