THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1902.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 166, 15 February 1902, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1902.

A large amount of matter io crowded out. The Government Vainer B in town afc present, and ),nd tha Borough Council books in hand last evening. A meeting of the Waimate High School Board will be held in tbe Courthouse on Tuesday evening next. At a mating of the Bowling Club Committee last evei iug it was decided ip ask members to practice for the Easter tournament at Oaiuaru. Prize winners at the recent Flower Show may r-reive the amount of their prizes oji and after Tuesday next ou ajipli ation to tho Tieasurer. The monthly meeting of the Waimr.te County Fanners’ Association will be held in tha County Chambers on Saturday, February** 2211(1. The annual meeting of the Wcimato Choral and Orchestral Union will be • bc-ld in St Augustine's Schoolroom on Tuesday evening. Intending members are invited. At lbs Magistrate’s Court on Thnrs--1 day decision in the ease Comity Council v, McLean was again reserved, as was tho quasi ion of costs in County Council y. Henry. “ The Holy Cdy ” will b“ sung by Mr J, Hopkins at to-morrow evening's M--rviec in the Wesleyan Oh arch. Mr Hopkins is ut present in Waim;-4-i tie the r pr-T-entative of the Quaker Bath Cabinet. The Timaru Presbytery was informed m Tuesday evening, that the petitioners for a second charge in Timaru have promises of support therefor to the amount of about £O7O a year. It’s the same everywhere, time telle the story, and 99 times out of every 100 the demand is for the Brinsmead piano, because they are built to Lst, not for 5 or 10 years, but for u lifetime! Their tone appeals to the ear, their durability and price to your pocket, their direct appeal is to you. Why reject it ? Interview them at BeggV, next Theatre, Timaru.... At the court on Thursday a female witness deposed to asking a consmbu f whom she saw watching a street, what he " had on.” Tim bene iin its innocence asked if she ref rre i to hia clothes. When it was exp aiued that this was a slang term for *• what are you going to do,” tho Magistrate was satisfied, but the twinkle in his eye set the multitude smiling loudly. An Anarchist Bill has been introduced in the American Senate. It provides a sentence of death for an attempt on the life of the President or official in line of the presidential succession, or for attempts against tho chief rulers of other nations. Threats to kill are punishable by 10 years’ imprisonment. It is proposed that tho President should be furnished with an army guard instead of trusting to the protection of the police.

The defendant in a por.se case on Thursday was decidedly deaf and stopped the proceedings several times. He was also unable to see without las spectacles, and made no effort to produce those humble necessary articles. The bench pointed out that when defendants own lawyers was asking questions there was neither deafness nor weak eight but directly the plaintiffs counsel started to ask questions tha symptoms appeared. This hint oured the complaints for a few moments, but they recurred with more or less frequency throughout. The annual concert in aid of St Patrick’s School Fund yvill be hold on St Pauick's night, Monday, March 17, A liberal programme of vocal and instrumental music, recitations and Irish jigs, is being prepared, eo that patrons can be assured of that evening’s enjoyment. The school children are now in preparation for a cantata and a drama, and besides hems by the besc local talent, songs will be ( ivea. by Miss Nellio Vaughan Black, of the Black family of Musicians, Dunedin, and by Mr Rudolph Peterson of the Christchurch Otynap c Dramatic Club.

last issue we published in our 1 Comments’ column a statethe rates paid in different . England. We are now to hear that Mr Murk Hutt, I( jWftim«ite some two years os to his nephew, states that 2 led, for aelf-protection, to lo lf as a candidate for mumours for West Ham, “ as the years have risen from 8s 3d 0 the £, the* cause of this about and Socialistic Town *l,e make the money fly as can do who never worked for - the value of it.” Though h e had fought shy of mumirS, he felt bound to come out , n J contest the seat with a icialiet, who had been sitting , w n Council for the past three id helped to spend the money good many tradesmen Ifko had had to work hard for. itiff fight, be beat the Socialist orit-y of 99. Mr Hutfc preached B ral occasions in St Paul’s u church and made a wide friends during bis stay, all of will bo glad to hear of his and wish'him - every succeed