THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1904

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1109, 3 October 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1904

Horn shall the f roii tho t'uoplo'p Bi[ht nawtain UnVwsd by lnflnonoo and unbrlM bj ;«i>; Horo patriot Truth liar jlenous prtoepts drift Pledged to Bglltion Liberty, and Law

THE animal report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies shows the courts and lodges of the colony to be in a very healthy condition. Their total membership now comprises '111,408 persons, holding and controlling funds to the amount of £0'40,.')15. The record of the friendly society movement, it would appear from the report, has been one of uninterrupted and continuous progress, and in tables given for the five years from 1808 to 11102 inclusive there is shown an increase in membership of 7907, while (luring tho same period the funds of the societies were augmented by *1G7,56!1. The capital por member in this colony is far in excess of that of any other, and is given as £l9 9s lid as compared with £l3 lGs 7d in Victoria, £!) Is lOd in New South Wales, and £l2 8s 8d in South Australia. While the total membersliip, is 4:;,108 it is estimated by the Registrar (Mr Leslie) that L7;"),000 persons are sharers in the benefit work performed by the societies, or, roughly speaking, about one-fifth of the total population of the colony, Something over half a million of money has beon lent out on freehold security, while their lands and buildings aro valued at £1211,26;"). On deposit in banks there is nearly A , 1000,000,-:w(l tho large smu of £32,877 is represented by cash not earning any interest. The Registrar has something to say about management of the funds, and, while admitting that they are ii. the majority of cases invested profitably and to the best advantage, he indicates that there has been carele.-: ness, neglect or indifference in other cases, which resulted in financial lois to societies. In fixing rates of coniribtitions the authorities naturally assume that ordinary care and pruo.nice must bu exercised' in making ii vestments so that at least the cuvrent rate of interest will be Hemred. The Registrar again calls aCention to tho fact that iu a number of lodges i

has been found that the exponses of trustees, etc, in connection with the ! management of investment have been paid out of the sick and fuueral funds, which is contrary to law. An interesting portion of the report is ] that which deals with tho now records compiled by tho Manchester Unity Order in England for tho period of 1803-37, which have just been Jompletod, and have furnished friendly societies with data of tho utmost value. This is the fourth investigation undertaken by the Manchester Unity into the sickness and mortality experionce of its members, and has revealed proof of thooffects of modem conditions of living upon human life, which,although suspected, could not bo accepted hitherto for want of unimpeachable evidence. The third investigation made on the period 186G-70 was the basis generally accepted by friendly societies as the most suitable upon which to estimate their future assets and liabilities. The broad result of the investigation has been to show that, whether due or not to improved social and sanitary conditions, the mortality rate, except at tho later periods of life, is declining, but that there is a gradual increase in tho sickness rate. Two interesting' comparisons are drawn by the Registrar in his report. Comparing the New Zealand sickness experience with that of the registered friendly societies in England, he finds that the colonial rate is less at all ages under 50, the difference being greatest at agcaJJOtollll, where it is about 28 percent. At age ;*>o and over the New Zealand rate is somewhat greater. In respect to the mortality rate, it is less at all 1 periods of life in New Zealand, the difference being greater at ages ;*>:> to 64, where it almost reaches B per I cent, Mr Leslie concludes his report by appealing to those societies i which have been content to disre- ' gard the results of experience and work under inadequate or inequitable rates of contribution torecon- . aider their position, lest they Bhould one day find themselvas in the posi tion of being unable to fulfil their ' engagements to members,

During tho (prior ending 80th Sep! tember there wero registered at Waih' 61 births, 10 doaths, and 4 marriages.

Two young follows boating in Wellington harbour last week saw tit the back of the To Aro railway station, concealed from view of people on the shore, a man,'who appearod to bo acting improperly with a small child, They rowed ashore, secured tho man, anil dealt out summary justice by pitching him into the harbour. He woi subsequently hauled out by a passer-by who came to his rescue, and then escaped in a crowd which ln>d gathered, The police arrested him later in the day, Thcro is somo misapprehension as to the reply given by tho' Mayor nt tho last mooting of the Borough Council to a question by Or Slevin. Tho question was whether the now arrangement with the sanitary contractor was a now contract. The Mayor said that tho arrangement was not a new contract, but morely an alternation of tho prosout one, which had twelve months to run.

Tho annual meeting of the Waihi Tonnis Club was hold at Meyer's Hall m Saturday evening. Considering tho wot evening there was a vory good attendance, After some preliminary discussion, tho election of officers for tho cusning yoar look place as follows :—President, Mr H. W. Hopkins; secretary and treasurer, Mr C. Diwson; committee, Messrs Cranwell, Cramer-Roberts, Mannings, Taylor, Hewson, fioote, and H. Hague-Pmith, It was decided to hold the oponingday on tho 15th instant, and commence a handicap tournamont. After further discussion on tho future of tho club, tho mooting closod.

