LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VIII, Issue 2471, 8 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

understand that Constable Driscoll hue accepted promotion to Port Albert, where lie will be in charge of tho Matron lit that place.

Mr. (lalbraith announces that he has removed his private (uition office to Mueller-street, immediately below Manning's coach-house.

Those who intend patronising tlio Ada GYossley concert nt lVroa to-mor-row evening arc reminded that tlio train leaves Wailii at 6.5 p.m. and returns immediately after the concert. We understand that a large number of Wailii music lovers intend making the trip.

.Three cubs were born in the lion's cage of Wirth's circus on the journey between Melbourne and tho jiliiff. The young whelps are thriving admirably, and every precaution is boing taken for their quietness and safety, for fear the lioness should get excited and injure or devour tliom, as was tho caso with the two leopard cubs on the occasion of the last visit of Wirth's Circus to tho value, of £2OO each,

I It is our sat! duty to record the death of Mrs. M. K. Coombc, wife of i -Mr. John Coomlio, of tlio Waihi Com- ' pany's official staff, which took place at j I'lir residence on Saturday last, after a. | foiig and painful illness. Dcconsed was i 0( years of age, and loaves a fumilv of four hoys and three girls to mourn their I lot«. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at the Wailii cemetery, wheii there was a good attendance of friends and sympathisers. The servico at •tlio gravesido was conducted bv the w V i 3 ™ m , Wl ' iK,t ' y ' of tho'Wailii Lesley Church, in an impressive- manner. At the Police Court this morning, bcloro Messrs H. W. Mooro and W. M WnlljiMll, J's.P., (.lie lad who was reinaiitli'd on Saturday last on the chargo o theft of a lad.v\< bicycle, was again charged with tlio offence, his parents being present. Sergeant McKinnon appeared for the police, and tlio lad's lather expressed his desire to have his «>n sent to an industrial school. Tlio Jlencli considered this to be the best course to adopt under the eircnni'fauees, and the boy was thereupon I'lr'lier remanded to appear before the migi-stiiile on tlio Kid,, n -ii|, -, rKm . I'lcndalion that lie he committed In such a .school.

f assiiig references to systematic "lind payers were made tlio other (lav at a mooting of creditors in a bank-nipt estate. Wellington. Tim Official Assigiira (Mr. Simpson) said-that tlio col lection of debts in bankrupt estates was a heart-breaking process in Wellington ; there was a class of pooplc that systematically incurred debts, and which was continually on tho move. One month at Brooklyn, the next at Island Ray, and so on until thoy had worked out all quarters of the' city. I hen sumo of then went to l'otono and the Lower llutfc to pursue their practices. Suing them was very littlo use, lor the magistrate would not make prders on judgment summonses in nianv ol tlio cases.

A pitiful incidoni, which lias in it something of a tragedy, occurred at I'oxlon races, says tlio I'alnioiblon times. A tottering old man, the cursu »l whoso hlo has been gambling-ho was at ono timo a wealthy man,.but is ''»«■ practically without moans-put !,',"" »l ». I™pounds ho possessed on "<■■< lulu, the Imrso linished second, !l| "l paid a .sensational price. Tho old n.lurall.v elated will, his win, •'I'M illv and m lilt a renewed swrinu in Ills »t«p ~„rl li K h t i„ hiseve,Te,n,,' ( ! !'is «ay to tho " tole," and with shaking lands collected his dividend, Placing Urn notes in the inner pocket of his t'«af, he wandered away, turning over "i 'is mind all ho would do with it "ad dreaming dreams of turning in the tide, ol us luck. A short while „fter«'»rds, lie tell for his wad of notes-it was gone, .spirited away, and with it Ins all lo bnel dream. Ho hud bcou 'gone through" by a mean racecourse thiol, who probably rejoiced over the "o'jll thing" ho had.struck.

. Tenders uro invited for.the erection of a six-roomed house at Kntiltati.

The Spectator published a letter signed by '"' Margaret Asquith, Gerald Balfour, Elsie Mary Cadbury, Millicont Garrett Fawcett, Arthur Hondorson, Norfolk, Salisbury, Mary A. Ward, and "Wolverhampton," asking " earnestly lor the naiilcfi of men ami woinon who will undertake throughout this winter to visit regularly one or moro families in the poorer districts of Ixmdou, and offer themselves as friends and'helpers, in any difficulty that may arise." The lion. Mrs. Alfred Lyttclton and Miss Violet Markliam arc acting an organisers to the movement. The well-known West's Pictures will appear in Waihi on Friday next at the Academy of Music. Mr. West is now in England, whore he lias made complete arrangement for a continuous supply of the latest cinematograph pictures. Most of the pictures to bo produced during tho coming season have only recently boon recoived in New Zealand from Mr West, and will be not only interesting and amusing, but new lo this town. (Jno of the lilms to be shown is " Christmas from the birth of Christ to tho prosont Century." An orchestra of twolvo performers will provide overture and incidental selections. Seats can bo reserved at Woodham's. The Wellington Post says:—lnquiries made locally among house agonts go to ' show that the demand for small houses hi the city is as keen as evor, but it iii stated the demand for larger classes of dwellings—six, sovon, and eight rooms—has fallen off of late. In tho suburbs houses, largo ami small, are not in so much request. This is attributed by agents to the fact that, under pressure of adverse circumstances,' many of the working class have left the suburbs to save tram fares, and also to bo nearer at hand to the centre of employment when looking for work. It also appears that bouse agents are experiencing more difficulty than usual in rolleding rents, and ono of them stated to a Post reporter that he had come across some distressing cases of hardship through unemployment. Fur-Hior, it is stated that many more people than usual arc economising by means of the practice of two families living in ono house Meanwhile the, rents of tho smaller houses in the city show no signs 1 of going down, but in the case of tho larger houses ono agent stated that a decrease had to be made to the extent of several shillings a week to get tenants for dwellings which formerly could be let finite easily.

