COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 65, 17 March 1910, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

CAMBRIDGE. *$n? ,' hl re! £ is in s displayed in this district in the Territorials, and As.-the time for the annual Volunteer ball comes round the. ladles: In;dWO±r_u__r^"get...quite: excited over the coming event. This year the real. "»"*«• *»«■'««' ; «o be held In Cambridge .■*-te».t.-Oolooel Bel), Alajor W. R. c. Walker and Captain Lewlp (of -the : 2nd .Regiment) and .Captain Bruce Hay: (of the H Squadron) consulted the 1 ladies of Cambridge, matter.' The- 'Executive Committee.' consists, of the' officers of the regiment, ;ilesdames C. -Hunter;'. G. McCul'' togh,' J: Taytor ~J.;'Ferguson, a. P...Stone, E. E. (Roberts^*-Scott, A. Bell, J. lainrlop, £.*,'£-- Hammond; ;the Misses Swayiie had Richardson. .. .Thosef-von the General ..committee ■are jMesflames W. R. Walker. Bruce Hay, -£ C: Buckland, J. Msher, 111 Fisher;' JS. Allen, and -v**. Vosper, and'(Reg - Captain S., Lewis Is.hpn. secretary, »■ ua\ ?A meeting of. the supporters and admirers of the ; 'Mayor ' (Mr." "W. F. Buckland) wits leld-6n Monday evening. There was?:_"-good attendance.-: Mr. John Ferguson being voted to the chair. ~ The chairman sahl now that Mr. Buckta'd .had announced his determination to retire from public life, his friends 'thought it- an opportune tune' to mark their appreciation of., bis services -to the town by presenting., him with some souvenir, to keep him in mind of itnelr good Irishes for his future welfare, and of. their appreciation of the works he had. .carried out iv the borough. Mr. Buckland had given some of the best years "of his life to carrying cut necessary, reforms, -in the town, and giving them the privileges and conveniences they now enjoyed. Various suggestions were made as to the form ihe souvenir should take, but nothing ■ definite was adopted. Messrs,: J. .Ferguson, C.. Reid, R. T.jTudehope:' T."F. Blchards,' R. Morse, and CRoberj: Fisher were .appointed""*, committee .to consider- 1 -form the* - presentation should /take.and .report,-jto a. future meeting.,.,..; ,! ...... .•;. HDMTI.Y. •u.(Br'.Xelegrapto,M2wn,Con_sppn_«iit.) , ,7 '.':"•;'■■', '. OUNTLy, Wednesday,, . : The •Waikato River presented quite a gay arppearan-cjc: to-day," wheu about half' 7 a dozen launches, 'loaded ' with ' Maoris accompanied the two large canoes, fully manned, oil their way to.. Ngacuu-wahla regatta, where; they intend to 'try conclusions with ' other con? •testante' for the coveted prize in the war canoe races;' ••- < ' -' ■ v ->.■.. i i St, Patrick's Day will be observed,,as.,a close holiday in the township, tile, coal mines, brick works, 'and all (places ' of' business being closed down for 'the day, and- a large, exodus lot 'townspeople will -take-place ■to, KgarunwaU'a.jstiou'a the weather; be at all ifavourable, '" ' ' '••■•'• 'A shortage of wagons has been responsible for''some broken time at the mines -lately, '£—&., the close ; proxiinlty„. of the Ngarria•wahla regatta and '.the Easter holidays "will further minimise/ the possibility 'of ii full supply of wagons being available until after •the, holidays. • . - .. -.;• ■ • . The Pukimero . Freehold Coal Co. were successful in .their application to the' Raglan County Council for -power' to lay - down -'a tramway' from their property five miles from Huntly to the proposed site of the Huntly bridge over the Waikato for the purpose of conveying their coal to the {train line. daegAvelije. .-'.;'-.":■-•; ■■_ -"" "' '' I DARGAVTLHE, Wednesday.' , At .a. .meeting of. the, -Otainatea County Council on Monday the question of. valua tion' was' raised.' ' It was pointed out that valuation ' was- not -periodical, '■ but bad, to be applied • for.. ■ The. same matter cropped' up at the. Uqrough 7 Council meeting last night, .and it was agreed that the valuation of the borough should 'be asked for. ' Mr; T. Webb, • chairman of the' Hospital Trustees, reported at the final meeting of the Board that be and the secretary had atteha'e*l' the quarterly meeting of the -North Auckland ■ Board ■at -Whangarei, and, that very- .-sor-lous ■ complications- under new 'Hospital. Act had arisen. The board's solicitor bad expressed the Opinion .that "oh the Ist of April best' the- assets' of the' North Auckland Hospital Board, of which our local. institution . fornix . part, would' pass over to the Bay of Islands Board, which means that' the Marsden-Kaipara Hospital Board would not have any available funds for some time to come." The opinion was expressed jthat, no matter bow the trustees worked, the hospital never seemed clear of difficulties. • .' PAEROA. -''" ' - fßy -Telegraph.—Own • Correspondent.) - - .-'.: ■ • -PAE-SOA, Wednesday. ' Mr. A. St. G. Forbes, .1 well-known and highly l-.egpsct-ed- resident of I'aerpa' died suddenly at his residence this morning, in his: sixty-eighth year. He had been suffering from'heart disease, .and passed away while sitting In a chair. -...•. . ~ '.',".•', The Paeroa team to" play for the'Goldfielas Challenge 'Stars''"'-"*- —Taylor, Dr. Smith; ; Andrews,; Bray. ,(s)_. - v:;.'r-/.. , » Teams* as* "follows" have" been selected to represent Paeroa "in the tournament at Thames at,-.Ea'Stor.:-rr(a). Fjogley, CBilis., Andrews,' Hamilton Isjli_l(2) Murphy, McWatiters, 7,iun.. Allan; Poc<}ck.(s)-., —-,>-. f-Ea'erosl-jflviil he -represeirted'-'at- the 'Gam-brldjge-'E'ister tputoament. by -Iforfest,' l^^.^m^Jffc_f)«'n Lab SVrf £3^- ra *»%•.. .:'«.. "•s.tss* i3t_j i» -,: : .-. ! .'f'">u; TtttfJO,;