THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1901. General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 188, 13 August 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1901. General News.

Cardinal Moran leaves Sydney on a visit, to Borne at the end of October. Wade's Wotim Figs are most effective and not unpleasant > children thrive after taking them. Price Is

A gale of wind blew yesterday, bringing up clouds of dust and making things very uncomfortable. Mr Balfour has formally dropped the King's Declaration Bill, owing to the objections of Catholics and others. - The increase of shipping dues at the ports of London is severely commented upon.

British imports for July increased by £2.765,000. The exports decreased by £165,000 compared' with the previous July.

The Masonic Social ha* been fixed for Thursday, September 19th, and judging by -past years it should be a thorough success. The French indirect taxation* for July is nine million francs below the estimate, and twenty million below that of the previous July. The White Star liner Oceanic collided and sank the steamer Kincoro, during a fog in the Irish (’bannet. Seven of those aboard the Kincora were drowned.

Claims totalling over £34,000 have been made in Sydney in connection with the quarantine Operations during the late plague outbreak. A little over ,£IO,OOO is recommended to be paid. It is proposed to hold a conference of delegates from the different unions in Timnru on August 24th> to discuss the advisability of establishing a workers’ Co-operative store in Timaru. Two bakers’ carts followed the horses in an excited gallop through the streets yesterday, bat nothing happened; ' There was. no fall in bread. The Augnstinian Monks at Rome evicted the English Benedictine Sifters from-a convent publicly with the help of. Carabineers, although Ibe sisters were only entitled to its provisional occupancy pending’ appeal, and despite their offer to quietly withdraw. The.tickets for the Waimate Rifles’ annual social are selling rapidly. A team has been in training for seine time, and will give an exhibition of the manual and bayonet exercises; which should be a feature of the .evening. The year’s prizes will - also be presented. -•

Mr A. 8. Jones* block of buildings opposite, the post office. will, present a very EUbstential , appearance when finished. .The shops at present occupied by Messrs Fox and Maindonald will be connected with the new buildings, both being raised to two storeys;.”.-

ThaXondon Daily Chronicle understands that the vacant State Governorship of. Victoria will be offered to Sit George ' Sydenham 01‘arke, a dis-tinguished-military ftnd political officer, at present, occupying the ’position of superintendent of the Royal carriage department. . Another disturbammhas occurred on: the Afghan hill frontier. Two hundred Mahmouds rushed a post held by 30 Waziristan Militia in Gomal Pass in the Sulutman mountains. Four of th« militia were killed and four wounded. The Mahtoouds looted everything they found in the post. The reports on t-he’tfidl shipment of poultry which was -made by the Government to South Africa show that the fowls realised ,5s a pair, and duckfc 6s a pair. The agent who sold them says that the condition of the birds and the way, they were packed leftnothing to 1)8 desired.

The. Hon. W. HailbJones left Timaru by express on Saturday night for Wellington. The Minister was seen off tit, the station here by severalmembers of his Timaru committee, and previous to leaving he was interviewed by several emplovers of labour, who asked him to use his influence in muting a cheek on the proposed labour legislation .-^Tost. We’ll sing God bless the frince *df "Wales, Protect hiiu from ihe storms and gales; And may his health for dver hold Free from either cough or cold, But ‘Princes too despite restraints, Are subject'to dll bhest complaints. For which the remedy, tried and sure, Is W. E. Woods’ Great Peppermint ’■purb. The British Colirt goes info mourning for the late Empress Frederick, changing on the 29 h, and resuming iilf mourning for Q'uoen Victoria on September 19th. The Array and Navy will wear mourning until the 19th. By the King’s desire, the programme .of the Duke of ortmwaH's tour wifi not bo modified in consequence of the E upress’s death. *-

An enthusiastic ibeeting of over 200 farmers was held at Ashburton on Saturday, Mr Harper, chairman of the County Council, presided. Mr Leftdley, ex president of the Agricultural ana Pastoral Association, moved to form a Farnaere' Union for the country in connection with the New Zealand Union. This was supported by Messrs Cameron, Grigg, Studholmo and others, and was carried unanimously. A very large membership is 'Anticipated. A meeting of great importance to farmers is convened for next Saturday in St. Augustine’s schoolroom. The meeting will be held under the auspices of the Waimate County Farmers’ Club for the .purpose of considering the formation of a branch of the Ntfiv Zealand Fanners’ Union io Waimate. Mr Glass, the organising secretary of the Union, will be present, and as the matter is one which vitally affects the interests of every farmer in th 6 district, there should be a very large attendance at this meeting. The Melbourne Argus says that the American description of a wide-awake politician ■(“be has his ear to the ground") may be well applied to Mr Seddon’s declaration that the people -- of New Zealand had enough of labour - restrictions. What may have moved him is the possibility of die revolt of the country district® against a Itystenl which threatens, if pushed too far, to impose heavy burdens on them-. While the producers have generally approved of efforts to abate KWeating, they may not be enthusiastic in er.forcing by law wages which they cannot possibly pay.

The Premier has received the following caoit-gram from Colonel Porter, in command of the Seventh Contingent in South Africa:—“ 1 am in the doctors hands as the result of a horse accident in the field, but it is nothing serious. The contingent is at Kroonsfcad, and expect to rejoin at Bloemfontein for the next trek. We have had a most successful engagement. The contingent surprised and.captured during the month 6T prisoners, 50 rifles, 13,000 rcrunfls of ammunition,' 84 waggons, 37 carts, 4000 cattle, 300 horses, 1000 sheep, and 70 tons of forage and mealies, Bix hundred Boer women and children were removed to concentration camps and 500 Kaffirs. There are no fresh casualties, and all are well.”

Synopsis of Koi Myertisemente. Wainate County Farmers’ Club— * Important public meeting on Saturday ne^t. Waimate Rifles—Annual social oi Thursdt-y. Found- Parcel cointaining boots.