General News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 94, 10 January 1901, Page 2

General News.

Mr ICruger is suffering from increase ing weakness of the heart. . Three new field artillery batteriei are being formed at Aldersbot. We compelled to hold ova* several interesting letters from the front. The trade of Canada during 1900 was the largest ever recorded. The imports of British goods increased by B,Goo,ooodols. The Warrimoo -brings to Brisbane Rear-Admiral .Beaumont, who succeeds Admiral Pearson on the Aus. tralian Station, and bia staff. Sir W. Lyne stsitos that it it intended to repeat the illuminations and decorations of Sydney during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York,

Trooper T. Freeman, of the Second Coutingent, who was invalided horns in August, left -yesterday to proceed with .the Sixth Contingent to South Africa, there joiniug his uld corps,

There was great speculation in Now York, on Saturday, when 1,5C0,008 railway shares changed hands at a great advance. Messrs Rockfeller, Hill and Morgan, now control five American trunk lines.

The Railway Department is advised that 18 of the 63 new passenger cars ordered some months ago from St. Louis -were shipped from San Francisco by ihe Alameda. The remainder will follow in a fortnight.

A return of immigration and emigration shows that 2348 persons arrived in the colony in November (43 more than in the November ol 1899), and 746 went away against 798 in the-icorresponding month of 1899.

A fall of snow is general througout England. In Paris the street traffic is blocked. The cold weather on the Continent is unprecedented. Five persons were frozen to death in London, 10 in Paris, und 9 in Austrie

A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, -was experienced yesterday, the rain -.continuing until night. We are now getting our weather in samples of bad aud indifferent, aud are .anxiously espectkg the good. While half-a-dosien prisoners, who had been dealt with at the Cristcburch Court were being taken to Lyttelton, one of them, named Cuuninghaui, jumped out of the train and made off, He was hotly pursued by a constable. Cunningham fell in getting over a fence, and thus was speedily caught. The Presbyterian General Assembly will meet at Wanganui next month. About half of the .£IO,OOO required bj the Churoh for the establishment of churches in out-districts has been raised, and the Rev. Messrs Paterson and Gillies will start next mouth on their mission to .collect the balauce.

In connection with tbe withdrawal of the Moana from the San Francisco trade in consequence of Mr Spreckles* new steamer being placed on the line, it is reported that the Union Company have purchased a half interest in the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail line, and will shortly supersede Burni Philip in the management of the lint in Australia. The London Times has made reference to the instructions which have been given to the Select Committee t.>>pH: :, -77 ij ,■ .;>.. TV"*** Hon. W. :•■. ■'-: r--:cr.. 'r:id.j ins Committee : ■<..;.. :•■ <;;..;- ■('■■'■■ the q'icjv--.' ~" •-.t;. -f-rr". wi-;. '■> view i:< br: -:;-;■ :•,-,, ■,■, ;-;; .>£ ■■.: V'sl Offic- i.:.w ... "' ■ ■■:>:; -,:lv -lr Bystni:; ■••>•..■••. •>.,■ •}■•. •«.-. ti .';,:;•: ■:• largo h i; ,:;vj-. , ;, -.:-.:..; ; i-.. Ti;. W'-jf.-x :::?.>:.'-■ •**»* r.,-■:-:-•■£ by •::■■ ■-'- •--. ••-:-■ .-. ■' Mr Lai '■' ■-. ; i '-;!::■'•••'-.■ ■/. : • >-=« States Marine coast salmon hatcheries, and ha» •reached Wellington in splendid -condition. About one-third will he reared at the Hakataramea hatcheries, and the rest at Lake Ohau. The 300,000 which were expected from Canada will not now be forwarded tiH next season.

On Monday last as 'Mesdames Engl* brecht and Butcher with five childreS wore driviogdown a hill neat the Hook river, the horse commenced to kick. breaking the shafts of the trap, whici it ultimately capsized on top of tb» occupants. Both of tbe ladies wei* severely Lruised and are still confine* to their beds, while a young child *, Mrs Englebrecht's was rather serioo^f. injured. The other children escaj"f| unhurt. 1

There are 170 more entries for the Horticultural Society's show than last year, and it promises to be well worth a visit. The show will be opened by the Mayor at 2 p.m. in the drillshed.

Synopsis of Bow Advertisements.

J. Kirkland—Notice of attendance at Dental Rooms.

R. E. Boyd—Grand Annual clearing sale.

Shackleton end Grant End of season bargains, Arthur Jones and Co—Great end of season sale.