General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 9, 24 January 1905, Page 3

General News.

The County Council and the Hospital Board meet to-'morrow.

A new Sacred Heart Convent, costing £15,000, is to be erected at Island Bay.

A Hongkong merchant travelling in New Zealand says that the war had had a very depressing effect on trade.

The last few days have been delightfully summery, and the light rains and dews are bringing in all green crops. Messrs Guinness and LeCren advertise in this issue an important clearing sale on behalf of Mr W. Guilford, who has sold his farm. Mr Leslie O’Callaghan, auctioneer, has an unreserved sale of drapery advertised for next Saturday. The sale will commence immediately after the usual Saturday sale.

Bishop Grimes has received acceptances from Lord and Lady Plunket and Mr Seddon, to an invitation to be present at the opening of the ProCathedral in Christchurch.

Our outside pages contain a large quantity of diverse reading matter commercial, war, and an account of the great strike that is paralysing Russia and adding to that unhappy country’s present difficulties. Crops in the North. Canterbury district are hastening towards ripening, and the hoi weather and the want of root moisture bid fair to bring on reaping operations very quickly. In some of the wheat crops signs of rust have appeared, but not to a serious extent at present. Nurse Maude intends to lecture in Timaru some time in February, to raise funds for her consumptive hospitals for men and women for Canter-bury.—-Nurse Maude is not a believer in hustling the poor consumptives of the earth out of sight—she believes in assisting him to cure himself. America’s progress is due to never being satisfied with “ good enough. President Roosevelt, in a special message to Congress, urges the appointment of six commercial agents to visit the various countries and study their industries so as to be able to suggest new methods for stimulating Americau trade.

The meeting of the A. and P. Association called for Saturday lapsed for want of a quorum. The business was to put in hand the collection of exhibits for the County Bay and other important matters. As Waimate must win this year’s bay to be placed it is to be hoped members of committee will not allow their interest to flag. Ellis, accused of the Te Awaite murder, was before the Court in Wellington 'on Friday and Saturday. Evidence was given that accused had been dismissed by Collinson, the murdered man, on suspicion of his deer-stalking and he swore tc get even. Prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial to the next criminal sitting. With this issue we circulaie our yearly almanac, probably the finest of its kind issued in the district this year. Native modesty prevents our describing the beauty of the illustrations and the handiness of the information supplied, but recipients will see for themselves. To be sure that every subscriber gets one we have a few extra, but early notice of non-receipt will be necessary. At a meeting of the Dunedin Acclimatisation Society, the chairman reported that the total number of fry turned out for the season was 1,191,000 which is the largest number turned out in the history of the society. This is just about as many as are dying at present in the drying-up of the rivers in this district. Many a good “ fry” comes out of them. Better that than leave them rot.

The arrivals in the colony during 1904 totalled 32,632, and the departures were 22,277, leaving, a gain to the colony of 10,355. New South Wales furnished the larger proportion of arrivals (18,151) and the larger number (13,741) of those who left New Zealand went to that colony. A total of 4854 came from the’-Mated Kingdom, and 2720 left for the Home country. Attention is directed to Waihao Downs Clearing Sale advertised in this issue. Everything to be offered is first-class and the quality of the draught horses alone should attract a large attendance. The furniture sale will commence at 2.30, and full details are now given of drawing, dining, bedroom, hall, and kitchen furniture, including Broadwood piano, new Singer’s sewing machine, valuable carpets, rugs, etc.

Glasgow express while travelling with two engines at' the rate of sity miles an hour, dashed into the Leeds-Sheffield express; both were telescoped and caught fire. One of the Glasgow express engines rolled over, and the other was derailed. Six carriages of the Glasgow express caught fire. Five passengers, the fireman and the guard were killed and fifteen persons were injured, seven serionsly. There was a dense fog and the driver did not observe the signals.

Labourers are still scarce in Dunedin, and the inability to procure the required number of men is impeding the operations of the Drainage Board. The pay offered is 8s a day. The annual North Otago trades picnic is to be held at Waimate on the 23rd February. It is expected that thousands of Oamaru people will attend the picnic. Mr T. Wells, of Timaru, has mooted the running puf of a pier in the centre of the sands, with dressing rooms on each side for bathets. He will give a subscription of £2O and procure drawings free of cost. The Mayor has promised to do all he could to have the idea carried out. The household staff of his Excellency the Governor is to leave Auckland for Christchurch on the 25th inst. They will take possession of Mr R. Heaton Rhodes’ residence, Elmwood, Papanui road, Ghriatchurch, on tho 27th inst., and the vice-regal party will reach Christchurch at the end of the month. Lord and Lady Plunket will make Elmwood their residence for four months.

In dismissing a charge of being on licensed premises during prohibited hours, Mr W. P. James, S.M , stated at Eketahuna that it was a fallacy to imagine that persons could not enter licensed premises during prohibited hours. So long as it was shown that the person was on the premises for other than illegal purposes, his presence was quite justified. Hecontended that a publican was quite within bis rights in inviting particular friends to tea or supper, and providing them with refreshments if required.

