News in Brief.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1101, 23 September 1904, Page 1

News in Brief.

The Opotiki Hotel, htcly destroyed by fire, is to bo rebuilt. Federal Band bazaar continues to-night and to-morrow night. Padetowski's audience at Christchurch was the largest m the oolony. For Waihi Standard 'shares applicants are advised to cill upon Mr H.Goocb. The Austral Guards Band give thoit first recital boro on Sunday afternoon. The annual meeting of the Waihi Cricket Association takes placo thisoveniug at tho Sterling Hotel, Last football matoh of tho season— Friondly Societies in fanoy dress-to-morrow aftornoon, It is proposed to erect a memorial at lahiatua to perpotuato the memory of tho lat-o Mr J. O'Mcaw, U.Q.B. The Federal Band bazaar, which was opened last night for a throe nights' soason, was altendod with great success. Tenders for driving a water-raco tunnel' on tho Waihi Grand Jnuolion Gold Company's property close at noon tomorrow (Saturday), The Austral Guards Band gave their final performance at Thames on Tuesday. It attracted a crowded house, and every item of tho band was intently listened to and loudly applauded.

The Foilding paper reports that recently a professional man's wife threw two cups of ton into tho faces of two ladies who wore enjoying tea in a local tea room with hubby."

A correspondent informs tho Aloxandra (OUgo) Herald that »L present there is a fixator quantity of snow lying on tho inonntains in tho neighbourhood of Lskea Wauaka and Hawea than has been the case for the past 15 yoars.

| Amount a batch of prosecutions for .broaches of the School Attendance Act, ■ heard at the Duncdin Police Court, was that ot a boy, 13J-years of ago, who had not attended school during tho last throe yoars and had not passed any of-the standards. At Christehurch on Friday some forty gallons of brandy were poured into the side channols of tho city. Tho act was not that of soino rabid prohibitionist, but of the Customs Department, tho consignee having declined to pay tho duty. Mr, Buthortord, apropos au interruption from Mr. Laurcnson—' Don't interrupt wc, a man liko you who loaruod his land policy from a book theoretically while running a grog shop.' Mr. Lautenson (indignantly): 'lt was a wholosalo business,'

Tho following advortisomoot appeared in a recent Wairarapa paper:—"Wanted, -A roal live, wide-a-wako gentlemanly boy, about 16, with an artistic turn of mind, who will remove his hat in tho prosonco of ladies, do what ho is asked without grumbling, who docs not smoke cigarettes, or wear No. 9 boots because six fit him bolter. To bo apprenticed to the photographic profession,"