General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 107, 26 September 1901, Page 2

General News.

The Excelsior Handing Class hold their wind-up social to-night. The search for survivors of the. torpedo Cobra proveS'froltloss fcndwas, relinquished. Four additional 'fe-ihch quick firers ‘ ate hetfig rhounted on His Mafesty’B ships Terrible and Powerful. You Cafi Sepefad oh -ri Jdjhg yofer children of wonits with wade.s worrit figs, the wonderful worm Worriers-, Price 'is. A largo nfriribet of {Violets kte "Cultivated at Carterton ddr pale ia’ -- . Wellington. One lady havfog an acre pianted in them. . It is -understood to be Lord Roberts. • ■distinct intention to visit New inland as sooo as matters in South Africa are * again in a quiesCerlt slate’. Daring the week ended Monday / r returns-have reported from 62 dredge!?, the total gold yield.being- 17340 z Qdw't ■■ , Bgr or an average of 23 oz per dredge : During: the last five years the ezeest of Chinese arrival* over departures in ; the whole of the Australian States . amounts to f 307. Immigration officers tn America are : . deporting steerage passengers who are ’ 1 not provided with p&ssports Or eitzefr* ’ . ship papers. ■ At.the Folice Court, Waimate on * Thursday, before Mr. Atwill J. P„ a , man named Boyce was charged by the police withbeingdruok on Monday and was fined ss. Two masked men eritefed thj ' batteryhonse of the Beehive goldmine, Belpmebaah, near Melbotfrna. -(ftfoy secured the watchman, and stole a large quantity of'gold. Owing to the fofhiro of'&a brake a petroluera train’escaped from, oobtxcre and telescoped an express train at Palota, Roapaania,, killing tbirtytw* :| out of thirtyeight passengers.

Al+ernsttve tenders are ■ Invited foi* the sale or lease of the Waimate Oddfellows’ Hail, with furniture. Particulars may be found in 1 another column. Owing to- the delay fend the’extrdf cost involved by m ail steamers Snaking Fremantle the first part cf call, the Federal Postmaster Gener&! has approached the Imperial Postmaster General-with a view of reverting to Albany as the first port of call. This afternoon, weather permitting, the Waimate Bowling Club will open -the.season on their green, which ttf fn ;such good order now that it is •described as “ one of Waimate’a beauty spots.”- The ebb hope to see good atfendaijfce o! the On Siturdartr evening a meeting of members ana intending, members of the,Waimate Amateur Athletip- Glqb ; will be held in St. Augustive’A School'room. The areetwy; is to elect officers and. transact othei- important business and a good attendance is expected. Parisians ate bitterly disappointed ; through the Cfcar ndt viMtiog Paria. The Czar sent 100,000 francs for distribution’ amongthfi poor Of P&i») and promised to visit the city later otR Se. divided 60,000 francs between the poor of Dunkirk, Reims, and Goulpeigne.

The Roman Empire, triglr forgotten. Once exercised a mighty sway, But like some buildings otd arid rotteh. Was left to crumble, and decay. The human body neSds attention, In order to long life assure, FCr mg hs and Cdlicfe I Hum but t<* • ' mention \ W. - E. Woods’ Great jfeppermidl Cure. • The owners of stud horses in North Otago arO so Angry with the Agriciritural and Pastoral Association f o p inviting the Government to send down their entries to-. the. sbow’ this year that determined to boycott the Association’s horse parade and hold one off their bv4n» Thttf applied to the Ebfuogh Coon Oil for the ose of a pieoe of the parb for the pwtMMi and the Council held a special meetiDg pn Mpnday niAt tp.consider

The qnarterly meeting of the local branch ef the HiA.C.B.S. was held on Monday last there being 29 members present.. After the ordinary . routine business was disposed of a debate was held,’ which proved mo&t instructive and interesting. Several very good f 'speeches were delivered, and it was apparent that there are some very iikely speakers among the Waimate Jjibernians.

Wives are apparently "riot *o ex pensive as is generally supposed. A Witness at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday said that his wife cost hiba from 8s 4d to 10s lOd per week—Bs 4d for general expenses and frotn five to 7s 6d ns board for her, paid to his mother. He thought this tax upon his resources too great, however, as he was willing for a separation order. It is understood that the Kanaka BiU’will abolish’licences for recruiting, while the-agfeeiriont with Kanakas at present employed in Queensland will, be validated. These agreements may be renewed for ft further terra to bo fixed by the Bill after which it is ■ Absolut dy determined that black libour must cease, and th;t Kanakas be returned to the islands.

The Daily Telegraph, referring to ’ the prohibition of the importation of ■ of grapes to New Zealand, says that it has been proved that phylloxera is not communicable by fruit; that the 1 aißeasp is not prevalent Ivore, iinu the • only reason* for the exclusion of grapes jj a fiscal one. If the prohibition were removed, grapes could be sold, in New Zealand at from 4d to 6a per lb. when otherwise they would be - 3i per lb. A general meeting of the members ‘of the Waimate County Fanners’ Association will be-held in the County Council Chambers at 2 o clock on Saturday afternoon. The meeting is called to'consider a request to drop the Association’s building soheme and pro’vide rooms for an association formed '• by amalgamating witli the local branch of the Farmers’ Union. A meeting of the latter will be held at 3 p.m. on the same day. The annual meeting of the Star Cycling Club was held last evening, the president (Mr G. S. Mathias) presiding. The 'annual balance sheet and report were presented, the former showing a small credit balance. 'A 'co nmittee consisting of Messrs Scott,

Mathias tend Dean was set 'up to ‘-03 ifer With other kindred bodies with tolerance to the tpack Victoria Park. It was decided to adjourn the meeting till Monday October 7th. The position of a coroner’s juryman is now so much sought after says a northern paper, since the emolument is four shillings for (hie first four hours ■an 1 eight shillings a day after, that is lated that a man who covdd no i iger work on the co operative works and is not old enough for the pension, has left his address with the police to be summoned on any jury, and having a bicycle, .will go to 'any part of the city if 1 called up on a storekeeker s telephone.

A despatch in the New York Sun says that a half-drunken negro in a un in South Carolina shot and killed one white man and fatally wounded ane’her. Then’he e dip tied bis revolver by rapid shots, ‘ fortunately without doing further damage. The enraged .pasengerd then seized the negro, and, ‘'dragging turn Vo the platform end of' Hhe train, hurled him therefrom over ‘a ue-)sle f bridge 90ft high, over which the- train Was passing at the time. lh -> 'negro was - instantly killed. Last evening fifty 'members of •the.: Waimate Rifles under Gap ’■tain Barclay and Lieutenants Hurst ’and Jackson. Colonel Bailey and Sergeaht Major Jonds were present. : and the men put in a good night’s drill, being also put througn the newextended niovemen|s. A long service "medal was presented to Private.,Wil-. luins by Colonel Bailey. Three 'Lance-Corporals were promoted to the jrauk'of Corporal, and 'four hew'fhein--bers were elected. The company bold a cycle run froth the post office to day ; at2.30 p.m-., and a ihorris tube match? in the drillsheti at half-past seven evening.