At the Polico Court this morning, bofore Messrs. H. W. Homes, juste, tho following enses woro dealt with :-A first offender for drunkenness was.convicted and discharged. Eobert Dick, charged with a similar offence, was Dned £l. On his own application n prohibition order was issued against him. Robert Busby was charged with a broach of the laws by expectorating on tho footpath in Mahnstreet, Con* slablo Flayeil gavo evidence as to having witnessed the committal of thoofTonce. A lino of 5s with costs was imposed, or 48 hours in gaol. On tho application of the polico a prohibition order was issued against Margaret O'Connor. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s with Co9ts. Tho Bench explained that it wa& unusual to impose fines whero tho offence was committed fcr the first time, but as the ollonco was committed on Sunday, although a first offender ho would be fined.

A mooting of tho City Crickot Club was hold in the Storting Hotel on Saturday night, Mr, H, E. Hen occupying tho chair. Mr. W. H. Hemes M.H.R., and E. 6. B. Moss M.H R., wero elcctod patrons; Dr. Guinness, president; vicepresident were elected as follows:—Mrs. Pilling, Messrs. Satmdors, Holmes, Hapie Smith, Wolkor, flethcrington, Lakoman, Barron, Ready, Armitage, Adams, Kelly, Goocb, Graham, Roberts, Paul, Frith, Say and Tanner.- Tho election of officers was held ovor until tho Waitokauri pluyers notified if they woro going to join tho Club. Tho following new members woro eloclft'l: Messrs. J. Johnston, P, ttyan, Taylor, Saunders, W. Edwards, Smith, Ready, Noakos, McKinloy, Moran, Eurnell, Morpoth, Roberts, H, Hoavno, Walker, Atkinson. Lount. and VV"ri<>loy. The subscription was fixed at7s6d. It was decidod that tho club colours should bo red, whito and blue. Mr, S, Boa generously donated £1 Is to the Club funds. Messrs. H. and S. Rea and E. Cavo wero appointed to attend tho Association meeting on the C:b inst,

Moat newspaper offices (snys tho Dunedin Star) are familiar with t'jc typo of man, and eoniotwaos woman, who comes sidling furtively into thooditorial sanctum with an ingratiating smib or doprcdatory loer, After n little boating about tho bush llio expected confession couios forth how he—for tho first time in his life—had got into trouble, "Drunk?" "Yes,sir, You know what it is-just out with the boys, and forgot things." Pulling osido the scandalous insinuation, wo ask," What do you want?" " Well guvnor, it's like this you know; I want my name kept out," '' Can't bo done"; ind after much talking J) m got rid of him. To-day tho caso was somowhat dill'oront. Our visitor's arrival was nunounoed by a rumbling on the stairs that grew to thunder on tho landing and \ wild hilarity in tho room. " I've been 40,1 mean 50 years in Dimodin, and I (?on't caro who knows it. I don't owo anyone a ponny." " You'vo been before tho Court to-day ?" wo sadly quoricd. " 1 knows I have," ho cried, exultantly waving his arm. " Want your namo out of tho pnpor, wo suppose '!" Ho roared: "No, I don't. I want it in. I want it in big loiters. I want an ad, My namo's .Tones, and I keep n piggery. Put it in. Write it up. Cm ready to pay, 1 ' Tho conversation lifetime desultory, We. hmi to work, imd wo didn't caro about pigs. Tho subsequent information supplied us was of an cjaculntory order, so that nt last wo gently but firmly led him to tho door. But as one who wanled hia name iu, not out, ho will bo fragrant in our memory.

Mr li. Goocb, general commission agent, nolifios that, ho lias several local properties residenco sites for sale, Also business site in NaitHkcct. Messrs,], and S. Roberts call attention to our advertisingcolnuins to their beautiful display of china waro and dinner sots Bto._ Messrs,], and S. Roberts import thoir crockery direct from tho manufacturers, consequently thoyaro up-to-dato in style and price.

Tho Police Court proceedings, which should have commenced at 10.30 this mornino, woro delayed till a littlo al'tor il, awaiting the arrival of a justice. Altor nltiiiuirtiing tho town in tho rain, Mr Mooro was sent for, Monnwliilo Mr. Holmes, who was early on thocoue, was cooling his heels in tho precincts of the Court. '

A German professor has been describing ft now mothotl, iuvonlod by himself, of treating consumptive patients, it con-> siiuofhardoniim, by means of cocaine, tho larynx and windpipe, and then passing down tho patient's throat, as far as tho luKgSi'a thin indiarubber tube, through which tuberculin is introduced ripht into the lungs. Ho maintains that'tubeculosis bacilli can by this motlioil bo removed entirely within tho epaco of three months,

