THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 122, 31 October 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901.

# The present session? of Parliament is dravvang to a-dose, it being expected to end this week. It has been decided to eetebrate tba King's birthday on November 11th kt Waiuaate this yew. Reports of the Hospital Board and Co Operative Association "a meetingsand o'hei newa are crowded out-. Madame Melba will visit Australiain September next, and give five concerts in each of the principal cities. At the Council meeting on Monday evening,, it was said that Dr gymes had not yet made a report to -tb» Borough Council. The Premier ha* received advice that the War office is unable to approve of any more commissions being offered to the New Zealand Government i{ ! All po'ries for the Wairoate 1 A. %nd P. Association's show close on Nov. H at noon. Exhibit* of salt- bur, er mfcet be in the secretary's hand* by Saturday ne»t. During the week ended Monday reports have b*en received from fortyone dredges, the total yield beinr 856ezUdwtllgr t an, average of 21of per dredge. The SuUao refuses to authorise a loan to sculh the P«ench claims in connection the Coistantii <»/e Quays Company, and the Freuib bankers claims. -Mrs Anna Taylor, of Bay eltv, Michigan, with a view to raising money to liquidate it-debt, shot Niagara Falls strapped inside The barrel was weighted OLrght and .bobbed about lika a cork. Mro Taylor oatua thswak •awly, " ~*

The n»m«» o( ninety one grocery,, •firm* appear on the papers in the,; which th 3 Wellington Grocers , Union of Workers are btir.gtng battr- ] the Conciliation Aoard, ' News from Perth stales that fifty two natives, serving sentence for Cattle killing, escaped 'from Wyndhain sml. The natives outside supplied means of escape Three have been recaptured. The London Time's Ottawa corres pondent states that a letter is about to be forwarded by Canada m-ikmg overtures to Australia to Conclude tariff arrangements based upon muiusH' preference. M the Council meeting on Monday •vening an offer was received to take up stumps of trees in the land purchased in Butcher's Lano for lfK if applicant could V»ve the timber. This offer was accepted. At the Borough Council meeting 01 Monday, the Mayor, apropos of hi* •recant vijft to Welting*'- said it w-is very different thin'" going ab:h< ' i'o ; ft Government officio and going armel with an "M.H.R."

A Borough Councillor said on Mm. "day night that f*»w other towns had suoh good crossing* as Waimate. or in ficThaQ any at' all out of th* main atreets. Another Councillor said all visitors admired our iron crn^i.ii". : For a few moments there was silence ■■■each Councillor looking r the picture of -conscious virtue.

The prophecy was raidi by Mr T. H. Haselden, in a speech at Hunterville the other day, that the Farmers' Union would become on» -of the biggeit and best things the country had ever seen. It would do •Bwky wifb "party politics, arid do good 'for the government of the country. The Channel Fleet meets 'th* Oplmon hsr return from Canada off ih Irish coast, and escorts her to Ports-. xnouth. The'King and Qoeen on the Koyal vacht meet the Ophir i.i thEnglish Channel. Toe Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will be accorded a military reception at Victoria station on Saturday, when a Royal procession wilj be made via -Piccadilly to Marlborough Souse. On Monday evening Councillor -Barclay said soma people were of opinion that if Glasgow street (pas?, 'the Weslevan Chn-nh) were cat through to the drillsh-d and Victoria "Terrace closed, it would be a %t ->\i benefit to the Borough. It was pointed out bhat it was now too late, as the Library had been built with the 'Council's sanction, and they Could not '•be robbed of entrance.

Hr J- T?. Douglas met with a plight -accident while coming in from Waihao Downs yosterdav morning. He was •driving on the side of the road, when the horse shieS and struck the. bank the roadside. This cain-'d the animal to stumble, and failing to recover itself, it fell heavilv, throwing Mr Douglas out and breaking 'one of the shafts. Mr Douglas Was, form nately, Unhurt, and having parched np the shaft, oontinued his journey into •ttfwn.

A meeting of Sydney timber nmr -chants decided to take combined action with a view to having the Fede-al tariff on rough timber nx»d at Is 6d and dressed timber at 3s per 100 super, feet, and doors at 2s each. It was stated that representations Were U be mad&.toMr Barton to secur* an exemption on "white pine and other inodorous timbers. The chairman announced the Premier of New -Zealand had arfangnd to phce an export duty of 3s per 100 sup-*, feet on white pine and kauri baulk timber. The following rinks have been sridwd to play ffgiinst Oamam Phceoi'x ißowling Club on Monday. Nov 11th. Members are requestedto put in as much practise »s C. Akhurst. Smith '(skipV, Ma-m. Coltman, Scott '(skip)'; Wtllunn. Johnston, Cameron. GoMstonp («kio) ; Clarke, Binney, Nrcol. Mitchell (skip) •; Manchester, Middleton, Christie, Wilson (skip); Hunilton, Evans, jfenzieft. Hertslet (skip). Emergencies —F. Akhurst, C. Dish, C. Jackson, 51. E. Boyd, and G J. Sluckleton. A single-wicket cricket match was Commenced at the Park on Tuesday evening, when Mr W M. Hmillion's team beat Mr C. 3. Goldstone's team by one wicket and five runs. The following are the scores ■:— Hamilton's "Team—Hutchinson, 6 ; Taylor, 3 . J. IQoldStone, 31; Hamilton, not out. 10; total, 50. Goldstone's Team -Rout. •27; Goldstoue, 9; Griffm, 9; Fowe raker, 0; Fargusson, 0: total, 45 ONext Tuesday Mr Studholme's team rtoeets Mr Stewart's* the final match to be played later. Practice will be held this afternoon at the Park, wb>>» all members a*e requested to attend it. •view of the ra itch against Temuka on November 9 th.

WEATHER PROSPECTS. The Sydney -district was experienced -a sudden heat wave, the thermometer touching 95 in the shade in the city. It was followed by a fierce cold westerly gale, which at its height blew "71 miles an hour. The city was 'enshrouded in clouds of dust. Thgale swept over part of the colony, and -iu manv cases was aCcoiUpuii.d by heavy rain, hail aid snow. Consider able damage was done to crops and ■property. Mr Wragge forecasts that this is only the edg« of a very dangerous Antarctic disturbance, call-d Sychem, and urgently warns shipping -of galea and mountainous seas. He forecasts that the weather in New Zealand will be temporarily fine, and thereafter comes Sycheia in the south \a all its fury. PRESENTATIONS. Th«e was a large gathering of rail ■way men representing the Wellington. Napier* and New Plymouth section*, "fend members of Parliament at Petone on Saturday, the occasion beiog the presentation of a handsome silver and coffee service to Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, aa an earnest of the congratula lions of the railway employees with Sir Josegh Ward on the occasion of his knighthood. The Premier made the presentation. A gathering of Opposition members of Parliament was held In Parliament BuHdings on Monday afternoon for the purpose of making a presentation to Captain Russell. The presentation took the form Of three massive silver" table vases which had been specially imported from Home, which bore the following inscription : —•Presented to Captain Russell, M.H.R., as a mark of esteem from friends associated with him while leader of the Opposition invths Parliament of New Zealand." The presentation was made by Mr Massey.