Local News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 50, 6 May 1899, Page 3

Local News.

Ska-fish hvtciiehy. — It is proposed by the Government to establish a inanne fish hatcheiy and biological station at Purakanui. Just Opened, new stock ladies' evening gloves in all makes and sizes from 2s 6d pair Inspection invited at Aithur Jones and Co.'s Victona House.- — Amr. The Wannate Social and Debating Club, which held so successful a session in the Teinpeiance Hall last winter, will mcci on Tuesday evening next at half-past seven, to aiiange foi the coming session. B\ a'lveitisemant, it will be seen that Mr E. Bishop has stalled bnsiness in his new shop, Queen stieet, as painter, papeihangen etc. Mi Bishop is well and favourably known as a tiadesinan throughout the distuct, and is sure to be well suppntel in his extension of business Fihe. —010 1 Sunday evening last, a cob house, owned by Mr Muiphy, Hook Bush, was destioyed by fne. A spaik from the chimney filed the thatch. Fumitiue to the of £.jO (uninsured) was burnt, the only aiticle saved being a sewing machine. Mi Muiphy wis away fioin home at the time. A roorinLL niaich was played onThuisday between teams lepiesenting the Waitaki High School and Waunate High SchoolThe game lesulted in a win for Waitaki by 9 points to nil. Foi Waimate, the play of McPheison, Thomas, and llattiay in the back division, and C J Gildstone, Paik and Stewait among the foi wards was much admned. For Waitaki, Macfarlane, De Latour, and Eai'le played well. The annual ball of the Oddfellows takes place on Thmsdsiy ne\t, and piomises to be a great success. This annual fixture is always looked foiwaid to as the opening dance of the season. We notice Messis Cap^tick and Langdown aie engaged to supply the music, which is a guaiantee as to quality. The supper is in the hands of Mr Miller, and given a fine night, the dance should be a gieat success. BrrußN Dvnce. — A meeting ■was held in the Libiaiy Hall on Monday, to auanpre for holding a return dance to Mi and Mis Douglas and the employees on Waihao Downs Estate. Mi G. S. Mathias presided over a meeting ot 19. It was decided that a dance be beld on the Ist June. Mpssis Scott and Akhuist weie appointed joint secretaiies, Mi H. Fiankhn tieasmer, and Messis Coltman, Pitcaithly, Black, Fieeman, and Dr Barclay a committee. Double tickets weic fixed at ss, e\tia lady 2s. Tin Tn33lay evening lmetinq; of the Nu kurcn Band of Hope was pie-uded over by Mr Hopkins. Two inteiesting dialogues were cleaily renderdd by Alice Hinch and Amy Pinnell, and W. Hindi and Itobeit Wills. The lecitations of W. Mills, Thos Wills, W. Hinch, R. Wills, and Amy Pinnell were well chosen and excellently given. Miss Fletcher and Mi T. Hayman contnbuted songs, Mr G. Dash spoke on " Food Waste in Beei," and gave a recitation. Mis H. Ilaymanand Miss D. Low assisted at the oigan. The society gives evidence of being even moie successful this wintei than last. A meeting of the Indies' Benevolent So. ciety was held on Wednesday. Piesent — Mesdames Studholme (chau), Adams, Fianklin, Smith, Manchestei, Wilson, Goldsmith, Monison, Sinclan (secietaiy). MisMomson was elected a member of the society. A kind fnend of the society gave a piesent of wood and coals to be distnbuted thiough that body to the deseiving poor. Tne secretary was instructed to thank the peison fir Jie kind donation. The society distributed the coals and wood as desiiecl, alsoieheving other cases. Mis Adams and Mrs Sinclair were appointed visitors for the month. After pacing accounts, the mseting teimmated with a vote of thanks to the chair. Tiie Wahnato Biass Band hold its annual meeting in the Fue Bnga le fetation last Monday evening. All the membei& weie piesent, Bandmaster Haiwood occupying the chair. The balance-sheet showed a ciedit balance in the P.O. savings bank of £11 9s. During the year £57 7s Gd had been paid to Begg and Co. on the instrument debt. This was consideied veiy satiofactoiy. Officers for the ensuing year weie elected as follows : -Bandmastei, Mr Harwood; assistant lan 1 ,

Mr C. Jackson ; secretary, Mr W. Nelson ; treasuier, Mr E. Goldstone ; custodians, Messrs A. Jackson and L. Eeeves ; band sergeant, Mr 0. Jackson, and a committee of four. It was decided to try and stiengthen the Band, by endeavouring to induce seveial old membeis to rejoin. Votes of thanks were passed to the Bandmaster, letiring secietary and committee, and to the chair. Tnrc Waituna school has been closed for some time on account of measles. It has now been found neeessaiy to close it foi another week. At the Library Committee meeting on Monday evening six members weie piesent. A number of tenders weie leceived toi supnly of new books. That of Mr Ciawsbaw was accepted, and a sub-committop appointed to choose the books. It was decided to charge all clubs 2s 6d for each meeting held in the Lihiaiy looms. Thh tender of the Wvmvrrc Advfrtisek was accepted for the punting in connection wnh tho letmn dance on June Ist. Innn s going to the Oddfellows' social next Tbmsday evening aie requested to see the ladies in pink and black on show this evening at Aithur Jones and Co.'s, Victona House. Tun Star Cycling Club evidently intends to have a successful conceit on the 24th, judging by prepaiations. A splendid audience gieefceT the Jubiloa Singeis at the Oddfellows' Hall last night. Those who were there need no words of ouis to emphasise the excellence of the enteitainment, and no woids can ghe those who were not theie any fan idea of what they missed. To people who have heaid the vaiious companies of jubilee singeis, who have fiom time to time during the past qnaitei of a contuiv visited Gieat Butain, and in later yeais these colonies, it will be sufficient to say that Mr M'Adoo's Company is infeuor to none of its piedeoessois. Theie is still unconventional entrance, the grouping round the organ, and the evident enjoyment of the singing bv the membeis of the company themselves. Thoie was the same wondeiful variety and rendeiing of all shades of power and foice from the softest piano to the loudest foi to ehaiacteilstic of " them inbilees " as Toddy and Budgie called them. The conceit opened in the okltime manner with " Steal away to Jesus," followed bv " The Loid's Prayer," sung in the inimitable jubilee style. The fiist of the programme consisted of lubilee melodies and plantation songs, and the second part was i), secular conceit. It was rather a jar to one's ideas of the fitness of things to see " Ten Minute's Fun" with Mr Jeuy Mills, and a juggling enteitainment by " The Only Jalvan" on a '• Jubilee" piogiamme, but the nature and excellence of these items makes them fit well and weie evidently enjoyed by the audience. E\eryitem o'n'the progiamme was encoied, and in eveiy instance the demand was complied with. We cannot in the present notice paiticul ari^e the items, but we may say that the lendeiing of the chorus "Ring Them Bells must have been a suipiise to all who have not heard it befoie. The imitation of bells was so perfect that one could have been deceived into believing that bells were actually being chimed. The company pei forms again this evening, giving an enthe change of progiamme. and our advice to all is " Go."