General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 172, 1 March 1902, Page 3

General News.

A public meeting wd! bo hold at BtAndrews this evening to discuss the v.ic’sdoo of budding a public ball.

' A Urg« amount of matter is cron (fed including two’ loiters mi “'Hie IrinA question,” which will appear Vlh !C j Ujb’Jf!.

'f”,o Matron of tho M/simate Hosnjiill desires to thank Mrs Turnbull for a very acceptable basket of treat for the patients. The XVaimate branch of business of ATcssrs Gunn and Co., chemists, Timarn. is almost ready to open Mr W.qton the local manager, wishes to notify ’ that he expects to commence business on Monday or Tuesday. ... A number of enquiries have been made from us in regard to the petition for reducing the fine inflicted on Mr „. if. Milsom, brewer, and we learn from official sources that it has been reduced to £lO. The Canterbury Fanners’ Co-opera-tive Association, Timiru, have purchased from Mr 11. G. Laxter that dock of laud in Queen street between Mr Crain’s and the Salvation Army barracks, and intend to build a branch -tore.

The rainfall at Waimafe for the ’ month of February, as recorded oy M>* W. S. Hamilton, was 203 inches., ; Mr T 1 Am ill on says tint,in comparing this v rrlth that of Orosbv ”it Should be re-nu-inbered that Crosby is about 585 feet homer than Waim&to and live miles Anther inland. The usual rainfall is ’ about on'e-tiftb greater. Besides Mr Chamberlain’s Conferee of Colonial Statesmen dealing wi'h mafrfers affecting trade and commerce, Sir Wilfrid Banner convenes an intercolonial conference on traas and postal matters and the cable affecting Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Possibly tho final deliberations of this conference will bo held at Ottawa.

At the Courthouse on Thursday. Mr "Williams, Crown Laud Hanger offered for gala two sections in Waitnate borough. The first offcrsd, in Manse street, was started at the upset price of 15$ per vcar and was carried to £2, Messrs it Watts and B. Pina securing it. The other section, in Dobson street, was leased by Mr' J. Kuby at the upset rental, £l. It’s the satne everywhere. Time tells the story, and 99 times out of <>v»ry 100 the demand is for tho Brinsmead piano, because they are built to last, not for 5 or ten years, but for a 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 Bbgg’s; next "Theatre, Timaru.— Advt.

Prince Henry of Prussia every where, da America received great ovations. An interesting arid cordial exchange of visits has taken place between President Roosevelt' nud Prince Henry. The latter, who is residing at the Russian Embassy, drove to the British Ambassador’s, and then called on otlmr. embassies, arid visited the Capitol. Ho dined at the White House in the evening.

There fere numerous cases of typhoid 'fever in Waimate, at present. Bad water is said to be the cause. In. Maude street,’ where there are ten "’cases, the cause is said to be a cesspool 'filled in some, year's ago. TheTnspac-. of Nuisances (Mr Rayenhall) who . jjs working energetically to -get 'the. jHotoogh in a sanitary condUion/isitry-; to Ideate theplace so-as to gotut j. it u i<'‘

At the Timaru Land Office on Thursday Mr Brodrick submitted to auction the lease of a block of pastoral country containing 9309 acres, r situated on the eastern slopes ol Station Peak range, near the source n( the Waihao river. Mr Brodrick announced tbs upset rental to be £193 IBs 9d, and the laud was weighted with .£635 10s. valuation for improvements. Bidding was started at the upset rental, and the price rose to £2BO, at which figure Mr W. J. Dailey became the purchaser. It may interest lovers of rifle shooting (says the Herald) to learn that the meeting to be held in Timaru is open to all in South Canterbury who like to enter, volunteer and civilian being treated ’alike. The difficulty .the civilian has to face is the. want oi a rifle, as volunteers arc forbidden to lend their arms. However, this difficulty I may be overcome. Following an example set by other pieces it is very lik<-ly that a match for cadets will bo put on tho programme. The lads certainly deserve such' encouragement.

THE Bums 11 NAVY. In the House of Commons, during the debate on the naval Estimates, Mr Arnold Foster announced that it was proposed to'introduce a Bill enabling the enrolment of Naval Reservists in every colony which was willing to comply with the Admiralty's terms. He slated• that live submarines would bo completed this,year, and that it was intendfed to build more. He indicated that there would be extensive rearmament of the smaller battle ships, ami. larger cruisers with most powerful modern guns would be added. Next year 87 warships would bo under construction. Their programme maintains tho standard naval strength in excess of any two Powers’ standard while their magazines were full of armour piercing projectiles and ammunition.