General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 12, 31 January 1905, Page 3

General News.

There is an insurrection at San Domingo, and tbe American cruiser Dixie, with 500 marines, is hurrying from New Orleans.

Messrs Priest and Holdgate, local agents for Quibell’s Dips, a very pretty wall calendar for 1905 and also a copy of the South Canterbury diary for 1905.

ft Six of the fastest cruisers, commanded by Prince Louis of Battenberg, start in February for an eight months’ cruise to show the flag in tbe United Sta u es tfhd elsewhere.

The British Miners’ Federation is sending a week to the Westphalian strikers. The Westphalian . mine-owners are conciliatory, and have resolved to inquire into and remove any abuses. Mr J. P. Maxwell, M.1.C.E., in a special report to the Timaru Harbour Board, advises that it will be as well to defer, for the present, the question of purchasing a bucket dredge. The Board should wait till the eastern mole is completed before coming to a decision.

The Attorney-General for New South Wales does not intend to take further steps in regard to the Newcastle strikers beyond what have already been commenced. He says it will rest with the Courts to say whether there are any mitigating circumstances, owing to the men having returned to work.

The Government will take over the catering on the refreshment cars on the express trains at the expiry of the present contract, and it is stated that a six course dinner equal to that obtainable in the best hotels and similar to the meal now served on the AucklandRotorua line, will then be provided. On Thursday next Waimate A meet Timaru B in Timaru, and a geod game may be expected. The following will represent Waimate : — O‘Callaghan, Fulton, Perry, Wilson, Dean, Studholme (2), Goldstone (2), Nicol and Wade; emergency, Holmes. The team leaves by the 12 o’clock express.

The Waimate A. and P. Association request all holders of grain to send in at once the number of sacks of over 2001 b weight in their hands, in order that a return may be supplied to the Railway Department. If this is done at once the Government may be induced to make some concession, otherwise the increased rate for railage will immediately come into operation. A remarkable poisoning case is being treated at Sydney A nurse injected into her arms sufficient atropine to kill her in. three minutes and at the same time injected the contents of a small phial of morphia and strychnine. The morphia counteracted the atropine, but when the effects of the morphia began to pass away strychnine poisoning set in. The case is now serious.

Mr E. J. At will, the well-known canvas expert, has just received a powerful sewing machine which 4oes away entirely with handwork on horse covers and tarpaulins. The work done through half an inch of leather is exceedingly good and fast and Mr Atwill intends giving his customers a share in the benefits. The machine is an •English one and is a prize winner at the St. Louis Exposition. • ‘ One interested ” writes complaining of the untidy state of the cemetery and also of the caretaker dumping rubbish outside of the road. He urges the election of the Board by the people of the district. At present the members are nominated by the various religious bodies and hold office till they resign On enquiry we find that only .£1 is charged for interments and of this 10s goes to the gravedigger. The Board endeavours to keep the walks in good order and anyone may on payment of 5s per year have a grave attended to and kept tidy by the caretaker.

The American motorists, Mr and Mrs Glidden, who are tonring the world, passed through Waimate en route for Dunedin early on Sunday morning. After breakfasting at “Te Waimate,” they continued their journey through the Gorge to the Waitaki, Mr E. C. Studholme accompanying them as far as the river. Mr and Mrs Glidden have now travelled 20,000 miles in their present car, the Napier, which has attained a point further north than ever before reached by a motor, for whilst in Sweden they entered the Arctic Circle after a drive of 1540 miles. They take steamer at the Bluff tor Tasmania on February 6th, whence they proceed through Australia, the islands of the Asiatic Archipelago, Japan, India, and other countries.

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 sure 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, Waimatn....

Synopsis of New Advertisements. C.F.C.A.—SaIe of dairy cattle on Sth February. A. and P. Association—Notice re 2001 b sacks of grain. J. Ravenhall—lmpounded notice. New Zealand Railways -Excursion to Oamaru on Thursday. R. White—Six-roomed house tor sale. Lost- Small pepdant. * Found—Lady’s umbrella. Wanted—Young man to drive cart. J. Kennedy—Wants owner for two ewes. Waimate Counfy Council—Appointment ot half holiday.