News in Brief

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1241, 3 February 1905, Page 1

News in Brief

The Waihi School of Mines reopens on Monday next, .. ' It is reported ttat Lord Linlithgow has been offered the Secretaryship oi Sootland, Paul's interesting Cinerama exhibition will be given in the Miners' Union Hall to-night.' , '

At a meeting of the Foliee Provident \ Fundßoaid, Wellington, Constable W.J. Rist, Thames, was granted a pension of £8417 a 3d.

Orchard and Ars«ot, auctioneers, are holding their first weekly sale at their martin Main*street, to-morrow (Situr. clay.)

The Governor of Tasmania has nnyeiled at Hobart the national memorial to soldiers who fell in the Transvaal,

A dwelling-house at Palmerston North, owned by P, Neilson and oooupied by Constable MoDonald, was burned down yesterday morning, the insurance was £550.

Tenders in connection with the alteration to the old Miners' Union Jail olose to-morrow, Saturday. Particulars may be obtained from Messrs J. and 8, Eoberts, Main-street,

It is reported that three or four Coro* mandelitei have come into money during thp past few months, owing to the death of relatives, It is rujwurod tht in one instance, the amount runs into several thousands,

The Indian newspapers are unitedly in support of the Indian Government's pw of the Tibet question, and protest against saddling India with*itbe entire cost, since v. Mr Brodrick's despatoh emphasized that Imperial interests were involved, 'A solicitor who appeared at the Christ* church Police Oourt for a woman who' admitted a charge that she was a vagrant, said that his client would have the interest of £SOOO if she would conduct herself respectably. '•

A new railway bylaw has been made providing a penalty not exceeding *.lO for any person wilfully making a false declaration or statement or giving a false certifie cate with the objeot of obtaining a opnoas. sion of freight or a reduction of passengerfare on the railways,

' It is understood' (says the Westport Times) that some 13 Millerton residents will be charged with assault at the next sitting of the Magistrate's Court in connection with an alleged tarring, feathering, and "ducking" case. It iB alleged that a woman is at tho bottom of the trouble.

J. J. Meikle was charged at the Napiti Court with exposing goods' for sale and transacting business od Sunday, He had. been lecturing jhere in connection with his false imprisonment for sheep stealing, and it was alleged he sold pamphlets on Sunday dealing with the case. He wai firied 10s, and costs lis.