COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 181, 30 July 1912, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

■ 3 PAEEOA A meeting of the Netierto- suppliers of the Thames Valley Co-operative Dairying Company was helu In the Netherton tin., on Saturday evening, when Mr. G. Buchanan presided. Messrs. A. 0. Hubbard (■chairman of directors), It. W. Bagaall, and A. R. Alexander (directors) addressed the meeting. Mr. Hubbard spoke strongly i.i favour of creamery separation compared with home separation. He pointed out that the Company bad made its reputation on creamery-separated cream. lie announced that the directors would bo willing to accept home-separated cream, which would be paid lor on the quality basis. Other matters in connection with title Company were discussed, and it was decided to is- the director, to have the skim milk pasteurised at Netherton next seasou. POLLOK. A valedictory social was given in the school on Wednesday to Miss E. A. Gledhill. teacher, un the occasion of her departure to take up her duties as teacher at le .Mala. Mr. .1. ti. Hamilton, chairman of the school committee, and Mr. 15. Corln spoke in eulogistic terms of the good work done in the district by Miss- U-ledhlll as a teacher. Miss 1-. Meikle, senior- scholar, on behalf of the school children, presented Miss _l-_htll with a beautiful sliver Inkstand as a token of the high esteem In which 6he is held. TE AROHA. The third round of tbe Roland Hockey Cup competition was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in the hitherto Invincible Te Aroha team sustaining a defeat at the hands of the newly-formed Waitoa Club. The game was fast and interesting, and was watched by a large gathering of spectators. Wiiitoa won by „ goals to 2. W. Marshall i-i and A. Mllliken scored lor Waitoa, and Scott and ladcr for Te A-____ Anoiiier match, played on the same ground, also for ilie Roland Cup, was won by Ngarna. beating I'aeroa by 1 to nil. The result, of .Saturday's matches mates It necessary to play a fourth round, Waitoa now having a winning chance. The tirst round of the competition for the trophies presented to the Golf Clnb by Mrs. .1. W. Hull bus now been decided, Mr. _. E. Scott winning by three strokes over the Rev. _. AVells-Smailes. Mr. Scott thus wins the trophy for the lirst round winner and scores one point towards the _____ trophy. In the monthly medal competition, just completed, Messrs*. Fawcett. Hunt, and. Mal_gay tied, and ii replay will have to take place. Mrs. Goldwater won the ladles' silver button for the t—cmt—.. WAIHt Mr. John G. Goosma-i, of the baton reuninf; staff of the VVaihl G.M. Company. has received a mining appotntment at Car-no. in Chili, and will leave shortly for til—at place. Mr. tjoosraan -as been a restdent of Waihi for the past sis years, and is well known in local musical circles, being a member of tie Waihi L-edertatel ana, Waihi Operatic Society. Mr. Norman. Warren (an ex-Ancklander) and a men-be-of the above clubs, has also left "WalM, and is now resident In Wellington. The staff and scholars of the South school have inaugurated a locar] fund to co-operate with other organisations thro-ghout th. Dominion in purchasing a si-t ensign to be presented for use on the battle-cruiser NewZealand when she visits these waters next year. Rome IMOO schol-rs of the South school have contributed to the bnlhltng fond of this ship. Tber was a fair entry for the bogey gait competition on the local links on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. Morpeth and Mr. N. Meltoble tied for first place, both being one down on bogey. In the play-off the latter •won. Messrs. Kenrick and Howell tied for third place.