General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 198, 3 May 1902, Page 3

General News.

--—o There will be only ono Government holiday in connection with tho Coronation, namely June 26th. Penny postage to Australia has been gazetted, and also the cable rates to the Commonwealth, Norfolk Island, and Fiji. On Wednesday, before Messrs Sinclair and Nicol, J's.P. prohibition orders were granted against Donald Mackay and A°ch. McKonzie, both of Makikihi. It is stated that the French Transatlantic S eamship Company have agreed to support Mr Morgan's combine on the same lines as the German companies. A movement is on foot in London to memorialise the Government to veto the combine, or to petition Parliament to close British ports against the trust. The C.F.C.A. advertise that entries are now being received for their next horse sale, to be held at Studholme Junction on May 22. It is stated that Sandow, the strongest man in the world, is on tour with Harry Rickards, and is expected to pav a visit to New Zealand shortly. It is" quite likely that the company will visit Timaru.

On Thursday before Mr W. Coltman. J.P., T. Hogan, a prohibited man, was fined £1 or in default 48 hours imprisonment for being drunk on'Wednesday night. The fiue was paid. Our readers are-<-rominded that the art of glass-blowing can be seen daily at. the Christchurch Glassworks. These demonstrations are practical, educational, and amusing, and should be seen by everybody.

The Otago Trades and Labour Council intends asking the co-opera-tion of similar organisations throughout New Zealand in sending a united protest to Parliament advocating the abolition of milling trusts.

The Daily Chronicle states that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian Premier, is ailing, and will retire from the Premiership after the Coronation and Intercolonial Conference of Premiers.

The first cases under the Punedin city by-law against expectorating on the public footpaths came before the Police Court on Thursday. One case was dismissed, and live other defendants wore fined Is each without costs. Future cases will be more severely dealt with,

The British Post Offloe officials considerthat Australia is bound, under tho Post;U Union terms to collect the surcharges imposed by Britain and they contend that Australia is throwing upon Britain the financial loss resulting from penny postage.

In acoordanoe with an agreement made in December, the whole of the State Ministers excepting Mr Trenwith have handed in their resignations to the Premier, with a view of giving him a free hand in reconstructing a Cabinet to consist of five members. This is the first instalment of the promised Parliamentary reform.

A Genoa newspaper, " Caffaro," states that Italy intends to acquire an island in Australian waters on which te establish a penitentiary colony for the transportation of confirmed criminals and dangerous persons who have hitherto been condemned to solitary confinement. The same news is pub-, lished in some of the French journals,

Inspector Peter Pender, who is retir, ing from the New Zealand Police on pension, was on Wednesday presented by the Justices of the Peace in Wellington district with an illuminated address, and a cheque for £llß, and by the citizens of Wellington with a cheque for £146. The presentations were made by the Mayor in the presence of a large number of citizens, v?ho warmly applauded the Justices' eulogistic references to the Inspector Pender's fine I | personal record in this city. At the meeting to form -a Pigeon Fanciers' Club in Waimate there wa« a very good attendance. *Mr H. Saunders was voted to the chair. It waß decided to form a club, called the " Waimate Pigeon Fanciers' Club," with an annual subscription of Qs, for tbe promotion of the pigeon fancy. The election of officers was as follows : —Patrons, Hon. \V. J. Steward, M.H.R., and Donald MoLean, Esq.; president. Mr A. Walker ;■ 'ioe-presi-dentsj Messrs F. Lundoo wad H.

Sai 'iders; secretary and treasurer, Mr C. A. Wilson. Committee, all members. Rules of another club were rami and, with several -alterations adopted. It was decided to start tmii.: ig young birds very shortly. Mr 11. .launders offered to provide a

banker for training on the railway. * During discussion as to rooms, Mr i C. A. Wilson offered the use of his office | and both offers were accepted with | thanks. The secretary was instructed to subscribe to a newspaper dealing

with pigeon matters, and arrangements were made for providing books and papers on the same subject for handing round amongst members. The next meeting was fixed for Saturday, May 10th, at 8 p.m., when itis desired that all members and intending members will attend. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded an enthusiastic meeting. There are numbers of young birds ready, and next season should see the C'.ub flying long distance races.

