GENERAL NEWS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 14 February 1927, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Rev. Bates’ Weather Forecast. — Westerly winds, strong to gale, and veering by west to south. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following; cooler shortly. The .barometer has a falling tendency, but rising soo. An advertisement appears in this issue regarding Crown land near Waimate for lease by ballot. Blight has made its appearance in many of the potato crops in North Otago. The excessive rain in the last month or two is believed to be the cause. I I ’lt will pay you to visit The Farm- ] ers’ during the last week of The Great Summer Sale. The first race of the Sanders Cup was sailed at Lyttelton on Saturday when the Canterbury boat, Betty, the holder of the trophy, won easily from the Auckland boat, Rona. | To obtain superior results in de- • veloping and printing bring your [films to B. A. BRYAN, M.P.S., Pre(scription Chemist, ’Phone 9, Box i 02. Waimate. 1 i ( The annua! meeting of the WaiI mate Winter arid Poultry Show Association will be held in Mr Barford’s rooms on Thursday, February 17th, at 8 p.m. There is an article on the Dr. Cririekshank Memorial at Waimate in the current issue of The City ' Beautiful, a sixpenny monthly publication published in Christchurch. 1 Tw.o photographs of the statue are ’ ’ shown. Copies can be bought at J 1 11. Beattie’s, The Shop Next tlx ’ Post Office. f At the Kuineu (Auckland) Shov on Saturday, Richard Davis, one ol i, the judges, was savagely attaekei • in the ring by a large Holstein bull He was badly gored in the thigh be ire the animal could be beaten of. bargains in Frocks. Underwea: wy. Gloves, etc., at the “Min Host > summer Sale.

A taxi, driven by A .7V over a bridge bet,.. and Te Karaka, ( , n ? capsized into ::.e nv et below. On.. passe ’’SV and another i, i n pital suffering lrom ,'SB The two other pas V with bruise-. All skin eruptions h . I speedily yield to th.. healing pru|,ertie- of septic Ointment. p r ,,. gredients proven 2/6 and 36; only f r(l ,, 7* B AN, M.P.S.. ’Phone 9. Ib.x 62, V Geraldim proved the ■ the South Canterbury Champion rink niarii green. „n Saturday tJ from Waimate took p a - J were beat, i *„ the seen./J final wa> rtP en (; frald /fl Ton. I Member-, of the AVaimnul Cycle ( lull t-.nk part lr , Canterburi Club’s run tO ll yesterday. The fl condition- enabled the J spend a 1 !'■ Touglily etijwJ REX I l-.A is a rich forJ specially picked and in Ceylon. In one qualitr J Best. Parked in 5 lb. zia e J es. It is i*ee<>nunendedt»tjl al public a- a Quality Tea J please all. PYNE, GOrLD.I NESS, Ltd.. Sole Agents, J Through falling off a nJ at Ponsonby, Aueklani J Janies O'Kane, aged 36 /J juries to the head conscious. He was taken tn] The Last Week Sale J will long be remembereil.-'M mer’s. 1 When going to the assmJ another girl win, had pit J culties, Lyle Ratcliffe, agwiljl drowned in the Thorndoi | Wellington. No one saw ttel rence. I An agreeable safeguri J . the bites and annoyance til quitoes, sandflies and utter J Bryan's Mosquito Cream nil title combination of those al which are antagonistic to ■ and is most effectual in pra the attacks of these pests I 1/6, and 2/6 per pot, at M PHARMACY. I

During the absence of Mr J D. Cunbar on Saturday IM dwelling in the heart of Tm was visited burglariously ul uables to the rtilue to £2snl len and also the cotitem child’s money box. 1 The body of a man nil dead in the Whakatane !• quarry on Saturday. It wvl tied as that of John Burns,fl a labourer, who recently fl Whakatane and was afl haymaking on Ilangitikei Plfl bottle of methylated spinal found near the body. I Treat yourself to a KotWj Don’t let this year’s happinfl away and be forgotten. J Kodak record of your laiffl and preserve your holidays H in picture form. B- A- ® r -*J ist and Kodak Dealt' l '- 1 Kodaks from ??/ 6: Bron, | eras from 10 6. All road< led to Kelcy’W terday afternoon when > Municipal coiicart was P the Bush, by the Mats* Band A steady stream ’buses, cais, gigs aD nt Urn hour ’ hata , audience ol about nr weather conditions were * a day in the bush and « provided bi the shelter * was availed of to t e. band were in good ” excellent progranimf ’ notwithstanding the caused by t lasts elimbe.i th< ■ o and wandered , ’' roue from where the mu s " } enjoyed. Th- Band with afternoon tea ! (Mrs Geo. Dash) which made ■' it the members, the> ? “billy-boiler Th suitably retnrncd 1 u. Mayoress for 11 js ed on the members in graciously r, "’' ,nl1 11# fti< I the hope that ' . . be the fore-rtinnf * ■ ing, under sirnil' 8 ' some future tint'- , Waimate’s - closes ai 9 P- m - ' Farmer’s.

