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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1405, 16 August 1905, Page 2

Mr Geo. Barron, chemist and druggist, in an announcement elsewhrro, cnlla special attention to a corn euro, which he claims is almost infallablc We understand that Mr, Albert Saunders, a son of Mr C. J. Saunders, of Waihi, has scoured an appointment in tho Now Zoul'iiid Railway Department, Mr.' Saunders proceeds iinmodiato'y to Auckland, where ho will most Mtcly be stationei A young X.roan named. Frith, in tho employ of Mr. S. Tanner, mtt with rather a painful aicidont the oihor d-ty, owing to tho knife ho was using slipping and tho blade cutting into his left leg fj the bone, Tho wound was dressed and st'lehed by Dr. Claridge, but not before tho injured meu bad lost a t/uantity of b'oad. The honorary s-icrotory ol ti.o Waihi Ladies' Hockey Club was in receipt of a telegram this afternoon from the sociotary of tho Tauranga Ladies' Hoctay Club, intimating that thoy had definitely decided to visit Wnibi on Tuesday, 29th inst, The malch.wiil be playod between tho representative toirns of the rospco ivj clubs, The classes in elrelrioily will bo resumed at the School of Mines to-morrow morning and evening undoi tho chargo of Mr, J. G. Lancaster, b.Sc, of Canterbury Colloge, Mr. Lancaster obtained both junior and senior University scholiiships, and is the bolder of doub'o first-class honours in science, Messrs Williams and Widi ins, plumbers, iuthnato to tho public that hey have socutod tho agoncy ol tho Now -Zealand Acetylene a'ld Water Gas Syi.dicate, and arj prepared to supp'y all necessa' y fittings in connection with a complete instillation, wiilt a two years'guarMitoe, The usual f O -'l^J_Lss l!, '-' l ''''-''^ l - I ' A "'• 'i bei'nisn List night, despite the inclement, siato of the weather, Bros. Hayos and Irvine waro appointed delegates to attend the District meeting in Auckland on August 30. h, Tho order paper of the District meeting was deilt with, and instructions given to iho delegates. One now metiibor was initiated and two proposed, After tho conclusion of next meeting, seleotious from pools will be giveu by tho members, On Saturday noxt, woatbor permitting, tho members of tho No, B Ohinomiri Rifles will fire tho first compoli'ion for Mr; A, rl, Clark's silvor toipot, in cinjunction wilhE I'orlorand Company's rillo, tho ranges boing2ooaudisoo yard', 1,0 shots at each range; tho B. clas3 to rcceivo 4 points, and C. clbbj 9 points. Tho teapot becomes tho properly of tho comp, titor making the two bighost scores out of tbroo com otilions On iiatorday noxt those o'd r.vals, tho Tauranga repro3enlalives and Waihi representatives, will meet again on tho football field. A junior loam from T.iu nuga will also play the Waitete Club'* juniors. Tho latter g.m,o will siirl ot 2 p.m., and the rep. iwikh at 315, so that tho onlookers will lavo the opportunity of sooicg two games on the same ground in tho one af'oruoon. While on tho subj ot of football we may mention that wo I avo been rcqiusodby tho coniinitirc of tho locil Ucion to apologue for tho t.on-pcrfor-inanoo of the haka by tho 11 t.rua team on Saturday List The reason iho haka did not take place was iha' ow.ng to the fact of ihsir h wing played three in itches in ono week tho Hotortn mc:i were too stff and sore to do more ihnu meet our men in the hold, to the haka ivs reluctantly dispensed with, It is no unusual thing in these days (says the Nao Plymouth Noios) ti hear complaints rela'ivo io tho high rn.ta of shops in Now Plymouth, but wo hav.i just soon a 1-iaso ilited in April, 186-1, which shows that in the i a-ly fines-of the setlloinont rents wore far higher than a l , present. Tho property in question w.isa barber's , shop in Brougliam-3trcet, on tho sito of a simiV establishment now earned on by , Mr Mason, ti'ljoiuiug Miss Cottiei's, Tho ' building had only a frontage of oight feet ' wi'.h a depth of thirteen feet, and the rent ' was £2 per wook, to bo paid in advance. This sum iucludoJ tho uso of the business ' equipments, consisting of aso(a,arinohair, framed looking glass, two foot by three '■ foot nine inohes. shampooing machine, two largo basins, eight razors, fivo hair brushes, j two combs, two oil lamps, and matting on ' tho floor, A provision had been inserted ' in tho lease that tho business should be ' conducted in a quiet and ordoily mannor, probably for good reason. \ I Tho third annual social in conneolion with the Waihi Workers' Co-Opera'ive Hocioty took placo-iu tho Academy of Mil ic list night, under unfavourable weather conditions; but notwithstanding this there was a very fair a'tondance, Mts-rs J, Wolhorapoon and J. Gardiner onpably carried out the duties of M.O.'s, and tho music, in the hand) of Msssrs J Christian (piauo), Vou Rotter (piccolo), and I Sharkoy (violin) was all that could t bo desired. During tho ovoning Messrs Rjbcrlson and Groon enlivened tho oxhibifonsof aHigbland fling and liornp'pe rospectively. An ' amibing duet, cnti lad " fitrolHng Hound v tho Town," was given by Messr.i S. I'uul h aud E. Koino, tho contribution creating * much merriment, Nun dancors utuuaed '' themselves with ganios olVards, card tablco ' b' ing ar anged on the slago. The'posseseor of tho winning tickol (No. 11) for tho h door prize turned up in Mies Mulcabey, and " Mrs Mathiosou was tbo winnor of tho pea- v guossing competition, and was awarded a largo iood oako, Judging by the number who, bray.od it is safo I to 8»y that given a finp night there would r liftve been •urtoot'd attendance. o