General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 184, 3 August 1901, Page 2

General News.

o A movement is on foot to build a public entertainment ball at Hunter. Tenders are invited for five nailes of wire fencing on the Waihacrunga Estate. The King and Queen will probably spend a month in Ireland in the spring. Sydney is now free bom smallpox,, the last patients having been discharged from quarantined. Wade's Teething Powders for babies are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price, Is. Tenders are invited for hauling 4000 feet of building atone from Waihao Downs to Waimate. The Waimate Rifles announoe their annual social to take place on tha 15th inst. The Waimate County Council has ceased buying birds' beads, an.d is now providing poisoned grain for county ratepayers. Burning on the hills above Waimate is proceeding speedily, the high winds of the last day or two helping to push the work forward. ■ King Edward and the Emperor of Germany meet at Hamburg on the 15th, and afterwards proceed to Wilhelmshohe. r A branch of the Farmers' Union was formed at Napier on Thursday at a very enthusiastic and largely attended meeting. The annual report of the Mines Department shows that the value of the mineral production last year was, £6,570,000. The gold output decreased by £557,000. * District orders published this morning notify that all returned troopers entitled to medals who have not yet received them can obtain them from the Defence Office, Christchurch. The brethren of Lodge St. Augustine have decided to hold a. Masonio ball during September. Present indications point to it being as great a success as the one held three years since. Investigation reveals a great amount of sweating ia the Sydney clothing ■ trade. As low as 2d per pair is paid for trousers, and 2|d for a suit of pyjamas, the operatives finding their own thread. We have to draw attention to the clearing sale to be conducted by the National Mortgage and Agency Co. on Thursday next at the farm of Mr Bishop, Makikihi, adjoining Highway, the property of Mr W. Goddes. Ia the Btone-tbrowing case before the Court yesterday, a youthful witnoss commenced his evidence " On the 28th July—" The Bench asked bow he knew the date so accurately, and received the answer that he read the* Advertisbb and knew the da* -

During tho month of July, there wese twenty cases before the Court for drunkenness, and using obscene; language, or disorderly behaviour. Two days of August have passed, and Ayte similar cases have resulted. This surely constitutes a record for V/aimate. The American Steel Trust'recognises trades unions. All its mills are open to unionists and nonunionists, and' nobody will be discharged because be is a unionist. ' The Amalgamated Association is not to use its its influence to get steel workers to join the union. The Salvation Army intend to give a kinematograpbic exhibition in the Oddfellows' Hall next Thursday. A large number of pictures will be shown illustrating the strides made by the Army in the work of reclaiming the •■-social outcast and the flotsam and jotsam of humanity. The butchers of Christchurch and suburbs announce that owing; to the increased price of fat stock this price of b.Hof will be raised Id per ib, and of mutton H per lb, from to day. Some of the butchers have been charging the higher prices, and action is now taken •■to°bring all up to the same aval. It is said that tho propo-el new labour legislation is detrimentally affecting the establishment of the dairv industry in tuis district, some of the farmers objecting to incur the•responsibility of having to pay for accidents which might result to tho3'j whom r.hey would have to employ to do the necessary work.—Timaru Post.

Toar'e is an unprecedented harvest in Canada. In Manitoba the whoat yield exceeds 60,000 bushols. Twenty thousand English harvesters are»re- • q'lircd for north west territory, aid they iure offered 10a a d.iy, with their board. The 0 anadian shipments •of buy is South Africa sines the outbreak of the >war were "6Ef.OCrD tons, aad she is even now finishing further orders.

Judgment was given by Mr Justice Donnistou on Thursday in the appeal ease Bowron v. Stace, an appeal from "the Magistrate's decision, whereby £IOO damages was awarded to Stace Ifrtt- injuries sustained by reason of his jontorming to an order of a person piieed in superiority over hiin. Tha • appeal was dismissed. During the past three year 3 the AnieuUnral Department has filled ordwa for 80,000 eggs for poultry breeding purposes. The number ■which it supplied last season was 13,000, and judging from ths number of orders received within the past vfew weeks the demand during the •coming season will (the Wellington Post thinks) be much greater than during 1900 1901.

In reply to a deputation of single'iuers Mr Seddon said that large estates were increasing despite the number which had been acquired for settlement. The intention of Parliament to compel the subdivision of estates was b'ing defeated. The Cabinet, he intimated, were now con•sidling the whole que-tion in connection widi a reduc'hn of the ■mortgage tax and an inerenS3 of the graduated land tax. The Excelsior dancing class held their extended night on Tuirsday evening last, in St. Augustine's schoolroom, when, contrary to anticipations (owing to the threatening appearance of the weatrnr), the floor, which was in good condition, was taxed to its uttermost, being called upon 10 accommodate some fifty couples. Excellent music and an abundance of refreshments were provided, and altogether the unnagement left no stone unturned in their effort-; to make the gathering the succors it undoubtedly was. During 3a interval, Mr W. Drayton favoured the company with a song, which was snjoved by all. Mr F. Drayton Was, a; mmih\, quite at home in the olfice of M.C. Dancing was kept up till about 1.30 a.m.

At Court yesterday in ths assault ■cma it appeared that a number of boys were playing "British and Boers," on Sunday afternoon when plaintiff 'came out of his house and exchanged words with them. Evidently he was taken for a Boer, and received a volley of road metal, From a " sohanz " near thn chimney he leturned the fire, 'but incaut ously exposing himself was '•jwounded " by a splinter (of boulder) about a couple of pounds in weight. This carried away his military ardour —and portions of his face —30 he took a remedy not available to th.i common or garden Boer, and " hauled " his opnonents. A sympathetic Bench was very severe on the " British." saying that su'ch pastimes on Sundays were modi; reprehensible, and must be put a stip to. They hoped the police would ke p their eyes on these offenders. •£u 1i is the reward of patriotism when ou„ of its proper place.

We were % glad to le'arr, that in the interesrs of the technical classes, we had a visit on Thursday from Mr one of the technical organisers nnu inspectors of the colony. Mr Browne met the lately appointed committee 'on Thursday night, and gave a large amount of information and advice •touching the proper organisation and '.procedure of classes. Subscriptions io the project are to be solicited, then the subscribers meet *nd -elect an " association," in number not less than five and not more than nine. To this association with the concurrence of the " controlling authority," the Education Beard, ob securing the recognition of the Department, will fall the task of bringing such classes as may 'be arranged for into working existence. The enterprise has our best wishes, 'and W 9 hope the appeals of the com--lin it tea for initial funds will be met with liberally. At the conference rsferred to, the Kev. Mr Barclay was ■present, aa a member of the Education -Board, and as one interested in the aucceaa of the movement.