Mr A. M. Huxtable announces in this issue that he is opening a branch of the London Piano and Organ Co. in Waimate. Mr Huxtoble visited "Waimate 20 years ago, being bass singor in the well-known Caraudini Co- He will be a decided acquisition to the musical talent of the town.

Our sale is a splendid success. All delighted wieh the bargains. —T. E. Loach, Plumber, Tinsmith and Ironworker, Waimate. —Advt. Clarkk's Celebrated Worm Powders.—When your child shows symptoms of worms, don't fail to procure a box of the above powders. They will effect a cure. Price, Is per box. Sold by Gunn and Co., sole proprietors, next Co-operative Store, Waimate.

With the introduction of up-to-date labour-saving machinery and increased facility for a large output, Messrs. Marriott and Marriott, of London, have pieced a piano on the market which Begg and Co., next theatre, are able to sell at j£37 10s. This is the result of using the new American automatic piano machinery. and is undoubtedly the,- biggest and best value ever the money —Advt. | Messrs Bf W. Hutt snd Co., tailors and thank their |>r the support given tnem sinjffi commencing business. They have jujf openefa splendid range of now good| which they will sell atflgrftfes that naujt suit the times. Also, a nice assortment of gentlemen's hats, shirts, ties, and underwear at prices that are sure to command a readj sale. Advt.

Tfe agent fo»||he Kaitangata Cojnpantf begs tojß#e thajnTMuroew Mining ; la|fc seJWon has h<J|rs i>f $a #l? rs and ■ syith(pt /fa cQJfred|onding wp e ne » instructed JSlsiJaerl! that%o? the Ist J«fay th||Fpi|Se tijj the coal will be ijSreased Me shilling per ton. S. Anns, pgent for Company, fVaimate, 21st April, 1902.—Advt. | A GREIT FESTIVALA great festival is to be held hi Suva, Fiji, on the occasion of His Majesty's Coronation. The intention is to hold a large gathering of natives to celebrate with Fijian rites and customs the installation of King Edward as Supreme Chief of Fiji. The ceremon-* ies will extend over sis days, and are to bogin at Bau, the capital of the "Ca.::iibal Kings" (30 to 40 miles from Fiji), on the 23rd .Tune, with " Bmua," or the abandoning of mourning for her late Majesty. The remainder of the week will be devoted to various ceremonials, and will conclude on 28th Juno with a great regatta, comprising native war canoe races and other events. THE COLONY'S EXPORTS. The exports of the colony for March quarter amounted to £3,863,255, a decrease of £723,398 compared with the first quarter of 1901. The exports to Great Britain alone showed a decrease of £560,000. The imports for the quarter amounted to £3,030,091, a decrease of £211,736 on the corresponding quarter of 1901. The imports from Victoria and New South Wales decreased over £150,000 from the first quarter of 1901, United States £40,000. Under the altered scale of fares and rates on the railways, grown fruit and vegetables will be carried any distance at 6d for every 561bs or portion, and game and fish will be carried for 6d for the first 71bs and Is for 141bs. THE BRITISH NAVY. Captain Mahon, In a striking article published in the National Review, contends that the British fleet is indispensable to the oolonies owing to foreign ambitions and the great in« orease in foreign fleets. The colonies are vitally interested in the granting of Home Rule to Ireland and in the prevention of an Afrikander Republic in South Africa, both of which would involve demands upon the fleet likely seriously to lesson its ability to proteot the colonies and the comrmrcial routes. Imperial Federation implied the Motherland's aooeptance of some restraint of her control of foreign affairs, and the colonies acceptance of a definite obligation to share in the Empire's burden of general defence.