THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 251, 4 September 1902, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902.

The Waimate Brass Band commence practice to night in Mr Wilts’ shed. The Waimate Magistrate’s Court is in process of renovation and will look exceedingly well when finished. The King has gone to the Island of Skye. He visits Stornaway, weather permitting.

A. practice game by the Waimate Football Chib will take place in the Park this afternoon. All lovers o football will be welcomed. It is said that the number of fat wethers available in Southland is not sufficient to supply the demand, and that the local trade will hare to kill hoggets before the season is out.

A fund has been established for the defence of Myra Taylor, charged with the attempted murder of Michael Whelan, to pay the costs of the defence in the lower and, if necessary) in the higher Court. The Timas, commenting on Lord Hopetoun’s return, says that if Australia is reluctant to provide a salary proportionate to a vice-regal magnificence, it is expected it may be necessary to appoint as GovernorGeneral an eminent person, whose qualifications do not include a large private fortune, and whose expenditure will be conditioned by bis salary.

The Tm kish Government have refused the passage of the Dardanelles to four torpedo boats built at Cronst tdt, and intended for the Black Sea, despite the Russian Embassy’s declaration thst they are unarmed, and therefore not war vessels.

Mr Bloomfield tried to stage "The Wrong Mrs Wright" at the Giiety Theatre, London, but was refused permission on the ground of its similarity to " The Wrong Mr Wright,” by the author of " What happened to Jonss.”

If Rotorua people want to get into hot water they can do so either at home (if married) or can get an unlimited supply running 190 deg. at a depth of 26ft. Besides, there is plenty in smaller quantities to suit tastes of all kinds.

Britishers are forming a Steel Trust to prevent American and German firms stealing all their trade. Despite Tom Mann's comforting assurances John Bull does not want to go back to the soil, and grow cabbages for the Paris and London markets, but prefers to have a trade at hie finger ends. A prisoner named Brown sued Dr Teare, gaol surgeon Wellington, for ,£2OOO damages for alleged unskilful trentment. The jury heard it all outj and worked overtime to finish, stating 8 h a result that instead of Brown having been brought to Teare’s terms, Teare had been done Brown.

The divinity that doth hedge a Sultan got loose in the Philippines, when the Sultan of Binidoyon, who was held as a hostage, attempted to escape and was shot by an American sentry, who didn’t know the Sultan from a barndoor fowl.

There is still a bit of fun in South America. Five hundred and fifty Venezuelan troops deserted and joined the Revolutionists, takingtheir General slong knee-hobbled. Then they got in with a few insurgents and defeated 600 of their former comrades. For really good lightning change Govern* ment give us the South Americans. It is reported that a meat trust is being formed in Chicago, with Mr' Armour as president. It has a capital of 5,000,000 dollars, and its object is to absorb evety stockyard in the United States, and also Sir Thomas Lipton’s meat interests.

A Sydenham storekeeper was asked to a wedding and offered to provide the the " soft tack." The happy pair’s psrsnts thought it was a gift, but at the Magistrate’s Court it was proved that the defendant was simply looking for "biz,” and he got judgment for the 9s claimed.

Mr R. Buckley, of the Union Bank, who has been transferred to the Ashburton branch, left on Tuesday. Mr Beckett takes his place. Our local last iisue stating that it was Mr F. J. Buckle}’, of the N.M. and A. Co., who was leaving was an error. In the latest edition of the " Canter, bury Times” four photo prints of fowls bred and imported by Mr T. London are published. The Houdans had their tails damaged in the hampers going to and from shows, but otherwise the birds are perfect specimens of their class. The photos were taken by Mr B. F. Wbitney, of Waimate.

Mr Frank Joycs had a narrow escape yeiterday. Ho waa riding down the ford near Centrewood when his horse stumbled and fell, breaking its neck. Mr Joyce’s leg was pinned under the dead horse and he lay there for over an hour before help arrived. When released he was found to bo only suffering from a few bruises.

Madame Melba opens in Melbourne on September 24th. Her tour includes four concerts in New Zealand. She is due in America on a certain date for an opera season, and it will be a squeeze to get the New Zealand concerts included in the time at her disposal. A good deal will the sailing of the steamers for San Francisco.

A. B. Worthington, late Temple of Truth, Christchurch, and now minister of the Unitarian Church, Melbourne, has been remanded on a charge of obtaining from Miranda de la Juveny of Melbourne, £1096 by means of false pretences. Worthington admitted that he had obtained the money, but not under the conditions alleged,

A patient at Parramatta Asylum, New South Wales, was working in a quarry. A fuss was lighted at a bole, when'the lunatic lay down against it. The keeper was handy, but it was impossible to get the man away, so he ran off for a rake, a broom, and a sack. With these implements he collected the remains ten minutes after the charge exploded.

A curious ease has just been heard in Christchurch. A young man named Stubberfield was drowned at Sumner and a reward of £lO was offered for recovery of the body. A young man found it and received £l. He sued for the balance of £9. Defence was that the father was afraid the body was in the estuary and that it would bs mutilated by sharks The reward was offered for its recovery from the estuary and it was not found there. It was stated that Stubberfield wai anxious to get the body, as unless it was found the insurance would not be paid. Defendant got judgment.

At Leatherhesd, a peaceful Surrey tillage, a war balloon was quietly floating in the air. Several leatherheaded villagers thought it fine fun to untie it from ite peg. Three got in the car —iuM for fun—and John Jones "let her go.” She rose with an astounding jump, and John was a hundred feet in the air before he remembered where he was. Then he quietly dropped, with the natural result that be has •• gone up higher to get a better view,” as the song has it. The other three wanted to come down just as badly as John did, but they took a lesson by his sad fate, and, pulling the valve cord, got back m time for tea. They say that next time they see a captive balloon no consideration will induce them to go within a mile of it. On Saturday]! September 6th, Mr Franklin’s is the “ W#ito ) New Zeaktnd^cety* l * Co ™‘ pan?»r representative, Mr Percy Howard, is now in town to give all particulars... Whe hasn’t been attacked by Grippe And languished in its hold T How many give thi« life the slip, Neglecting cough or cold T Gaunt men with cough or hollow cheek, Whose death seem" almost sure, C»n pick up htal h it thry but seek For Woods’ Great Peppermint Gore.