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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1434, 19 September 1905, Page 2

A wlo of work in connaotiou with tho Primitive Methodist Church will bo held in the Miners' Union Hall on Friday and Saturday next. Proceedings will bo opened on Friday evening at 7 o'clock by his Worship tbo'Mayor, At the last mooting ot the Thames' Borough Council it wan stated that among tho boroughs with a population of 3500 up to 11,000 (soma of the boroughs wen. omittod) tho Thames Borough had the lowest proportion of deaths per 1000. Thames average was 814, and the highest was Hokitika with 18.10 per 1000. Recently the Mining Inspector at Broken Hill proceeded against the general manager ot tho Block 10 mine on a ohargo of having used a safety ooge before having it tested in the prosenco of tho Minos Inspector. Defendant ploaded guilty, Ho urged tint tho oflenoo bad arisen through an overflight. A fino cf £i, with 6a costs lof tho Comt and M 4s professional costs, was imposed.

In view of the following it would seem to bo odvisablo for persons who get chango at banks to ewuino tho coins carefully. Tho other day a cheque was cashed at tbo National Bank, and amongst tbo change wei'o b'oino half-sovereigns, Later in the day one of tho gold coins recciyod was presontod at tho same bank to bo changed into silver, but tho coin wits not accepted, on the ground that it was worn, It was explained that tho coin hod been obtained only a fow minutes beforo from tho satuo kuk. The reply was that tho receiver should havo examined it beforo accepting it. The same coin was then presorted at the counter of tho Bank ot Now Zealand, and without comment change in tilverwas obtained for it.

Wo wiah'to romind our roaders of tho performance of the farcical comedy "Jane," which laltos place on Thursday ovejing. The previous performance was of so a pleaaing a natuvo that tho members of the Waihi Dramalio Club were mquested to give a reproduction. This thoy havo kindly consonted to do, and will devote the prooeed3 to the Waihi Band's contest fund, a vory laudable object, ns the I fund will enable tlie bar)d to take part in ■ the forthcoming band oontost in Auckland, Tbo main objoct of the band atlonding ihese contests is to gain a higher state of efficiency. It is to be hoped the band will bo favoured with a fine night, and that a bumper house will'be tin result. During tho interval an oroboitra, under Bandmastor Trussoll, will play selections, and previous to tho band's playing outside the Aoadomy they will march down the main street, and it is oxpected that all those who follow the band down tho stroet will also follow them into tbo Academy alter they havo finished playing outside, Ticket* can be purchased from mombcrs of tho band and committee, also at MrLivosey's, where seats can be rosorved by payment of sixponco extra, All those rcsorving thoir seats may rely upon having tho scat so reserved,