GENERAL NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 4, 5 June 1914, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS.

The monthly mooting of the War mate Ladies’ Benevolent Society was held on Monday Juno Ist. There wore present;—Mosdames Xieol (in the chair), Meredith, Archer, G. A. Manchester, Adams and J. ,W. Manchester. An apology for absence was received from Mrs E. C. Studholme. Six grunts of iLring and food were made to persons in need. Accounts amounting to XI 9s Od we.ro passed for payment. Mesdanies Meredith and Archer were appointed visitors for tho month. The Main School girls will moot Hie Wairnatc primary girls at hockey at 2 o’clock in the Park to-morrow. The following will play for Waimato: R. Richards (captain), M. Evans, E. (K'Auvergne, G. Wiiite, F. Stewart, i>. Ho Hamby, B. O’Brien, N. Ford, I). Bell, C. Baker, J. Cochrane. Emergencies, V. Melton, E. Hollamby.

Oranges, Island oranges, sweet and juicy from the sunny side of Fiji, 12 a Is; also Winter Drinks, Helloa Brandy, Ginger Brandy, Is 6d per bottle. at T. A twill's Fruiterer....

Adjutant Haywood, the travelling special for the Young People of the Salvation Army, will visit Waimate next -Sunday ami Monday, and will conduct the services all day. At night a memorial service will be held for the Salvationists and friends lost in the Canadian shipping disaster. On Monday he will lecture on Camp Life at Mature, he being one of the chaplains there; special music, -song, and coffee supper included.

We insert in this issue an advertisement of a harvest festival social to be held, in the Presbyterian Church on Monday, June Bth, at 7.30 sharp. The object is to bring town and country members together. .Supper will be provided at 9 p.m. so that country friends may start for home at 9.30. It is hoped that all who are members, pidlierents, or ’a(.tenders of the Church services will make a. -special elfort to be present. Newcomers are- specially invited. Barford’s Block-Cake—cheaper that home-made....

The Chicago Tribune writes:— "Good old faithfiui Dobbin is very far from being tin* ned out to pas* Uiro. A. census made- by the ofllcers of Captain Healey’s Trallic Squad shows that within the last two years the number of horse-drawn vehicles has increased tit) per cent. This in face of an increase, during live years of GO per cent, in the number of automobiles on Chicago streets.” AVlum the wind is in the chimney and the rain is on the roof, isn't it a supreme pleasure to lie snug and “comfy” in bed, enjoying that “yawny,” drowsy feeling? But to lake a pleasant journey through Slaimberland you’ll need to have a suit of warm Pyjamas—Flannelette or Ceylon are the special favour!ties. Not only are they very warmth-confcr ring, but they are indisputably hardwearing and good washers. Prices from 4s lid to IBs fid. For Aiy wear our selection of Ceylon and heavy union shirts will be found just the thing for present weather and the patterns are specially selected. Ceylon shirts from •Vs 6d to 7s 6d, heavy union Shirts os'' lid to 8s (3d, All AVool Shirts Gs lid to Its Isd. AVe strongly urge you to call and select your requirements XOAVi while This display is complete and well varied. AVAIL you call to-day? we anticipate very heavy buying in view of many an approaching cold snap? to-morrow uy find us minus just the shirt or pyjama suit you would fancy. ALake up your mind —XOAV! C. D. Taatl’o, Outfitter, uQeen Street, AV'airaate. ‘‘Taalfe’s for all men’s goods.”

A pair of Border collie pups, presented by Air Lilico to the Alastertoji Collie Club, were put up to auction, and one realised 12 guineas the other bringing 9 1-2 guineas. They were about -six weeks old, and sired by "Kagshaw's Moss,” a dog recently imported at a high figure. Air B. F. Whitney is the fortunate possessor of a dozen youngsters sired by tip; above dog, so that our future trial# should see some of the local men coming to the front.

