NEWS IN BRIEF

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IX, Issue 2570, 5 June 1909, Page 1

NEWS IN BRIEF

I 10-morrow is Trinity Suuday. ' .. Auction ship by Blauchtield, Tncsda.Vj 11 a.m. \ • . Cycling and Touring Club's woial last f evening. ' '. I Meeting of. Wailii School Committee. < la 4 evening.Centenary ol llichard Cobden cole-bralc(l'(liH)-l). Anniversary of the death of tStopheil Crane (1900). The (jray Cupis being played for on the Wailii links this afternoon. About oll.UOt) horses were killed for food in I'mis last- year. More duck are fought in Germany than in any other country. The Frolics appear at the Academy Theatre- on Friday mid Saturday next. The football match retired players v, Wailii rep*, takes place next Saturday. , Prize firing by the Volunteers at tho Wailii rille range this afternoon. J Cup football matches proceedings this afternoon on Recreation Reserve. There are no fewer than 208 different characters in the Abyssinian- alphabet. _ (reiillcinen'n suits made at- Kiuo'u \ from 1:2 os to ,l - 3 3s. opposite Kelly's I /hotel. "The Merry Widow " Picture Company at the Academy last evenTlie pof-1 ol tlie borough tire alarm boxes have now been painted and lettered. " Elementary Weather" Studies, by 11., T. Bib-on. F.Ji.M.S.. now on salu at Livesey's. Tenders arc invited for the erection of sample rooms, returnable on the 9th inst. .Meeting of Miners' Union executive council and management committee last evening. Yesterday was the anniversary of an attempt made on the life of Drcfus (19118). ; Then l is an average of one newspaper for every S2.OUM inhabitants, of (ho world. One thousand lons of oot setlle monthly within the HSsipiaie miles of Louden. The postal Im.sines'. of I lie world is increasing at the rate of 7 per cent per milium. During war lime all male Bulgaria lis hclwpeii the ages of 17 and 17 must serve as -oldii'is. fn the announcement of marriages in Spain, the ages of the contracting parlie are always given.'' To-day (says Modem l)iisimi-s) it c 0.51., more in money In make a failure I ban ever il did; and it costs moiv ill lirains In make a success. Another universal military (ruining ie iilnl'oii was passed Incullv lasl evening, and was forwarded In the Premier this morning, Mr.v-i> A. J lytic and Waiim' Brewery, Te Awaiiinlu. are prepared lo supply high-class ales and stout in Wailii. . A. Buckland. of the Central Hotel, is selling oil' large .locks ol wine.,, spirits, cigars, ales, etc., at reduced prices; aI•H assorted cases. A'-cording lo I lie New York Trihunc the numb.T of people per thousand who survive the age »f -10 in London. i> ?3fi. while in New York the number is only 77(1, Mechanical slate-pickers, doing the work of ten boys, have been Micccy;lully introduced in the Pennsylvanian mine. There are present on duty in the main thoroughfare ol Paris twenty-one I'olicemen who speak English, nine who ~speak Herman, and six who speak SpauMi, and their usefulness has been ro clearly demonstrated that the prefect ol police has decided to add to their number a.-> opportunity may arise. ' AT THE DENTIST'S A noted dentist hi Newcastle was re quested lo use his powers over the decayed tootli ot a pitman, which was Riving him much pain. (Jcordie was requested to lake a chair, and beforo be hud got well sealed llieroiractory member of his jaw was skilfully drawn to his great relio f and astonishment'. " Ah!" oxolaimed he, " that wis clivvurly dime! what's thoe chairge?" Tho denlisl replied that his ÜBual foe was above the ordinary niean's of a working man lo pay, and he would merely ask a trifle-perhaps his patient would not think half ut crown too much ? " Thou's joking.'doetor," said the pitman. The last tuith Aw had bulled out tuifc-' the man half an hour—and he trailed me aw owor the room afore 'it gi' way—and bo only charged mo a shilling for the job. 1 '