General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 227, 10 July 1902, Page 2

General News.

It is officially notified that the departure of the colonial and Indian contingents is postponed till farther orders.

The Government have declined to accede to a petition for the remission of the unexpired term of imprisonment of Sarah Flanagan, who is undergoing a life sentence for infanticide.

Ac the meeting of the Wanganui Branch of the Farmers’ Union, one speaker declared that at the present time the farmers are nothing more or less than Mr Seddon’s working bullocks.

Acting under the authority of the Bishop of Dunedin, who is ActingPrimate, the Archdeacon of Auckland has convened the Diocesan Synod to meet on July 25th, to consider the election of a successor to the late Bishop Cowie. The Choral Society’s practice on Tuesday evening was fairly well attended. The concert takes place next Tuesday week, and as there are only four more practices it behoves members to attend the remaining practices.

In view of the King’s satisfactory progress, the Government proceeds with the Federal illuminations in all the State Capitals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next. The display is meant to indicate rejoicing at the King's recovery.

The Auckland Herald understands that a letter was received from Dr. Bakewell. of the Ninth Contingent, on July 2nd, stating that in three weeks’ time from the reception of his letter the Ninth Contingent would be landed in New Zealand.

There appears to be a general impression that duty is levied on live sheep imported into Sydney, and this has acted as a deterrent to shippers. Mr T. E. Donne, Secretary of Industries and Commerce, wishes it to be known that duty is not cl argeable. The Timaru Borough Council is now calling competitive designs for public abattoirs. For the erection of the abattoirs the Council has borrowed £5500 from the Government, and for the purpose of providing interest, sinking fund, and other charges, it has decided to strike a special rate of Is in the £on all rateable property within the borough.

The new signalling station at Studholme Junction is now completed, and Messrs Macandrew, Chief Engineer, Waite, Traffic Manager, and Wynne, expert, will travel down next Sunday on a railway motor to see that it is in working order and make rests. The signals are controlled at half a mile on each side of the station. It is expected that a good few people will drive down on Sunday, if only to see the railway motor. The funeral of the late Mrs Shearer, of Ardyne Farm, Waihao Downs, was very largely attended yesterday. The Rev. A. S. Morrison conducted the funeral service. The late Mrs Shearer died suddenly of heart failure at the age of 83. Ilaving been attended medically for some time no inquest was necessary. Deceased’s husband ha 8 been dead about a year. They arrive d in New Zealand in 1877 and wer e widely known and respected.

The following will play for Wuimate • 2 ainst Temuka to day in Victoria plrk:—Hunt, J. Rattray, Fulton, Bayee, Thomas, Flynn, Rout, Chamberlain, Flaherty, Finn, H. Rattray, jjcLeisb, Lawlor, Drayton, K. Ratify; emergencies—Park, Rogers, Butcher, Goldstone, and Sinclair, play will commence at three o'clock sharp.

A crib and euchre match was held In the Oddfellows’ Hall on Monday night between the Oddfellows’ and Hibernian Lodges. After a good game tbe former won by 21 to 20. The Oddfellows treated their guests to |U pper afterwards. Bro. Sims, on behalf of the Hibernian Lodge, thanked Jbeir hosts for a pleasant evening. I p.G. Bro. C. Jackson replied on behalf 0 f the Oddfellows and hoped they, would have another game at some future time.

jfr Siddon had a groat reception at St. Helens (his birthplace). The town was decorated, and the Freedom of the Borough was presented to him in the Town Hall. In the course of a jpeeoh in response to the welcome iven him, he said that the universal gympathy for the King had gone far to remove international ill-feeling. If they had a clean slate all would be we ll. He asked the people to suspend their judgment regarding th 3 Imperial Conference until its members had been heard.

At a meeting of the Morvon Committee of the late peace celebration, on Monday evening at Mr Nicoll’s refreshment rooms, Mr Wells jobmitted a statement of receipts and expenditure. The former amounted to £8 15s 3d and the latter to £6 10s 2d leaving ft credit balance, leaving a credit balance of £1 15s Id. It was agreed to fence securely tho oak planted at |he celebration. The disposal of the remaining balance led to remarks on the long felt want of a public hall and reading room. The Committee decided to call a public meeting at an jsrly date to consider the advisability of proceeding at once with these buildiDß*' The eorrespondence between the New Zealand Government and the Imperial War Office, submitted to Parliament on Friday night at the Initanse of the Auditor-General, is calculated to create unpleasant suspicions in this colony, remarks the Evening Post, and may invoke discussion in the House of Commons when its contents are disclosed in the Old Country. We say nothing at present about the current rumours of (he alleged jobbery in connection with certain of these disbursements on behalf of the Imperial Government, but we would point oat that such charges will not lose in force from the evident eagerness of the Government to escape proper audit.

With the introduction of up-to-date ftbour-saving machinery and increased facility for a large output, Messrs Marriott and Marriott, of London, have placed a piano on the market which Brgg and Co., next theatre, are able to sell at £37 10s. This is the result of using the new American automatic piano machinery, and is undoubtedly the biggest and best value ever offered for the money. —Advt.

r Messrs R. W. Hutt and Co., tailors and clothiers, desire to thank their numerous patrons for the support given them since commencing business. They have just opened a splendid range of new season’s goods, which they will sell at prices that must suit the times Also, a nice assortment of gentlemen’s hats, shirts, ties, and underwear at prices that are sure to command a ready sale. Advt.

At his premises next post office Mr Crawshaw is making a good display of violins, accordeons, concertinas, and other musical instruments, which he is selling at very much reduced rates, as the prices in his window effectually prove—these reductions to June 14th only. He also claims that his American organs are better value than any others offering, and as he has no expense with special shops, paid canvassers, Ac., he does not need a large profit on original cost. Terms for organs can be arranged to suit buyers... MR SEDDON AT JOHANNESBURG. The Johannesburg Star strongly disapproved Mr Seddon’s outspoken utterances at Johannesburg. It signalised the occasion by a prominent heading on its front page, 11 A Larrikin at Johannesburg,” and made the following comments on his speech : "We wish that not only hia (Lord Onslow’s) lips were sealed, but also the lips of all the firebrands now engaged in sanding the engines of peace. If somebody could shut Mr Seddon s mouth, for instance, it would be well. At Johannesburg on Wednesday this New Zealand larrikin made a great speech, in the course of whteh he said unconditional surrender was necessary to avoid a repetition of Majuba. To speak thus at this moment ie criminal. Il is time to put this gentleman politely into his proper place. It was he who said (according to the Mail’s own correspondent) that' if Lord Kitchener had five thousand Maoris, gave them their own way, and told them that be wanted them to pot down the Boers, he thought the Boers would very soon be put down. There was, he added, too much kid-glove business in South Africa; the authorities seemed afraid of hurting the enemy. The Maoris never allowed their enemies to trouble them again ’ It is not Mr Seddon who is paying for this war. It is the British taxpayer. And we imagine the British taxpayer is tired of Mr Seddon s sordid hooliganism."