THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1907.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VII, Issue 2051, 24 September 1907, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1907.

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li trusl that the Hoard of Education will reconsider its decision to surrender tv) acres of tlie District Iligli School site, There are very good reasons why the Hoard should do so. one being tho fact that if the two acres are surrendered the play ground will be so curtailed as to render it inadoquate for school purposes. The ground comprising the area which tlio Hoard has decided to surrender is a flat that is used largely as a play-ground, and is also the portion of the school site on which it was intended to erect the school for infants, If this portion is surrendered, there will not he sufficient level ground for the infant school, much less the playground for its requirements, as the whole, of the school area, apart from the portion on which the present buildings are standing, is a slope too steep for use either as a building site or playground. Another reason is the selfevident tact, that the Hoard is operating on a recommendation made by th« Warden some time ago, notwithstanding that since then a promise has been made h.v the Warden, in reply to a deputation of residents that waited on him, that as lar as he was concerned he would stay any action on his part if the School Committee improved the ground in a manner which he outlined. In

view of that promise, the headmaster of the school, assisted by tlio committee, has been working exceptionally well to this end, and this very evening a concert and dramatic entortainment is to bo given in the Academy of Jlthic to raise funds to improve the ground according to the Warden's advice. We consider that for thesu reasons alono, saying nothing of tlio fact that a very large portion of (he school area has already been taken for the School of Mines and teacher's residence, tho 1 Hoard should give effect to the appeal of the School Committee and general pub--1 lie ill this important matter, and retain the present area. The conimitteo has decided to send a deputation to the Hoard in order to once again urge that the ground .Jioitld remain intact, and if the deputation fails there teems to be no other course but for the committee to carry out its resolution and resign ill a body. If tho Hoard sets at defiance the wishes of the community, especially when those wishes are strictiv in the interest ol the school children, tho Hoard should be left to attend to the ollice cleaning, tchool sweeping, and other routine work which it leaves tho committee to supervise. In fact, tho work and inlliienceol a school conimitteo is confined to this cla:-s of administration, and in nine cases out of ten any request that goes beyond this limit is flouted by tho Hoard, ami treated with autocratic high-handediie-.s. This is not an application for anything that would put tho Board to expense; it it simply an application to retain sullicienl suitab'o ground for tchool purposes, and [ why the Board it- setting ils facu bo determinedly against so modest a request is beyond comprehension, We. Iru.it, however, that''even aI. the eleventh hour, the desiro of tlio public will he acceded to, anil tlm decision to surrender two acres withdrawn, ft is treatment of | the kind referred to above that (liscourages school committees and the 1 parents of children in assisting in (lie j welfare of tho schools.

Mrs. K. Yates, ex-Mavor'of One-1 hunga, is in a bail state of health. Captain Edwin wired at t p.m. today: Westerly strong winds to gale; rain probable; glass fall. Excursionists to Rotorua on Dominion Day (Thursday) are reminded that the train leaves Wailii at (i.55 a.m., and returns at 5.10 p.m. The. return fare is only 8s lid.

A subscription concert will lie held in connection with the Wailii Lcidertnfel on the 7th prox., at the Miners' Union Hall. Mr. A. W. Lakenian is the honorary secretary. The illuminated address presented last night to Mr. John N'ewth, was the work of Miss Mnribol Linvlor, of Wailii, and is now on view at Mr. John Woodhum's. The annua! meeting of the Wailii Cricket Association has been postponed from Friday until Tuesday, the Ist prox., at Meyer's. Cricketers are asked to make a note of the alteration of date.

An interesting release of a prisoner of the 1857 mutiny from the Andamans is reported by the Hindu Patriot. sama Singh was transported in ItW!) for taking part in the mutiny of 1857, and after foriy-cight years in the Andamans lias now been released. He will have to report himself once a month before the Superintendent of Police, Eastern Division.

By advertisement in ibis issue it will be seen that the annual meeting of the Wailii- Suburbs Cricket Club will lie held at the Central Hotel on Thursday next, at 8 o'clock. All members, anil those who intend to join, are invited to intend. Mr. W. Craiifurd-lirown, president of the club, will preside.

A sidelight on the industrial patience of the Japaneso was made evident Hieother by n Japanese merchant. Picking up some carvings in ivory, be mentioned that they were executed I)}' a sharp knife of very line steel, and that no less than 100 days' labour had been required for each carving. The timo was even longer in the ease of a screen depicting a bamboo forest near Tokio. This had engaged the whole energies of his artist for 250 days.

