News In Brief.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1098, 20 September 1904, Page 1

News In Brief.

The Federal Band Bazaar opens in tho Academy on Thursday, Tho Wailii Grand Junction invito lenders for excavating a battory site. The Black Family of Musicians open in tho Academy of Music ton morrow ovoning. Tho annual meeting of tho Wflihi Cricket Association will behold inPilliug's Hotel on Friday evening next. A Nelson telegram states that a discovery of cpsomite, or pnro Epsom salts,, has been mado near tho head of tho Duller river. Hamilton is clamouring for a suitable couruhouse, tho present building boing inadequate for tho requirements of a District Court. There is a tremendous slump coming, not only in Now Zoaland, but all over tho world, prophesiod Professor Bicliorton nt. Chrisichurcb. It is roported that nearly overy steamer loaving Australia lias from 80 to 100 in tho steorago bound for New Zealaud hoping to secure employment. The Tourist Department has ascertained thai tho fish which tho Kotorua Maoris have been selling in Auckland are not trout, but lako whitebait. A total of 147 gallons of water per head of population passes through tho Masterton water system ovory day, This works out at nearly six gallons of water per resident per hour. Tho Council is endeavouring to check the wasto, | A few days ago a farmer tried a new method of extracting a pieco of turnip which becamo stuck in a calf's throat. Ho plared a block of wood on ono side of tho animal's throat, and with tho aid of a mullet succeeded in smashing tho turnip, but in doing so nearly killed tho calf. Tho Dev. H. Hawkins on tho question :of white versus brown:—"l am not a betting man, but I will w»ger anything that if you tako 100 Maoris and 100 whites you will find moro morality and honesty amongst tho former than tho latter." Mr Folix Tanner has reconsidered his docision not to attempt tho voyage to Lytlelton in his new nrk, Tho Marino. Department has decided to allow tho littlo craft to Icavo port provided some alterations aro made to her sails and gear. Of 'lB constables aduiitlod to tho New Zealand Polico Force last year, no fowor than 32 wero Now Zoaland born; 18 bolonged to the Church of England, and 12 wero Roman Catholics. Tho fault of the age, said Professor Dickcrton, in a lecture at Cliristohurch, is tho desire to suppress tho variations of mnnkind. All mon aro mado so mucli aliko that tho man who is born with tho boautiful genius for music has to go and bo an insurance agent,