THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1902.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 292, 6 December 1902, Page 3

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1902.

Mr J. M. Peebles, Glenavy. has a business notice in this issue.

The Waimate Bacing Club meet this afternoon in the Waimate Hotel. Seventeen American malleable iron firms have combined with a capital of 20,000,000 dollars.

A dramatic entertainment will be held in the ©ddfellows’ Hall on Tuesday, December 16th.

The Waimate Bifles will parade at the Drill Shed on Tuesday, December 9tb, at 5.30 a.m. A full muster is expected.

China is establishing a direct line of steamers to Mexico, which is the only country open to her emigrants.

The Defence Department notify intending volunteers, of the officers who are empowered to swear them in. Lord and Lady Eanfurly and Lady Constance Knox arrived in Timaru on Thursday on their way to Claremont, where they will stay for a few months.

A foot of snow has fallen in New Jersey. Wolves in Mexico end New Mexico are preying upon the sheep in the valleys. The South African Chartered Company are spending ill,ooo 000 in 1903 and £1,000,000 in 1904, chiefly on the Cape-to-Cairo and other Railways.

It is stated in town that the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association takes over the Waimate Industrial Co-operate Association’s business on January 1, 1903.

The “ Daily Telegraph” Vienna correspondent asserts that Russia and Austria will undertake the joint supervision of the Sultan’s promised reforms in Macedonia.

The Canterbury -Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association hold a horse sale nt Studholme yards on December 18th. Mr W. M. Hynam is now receiving entries.

An application has been made on behalf of the Ashburton Licensed Victuallers for a recount of the local option voting papers, and Saturday ihas been fixed as the date for the recount to take place. Mr W. A. Osborne has sent to this office two very tasteful pictorial wall calanders for 1903 and Mr S. J. Adams, local agent for the Westport Coal Co., a handy wall calendar. The Waituna Sunday School will celebrate its Anniversary on Sunday afternoon when the Rev. W. Tinsley will conduct the service. In connec-

tion with the Anniversary a lantern .entertainment will be given by Mr 'Tinsley on Thursday evening, December 11. The Premier of Italy states that Britain will be permitted to cross the frontier of the Italian hinterland into Somaliland, and that Italy had exerted her utmost authority to present the entry of contraband arras, and ardently desired to maintain and consolidate the , traditional friendship of Britain. They are discussing the question in

'Dunedin whether a prohibitionist is a Ghristian, and apparently have not yet alrived at a defiinite conclusion on the JTbject; at least both parties are unlikely to agree on the point. Some very weighty arguments have been put forward by both sides.

The Master Bakers' Association of South Canterbury notify that after Monday next the price of bread will advance to 7£d cash or weekly accounts, and 8d for approved open accounts, for the 41b loaf; also that no Christmas boxes or almanacs will be given by any member of the Association.

At the Borough Council meeting on Thursday night it seemed abundantly clear that the Council had made up its mind that it bad a “good thing” in Watt’s water gas, and that they should accept the excellent terms offered. News was received last night that the recount of the ballot papers used in the recent local option poll in Timaru showed that reduction was lost by one vote. It will be remembered that the official announcement of the poll stated that reduction was carried by eight votes. Complaints have been made in town of the small staff kept at the Waimate Post Office. The staff is not ns strong,

in reality, as it was ten years ago and the business has increased very greatly. One man to attend to the counter alone is necessary to look after the many branches of work undertaken by the Post Office here.

A meeting of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society was held on Wednesday, present —Mesdames Adams, Franklin, Goldsmith, Wilson, and Sinclair. In the absence of the President, Mrs Goldsmith took the chair. Two cases for relief were helped. Mesdames Adams and Franklin were appointed visitors for the month and after passing accounts the meeting closed. On Thursday afternoon a lad named Martin Meagher, aged about 12, was bird-nesting at Mr C. V. Clarke’s. The boy was climbing a blue-gum tree and as it was raining at the time the branches were slippery and he fell, alighting on a heap of old iron. He sustained very severe injuries fracturing his arm, wrist and skull. He received prompt medical attention, but last evening was still unconscious.

There are two million sheep in the Poverty Bay district, and yet, a contemporary states, that there wa» not an ounce of mutton in any of the local shops one morning lately. Fat sheep are being secured in such large numbers for freezing in the Home and South African markets that tho butchers find it difficult to obtain supplies.

Sir W. J. Steward has written to Mrs Beard in reply to her communication on behalf of the settlers, informing her that the Hon. T. Y. Duncan, Minister for Lands, and himself wou ? d pay a visit to Kapua Settlement during Christmas week to make enquiries respecting their grievances. The settlers hope that they will act tbs part of Santa Claus and do something substantial. No reply has up to the present been received from the Government Engineer respecting the drain—perhaps that gentleman has retired from business.

Have your land prospected, it may contain a fortune. J. B. St. Vincent Jaxon, mining expert and late general manager Cromwell and Bannockburn Colliery Co., Ltd., hsrf¥ad over thirty year*’ experience di/ mfcmg, and is prepared to*undert|kh pwpeSting, ing, trenching,f reposing on miniag properties,fete. Mr Jaxon is the writer of iNewlZealandy Mineral wealtlv’ DtSHSond of two Gold Dredging,” etc., mnd Colonial references and Coal and gold mining and dredging\ specialty. Particulars as to terdfe forwarded upon application to Arno.—Advt. A young man in Ashburton writing to a Waimate friend states that the owner of tbe new Somerset Hotel who has received so much sympathy on the carrying of No-License in Ashburton, stands to do well out of the transaction. Messrs Strange and Co., of Christchurch, have made an offer of from £IB,OOO to £22,000 for the block of buildings, including the new hotel, five shops and a large livery stable. This is said to be more than the block cost the owner and the feeling in Ashburton is that if Messrs Strange and Co., a firm credited with knowing how many beans make five, are willing to spend ihat amount of money there, Prohibition won’t prove so bad for the district after all.

Messrs R. W. Hutt and Co., tailors and clothiers, desire to Uiank 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 am sure to command a ready sale. Advt.

A USEFUL COMPANY. A new company has been formed at Binghampton, near New York, its objects being to compress spirits into the form of tablets. The company is first turning its attention to whisky and tablets from this favourite Scotch tipple will be on the market before the new year. If they nre. a success other spirits will be treated in a similar way. The tablets will be small and will be conveniently carried round in one’s waist coat pocket. As they cannot be classified as liquors, the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act cannot apply to the sale of these tablets. Considerable joy is being expressed in Ashburton and other drought districts, at this n ew idea, and it is looked on as the silver lining to the cloud.