COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 175, 24 July 1906, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

I WAIUKU. The match between the Wainku and Tua- ' kan Rugby football teams..played on SatnrI day. resulted In a win f.r the former by i 6 points to 3. J. Bennett and Craig scored i for Waluku. and Sc-.ced kicked a penalty j goal for Tuakau. Mr Brown gave every I satisfaction as referee. ! The Loan .md Mercantile Company's sale jon Saturday was about the largest erer I held here, its main feature being- the large | number of dairy cows offered, all of whi-cll | realised satisfactory prices. i HUNTI-Y. Owing to the excessive rainfall the river has been very high, ami quite a sea was caused by the violent winds at the beglnI uing of last week, so much so that it was j not only dangerous to face it in a boat, I bnt navigation by means of the punt was. iin the opinion of Mr R. Niccoils, who is in i charge, attended with considerable risk. ■ That his opinion was justified was proved j later in the week by the breaking of the ! steel hawser on which it works. Fortu- ; nately the rope gave way when the punt Lwas dose to the bank, thus saving the pasI sengers an or cable trip down the | stream. Pending repairs, this vessel is out |of action, all crossings having to be made ;by boat and this to the great inconvenience of -settlers w.io are unable to get goods I across. On S_nd_y the hawser was rei paired, so that the usual trips u-ill be made on Monday. The condition of the river I was such that on Monday several of the j miners who reside on the left bank were I unable to proceed to work, j Mr Anderson, the new s.?ttlte- from Pahia- ! tua. who brought Mr Victor Chapman's farm at Pnkemlro. had a somewhat rough welcome to the district. He had succeeded in getting his furniture across the river before It rose, and stored in the shed preparatory to its removal to Puke_3S.ro. When the flood came, the shed was partially submerged, and the effects suffered considerably Thanks to the efforts of Mr X. Dingle, who •went to the rescue, and wh_. by the aid of boxes, raised most of the perishable stuff .above the water level, the damage was not so great as it otherwise i would have been. The roads on the western bank of the river are in an exceedingly had state and the culverts are highly dangerous many having been seriously damaged and denuded of their planking. During last week the mines worked contmup_s£v. There was no broken time, whLe the supply of waggons was adequate. THe output is thus considerable the company and the employees benefiting equally through the stormy and boisterous weather.

FAREWELL MEETING AT WOODSIDE.

A very pleasant gathering took place in ! Mr Smyth s barn on Friday evening July -0 to say farewell to the Pearson's. Burnside s and Aitkenhead's, three families **ho have lately sold their farms and are leaving the district. The tables were tastefully decorated and overflowing with -rood things, provided by the ladles of the district. and tea was served by a number of charming country ,J hR chairman (Mr T. MeLarnonl on behalf of the neighbours and friendsaid that all felt very sorry that these families were leaving the district. Mrs Pearson had been in the district for about forty years, and had taken a very interesting part lv the advancement of the neighbour hood. The chairman also spoke in 5,r h . * e ~~s of Mrs Pearson's family the Glandmgs. The Burnside family, he'said were also old identities, having been bom and roared in amongst them, and were a very enterprising family. They would be greatly missed. Mr and Mrs Aitkenhead and family Ftad not been so long in the district, but aad made many friends. Mr Aitkenhead l-.ad taken an active part in public matters, and had always been willing to do Ua part for the improvement and •advancement of the district. His departure would leave a gap hard to fill The Pearson and Burnside families were not going furtfler away than Otahuhu and they would be often able to meet them again. Mr Aitkenhead and family had taken up land at Helensviile. Wishing them good Inik and prosperity iv their new homes, fee hoped that Woodside's loss would b< ; somebody else's gain, and that those w'io were coming to take their places would make as good neighbours as those who were leaving. Mr David Burnside Tesponded on behalf of his brothers and sisters. Mr F. Gladding responded for Mr and .Mrs Penrsen. Miss Gladding, and himself. Mr Aitkenhead responded on behalf of his wife, himself, and family. All spoke of the kindness they had received from th'j Woodside people, and the sorrow they felt in leaving their old acquaintances The programme included the following items: Song, Mr G. Galoway; song, Miss G. Aitkenhead; pianoforte solo. Miss Andrew; Recitation, Mr J. Andrew (encored): Clariol vet solo. Miss Logan (encored); song, Mr W. Galloway; violin solo. Mias Moor' (encored); song, Mr Druce (encored); coruet solot Mr G. Galloway; song, Mr Aitkenhead; song. Mr ,T. Andrew (encored): violin solo. Master W. Smyth; song, Miss C Aitkenhead: song, Mr Elliott (encored); pianoforte solo. Miss Andrew; song. Mr G. Galloway. Acompanlst. Miss Andrew. After the usual votes of thanks the evening concluded with a good old-time barn dance.