COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 250, 21 October 1919, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

TE AEOHA. Bishop Ayerill oonduetod a Conflrnnfin, service at St. Mark's Church oa Frid a ??v ° ing, where there waa a large congreeatioS" Ten candidates took part in the ri?" Z meeUn^of M th la s a h p^. lde< l , at the munthl, mei>tins of the School Committee. The henii Jnaster reported the attendance In Seotem ber was liOa out of a total roll number°t Jlij. The chulnnan was Instructed to mate representations to the Board of Education on the matter of the school not havini 1 sutllclent number of teachers. The executive committee of the Thames Valley Agricultural and Paatoral AcU- ssotiou met on Saturday, when a report mm submitted on the negotiations with the i> Aroh:\ Jockey Club in regard to the use of thi! grounds for the next annual show. The 4-ecommendation.s were uuniimously adopted. At the Fanners' Auctioneering Company'! fortnightly tmle at Waihou 15 months steeri realised £4 17/, ir> months heifers to £5 18/ iyear Hteers, good colours, to iO; others, if 7/U: 2-year heifers, to £fi; fresh conditioned 8-year heifers, to £12; dairy cowb, to £18. A pedigree Jersey heifer brought OH Weaner pigs Rold up to CI 11/; small sortfc to 2/; soffß, to £0 11/. PAEBG&. iFrom Our Own CorresDOndenU PAEROA, Moaoty. There was a larce gutherins at th» Criterion Hotel on Saturday night liint, under the uUßpiees of the Ilmirakl Affricultunil and Pastoral Association, to Wei. come home Mr. James A. Reid, a viceprcwident of the association, and also to bid farewell to Mr. A. H. Wjluon, mnnnEa of the Paeroa branch of the Bank of NMr Zealand, who has been transferred a> nunager of the Thames branch. The gathering was presided over by Mr. P. R. Hubbnnl, president of the association. Amongst those present were: The Mayor (Mr. P. E. nrenaii), members of the Boroush Council, Ohiupmuri County Council. Paeroa Chamber of Commerce, fire brigade, representiUves of various clubs, returned poldltrt nnd prominent residents of the town and outlying districts. Referring to their departing guest, tie president stated that Mr. Wilson had tout all In his power to advance" Che: totercrt of the tn-wn and the farming community. In general, and had durinir his stay la I'ueroa made mnny friends, who ■ now regretted his departure. ,> Mr. Wilson thanked those present for tha honour conferred upon him. Other toastl were proposed and responded to as follows:—"Returned Soldiers," proposed by Lieutenant-Colonel Porritt, responded to by Mr. W. Robson: "Local Bodies," proposed by Mr. Dixou. and res-ponded to by his Worship tho Mayor (Mr. P. E. Brcnan); "Farming Community," proposed by Mr. Towers, and responded to hy Mi. Vuglar. The toast of "The Press" brought a Terj pleasant evening to n close. WAIHI. ■ The annual visit nf P.ishop AverlU wn« made to St. .John's Church at Waihi on Sunday. He wa« celebrant at early Communion, flnd at 11 a.nu candidates-were presented to him by the vicar for Confirmation. In tht afternoon the Bishop paid a visit to Wai\klno, and preached to a large congregation in the Victoria Hall. At evensong St. Johns Church was again crowded. Advantage wa» taUen of bis presence to dedicate a pulpit presented by one of the parishioners, S"j\V E Busch and also to unveil a tablet in memory of Mr. Sydney Allan Duvies, who died <>f wounds. The Bishop proceeded to Katikatl to-day to hold Confirmation, and will return here ou Tuesday morning before going to Paeroa ou Wednesday.