THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1902.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 176, 11 March 1902, Page 3

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1902.

The Traders' Association met last night. Tho San Francisco mail closes at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The County Council held a committee mooting yesterday. Tho rain of the last four da vs doored up on Sunday. Much gram is growing in tho stook, and farmers will suffer heavily. Wo arc informed that a number of Waiknkahi settlors and other farmers are joining the Waimato ’Workers’ Union.

In the Wesleyan Church to-morrow Dr Morley will preach for the last time before going to Melbourne, and a very large congregation is expected.

Mr D. Mahonoy, Timaru ha a revised lists of farms for sale including some at Geraldine, Levels, Seadown, Washdyke Valley, and Pareora and Albury Settlements. At a recent meeting of the Primitive Methodist Church Quarterly Board, i vote w’as taken on the subject of Methodist union undea the present basis, the result being a unanimous decision against union. There was n large attendance at the funeral o the late Mrs Buckley, friends of the family from all round tho district gathering to show their respect for the deceased. Tho interment took place in Waimato cemetery from St. Patrick's church.

The annual meeting of tbo South -Canterbury Hunt Club was held in Timaru on Saturday. Messrs W. J. Bassett, J. Ford and G. Studholrao wore appointed to represent Waimate on the committee, The meeting upheld the decision of the committee not to hunt in the Waimate district, Mr F. Simmonds dissenting. It’s the same everywhere. Time tells the story, and 99 times out of every jj.oo the demand is for the JBrinsmead piano, because they arc 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 Bego’s, next Theatre, Timaru. — Advt.

Mr H. Franklin, who some month.-) ago suffered tho loss of his pvtuiusc-s by fire, has once more removed to the old site in the premises erected by Messrs Pitman and Molloy. Thu shop is handsomely fitted up, and calculated jbo display to advantage the large and well-assorted .stock Mr Franklin is putting in. One very handsome piece of furniture is a red pine counter, with hand-carved cedar trusses, the top being oiled instead of polished, in order to bring out tho grain of the wood. Mr Franklin has a long reputation as a trustworthy business man, and now fih.at he is in his new premises there is no reason to doubt that increased busiwili result, and enable him to recover ihe financial loss he incurred by the (fire.

Messrs Jestop and Co', the enterprising Temuka cycle engineers, are opening a branch of their bustness in Waimate underneath Mr Kirkland’s surgery. Queen street. The firm are well known in Waimate, having shown their machines at the WMmate Agricultural Show for the last two years. They are sola agents in New Zealand for theßrilliant ’’ gasoline lamp, with which their shop will be lighted, and -which gives a light of 100 candle power at a cost of sixpence for eighteen hours, this making it a powerful rival to gas. The firm is also running a one and a half h.p. motor bioyclo of their own building, a machine that has been exhaustively tried and found to give greatest satisfaction.

FIJI AND NEW ZEALAND. On the subject of Fiji and New Zealand, Mr Frederick J. Moss writes as follows to an Auckland paper : “You will find me much in accord with Mr Berkely about thatforra of Colony Office depotism known as Crown Colony government; but New Zealand’s own rule in the Cook Islands is at the present time quite as -despotic, while the administration of justice is a notorius farce and their people have no appeal to a Supreme Court, as the people have in Fiji. You -w.ere good enough to insert yesterday ; a letter from me regarding the position .of these little Islands. Their incorporation was, to my mind, an act of .crass puerility, That of the larger islands of Fi,i will be rank insanity.” HONOURS FROM THE CROWN. The King (says “ Marmaduke” in London Truth) has discovered the secret of perpetual promotion, and therefore has abolished the New Year.s honours list. Since his Majesty .succeeded to the throne scarcely a day passes without some distinction being bestowed, and it would be injudicious to have too many evasions when large Jbatohea of honour furo gtyjnfeuted

The . • rrc )i 1 i;i ;,1 the BCillJi a* r. ;> ro T ; U*i;.u hi i;y vhu rumour which in cur **;iir -,n e g them that ;h fcLi ig will h- -to.v knighthoods gcuor- ' My at din tiin* *T ihu Coronation. Some iiavh :, tin' many, if not all, of the Mayors in Grant Britain, will b«kniglvod, while baronetcies and knighthoods are to o.* poured upon tho colon int-i. The polio > of increrioing considerably the nunihor of holders of tho smaller and non-continuous honours was gwidv favoured by tho late Queen during die latter part of her reign, and King Edward is said to he of the same mind as was her Majesty in this matter.