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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2361, 10 May 1901, Page 4

Lake County Council meets next Wednesday. A Church Parade of the Queenstown Rifle Volunteers will be held on Sunday next. The members of the corps are to assemble at the Garrison Hall at 10.30 in the morning; they then will be marahed round to the Church of England where a special service will be conducted by the Rev H. Brooke. The hymns will be accompanied by a quartette of biass instruments. Tlirough the instrumentality of our postmaster; Mr Kecle, a ti !e guage will be sup plied by the Government for affixing _ to the new wharf when it is finished, This is a very necessary instrumeut to have, as the rise and fall of the lake will be more accurately t'uaged than in the past. It is a customary thing for the postmaster to telegraph the state of the lake at times of heavy raiu to various places in Otago, as a warning to those who have properties close to the rivers affected by flood. Mr Geo. Tavendale, who has filled the position of messenger in the local post office for some years past, received word yesterday that he was to proceed to luvereargill tj join the learners' gallery, prior to taking up a cadetship. During his time of empleyment here Master Tavendale has proved himself to be an iudustrious painstaking aud obliging officer. We wish him every success in his future career. The ' Free Lance ' says that an aristocratic rover, called Compte de something, visited Wellington lately, and " let in a lojal hotelkeeper for a round little amount one way and another.

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Queenstown yesterday shortly after 11 a.m.

Messrs Price and Bulleid, drapers,, insert a fresh announcement in tins issue, calling attention to the arrival of their winter goods. THull's Biograph entertainment has been postponed. Dates will be advertised next issue.

A matter of considerable interest for'rhe last eight or ten nights ha 3 been the appearance of a celestial visitor in the shape of a comet. This phenomenon is located on the western sky has been visible in clear weather just when ' darkness gathers and stars begin to peep.' It appears some little distance (to us) above B>-ii Lomtmd, and may be seen for about an hour before it sinks behind the mountain. The coma has not been very distinct, but the tail, which is a fairly long one, has been clearly visible. On Wednesday evening just after the nucleus had disappeared, another long streak of light seemed to strike out at an angle of about 4o degrees from the tail, giving the appearance of a second tail, which added iurther interest to the spectacle. It becomes our sad duty to chronicle the death of Miss Annie OKau>', daughter of the late Mr T. O'Kane and Mrs Timpany of this town, who passed away last Saturday morning at the early age of 16 years, the cause of death being that fell disease, consumption. Deceased young lady had been ailing for some ten or twelve months and at one time during that period hopes were entertained that she might be spared for a few more years, but a sudden change for the worse came and carried her off. The,, deceased, up to the time of her illness, was always of a cheerful disposition and was much liked by all her companions who will miss her greatly. The funeral took place last Tuesday when the body was conveyed to the Franktou cemetery for interment, the coffin being literally covered with wreaths and other floral tributes. Considering the bad weather, a large number of friends followed the hearse in vehicles and on horseback. The Rev A. E. Stevens conducted the ceremony—a very impressive one—at the grave and the Presbyterian Church choir, of which deceased was a member, sang a couple of hymns. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved relatives.

Mr S. Jones, driver for Mr C. D. Dagg's coal wajgou on the Arthurs Point road, met with a very unfortunate accident in front of the'Junetion Hotel last Saturday, whereby one of his legs was fractured and the other badly crushed at the aukle. Mr Jones left the waggon and horses on the road to attend to something in the hotel, and in the mea'iri'.ii" the horses shied at an object on the. >'.;ij si'i.; uid commenced to make away. Mi J.nes n.ii 1c a rush for the waggon and tiied to mount it. In the attempt to do so he slipped and went under the wheels, which went over his legs causing the injury named. The leg was broken near the thigh. The unfortunate man was conveyed to the hospital, where we uudeistand he is progressing favourably. The Tougariro with Colonel Robin and

the returning troopers arrived at Port Chalmers on Wednesday morning last, and was greeted by the Mayor of the Port and the Premier. The men proceeded to Dunedin afterwards, and were welcomed right loyally by the citizens. Rather, ; inclement weather prevailed.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived at Melbourne on Monday morning la«t. They were received at St. Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, by Lord Hopetoun, the Members of Parliament and other distinguished personages. A great procession started citywards. Melbourne presented a gorgeous spectacle. The civic arch bore the inscriptions : "The Wattle greets the Rose of York " and " The City hails her

