News in Brief

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume v, Issue 1430, 14 September 1905, Page 1

News in Brief

Waihi Federal Bind social in the Aciderny to-morrow night.. ;' .; . Mt J, Foster, Liberal''candidate,' will address the Waihi electors on Friday, evening noxt on political current topics,

Messrs Hethorington snd Oo.'s annual gaslight display at their drapery premists takes place to-morrow (Friday) evening.'

Sir H. Bawson, Governor of New South' Wales, sails from London in the Orontes for. Sydney. Lady Rawaon, is, muob better.' ,

" This world may be bad enough," said Mr Gillospio, the West Ham Magistrate, to a woman who attempted suioide, " but you don't know what the nost will be."

A man named William Shakespeare, who was charged at Brontford.with being on liconsod premises during prohibited hours, in explaining why he gave a M?e name and address, said ho did not wish to disgrace an honourod name. 'i

I should like (says Sir John Gorst) to see children io this country running about, al 1 day in the open air, and not going to '■ school until seven years of age at the earliest That is the practice in Switzerland, ivbich is certainly the best educated country in the world, ' , '

-During the passage of the barque Elizabeth Graham from Newcastle to Lytielton a seaman named Boberfc Bull fell from the yard, atraok the side, and went ovorboard. Although his right leg was broken, and he received severe bruises, he caught, a ropo and held on till palled aboard.