COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 35, 9 February 1906, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

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The Fanners" 1 Tnion annual picnic and -iUdren's iiortienl tural show too* place *L o»!mont. iteiia. o! i Wednesday last. There »as a large atren danoe from all parts ox rlie district, and £ roat credit is due to the iecrerary. Mr Tb- >mnson, for the maacor iD which tjic sff: lir was carried cut. A noticeable feature in connection with this year's picnic was trie inauguration of tnft children's hortj'ii!! cral show, some 20 prizes for hortirnto-aJ wid induetrial exhibits t>-"ing distri VitP<l- Mr TSiomas Bassett. of rarararifei. tjDdJy a ,- tr-d as jndge. The idea of tbe show is t» .simulate in the children of rbe distrl'-L aa interest in azncnltnra - pursuits, a Lie of life which many of thfm w;il follow op for a livelihood. It is proposed to makt i the show an annual function and Xjo add to* it year by yv&r. Mr "William Butler, manager of thr Wh'te Pine Cα"s miU' at NaumaL r.i-co3ipanied by Mrs Bctler, l< avc thl- month an an extended trip tbnonph the United Kingdom. On Sunday la sr tae s.s. SettJ?r was chart«»rf>d by the re sideut.* of and XanG0 persons went, and an ea.itvyable day was passod. The old saying. "Oppo?iti«»n is tho life of trade."" is well <£seciplified <-vn thr Wairna R:ver aPthe present time. In addition to the rival steams* lp compani fs. Mr ha? started to hid bis ne-if stpamer. the Settler, in opposition to ttjp s.s. Matarers. Settlers from doem-river sre cow enabled to visit Darpaville Jind retutu the same day. Bnsb work aro-sjid this locality lp now becoming urarce. Messrs Browu Bros, are movrnjr away in.arid. and Mr Geo. Stanaway finishes his for the Kauri Tnibcr *'o. at Okahu ibis. ns.->nt'n. — f>wn CorTPspoudent.^