News in Brief

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1165, 8 December 1904, Page 1

News in Brief

The war in the East costs about 10 millions,a month,

His Excellouey the Govsvnor has over 30 domestic servants.

Judgo Kettle, it is statod, is to undorgo a serious operaiioa ut Wanganui.

Tho sum of 11,357,263 was put through th 3 totalisator in New Zealand last season.

Tho malinger of the Waihi Rise (Waihi Conch) reports that the assays are on* couraging.

A year ago tho ratoablo value of the city of London's squaro mile was £4,962,852; to-day it is £5,019,371. Ajirlof 17, chared in Manchester with having been drunk, explained that ■ho had boon to a christening,

Sivoral now names aro mentioned of gentlemen likely to contest the Ohine~ muri seat at tho approaching general election,

Li a speech delivered at a Boston (U.S.) peace meeting, Dr Porcival, Bishop of Hereford, spoke of Mr Kipling as " the exponent of strife and violence."

Tho Hon. J. McGowan leaves Wellington for Auckland and.Thames about the middle of the month, remaining until early m January.

It is said that two ox-captains, late of contingent?, are on thoir way from Johannesburg to Now Zealand to give ovidoneo in the Scddon-Tnylor libol caso.

Tho directors of tho Wnihi Extended have decided to oik tho forfoited stares,, amounting to 47,000, to the shareholders pro rata at twoponce per share payable in instalments of one ponny eaeh in January and February.

One of tho "unco guid" in Dun'edin is up in arms agaiußt Mr Scddon for going for a ride on tho Sabbath. Ho airj his shocked feelings through tho medium of tho paper, and talks about the ilkeffect tho Premier's misdemeanour would have on tbo young, t

Tho Postal authorities of tho United Kingdom, in supplying uniforms for the various officers under thoir control, have discovered that tho letter-carriers of the city of Glasgow requiro tho largest hats, while tho telegraph messengers of the same placo requisition the largest boots,

The recommendation contained in tho Commandant's annual report, to tho effect that the term of enrolment for volunteer! should bo reduced to ono year again, instead of three years, as at present, is to bo adopted almost immediately. Speaking at nn exhibition of sciontißo dressmaking in Wellington, Lady Stout said that in these times of high prioos and high wages, it was'absolutely necessary that all girls should known how to make their own dresses and make them well,