News in Brief.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1083, 2 September 1904, Page 1

News in Brief.

Tho Suburbs footballers meet Katikati at tho latter place to-niorrow.

Ten per cout of Finland's population of two millions is now in America,

Tho Waihi roprcsoutalivc footballers play Paeroa hero to-morrow.

Friendly Societies' fancy dress football match on Saturday, September 17th,

_ Over 200 special detectives are on duty in St. Louis in connection with the exhibition,

To combat depopulation in Madagasgar unmarried people aro mado to pa? an annual fino.

Seating accommodation for tho new Town Hall, Wellington, provides for tho supply of 3500 choirs.

\r\ improved automatic fog signal has boon ovdorod from England for Tai:oi Heads at a cost of £440.

During last yoar G748 marriages took placo in tho colony, on incroaso of 854 oyer the numbor for the previous year. Tho Hon. Mr Carroll and his daughter have just concluded a brief visit here, loaving yesterday afternoon for Paoroa.

Aii important special meeting of the Waihi Miners'and MW Union will bo hold in tho Union Hall to vnoirow night at 8.30.

_ 1.0, Rechabites' danco and suppor tonight in tho Acadomy of Music to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Waihi Tent. Firstclass mußic will bo provided.

Tenders are invited for excavating and alterations to a property in Main-Btreot plans and specifications for which may bo seen at Mr. J. Woodhavn's shop, Mainstreet.

Good progress is boing made with tho drive on the hanging wall of tho reof in tho Extended mine into tho Grand Junction property, to connoct with the latter company's No, 2 level.

Dr Neil has left Auckland for WellingHis mission is to bring tho subject of his dismissal by tho Auckland Hospital Board under tho notico of Dr MoGrogor, Inspcetor-Goneral of Hospitals.

Miss E, M. L, Toll, a pupil teacher in the Waihi District School, has been ap. pointed lo tho Taurnngn school, and Miss L. Schofiold, pupil teacher at Coromnndel, has been appointed to Waihi in place of Miss Joll,

Tho Hon. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public "Works, has delinitoly promised to visit Opotiki, shortly, and tho Kalway Leaguo and othor bodies are preparing to give him a fitting welcome and lay tho wants of the district beforo him,

The average birth rate for Europe shows that for every 100 girls, 106 boys are boiu According to researches umdo both iu Britain and in Gormany, it is found that in goneral, whoro tho mother is older than tho father, fewer boys than girls are born,

_ School-teachers in China run great risks. A man in Youngebou was found guilty of murder, and thoJudgos, after dooming bim to death, also decreed the death penalty for his toachor, saying that ho should havo taught his pupil to respoet human life,

Mr given notico to ask the Minister for Public Hoalth whether his Attonfcionl.nbeon called to tho disputes between tho 'octors at tho Auckland Hospital, and if :; ■. is it his intontiou to order an inquiry in.j tho genoral conduct of tho institution.

At {.ho half-yoariy mooting of the Manchester Unity Oddfellows, held on Wednesday at Auckland, Brother J. McLood, P.U.M,, P.P.G.M., was presented with a gold watch and chaiu, from the various lodges throughout the Auckland district, iu recoflnitiou of tho vnluab'o services tho recipionfc had rendered to Oddfellowship.