In connection with Dominion Day (Thursday) it is notified by the llaihvay Department that holiday excursion tickets will be issued from any station to any station on Auckland section on the 'iiitli and 20th inst., all being available for return up to and including Thursday, Ist October. The following players biivc been selected to represent'the Waihi junior reps, against Karangahake, at Waihi, 011 Saturday next:—Full back, Williams; three-quarters, liain, T. Moore, Middlebrook; five-eighth, l,ang; half, Jones; wings, Saunders, Day; forwards, llentli, (lordon, Kustace, Ellis, Hales, Kovcn, McKenrick. Emcrgencics; Scoliic, Crowe, (lallie. Practise will lie held in the Drill Hall on Tuesdays ami Friday evenings,

The Eketaliiina Express is responsible for the following;—l'rior lo the opening of the (liristehitrch Exhibition a cheese factory in the. Forty-mile liusli entered into treaty with Urn general manager for space. Eventually, through the dales being altered on which the exhibit was to be iu position, it was not sent on. The other day the secretary received from the authorities an embellished certificate willi "highly commended," the award for the nonexistent exhibit.

To-night, at the Academy of Music, the grand dramatic entertainment in connection with the Waihi District High School takes place. The public can rest assured that the programme is an exceptionally excellent one. Of the dramatic portion, there is the trial scene from the " Merchant of Venice." A sketch entitled "Wax-ination (Iralis," a side-splitting farce of much merit will also be put on. Miss Katie Grant, the child violiniste, will contribute two items. Master llaymond Fox is down for two coon songs, and a cornet solo will be rendered by Mr. Nickclls. There are also trios and duets, and physical drill by school cadets.

Ail old mariner has suggested to the Wellington Post that in the absence of wireless telegraphy, carrier pigeons would bo greatly appreciated in such a case as the Monowai. Pigeons can be trained to fly long distances, he says, and they could be schooled to make their way, rapidly, to Wellington or Sydney from spots far out in the ocean. Ho points out that the service could he cheaply maintained, and, apart from its value in cases of actual need, the birds could ho an unfailing source of interest to pa'-aengers on a voyage in which amusement is not too plentiful.

At the Auckland Magistrates' Court yesterday, in the action by Fuller, a member of Musgrove's Opera Company, claiming I'll) for week's salary, which had been deducted, the magistrate held thai the plaintiff was a workman in the meaning of the New Zealand Act, which applied to everyone, and not only tn manual labourer* like the Imperial Act. The rule under which Mr. Musgrove had levied the lint; was unreasonable, making liiin the judge and jury, and giving the employee no chance to defend himself. Judgment was entered for plaintiff for the full amount and Co l!is costs. The magistrate said that defendant could sue Fuller for damages, if he. had suffered by his default, leave was given to appeal.

At the Beiuligo City Court recently, Annie Marie Hiiclidlz proceeded against her husband for the. recovery of i'J!) for the rent of a house. Mrs', liuchols stated that she entered into an agreement with her husband for him to live in the place for 18 months at a peppercorn rental, After that he was to pay fcl per week rent, liticholii stated that ho agreed to live alone for IS months. Mrs. liucliolz was to come back at the end of that period ami live with him as a god housewife, lie paid JCUI2 for the house. His wife had made a confession that she had had .mother husband for years. The lleneli: " It's lucky vou did not scalp her,'' The case wiis dismissed.

The ordinary quarterly meeting of Court Waihi, A.0.1''., was held last evening in the lorcstcis' Jlall, Hro. 1). Morrow, C.1!., presiding. There were considerably over a hundred of the brethren present, and a large amount of business,, principally of a routine nature was transacted, liro. I'. Arscott was appointed treasurer of the Court, vice Hro. Lvan Morgan, who has resigned through pressure of business. Hro. T. Jones was presented with a t'.C.K.'S framed eerlilicatc and neckribhou by one of the Court's officers. The new secretary I Hro. (.'. Mnnns) was installed in bis position. and accorded an enthusiastic reception. A working bee, uuder the captaincy of Hro. Wotherspoon, was organised for the purpose of erectiug a picket fence in trout of tho hall. Two new members were initiated, and the meeting concluded at a late hour.