An escaped lunatic, when caught on Thursday near Christchurch, had adopted a novel kind of footwear. He had arranged a number of pieces of stick the length of each foot, on which he placed layers of paper, and after encasing his feet in two sparrows’ nests, had bound the sticks and paper into the form of soles, with long cocksfoot grass. In these mocassins he was found by the plainclothes constable, who learned that the patient was looking for work on a farm. The man seemed quite happy till he found that the prospective farmhouse had a sign in black and white—“ Police station.” Manchester Bros, and Co. are about to make considerable alterations to their business premises. Amongst other improvements will be the addition of a new millinery and mantle showroom and reconstruction of the men's clothing and mercery department. Before commencing the demolition of the old walls, a gigantic sale will be held, commencing on Friday next 27th instant. The firm state that their patrons will then have an opportunity of purchasing goods at prices never before heard of in the history of the business. The “ Lyttelton Times" states that the Christchurch Meat Company, which has always maintained that the London market required the closest attention, has decided on appointing a first class man to serve its interests. It is understood that Mr W. Henderson, who has long been connected with the National Mortgage and Agency Company, has accepted the position, and will leave for London almost immediately, so as to be there before the principal shipments arrive. Mr Henderson has a thorough knowledge and experience of all stock matters, and has been intimately connected with the frozen meat industry'through the Longburn Works.

A Timaru auctioneer who attended the Christchurch wool sales is reported by the “ Herald” as saying that the sales were not as good as was expected in the face of the rise at the London sales. Merinos especially were below expectations. ■ It was considered that the reason why the prices here were not much affected by the rise in the London market was that most of that increase was actually anticipated at the previous sales. A buyer at the sales was rallied by the auctioneer because the prices there did not rise 5 per cent, as •• those who knew" had prophesied they would, arguing on the London rises. The buyer replied that he had his doubts about 5 per cent, rises, when quoted by brokers, and always discounted them by half. During the last two years excellent progress has been made in the direction of providing ways and means for the construction of the new dock at Port Chalmers, says our Dunedin correspondent. The Dock Trust has legislative authority to borrow a sum not exceeding £lOO,OOO, while the special sources of income comprise £lOOO from the Port Chalmers Borough Council, £lOOO from the Union Steam Ship Company, £5OO from the Otago Harbour Board, and £2OO from the Government, making a special income of £2700 per annum, to which must be added £933 available from endowments. The net income is £6OOO per .annum. The cost of the proposed dock is £74,000, and the Trust has practically decided to borrow £75,000.

The Oamaru Mail on Wednesday expressed itself thusly “ The sum of forty million pounds is to be spent abroad by Russia within the next three years in construction of a navy. While the Czar is about it he had better send abroad for some men, and give the ships a chance. The braggarts who are sheltering in Madagascar are little else than gilt braid and titles, if we leave out the vodka. They prefer harmless fishing smacks and fishermen to their little yellow tormentors, whom they are shrinking from in an obscure port, where they hope they will not be found. And yet the Svet, the St. Petersburg silly literary bully, proclaims ‘ Our victory must be made complete. The interests of Europe demand the immediate destruction of Japan- It must be not merely a I victory but a pulverisation.’ Yes—it [ is already a pulverisation, but of the ( Russians, not the Japanese. * The interests of Europe,’ too. We never thought of that before. Who would have supposed that it was in the interest of Europe that Manchuria should ' be seized willy-nilly by Russia and 1 added to its immeasureable possessions. The Muscovite must possess a genius for foresight to a remarkable degree; though, it just occurs to us that he was rather out in his anticipations in reference to the war. The Japs were to have fled at the very breath of bedizened militarism, and their country and the region round about was to have been brought withm the affectionate hug of the .Bear. It seems to us that if Russia is operating in the interests of Europe, she had better change her tactics and save herself, unless she is willing to operate in the interests of Europe by being chastened or wiped out.” Surely the editor of the “ Mail” whose usual beverage is “ barmaid s blush,” has not been at the vodka by mistake.

Mr Jack Adams, jum, formerly of this town and now saloon steward on the lonic, arrived on Saturday and left yesterday afternoon, Mr Adams, who looks fit and well, is about to make hia third trip home and then expects to transfer to the Western line running to New York. Mr Ernest Manchester is also following the sea in the same boat and the two left together. The Salvation Army has long bad a monopoly of the vocal part of Saturday evening entertainments, but last parade night a young gentleman waltzed blithely to the Bank lamppost and warbled the “Holy City” tunefully. His companion passed round the cap, but the crowd was too busy demanding an encore to respond further than ninepenoe. An Army man would have asked for “ threepence more to make a shilling,” but the amateur, remarking generally that it was for a bet of a shilling, melted into space.

Parcels and letters posted without a name on them are a source of trouble to the officials, and when you see a piano without a name it will cause somebody trouble too. But you can be pure its not a Brinsmead, because “ Brinsmead” and “ Begg's” are on every piano, and these two names never give you trouble. See them next “ Times” Office, Waimate.... Synopsis of New Advertisements. Guinness and L’Cren, Limited— Clearing sale at Mr Guilford’s farm on February 2nd. C.F.C.A.—lnvite applications for yardman and caretaker. , Leslie O’Oallaghan— drapery on Saturday. St. Patrick’s School—Reopened on January 23rd. Waimate Borough Council—List of licensed auctioneers. Wanted- Turnip thinning. Lost—Small pig.