GENERAL NEWS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVIIII, Issue 446, 14 November 1916, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS

One of the eight New .Zealand Companions of the) D.S.O, created in the South African War was charged in the Supremo Court, at • XVelliugtoa the other day with! indecent assault. The jury. Without .leaving the (box,' brought in a vjeirdict of not guilty, ■'!;

There is a movement on foot to have the anniversary Day holiday next month Held on tit© Monday Instead of the Saturday. The- idea, is being taken 'up; 1 heartily in Waimate.

If you suffer from bronchitis, hay fever, or asthma-, “N AZOIC’ will prove a boon and a blessing. Is 6d buys sixty doses.

Liießlonant-lColancl XhTniicH, of the Salvation Army (recently appointed from England, Chief Secretary for New ZeaJajnd) will be visiting Wa,imale next Thursday evening. The .Colonel will RA given a public reception m ihci local Salvation Army Ha,!l Representative speaker, will ai.su occupy ibe platl'urm. So©-adwri jsem© it for flirt her aimyincomenls,

Cabbage, cauliflower, tomato and oilier bedding plants no wready at Ileswiek’s Florist Shop, corner of Arcade. Hants fresh dialy. Cut flowers, floral work in any design. Best and most effective wash for green lly and other garden posts; no trouble to mix, and sure to kill without damage to plants. Nursery, Princes Street, 'Phone 1G2....

Tlin-e who were, privileged lo witness the dress rehearsal of "H.XI..S. Pinafore • :asi evening wei © unaiiimousiy (■!' the, opinion that if the performance goes as well to-morrow .nighrit will ei intitule. touching high-waier-mark in the annals of comic ■opera in Wu incite. The music- is g-njd. and the, drcss'ng cxeiukuit. Tl c principal; a! e a si rung team, and the chorus support! them well. At title eonciusi.'ii ol xlus rehearsal M.r Luca; prop;, ; e l "votes of thank; to Xlis Pit.l- S the p,iaiiNte, and .Mrs 'p.alesse, -Die "mistie.;; vf the wardr ; .hThc-c ui‘ "i- earrisd by res lamaii’oa.

Mr \’ .(1, Day. S.XL expressed the opini n in the it'ourl. to-day that- any showground, rm e -ourse, etc., wheie i license to sell in! .xicaiting liquor was land consented 1 "Jf<•,-n-■ ■■ 1 1 pr.uni ;- e;” mider the Act all I Ilia! n • proliilb.i. 1 i j rers.m lb -ref <:<• had any ligln

i.■ afoul a sli ,-w. or ra *es, m- a tail' w tie-e sueti a .icons". -xi-.ei. Tit- eai-.a had ii'cer 1, ~-n le i• he 1 yol, b,n if one . .okod ai, t lie Lk easing Act- there was no iloujb 1 . eh ,il it. Even a yard i,r an enelusale was “preini-.es" under the Act.

1i- has been arr; ng.-d 1 1 1ai, 1. ,|w. e i ■ the, liist and sec..ll i net.; of ‘MI.M.S. Pinal.a te"’ i.,-morrow ev.nuig He four califliilal 0 ; m the ,G, uniy (ffie.-n KLvticn shall appC-n r.n the stage, with a h.dygiiard. i f If.XI. sailors, and atteuded lt(v Sir Joseph Porter's (K.C M)

■'sisiiTs and eoadiis and aunH." The grand pesters drawn and painted! by Xli ;f. H. t’li-inner wi’l then 1>• pul up- K r sac. and Uhls will be'accepted eii-ber for the '.' .inly .(been or any

<f the candidates. H.-.uquei.s wib ;li." presented to I tic queen-candidate on the same i-eeasiin. This .seaf j shorn: d b ■ a I rilliant ; if.

"Clio era wa; raging ill Kb b * when I was Here,- and there, w.ne, IUU ea-eo a day,’-, staid Xlr J. Fioektieu. a re xml AX'i liinglon visitor to tin- Land of the Rising Sun. "and I wander I life Her e 11... lOllt) eases a day. it you saw the frightful, sanitary arrangements .1 K-jbc you would I anla: eI. Outside premises runs a shadow drani ;.(b Ui nine inetiewide, and ail manner of lilih is I. (Ii 1 found n that drain. Y u u emi .imagine tlie c-ondiii -ii of the place am. ihe ho; sun, I think Japan G fearfully dirty, though lh© Japs, keep llndr -bodies clean.''

a prcusaiir cVifPngs amu-om-mt. panaKnig a lire nature ef a -'l'n ■ ana rev ■ ear <*V; nbig way b ‘!d in I l.e Walt ana Si-b0,.-', on Friday night til ahi of No. J quean (Xliss Daley). Sengs, music, dancing, cards and gramaptn no selectionpassed the time ;pl to quickly till midnight struck. Durum tp.e,.evening XJlss Liala Smith rendered a pianoforte selectr,n very nicely, ana songs were acceptably rendered by Xtr.s O’lir’e.i ii'Jroucli), .Miss ,\[.arggrei Foley, and Messrs XI. iCechralie, XX’, Haynes and O’Rrien. Goad music was gratuitously supplied by Miss Nora Fa'ey (piano) and Mr Haynes (accorde .m). A guess'll,g compelilion for a framed print, of Lord! Kitchener was won by Mr Gedde-s (XX'aimalf*), wliu generously donated tjie picture to the XX'aituna School, the assembled company showing (heir apiroeiation of it is generosity by enthusiastically sjng'ng ‘"Fur He’s a Jolty Good Fe.low.'' ‘A. grama-phone was Jeal by Mr A. (Cochrane (XX'aituna, who, assisted by Mr H. Nicholas, fulfilled the duties of MAC to everyone's satisfaction. As i s usual at aft XX'ai tuna entertainments, a b.uintifni supper was provided by Hr ladies.