General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 132, 23 November 1901, Page 2

General News.

At the Oamaru Show Mr J. Freeman’s thoroughbred entire Oonqneror was first in his class. A fictions fire occurred at Dan novirke on Wednesday morning, destroying three buildings and gutting a fourth. The total losses above insurance are about £4OOO. Count Hollobere, German Minister, has assured President Roosevelt that the reports that Germany is seeking coaling stations in Sop(h America.afld the West Indies are baseless. , > On Wednesday before Mr W. Coltman, J.P., Donald Smith was charged with b.ui.g drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart. and was fined £l, oc in default seven days’ imprisonment. At a meeting of the Christchurch Cathedral Chapter ft was decided to at once take down the damaged portion of the Cathedral spire. The question of reconstruction was left over for further consideration.

Next Fiiday evening, in the Presbyterian Church at Waihao Downs, the Knox Church choir will render the cantata, “ The New Jerusalem.” With their usual.liberality, the ladies of the district will provide refreshments. Lord Ranfurly in a letter -to the “St James Gazette, says that-the iioytH Visit to Australasia was of inestimable and far-reaching value. The absence of stiffness was a pleasant surprise, and more frequent visits are desirable.

Messrs Manchester Bros, have been appointed agents for the well known Castle tea, which may be had-at Is sd, is Bd, Is 10d, 2s, or 2s 4d per pound. The 2s tea is the Castle Company's l specialty, and is said to be splendid value.

The case against Mumford and Kerry and Freke for stranding the Ariadne near Glenavy will coma on at Christchurch on December 17th. Constables O'Halloran and Gough, of Waimate and Glenavy, will attend to give evidence. At Dunedin Supreme Court Mies Mark sought to recover £SQO damages for breach of promise by Joseph Culling, of the First New Ze- land Contingent. Defence was thaf there was no -promise to marry, and that, as a result gf injuries sustained in South Africa, he was not in sufficiently good health. Judgment was reserved. ■ Mr Coleridge Farr, who : is in charge of the Magnetic Observatory, Christ*, church, does not expect the Antarctic , ship Discovery for a week, but she may Arrive any day. The vessel must ’ leave Lyttelton not later than the middle of December to take ns much advantage as possible of the southern summer, which begins with the breaking up of the pack ice in the I middle of December. The Waituna Band of Hope held its ’ monthly meeting on Thursday last. There were about sixty children and adults present, Mr R. Kirkcaldy being in the chair. Recitations were given by Mabel Newtou, Kate Swan,Carl Meyer, and Mr R; Kirkcaldy. Solos were rendered by Misses H. Meyer and B. Rockingham. A dialogue was also given by four boys. At the dose of the meeting seven signed the pledge. About 130 people from Waimafe journeyed to Oamaru' yesterday for the people’s day of the Oamaru Show. Morven and Glenavy also contributed , a substantia! contingent each, * ’There was a recofcd attendance at thaßho\v, apd inVinost classes there Wag 1 competition. A magnificent selection ofdtaught stool* wdS/ph the gfoubd, i aqionget, othera -ueihg. IheOPvterninCnt • stallion's Danger <Bfepal. Wk|«ihte ISfei’iT,-: i m, A slp» 4

By advertisement it will be seen that Mr Pit t, of Messrs Bruntt, Pitt and Co., Christchurch, has a large stock of Indian fancy goods the Royal Hotel samnle rooms. The collection is well worth 'seeing, including as i: does tablecloths, centres, curtains of most magnificent workmanship in gold, silver, sequius, etc., of Indian silks and other material. All the work is done by hand, and represents, in many cases, many gears’ labour.

The Chief Health Oflfiicar says that system of obtaining water supply from from shallow' wells is fraught, with the greatest ganger. Toe popular super edition that because the pipe has been sunk some 10ft or 15ft therefore the water must be pure, is, says Dr. Mason, just as inaccurate .as it is universal. After pointing out the risk of contamination from drainage through porous gravel soil into the water tapped by such pipes:, Dr. Mason says that water from streams should not bo drunk without previous filtration, the eggs ot ova of many of the parasites, n sch as tapeworms, hydatids, esc , are deposited upon the surface cf the water-

A good gathering ot young people faced the president (Rev. J- Watt) at the third meeting of the Morven Band of -Hope. The programme consisted of songs bv Misses Faulkner and Peck ■and Messrs Nelson and Sheppard; rncifufions by Messrs Sides and J. Mills; an address by Mr George Hash, with practical Illustrations of some cf the qualities and uses of e'oohol ; and an original dialogue by Misses Fletcher, Peck and Munro and Messrs Northcote, Robert Mills, John. James and A. Peck. This latter was more practical and instructive than she kind of thing usually given as a dialogue, and th-3 parts were ably sustained. The society meets again in March, aftar the harvest recess, and bids fair to have a long and useful career.

The ■ Government poultry farms in chi South hava recently teen inspected by Mr D. D. Hyde, of the Departmentof Agriculture. The fine at Milton is nmv in admirable order, and is visited by persons from far and near. Thanirs to the agitation carried on by the department, the interest taken in the poultry industry ia increasing daily. The number of eggs sent out from the State farms this season will far exceed that for last year. Whan the laying time is over, it is expected that a large number of excellent birds will lie sent by poultry raisers to the Government depots in the four centres for expert'. After the Falmn -ston North show, Mr I. D. Ritchie (Secretary tor Agriculture) and Mr Hvdo will meot in the north to make arrangements in connection with the new poultry farm near Ha, nilcon. The station in Auckland Harbour is being abandoned. N.Z. Times, MO LTQUOB, The Public Works Department refuse to carry liquor ou the section of railway under their control from the j-’orootarao tunnel southwards, A large consignment of spirits and beer, consigned to Ongarr.to, is now lying at Dorootarao station', where the working railways control ends. FREE PLANTING. The Minister of Justice expresses himself entirely satisfied ntthe result of :.he experiment of using -prison labour' for the planting of tree m the Rotorua district. He will next month inspect, 100 work clone, mid limn decide whether more prisoners should be employed u the same way ia other parts; cf the colony. AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR. Mr C.A.C. Hardy, says ■hat the report cf his intended resignation which appeared in tuo Dunedin Star is entirely without foundation. Mr Hardy gays that although it is undoubtedly true ho is very much disgusted with recent proceeding!? in Bariiauieuii, he would not think of retiring from tho Selwyn seat without ’first consulting ins friends cr. tho subject. SHOP AND SHOP ASSISTANT’S ACT. Under tire Shop and Shop Assistant’s Acts Amendment Act, 1901. which is now in foice, all chemists’ chops may bo opened, but only for the supply’ cl: medicines and surgical appliances, bet wen tho hours of seven and nine o 'clock in the evening, but no longer, although the chemist may on the day appointed for the dosing of shops, supply any medicines or surgical appliances which are urgently required, but he shall then open his shop only for such purpose.

EVIDENCE IN LICENSING CASES. The unsatisfactory nature of the evidence usually called in cases of breeches of the Licencing Act was cnuoionted upon by the Crown Prosecutor of Dunedin “on Tuesday. He said he had suggested to the Inspector of Police that for the future, in cases of tho kind in question, simply the yolioa rhould b-a called, In all such cases the art of giving misleading evidence had been reduced to a science. It was extremely desirable that in future tho police should simply be put in the box. As a rule in these cases he was afraid the nature of the evidence given . was so patent that he could not comment upon it too strongly.