COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 180, 29 July 1912, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

WATTTT, At the monthly meeting of the Hospital Board last evening, mc Medical superiuien- ( dent iiir. Hyde) reported tnat paneaxa . admitted during the mtmui totalled 40, dis- , charged 1.:, operations a), deaxiis -i, at present in hospital 40. Senior Sister NewdicS's resignation was received with regret. The ' Health inspector reported live cases of infectious diseases. A utDaie iiAjb. place under the auspices of St. J<thns Cliurcii Literary and. Deoaxing Club on the question "Federation v. Arbitration." Tilie vicar (Key. I. Cieary) pre- I slued. >lv. Hamilton was the princiyai i sptaiker Ijj favour of afbitratiou. Mr. l»rescolt taking tu= negative Alter an iuteresiljlg debate, the chairman c-aid that, all things cuueideiud, lie was of opinion ' thai the speakers in favour of arbitration had laade out the better case. The Mayor (Sir. J. Newth) and Councillor Potter returned od fckiiuroay from their mission to Wellington. XAIHAPE, The body of Ernest i'iiiji, one of the vii-unis oi the LtUai bridge disaster, was convened u> roi" laLermeut. iJie urst iuotba.l niaicn of Uie tu»rd and tilial round was liijyed on batuiuay between lire Unl libis aiiU .Rovers eeiuors. Tne liiay tiirougojuut was raiiiej , nsjiKed. Tut levers Uwux, were «ui»*rior, bin suffered lot uict ol Liii; ban. idle Old Hove forwards puved well in Uio loose. T'hi* uiaU:li iesujicit in v will lor Hovers 'I>.V lliree iioinis, a try boned by »u£li>ue, to nil. The be»t pia.>uis lor the U-iU lioyii were Wem, litaay, iieuii. aiiu Caruiudy ioo<.'kfcj, and Alclutyri., l'a.vey, auu &uiit.ii uui-mwijusj. 'Luv utr**. uaL-ua on Liv? luivure t>iui- were jiuiiro, I Ixnuy, inUluut, Jici.Oijii, aud l'Uinej". lvi: nu-i loiwai-Ufi wel'e u^u; , , Tiaai-:, Clark, and b«vi», ix~. lUiuu ■;;, who 10-ok iiis iit'.>i A trial nouKey luati-u between NorLh ti'ifliod lroin mc in-o town teams, l'akelia r.niu liiijiuin.') ami Souui itjicsed irom Mangatvekii <iiiu L'tiliii) was played ou 'I'tiijuttco}-. ju.fl resulted ~■ », a for Xorti by one goal. in invitation lda.p year bxi: was held In the <Ji'utna H'dii on Tuursday evening, wteu about tony .-oun.es wore present. Tile bail was si.rii.Liy leap yew, >l_iss K. ilcKeowen making a very eliicieat M.C. An exceile-ti". Kiippe.- wag provided by the ladie.-;. Tie music was supplied by iliss N. McKay. The function was a great success., and retlecis great credit on toe ladled , r-oinmittee. TJie following Jadits were prominent in nianagliiS the details:—ili.ss K. McKeowcn (sec-i-i.-iiiryl, Miss O'Connor, Misses Bagiev, Slis.s liarvil], Mrs. Neaprlf. Miss M. HcLauaWan, .Silts N. McKay, Mrs. O'Couuor, MUs Fenlilag, and Mrs. Turnbui!. TS AEOEA. At tie annual meeting of the Te Aroha Bowiin;,- Club, the following officers were eler:ed:—President, Ilr. 1". Hubbard; T.icepreaideuts. Messrs. G. Clothier fciid ('. H. Kicharxlst'n: secretary, Mr. W. Mclumau; tre-asurtr. Mr. <J. V. McGirr: auditor. Mr. K. S. Uar.na: oommUlee, Messrs. Noonai;, D:iiiO2, tornors, Burton, and (kihiigau; delegate*! to South Auckland Bowling As.=oc:atlo.n, Messrs. liurton and . Melninan; delesateu to Auckland Provincial A«iocia;i>>n. Messrs. Carlaw and Georpe lout;: iif.-!H<:a;r; \o Ooicinciiis Stars Couiiait- ! tev, Mr. W. Mclonian. A met Lin ot householders to consider the j matter vt estaij.Uihi'is i, miicual tmiuliip i nJioo!. held on 'liiursday evenlns, was I fairly wci: attended. Addresses were giver. by Mr. K. K. llulsau, M.A , Chief Inspector I. if ScbixiLs, and Mr. Ue-).-ge George, Director of Twtralcitl l-.-Jui'Jtioi.', in wiULh tiiL-y ex- ' plained tilt' snbeme pruposed. A touiniittr-c I was subsequently formed to deal with UK (i.aib.Lal-uiient ■"■' -i ineii i;il school, the nraimittco to r-oasiei of the Te Arob.i Dlstri't llig-h S<-4i0.-jl r'oounlttee a.mi Messrs. Somers, G. W. Mace, and it. B. Hinos. , An unfortunate accident, necessitating his i subsequent removal to the hospital, befell i a local resident named Mr. H. S. Dixon oi: ! Thrrsday. He was in the act of stepping ; Into the street from the post office, and alighted on to some orange peoi. His injuries are internal. I . maßKXHsyxi-us. I ! i A meet.l of settlers In th» Morrinsriiie ! ' (iL--trict was held on i-'rulay night to con- j s-idor the p.-oiKtejtl io form a branch of tee i y.7.. Farmers" Talon. In spite of the bad I weather, tii(-.re was an attendance sufficient j .v> fil! the MoirlßßTllle I»ubllc Hall. Mr. J. I ■E. Allen was chosen as chairman. The ; iilms anrt obJe-.-ti, of :hp Fanners' Union : , wen' <-x|>i:ii".f'l Iv M-. A A. Sr.litnlrt, V , '- ' vlnclal secretary, and after hearing what •he ha,! ;.. i:.v. ilio i:i<>.■•-■; 'lMcf.l rhitt :■■ | I hroiK-h *'-.-■'■ '.V ■■<''" for:-'; "vi-'-r- Tl(,«•■<> I and Cameron were elected president and v'.i-e-| re.sidi..t r«><i.e-;ivr v. and Mr. ,i. l'h;l.pot secrotaiT and irtnsurwr. nnd 27 person* : pave In their nan.ps :is incmher?. It i.* | '.ntri.ded t> ri«-f>r:;i '.hr Kn.para I-"jts | ! l,r:ricli. :ind Mr Srthniln wi!> visl; W-il-on i :at the end of the v.ccli in order to st-irt a' I now nraiitb :u.-:e. I"" —W— - ' !■ J