News in Brief

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1137, 4 November 1904, Page 1

News in Brief

New Zealand Cup to-morrow. Tho American Theatroaoope Company showed to a very fair house last night. Mr, A, E. Kayner, Main-street, Waihi, is tho sole local manufacturer of lollies made from pure cano sugar. It is reported from Qreymouth that a new 16ft seam of excellent coal has been struck in the State coal mine, Tho Nolaon Education Board is talking of engaging an expect to givo instruction in agricultural science in the .sohools of the district. Mr Taylor, M.H.R., is of opinion that if roads and bridges wero paid for out of local taxation hundreds of them would never be asked for. South Australia is meditating a legal action against Victoria to restrain the latter from diverting tho waters of the River Murray. Including coal, 400 tons of material are oonveyed by the Paeroa-Karangahake train every day for use at the Waihi, Talisman and Grown miDSS. A Melbourne cable states that advice has been received there of the death of Mr. Higginson, one of the leaders in the French colonisation of the New Hebridog; It is likely that the Horticultural Society will alter the date fixed for their first annual show next month, as the result of the effect on gardons'by the continued unseasonable weather,

Inglewood, Taranaki, intends adopting electricity for lighting its borough, and it is expected that the installation of the plant will be oomphted about the middle of December.

Sinoo 1895 a total of 14,066,704 has been lent on freehold properties, and £655,546 )n leasehold properties, by the Advances to Settlers Department.

There is a strange dearth of pupil teachers of both sexes in Wellington just now, The Education Board advertised on tour occasions for a pupil teacher for the Johnsonville school, and no applications wore received.

An Indiana man, who paid £l2O for an automobile and then spent £4OO in repairs, has filed a petition in bankruptcy, and asks the court to relieve h<m of one of white man's new burdens.

Ladies, according to Dr. Greenwood of Christchuroh, are" the viotims of a more terrible and barbarous fashion, a relic of the past ag°s, If they knew bow that fashion originated," be added, " I don't think many of thorn would over wear a corset again."