The Waipawa Mail. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Tuesday, November 12, 1901.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 4277, 12 November 1901, Page 2

The Waipawa Mail. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Tuesday, November 12, 1901.

A report ot the Waipawa Racing Club’s Birthday meeting will be found on the first page. An acoount of the tiring for the Coleman Shield, an acoount of a wedding and cricket news, appear on the fourth page. The Duke of Cornwall has been created Prince of Wales. Donations of old linen are asked for by the hospital authorities. Any left at this office will be forwarded. Although Saturday last was decidedly hot, a change came over the soene on Sunday, when a very cold, high wind, accompanied by sleet and rain, prevailed throughout the day. It is currently reported in Southland that the Hon. Thomas Duncan will resign his office as Minister for Lahds, and be succeeded by Mr M‘Nab, the member for Mataura.

On Friday next a special train will leave Waipawa at 7.40 a.m, for Palmerston North, leaving on the return journey at 615 p.m, and arriving at Waipawa at 11 p.m. Last week’s Gazette gives particulars of the estates of 48 deceased persons which were placed under the charge of the Public Trustee during last month! Five of the estates were those of New Zealanders who died or fell on the field in South Africa.

A gentleman from Australia who was in Danevirke last week, placed an order in the district for three million feet of white pine of sizes hitherto exported to Australia. Persons interested in the timber trade regard this as an indication that the Federal tariff will not prove so injurious to exporting white pine to Australia as previousl/ anticipated. The Advocate says:—Whilo in Waipawa to take part in the competition for the Coleman shield, the Dannevirke Rifles were accommodated at Mr Limbrick’s Imperial Hotel. Mr Limbrick went to considerable trouble to make the visitors comfortable, and the latter are delighted with the treatment they received from the popular host of the Imperial Hotel. The Ladies’ Gymnasium Club presented Mr Trioklebank, the instructor, with a pair of gold sleeve links and a cheque, as a mark of the appreciation in which his services are held. Mr King, who acted as accompanist, was also pre-

sented with a oheque, while Messrs Grenside and Robb, assistant instructors, and Beaumont, secretary, reoeived gold mounted pendants. Mr 0. Hall, M.H.R., will be in Waipawa on Friday and Saturday morning next. He will be pleased to meet any of his constituents on public business. Yesterday a young Maori woman named Raima was brought before Mr S. Johnson, J,P., oharged with vagrancy. She was dismisssed on promising to go home. She had divested herself of her clothing, which she had washed and hung up to dry. It is surmised she is of unsound mind. Mr Walter Rivers has arrived to make arrangements for the appearance at the Oddfellows’ Hall, of the American comedian Mr Frank M. Clark and company in an excruciatingly funny Irish musical comedy, “ Muldood’s Picnic.” Mr Frank Clark comes with good credentials, Wellington and Christohurch papers speaking highly of the company’s performance. Popular prices 2s and Is are to be charged. The Federal tariff is affecting the trade of this colony. The Mokoia, which left Wellington on Saturday, took only 30 tons of cargo. There were about 30 passengers on board, and freight and fares amount roughly to about £l5O. When it is considered that the vessel’s expenses amount to about £IOO a day, or nearly £4OO for the trip, it will be seen that the carrying trade between this colony and Australia is in a bad way.