THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1905

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1255, 20 February 1905, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1905

Hoto shall the Him the People's Right ranintn' Unimed by influence mid unhriboij by gain j Here patriot Truth ho glorious nrooopts dim. PledKod to Relition Liberty, «nd Law

IT has been written somewhere thai a prophet has no honour in his own country. This axiom has not found complete exemplification in the case of the Waihi Federal Band, because the majority of the community are naturally proud of it and its accomplishmenls, but nevertheless there is a section amongst ns ready on the slightest occasion to speak disparagingly of its efficiency, and always disposed to grudge the moderate municipal assistance given to it, The exploits of the Band at the contest in Auckland last week is its own vindication. It has carried off a fair share of the honours in the solo contests, it has achieved fonrth.place jn the championship aggregates, and its performance on Saturday, when it equalled the champion bund in music in the marching test, and was only half-a.point behind in the military judging, is described as sensational. Unquestionably, the Federal Band has worthily upheld the honour not only of Waihi but also of the whole provincial district. This achievement is all tho more creditable when we remember the difficulties under which the Band labours by reason of the absence of some of its members on shift when most of the practices are being held, The brass bands of Auckland have never been a strong point of the city, for some unaccountable reason, mi/i Waihi is the first to establish a high.-r standard of musical excellence. This may be aceppted as an indieHon of higher ideals -ind more meritorious work for the future, Certainly, the Waihi Band has every reason to be proud of the position it has maintained in eompetitilion with the finest brass bunds of the colony, and while we offer our ' heartiest congratulations' to ils ' members and its talented conductor, ' we'would bespeak for the Band i itself even greater sympathy and | Mipport than it has hitherto rec-iveil. I> It unquestionably has inuiioil this ! recognition by its splendid record f during the last week. [

Wo understand that a movement k afoot, in which Mr W. Gardiner is taking tho initiatory step?, to givo a concert in aid of tho fund in connection with providing tho musing staff of the hospital with a piano. Mrs Gilmour has convened a mooting of thoso ladies of Waihi who aro willing to assist in the arrangements for tho oonvcrsaziono as a welcome to the Premier, This is the result of a resolution passed by the local branch of Liberal and Labour Federation, !; . Gerald William Miller, charged at the Auckland Supromo Court with forging at Te Arohn, has been .acquitted. The chequo alleged to bo forged was signed "Charles P, Mace," and Mr, Mnco was called to sny that tho signature was not his and that his name was Charkw E. Maco. In ln'3 ovidenco in defencoj Miller denied all knowlcdgo of tho, cheque, and asserted I hat ho was at Waihi whon it was cashed in To Aroha. The Rechabites Conferonoe was adjourned at Dunedin till February, 1907, at Now Plymouth, after electing tho following ollicors:—Past rfistriot cb'ef ruler, Bro. J. (Vhittalter, Now Plymouth; dis'.rici chief ruler, Bro, Sherwood, Dunedin; district deputy ruler, Bro, Oalder, Nolson; district secretary, Bro. Hon, R H. Frasor, Wellington; district treasurer, Pro, T. W. Leslie, Wellington; district, superintendent of juvenila branches, Bro T, Fathers, Nelson ; district auditor, Bro, J, W, Hall, Wellington. Tho Rev, Mr Isitt, whilo claiming great bonelits foV Asbburton us the result of prohibition, says that sly-grog selling is still prevalent in the town, "If I choso," he said, "I could get a bottle of wlmlty from Ashburton in a week from a source that is only a short distance from tho postoffice And the Minister of Justice or tho Commissioner of Police could do it as easily as I could, if cither of them chose, But it is not my business to doteot slygrog selling," Why is it that tho number of 86i)toncos to imprisonment havo increased during tho last threo years ? In tho absence of any other couao it is exceedingly probable that tho rccont Transvaal war has produced tho samo effects in this country so far as regards tho increase of crime, as Continental wars havo produced on Continental communities. We cannot with impunity familiarise a population with tho horrors of war. -Revd, D. W. Morrison, in Law Magazine, Mr G, P, Golbraith, the Australian representative of tho" Card'' concentrator, concluded yesterday a throe weeks' visit here, during which period" he has boon engaged at tho Waihi Gold Mining Company's battery in a scries of demonstrations showing the effoctivenefs of the " Card" nicchine. The machino in question is very similar to the Wilfloy concentrator, Mr, Gilbraith was accompanied by his wife, and they both lease by tho Sydney steamer this afternoon, In reference to the fan: n.s Sutton v. Dowie case Mossrs Hall, Sout, and Lillicrap solicitors, havo recoived information that Dowio has given notico of intention to appeul against tho decision of tho Supre.no Court of tho stato of Illinois, which refused his application for a re-trial, and ordered him to pay costs, The case will now bo taken to the Appellate Court, whic'.i is the highest Court h Illinois State. In the event of "The Prophet' being worsted thero lie has still tho privilege of appealing to tho Federal Conn, which is the highest Court oi tho United States. Mr. E, G, B Moss, mombor for Oliineuiuri, was a visitor to tho Horticultural Show on Saturday, and oppressed great admiration of the exhibits. Ho has received a lotter from the Crown Lands Commissioner, saying that the Government has no intention of selling any of the Paeroa township, and that the Government still claims rent on tho leases surrendod, There is great indignation at tho action of the Government in this matter, Tho uncertainty of tho tonure of a large part of tho town has proved most detrimental to the prosperity of Paoroa. Mr. Moss has convened a public meeting for next Thursday to discuss the attitude of the Government on this and tho rivor silting questions, *