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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The funeral of tho late Mr George Priest took place yesterday. Deep sympathy is expressed for Mrs Priest and family in their sad bereavement.

The secretary of the Charitable Aid Board desires to thank Mr G. F. Clulee and the committee of the children’s fancy dress ball for their kindness and thoughtfulness in presenting tho inmates of tho barracks with a large quantity of eatables left over, from the late ball. Messrs Jones and Palliser’s men have been busy lately lifting the rails and sleepers on the tramway, Wai-iti road. By yesterday they had got down as far as the show ground, and a few days should see the job out of hand. The sleepers are being stacked by the roadside.

Mr Dobson, 0.E., of Christchurch, has completed the preliminary survey of the proposed waterworks at Waimate. Ho says thst there is sufficient water in the Waimate creek to eupply the town, and for motors up to seven horse’power. The estimated cost of tho work is about £BOOO. Tho funeral of tho late Mrs John Crawford took place yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. Many country people, long resident in South Canterbury, were among thoeo present. Representatives of the Lodge of Druids, of which Mr Crawford is a brother, attended in funeral regalia. At the Baptist Church to-morrow evening the Rev. O. O. Brown will take as his subject, “ Churches, Salvation Armies, public education, Socialism, trades unions, are all good in their respective spheres, but utterly inadequate to rid the world of its woes and bring in universal peace and prosperity. God has appointed the man Christ Jesus to bo the great Deliverer. He will persona’ty reign at Jerusalem as absolute Monarch, governing all nations with justice and equity.” On Tuesday the South Canterbury Har; iers met at Mr Howell’s. The morning looked most threatening, yet by 11 o’clock there was a'large number of equestrians at the popular rendezvous, and ample justice was done to a sumptuous luncheon. Unfortunately the heavy fog developed into a thick drizzling rain, notwithstanding which between 60 and 70, including a number of ladies, followed the master and huntsman into one of the home paddocks, where a hare was soon found but after a brief run was lost in a large swamp. Unluckily this experience was repeated more than once, puss readily eluding her pursuers by taking refuge in the swamp on one hand or the riverbed on the other, or else in one of the many plantations on the estate. In spito of Ihete drawbacks, everybody ‘earned to be in the best of spirits, and hoping for “ better luck next time.”

A meeting of the Waimate Cemetery Board was held on Thursday last, 1 here were present —Mr J. Manchester (chairman), and Messrs Forsbrook, E. Cameron, G. A. Graham, The balance sheet was placed before the board, audited by Mr St. George, Tenders for cutting hedge, cleaning walks, etc., for the year commencing on the Ist July, were received, viz, J. Yining £ls, D. Cunningham £l3, G. Bryant £l2 10s, T. Knight £l2. The tender of Mr D, Cunningham was accepted. Although his tender was not the lowest, the meeting considered from the satisfactory manner in which he had done the work on a previous occasion that they were justified in giving the contract to him. Messrs Forsbrook and Cameron were authorised to purchase a few trees and have them planted in the cemetery. It was resolved to make enquiries at the land office as to whether a piece of land at the western end of the cemetery can be acquired by the board for extension of the burial ground. Tho meeting then terminated.

i A meeting of the Waimate High School Board was held at tho Courthouse, Waimate, on Wednesday last. There were present the Ilevs. J. McKee (chairman), and Q-. Barclay, and Messrs Q-. Manchester, H. Watte, 8. W. Goldsmith, A. Watt, and J. Manchester. The only correspondence read were letters from tho Canterbury College Board informing of tho re-election by that body of the Rev. J. McKee as member to represent them on tho Waimate High School Board, and from tho Waimate School Committee asking for a contribution towards the erection of a windmill and pump on the Waimate school ground. Tho headmaster sent in a list of names of 20 pupils who were receiving secondary education. Mr Goldsmith moved that £5 be contributed towards tho object applied for by the school committee, but withdrew his motion on the chairman ruling that the Act would not allow them to vole money in that direction. It was resolved that tho tenants of reserves vested in this board in arrears with their rent, be notified to pay at once, so that legal expenses may not be incurred. It was also resolved that one senior and two junior scholarships be offered for competition by pupile of schools in the Borough and County of Waimate, the examination to be at the same time and place, and by the same examiners as that of the South Canterbury Education Board ; £lO to be given for each scholarship if the pupils’ parents reside in the Waimate education district, £2O each should the pupils find it necessary to board at Waimate. Scholarship payments amounting to £6 15s, and half year’s subsidy to tho South Canterbury Education Board £37 10s, and accounts for £3 3s were passed for payment. The meeting then terminated. ADELINA PATTI.

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South Canterbury Times, Issue 6260, 5 July 1890, Page 2

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NEWS OF THE DAY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 6260, 5 July 1890, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 6260, 5 July 1890, Page 2