General NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 17, 10 July 1900, Page 2

General NEWS.

The first number of fche-Notr Zealand Fioo Lance haa raachoeU us. It is a fii'sfc class weekly papur published in Wellington. ; The Government ,bave decided to mantfiin tho quarantiue njcas.ur«B r.t Aackiiind for 21 dajrf from Kellys death- : Slipwld Anything- Qeour within tfiatperiodSit may fes extended. "We' i»&v© -received ' a copy of the |ew, Zealand Qbld <-pre*dgingv" Newa, 'publi^ned at Dunedia. It contaias thft I»l«Bt ajid most complete d'tedging reoords "of, the day?r^ lo..anyofle1 o..anyofle with an interesfc- in, gold dredgmg-the News is iv valuable. > - r ,

•The sen ieos of a rnouot&d rifle corps at Lawrence have been accepted by tha Defence Depiirtiiieafc. Private advica has been received of a fall in the rautton market al> Home owing to recent heavy shipments arnving. Lamb r has fallen from s£d and Cd to Pd 5 Yd The Hon-, J. Git Moil 'is Lo bf» consulted with , reference to tba of u suitable Maori curio to ncoompauy the piosonuution which the citizons of "\Vfllinglou have subscnbod tor General Baden- Powell Ono thousand six hundred and twenty-four clainia avo reported to be held by various persons on the West Cociat as special claims, and prospect iag licunp«a ; at an averago of these would represent a capital o' .£12,800,000. i The Hospital Matron desires ti> | acknowledge the gift of a la«ge and interesting number of books^coni Mrs E. H. Cameron tor the us3*^l inmatos. Ne.v' books are g?<**Uly appreciated., ai,d "Mrs, Camerons present h?u b'seii raosi tuvay'f.abjo. < Ono-anncd vorld-w&iker G. M.' Sehi']:»g, who Tv;i9 imported tiead nine I ruouthb back in Melbourne, ib vary luucii ahv» in West* aha, and at latest waspiopoiing to walk overland from I'eith Port Dartrm, and then strik* for" th* land of Swaggorucracy, Sin, and Sweet India. Mo3t of tha dairy factories in tho Taranaki district are oloaing down for the winter. Cold oiorage has revohi lionised the trade from theproducer's point of view, aud tht»t farnaar liude thai winter milk is worth les 1 ? than Hummer tnilk, although it still costs .ibout double as much to produce. A dismounted parade of the Studholme Mounted Rifles was hold last ©'9 ling The cjmpany was put through section drill by the oificera und Sergfc. Major Jones. Fo^ty eight men paiadod under Captain GaiLind and Lieutenants Stiudholme and iic(jrowaa. At the Supreme Caurt, Dunadin, en Tuesday, Miss Etbel Bwnjamin ippk&rad fof tha plaintiff in a suit for damages tor nllsged bi«ach of contract. This is said to be tho £rqs time in tho history of tho British donaiftions that a lady has, apipeared as a b<"irfister, robed iii wig and gowu, $h£ was ■unauocaißfu!, howoYer, cLad iio.' client was nonemlad. < . Th» folicvving, according ta a lisk rcently compiled, were the British M-niaters at Pekin :— Sir" Claude Maodonuld (ambassador) ; first secretary of Ihe litigation, G. H. D. Bax IronGido ; 3ocond secretary, _H. S G. N. Darijg; seorwtary,- H, Qookburn ; honorary aitaoho, Olive Big^m ; militar,y attache, Lieutenant Colonel G. F. Brown ; medical oflioer, Dx Bushel. ISnice old Oom Paul laa 1 ? gone to war We'll nuvke it hot for svory Boev, But soldiers find there's else than lead To hurt a man or kill him d?%,d. The hard rough-lifo, climatic ilia, L ' Ato npttt) biing onjgrievouss chiUd", To "ward off which there's one thing sure, * '" s : A dos» of Wood's Gr<»at Peppermint cure. In diacußsing', in ih«' Wellington ou Wedneoday^ the collsonon of funeral fees, the Hey. T. H. Sprott said ho could not help feeling that vtho time had arrived for lbs abolition ot such foes. For hia own part, he fs?k hfc had hia maiateaance from a parish, aud t!nvt he could aot oxpt-ct any specified fee for any specified Bonk I©.1 ©. The JVen, Arobdeaoan Tow good looked foLWacd to the time whau tha whole "gravey*rd, .;f©»H and ail, wuuid be free to all. We have conversed lately with many people imeiessioi in diwngiug (and who in Oromwoil u not), abuut tb9 present dull state of tho shuao market. vlhev Ihe general opinion U th.it che stagnation is caused by the fact that investors have at laat^reahsed that paying calls ia a Serious busmesa ; that •' Calls are real.-oalls are Barries!, premiums not all the . goal," uud corjseijnaiitly havo dis%wn *lv thutc horns. Again, tha pltmgvjrs who went wholly for premiums aiM^brmgiii, what they could never Thoildf 'finding they could not alwft.yd quit'^ta pra miom, are forced to quit at anything f.hey can got. A well known Dunedn\ ahax % . broker speaking to us the othor day »ttid that the lull was roally a' good thing. Ik would give tima for th« dredges about to Btart to prove th^rnsalTea and to put iuto ciiovilafcion taoney ior new ventures. Con&dencu tKa industry is as Bttrong; ah «ver. rli ftbodfe six ; raon.th3 Jf or 'so, bu.-.i.ieb3 wourd'be aa briii£<as f evdr.-^-Crotawo.i Argus. , '- v ; z "'• Farmers are on the stray 5 alroady, I uud if thy profont cynditj^iMi^'iiiahj.r tamed ssrio^R 4:oub»e fnaong thP taioaers of ilie South owiuij to thei. i tuatnioiit.by fche ilabb.l )>ji pjc^gr^, ] said Mr James AUoo, M/Ll^t *&*. iln. j AyricuiiucdiConferijuqg: Cjjuiii s^ 1 ! «i'R ' supjpented the, coufyi.. 1 . osi ,£i-n a mtrar^ power s^ouhl bv jdk^n "Ulji'i oi tho baudi ol in-poo»oi3 vV . lar Jo?! 1 | Robtrts (Dunodin), althjough ho !.ad I ' boen tfined £40 under tyih ii^bbifc Aei. within a fortnight of taking posK'Sjion ! of \aa esjase, considfirad it was X-ji3l' profit of tho rabbis industry wliich led to t difijoui*ies with fArrnord % Ho kjiaw^of caeca wheie 'uieQ farmed i rabbfts^ and -let tbs privilege^ of i'trappiiig on then* proptrfcy. Tliis to not right.- The dostrucuon of rabfi^ts j ohould be the first aim of landfl^ei's. Lit Tr'fg shown 11 " lliaci sybieimitio" &d I miuiatratioiJ of in l/a^vke'i Bay _ and the Wami,rt^pa hud' admirable reaults. Mv V sf; Duiicari* said if ifc had not ftoeu for lite eiWgotic action of'-iaspiSctars r/o|^'ab acre^in the culoivjr wyuUl.iitave; baouJrbe rTrotu Vfte post^ -|Q-day. The InTercargill' 'delegate ' aakeu the coniefeiico • tS*suggest an amendment of the, Babbit Act restricting the powers of ilispe'coortj b,ut the suggestions made wore thrown

