THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHYI MINER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1904

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1157, 29 November 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHYI MINER

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1904

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The sad condition of the coal-miners in the Newcastle district owing to the closing of the mines is described in exchangee that have just come to hand from Australia. That through, out the Newcastle district at the prt'sont timo there must be thousands of people who have not tho means lo livo otherwise than in a state of almost painful frugality, and also hundreds who, from time to time, feel the pinch af actual want, is a statement which, viewed from the standpoint of human probability, says tho correspondent of tho Sydney D.iiiy Telegraph, cannot bo questioned. More than half the population of tho district rely absolutely on tho otrnings of those engaged in and about the collieries for their subsistence, and it may bo assumed that a considerable proportion of these live from fortnight. to fortnight—ono pa." being necessary to carry them on until the next is in hand, and so on. When, therefore, the pays fail altogether in th«

cases of groups of men numbering hundreds, or,as more generally bappens, are diminished to the proceeds of a day or two's work in a fortnight, the inevitable result is that either there is severe pinching, or credit has to be secured. But when these conditions extend from month to month, and quarter to quarter, there comes a time when even the most optimistic and good-natured cieditor has to call a halt. No irources, no pay, no credit—it means either the acceptance of charity or starvation. The worst conditions obtain at places like Teralha and Killingwortb, which iiru populated almost entirely by miii'TH similarly circnuHtanced, The town of Teralha formerly had a population of well on t02030 prople. The total is less now, no ilonb', but is still considerable, Nevertheless, thpre are at the present timo only one small bakery and one small store, started a fortnight ago, operating in the town, all other businesses of the kind having been closed. All credit has been stopped practically, and the inhabitants have in paycasli for their necessities. \To accommodate his business to the slender purses of his customers, the baker has been obliged to begin making halMaaves, so frequently does he find it impossible to get money for a whole loaf. Little relief corning from an improved industrial position can be expected this year. The harbour is certainly beginning to contain a few more foreign-going vessels than it had a few weeks ago, and the list of those to arrive is swelling every week, but the capacity of the district to produce coal is so much greater than the actual or probable demand for the commodity that the outbreak is really very little brightened by these reflections. It is feirod that the works now being pushed on in the district by the Government will do but little to assist the general body of those in distress. The increased Governmentexpenditure will amount to abont £3500 per month, but the disbursements are to be made, it is understood, purely on business lines, and not at all in the form of relief. Those men fortunate enongh to get a start, if they prove themselves able to give seven shillings' worth of work for sovtn shillings per day, will not bo badly off to be sure, but the employment will not be distributed on the relief work plan.

Wo find that the serial story commonned in yesterday's paper has been read by some of our readers, nud in coasequenca it has boon withdrawn, A parado of the Waihi Bifles is ordered for Thursday evening, at half'past six, at Meyer's Hull. A meeting of the Suburbs Junior Cricket Club it called for to-morrow (Wednesday) oveninp, at the Central Hotel, at 7,30 sharp, Mr, R. Gooeb, atook and land agOiit. advertises for sale a fruit and greongrooery business in Main street; also fifty-acre farm close to Waihi, Messrs Sorrensen Bros,, who recently purchased tho wheelwrighting and blaeltsinithing business of Mr E. H. Tibby in Haszard-stroot, intirnato to the public of Waihi and surrounding districts that they ara prepared to do any class of work be-lonj-ing to tho trad 9 with too utmost despatch, and that the workmanship will bo guaranteed. We remind our readers of the visit here to-morrow night of Haygarth's Dramatic and Comedy Company, who will opon in tho Academy of Music with the latost London success, "The Shadow of a Crime" from the pen of Mr Coopor, The piece will be produced for the first tirno in Waihi, and having tho reputation of being tho author's most sonsationiil musical drama, tho performance to-morrow night should attraot a large audienoe, ■ tfaihi (says the Waikato Times) is noted for its "gentle zephyrs," and last Tuisday evening a very good samplo was given, as an unfortunate bikist, who was proceeding to that plaoe, oould testify. He was wheeling swiftly, along before 'lie Rile to the aooompaniment of dust and small stones, and had occasion lo turn,- thus getting the full forco of the wind broadside on. The nest thing to bo seen was an astonished and half smnned man lying in tho middle of tho road, and vaguely wondering what had struck him, whilst tho wind went howling merrily on.

Says the Carterton Loader:—" Not Understood," Braoken's soul stirring and pathetic poem, was first published in the Bullotin some foarteon 1 yeara ago, nnd has been publishod in many newspapers since that time. The present feneration in Now Zealand seems to have read lilt'e of Bracken, "Not Understood" is Dot understood by thpm beoause it does not say straight out what bis starting price was, what was his breeding or what wns lu'3 possible ohnnoo of paying a good dividend after running " dead" a few times. When young New Zealand spends most of his timo studying the handicaps, nnd tnnkes a Biblo of his Turf Register, and a church of the totalisator, one cannot expect that he would haTe lime to know much about" Tom" Braoken's "Not Understood,"

An interesting ceromony in connection with Lodge Wnihi, 112, New Zealand Con« stitution, look place last night in the lodgo room, when Bro. Hugh ,T. Hamilton was installed as W.M. A curious coincidence wbb the fact that the brethron present totalled 112, that being tho registered number of tho lodge. Bro. Oliver Nicholson, Grand Superintendent, accompanied by Bifht Worshipful Bro. G. Powlev, PDG.tf,, Right Worshipful Bro. G. Eowlds, P.D.G.M., and other brethron from Auckland, representing the Grand Lodgo, attended. There were also visitors from Tauranga Te Arohn, Thames, and Paoroa. Lodges in South Africa, Canada, Tasmania, New South Wales, Viotoria, and in other parts of tho Empiro were also represented. Ihe installation banqnot was held in tho Forester's Hall, The usual loyal and fraternal toasts were duly honoured, and a pleasant evening was spent.

The Waikato Times on the Sanatorium question:-" None of us want tho Waikato, or any part of it, to be made n "dumping ground" for consumptives from all parts of tho colony, and thore is at least a real danger of its beonming nuoh. Tho Board has drawn attention to a vry unpleasant possibility in staling thai it would pay other Hospital and Cliiritnlile Aid Boards to sand indigent onißimiptivos lo tho. Waikato, maintnin dinra there for six months, and then leave them to brcomo chargeable to the Waikato Board, What we insist, as wo liftvo brforo stated, is that, instead of a fow selected Hospital Boards asked to mako special provision for oonsnmptivos, overy Board in thn colony should bo compdlod to do so In its own diufcrict with Government aesis'anoe, Such a measue, and anothor law to provent Indigent and inourable consumptives landing in the oniony, are now urgently seeded," I