Following closely upon tho Ada C'rossley concerts comes the recital by the Chcrniavskis, three marvellously gifted boys, to be given on Monday, lath February, in the Academy of Music. The usual infant prodigy is at times something of a bore, to say tho least of it. but in those three young Russians we have mature artists' with phenomenal technique and wonderful musical conception. For a boy of 12 years of age to play such cello solos as "Hungarian Rhapsody" (Liszt-Popper) and "Gavotte" (Popper) in a finished manner, and in fact (to ijuote ono of our mast able critics) " with an aplomb that tho great German himself could not have excelled," should be quit© sufficient to convince all music-lovers that here is a recital that should on no account be overlooked. Then there is the violinist, Leo Cliorniavski, who is spoken of as possessing technical ability of an extraordinary degree-, and what, fo again quote oiir critic, " I had listened to Marie Hall and Kuhelik coldly, critical, unmoved, but this boy's playing swept me off my feet, and swirled me along the flood of his passion whithersoever lie would." The pianist, Jan Chorniaviski, is also spoken of as being wonderfully gifted, his ! technique being of .an astounding brilliancy To hear these three young artists in trio work is something to be remembered, and will amply repay anyone who attends the concerts, Tho erection of the skeleton of the lOkarito whale-in a greater undertaking than most peopto would beliovo, says a Christohureh paper. Mr. E. It, Waito and his assistants are engaged on tho work every day now, and it will be some time before it is completed. Most of the work in hand jiiit now is of an engineering character. A row of stout ■ iron pipes, about 12ft long, has been | placed in position to hold up the massive bones. The pipes will have concrete foundations, and they will havo to bear (ho whole of the burden uf tho skeleton. A three-inch "T" iron runs Ibe whole length of the skeleton, and to it the vertebral bones are attached. : By means of tho iron the vcrtabrao are placed in position, and tliey are separated by wooden blocks, which will represent the intcr-votorbral cartilage. The iron has been bent, to show tho c'urvo in the-whale's back. A platform, about JUIt lugli, has been erected near tho skeleton to enable the work to he done but it will bo pulled down when tho skeleton is ready to be exhibited. Visitors will bo able to »ass under the skeleton, but, a platform sft high has been erected along Mm whole length, to enable them to get a. good side viow. Mr n'a.itc ban taken a series of photographs, showing the progress of the work He has. written to " Nature" I" London, stating that- his bat the. Okanto whale is amongst tho largest known has been challenged in tlio Uins church papers, and asking director-; ol museums possessing skeletons of large wlwle s to communicate with him directly, or through the columns of " Xaturc."

I Screams of women in a noigbouriiiK | house aroused an Invcrcargill resident •about lour o-clock the other morning, jfehorly afterwards one of them knocked at In., diwr crying that a man was ; I gl.ting will, her mother in the yard jA lelepioiic message was immodiatelv i sent to he police station, and a couple ,ol constables were promptly on the ?7«- % that time, 'however, (he intruder bad decamped, and subsequent «q«"rv (states the- Southland Times) te so far faded to elicit any informalon which may lead to.l.i s idenlihVa'■'oii. Jho circumstances of the caso •no staled to have been these. The house where the assault took place is orcupicd by a man whoso work makes it necessary for bi,„ to bo absent from home during the night. Until he arnvcs.liome. at. an early hour in the

morning. liw iviU>;, with their babr not«t a fortnight old, and his ,„ot]i'c,-in-lm are alone in the house. Some tiino holme- four o'clock m the morning the H e was awakened by a 110 i ;ic i,, tlio kitchen. Going out, as sho thought, to meet her husband, she saw a strange '"■"'lvuig on tho sofa. linmich alarm she roused her mother, and the inlrud!'i', «-h» hjK evidently wilora! hv (he "■imlow. followed the frightened wo"iH'i us they retired into tho passage, "hen (he young woman made an altempt to leave by tho door in order to rail fisswlaiifc. lie haired (ho way, and jvhi'ii klio |ior.4led in trying to'escape, no handled her somewhat roughly, tho assault being the more serious iii view ol the fact, already mentioned, that Imr ha by was only some ten or twelve days old. Doth women were, pajiicNlricki'ii but when Ihe iwardlv visitor turned his attention lo tl 'bier womini. I he younger nno was able to djiimi 'he «lonr, and in (he general confusion '"' ib were, thrown into Ihe vard, There 'heir screams aroused a neighbour, and «-hil(. Ihe nno woman wn.-, being knnck- "'' " "»»t. I'.v (ho night prowler, (he <» her brought Hie poliee upon (ho scene '

Mr. W. Wilson, llevon.s-slrcot, Neww". Minion, N.Z., writes: "Mv ■)•<"• li«« Kiven men lot of (rouble. Not ''"IP ago I had liver blotches all over mv Ineoanil tried all sorts of tiling 1.1.1- ol.luin.Ml no mliof. On (ho advice |V' lr ™' 1 l "«l Chamberlain's TabMs. and M ( ,,. P I lad taken two bottles "«' ''lnlclii*; had disappeared from mv '!"'"• ~""'!, • have nut been troubled M 0... hw «nl,. |,y i,l| olmmijig nm j| ?t.)i'(diuop(.|'(), '