AA'aimatc exhibitors at the Dunedin Fanciers’ Club’s Show were in the ]awards’ ]b| as follows;-- A; Adams’ Orpingtons, black cock Ist, buff' cock Ist, buff hens Ist and 2nd, white hen Ist, white pullets Island 2nd; Game cock Ist, hens Ist and 2nd; Andalusian cock Ist, pullet. Ist. E. A. A’eitch’s Legltorns, hens Ist and 2nd, white pullet 3rd (eight competitors). Every bird entered by Air A. Adams was placed. Remember if you want to got rid of that heavy dull feeling in tire head, which accompanies Nasal Catarrh, just take a good inhalation of “NAZOL,” through a Nazol Inhaler, and get immediate relief. Air Geo. Reynolds, AVillowbridge, had the threshing-mill in last week, and now reports the following yields of oatsGarton’s Record, -1 bushels of .seed yielded 208 bushels of crop; Garton’s New Abundance, 4 1-2 bushels sown, 14;8 bushel threshed. At per acre the yields were:—Garton’s Record (only 11-2 bushels sown to the acre), 70 bushels.; Carton’s Now Abundance, 75 bushels,; Old Carton's (2 1-2 bushels to the acre sown), 50 bushels. The soil and grotsing conditions were similar’.

(Wonderful value iu Men’s Underclothing is being offered to-day and to*-morrow in the Farmers’ Co,bp. Drapery Department. The special lines are: —3o man’s pyjama, suits ; 6s’ worth 7s Gd; 50 pairs men’s Kaiapoi drawers, 4s worth 5s Gd; 50doz. Men’s Wool Union tennis and cotton shirts, from 3s Gd to 5s Gd, worcn s*s Gd to Gs (M. Also, a fcpcclal purchase of 35d0/,, men’s wool halthose. put iu lots of two pairs for ps,v *2s 3d, and 2s Gd. Every lino is remarkable... Plant now.: Fruit, Forest and Shelter Trees, Hedge Plants, Ornamental and 'ilowea* Shrubs, Roses and Out Flowers. Largo Collection to select from at Beswick’s Victoria Nursery. Inspection invited.... 1 Foil’ Children’s Hacking Oough at night, Woods’ Croat Peppermint Cur 4 is M, 2b <d.

Major Head, describing the Tot tonal scheme at Homo, said nit belter work was being got out the area oliners now than in the ( days before Mr Haldane's sclie came into operation. The main di culty was to keep nj> the numb according to the establishment, only wished they had youths ol well xlrilled as the New Zeal Cadets were, coming into tho raj instead ol raw Welshmen, as

had known them, who scarcely. ktiJH their right hands from their M They might not credit it, but insl|| of Uie Territorials lie had had to |jß with oouid not speak a word ||| English. Two whole companies, |li fact, had to be drilled in Welsh,i|| f met a little ootia-gc giii, A cold was in her head; Sp ilcr hair was lank and out. o" curia "Tisli-oo!'’ the poor child 'm I know her parents, so I sai«. m (And no words could be truer); ||| Her health will soon return agaiisa With Woods’ Great reppena® Coro. P Several of the speakers at the (& dots’ banquet last night testified ||| the excellent conduct of the nionS the Kowhai camp under trying cot||| tions. Major Wain said that alia tliey had been there a few dala and the hospitals were filling with pAticnts, telegrams were com||| in from' many parts urging that :l||| camp he abandoned, for the sake Ip the men's health and the finances® the Dominion, etc. in the lit® themselves, however, lie never hcMj of a solitary instance of a. wanting to go home. “And ivtfe|| you are knocking about til among tlic rows of tents, after lig||i arc- but, you are apt to overii-pa Uiings.” He never heard one rS complaining of the treatment f||j were getting at Kowhai—Major who lias had experience of the Tu|y| lorials at Home, and who command a company of tho Volunteers in Boer War, said tiiat in the coidA of various staff attachments in Zealand lie had become a great mirer of the soldiers of this try. As one’ who had gone tlira ef| the Kowhai camp from start to iy|| isli, he could say that the weai;i%| was ivorse than anything he ever known in the Old Country, -i the men never grumbled. But it a characteristic, of the British that when eve,rything seemed to [AS going wrong the cheerful side of man came forward—like Mark T£y| ley silling in the drizzle- on the kL| York wharf whistling “Rule, EItannia." It was when only things went amiss that the Brit is ■ $ got sore-headed. He told of y|| cavalry attack on Caesar's Hill •dd| the Kowhai camp, describing foreground as nothing but a- niu-H| The men went through it with tl-yy| horses as if they had been rid ■, down the main street. When i. got back and had lunch, the c. ■ 1 thing 'they could find to growl at--, A was that they were not to be alb, e;l to go that way back again. (Li; ' ter. y

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