The Salvation Army ]i,-i vt- (o a considerable amount, of trouble iu preparing fur their spring festival mid salo of jiork, which lakes plnuo in the Millers' LnionHiill on Wednesday, Tliursiliiy, mill Friday, anil we predict a sue(•••h.ifiil season for them, especially seein;? tho object- ol llio festival is lor tlieir s"ci;il mid mission work of self-denial Some eic;lil stalls have been arranged, and the drapery and fane,v | f/.oods stall; will be kidened 'villi sometiling t;ood for nil. Then then' are to be sinllf, nmuigi'd by (be young people of the Army, and one bv the friends mid sympathisers, Tlie'yiff Iree will certainly nllraft attention, nml what with eoiifei'tinnery, refreshments, cool drinks, etc., (lie ball will present a busy appearance. Mall decoraiinns are ii speciality. The W'aihi Federal Dantl will lie in attendance on Wednesday niybl, and Mi'. J. I'rown will declare the !r?li<a| open on the jiimu ciciiing a( 8 o'clock,

Mr. Wallnutt advertises a new threeroomed residence at Wailii East on cash or terms, A bay gelding has been impounded, and if not claimed and espouses paid it will be sold on Saturday, 28th inst. ! i Messrs. Shotbolt and Co. call attention to the, arrival of their new and up-to-date summer goods. . A "Wellington press messago says that the wholesale companies have raised the price of wether mutton }d per lb. All stores will be closed on Thursday, 2Gth inst, (Dominion Day), in place of the statutory half-holiday. Mr, C. F, Spooner holds an auction sale at the Waikino Hall on Saturday next, 28tli inst,, of the stock of Mr, F. A. Jones,consisting of grocery, ironmongery, drapery, fancy goods, etc. Mr, Joseph Nathan's usual weekly sale of fruit and produce takes plact to-morrow, commencing at 11 a.m. [ when 100 cases of fruit, consisting o! • mandarins, llobart apples, etc., will In offered.

The annual grand promenade gaslight display in connection with the establishment of lletlierington's, Limited, will take place on Friday evening at 7 o'clock. All departments will be open to the public, but no sales will be transacted. All shares iu the Wailii Discovery Gold Mining Company, Limited, on which the third call lias not been paid, will be sold by auction on Holiday, flOtli inst., unless the said call be paid mi or before the previous day at the office of the company.

As n result of llio report Hint tlio main lire bell is not working sat-isfac-tory, tlie secretary of the Waihi Fire ltrigade notifies in this issue that tlie hell will be rung to-morrow evening at " o'clock. The public are invited to attend, and those who are in any way interested would do well to witness the trial ring. An interesting exhibition billiard match was played last evening at Mr. S. W. Hobinson's billiard saloon between Mr, Tj. I.ettlor, an Australian champion, and Mr. H. liuekeridge, of tlie Waihi Hotel. The match was 500 up, and Mr. Let-tier conceded his opponent 200. The match resulted in a win for Mr, Lottlcr by the narrow margin of 29. At the conclusion of the game an interesting exhibition of fancy shots was give by Mr. Lettlor.

In connection with O'Neill's buckjumping show which opens here on Fri(lav night, Mr. Krnie O'Neill, tlio pro prietor, is now in AVaihi making tin necessary arrangements for the Waih season. The company comprise a stn< of forty horses and thirty artists, am their nightly performances have beei greeted by large audiences. The shov is now touring New Zealand, after i six months' connection with the recoil New Zealand International Exhibition Tliev open at Meyer's paddock on Fri day night.

" We are Hooded with infant foods," said liishop Julius, at Christchureh, "many of which do not deserve the name of foods." Many of them, be continued, were useless, and did greatinjury to infant- life. The public should lie guarded against them. Jt was impossible to discover readily if this or that food was good. If the injurious foods were condemned by the doelors much good would result, and if a mother would insist- on feeding her child on poison she should at least do it openly, without any ignorance on the subject.

Last evening the Australian buckjumpers bad a large and enthusiastic audience to witness the several exhibitions of buck-jumping detailed on the programme. The principal incident of tlio show was the success of a local rider named J, Foley, who rode one of the most fiery steeds that entered the ring, We understand that in this connection the challenge cup was presented to him by the proprietors. A local lad named Sparks also succeeded in riding the bullock "Tumbler" for a short season, and was presented with a handsome trophy. A couple of local outlaws were tried, ono of which made things decidedly interesting for a few minutes.

Inquiries among several large city house and land agents by a New Zealand Times reporter on Thursday, disclosed the information that the dearth of houses in or near the city is oven moro acute than it was two years ago. One agent asserted that a six-roomed house that became empty on a Monday was desired by seventy people before •e day was 'out, Many people not. only offered one or two pounds to the person who would inform them of the locality of an empty house, but actually went to agents offering them increases of rents on those currently paid if tlio agents would turn present occupiers out. Even in the suburb 1 .!, according to another agent, there is a woeful paucity of houses for letting, and many builders are not at present building because of the high prices of materials. All the agents attribute the Immense number of inquiries for hired houses to a genuine increase of newcomers lo Wellington, and to some extent to the number of people who have hitherto been sharing houses with other families, but are now seeking separate homes.