Mostly About People.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 196, 31 August 1901, Page 3

Mostly About People.

His Majesty the King has approved of

Mr A. J. Cadman, an ex-Minister of New Zealand, retaining the title of “ Honourable.”

Mr Owen, district secretary of the Australian Widows’ Life Assurance Company, left by Thursday’s express. Major Keddell, 8.M., was a passenger by the same train.

Miss Roberts, of Christchurch, and Mr Woolley, the noted temperance advocate, arrived by yesterday’s express. They are the guests of His Worship the Mayor (Mr John Manchester). Mr and Mrs Symons arrived at Makikihi ffom the north by the express on Saturday, and have now taken up their permanent residence at Bourndalo, Hunter.

Mr and Mrs Field and family, late of Fort L< ivi. Bank’s Peninsula, arrived it ifakikihi by tho express on Tuesday, and pro-e ded to their tmw borne, near Bourndale, on the following morning.

A lott.T has been received bom Coi - stable Parker, Hawera, iu which he mates tiiat the town has a good water supply and drainage works, but the streets are very bad. Tho ’courthouse Un-re is ligated with gas. The Clerk of tin Court had bean ill for six weeks, and the writer was appointed {>■« deputy. I luring the timo a aiding was held under Judge Kettle, which lasted eight days. There are seven lawyers in the town, three hankers and one daily ptpar, and the place atoms rather prosperous. Ths country districts are all dairy farms, and tho pa-tu.e s very good. The >alk sp-ay from til* sea is blown in about 10 miles, tnd it is said that this asuuba the dairying.

Tho Rev Father Tubman laft for Timaru by yesterday's express. Mr Morgan, Waihfto Dr.vna, left by exprosa yesterday for Duuodin, whore he will stay r.bout, ten day*.' Mr Field, Stock Inspector, left Waicnate for Timaru yesterday afternoon.