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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1066, 13 August 1904, Page 2

Tenders arc called by llio Wiiilii Hospital Trustees up lill nom on Thursday noxti for additions to outbuildings nt the hospital. The Wailii Grand Junction Company invito li'iidei's up till Saturday, 20lh insl,, for driving a water- race tunnel. Sped" fictitious are to bo seen at the mine office The OrpliciH Operatic Concert Company appear at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening next, Particulars may bo seen in the advertisement; Young Indies wishing to have their names placed on the probationer's reserve 1i.4 ol (ho Wailii Hospital in ay do so by applying 10 Mr. Max D, King, sectary, from whom all particular* can bo obtained, i To'iiight, at eight o'clock, at the Nationa I'liink corner, the Federal Hand will give a recital, A collection is to bo taken up on bohalf of Mrs M, Quintou, a destituto blind widow, The recital is the result of a request mado to the EunJ by tbo Miners' Union, An advrrtisomont|o( special interest to footballers and others appears among our church notices, Rev, C C, Harrison's subject at Wesley Chnreh at to-morrow ovening's service will bo "Football," A lino quartette entitled, " Remember Mo, 0 Mighty One," will be rendered, in addition to an anthem and favourite hymns by the choir and congregation, We have received from the secretary ol the Wailii Horticultural Industrird and Poultry Society, Mr IJ. Uulchings, the schedule and prize list for the forthcoming show, Handsome and valuablo trophies will be given in all elassos, the children's industrial classes ! ; -ing mado a special feature, Copies oi the schedule may be obtained Irom Mr Livesey, stationer, or horn (he seercliuv. Satisfactory progress is being made by Mr Felix Tanner m the construction of his now "Ark," The barrel portion of llio ernl'i has htiii completed, and it is exprciod thai ihe vessel will hu ready for launching a! an eariy date. The present ve'iiel wiil combine a number of improvomoms on the late Ark, as the result of Mr Tanner's experience at sea in tho old craft. A public launching of the vessel will lalto place at Wellington, Few persons havoany idea of the extra, ordinary manner in which tho population of Europe has iucrcisaed during the. last, century, According* v fo st'astioitrrißi ihe' population, assuming it to have been 1000 in 1800, had increased by the year 1900 to 21-18 In other words, it had moro than doubled itself within a hundred years, To this increase tho Latin nations of tho west and southwest contributed tho least, Tho greatest growth was in tho east, where the people bavo not yet become thoroughly aalnnted wiih the ideas of modern civilisation, Notwithstanding tho denial of the re> turning officer that there were irregularities in connection with the Pahiatua election, it is stated, says the N.Z, Timos, that further complaints aro to hand One is that several electors went to vote at a certaiu polling booth at 12.U0 p,m. on tho day of the election, and found tho polling booth door closed and locked, On inquiring tho reason they wcro told that tho return" ing oflicer had gone to his dinner, and they could not, therefore, record their votes at this booth, It may bo romemberod lliatit was largely through tho closing of a booth that the Patoa election was upsot, Services in tho local churches lo'iuor* row are advertised as follows:—Tbo services at the Presbytorian Church will be conducted by the Rev J. Patlullo morning and ovening. At tho evening scrvico solos will bo rendered by Mrs Holmes and Mr Bowa. The Rov' C. C, Harrison conducts services at tho Wesley Church. At the Baptist Church services will be conducted morning and ovening by Pastor Perry. Services at tho Church of Christ will be held morning and evening, Mr Foster's ovdning subject being "Tho Captain of the Lord's Host," At the Primitive Methodist Church Mr F. Paltridge conducts tho morning service, and in tho oyoiiing Eev J, Southern takos for his subject "Christian Trading" Tho subject at tho morning meeting of ihe Y.M.1.0. will bo" Tho Dovil among the Saints." Whilo Archbishop Rodwood was at St. Louis recently he entertained some callers with hii violin, and the following appreciative notieo appoarod next day in the St, Loui3 Globe Democrat:—"Distin-i gtiished Prelate is a Skilled Violinist - Archbishop liedwood, of New Zealand plays a genuine Strit(livarius.--An unexpected pleasure was givon to several per. sons of musical titsto, who called at tho archiepiscopal residence to pay their respects lo Archbishop Redwood of Now Zealand, the guest of Archbishop Glennon, Archbishop Redwood is a gifted violinist, and his with him hero his Stradivarius, a genuine vjolin of that renowned make, which ho has owned for many years. At tho solicitation of his caller he rendered a bo.uitiful 'Ave Maria,' and also the 'Hymn to the Nativity,' concluding his much appreciated programme with ' Itobin Adair,' and the molodics of '' few other ballads." When distanco permit', vessels passing each othor at soa invariably exchange signals, and report tho circumstance in>. mediately upon reaching port. Occasion* ally mistakes occur through Hags being misinterpreted, but in tbo main correct records, particularly as rognrds identity, are obtainable, It fell to tho lot of Cap lain Olst-n, of tho Norwegian barque Norge, which arrived at Melbourne re. ccntly (says an Australian piper) to supply a singular interpretation from his code of what it passing vessel had flagged. Captain Olson stated (baton Mav 00. in 27,10 south, ho sixluoil the four masted German Miip Magdalena, which, after showing her name, put up tho word, " War," followed by " Gorman Hank," Tho'i came tho ind'cntor l; British," as I ment by that llig, and lastly, " War d n - ' dared." Caplain Olson was naturally com- ' corned at such a in'wity, and on nnkh;-' j Port Philip Heads, inquired as lo whether i j holilnics between Great Untum mid (h-r. • ma y had broken out. On being n«niAl ' that such a circumstance was improbable. Captain Olson said that tho message he had resoivcd was correct according to his code, but it was possible that tho Magdalena had Bhown tho tlage of another or private code.

A poll of electors will be bold on Wod- 1 winy next, 17th insl, in llio Miners' 'nion Hull, commencing ut!) a.ui. and losing nt 7 p.m. on the question of es- I tblishing municipal gas works in Waihi, In vosponso lo 'U:iuv requests, tbu sacred miliittt, " Esther, the Ui autiiul Queen," j 'ill bo repeated in the Academy of Music n Wodnesdiy, August '2-1 li, at 8 p.m. 'he soloists inoludo Mrs McWillmms, Mrs iuliuos, Messrs Humphries and Evans, md other popular artists. Many will Iqubtloss be gijd lo hear tho cantata again, hose competent'lo judgn having rialed ■hat llio recent ranked amongst the fluent intsical treats ever presented before a iVaihi audience:'