News in Brief

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VI, Issue 1622, 3 May 1906, Page 1

News in Brief

The Government intend increasing the Anokland police foroe by biz men. Tenders close to-morrow for the erection of afonoe between the infants' department and High School. Mr J.B, Slevin, auctioneer, holds his usual sale at his mart to-morrow at 11 a,m. Several local sportsmen aro away with dog and gun in search of game. The season opened last Tuesday, Mr Frank Grist's Dramatio Company play to-night in the Academy of Musio a the popular drama" Shamue O'Brien," Mr 0. F. Spooner is holding an auction sale of new and second hand furniture, jewellery, etc., at his mart, Main-street, to-morrow at 2 p.m. The finance oommittee of the Sydney City Counoil haa derided in favour of purohashing an automatic lilt for the Town Hall at a cost of 1925.

An immigrant to West Australia has appealed to Mr Bent to assist him and his lamily to Victoria, He states that ha was "grossly misled" regarding West Australia.

Tenders for building a publio library at Waikino, to close on Saturday, sth inst,, are invited, by Mr A, P. Wylde, Plans and specifications may bo seen at the Post Office Storo, Waikino. Mr Wallnntt, sharebroker and land ngent, advertises for sale throo desirable properties handy distanoe to town, oonsis. ting of hall aore with 4-roomed reßldenee, half-aoro with shanty, and halt-aore seotion with two-roomed shanty, all ploughed, ' ienoed and in graßs; g<>od building sites. It may not be generally understood that it is an offence (or boys under 15 to ' smoke cigarettes, ot for people to sell cigarettes to thorn, Owes under the Act dealing with this phase of out social life—the Jufenile Smoking Suppression Aot, 1903—are being brought before the courts and the offenders punished, About 500 mincrq, engineers, plumbers, and otbors turned out on a Sunday to assist in the work of laying nearly a mile of water main to the hospital at Oobar, New South Wales, In three hours water was >ivaiM)lo a' the hospitil, where there are 51 cases of typhoid (over.