General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 172, 6 July 1901, Page 2

General News.

oNo stock turned up at the Comity saleyards yesterday; Five children were killed, daring tha motor race in Germany. The N.M, and A. Co. have several important advertisements in this issue* Mr N. Turner, of Christchurch, will conduct the service at the Wesleyan Church tomorrow night. . A Quadrille Assembly has been formed ai the Hook. The first danca t dres place in the schoolroom next i’rid'iy*

Mi-J. P Douglas, Wathao Downs* has been nominated for a vacancy on the South Canterbury Education Board.

The Waimate Borough Council announce that Mr James fiavenhall has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances, etc., for the borough;

A lead trust has been formed in New York with a capital of 20,000,000 dollars, to control the output of lead from the south east Missouri district.

A temperance lecture will be given in Knox Church Hall on Monday evening by Mr Nicholas Turner, ex* Major of the Salvation Army. Two stands of Mauser rifles captured from the Boevs during the war in South Africa have been placed just inside the entrance doors of Parliament House, Wellington, The Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided to urge upon the Government to pass an Act forbidding the dehorn* ing of cattle. The Education Board advertise the names of candidates nominated for seats rendered vacant by resignations. Particulars as to election and date of polling are also given.

Yesterday was a wild cold day, ard the night, was after the same pattern. The street lamps had much ado to shed their light before men, and many of them gave it up as a bad job.

The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand have a. general business notice in our adverrising columns this morning. They are also prepared to make liberal cash advances on grain, meat, etc. Thirty-five thousand metal Workers struck at Pittsburg, the sub.idiiiry companies to the Steel Corporation refusing to extend union labour 10. th© mills where it did not exist. Th© strike is expected to spread. When yesterday’s express from Christchurch arrived at Timaru, it wad found that one of the axles bad fired and ignited the floor of the car. The occupants were quickly removed, and the train shunted to a place where th© fire ivand be extinguished. A public agitation is being worked up on the weakness of the Navy. There is a rumour th u Lord Charles Beresford was anxious to resign hi* position in the Navy last February, in order to have a free hand to criticise the naval and military administration. Mr Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, stated that it was unlikely that the Cape Parliament would reassemble before October \ meanwhilo the Governor, on the Ministry’s advice, would issue warrants to meet the expenditure, relying on the Parliament passing the indemnity. “ 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 Curd*

Through - the kindness of Colonel Robin, the Garrison Band have been made the recipients of two Valuable historical relics of the Sooth African campaign. These consist of a Swazi chiefs wand of office, which will be used as a drum-major’s staff,, and a beautiful leopard skin, for a drummer's dress apron. In our advertising columns thia morning the Borough Council notifies that, under the powers conferred upon it by the several Acts relating thereto, it intends to strike a rate of 4£d in the £ upon the unimproved value of all property within the borough. The rate will be payable at Hie Town Clerk’s office on August Btb, 1901. The Excelsior Dancing Class held an extended evening last Thursday. The floor was in excellent condition, and first class music was provided by Miss Gains (piano), Mr Millar (violin) and Mr Harwood (cornet), and Mr W. Drayton proved an efficient MO. MiGill supplied refreshments. The gathering dispersed about 2am, all having thoroughly enjoyed themsehes.

The Gisborne Times says Though thousands of pounds are being lavished over the Dueal visit, within twenty miles of the Empire City there is a spot where settlers have to pack out batter on horste by means of specially made packs, which fits close to the sides of the horses, to keep the butter from the liquid mud which lies deep all along the track. Many of those settlers have been paying rates for thirty five years.

T 1 • Bight Hon. J. Chamberlain, speaking at a banquet at the Hotel Cecil, to celebrate Dominion Day said that the world bad never seen anything more striking than the de\mioa and the spontaneous eagerness of tiia brothers across the sea, in re sponding to the Empire’s needs. Ths »W meat for closer connection w v greasing, but it would be Jat«*._.V pressed. Only, if the colonies dtsire to assist with counsel and advice &s well as with arms, there would be nothing that the BritisK o*p P lo won M more readily welcome. V? ■

Lord Curzon Viceroy of India, is reserving the historic site of the Black ole of Calcutta. Ho has hud the mare site paved with polished black arble ordered from Italy, This iaoe is surrounded by a low iron iling and a. slight stone plinth. Next inter a new monument of white arblo will be erected on the site of ie old obelisk raised by Holwell, the irvivor and historian of the trudgedy. or d Curzon will rewrite the inscripon, inserting the many names of the ctiius that have recently been revered. Excavations have been made , ascertain whether there were any ,mains of the sufferers, but nothing a 3 been discovered.

The Quarterly Meeting of the fesleyau Church Officers was held on hursday afternoon. The balance]eet showed a credit of £2. The Miniate Sunday School Superintenant reported the opening of a branch jhool at Waituna, of which Mr R. [irkcildy had been appointed Superitendnnt. H une ■ Mission and Canury Fund matters received attention. t was stated that the sum of £376 as been promised in .h ‘circuit of the jtter fund, of which £225 had b. e r In the devotional part of the anting, thanksgiving was rendered j Almighty God for the increased , 3 -i3iiro of success and blessing grant(l to the Church daring the last' few ,0,-lfs. Other business transacted was terely of a routine character.