News in Brief.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1085, 5 September 1904, Page 1

News in Brief.

Auckland footballers defeated Otago by 15 points to nil,

Waibi roorcsontativo footballors boat Paeroa by fivo points to throe. _ The beautiful cantata " Esther" will bo given next Wednesday ovsning.

Mumps .aro prevalent at the Thames, young and old falling victims to the malady,

Last week an offer was made, and refused, of 1200 per foot for a strip of land in High street, Carterton,

The electorate of Wallaco, Otaf?o, is 112 miles m length by a breadth of 108 miles, and contains 4,458,960 acres.

For full information concerning tho Waibi Friendly Societies' Hospital Conforonco apply to Mr J. Maloolmaon. The Dunedin Hospital Board aro w. Mdonng a proposal to spend JSISIM uu tho medical appliances at the hospital. Manaia has established a now record I In the space ofbut a fow weeks fWtoeu couples have boon married at the hands of tho Registrar of Marriages. Eptorua is agitating strongly for tho establishment of a hospital in the district, bovernl accidents bavo occurred latoly up bore, emphasising tbo noed of such an institution,

It is understood to be tho intention of tlio Kuranui-Caledonian Company to raiso additional capital for tho purpose of carrying out a vigorous policy of dovcloDmontwork, "

Tonders aro invited by Mr M. F HRBzard for tho erection of an eightroomed dwelling. Plans and specifications may bo seen at Messrs, Haszard and Haszard s office,

t Noso corsets "in throe sizes are beine atwortised in tho Frouch papors. By means of this ingenious contrivance ladles, iMs claimed, may gradually change the ?. P l „ I" olr 0Ir nms < tho most determined snub being convorted into a graceful aquiline.

Pnncoss Louise of Coburg, who eloped with an army lieutonant, is 40 years of age, and was married in 1875 to hor fleet cousin, p rhofl vm 0{ BaX6 . oob bna has a eon 26 yoars and a daughter 23 yoarsofaga. Princo Phillip i 8 60 years of ago, aud is Duko of Saxony.

A novel scarecrow is to be seen a few miles from Maidstone, Kent. Aformor had seyoral cats killed, stuffed, and placed in throutoning attitufioa among tlio branches ot ins fruit troos. Tho result of (hia inB«nioM dfvioe is said to be excellent, orckrd WIH COm ° aayWteCß mi tho Ex-Majer Estorhazy, who is now earnins His hyin ß in London as a travollor in tinned goods and foreigu delicacies, has told the representative of a French press agency thatihe will formally decline to appear as iwiuessmarevisionofthoDreyfusoase, whiohhas.hoaddod.alroadydoneonouf'h barm to France as it is,