COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 231, 29 September 1902, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

__, I WAIHX (From- Oar Own Correspondent.) WATHT, Saturday. Mr A. Corringbame, the manager of the Waihi Workers' Co-operative Society, which has recently been formed, arrived in Waihi to-day, and takes up his duties at once. I understand there are some WO subscribers who have taken up shares. Sergeant-Major Hoare put the Waihi Rifles through a vigorous drill last Thursday evening in the Waihi Halt This corps has been considerabiy Btvengthenea during the past two months owing to tne energy of Lieut. AJJUua, who ia in eom"Treirret to report that Mr H. Finn, kjMciLr? rf wldSrC.-till toaw v*egg ous condition at Nme auS^\ vSm hospital. He is suffering from a severe a^y advanced rtate, and «*£»**- fore Messrs Hutchison and Salt, are to to ioS^hilated on the P«>grera made notwithstanding the many dlfflctdtles %_Jh£ve had to meet. Great prepar*Uo____ are being made for the annual plain and fancy drass ball in connection with the hospital. The annual tennis ball was hefld last evening in the Academy of Music, The music waa _b_b»MM by Boe&fa _*■—

band, and Mr G. White provided an excellent supper. Mr Hopkins was M.C The event was a great success. Snow was plainly discernible to-day on the Te Aroha ranges* particularly on the 1 mountain itself.