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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 4 July 1904, Page 2

I'ho half-yearly mooting of the Hibernian Society is advertised to take place in St. Josepl'i'r* schoolvomn 10-ii.'OiTOW evening ai half. pn?i seven n'clock. Tim business will bo tin- election and installation nf ofticers, and i*. sue al evening will follow,

Mr J, 11, Evans, formerly manager of [he Waihi Grand Junction mino, ami for =onif time now manager of the Waiaru Valley Gold Company, in tlio Marlborough listriei, is concluding n short vinit hero 10-morrow,

~ "A'mooHng- the' local branch ut tlio Liberal atvl .Labour Federation of New Zealand will bo bold in Meyer's Waihi Hall nu Wednesday ovuiing, next at 7,80 o'clock The principal bnainoas of_ tho meeting will be the election of officers for the ensiling year. Membership is opon to all Liberals,

A Wellington eorrcspondont says that tho I'rtinier's appearance settles any lingering fears that may have been ontortained by his anxious friends on tho scoro of his health. I have not soon him looking so well for ton years, clear eyei, clear skin, clear voice, with tho old ring in it; hoallhi'y roduced, am' tho old characteristic buoyancy of manner and briskness of mind.

Thcß-vwlMy (Mr Samuel T. Whitihouso) of the Thames Land, Bnil'ling mid In« vostnicnt Society, accompaniod by two members, Messrs James Patterson and J. W. l'oulgrain, will visit Waihi on Wednesday next, on bnsincsf in connection with the society.

Mr J. Livcsoy, stationer, has an interestinn replaeo advertisement in this issue, calling attention to various now lines which ho has just opened up. Wo under-, stand that the Waihi panoramic letter card, recently introduced by Mr Livcsoy, has been selling freely, tho first lot being cleared in three days, A fresh supply is now available.

It pppnia a peculiar thin;' that ovcry time rho Waihi Brass Bund announced i's intention to give an open air recital bad weather is experienced, Yesterday was no exception, as after a week of sunny though cold days the weather nil day was ilratnniiif! and dismal, This, added to the slush underfoot, deterred people frnm joins: out, and although (ho band mendi'i's braved the elomonts and gavo ilici' 1 promised programme, very few .:■■;!■ ■ qsienilile'd The "band is to -be ■ ■•yuin:i hised with, as just now it is making every effort to clear off old liabilities, and every penny is wanted.

Country deputations that wait upon Ministers at times afford some amusement in their eagerness to urge tho claims of their districts upon the favourable consideration of the Government. On Wednesday one member of a deputation to tho Ministor of Juitiee and Public Works, from Utilra way (on the Main Truuk line), offered "to bet anybody in ths room a hundred pounds to a shilling" that what ho said was absolutely correct. Thero \w general laughter at tho oxpenso of the enthusiastio individual who had offered tho wager, as tho Minister gontly remindod him," You can't bet in the preaonoo of the Minister of Justice, It is illegal."—"Wellington Timos, A novel method of drilling horses to disregard tho nlcctric cars is being adopt, cd by some of tho Newtown, Wellington, carriers whenever opportunity offers. During recont trials somo of the moro coum* goons drivers havo forcod their horses to trot alongside tho cars, and whenover tho lattor stop thoy dismount and load tho horses closo up to the cars. Tho beasts aro usually alarmod at this pro* ceedingat first, but after a timo tho dosired effect is gained, and they take no moro notice of tho electric cars than they do of tho ones about to bo deposed.

. With regard to rough piny at football, ami its fmqnont fatal results, the well* known easo, heard in England, Ticqina v. Bradshaw, is brought to mini, It was laid down that if, while orgnged in a friendly camo, ono of tho players commit .nn unlawful act whereby death is caused to another, it is manslaughter! nor is it matorial to consider whether tho act which caused the death was or was not in accordance with the rules and practices of tho game. " Nornlosor pvaelieo of any gamo whatever," said Lord Justieo Brnmwoll, " can malio that lawful which is unlawful by tho law of the land ; and the law of tho land says you shall not do that which is likely to cause tho death of another,"

Thus the Eltham " Argus," in oxpressing regret for having unwittingly misrepresented a couple of motions passed by the local Borough Council: -Our reporter find.-: that the most trying work ho is called upon to perform in Elthain is to give an intelligent report of the proceedings of |tho local bodios, and particularly the Borough Council. Wore tho business dealt with systematically by tho local bodies tho task of reporting tho proceeding would not call (or tho exorciso of any spocial knowledge by a reporter. At present tho reporter has as rim as list has to first exercise his ingenuity Is get at Iho moaning of a speaker and then write up the spooch as near as pos-. siblo to that which ho believed t'lo speaker intended to doliver. That, hewevor, is not written with special application to Elthaiu-it has been our experience of a great many local bodies in various parts of the colony."

Lieutenant Pickering, of tlio Royal Navy, is at present in Auckland enrolling men for tlio navy, and also [of tho Now Zealand branch of tho Koyal Naval lieserve, Ho remains in Auckland till the l'lth Tho Lioutoiiimt otiilOH tlmt cniidi" dales for tho Jloyal Navy nocd not bo teamen or fishermen, aU:, but thoso wishinn to join the Naval Reserve as scamou must prove that thoy htivo it fail' knowIcJgo of Uio soJi, mid must bo either merchant sotimon, boatmen or yncli'.suion by ptotcasion, and must fuvtlior declare their iiitontioi) of continuing in tlioir ealllni; as merchant HCrtiiicn, tte, whilst in tho w servo, Applicants for enrolment an stokers must have served at least Iwo years as firemen on hoard ut steiim vessel of not less than 20 tons rcgistur, and must pro* iluco satisfactory certificates as to cliaraj tor and ability' from their employers, covering tlioi' period of service. Thoy must also declaro their intention of continuing in the culling of maiino slokors or i firemen whilst in tho roscrve, No tippli. I cunt will b b uccepted for en roll ut o 111 unless he is a British subject of European race, ablo to Bpoalt and write the English ' language.