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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1137, 4 November 1904, Page 2

Excursion time tablo for the Kiug'a Birthday holidays are advoriiaod by tho New Zealand Railways. A notice to this effect appears elsewhere.

The Norihorn S. S. Company notify that tlioy arc running special fnros iron) to-day, 4th mat, to Friday, 11th ir.st, roturn tiokets availablo for one month, from l'aeroa to Auckland. Tho special fare has been roduced to JOs.

Tho following pluyoi'9 will represent the 1.M.1.0. in their cricket matoh against Waikino to-moi'i'ow afternoonKeller, Southern, Morpeth, Mulling, McKeown, W, Eowe, E, Rowe, Spoaring, W, Darby, A. Niclnlson, G. Corbett. Emergencies: Cutfonli, Oontts, Molndoe, McDonald, Sponkiug at Wellington against Bible reading in achoola, the Ho.i. Mr, Hialop said it was notiocablo that tho movement to-day was supported by persons who woro alien to our institutions, who woro "importedarticles," and had not broadened their viows sufficient to boconioassiinilatod to our conditions. In Auckland it was an imported Anglican bishop; in Wellington it was imported clerics.

A meeting of tho Suburbs Junior Crickot Club was hold in Towers' Hotel List evening, Mr. Tyson was voted to the chair. 1 Election of officers resulted ns follows Captain Mr. F. Tyson; secretary, Mr. 0. Harrison; selection committee: captain, vice-captain and Mr. Chapman. Tho following eleven wero selected to represent the club in I heir match against City on Saturday next at Worth's paddock: Messrs Tyson (captain) Chapman, Harrison, McCormick, Sutton jnr., Johnson, Quintall, Cornthwaite, Burr, Scotio, T. Moore; emergencies—J. Moore, Buffet, Manning. On Sunday noxt thero will bo tho anniyorsary services of the Wesleyan Sunday School in tho Academy of Music, when the singing will ns usual bo up to tho mark. Special core lias boon taken in the selection ofsuitablo hymns, and under the conductorship of Mr, J. Adaniß tho usual stage of efficiency has been reached, Rev, .1. Southern will conduct tho mornim; service, Itov. Perry tho afternoon, and Roy. Harrison the ovoniug.

Dealing vyitb the banking rotnrns the Now Zcnland Times sounds a noto of Warning aliout the continuance of Government borrowing in the colony, It says there is somo ground for approhonsion nn to the effect which i', may have upon the supply of money for the gonernl rrquireuients of the community. Tho Post says the position shown by those roturns is sound and in a measuro satisfactory. If tho factor of Government borrowing hud ceased the position would be satisfactory, but as this is still m operaiion I hero in some ground for apprehension as to tho effect which it may have upon tho supply of Jioney for tho gonoral industrial and trade requirements of the community. Eusobio Santos, tho grass eater, is tho hero of the day in New York, His photographs aro published, as well as intoruews with him, Santos is absolutely enthusiastic regarding the hygionio value of grass diet, and says that it made a iiow man of him when doolors' medicine failed, He has received liberal offers from various showmen, onoof 1100 a week, with a six months' onpagement. On six quarts of grass e*ory day and two gallons of wator, bo looks exceedingly well, and lias no iutention of returniug to the antiqnalcd moat diet. Speoial interest attaches to his esse In Amoricn bocauso of tho butchors' strike and the shortage of tho wheat crop. As a delicacy Santos occasionally varios tho grass with a few thistles.

Tho American Company's Theatreseope, uutler the control of Mr, and Mrs. Spenoer reproduced its programme of pictures in tho Academy of Miisio last night. The series comprised only ono or two pictures that wo had seer, before; tho remainder wero entirely new to a Waihi audienco, Feeding tho seagulls, Niagara river, tho recent Amoricau yacht raco, Mount Pelee •in eruption, fox hunt, huntors jumping, tho cataract on tho Rhino, tho Spanish bull fight, skating in Canada, the Galveston Disaster, Weary Willio, Tobogganing in Canada, snow plough Canadian Picifio railway, and British troops, were among tho moro interest* itig depiclod. A special feature of tho production was the clear and vivid poutrayals on tho oanvas, accompanied by less flickering than that associate ed with picturo shows we have hithorto seen. Wo understand tho proprietor would liavo ropoatod tho ontertainuiont horc to-night, but for tho limited timo at his disposal, and tho dates having already been fixed for othor places, Tho company appear at Karangahake to-night, and at Wnikino to-morrow (Saturday) nigh Popular prices of admission Is and 2s.

Tho usual monthly moeting of the Waihi School of Minos Council was hold in tin school buildings last night, Prosent, Messrs. Tlios. Gilmonr (in tho chair), A. T. Konriok, E. G, Banks, Tlios, Johns, R, Morgan, F, Htowart, W. If, Johnston, J, Hendorson and C, L, Olarlto, secretary, Tho Director iu his report montionod having attondod a conleronce of directors of Schools of Mines ut Karangahake, at whioh Mr Hayes, Ohio! Miniug Inspector, wbb present! Several matters portaining to Schools of Minos woro goriß into and satisfactorily arranged, principally tho reorganisation of marks for tho classification of certificates. ivlr Johnston, on behalf of tho comuiitteo appointed to carry out installation of tho electrical plant for tiio school, reported that everything, with the exception of the dyanow, which was expectod to come to hand in a week or two, was in readiness for the completion of the installation of Iho plant. Tho vioiting committee, Messrs, Kennck and Bcnge, wero authorised to interview the Borough Engineer as to the bad atato of the footpath leading to the school, and to arrange and report at next meeting re connecting the school with the borough water supply,