General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 104, 19 September 1901, Page 2

General News.

The Masonic social takes ;place to-night. The first race for the America Cup ■will be sailed on the 2Cth iust. Yesterday, a small fire occurred in Victoria Park, but was soon extinguished. Wade's Teething Powders for •babies are soothing, *«duce -fever and prevent blotches. Price, is. During the Week ended Monday •returns have been received from 65 dredges, the total yield being 20190 z 2dwt 19gr, or an average of 31i>z ( per dredge. A shop is at present going up fn wood in Queen street, just at the railway gate. This ia not, as it would seem, a breach of ihe Borough by laws, as for florae reason or other tb;is«iteia ekempt from the inner Area.

The Ophir during the voyage to Canada experienced a circular storm and pitched heavily. She hoisted the stars and stripes at half-mast when she anchored. At Quebec the Duke arid Duchess of 'Cornwall had an enthusiastic reception, despite the rain which was falling, * A peculiar series of coincidences or recurrences of the figure " 1" has just to light regarding the career of the late air John McKenzie. He arrived in the colony in 1861* was elected to the Provincial "Council in 1871, entered the Houso of Representatives 1881, because a Minister of the Crown in 1891, and died in 1901. The Kaiser, replying to an address presented by the Burgomaster of Danzing, referred to the highly important meeting with his friend the Czar. He- said it was most satisfactory to both sides, unshakeably strengthening •his convictien that .peace would be preserved among the nations for a long time to come. News from Noumea states that a notification was issued on August 10th to the effect that for some days there have been no cases of plague excepting amongst &annka». Only one European: has been attacked. There is sufficient anti plague serum (which proved efficacious in every instance) to meet all present requirements. The death is reported at Sydney of W. A.-Shortland, one of the football team which has just returned to New j South Wales iron* New -Zealand. Excepting that he complained that he was wearied by the large amount of travel ing during the tour, he was apparently in good health, till he was taken suddenly ill, arid succumbed to influenza and kidney trouble. We'll sing God bless 'the Prince of Wales, Protect him from lihe storms and gales, And may his health for ever hold Free f roojueither cough or cold, But Princes too, despite restraints, Are subject to-all cheat complaints. For winch the remedy, tried and snre, Is W. E. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. The Sydney Daily Telegraph says that the Premier of New Zealand's decision not to proceed further with labour legislation is one of the most significant events in -colonial folitieal history. Probably the applying of the brake happens-cone too sooa, for the community to weigh «nd test reform and experimental legislation, of which New Zealand has had such an abun lance, and the public capacity for assimilation, -which is more limited kh tn some politicians perceive. New Zeala d has gono full speed ahesM so long i i this respect that she may wel; slow down. There are purely political ftMonf for ft* warts, too, >* > ""If*,-"! \- *-'* -, , l ~ +A

News from Cape Moreton BtaUto that tbtf*ste&*aer 'Quirftng,,on passing, signalled that the crew of the Moonstone, which had on th> Ocean Island, were>on -board. -The Moonstone was a stearheref 2140 tdaa, and belonged to the 'Picifio Islands Company. She went to Ocean Island from Noumea to load phosphates- |6r Lyttelton. These are nodetails of the wreck.

In connection with the steel strike the Unionists have lost employment at all steel tube mills and 20 other mills, but organisers of the "Unions are freely admitted to all the mills. The Union scale iJoes not apply to all mills. Those started during the dispute continue non-union. The Steel Trust ha* lost £30,000 daily since July, while the strikers' loss in the<hape of wagesaggregates £5,000,050. The following paragraph is takefr >frotn an American journal:—" A New 'Zealand Company. Americans will control many of-the industries of the South Sea Island. Indianapolis, Ind>, July 21st—W. K. Bellia, of this eity, and C. G. t Chadwick, of Wellington, New Zealand, to-morrow will incorporate under the laws of the South Dakota, the New Zealand Mining Company. The capital stock wilt amount to 10,000,000 dollars. Tha 'company purposes to mine in ISfetir Zealand, but it is understood it is in reality a gigantic trust formed to control the electric lighting plants, the hotels, ice plants and 'factories of thfe island. The stock has been subscribed •for, for the most part, by New York capitalists." ~ »

LAND TENURR. A deputation of the membars of the House, introduced by Mr Hogg, waited ■on fcbe Preimeron Friday night, to urge upon the Government the retaining of all Crown lands* and of g> anting only perpetual leases. *Mr Hogg pointed out that an increasing number of freeholds 'were being gwm'ed, and urged tb»t the alienation of the public estate should b<a checked- He asked that in fucura therfe should be but one tenure governing the lind disposed of by the Crown, perpetua ■.lease with pefirdieal revaluation, existing facilities for -changing the tenures oj Crown leasehold* to be withdrawn. It was also pointed out by Mr Hogg that ft 'Considerableportion of the money novr expended "by tlie State on public wofkfe hid enhanced the value of prop<rtiefe afterwards purchase) by the Government for settlement*. Be did not think it right that the taxes'of the people should be 'Utilised in this way. The Piemier said ".hat-he would prefer that the capital value of land should remain with the Crown, but he did not tbiuk it possible •to bring in a measure this session. There weald also be a difficulty in geft'ng "a Bill through the House dcal:ng with -revaluations Ho would, however, do as muoh as possible to prevent Grown landis being turned into freehold.

A SERIOUS OFFENCE. At the crrssinar sessions of the Supreme Court at Tirnaru on Tue-iday, a farmer was charged with rotting a ftilse declaration under the Land for Settlements Act on becoming an applicant for a 'ease in perpetuity allotment, the falsity relati'i» to the quantity oMan4 he already held; A twofold defence watfoffered—that he did not unders' and fbe requirements of the fcir.-n supplied, and that he had parted w.'th the excess of 3and. documents were to •prove that lie had par.cd with fhe lard to a "brother in law, bat tbo prosecution and Judge Itennißton, in Bummtiig up, 'indicated to the jury th t this was a sham arrangement to be carried out if aceusediWtfs a snecessftfl applicant. He was sirccesful, but the ttcad Board', learn, log that he-bad e*eess land', refu-ed tb lease, and fo feited his deposit f £4%, and the jury fdund him guilty. They recommended him to mery,. as be did •not know the 6eritto»ness of tlw offen<e> and his previous good As to the latter the judje remarked that many mea w-ho will nrt cheat a neigb, hour think little of tryifg. to cheat ta© Government. He was fined £2O.