WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13098, 24 April 1908, Page 8

WAIMATE.

At tho Magistrate's Court on Wed. V nesday a first offender, on a charm. r; - of drunkem-c-is, was convicted and V' discharged by Air JV. Francis, J.p, W liie great- change iu the. bouj&laritt '." of the Waaaki electoral district witt *." appear from the fact that the Waitaif boundary from the Geraldino district *' will b.* en the line of the Deep Cnek. *'- from the WainMio Lagoon to Huafsr . f Hiils. including tho Parcora. Otaio' "V and Makikihi Riding of Waimate"' formerly within tho Geraldino dis-*' *-. trict; while the southern .boundary ot * the Waitaki district is shifted eouth- * ward to -such an extent as to include a largo amount of country in North * ' Otago along the south side of the Wai- " taki river, from the Oamaru bound- V ary to the Western Mountains. "-«-'* A basket social was arranged for '■' ■Wednesday «y*»h)£ last, as a v*_oW~ !i to the Rev. P. W. Fau-clough. Thcro ' ' were nearly one hundred present *i a - tho Sunday school hall fc Mr G. \ Manchester presiding. Mr A, Bitch- ' euer, on be-half of the "congregation and office-bearers, and members of ad-' ;iaoent districts, moved the heartv wdcome to Mr and .Mrs Fairckugfi- and j Mr Chivcrtou, in, seconding themotion, expressed great pleasure at _Ur Fairdoughs preaenoo amongst the Waimate people." Mr Matthew superintendent, on behalf of ibbSonl day school; Mr Gr_ham, on behalf of • i the Bible Society Lonftnittee, and the - local No-licenso "C&mmittse; Mr J. 2-A Hayman. on behalf of the officers and "'' local preachers of the circuit; and Mr T J. Manchester, senr., as ojie of the .1 founders of church work in WaimaW - - joined in supporting the motion. ThaV Rev. A. S. Morrison and tho Rev. J. Harris (Pri_nitiTe*i Methodist) also joined in expressions \ of welcome. Tho motion was carried ■"'£* by acclamation. Mr Fairclough ©h'-h! behalf of himself and Mrs Fairc_oiigir"V> returned thanks for tho kind recep.# tion and welcome. to Waimate. " Bnri'-si: ing the evening some musical iteaay were submitted. . ,-'-f^ A bazaar and gift sale "of tho tenng Children's League in. connection with St. Augustine's Qiurdi wa3 beldS? in the grounds of St. Augustine's on Monday afternoon-, 'lliie <$av irutiwarm and bright, and the stalls a&fcj exhibits, with a number of young and ladies acting as flower girls aijMl srt-aUkeepers, made a very pretty a#N: lively scene. .Thero wero coniaderaWri over ono hundred girls nnd ludie3 presemt. Mrs M. Viney, _\lrs Hertslett, Mrs Purc__#f| and other ladies the .-p*p? rangements.. The stalls weio in cJ»ia§l of the following:—Refreshment-stsSsjE Mrs V-igors, Mis3 Ginnj Miss O'Brie&rsl ilrs Hoskins, and Mrs GkCvj; china, Mrs Purchas, Miss GbbaonMiss Gray; doll stall and.-treo," Hertslett, M-iss Cmden and Neil; sweets stall. Miss Milsom'diffi?'! 3l;'s3 Viney; cake _,fcaU Miaj A. three works staik, Mesdomes VjsMS Scarlo and Gray., and M-i_s Evans pio, Hazel Oaraeron; fish. pond,--01psf| Slenzies. Tlie ba_aar was open liy Sir Wiiiliam Steward, gratukted tlie promoters on thoir cc<». He said that this -was the strong Leagues of MmisfenMi; Ohildren in- Cantorburv, 150 members on the roll.- Cheers.irtagl given for Sir William and Lady ord. for tho Rev. Mr and Mrs Gi&Ms& and for Dr. Pitts, who had placed Jm=; motor cor at the dupcsaTof tfr'.isk& son for tho afternoon, so young people might be treated trips. The sale was continued at n&filj;; in St. Augustine's Hall, and a ously-attendcd concert was held.'' -?^