General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 291, 4 December 1902, Page 3

General News.

Steps are being taken to place a resident medical man at Hanmer Sanatorium.

The A. and P. Association invite tenders for ploughing the Show Ground.

Russian emissaries, disguised at traders, are assiduously plying the Cabul aristocracy and officials with presents.

Theßritish Government have ordered CO locomotives for South Africa, and waggon-weights are also receiving large orders for the same place.

A parade of the Wairaate Rifles which was expected to be held on Friday morning has been postponed till Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening to re open the water gas question. Mr J.-Watt arrived by yesterday’s express.

A fire at Rat Portage, Canada, destroyed 25,000,000 feel of lumber, many houses, and six steamers. Damage to the amount of 1,000,000 dollars was done.

Two nominations hare been received for the position of representative of the Waihao riding on the Waimate County Council: Mr J. F. Douglas, the late chairman of the Council and Mr J. Morris.

Mr Gow,*|lc|v Zealand Trade Commissioner, YtVriyed fit Invercargill on Monday. He* states that a large timber trade could be done with Australia and the East, and especially with Ceylon. There was no prospect of business with India.

The Taranaki Herald recently stated that the Pollard Opera Company, now playing in Auckland, obtained electors’ rights under the now Electoral Act, and exercised the privilege for the Ilawera district, thus turning the election.

Canon Giazebrook said at the Anglican Church Congress at Northampton last month that the language of the prayer book to tho working classes was as unintelligible as a foreign language. It was one reason for many working men staying away from church.

It seems evident that before next election provision will have to be made for a recount of votes by officials conducting elections. A recount lias in several cases reversed the result. This of course is duo to the impatience of the public and the consequent striving for speedy counting. Sir E. Barton has announced that he will introduce a Navigation and Siiipping Bill next session. The measure will compel oversea shipping companies to pay seamen Australian rates while trading between coastal ports, and prohibit coastal traffic by oversea ships carrying the fiag of nations similarly restricting British and Australian ships, The Auckland Herald understands that there is good reason for believing that Sir G. M. O’Rorke will be called to the Legislative Council, iu which case it is considered certain that he will be elected Speaker of that Chamber, Sir H. L Miller’s term of office having expired. Mr Philip Leeney, an old resident of Waimate, passed away at the Presbytery yesterday. He has been in Waimate for upwards of 23 years, having come here in 1879. He leaves a grown-up family of four sons and three daughters. One of the sons is a teacher with the Marist Bros, in Sydney. Have your land prospected, it may contain a forfeme. J. B. St. \ incent Taxon, mininwexpert anc] late genera] managti^i’OKwelhand .Bannockburn Collie#Co,lLtd.#a|#%)v c r thirty yeaap and is ing, yiwinir on mininar pwP*n es ) etc, MjjptJaxon is th&*j#teJbf*‘New Zeakip's Mineral wealth,’’#The of two Hemispheres,” “ Gold PTedging,” etc., Highesffeome and Colonial references and testimonials. Coal and gold mining and dredging a specialty. Particulars as to terms tonvarded upon application to Arno. —Advt.

LOCAL OPTION POLL

Recounts of the votes cast iu the loca} option polls at Newtown, Selwyn, Courtenay, and Kaiapoi have been asked for- The official declaration shows that Dunedin carried reduction. Prohibition was lost in Awarua by 18, votes and redqction by 46. In the event of the recount now proceeding at Bruce affirming that No-License has been carried an attempt will be made to upset the poll on the ground of irregularities before and during the poll.

THE CREDIT SYSTEM. With a view of putting an end to the credit system, the batchers of K>utangata have decided to stop canvass* lag for orders and delivering goods. In future all goods will be delivered over the counter for cash only. There is toe much credit in New Zealand. Tf tradesmen could agree to combine to sell for cash only, it would be better for both customers and themselves.

THE NATIVES OE RARATONGA

An ordinance regulating the importation and sale of liquor has been passed by the Island Council of Raratonga and forwarded for the Govenor’s consent. It provides that only one license shall be granted during the first ten years, and that no spirituous liquors shall be sold to any native except upon the authority of the Government medical officers. The law prohibiting the sale ofliquor at the other islands remains in force.