General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 125, 7 November 1901, Page 3

General News.

The Railway Department announce cheap fares for the 'King's birthday. Mr R. Wills, formerly of Waiinata, took over the Redd iff hotel on Tuesday. The Federal Government intend to pay a bonus to encourage the development of the iron industry. A. :R«uter's despatoh from P«kin states that an attempt to assassinate the Dowager Empress failed. The Ocean Accident Insurance Company paid last year iu claims, equal to £ISOO pur day. Mr John Grig*, of Longbeaoh, one of the pioneers of Canterbury, died on Tuesday at the age of 73 years. Messrs D. S. Middleton, James Tavendale and J. Moynihan, have been appointed fishing rangers for the Waitaki- Waimate Acclimatisation district.

The American Commission at Manilla drafted an Act imposing death on anyone aiding the insurgents, also drastic penalties for seditious 'Utterances and oalhbre&ktng. A Taranaki man says that Te Whitii had to go out on business as a prophet because the Maoris found, by sad ex peience, that he could not pick the wiimor in a hank race.

The Dowager Empress of China whih embarking in a bnat crossing the the river at -Hoiiaufu, wm attacked by a imui with a spear. H-?r attendant was killed, and the asatilsnt was slain by the entourage.

The Federal Postmaster has in formed Mr Seddoo that New Zealand may utilise tha Suw Canal route for the despatch of rotilH on payment of a per enpita share of £70,009, for «hich the Commonwealth is responsible. There were six bankrupts -in the colony last week ; a storekoepHr at' Dargaville, a tailor at Napier, a butcher at Wftllington, a farmer at Temuka, a picture framer at Duuedin, and a storekeeper at Otatuan. The authorities at Washington de clire that Great Britain asks no compensation for relinquishing right of control over the Tsthiuisan canal. The Government of Nicaragua has denounced the treaty empowering the United States to construct a canal, and desires to arrange a new treaty.

The Maharsjahs of Gwalior and Jaipur, the Rajahs of Kollapur and Mabha, and the Nawab of Calhapur, and native re prefentatives from all 4) arts of India, will attend the coron ation of the King. O.n behalf of Princes unable to attend it has been decided that- the Durbar at Delhi will be equivalent to attendance at London. During the quarter ended September 30th the Government paid for the pur chase of land fot settlement L 56.253 0s 3d. The estates .purchased w«re, HHtana (vY P. Hoffman), 1.4868 14 3d; Kiumahi (W.Pereival), L 4700; Kapuihohfc (A.B Cambridge), L 2249 3s Id ; Ringway (Murray Roberts and Co) L 103; rural section -86 273 (F. F. Parker, Junr.), L 453 10* 9tl; Toka ora (J. LiviugMtone),Cßl 616 lis; Waatt {W. S. Bruce), K 845 83. The Government propose!, says the Evening Post, to place 00 the supplementary estimates a sum of £BOOO for the widow of the late Sir John Mackenzie. Only a lew members have been sounded so far, but there appears <to be a feeling against -the proposal, and although the sum will probably.appear on the estimates, the present indications are that it will .not receive thatiiuanimons support which the Government would like to have for such a proposal.

The Wainaate Amateur Bramatie ia just .now busily engaged rehearsing the famous comedy, " The Magistrate." The play is on» that affords much scope for good acting, and also requites a , very strong cast-; but we think, from we have seen at the rehearsals, that our local performers will be able to give a very good representation of it. The cast includes, besides the old favourites, several new performers of considerable histrioirto ability, and the public may -expect a treat when tht performance takes place, on Show night. The EaymeHt of Members Bill is going through the House slowly. It i« -gattiug good support from ptago members, and from Canterbury the a«n«. Hall-Jones and Steward are among those favourable to an increase of honorarium. There was an allnight titling ou Tuesday, bat mutters ! got no further forward, -abhaugh members appear to have got lots of. fan in committee. Among the epithets: used by hon. oiembere to each-other were '• whippergoapper," 4 * broken- '■ kneed party hack," •• parasite,""hide-, bound Tory." The time was passed fairly agreeably., Major Steward was chairman, but a Prese special says bis ream was "out of ttnd." Evidently. Borne of the Maoris believe that the exhibition of loyalty*hown by them in <i»noing the Kikia tepoa dance before f.B.S. of York entitles them to free railway passes for all time.' Some of r.hese gentleman, who were glad with wine and shark recently, made a stand aggregating* «ne hundred Stone in a «*ilw,ay carriage, apd wfnsad either to p*y their tickets pr bs thrown opt .by a ten stone. ,s*a4ionma»ter. Thayer gained .tyifc'' >.th»y had.fljvaa Prinea Oeorge fapogkprMenta to pay railway

vvas requisitioned, and gallantly wad*d .'.i rh<* carriage, the atmosphere, and (He Maori warriors. Last beard, of tfas - ocourrencjr was that the Maoris "were rushing towards the next station weere the only J.P. had a wire to read the Riot Act. A large, limp gentleuian in bnie'iat down on the-platform of departure, and a suggestion of shark marred the balmy breezes of spring.—Free Lance. • ■ OFRGOLD PRODUCTION. The gold returns of the colony for October show a total of 40,4740 a, of a value of £155.030. Silver, 41,8100 z ; valu« £4376. The jiald for'the ten months of the present year is nearly as large as that 0T last year., *«., 317,137035, as against 873,616 m. The total this year is expected to be the -largest since 1878.

: SALMON FISHERIES. i The North Otago Times says :—Mr Ayson, Inspector of .Fisheries left baotaru on Saturday for Hakatararaea rotuake all the necessary arrangements', for- the xeeeption of. shipment of nalmon ova soming by the next San F*jmci*co mail boat. This shipment we understand, is much larger than the previous one, and in addition a shipment from Scotland is shortly expected. The shipments are expected to tax the resources of the hatchery to such an extent that it may be necessary to to send some of the ova to Lake Obau, where accomodation will be provided for them. THE REVENUE RETURNS. The Premier has presented to the House a return shown the reveuue for the seven months ended October 81st. 19Q1, and for the corresponding period of last year. He stated that the details were as follows :—Consolidated Fund, oridiuary revenue: Customs 1901, £ 1,414 817; 1900, £1.234,92 L ; stamps, £414,682 and £431,036 ; Post and Telegraph, cash receipts. £49.473 and £38,405 ; land tax. £1836 and £4834; inoonae tax, £6114 and and £5559.; beer duty. £47,204 and £44,154; railways, £985.145 and£Bß9,933; regtstrntion and other fees, £39. 495 and £34,481- marine, £17.935 and £15.477 ; miscellaneous, £7l 167 and £62,603, He also gave details of the territorial revenue. The grand totals were aa follows.—l9ol, £3.014,581; 1908, £2,901.223.