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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1032, 5 July 1904, Page 2

A report uf the valedictory rocial to Mr li. E, Evans, wh) is IpuviiiH Wnilii foi Foathorslonc, is unavoidably held over. Wo regret lo learn that Mr. It. Mac> Millan is suffering from ft serious attack ol pnuomonia, 110 was to-dny admitted to tlm hospital.

Ladies willing to assist in lrakinp the Minora' Union annual re-union mid dance a success urc invited by tho president of the Union, Mr J. Newtli, to meet the secrolary (Mr Slovin) to*morrow at liftlfpast iwo iu the Miners' Union Hall. Toiiiionow ovoning, in their rooms, the Y.M.I.C. will hold an opon night, Short aiiflit sses will Ijo given by well-known speakers on two questions at present before tho country—the liquor question and tho llibie in .Schools, Tho Addresses will bo iiUtr -p'THi'd with musical items, and a collection will be taken up. Mr J. E, Slcvin, secretary of the Wailii Miners' and Workers' Union, notifies olsewhere that nominations for the ofliccs of president, viec'president. secretary, treasurer, auditors, and committeemen will received up to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jii'y IGlb. Particulars will be seen in the advertisement.

Mr. llcwsou Armitago, a teller in the National Bank, Auckland, passed throng! Wailii to-day, to spond his holidays it Katikati. In conversation with tho visitoi on tho subject of the coming foolM match between tho English and Aucklam football learns, ho sj.id tho Aucklandcrf are sure of victory.

At the winter school for teachers in New Plymouth, there was a record gathering, 180 being present. Cookery classes were conducted in conncctior herewith. It was notified that sixpenny dinners could bo obt,"ii)"d, tho viands bring the products nf the p:ipik The announcement, it is said, was not reeeivod with any great enthusiasm by tho male students!

A gentleman who has just toured tho longtti and breadth of the Auckland Goldiiol<is reports to tlio Coromaiidel Nows that general iy a moro hopeful feeling prevails than has been noiiccablo for a long time past, especially at Tlminos and To Aroh". At Y/aihi things are lorging alien! ■ if: Karangnhako is fairly lively. Corwo-.n.!-.!, J he snvs, is just now !'i: quietest poit un tV-' Pcain=!;!i, i

Tho Labour Dcpartmont Ims to den! will) some curious correspondence. A lottor lias been received from aperson in Capo Colony, who desires tho department to advise him whether thoro are any " spare bank managerships " in New Zoalnnd, us ho hns recently withdrawn his services from tho Bank of Africa. Among personal qualifications for such a position tho writer mentions thai lie "neither drinks nor smokes, and is English," Sir William Steward's Electoral Act Amen fluent Bill proposes tho adoption of an entirely new system of voting. Encli candidate is to hnvo a ballot box wilb Ins namo painted on it, Tho voter is to be handed a plain whito card stamped In his presence with tho namo of tho booth, and without marking of nny kind by tho voter this is to bo dropped into tho box of tho candidato ho favours, and at tho closo of tho day the cards in each box aro counted, Tho following feat of strength and endurance is recorded as having taken plnco atWalhco, in Southland :~W. Newlon, without aid or rest, carried a 20111) sack of Hour four miles on tho public road, from Wallaoo to the hospital, ir. 8111 minutes, Tlio first wile of tho track was very muddy, Ho oftorwards caniod tho sack of flour a third of a milo lo gain tbo station and had it weighed. It had gained 21b owing to tho rainfall, Mr. Charles A, j. Flctchor hns boon appointed a delegate on behalf of iho Kat'kati Rugby Union to arrange with tho Wftihi liugby Union for nn nfliliution, also to airange for some friendly matches f/ir tho latter part of tlio season, In view of theso arrangements Mr. Fletcher interviowfd somo of tho olliwals of tlio Union. The Kntikati Union represents three clubs of about sixty, and should bo in a position to put a team in the field sufliciontlv strong to malto an interesting gimio with a local representative toam. To-morrow Mr Fletcher intends going to Karangahnkeand l'aeroa to try and arrange matches with their respective clubs, fho Kntikati club will commenco Us cup matches on Satur-. day next, which will bo played in two rounds, the lirst match being botween tlio Bottlers and Bond's Mill Clubs. Fair inducement is offered to tlio plnyors, as there aro six modals to bo compoted for by tho members, Tho medals were presented by Messrs N. Phillips, C, Fletcher and Maurico Crimmins.