General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 210, 31 May 1902, Page 2

General News.

The Boxers are reassembling at Shantung. The usual practice of the Choral Society will be held on Tuesday evening. A meeting of the Workers’ Union last evening, will be fully reported next issue. The Waimate Football Club play Temnkn on Tuesday at Temuka, going by the first train. Mrs Harrison Leo has arrived at Albany en route to New Zealand to conduct a local option campaign there. Mi Edison claims that he has invented a storage battery which is able to drive motor cars hundreds »f miles without recharging. Advices have been received that an English bowling team, consisting of twelve or sixteen players, sail for Australia in August. A portion of the residents of Malta object to singing the ‘‘TeDeum - ’ in connection with King Edward’s Coronation. The Pope has issued an emphatic order that it must be sung. On Tuesday the Waimate Hockey Club journey to Timaru to try conclusions with the Timaru Club. As the club has been putting in some beneficial practice lately they should make a good stand. At a meeting of the Labour Council a communication was received from a Christchurch socialist named Church, emphatically denying the statement of MrOntrim, chairman of the Victorian Labour Commission; that there were no unemployed in New Zealand. The statement, Church says, was absolutely unlnw.

The Acting-Premier states that it is now definitely settled that the reduced cable rates for messages between New Zealand and Europe will come into force from Ist June. The new rates for international (European) work will be as follows : —Ordinary, 3s 4d pir word ; Government, 2s 3d; press Is 2d.

The Auckland Woman’s Democratic Union passed a resolution directing the attention of Sir Joseph Ward to the fact that the promise to compel employers to pay shop girls for their first year’s service is not yet fulfilled! The Union expressed the hope that means would be found to break the Milling Trust, the cause of the sup* posed high price of bread. We are informed by Mr Jameson, miiftagermf the Millers’ Association, ''that-he has ascertained by inquiry, that the mail brought from last week, 822 tons of flour fat for Wellingtohyand Gtons for Lyttelton; Auckland flour mills. The Auckland Herald states that all available space era! steamers to follow has been ejxgxrgsd-for shipments of flour and 'wheat. Mr Jamesoivinforms us that the American flour is being landed in New Zealand at prices against which southern mills cannot compete, while wheat remains at its present figure.

Mr Ales. Philps, undertaker, etc., of this town, who has lately returned from a trip to the North Island, broke bis journey at Christchurch in order to receive practical demonstration in the art of embalming and preserving the dead from Mr W. Langfoi’d, of that city (from whom he has been receiving a course of instruction), and who was a pupil of Mr Louis Schaeffer, emhahner to the Medical School, Sydney University. It was Mr Langford who introduced and populaxis.d the art of

prewiring the dead m New Zealand ; uo numbers among his pupils most of the leading undertakers of the colony, nnl his practical demonstrations leave no doubt to the efficacy of his system-;, jn several instances lately w.ier.e jjidles have been brought from u distance to Waimato, embalming had jj>eu resorted to, and the friends of deceased have been able to view their loved ones again without the slightest { o nrff infection, and as the features remain almost the same as in life tborc is an entire absence of anything repulsive. Decomposition is arrested and ad disease germs killed, so that ibe funeral may be delayed three or four months if necessary. From a sanitary point of view alone the system of embalming is to bo highly recommended, and Mr Philip is to be congratulated on his enterprise in familiarising himself with the latest scientific developments of his profession. Mr R. Brunei!, who has recently arrived in this colony under engagement with the Dresden ByintJ: Company as head tuner,, will he inanimate for the next tortnigift Mr 150Me.1l comes from the house of Al%srs 0 fllavd --.rind Collin;'. 1 ,, London, with hijW; e-vd -i.tbiD. Orders (or tuning reptir-i i;nv filed at the sh<>w ro o, n , next Mi-ses Anil ir Jones and Co.'s, Q.iceu stiver, —A Ivt Messrs 1,. \V. Unit and Co., tailors aud clothiers, desire :o itb.mk tin ir numerous patrons- ..for support given them.since eommoneiik' hu-fiuess. They have jW opened a splendid range of new seasmX goods. wbichV.hey will sell at prices tnS4 must suit into times. Also, a nice assortyuent of | hats, shirts, lies, and underwear a: prices that are sure to cotumtuid a ready sale. Advt. t -{ The Dresden Piano Company’s representatives, Messrs it',' -jII. Coombs, A. Jackson, F. J. ftalafcum lb Beimell j arrivedfin Waim ifft-wl SaWiday to open the comfuny’s third annnMSUle of pi.-inoi j and organs in the new sh*> rbxt Miv.-th ; Arthur j\es and C 'Djjey have I brought witVthem a fulll'sl cl£oi instruments by su\h well kndwn .-makers as Lipp, B dim,\ Broidsvood, B-ringer, Rosenkrauz, Kirwme*, M-issuer, and the well-known “Bell” American organs. The sale continues for (he next fortnight, and will be open every evening between 7and 8 o’clock —Advt. With the introduction of up-to-date labour-saving machinery and in- j creased facility for a large output, j Messrs Marriott and Marriott, of i London, have placed a piano on the j market which Bkgg and Co., next ) theatre, are able to sell at £ol 10s. j This is the result of using the new j American automatic piano machinery, ami is undoubtedly the biggest and best value over offered for the money. | —Advt. I

The agent for the KTitang.iU Company begs to advise that as tho now Mining Act passed Inst session his shortened the hours of the miners and truckers without a corresponding allowance in wages, he is instructed to inform consumers that on the Ist of May the price of the coal will be increased one shilling per _ ton. S. Jn'o. Arams, agent for Company. Queen street, Wairnate, 21st April, 1902.—Advt.

At his premises next post office Mr Crawshaw is making a good display of violins, accordeons, concertinas, and other musical instruments, which ho is selling at very much reduced rates, w the prices in his window effectually prove—these reductions to June 14th inly. He also claims that his Amori;an organs are better value than any Ethers offering, and as ho has no expense with special shops, paid pmvasstrs, Ac., he does not need a large profit co original cost. Terms lor organs can be arranged to suit juyera... SVaok's Worm Fk.s the wonderful emeily, in Is haves. Sold every wrier-. Synopsis of New Advertisements. Waitaki Village Settlement—Annual oncert and dance on Thursday next. C, D. Meeting of Wainiale Brass land on Monday evening. Alex. Philip —Mew business notice. Wairnate Agricultural and Pastoral —Annual meeting on Saturday lest. Waimale B trough Council —Tenders 'anted for filling in proposed triangle. Town Clerk, Wairnate—Notice of uhlic holiday on Tuesday next. Lost—Plan of Linlovood farm. Primitive Methodist Church—Preacher jr to-morrow. Guinness and LeCren, Limited—intries for vreek'y auction. Guinness and LeCren, Limited —Sale ibicyclei next Saturday. Wairrale Peoae Demonstration Comuttee—Hours of closing on declaration 1 peace. New Zealand Railways Train ■rvu'ements for Prince of Wales’ .rthday.