: | point?- seoreil at the ttltip meeting for tire interbpd,.- are: Champion d-lVellingtnn 57. Auckland glum; 20. (Jlmao 15, Wannnaki 15. Queensland .p.p.l, Am-klaiel and Weill. The shield wn- secured fail «he mark' •ue most reite li-teners-in bi ard last Is Zealand's lirst message sue to the Prime .Minister J, G. Coates i. which was si irom 3YA Christchurch Aiu-k. A welcome to Mr U< tendered mi behalf of Wi ami Ihe province of ter by leading public men tttarh. Mr Cmites, who acted the welemue from the t’miarkcd upon the clear Itie-prerlies broadeast. &« body, brain and nerve [properties in their highest tews Emulsion of Pure Cod M and Creosote is a most ttonie: in three sizes, 1/6, ii«. B. A. BRYAN, M.P.S. p® Chemist, ‘Phone 9, Box tit Viindaiisin has been reIHk l secretary of the Cook si Imiiiuittee iii connection * national monument at fw. Visitors lo the Sounds hit-id the tablet on the meltcarving- their names deep’flliil inscription, concluding inside an ornamental “Palmerston North Y.M. •b', Xmas, 1U26-27." A copy Ws on the wooden cross’fe anchor have been taken nw to further action. s »f discrimiii- t tion will find ’/■'tiling cream the most -■M'lMgst the varied selec- ® Bryan’s Pharmacy, where of most renowned stocked. A cream for -■mplexion at prices most 6 : fi - A. Bryan, M.P.S. ’* Chemi-.;. 'Phone 9, Box mite. 5

*«mgari> met her winners minion ( hne.pionship Meet Miami;- s-o yards, Olsen l"i || H‘ 1 turn. 59 secs; half ,’ f -K W. L.-iinh, (Victoria), f"' : -one mile walk, , ia " r ”- time ii 39; 120 yards (Otago), time 15- ~/ ' IN| ym' l ! . M. Leadbetter *O. time -■ 4-5 sees; WoJards, Manton (Wel'_tiiii(. ]j o - m ;j e ev . I*" We.lmg-.on). time'2 220 yards. M. J Canterbury); time 22 hurdles, Gar-’ .''•'■•wl), tinio 58 secs (new 7"* hat. Savidan (Auck,i/t ■» Inin. 25 sees; throwing L fr ' Harvey (Wellington), (t ‘-!’ n k vattii, Batstone (Cann‘ feet 8 inches; high ./'J- Shirley (Auckland), 5 * lle U .iav.-lin throw, S. Lay 194 feet- 6J inches; I * ! "Mie, k. w. Lamb (Viep 7.49 25; throwing dis-(XVimganui-Taninaki). L; hop. step and jump, 47 le,l 4J inch-

The Casey-McDonald boxing con- I test billed for to-night at. Dunedin, has been cancelled owing to the illness of the former. Because the Winsome, which led the fleet home in the second yachting race for the Cornwall Cup at Lyttelton to-day, took a minute and a half over the maximum time allowed, the judges .declared the race off. Masterton has experienced a heat wave for over a fortnight, the glass several times registering 90 and over; and 86 was quite common. Yes terday was a record heat, when 93 was registered. A farmer at Taka, near Stratford, named Carl R. Zureher, was found I dead this morning with his head almost blown off. A shotgun beside the body, with a string attached, to the trigger, indicates suicide. David McGregor, a draper of Riverton, while bathing in the Aparima on Saturday, was seized with cramp and immediately sank. The body was promptly recovered, but life was extinct.

An Hastings telegram states that while bathing in the rough surf at Waimarana beach yesterday, Alex Mitehell Wighton, aged 48, a married farmer, was drowned. Several who went to his assistance had to be hauled ashore.

The Governor-General has relinquished the position of Dominion Chief Scout and president of the Council of Boy Scouts Association, New Zealand section. A distressing drowning accident occurred at Moanaroa, near Rangitikei Heads, yesterday afternoon, the victim being Ernest James Brightwell, .aged 17 years. His sister was .rescued. Turnips in the district are looking well after the rain, but as they were late sown on most farms big crops are not expected. Rape crops are not standing the feeding off of other seasons, but there are plenty of good clover and grass paddocks available at present, which are being utilised for fattening lambs, instead of rape. Walter Phillip Hailes, described by the Magistrate as a menace to the public, was fined £lO for nriving a high-powered motor at a dangerous speed and a like amount for failing to stop when he knocked down and injured a man. His license was cancelled for two years.—-Dun-edin P.A. telegram. A New Plymouth message states that two Maori boys, Tataroa Wetere and Nuhi Tangi, aged about 17 years, were drowned while bathing from the beach at Awakino on Sunday. Both were good swimmers, but ventured too far out. Two companions reached the land safely, one of whom went out again to assist the others, but failed. A formulae of long proven merit for cleansing the blood from all impurities, scrofulous sores, boils, pimples, etc., is Bryan’s Blood Purifier: compounded from harmless ingredients and contains no mercury; wives immediate results. Price 3/6 bottle. B. A. BRYAN, M.P.S., Prescription Chemist, ’Phone 9, Box 62, Waimate. 7

An Invercargill telegram states that while motoring to Colac on Sunday morning, a car driven by Mrs Bruce Ireland capsized. Miss Phyllis Fleming, aged 20, was killed instantaneously. Her father, Mr Herbert Fleming, the well-known flour-miller of Gore, was severely crushed and his condition is serious. Mrs Ireland suffered cuts and shock, but was able to proceed to her home.

Willie Gee, a Chinaman, for, having opium in his possession in a farm suitable for smoking, was fined £3O at Wanganui. When the detectives visited the premises last evening they found women’s clothing and shoes and later arrested Gladys Smith and Lily Ryan on charges of having no lawful means of support. Both are young married women who have been in the habit of coming to Wanganui occasionally and frequenting Chinese premises. Ryan was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment, and Smith, who -was more -or less under the influence of the other woman, was remanded till Thursday. Want Ad«. in th* Daily Advat tiaer bring Buyer and Seller togedk er. Trv one to-morrow. The Daily Advertiser fair Rubbw Stwnpa of all description*.