Messrs F, Hull ft „d J, Thorncs, „[ Auckland, wero visitors here to-day, leaving lor Auoklaudjhis altornoon. Yesterday tho visitors inspected some ground at tho Waihi Bench, and this morning an application for a mining loase of 100 acres was tiled at the Wardon's Court, the ground being pegged out by Mr S, Slmw. It is reported that an outcrop of a largo r. J ef has been located, and it was in con* sequonco of ibis find that tho application lor the mining lease was made,

An aspirant for a scat on ah Ashburlon local boly recently gavo a rotnakably candid reason for his candidature. Ho said that ho had mado repeated applications to the body in question for somo minor improvements near his residence, and getting no satisfaction, he desired to become a member of tho Board, so that ho might have some chanoo of getting tho work done, Once his end was attained, ho would quietly resign, "as a number of other persons have done under similar conditions,"

Tho ro-opening of tho l'rimitivo Methodist Church was celebrated yesterday by special sorvicos. In tho mo-ning there was a largo congregation, and in the afternoon and evening tho building was packed. At all three services special music was rendered, in die morning and ovoning by the Primitive Motbodisl choir, and in tho afternoon by the Presbyterian choir. Solos wero also contributed by Messrs J. Iteid »■ Humphries, and W. Bowo. Mtoand Master Prisk also sang a duet,

That tho schoolboy is something of a diplomatist, and a successful ono at that, was mnply demonstrated at tho Tomnka School JommiUco meeting on Tuesday last, says the Timam Herald. Tho boys wrote informing tho coumiitteo that they woi'9 going camping, and cxlendinn loth'c guardians of tho school ahoncty invitation to visit tho camp, and the promise of a good dinner. Tho lot-toy there tactfully wound up with a request for an additional holiday on account of tho expedition Needless i 0 mention, tho extra day was unanimously granted,

Members of tho human family (remarks ft Tiinarn paper)'who for prudential reasons pmctico limitations' on tho f.unilios, Imvo an object lesson in ono of our nat.yo birds. Mr, Henry, the naturalist on Resolution Island, in his notos contained in the annual report of tho Lands Department, states that tho kakapos have a habit of refraining from brccdm?, sometimes for two seasons at a strotch. Ho attributes this characteristic to an ability to foretell seasons of scarcity. It is possible for ono to gain some idea of the enormous wealth of the South African minos trora tho fact that .£3,000,000 worth of diamonds aro taken yearly from tho four largest mines. Tho cost of obtaining these diamonds amounts yonrly to hilf their value, sc that tho annual net profit from tho four mines is estimated at about 11,1100,000. Each lon of diamonds represents a valuo of i' 6.000,000. and up to the year 1892 these four mines produced ton tons of diamonds, of tin aggregate valno of £00,000,000. In 1895 no less than 2,435,5-11 carats of the precious stones, wcMiing about half a ton, wore obtained. To tho Jagerfontcin minos belongs tho distinction of having produced tho largest diamond evor mined in the world. Jt weighed 670 carats, and in ik unoul stato was tho sizo of a hen's egg,

While it can be mid the community has become complacent on tho quostion of Ohincse labour for the mines, it is an entirely different matter in respect to tlio continual influx of other Asiatics (writes tho Johannoeburg correspondent of tho Otago Daily Times). Coolio-tradmg is becoming a more serious menanco to Europeans every wcok. Swarming over tho border of Natal, and coming direct from Indin, tho black traders are occupying every nvonno whero soiling can be done At Potchcfstrooin, t'jo old capital, where a hw years ago no coloured trader was to bo aeon, sovcrnl whito storekeepers havo had to shut up shop owiim to the competition of tho blacks. The Ohambors of Coramorcq havo taken the matter up, and meetings are being hold all ovor tho colony in protest to tho Govern < ment liconsing to hawk any and overy cooly that comes along,

In his address at the annivorsary mooting of tho Kent-Terrace Presbytoran Church, Wellington, Inst week tho Itov Alex. Whyte, of Haveloek, Hawke's Bay' gavo an intorosting account of an experiment in tho mate of daily Bible-roadiim in'corlain Hawke's Bay public schools" Tho speaker slated that Jivo and n hulf years ago a schoohnastor at Piikahu, three miles from Haveloek, began to give Bible instruction to the cbildron for half an hour beforo tho usual time of opening school, Eventually ho was removed to Potano, whoro ho did tho same thing. His succossor at Pukahu was so impressed with tho results that after his first inspector's examination ho took up tho daily class. Ho, in turn, loft tho school, and tho succeeding master was also impressed with tho he resumed tho daily class aftor his first examination. About six months after tho start nt i'ukahu tho clorgy of Haveloek, Presbytorian and Anglican, began a daily class at tho Havolook school! ami that class lias contimiod for tivo years. Tho schoolmaster has taught with cam sidorablo snecoss in tho same school for a generation, but since Iho introduction of tlio Biblo more honours have reached tho school than during all its previous history, At the ond of three years it was found that tho failures at tho inspector's examination had been roducod to ono-half.