'The annual standard ortymi ■;iHoih\iW' Te Arolia Gold Holds Di* trijuf bL'houJ wjero ljvld on Thnr. day and Friday of last week r $Ar VY. PiU^Ioi^ M'.A^ Inspector. \ Between sixty fund seventy children were present all o^whom successfully; parsed with the JKXceptioa of sijc, who, under tile old re gulations Wouldt not have l»eon- examined J The/rcauJt avm highly^ autisi'iietory and |ereditable"to tho* teaohcYrs*, averaging 90 jpor cent uil round. From Standard two upwards 10') pei cent Was obtained, und but, for the f&ijurgj Q? 'UftpS alteadyj-G-: *ferred' to, in Standard one', the 'avtmige would have equalled that^of last .year, yisj. :100. percent. /. A miner named Chas. Gordon, working in the New. Find mine, Waiorongomni, \im\ a narrow escape of what* might have proved a most serious Accident on Tuesday night last. It appears Gordon proceeded to discharge a blast in the usual manner, and having applied a light to the fuso moved away watching for It to '*»pit f aK it is termed, showing that the fuse had ignited; not obsorvin^this however, and supposing the match had gone out without causing ignition, he was preceeding to return in order to apply a fresh light when the charge exploded without however doing him any -injury b -yond a few Blight, scrutches.' Mis' escape was a most pro vidential qno. The annual meeting of the Waiorongo mai Cricket Club will be held this evening ■it Smaidon's Hot;!, and'it is desired that all interested will put in a punctual ap pearance. The usual monthly meeting of the Domain Board will be held at the BoardB office this evening at 7 o'clock. Thf ball to be hel^ in the W-iiniongo mni Public H.ill on Monday evening next promises to be a great success, the com mittee are working energi tidily in con nection with it. The proceeds will bu di-voted towards liquidating the debt on tho building, and will we have no doubt, amount to a substantial sum. By advertisement in another column it will be seen that Mr E. Peel (who is about to leave the district) lias instructed Mr Cocks, local auctioner, to dispose of the whole of his household furniture and effects by public auction on Thursday next. This should afford a good oppor tunity for intending purchasers to supply their wants. 