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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1463, 23 October 1905, Page 2

A meeting of Mr. J; Foster's committee will be held in tliu Miners' Union Hall oil Wc-dndadoy evoiiitig next nt 8 o'clock. The usiml.fortnightly meeting of the Liberal and Labour Federation takes place on Tuesday evening. Attention is drawn to the offieo being opon overy evening to placo electors on the foil. Mr. J. 'f. Brown, MA., author and journalist, will give.an•'address in the Miners' Union Hail to-night (Monday), at 8 o'clock. The meeting of ladies advertised for Tnetday ovening at Mr?. Foster's residence will bo held to-night (Monday). The business is to got in the compkte roturns for the la'to social. Mr J. H, McMahon, whoso placo of business is upstairs in Munro'n Buildings, Main-siroet, Waihi, is prepared to execute orders for all kinds of futnit'ji'Q or office fittings. lie giiunratoos best workmanship. Owing to a number of prizes being still loft,-the oommitioe of b'l. ffosepli's Ohnrch barnt havo decided to continue the baziwt to-night. Every article is to 1 bo disposed of, .both in iho plain sewing atid works of art, From our insot it will, be sceJ that a largo range of goods is still to be disposed of. Young men of athletic inclinations M'o looking forward to tho lny stick contest ; at St. Joicph's Church aaz'iir, This form of sport is much in vogue' in mining ' .'.owns, where such friendly contests provide healthy pastime. The competitors . entered lor to-night includo Bomo vory . capable exponents hailing from different pirts of New Zoaland »nd Australia and ; muoh interest is boiug taken in tho event. At tho Police Court this morning, before Me»srs Max D. King and J. A. Thomson, Justices, Murray Fraser was oharged, ' on tho information of the police, with disorderly conduct in lioaomont-stroot-on Saturday, night, Sorge&nt- Shcolian said 1 that on Saturday night, during a lecture 1 in Rosemonkitrefet, near the Bob Eoy Hotel, accused,and others interrupted tho ' lecturer. A. good'deal of interruption was going in, aid it was some time before the polioowereabletoidantity any particular individual. Ho would say that accused was a good athlete, and ono of tbo best i footballers in Waibi, as was shown by the faot that he had boen picked as arepre. sentativo for the Auckland province, • It was a pity that» young follow, with all bis life beforo bim, should be carried-away aud behave as he had done, lie was de--1 termined to put down such behaviour, and if a similar case should oouae beforo ■ the Court bo would ask that the lull ' penalty of tho law bo imposed. Untler tbe circumstances he would asli that in this case tbe accused to dealt with leniently. The Bench, addressing tho accusod, said that the Rergeaat hud prnciieallypleaded accused's caBO. A few-nights ago : an address was given in tlio street in fayour of continuance oflioonto, and a fair hearing was given, while on Saturday night an address in favour of no-license was greeted ' with interrnptionp. This was not British fair play. The accused was practically charged with interference with freedom of.speech, a (heritage whioh British people hold very dearly, Thoy would impose a fioo of 20s, with 2s costs.