THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1902

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 262, 27 September 1902, Page 3

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1902

starts for New andon November 12th, via San * Fmnsisco. I and G^sttilth’s I Ww d»#dhnaker comwrtftWs'hor duties I ton Monday \ * A radrficmeetmg *° c° ns ’der the * question will be held bn Tuesday evening. The Matron begs to tender many thanks to Mr J. Sinclair for his handsome present of an eight-day clock to the Waimate Hospital. A public meeting of ratepayers will be held in the Morven Schoolroom on Friday, October 3rd at 3p.m. to discuss ibe quesiton of the proposed division y f the Waihao Riding.

! Mr and Mrs Pow, of Wairnr.u-, ceDbrate thnir goldo i wedding to-day. : A number of the family have arrived from various parts of Now Zealand Uu present. 1 ojoe Manockjee Wndia, a Parsee ol'Bombay, lias given .£1,000,000 for the relief of persons of any country deprived of their means of subs s ence by sudden calamities. Kails were removed from two lines along which the Gz ir was expected to | travel from Kursk homewards, and an (express train was wrecked, but the j Czar’s train escaped without injury. 1 In reply to a petition from the Wnimate business people against [/Saturday being fixed for the weekly , half holiday, the Clerk of the House' 1 of Representatives has replied that the House haa no recommendation to make.

The Presbyterian Federal Assembly i passed a resolution upholding tho ■|-nnuonal system of educaiion. v Wh’le expressing an earnest desire to see scripture lessons introduced in the schools, the Assembly declared against a separate gram being made to any one denomination. President Roosevelt is conducting a series of meetings in the middle a..d .western States, including Cincinnati and Detroit. The tour lias been interrupted at Indianopollis, where the ordered an operation to remove a small abscess from a bruise below the left knee, the result of the Pittsfield accident. A speedy recovery is expected, The President returned to Washington after the operation, but it is now imperative that he should remain quiet and rest his leg for a few days.

At Court yesterday, in the cases against several small boys from Mcrven for breaking insulators, a substantial fine was imposed, or in default seven days’ imprisonmem. It does seem as if the quality of mercy was strained in this instance, as the younger culprits ranged from ten to twelve years of age. Of course replacing insulators means a heavy expense to the Government, but considering that this was the first case brought in the district, a lighter penalty might with justice have been imposed, more especially as there seems to have been some doubt about the matter, as evidenced by the fact that two boys were summoned who had not been to school sines the 24th March. There are many offences of a much more serious character in which the culprit is not meted out one-half the punishment awarded in this case. Still, it seems that the greater the offence the smaller the punishment, and vice versa.

The lych gate at St. Augustine’s Church is now well under way, Mr Maynard, the contractor, having already laid a good portion of the stone work. The interior of St. Augustine’s has just been renovated by Mr F. Smith, the walls being cleaned and calcimined and the woodwork, including the seats, cleaned and oiled. The interior of the tower has been calcimined and adorned with texts in gold, designed and executed by Miss Collett, of Waimate. The church looks fresh and bright, and reflects credit on those engaged in its adornment. Messrs R. W. Hutt and Co., tailors and clothiers, desire to thank their numerous patrons for the supportgiven 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’shats, shirts, ties, and underwear Jat prices that are sure to command a ready sale. Advt. Synopsis of New Advertisements. Jonn Foley—Notice of p-iiswn 111 for dogs. Morven Si-lvmlr.inm Public me lint; of ratepayers on F iday next. Waimate County Council—Caution to dr-vera of trac ion engines. Oddfellow-’ Hall Montgomery ’a entertainers on Wednesday. Salvation Army P.arracks—M-Ging on Tuesd.y nig' t to consider the BibF in schools question. Teinpeiance Hall—Lantern lecture on Friday next. Waimate County Council —Want to purchase a trap horse. Guinness and LeCren, Limited— Waimate weekly auction to-day. Primitive Methodist Church—Preacher for to-morrow’s services.