General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 7, 19 January 1905, Page 3

General News.

The Magistrate’s Court site this morning. Lord Plunket is to unveil the Troopers’ Memorial at Oamaru on February 2nd. Constable Barrett arrived and took charge of Waimate police station yesterday afternoon. The Land Purchase Commissioners have been instructed by the Premier to try and secure land for settlement in the Temuka district. Mr and Mrs R. H. Rhode§, of Bluechffs, left by the first North express on Monday, on their way to Great Britain, via South America. • The steamer Nambucca struck a rock near Wellington, and is a total wreck. No lives were lost, but the passengers lost all their effects. The Paris newspaper “ Nation” considers the efforts of the Russian bureaucracy at conciliation only an elaborate process of making believe. An Arctic blizzard is raging in the United Kingdom, and on the Continent. London streefs are sheets of ice, and almost unusable. Numerous wrecks and loss of lives are reported.. The Studholme Mounted Rifles fire the final round for Lieut. Wain’s trophy, and Ward and Co’s prize, today, Thursday January 19th. at 2 p.m. A match for recruits at 500 and 600 yards, will be fired at the same time. All the machinery is ready at the works at Mataura for the production of electrical power for Gore. There should, therefore, be no delay in bringing the scheme into operation so soon as the Gore end of the service is prepared.—Mataura Ensign. The Sydney Customs authorities detained the steamer Rockton on the eve of her departure for Yokomama, in consequence of persistent rumours that she had been purchased by the the Japanese Government. They have referred the matter to the Federal anthorities.

Sam Clarke, address this city, can’t resist a joke. He has in his window the sign “ If you buy anything here we haven’t got, your money refunded if you are not satisfied.” Said that .a Scotchman pondered long over this and finally felt impelled to go in and ask what it meant. A week after he came in and laughed till the motor bicycle bolted with fright. The Czar, in an order announcing the fall of Port Arthur, exhorts his brave soldiers and sailors not to allow sorrow to discourage them. “ The enemy,” he adds, “ is brave and strong, and it is extremely difficult to sustain a struggle ten thousand versts away. I feel confident that the hour of victory is arriving.” The Council of Ministers strongly opposed the Ozar’s desire to replace arbitrary ministerial rule by statute law. The censorship of the provisional press has been increased. It is not permitted to publish the Czar’s decree; but is allowed to publish the Government’s circular menacing the Zemstvos if they exceed their powers. A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred on Monday afternoon. Mr Borrie’s trap containing a lady and three children besides the driver, was driving to the 5.30 train, and when passing the right-of-way near Mr F. Akhurst’s, Manchester’s grocery cart was driven out. This in some way struck the other cart on the side and turned it on the splashboard, the horse fortunately standing still and the shafts going over its back prevented a further capsize. The five occupants were skot out into the road, but beyond a few slight bruises no one was hurt, Neither trap nor harness in either case suffered. The practice of driving fast out of right-of-ways is too common, and sooner or later there will be loss of life,' unless more care is taken. On Tuesday evening, at the invitation of the teachers of St. Augustine’s Sunday School, a number of the congregation and scholars met in the hall, to bid farewell to Miss Christie, who has been a willing Church worker and Sunday-school teacher for some time. Games, dancing and vocal items filled in the time enjoyably for a couple of hours, when supper was handed round. Afterwards Mr Menzies, superintendent of the Sunday school, speaking op behalf of the teachers and scholars, re-, gretting Mfss Christie's departure from their midst at such short notice. She was an enthusiastic Church worker, and one whose place it would be exceedingly difficult to fill. However, she departed with their heartiest good wishes, and he would ask her to accept a token of their esteem. (This, took the form of a silver-mounted brush and comb). Mr W. Evans, replying on behalf of Miss Christie, said she herself regretted leaving the Sunday school, in which the work was a pleasure to her. She thanked them heartily for their good wishes and handsome present. Three hearty cheers were then given for Miss Christie. On behalf of the choristers, Master Victor Colville then presented to Leslie and Granville Christie a book, as a remembrance from their fellow.ehoristers. The evening’s amusement was then prolonged a while and everyone enjoyed the little impromptu gathering.—Constable and Mrs Christie and family left for the North by the first express lyesterday.

Last evening the Taylor-Carrington Company staged “ Barnes of New York ”to a crowded hall. The company seems unable to go wrong as regards an audience in Waimate, and they eertainlygive a performance well worth going to see. This dramatised version of the well-known book was excellently handled and enthusiastically received. This evening the Company stages “ Called Baek,” and certainly deserve another bumper house. Parcels and letters posted without ” name on them are a source of troubl to the officials, and when you see a piano without a name it will cause somebody trouble too. But you can be sure its not a Brinsmead, because “ Brinemead” and “ Begg’s” are on every piano, and these two names never give you trouble. See them next “ Times” Office, Waimate....

Synopsis of Nev Advertisements. Dalgaty & Co-—Clearing sale at Studholme on 27th. G' J. Shackleton—Summer sale in full swing. Arthur Jones & Co.—Bargains at end of season sale. Waimate Hospital—Meeting of contributors on 36th. Horticultural Society—Accounts sent in will be passed on Friday. H. Meyers—Wants a ploughman. Found—Bicycle pump. Leslie O'Callaghan—Large stock of R. R. Taylor’s tea on hand.