General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 238, 5 August 1902, Page 3

General News.

Colonel Lynch has been committed for trial on a charge of treason, Dr Gordon McDonald has announced his candidature for Dunedin city. The Flour-Millers Association have advanced ihe price of bran from £4. 10s to £4 15s per ton. The Misses Seddon are the guests of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll at Inverary Castle. It is believed that the restriction on the importation of Argentine cattle into Britain will be removed.

The Palnierston North Farmers' Union are selecting a parliamentary candidate.

The match against Hampshire in te stricted to two days to enable the Australians to see the Coronation ceremony.

Montague Holbein has again unsuccessfully attemptad to swim th« Channel. He was immersed twelve and a half hours,' and covered 30 miles.

Lord Itosebery, at the Liberal League'* dinner, again declared against Home Rule for Ireland. He said there never would be an Independent Parliament at Dublin. The Dunediu Star subscription will help the Otago University finances b) more than £750, and earns a Government subsidy of £1,500. The colonial troops have been commanded to attend at Buckingham Palace on the 11th inst., to receive Coronation medals. The New Zealanders sail for home on 80th inst.

Timaru will hold a grand Municipal ball in honour of the Coronation. Part of the day's demonstrations is the Maori poi dances, bakas and cooking. Maoris from Temuka, Waitaki and Waihao are taking part.

The ninth interprovincial football match, Auckland v. Canterbury, was played in Auckland on Saturday afternoon in the presence of 7000 spectators, including His Excellency the Governor. Aucklaud won by 19 to 8.

Yesterday four of the Eighth Contingent returned to Waimate, namely, Sergeant • Saddler Gluyas, LanceCorporal Rattray, and Troopers Thomas and Jackson. There was a fair crowd to meet the troopers and give them a cheer. For ftew Zealand to continue in a prosperous way it was the duty of politicians to secure land for., the landless. Let them get farmers land and get them on it, and keep them lht,re, on the easiest possible terms. — Mr Boreham at Makikihi. The ether day twenty thousand Jews following the funeral of the Chief Rabbi ot New York, were assailed by workmen in Hoe's printing machinery factory. The mourners sailed in and broke every window in the factory. A hundred persons were injured. Winter comes with chilly drape, And coughs and colds we can't escape ; We're bound to face it every year, However much the damp we fear. We long to see Old Sol's bright rays Through those wet and gloomy days, While our health we do assure With some ot Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

Colonel M. Forestier Walker, Assistant Adjutant-General of the Egyptian forcer, was killed on the railway at Helnan Baths, 14 milee from Cairo. The accident occurred late at night. Colonel Walker was trying a short cut to the station along the line when a train overtook him.

Mr S. Borshatn, speaking on the land question at Makikihi, in reply to an interjection that the farmers are the backbone of the country, said he quite agreed with his friend and that waß just the reason why the country should lose no opportunity of strengthening its backbone by putting more farmors on the land. The Waimate Caledonian Society met on Saturday evening to discuss the question of holding an Ingleside. Mr Mathiaa (President) occupied the chair. It was decided to hold an Ingleside on Septembei 18th, Messrs Wills, Goldstone, Akhurst and Carter being appointed to make arrangements. Members are asked to meet at Manchester's corner on Coronation morning.

At the meeting of the Teachers' Institute on Saturday in Timaru, Mr 0. S. Fraser, secretary to the Caledonian Society, asked for & suggestion for a better grouping of the schools for the competitions for the Society's essay prizes. Strong objection was shown to the grouping of the Waimate District High sehool with several small schools. The managing committee were requested to propose a scheme of groupihg, this decision to be adopted by ihe Institute. Mr Seddon at a luncheon to the New Zealand rifle team declared that h» had determined that New Zealand should be represented annually at the Bisley rifle meeting. Viscount Kitchener, the Premiers and Agents-General, were present at the South African dinner. Viscount Kitchener confidently hoped that ihe sword would neyer again be drawn in South Africa, which presented potentialities for the making of a new America in the southern hemisphere.

A meeting of the Waimate Pigeon Fanciers' Club was held on Saturday evening, Mr F. Lundon (Vice-president) in the chair. The judges reported the result of the race from Chriitchurcb. An offer was received from Mr F. Wilson, of Christchuroh, to give a prize of a pair of young birds valued at £2 for a race from Ghristohurch. As the birds are hatched, it was decided to race for them on Thursday next, conditions as before. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Wilson for his gift. The following are the recipients of medals and clasps on Coronation Day —Sergt. C Cunningham, Corpl. C. Chamberlain, L.-Corpl. Bateman, Troopers S. A. Daley, 0. Ellen, W. E. Hunt, T. M. Sauar, T. Crawford, J. R. Doig, G. M'Evoy, G. Geddes, Bugler Jackson, and Farrier W. Boone. Clasps Sergt.-Major Glendinning, Q.M.S. T. Goldstone, Farrier Sergts. Ward and D. McTargart, Gorpl. W. Butcher, L.-Corpl. C. A. Wilson, Troopers T. Kelcher and J. G. G. Cooper, Bugler R. Goldstone. On Sunday afternoon, in the Foresters Hall, the Rev. George Barclay gave one of hie occasional informal " talks " to the young men's Bible Class. There was a good attendance of the members and others. The subject was "How and when man was created." The speaker gave an account of the various kolutions put forward, including evolution and the attempts to reooncile the latest scientific tbeorieswith the account of the oreation given in Genesis. The information given was attentively listened to, the time seeming all too short to those present.

At hiß premises next post office Mr Crawshaw is making a good display of violins, aooordeons, concertinas, and other musical instruments, which he is selling at very much reduced rates, as the prices in bis window effectually prove—these reductions to June 14th only. He aIBO olaims that his American organs are better value than any others offer ng, and as he has no expense v r '-'' special shops, paid canva' '■••-'■■■ he dqes not need a larr 1 ■;! '.•■• riginal cost. Terms If iM .!i arranged to suio