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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume v, Issue 1451, 9 October 1905, Page 2

Mr, Hurry Flotoher, metallurgist, who 1 for the past six months has been''manager of tho Ohelrasford Mining Company's battery, is at present on 1 visit to Wuibi, Attention is diawn to the Liberal and Ijibouf Federation meeting to be held in the Miners' Onion Hall on Tuesday,. the 17th.inst., at 7.80 p.m. ■> Intending' mem. bers are specially invited. Tho exorbitant price, : of potatoes, just now-makes one pause and' consi'lor whether ho will consign the indispensable tuber to the domestic pot or'return it to mother earth, and thus provide for future requirement?. One ingenious individual in the Otantau (Southland) distriot has hit on a plan of hiß own to secure; both those desirable ends—to provide a meal and proeuro seed from tho solf-samo "sup." This is bow it is dono, but wo do not give a guarantee with, the proscription Pare. the vegetable in the ordinary way, but fiko off a thick peeling, nay, up to a quarter of an inch ia tbo enso of large pbtatoos, Cook the inside and plant t,lio peel, which will, our friond asuures ns, return just as good a orop as if tho whole tuber woro planted Tho fol'owing account of a presentation funotionto Mr flarry Allen/formerly secretary ol tho Waihi School of Minos, appears in the Klerksdorp Mining Eecord (South Africa) of August 4th last: "On Saturday last a very interesting ceremony took plftoo at tho West Bonanza mine, tho 'icoaston bflititi •< pwiva'ion hv the employees to Mr Henry Allrn, t'O uiino »ar. veyor and manager's assistant, who i# severing bis connection with the West Bonanza. The eiialr was oooupied by Mr Gerald O'Borke, imno-seoretary, who in a felicitous speeob ,propo«ed ihe health oi j££sKany qualities Mr Allen possesßed and how ho bad ondearod himsolf tti!!all tboßO with.whora._-be had been in '-'oonstiin' contact' during ...his .stay amongst thorn. The health having boon duly honoured, tho chairman, on behalf of the employes, piosented:hlm.t.wUh. a handsome levelling bag,' The ovening then concluded by tho joining together and tinging of" Auld Laog Byne."

Our T&uranga corieapondent wires : Tbo' iiaiQ eleotoral toil for ibe Bavof Plenty has jnrt boon completed. It. contains OTOt 6,700 natdßßj A avpplcmontaty ia to follow shorily.

Mr. Guild Henry Fitzgerald, son of 'Mr. William C. JTitisgerald, pharmaceutic oal ohomist, of this town, was thismornine apoointod asaistant disponaer to me Auckland Hospital. Thero wero a large numbor of applicants.

Mr H. Beefcham, the well-known bmUor ail'] contractor, met with a very P|>' nlnl mishap on Saturday. He was wide » oliisfll, wben the implement slipped, ana, coming in contact with to lew . wtl8t ' 1 l ) 1 ' flicting a Berioud wound, severing ttotn arteries and sinews.

'■Tbe West Viotaro Company, combined with ilio olever and versatilo Brcoomns, n K ßin delighted a large audience on Saturday night, From every point tho programme submitted was gonmmly good, ] wd afforded to those present boll) a pictorial and mimical treat. Mies, Doinonioa Mavtinonno, Miss Ahtoma MMtinongo, Miss Adolina Martinengo, and Miss Hondy again received unstinted applause for thoir reapictivj oon tributions, A humorous quartotto entitled "Sobbing" oonvulsod the audieuce with laughter. Mr. EaJall HnjTTsrd, for his items, "In Collar Coo and "Simon the Collater" was vootfcrouslj applauded, Mr, Fred Mills, a »wtor of artistic comedy, gave some really clover renderings, which the audience' greotod with enthusiasm. Amongsi the moßfc noteworthy pictures were, a day ra a \Yeis& slate quarry, oalmou spooring, oatcinng a whale, a trip through Switzerland, a trip to the moon, converting iron into steel, and children feeding. , The latter was soreamingly amujing, tbo audience almost going ing into oonvulsions of laughter. We strongly recommend thoaa of our readora who have »iot Been the West and Broscian combination to go to-night. We can usauro them they will have an absolute treat. Included in the audience was a 1 large party of Waikino visitors, At the Police Court this morning, be- [ fore Messrs Max D. King and J. E. Blovin, , Justico«, Joseph Brown and Frio Ranwk'k wore charged with the theft of a taok of 1 potatoes, valued at 22s 6d the proporty of t James Atkinson, boarding-house kcopor. Both aocuaed were employees of Mr. H. Bnrridge, nightaoil contractor. They pleaded guilty Sorgoant f-hcohan stated that the potatoes wore taken from tbe baok promises of the boarding house, and on the promises of tho accused being searched a half sack of potatoes was found in each. Ho described tho offence asbeinpa most contemptiblo one, Both men were getting £3 per wook and house .rent free. They had proetioally a license to visit any place without their right being quectionod. It was not tho first time that surpicions ■ had been aroused, Ordinary thiovos could bo watched, but in the caso of these men it was raoro difficult, Ho thought the Bonch should mako an example in these cases, but he asked for leuionoy m tho case of Renwick on account of family matters. Cho Bench said thoy would _ take as lornon* ft viow n« possible, Had it not been for the Sergeant's request thoy would hays sent both to gaol, Thoy would imposo a fine of £lO each, oc in dofault onp month's imprisonment. 'The aocused wore given tirno to pay, A first oftendet was convicted and discharged on the ohsrgo of drunkennoss, On the information of the Inspecior, W, Lawrenoo was finod ss, with costs 14s, for allowing a horse to wander on a public strdet,