General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 183, 1 August 1901, Page 2

General News.

In the Honse of Commons Hr Guiller’a Pure Beer Bill. has been withdrawn, having been blocked in committee. The Royal Arthur has returned td Perth,. after escorting the Opbit 200 ihiles put to sea, where the Juno was picked up. Ton can depend- oh ridding your children of- worms -with wade,s worm figs, tbe - wonderful worm worriers. l ’Price Is, T -w The tender of Hr- Currie*. Waihao Downs, has been accepted: for the: Waimate Library buildipga ati-490. They will be built in stone, from the Downs quarries. The debris from the late fire is being rapidly cleared away. Plans for new buildings are in the hands of Mr A. Walker, and the work of reconstruction will not bo long delayed. Tne Excelsior Dancing' Class hold their extended dance -this evening in St. Augustine’s schoolroom. -There will be an abundance of refreshments and excellent music. Admission— Cents, 2s J ladies, free,—Adirt. To-morrow evening a grand social i» to be tendered to Farrier-Sergeant D. MeTaggqrt and Troops* J. Lindsay, at Morvenf and we would advise ml those seeking aa evening’s enjoyment to attend. Canada, Cape Colony and Newfoundland supported' the extension of the King’s title. The Bight Hon J. Chamberlain suggested that the title should not specify any’ partlordar colony, i • The petition against tbs Inalusfoh of Wairoate Borough in Timaro Harbofar Board district, has been signed by about 800 persons. It wiltbe stol todis, so that all desiring to sign It

The Qreymouth Evening Star states lat a uifrss 6E greenstone) weighing xjut a tun, is being dragged out oE id ground in the bed oE the Greenione Greek. The block will take ureral days to shift, and should, the tar states, possess a high market alue. The Waimate Quadrille Assembly ripped “ the light fantastic toe ” at ts regular weekly dance last night to he musical, strains supplied by Miss Jaitt at the piano and Mr Millar on he violin. The floor being in Capital >cder, those present thoroughly enoyed themselves in the mazy waltz md the sprightly set. At the Police Court on Tuesday, before his Worship the Mayor and Mr E. J. Atwill, J's.P., a man named Philip Richards was charged with .drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and was fined £2, or in default seven days' hard labour in. Timora gaol, A prohibition order Was also granted against accused, to take effect iii the Waitaki licensing district.' • Northoote’s Dramallc and Comedy Company gave their second performance in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening, when the Irish drama, Kathleen MavoUtneen,” was staged to a rather small audience, who, however, seemed to fully appreciate the entertainment. In the second part the juggling of “ Zeno " was again a source of much wonder* ment, and evoked doud applause. The social committee of the Wai* mate Rifles met last evening and arranged preliminaries for the approaching social. > A sab committee was appointed to carry out all necessary arrangements, and the tender of Mr Symon was accepted for catering. The services of an efficient orchestra were engaged, knd judging from the enthusiasm displayed, idle social should ba= a most successful one.

The Roman Empire,.nigh forgotten, Oitce exercised a mighty away. But like some buildings old and rotten, . . . . Was left to crumble and decay. The human'body needs attention, In order to long life assure, For coughs and colds we’ve but to mention W., E- Woods* Great Peppermint Cure.

In our issue of 25tb, July, reporting a special meeting held at Waimate in regard to the inclusion, of the Upper part of Waimate County In the Levels County, we Credited Mr Lyall with saying that he " was strongly opposed to inclusion,” whereas the reverse should have been the case. Mr Lyall said he was indifferent one Way or the other,. and desires that his true attitude on tbe question should be made known.

The new battleship Maine has beau launched at Philadelphia, Tbe main armament in the new warship, which is of the same class as. xho Ohio, recently launched, consists of four tuelve-in forty-calibre guns, the second battery being composed of sixteen sixinch quick firing guns, and, like the twelve in guns, designed to use smokeless powder. There is an auxiliary armament of twenty six pr, four automatic one-pr, foUr Gatlings, and a field .piece, .".The' twelve-in guns are mounted in the two turrets, and wilt hate arcs of training of 280 s. deg. each. All the six in guns carry heavy cylindrical shields, and the fighting stations between these guns are separated by splinter bulkheads Ijiu thick. • There are also two Underwater torpedo tubes placed well forward. The manipulating rooms will be behind the armour belt and below the waterline.

An incident from which the onlookers derived more amusement tbai the actors in it occurred ph the breakwater on Monday, says the Post. A etua’l parky, , including his Worship the Ma>Or, the Chairman and several members, oh the Harbour Board, and a Christchurch journalist, went 4tong to inspect the damage done to the mole I>y the recant heavy seas. They proceeded cautiously at first, but each becoming wrapped Up in the absorbing occupation ul inspection and of delivering his pet opinions on h irbonr matters generally, the waves were forgotten. - Turning round, one of the number noticed a.big wave rising, and in spite of a hurried and somewhat undignified scramble back, .the parly found themselves in', the embrace of several feet of' foam crested wate p , The inspection was not continued yesterday, and has been postponed indefinitely.