A meeting of the Borough Council will be held to-morrow evening to consider toe revision of t-he borough by bftv3, and also, the question of celebrating Arbor Day. On yunday th« Orangemen of South. Canterbury held a church parade to the Congregational Church, Tiraaru, sOne huudred fend >-bgtBu brethren, headod by the Protestant B^nd, and including representative* from all ■joulh Cnnterbury lodges, turned out. , W&iuuate was represented by thirteen | combers of the loenl lodga. Tha following extract from London Punch of May 30th, shows the fame of Canterbury frozen mutton is ■>retty firmly established in England : — 4 K«v. Dionj'sius, after delivering a 'jeture ou the Cathedral cities of , iUgland : • Now, children, for whut is , .u'ltprbury most remarkable.' Marter Bnskst (promptly) : * Larub, sir.' " Tho foJiowiy sfcacfirnent shows Lhc rtoiou.it 01 Cuatoms duties collected Rt tho fort vi Lvttclton during the 'wefok f nclod Friday : tfpiiits, _£l73'2 12s i>l; eigar^, etc., £209 15s 8d; tob/iooo, JJ5 K-)iK -)i 3« >v _wiiie, „£93' 13a 9d ; beer, JSMS* 8s ; tea, jg'Zfeo 14s ; coffee, ate, .823 10s tod ; eugAr. etc., £185 5s 4d ; •.vwght, .£313 >6s 7d ;■ ad valorem, C 460 9s 6d ; other dujiea, £96 5a 6d ; fold for th^wook i!4022'4s 6d. The quttrteriy meeting of Court; FoiesUrs' Pride was" held last evening. O.li. Bro. C. Manchester being in the chair. There waa a good attendance of ioeaabera. 'It- was decided to hold tbe fttniual eooiaLon August 2nd. Reoeipta for fche evening w«re iiSBOa 4d, expenditure £41 3d sa. One candidate for membership was proposed. The Woodwardß reported four members still on the Sick Fund and one off. The card match with the Odfellows' lodge ib to held om Thursday 6renlng The lodge was closed in due form by the O.H. "Wheat the Oork Militia were marching thtough iho city to ambark for South Africa o.ie in no repeatedly called ftvuj the ranks for cheers for Kruger. When the regiment was on board the transport the colonel called for this man, and told him sternly that he had bettor return to bairaoks, as a m*o who would checrfor Kruger was not a man to fight for the Queen. " An' why not, your honor ?" said the man 'In surpritne. "i'^Bhure, if it wasn't for 'ih' ov.'ld diviLtwe wouldn't be goiu' to fig^t a,t all,!" % The > colonel coiJupsed, and the miin sailed with the rest. . With tho object of assisting an old lady to piQve hor her age, who was without "any evidsnee of the date ot hor b<rcb, but who cauxe oat to Victoria " m the fifties," the JDepuiyRsigidtrar oi Old Age Pensions com mamcMtsd witVi the col ofcor of Oustomo at Goe.ong, and has roceivod a certificate io- the effect that the lady arrived at that port iv 1857, and giving her -age at Mie tiuia. This wul piobably be accepted by the Mngutrate as saUatHOtorj evidence that she is of full age to be entitled to a pension, and id aleo evidence of l -the excellent manner in wnich reoords iv Victoria aie piresm'ved. The Premier's statement is verified t-hat pltgug_«*iot<id in rats in places ;ather than Auckland. iv Dupedip ruts, hall b'.-en disoorored suffering from bubonic plague, and at Bdlolntha and othors iniand towoa. Ott\go rodents have been recently dying in numbers, and ia boliaved that plague bacillus ia the cause of tha morfcaiity. Tht»r» is no doubts about Duoedin, as Dr B.ibertß reported an much to the Colonial S«cretaiy au the result of scientific investigation. Dr Fyfe mado I a similar report regarding the rate at Wauganui and Aramoho districts. ' Tiio authorities that there ia no Loason for pimo, but the disco Very""! should liupal people throughout Ne\\vl Zealand to persist xn sanitary precautions.