THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1901. General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 180, 25 July 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1901. General News.

Mr R. E. Boyd announces the last ten days of his great clearing sale. Heavy rain fell at intervals yesterday, the sun taking very shortturns” indeed. Mr John Horgan advertises real good Marguerite strawberry plants for sale. Look out for Sbaekletou and Grant’s great sale, commencing on July 26th. —Advt. ■ Wade's Teething Powders for babies are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price, Is. All who assisted in pumping at the late fire are invited by advertisement to apply to the captain of the Fire Brigade for payment,

Messrs Guinness and LeCren will?' hold their annual midwinter sale oil ‘ horses at* Studbolme Junfction on August Ist, Full particulars will be advertised in a future issue.

The Wairnate Fire Brigade return thanks in this issue to Messrs Manchester Bros, and Goldsmith and Arthur Jones and Co. for approciatory letters and donations to the funds.

Tbe Turkish fort, seventy milas inland from Aden which 500 British troops were recently sent to occupy, has been evacuated. The British demanded that the Turks should surrender.

An interdepartmental committee is considering the question of laying a cable from Cocos Islands to Ceylon, connecting with the Cape and Australian lines, and thus securing an allBritish route to India.

In our advertising columns the Borough Council notifies all interested that the petition against tbe inclusion of Waimate Borough in the Timani Harbour Board district is opes for -ignature at the Council chambers and 1 the shop of Mr H. Franklin. The warship Minerva beat thi Hyacinth in the boiler test race from Gibraltar to Portsmouth. H.M.B. Hyacinth, fitted with Belville boilers, and H.M.S, Minerva, fitted with Scotch cylindrical boilers, started from Gibraltar in a race to Portsmouth for the purpose of testing the value of the different boilers.

The Vatican, while condemning the Religious Associations law recently passed in France, allows the now recognised religious orders to apply for authorisation, submitting oniy a synopsis of their statutes. French newspapers declare that pious frauds will not deceive the Minister.

“ All that glitters is not gold,” A proverb old and true, Neither is a cough or cold What it appears to you. Du not treat it lightly, for Tis better to be sure, That you suffer nevermore, Get Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, The Mason-Stirling Cycle and Motofr Company, of Christchurch, hay'e an important announcement in our, advertising columns. They are placing bicycles in the market at prices ranglug from £ls 15a up to £22 10s, and from the enterprising manner in which they are prepared to do business, MasonStirling machines should soon be a familiar sight bn our roads.

The manner in which fires often start fl was clearly demonstrated in the County I Council Chambers yesterday. , A wood fl fire was burning, and the heat ignited fl the side of the mantelpiece. It was B put out, and the meeting decided that B to avoid future risk, the wooden fl mantlepieces should be removed, and B that grates should be substituted fot B open fires throughout the Council. fl At the meeting of employers held in B Titnaru on Tuesday night some very B strong protests were mads against the B proposed new factory legislation, and it B was decided to petition the Govern- B 1 meut with a view to getting certain B objectionable clauses deleted from the fl. Bill. The question was asked Whalßi amount of wages those present in room paid away annually, and on thia Bj being totted up the sum was found toHi total £51,000. fl An American inventor has. as usual, B] come to the rescue, and his latest B; device is to compel the unaccustomed Bblush. Those ladies who would jugate the modern male with thisß' most modest accomplishment can d)B ' so at the expense of a few shilljiigsvß;v The instrument is designed to fit into Bl the wearer’s hat, and all the wear*'#B has to do is to press a spring, whiibßp compresses the arteries, and nature B ; does the rest. The man who dis-By covers the instrument of his subjuga-B* tion after the marriage ceremony willß^^ , hnrdlv feel amiably inclined, but, ouß -: the oilier hand, the lady who cannotß blush for the modern man withoulßif artificial means is very hardened ia-B deed;—Free Lance. B| Synopsis of Kew AdV3rtisemeQtSi.B| Wanted—Gentleman boarder. B ; J R. E. Boyd—Last ten days of el.aringß h| Borough ot Waimate—Petition opeilß i for signature. B if John Horgan—Marguerite j|j plants for sale. B |l Guinness and LeCren Midwintdß horse sale on August Ist. Waimate Fire Brigade-‘-Thanks toB Messrs Manchester Bros, aud Goldsmitlfl _gj aad Arthur Jones end Go. ,B |i National Mortgage and Agency pany—Additional entries for Studuolmlß i'l Junction sale. ' B s Waimate Fire Brigade—Payment f(»B yf pumpers. Alex. Philip—Funeral notice. H vßaßMflßaßaßHaßSKavnsaamaßHMaßßssßPßaa^H'