News in Brief.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1077, 26 August 1904, Page 1

News in Brief.

Friendly [societies' ball to-night. Waihi teps. meet Karangahake ropa. Ati Waihi to-morrow. Hockey match, Waihi v. Auckland, at Worth's Paddock, Waihi, to morrow, .ntj Tlio other night tho premises of Mr Winklomann, chemist, of Otorohanga, woro destroyed by firo, It is anticipetcd that *tho Now Zealand Uugby Union will benefit to the oxtent of ;£7OO by t-'io Auckland-British football match, Considerable local intorest is being taken in tho football match betwoon Auckland and Taranaki, to bo played at Auokland to-morrow. Sir Joseph Ward is considering the Question of making reductions in the ratos for season tickets on the Now Zoaland railways. On Wednesday ovening last Mr IS. Wright, lecturer at tho Thames School of Mines, delivered an address at Cambridge on tho subject of electricity. Jj.Colonol Owen, commandant of the Military School of Instruction of New Zealand, presided last night at instruction classes for officers and non-coms, Mr Blomiield, the Auckland S.M., is resigning his position. Tho step has been taken owing to tho inadequacy of tho salary, He is said to bo about te enter a law firm in tho city, Tho Otago School Commissioners re" ceived 193 applications lor tho position o' ranger over the Education reserves in Otago and Southland. The applicants hailed from various parts of the colony, There have boon M prosecutions fo r selling adulterated milk during tho pas' year. No proceedings have boen taken against licensed victuallers, tho analysis ol all Bninplos tostcd for tho polico having, says tho Minister for .Justice, proved satisfactory. i Bill lias boon circulated by the Go- ' ycrnmont umlor which a local authority i is Jo have power to lease for CG years j without the right of renewal, or for 21 j jcars with right ot roncwal, at a rent to j bo fixed by valuation.

l'or having a native wood pigeoa in his possossion during the eloso season, John ■lones, of To Aniui, was fmod £l, with costs X'i) 83 Oil, Defendant was under the that as bo had ut minor's right ho was allowed to shoot pigeons for the purpose oi food.

A uuiquo event in municipal lifo is mentioned in connection with Councillor John Turner, of Prahrau, Victoria. Re has just been re-clectod without opposition for the Toorak Ward, this being 1113 tenth consecutivo election for a triennial period covering tbo oO years bctwoen 1877 and 1007.

A carpenter wotkinf; 011 a building at Otakoho, in Taranaki last Friday had his noso baily sevored just above the bridge, through a chisel falling from a higher soaffolding, The doctor took an hour and a half to rearrango and stitch up tlio in* jiircd member, but the patient declined to seek the solace of chloroform.

It is statod that somo edncatod Maoris nvo translating into their own language oarl.y records of their raco compilod and published by old European sotllors in Now Zealand, TIIO object is to onablo tlieui belter to coiiduct thoir oases when giviug evidence o! the nature required by tbo Native Land Courts,