WAIHI NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13114, 1 March 1906, Page 6

WAIHI NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH.OWX CORBESFOXI'EXT.]

Waihi. Wednesday. 4 A COIIMENCEifENT has be-?} made with tibc erection of the new Drill Shed,at the back of The Borough Council Chamber?. - • « • Mr. W. M. Wallmitt has received word from the Waikino Cricket Association that th» latter will be unable to send up a tesrn on Saturday owing to the local cup matches being unfinished. Gr*»t. dissatisfaction is expressed ;in Waihi over the delay in the delivery of letters, there being only two letter-carriers for a scattered township like Waihi o* about 6000 people. Tiie letter-carriers sue distributing in the morning from nine o'clock until about six in the evening. They then hare to attend at the office again at night and sort out'their mail for next morning.

A man named Thomas Pea was arrested last night on th» charge of criminal assault on a girl named Ivedie McKay, aged 15 years. Th« accused was brought l>efore Mr. Bush, S.M., this morning and remanded to Friday, Maroh 9, - bail being allowed accused in £100 and two sureties of £50 each.

At the meeting of the Waihi Liberal and Labour Federation the East End rail*'ay question was discussed, and it. was resolved to urge upon the Government tin- necessity for extending the railway to the Has: End.

At the conclusion of the Magistrate's ! Court- to-day Mr. R. S. Bush, S.M., referred j to th« departure. of Sergeant Sbeehan from | the district. Ho said that all law-abiding | citizens of the community regretted exceed- I ingly that Servant Slwhan was leaving. j He knew. that the duties of a police officer j were unpk-asent at times, and in the exer- I cise of that duty he frequently had to inter- I ft re with people who in their excitement ! considered their liberty was taken away. or j that the sergeant had a grudge- against tWni. ' Sergeant Sboehan, however, had done L:s ! duty fearlessly, suit? Waihi was greatly bene- j filed by his administration. Ho (Mr. Bush) j. fdt sure that Sergeant Sheehan would cany I away with him tho good wishes of all lawabiding citizens. As far as his own personal knowledge went, he had found Ser- j gearit Sheehan a very careful and efficient officer, and he felt glad that his good v.ork j had been rewarded by well-deserved promo- < tion. Mr. Mueller, on behalf of the Bar. : also testified to the splendid work accom- I plished at Waihi by Sergeant Sheehan. ' Erery member of the Bar had the greatest ; resnect for that officer, and thoueh rhev all

fcapwi wr uiai uiurci* JIUU im*v iiii . deeply regretted his departure they could • eongratnlate him upon his promotion. Ser- ; geant Sheehan feelingly replied. | ( _______