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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1044, 19 July 1904, Page 2

Wi tiro plenscd to learn that Messrs R, MiwMillnn and 11. Holger, who wcro seriously ill lust week, aro progressing favoumbl.v in Iho Waihi Hospital. A largo number of patients aro at present in tlio institution, including one case of scarletina in the fever ward. Tho following players will represent Suburbs 11. in their match against City 11. on Sasurday next: —Full, A, Johnston; three-quarters, M. Derryman, R, Binns, (!. Jou»hiu; live-eighth, Farnw; half, J ISerryman; wings, Joe Foster, Graham ; forwards, A. Scott, Urown, Zenovitch, Hrinuiingway, Smith, J, Foster, Vivian. Emergoncios: Backs—Boll, Birnic; fori wards—Lawrence, Andrews. Last night tho Wosloyan Band of Hope held a very successful mooting in the church. The Rev. W. Perry occupied tho chair, An interesting programme of recitations and musical items was given, concluding with an amusing dialogue. At the closo of tho function a meeting of tho committee was held, when it was decided to donate £2 to tho Newtown (Wellington) appeal fund. Tho death of an infant occurred at the Waiokura pah, Manaia, tho othor day under most peculiar conditions. The child, which was about five weeks old, was loft by itaolf in one of the whares for a stretch of seven or eight hours, and when tho mother went for it found to her horror that tho baby had been attaekod by rats. Portions of tho face and arms wo o eaten away, while tho body did not escapo tlio attontion of tho rodonts. The Thames paper, referring to tho visjt hero next week of a representative hockey team says:— I "Unfortunately several of our best playors aro unablo to mnlip the trip, finding a difficulty in leaving their employment. Still, with such players as Hewctt, Horn, Ferguson, Martin (2), Rcnshaw, Whitehead, Roy, Williams, Jarnian, Brown andComor. the 'Pinnies hockeyists should give a good account nf themiolves."

One of the moss consequential men in Wellington jwt now, a visitor informs tlio Waiinato Witness, is tlio now Govor*nor's elioi do cuisine, who has been imposed ami gets tlio princely salary of JGSOO and perquisites, Half of tlio tradespeople of the city are running after him for orders. Ho is a veritablo king in his own way, as lie has supreiuo command of tlio culinary dopartment, and struts about about with the dignity that becomes his high and important office. A resiJont of Giaborno, Mr. Handford, is (says tlio Gisborne Herald) the owner of ft rccipo for buslifelling which, if sue. ceesful, should Ho away with the man with tlio axo Tlio idea is to ringbark tlio troes, and boro through tho trunk with an augur a couplo of holes, which aro tilled with a composition mid plugged, Tlio composition soaks into tho wood, rots it, and causes it to beconio inflammable. In about eight or ton months n match is applied, and the treo falls, tho slump and roots, which havo boootuo soaked with the mixture, being burned right out. Tho system is said to bo in use in America, .Tho Thames Advertiser makes tho fol-» lowing comment in regard to the A uek-land-Thanifis football match on Saturday last:-"Tho nowsthat the Thames foot, bailors had been defeated by Auckland by 4'2 points to nil camo as a groat surprisenay, an overwhelming aliock 011 Saturday, When our extra was published (hero was a gasp of incredulity. Our representative verified tlio nows by getting iho figures repeated from Auckland, mid whcn"it was ascertained that tho figures wore correct a solemn and impressive hush fell over tho town 1" Tho following nominations in eonneci tion with Iho election of officers for the Wailii Miners' and Workers' Union havo been received : President, Messrs. NowMi nrnl ,J. I'Vci; Vice President, A. Ji. Armsjoiig; Sceioiiiry, It. 1.1 Graham, W. F, Seymour and J. 15, Slovin; Treasurer, V/. H. Morion; Committee, A. Gilloit, F. Brown, 11. Ilallotlee, H. McCartliny, J. Mftleolmson, 11. F- Armstrong, E, fiummors, F. Quiggi V-Outran, W. Humphries, G. Biirry, 11. Swan, J. F. Ryan, ,T. T. Carpenter. 11. Loano, D, J. Pearson, J, Warren, J, Wilsomo, and Newton Fairs, Twolvo of the above aro to bo elected, The election will take placo on the 6th August next.

It was decided last that flic testimonial to Mr W, H, Phillips, ox-< Mayor of Wftihi, bo prosentod to him lit a smoke concert to bo givon by tho subscribers on Tuesday evening next,

Mr, F, Marriott annouticos olsowherc that ho has purchased tho jewellery businoss lately carried on under tho stylo of Kirkman, Donison and Company. He is adding to his already largo stock a splendid RB«ortniimt of electro-plated waro, and is also making a specially of appliancos for tho sight.

Mr, S. Braujbly, a member of the Dinmond drilling party at the Waitckauri mine, met with a very painful accident. As far as we can learn an iron rod slipped ami fell upon his left leg, cimsingm frac tureof a small hone and spraining his ankle. Brambly was formerly engaged as one of a party boring at tho Wailii Consols and Wailii Consolidated mines,

Tho known fact that the Japanese soldier thrives on what we should regard as a starvation diet lends support to those who declare that most of us ha. bitually overheat ourselves. And now (says the London Chronicle) a scries of experiments conducted in America on teachers, students and Boldiors, and lasting for nearly a year, has shown that the averago man—in America ft any rate—cats irom two to three times as much as horcijuiros, After a year of' thn "star* vation diet" tho cxporimontocs wcro stronger, healthier, ami most of them no thinner,

Cases aro occasionally brought ir.to Court in which claims an: mti'ln against builders who havo eroded bouses for peoplo and havo erected them, so it is alleged, very badly, In a sentence, it is tho protest against tho" jerry-built" dwelling. At Wellington the other day in tho Court, a witness, giving evidence against the alleged unworkmanlike manner in which his house had been put up, said some of the doors would not shut, some would not open, and some would only open |) ally, Thf s'sli-s in (he inikvs were no; weighted, mid whui ho pointed out to the builder that the lowor sash was liable to come down and break somebody's fingers, that worthy roplicd that it would teach aomo body to keep their fingers out of tho way. All the available rags and bags bad to be used during wot weather to mop up tho wator that leaked on to tho floor; and when tho wind blow tho houses rattled and creaked to an extent that would lead ono to believe a band was playing outsido.