General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 196, 31 August 1901, Page 2

General News.

The WaimAte Market Reserve is beiug ploughed up. McLean, the Eyareton murdoror, will bo executed at Liyticlion this morning ‘ The Salvation Army building is receiving the finishing touches. Mr J. Meehau advertises for tenders for ploughing turnip land. The Waimate Rifles -continued their class firing on Thursday afternoon. Japan la sending a Commission of merchants to Russia to open up markets. Wade’s Teething Powders for babies are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotches. Price, Is. The American Governmen t decided to discontinue tho purchase of Australian coal for transports eroesiu" the Pacific. * Felt slippers" in ladies’, girls’ and maids' all sizes, clearing price all sizes, Is pair at Arthur Jones and Co. Victoria House.—Advt. It is reported that the Government will shortly work as a State colliery the Weatport-Cardiff mine, which the Crown resumed some time ago. The District meeting of the various Oddfellows Lodges in this district will be held in Waimate on September 12th. It is claimed that the British submarine boats now building at Barrow surpass the American and French boats in quickness and accuracy. The British War Office has ordered an air-ship on the Barton system The ship is 200 feet long, of 72 horsepower, and has driving fans like bat’s wings. The German Emperor is bunging thousands of school boys to witness the naval manoeuvres at Kiel with the object of kindling enthusiasm for the navy. Ladies come and see the show in window this evening 0 f the new unmmmed millinery, in all the latest for spring wear-Arthur Jones and Co. Victoria House.— Advt. The voting of the railway employees to decide whether they wished to come under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act resulted as follows • For the proposal, 82 ; against, 1826. XT In football match Canterbury v hew South Wales piayed at Christchurch,on Wednesday, the latter were defeated by 11 points to 6. q>u« visitors have not yet won a matchThe British press at Malta is d«Bouncing Mr Chamberlain’s policy in regard to the island. The authorities have enrolled 106 marines and artillerymen for special duty in view of tha agitation. _ *

It is estimated that the world’s wheat harvest for *hh year endina July next will yield 18,000,000 quadra above requirements. The estate is AusfcX^ 9 ’ Argemina and Inou have fairly goo d

The African supply steamer Glacier . . Man ;, la» reports that there i* ’fi diking at the PWllipmos, at it U of ft mild guerilla land b expreted that within a short I4 el bil the whole country Will be under ij-il Government. Thß Wumate Qu»arill. A.samWy i . rti.63 its result weekly dunce fur !, ‘ r i - m.Tt, and tbe social to celoT'n, to finw. of tho season will bo , br n on Tuesday «<*. September SHon no effort will bo spared to it a thorough success. The bearing, of tbe *ar?a »gain>t /i MoGuvray, of killing Mrs - ! A bv unlawfully firing a signal on JTccldon oUberelnrnoitheFour.il tlU | Fifth Contingents, was concluded aUtl ib InVercarliU Police Court on ft ,Ce,ap.y. Tho accused reserved rXSce, and was committed iq ibo c, lF ;mo Court for trial. U sing God blesa tbe Prince of Wales, i him from the storms and coles 1 , ~ ..... u ,.. v his health toe ever ho.d ,'i, ccuc;h orcciM, l r :/ ; -iVmes‘too, despite restraints, V" I'buct to all chest complanils. - !V tci.-l .md sure, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. cfiunsn ol Archer 1 ' seliovi in • enmng boat “'O -hinetin on Thm ; d*y, A s«.J .. ■.• • ■'braui-a w« blowing, and J --jV-Vi') i' ? ty yards o£ the shore d?’iMms‘capsV/sod, filled. and rank. t m..vo« twenty minutes m no Jl .' 7 vo help arrived .rom the hi i.Vnd then two were tan.smg. v v l., rUmra wo'« nneomickms, and had ■ ... ' iort A by aaiihcial means, v.A p;.v.-tv wove taken back to tho "Winding instance »! misplacetl took place at the Ma b is on Thursday morning. V •• •’-■■nk” made an excellent paroraCounting that he had made one s ‘i to** the drat tuns, it «hould ; occur again, and no on od nb .li <in"UD by saying “I appeal to Suable Cluistie for a character, he ,Z known me for a number of yearn. i.' iai.o »rue, vouc Worship said the , vUart guardian of the pubho peace. V.,,v.v him for a very bad chaiactor, ~ I'- Wo -shiii. ’’ Ten shilliug 3 or foi ’ ; yiX' hours was tho result, and accused Vi n() , the breath to h»v, «« one V.-. 3 ■bob.”

B-;-..htn«fl>Rna good humour wore, t ;,, 'i'.tasduy evening meeting of ; L ® Baud of Hope, when Miss ■di*3 Hindi presided over a large ‘ .uir.ing. The excellent and ms.raoI'ivn no-joclios of the Rev. Carlisle and ii-BMybani, of Ashburton, were well ."veil. M were , son of *"} - ..nrnonn which precoaed ant-*7-5. * The pr*Rde«s *imea*»o » tr,l meeting for Tuesday next to r.ddreo* by Miss Roberts, of i.h.i-tchurch, for uie xNO.i V. dar.d Alliance. 1 's ® •!i;d be with you" concluded .h« ac'Aicg. DISEASE IN’ SHFFP. number ot «wm near lambing hi.’i died in she district this soason from 3 -? unknown cause. When opened, unimM's liver mostly pre-anted thy j; »-aranco of bsing boiled, but otber--1 here was nothing else unnatural. Td sheep usually kid clown or stord vf ...iUfi as if in a stupor. Mossrs Pa'terror, ,-,f Wahuaa, brought one animal in oe Tffitrtday and it wan killed for the v.,.-, rv’nn .d Mr Field, Inspector of »,ho '■vas in town, bat be was a.*/ '•:« at ones to ascertain the cause of U'cv.blo. A USEFUL IMPLEMENT. The.--,is Priest i*nd HoMgate have &fc ;J;.■■.■ 'VUimate agency a very useful Jr tool, which is worthy of •. ■•r.'licu by sviu.ll - ■■'-rulers, ano strawgrowers espwo-vby. Is is » tw«iu combined cultivator r.ud moulder, . Hi um; be used for cultivating between : r./.s of H- rawborry plants or turnips, for pTugliiag farrows for potatoes, or for ;:.K<klinv' them up in the season. The ,i ~ , may be easily shifted to work edge-v,-ithey may be raked or lowered wi:i; ease without tho driver living his seat. Another ingenious contrivance enables the wheels to be turned to cither aide whan workinu bil ; y country, thus preventing ir.ny skidding -i.a sirr.in on tho gear. It is a very ccopact, handy tool, and should meet a v.\.cly demand. AN AUSTRALIAN OPINION. In the Now South Wales Assembly, jii- Ertciier, in moving the second v:;vii. r ig oc the Industrial Arbitration iiii’. said be had been to New Zealand ih co the introductien of the Act there, aid cams to the oonclusion that the Bill had been one of tie factors promoting she prosperity of New Zealand. "KING DICK'S” INTENTIONS. Tho North Otago Times Parliamentary co-respondent wires :—“ It is now given out, not officially, or I would hesitate to rive the statement credence, that the Premier is making pH »rrang*ments for having the colony for ever. He will as “vevionaly announced, go Horae for tho Coronation, and will not return to New Z-.iioind. Mr Seddoa will be knighted, v.d given a commission from the Col* 0 ual Office as Governor of one of the Bnuh African colonies. After seven years as Governor of tho Orange Colony, Hir Richard will be raised to the peerage."