THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1905

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1311, 27 April 1905, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1905

'Hex* ataall the frtn ths People's Bitrht nustiin Un*wod by inSaonee and nnbribed by gain ; Man patriot Truth ha' (jlcriooa precepts di aw Fledred to Relirion Idl>«Fty, and law

' THE mystery that hangs over the whereabouts of Togo's fleet prevents anything like an anticipation of when the greatengagement that will decide . the fate of the was will be fought. Japanese vessels in twos ' and threes, probably scouts, are sighted here and there at intervals, but the vicinity of the main body can only be conjectured. 1 As long as the Russian ships hover round ports nnder the control of France there i s danger that France may-fra drawn into the conflictV for the Japanese Note to that country, which amounted to an ultimatum, indicated that undue ,harbouring of the fleet in a neutral port would possibly result in the. Japanese entering and attacking the fleet at its anchorage. It is significant that very; soon after the receipt of this Note the fleet took its departure from Kamranh. France is on too friendly terms with Britain tb risk any rupture with Japan that would invoke the interference of Britain under the AnjgloJapanese treaty, &nd her trouble is to rid herself of the Baltic fleet in such a manner as will not offend Russia, with whom she is said to be secretly allied. This belief is supported by a cablegram received' to-day, which states that during the latter stage of the Kamranh crisis Britain intimated her intention of supporting Japan. The position that France is in is thus a delicate one, and she will have an anxious time until Rozhdestvensky /leaves all French ports behind hii'n. France has been too benevolent to the Baltic Fleet, and the wonder is that Japan has held her patience as long as she has. The prolonged stay at Madagascar, and later the protracted visit to Kamranh; were enough to* c*use ugly compliaations, into which Britain must have been necessarily drawn ; arid the danger will not b e j over till the fleet stops hugging the j coast and departs finally for its destination. When the fleets meet one of the. greatest, if not the greatest, sea battles ever fought will i result, and the question of contin- 1 uance of otherwise <jf the war will j probably be decided.' i

In mother column Mr C. J. Saunders thanks his com'niltee and all who supported him in the Mayoral election.

Elsewhere <pr. •- Donaldson ' returns thanks to the electors for their continued confidence in him as councillor.

. A meeting .Of those interested in the formation of a "British Football Club (socker) is convened for Saturday evening next, at eight o'clock, at Meyer's Hotel. In connection with' the incipient fire which occurred in the house of Mr Katz on Tuesday evening, we understand that an inquiry will be held on Saturday next into the circumstances of the outbreak.

Mr. W. H. Herries, member for th® Bay of Plenty electorate, addresses th® electors 011 Tuesday evening next at th® Academy-of Music. The chair, will b® taken at 8 o'clock by His Worship the Mayor. In the advertisement a cordial invitation is given to the. public. • Chairs will be reserved for ladies.

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr Max D. King, J.P, F. Hennessey was charged with drunkenness, being the third offenee within six months. The Sergeant ■aid the accused bad become an habitual drunkar J. He was fined £si or in default 14 days' imprisonment. " An individual, presumably one of those who had shared in the general excitement of electioneering, at a very late hour last night wandered down to the hospital, and in a casual way dpened, or' attempted to open, some of the windows of the establishment. Whether his intend tion was to gain admission of not is best known to himself. However, beyond the attempt at window raiding nothing further transpired. To raise funds towards the purchase of an organ for the Sunday school, the Church of Christ members and friends are giving a grand social and entertainment, to take place in. the Foresters' Hali-next Friday evening at 7.30. Many musical and instrumental items are to be given. Games will be played, and supper provided. As the object is a most deserving one; it is to be hoped it will meet with the patronage of a large number of the public.

' During his visit to the West Coaßt and Naaehy (Otago) the Minister for Mines 'found th'iC the alluvial mining ground had in' many instances become eo poor that lhos e working in it were unable to pay the water fees and still retain sufficient for their maintenance. It wu§ urged that unless a considerable reduction was made in the cost of water many of them would be obliged to leave the district, and after consideration of these representations the Government has decided to make a reduction in the price charged for the water.

A clause in the recently passed Shops and Offices Act, which Mr G. Laurenson. M.H R., of Christchurch, particularly praised was that making it an offence for any person in bad health to sell articles of food. He told how, before the Bill was passed, a Government inspector bought some fruiS from a Chinese dealer in Wellington, and was struck by the • man s emaciated appearance. Oq inquiries being made it was found that the man was suffering from a peculiarly loathsome disease.

A special general meeting of the Waihi Rugby Union was held at Pilling's Hotel on Tuesday night to consider the question of substituting the district scheme for that at present in vogue. Mr T. Sheen occuDied the chair, and moved that the district be diviaed so as to form tLree clubs, as per proposed boundaries submitted Alter considerable discussion the motion was carried, and it was decided chat the committee should again go into the question of boundaries, and submit results to a general meeting of the Union to be held at Power's Hotel on Tuesday next at 7.30 p.m. After the conclusion of the business Mr Gsrrey, on behalf of the members of the representative team which went on tour lass season, presented Mr Cullen with a very artistic shield containing the portraits of the team. Mr Cullen suitably returned thanks.