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General News.

Mr S. Binney has sold out of the Eastern Hotel, Christchurch.

Marshal Oyama’s proclamation, in referring to Russia's internal trouble, states, “ God is with us.” The Moa Flat estate, of 64,p00 acres, Otago, has been purchased by a ' syndicate for closer settlement. If you intend visiting the sales, call at G. J. Shackleton’s, who has some bargains that will astonish y0u.... Timaru and Oatnaru telephone exchanges will be joined shortly. This will give a very wide field for conversation and will double the value of lhe Waimate exchange. The fumes of a charcoal stove asphyxiated 30 women at a Primitive Methodist working meeting at Blackpool. The accidental entrance of another worker averted further fatalities. There is little promise of an immediate settlement of the Newcastle strike, thirteen collieries are idle, and sixteen in operation. Work has been resumed in the Pelaw Main, but the Lambton mine has ceased work. 1 Mr Phil Richards asks us to state that he intends to apply for a rehear- [ ing in a case for which he was awarded a term of imprisonment some time ago. His object is to have hie name erased from the criminal records of the colony. H.M.S. Sparrow, the vessel which the Admiralty has promised to hand over to the New Zealand Government, for use as a Graining vessel, is to leave Sydney.for Wellington early next month in charge of Captain Post, of the Tutanekai. Hyland’s well-known circus shows here on Wednesday next. Mr Charles Devereux, the celebrated clown, has been specially engaged by Mr Hyland for the New Zealand tour, which is a short one, as the company leaves for Australia and India v ry sou ~ Mr Norton Francis has generously presented to the Studholme Mounted Rifles a solid silver bowl mounted on ebony as a trophy to be shot for by members of the corps. < onditions are not yet decided. The uophy is on view in Messrs Manchester and Co.’s window. Thirty-three British battleships and ninety cruisers will participate in the world-wide manoeuvres that are to take place in the summer, representing conditions likely to exist when there may be strained relations with Britain and other powers may be strained relations with Britain and other Powers, I whose fleet will be represented by skeleton squadrons. The manoeuvres will be continued in 1906, when war is J supposed to be declared. t Do you want a good Damask table . cloth cheap ? You will get a good one r at G. J. Shackleton’s great summer clearing sale.

