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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1082, 1 September 1904, Page 2

l'ho Borough Council meets in the new Chambers for tlie first time to 4 night. Wo would remiud out readers of tho local 1,0. licchabitos danco and sit down supper to bo held in the Academy of Mub'io to-morrow (Friday) night. Full part oulars of iho function will bo found in our advertising columns on pago three of this issue, An important notice in connoetion with the Waihi Minors' and Workers' Union appears amongst our advertisements, in whioh it is intimatod that a special mooting will be held ou Saturday, 3rd inst., at 8 30 p,m,, to discuss the question of securing a sito and tho erection of a ball. The matter of federation with other Miners' UnioDi in Now Zealand will also bo ('isouaaed. A largo attendance is specially reques tod. Tho astounding a-nount of 25 tons of "literature" has been forwarded by tho State of California to tho St. Louis Exposition—ls tons of it in ono train loadwrites an American correspondent. What California neods to-day is population, and all the big cities of tho State aro ongagod in an active advertising oatnpaign, trying to attract settlers from what thb people of the golden Stato are fond of calling " tho effete East." Tho distribution of all this literaturo concerning the wealth and re± sources of California is one development of this advertising schomo. Twenty-fivo tons of reading mattor moans that a round million of pamphlets regarding California aro now in St. Louis.

Last night the Young Men's Improvemeut Club held a successful entortainmout in the club rooms, tboro boing a large attendance of both sexes. Tho programme comprised "A Night wi' Bobbio Bums," Mr. A. H . Bongo gavo an interesting bioyraohicftl sketch of tho poet's life, and Mr. McSporran a troatiso upon tho poet's works and genius. Illustrations wero given of tho popular songs and writings of tho Scottish bard by Mrs. Darby, Miss Morgan, and Messrs. Eeid, Hondorson, Lamb, Cockburn, Brown, and Motrin. Messrs Clark and Walker contributed instrumental piecos, and Miss Morgan capably ofUciated us accompanist, A Durban correspondent, writing to Roynoldß Nowspapor cn sth Juno, guclosob a copy of tho now by-laws Mat came into forco in Natal on Ist May with roforonpo to Kaffir labour. Instead of paying 2s 6J a month for his porter's badgo and living where ho liked, tho Kaflir has now to pay 5s a month and 2s 6d for sloeping accommodation ill cotnopunds. Tho rosult is that tho natives will not in many eases pay tho tax, and they are leaving Durban in liuudreds to go home to their kraals, Whitis are taking their places on the N.G.R. at 8s a day. But how long (asks tho Sydnoy Worker) will tliny keep tbeii placos? This raising of the Kaffir tax was dono for the express purpose of ousting the Kallir and paving the way, not for whito, but for Chow labour,

I Last night tho dancegivon by tho Waihi Crickot Association, and which was held in Mover's flail, was a signal buocoss, although from a dancer's point ot viow the room was rathor over-crowded. It wsb one oi tho largost social gatherings that wo have soen in the hall, and everybody appeared to thoroughly orjoy ihotnselves. To tho offorts of Mossrs, W, Duff, C. Cornthwaito, H, Rea and ono or two other enorgetio members, wero duo tho sucoess of the function. Messrs Tyson and Rea undertook conjointly tho dutios of M.C. To welltimed music by Messrs Sharkoy (violin) and Christian (piano) danoing was continued till long past lniduight, We understand the promoters of the daneo have achieved thoir object, by which they will be enabled to pay off their indebtedness, and eommenoo thesoason with a clean sheet. This morning, bofore Messrs, 11. W. Mooro and R, H. flolmos Juslioos, William MoManus was charged, on tho information of tho police, with cruelly abusing a Lorso by driving it in an oxprcss when it was suffering from sore shoulders. Sergeant Sheen, in his oviponce, statod that MoManus was cautioned about using tho horse on account of its sore shoulders and low condition, but ho appeared 90 liavo takon no notice of the oaution, with tho rosult that 110 was arrested yesterday whilo using the horso in an Dxproas. Mr, Jackson, who appeared for the accused, admitted that the horso was in rathor a low condition, and wanted a spell, but ovorything possible was dono in tho way of padding tho collar to preyent it touching the sore 011 tho shoulder, R. Cartwright, tvho gavo evidence on bolwlf of the accused, said that ho kuow tho horso, and had sold it to aocused. It was a ha'd horso to keop, In its prosent condition he thought it would bo all tho bettor for a spell. Aftor hoaring the ovidonce, and viewing tho an'inal, wh'ch had boon brought into tho Court yard, tho Bonoh came to the conclusion that tho horso was badly troated, aud that tho offence was proved. They decided that the horso should uot bo usod till it had rigainod proper condition, and askod the police to 830 that it had auflloienlly recovered before being usod. Acouiod was fined £l, with costs 16ii