Monarch's Son." Some 700,000 people welcomed the Duke and Duchess. The Duke

of Cornwall was greatly pleased with the magnificent pageant. He remarked that he had seen a good many of these kinds of processions in various parts of the world, and this one was equal to, if not better, than anything he had previously witnessed. Guy Boothhy's " Long Live the King " is given away with the "Book Gift" Tea. Visitors to the Lakes intending to go right on through the Goldfields would do well to have a look at Mr Alderdice's advertisement on our first page. Mr Alderdice is the proprietor of the Dunstan Hotel, Clyde, which offers special facilities for the comfort and convenience of travellers. Th? house has been completely rebuilt in stoue, and the rooms are largeand airy and arc lined in brick and plaster. Hot and cold water in a properly fitted bathroom provide a luxury on rising, and the liquors and cuisine are of the best. A well-trained groom will take charge of any horses, and there is connected with the establishment one of the best—if not the best—stables outside of a city. The motto of the house is : " Cleanliness, comfort, and a good commissariat." The churches of Chicago have of late been suffering from the state of emptiness which Jjjr a considerable time has characterised those of New York. A parson of the former city hit upon a device that is proving singularly effective in crowding the hitherto empty pews. He has resorted to newspaper advertising. A few weeks ago he put a " want advertisement " in the local press, asking for " 500 girls to attend the service and hear a sermon on the subject, 'lf I Were a Girl.''' Tne result was a huge concourse of listeners, whom he regaled with the imaginary good things he would do and the evil things he would avoid in case he were a modest, shrinking girl. Ou the following Sunday evening he filled his empty benches in consequence of an advertisement calling for 500 young men to hear a sermon on " Ho* to Make 50 Cents do the Work of a Dollar." And now his name is made as one of the brightest ecclesiastical luminaries of the great porkpacking «ity, and other ministers throughout the country are begiuuiug to imitate his example. The Postal Department informs us that mails for Glenorchy and Kiuloch will close at the local office ou Mondays at 930 a.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m., during the winter running of the steamers, which extends from Ist May to 30th November. A Chinese named Fong Lee was arrested some days ago on a charge of indecently assaulting a girl of under 14 years and remanded. On the case being subsequently called,it transpired that the child had in the meantime been married to the accused while he was on bail. The police doubted whether the marriage was legal. Counsel said that the consent of the parents had been given, and in that case any girl over 12 years, or boy over 14, could legally marry. Messrs M'Kay Bros.' weekly market report will be fonnd under our commercial head.

Attentiou is drawn to Lennie and Sons advertisement elsewhere. Those who are wanting fruit and forest trees should give them a trial. " Lord Roberts of Kandahar," a history of the doings of our ' Bob--,' is given away with the superb " Book Gift " Tea. A Great Medicine

I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dialrhoea Remedy and rind it to be a great medicine," says Mr E. 8. Plnpps, of Poteau, Ark. "It cured me of bloody flux. I cannot speak too highly of it." This remedy always wins the good opinion, if not praise, (it those who use it. The quick cures which it effects even in the most seveie cases make it a favorite everywhere. For sale by L. Hotup, chemist. DISOBEDISNCE IN the Army is looked

Upon as one of the gravest crimes a soldier can be guilty of, and iu the past it has often been punished with death. The fate of a b.ittls and the lives of thousands of men, let alone our national honour, have often been dependent upon the prompt carrying out of what may have seemed a trivial order. ,Discipline without goodhealth, however, would In; like a house without a foundation, there-

fore gnat pains are taken to keep our fightiiu men free from disease. Holloway's Pills have always been found an excellent medicine for this purpose, as, in addition to cleansing the blood, they invigorate and give tone to the constitution.