If it is found that much of last season’s grain is in store in large stocks, the byelaw coming into operation on Ist February, and charging four times the freight will be held over. Farmers and others holding any such grain should communicate with the Railway Department before the 31st instant. Colonel Collins has received intimation from the Government that it is intended to send a team to compete at Bisley this year and defend the Kolapore cup. The team will be chosen immediately after the annual meeting of the New Zealand . Rifle Association, which opens at Trentham on March 2nd. Large shipments of New Zealand butter have been sent forward to London this season, the record cargo being carried by the Shaw, Savill steamer Gothic, with 54,438 boxes. It is stated that this record will be broken by the Shaw, Savill liner Matatua which is to sg.il next week, as she will take sometirfg like 64,000 packages from New Zealand. Attention is directed to Mr W. Guildford’s clearing sale at his farm on Molloy’s Road on Thursday, February 2nd, at 1.30 p.m. Some really good draught horses will be offered, and the implements consist of binders, ploughs, harrows, waggon, drays, etc., also a large quantity of harness. A number of outside entries of horses are being accepted for this sale. Mr J. Hutchinson, for four years on the clerical staff of Messrs Guinness and LeCren Ltd. has been transferred to the Timaru office, and leaves today. Mr Hutchinson has been the energetic secretary of the Technical Classes Association since its commencement in Waimate, and he will be greatly missed in this as well ae among a large circle of friends, The D.I.C. premises in Wellington, were completely destroyed by fire on Thursday morning early. The insurances totalled £87,500, being £60,000 on stock, £21,500 on buildings ; fixtures £3BOO, plate glass windows £4OO. The stock was valued at £70,000, The Economic drapery stores also were on fire, and £40,000 worth of stock is damaged by smoke ( and water. Insurance on this totals I £17,200. The taking of evidence for the Brit- I ish in the North Sea incident, has be-1 gun.' The French gunboat Capricorn, I which has arrived at Seychelles, re- I ports that the Baltic squadron was at fl Passandava (a port on the north-westfl madagascar,) on January 20. It isl expected to remove to a port to thefl east of Madagascar to escape the hurri-fl cane season, It is likely to remain atH Madagascar until the result of the! North Sea Commission is known. H The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co'® annual balance-sheet shows for the® first time a loss on freezing operations® This is attributed to the shortage e® stock in Canterbury, aud consequent lessening of the number of sheep an<® lambs available for export. The tinual freezing of ewe lambs was the root of the falling oft, and the • edy lay with the farmers. In Sir John Hall, the chairman the directors would be glad of rangement with the other Christen., company to raise the charges fo® freezing. A meeting of the Battleship Newfl Zealand Fund Committee in Timarufl reported that £7lO was in hand, and I £25 more was promised by the Govern-1 ment. The children's pence fund -for I a present to the ship amounts to about I £430, from £7OOO schools. The adults' I fund for gunnery prizes (the balance) I is much smaller than was hoped for. I After reading correspondence from R Lord Banfurly on suitable presents to I H.M.S. Kent, it was resolved to pro- I cure from the children’ fund a 1601 b I bell (probably metal, silver-plated, and inscribed,) £6O; gunnery shield, £l5O ; album for records, £10; silk ensign, £3O. The Committee attach much importance to the gunnery prizes, and will omit the piece of plate, and hope to invest £5OO for cash prizes. The , question of pictures of the ship for the ' schools was postponed for the present ' for further inquiries, the quotations from Home being quite beyond their means. A conference of representatives of : local authorities in the South Canterbury Hospital district was held in . Timaru Borough Council on Thursday i to agree to the proportions to be paid by the various bodies for the erection and maintenance of an infectious diseases hospital at Timaru, an institution which the Chief Health Officer has certified to be necessary. Messrs P. Studholme and M. W. Coltman were representatives of Waimate county and borough respectively. Mr Talbot, chairman, stated that the Board was now responsible for providing for infectious diseases all over the district, and if no provision was made, they would be in the precarious position of having to find houses to accommodate cases when they arose. The Board had l ' a site which was deemed suitable, and an estimate for a building at about £2OOO in wood and £2500 in brick, to which must be added Jost of furniture, say £2700 in .all. Against this they had power to I sell the old hospital reserve, from which they expected £l3OO, leaving £l4OO to be provided, and of that thq Government would pay half. £7OO would be about 6d per head of the South Canterbury, and ou that basis (taking the figures of the census of 1901) the several districts would contribute as follows. —Boroughs: Timaru £175, Temuka £3B 15s, Waimate £35, Geraldine £2210s ; counties: Waimate £l4l 6s 6d, Levels £137 Bs, Mackenzie £4l Is ; Road Districts ; Geraldine £56 ss, Mount Peel £l2 6s 6d, Temuka £59 10s; total £719. He considered the population basis would be fair for maintenance also. During discussion, Mr Studholme said he would vote against the motion on the ground of distance, and also because Waimate had already made adequate provision. He did not see why they should pay £l4O for nothing. Mr Coltman proposed an amendment to the effect that the population basis be agreed to, the contributions to be “ in such proportions as shall subsequently be mutually agreed upon.” The chairman said that would bind them to an interminable discussion. Mr Coltman’s motion was not put, and after a motion by Mr Craigie that contribution be on a population basis, it was formally decided that the conference could not agree and the meeting ended. Parcels and letters posted without n 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 sure its not a Brinsmead, because > “ Brinsmead" and “ Begg’s” are on > every piano, and these two names c neves give you trouble. See them next “ Times’’ Office, Waimate....

Mr E. Van Senden, one of the corps of foreign wool buyers who is at present following the sales in New Zealand, told a representative of the Press that the quantity of wool in New Zealand had greatly deteriorated since the frozen meat industry had developed. In the old days the Lincoln and merino cross was popular, and that produced the very best quality of wool. Ot late years, however, the Shropshire cross had been very largely cultivated for the • purpose of producing early lamb. In three or four months the lamb was fit for freezing, but the quality, of the wool suffered greatly. The great number of small holdings also tended to the detriment of the wool, owing to the prevalence of “ mixtures.” Mr Van Senden further remarked that he did not think the present high prices would continue very long. The Eastern war and other causes had forced the prices up above the normal, and abnormal figuree, he said could of course never be expected to be-come permanent. In reply to a question, he said the colonial mills, from the point of equipment, were well up to the English establishments.

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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 11, 28 January 1905, Page 5

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General News. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 11, 28 January 1905, Page 5

General News. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 11, 28 January 1905, Page 5

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