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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VI, Issue 1675, 4 July 1906, Page 2

A roan golding has been impounded, and if not claimed and oxpensos paid will bo sold on Saturday, 7th inst. A lottor from " Fair Play" on the Sunday show question arrived tolato for insertion in this issue,

Mossre, Spoonerand Oo„ auctioneers, announoe that they will hold a great drapery sale in Moyer'a Hall on Mondny next, Oth inat.

The Postmaster advises us of n farther alteration in too date of dosing the noxt outward 'Frisco mail. Tho mail is now timed to close at Waihi on Tuesday, 10th insf, at 9 5, a.in,, and will bo duo at London on August 10th.

Olive is a favoured locality just now. While Napier residents are pajing 3Jd for the 2*lb loaf of bread, Clivo residonts arc Betting the stafl of lifo at 1U per 2«lb loaf. This has been brought about by tho advont of a new baker at Olive, who refuses to join tho Bakers' Union, and is selling his bread at U par 21b loaf, The opposition bakers who supply the district have therefore reduced their price to2|d, Perry's Biornrna cotio'udod thoir season hore last night to a large andionce, The Biorauia oponed in tho Academy of Mnsio on Saturday, when tho nltondanco wus bo largo that many wero turned awav, and for the two succeeding nightß tho company bad a similar oxporionco. La«t night tho Aoadeay wis well-BUbd, but not to the extent of the preceding eyoniDgs, Major Porry and his Btafl of performers are to be congratulated on tho success of their entertainments, The excellent scrios of pictures shown includod sovertl now and very interesting ones. The conpany left this morning, Tho rescue work fund of the local branch of tbo Army has increased by about £7O by the entertainments,

The half-yonrly meeting of St, Joseph's branch of tho Fibenrau Society was held last night in tbo Musio Hall, Officers (or the onaning half year wero elected and installed as follows: President, Bro. J, W, Daly; vice president, Bro. A. Roid; secretary, Bro, Irvino (ro.elected); treasurer, Bro. T, Collins, P.P. (re-eleoted); warden, Bro, R. Porun; guardian, Bm, W, Hisshin; sick visitor?, Bros, T, Poland and D. Conlon, Considerable disoussion took place on the question of pnrohasing a ball and sito, which was ultimately deforred to next msetiug. Previous to and after lhe meeting the members indulged in* exorcise with boxing gloves,' Boman rings, and punching ball,

A Southern writer saya:—} oung Mr. Seddou is a polishod chip of tho old block, He has the commanding Seddon forehead, the prominent nose and tho firm mouth, Th 6 boetling eyebrows aro missing, but caro has not yet drawn its furrowed lines over his boyish kw, Abovo all, ho has a fine physique, lie is ono of the finest sprintors of the Victoria College, and was second in tho naming for a Rhodes scholarship, In deciding to onlor politics ho is making a sacrifice. He is giving up enteral years' healthy recreation and sport, in which he delights, to take upon his youthful shoulders tho burdens of tho State, Ono can imagine Mr "Tom" Seddon as tbo plucky wing forward endowed with a roving commission on the football fiold, but not tho member for Wostland, Tbo new position, if he is roturned, will no doubt oarry a dignity of its own, but it will hardly come pßosato for making a young man a little old before his time,