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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1509, 16 December 1905, Page 2

Train for tho Christmas and Nw Year holidays are advertised elsowhore, It will b.- se n n. 'ha? on' Saturday nozt a train loaves Waihi for Thamosat 1,16 p.tu Oo the Biime day a train loavos Waihi for Auckland a' 3 20 p.m., arriving at Auckland at 10.50 p.m. • ' , ■

The secretary of tho Wailn Hospital acknowledges the receipt of £2 5s lid from the No-Licen?e League, thronjjh Mr. A. Caley, being the balance of collection takon up at the lust no-license meeiing. ■ This amount, with accruing subsidy, will moan a shade ovor £5 towards tho Hospital funds, • • :

In order to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christinas and New Year greetings, special printed formß may be obtained at the post office. A uniform chart!!) of Gd for sncli mes-

sage will be made, provided tlio address and signature does not contain more than

eleven words. If, howoyer, the text as .printed is varied in any . way, tho mes> sage will be treated as an ordinary one, and charged for accordingly. " .

Wo .regret .■ to have to chipiole the death of Mrs. Frank Pugill, which oconrrod at the Waihi Hospiinl yesterday afternoon, The deceased lady was admitted to the Hospital two or three days nrevionsly, bnt had been in failin? health for some litde time. She leaves behind a husband, Mr. Frank and a vrry yourig'child,'.. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Pngil in.his sad bereavment- The fnneral will leave hot late residence in Union-street to-morrow at 2 30.

Tho linnMsof people who aw left behind in Waihi on Christmas Dav have aK ways' found the evening of Christmas rathnr monotonous owing to thore beitiEf no attaelionof any kind. Wo are pleasofl to notp, tlwfore, that the Presbyterian choir, assisted by friends,'have deoidea to produce the beautiful cantata " Nativity" in the Miners' Uniqn : Hall on Monday (Chviatmiß) night. Particulars will be found in a fatnre,advertisement,

Arrangements h'ave been comploted for the benefit concert tendered to ll l ', J. Hjwvey on Tuesday next. Asplondid programme hai beon> arranged by tho committen. Owing to the kindness of tho lessee of tho Academy of Music, the Acme Printing Compwv, the Waihi Daily Telbbrahi and all those taking part in ihn concert, little or nn expense will be attached to tho undertaking. Therefore the whole of the proceeds will.be handed over to Mr. Harvey, ./..

■The installation of officers of iill Druid lodges in fthinemnri will bp held in Waihi on Tuesday evening. Momhnrs from T«. Aroha, Pa"ro», Karangahake, and Waikino will nrriyo by speoial train. The in"tallaiion will bo HoH in tho Forres W Hall, nf'Of which tjio Pririo of Waibi Longe will entertain their visitors at a Rooial ovninß in another hall. , Thn peoretnry requests members to oall on him for parlioulars,

A press message from Ohrisfchurch states that the contractors are making satisfactory process with tho preliminary work of erooiinq tho Exhibition building, The ceremony of laying tho foundation stone noxt Monday will bo performed by tho Premier, Sir Joseph the Hons, W, Ha'l Jonps, Colonel'Pitt, and other Ministers will be present. A. platform 30ft bv 20ft. and 4ft hi(»h will be oreoted nrar the stone, and will be oooupied by tho Premier, Sir .Tosoph Ward, 'lm Mayor and Mayoress, Consuls and official representatives,

According to London nowspapers, the vic'ory of tlio ficd-ion Government war rf(j(ir(iorl na a foregone conclusion.. Tho Morning Post says tlmt within tho colony the opna'i'nctivo stntosraun alw.ijs gets tho hrtter of tho destructive politician,- Now Zoaland lma had prosperity under tho iSaMon regime, aud. no dotibt, ho b'M tho Hf«Rrt of hia little nation. Tho Standard nays that when-Mr Sndflon first took offibo is was. predicted by those who lmd, not fsthomosl his ro'markftblo Roniua that be would have a'shiort existence, but, on tho contrary, every gonerfil election adds to his, supporters.'; : The : 'Westmiiister GaaeUe doclares-tbat Mr Seddon's 'record ia cerJiilnlyr&markablo. The Daily Ghronidt staioj that Mr Seddon doubtlesa will have nswexperimeut'stoshow.> ~

•4. t ■ j'l " y ,• Mr, I Livesey,'publishes elsewhere' interesting particulars concerning hV immense stock.of-Chrißtmas goods»ancl the advent of Santa Clans.

Tho train oxqursion to To Aroha yeston'l day was & great evont for the children; ; It I ,ut estimated ; that: the two trains whiohl lefi here in the morning, one at 8 o'clock, ' and the other .about half- an hour later,] ourriod over 16,000yohildren and adults, En route at Waikmo, 1 Karangahake: and sohool children unJ others wove pioked up, It was a; record gathering in To Aioha, and never in the history of the ; goldfiolds was thoro such a gaihorin» lof children. They bad a great day and j enjoyed the outing thoroughly, 1 A special. mealing of the Hospital Trusfecs wag hold'in the Borough; Counoil Ohambors last night to consider: the plans of the additions to the Hospital ' and plan ot tho new building for ari 'infectious disonsei? ward, 'Mr, T, Gilmour occupied the chair, there being present also Mosst?. R. Newdiok, A. H. Benge. D. Donaldson, J, Henderson, Ai H, Clark, 'Dr, Frengley (Auckland District Health Oflicor) and Mr. Bauley (architeui) woro s|po present, Aftor a lengthy discussion, in which Dr. Frougloy lud Mr.'Bartley wcro consulted, it was resolved to adopt the plans and forward sauio to tho authoritios. in Wol lington for approval. . Local church services to-morrow aro advertised as follows:—At the Presbyterian ohurch tho llev. J. L. Pattullo will oonduot both morning arid evening services. In tho evening the musioal part.of tho sotvioe will bo appropriate to Christ' maa, consisting of carols, eto. : Mrs Mo Will l nmß will render a solo.; The Rev. F, W. Newbold will proaob.at tho. Webley church at 11a.m. nnd 7 p.m., and Christmas oarols will be sung, At the Baptist ohurch: Pastor Perry will preach morning' and evening. . Services at the Church of Christ will be held as usual in the Miners' Union Hall. At the Primitive Methodist Ohurch the Rev, J, Southern | will projloh morning and ovoning, Salva-' J tion Army sorvicos will be held ' Rt 7 and 111 a.m., and 3 and? p.m. '.