News in Brief

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1362, 26 June 1905, Page 1

News in Brief

The New Zealand Parliament meets to-morrow.' Fully 50 motors are now in use in Hawko's Bay, Mr and Mrs W. Eobins left for Auckland this, morning, Miss Tittel Bume, the Amerioan actress, is having an onihusiastio reception in Wellington. . , According to figures quoted by Mr Soddon, the Chinese population of tho colony is on tho decrease. The Premier has announced his intention when next he brings down a Tariff Bill to reduce the duty on tobacco.

Messrs Orchard and Arseott sell by public auction at noon to-morrow two residential properties in Walmsley Boad.

Mr Wallnutt, land agent, adyortiaes in this issuo a five-roomed honao with ono aero section for £BS ; only £35 required down,

Two small boys 8 and 10 years of age respectively were convicted of theft at New Plymouth, and committed to the Auckland Industrial School,

Mian Nellie Stewart and Mr| George •Musgrove'a English J)ramalio Company open in the Academy of Musio with " Sweet Nell of Old Drory" on Wednesday evening next.

'The Auckland Ministers' Association are asking (lie nowspapeis to retrain from publishing in theic column all information as to the betting odds on races quoted :"coui time to time.

Speaking at Napier, Father Hays; referred to tho old nge pensions, stating that if tho average working men paid into a provident fund tho money they now spent in drink at the age of about 60 thoy would have a revenue, not a pension, of & per week for life,

T#ere has been some talk' of the emotion of a smelting plant at tho Thames for' the purpose of treating ore such as is being mined at the Great Barrier, Waiomo, and other districts. Preliminary inquiries have beon made, and there is a possibility of more being heard of the matter before long,

Attho Hon. Jemcs Carroll's meeting at Gisbotno, a humorist hanr'ed up this conundrum: "Will Mr Carroll kindly ouliphteu us as to how the Government' disposed of tho old railway carriages and enpines before tho advent of the GisborneKaraka railway ?'' The sally was greeted, with shrieks of laughter,