COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 79, 5 April 1926, Page 5

COUNTRY NEWS.

TE AWAMUTU.

Members of the Methodist Ladies' Guild tendered Mrs. 11. White a farewell afterpresenting her with a dressing table set. Rev. and JJrs. White and ftunily leave for Bulelutha next week, to which charge Mr. Whiio has been appointed. The following oifice-bearers were elected at the annual meeting of the Te Awamutu Ladies" Golf Club :—President, Mrs. G. Teasdale; secretary, Miss Focke ; committee, Mesdumea Preston, K. Jones and Skerniun, and Misses K. Wallace and K. Woolley; Match Committee, .Mesdames C. Bluudell J O'Sullivan and Miss Focke. The season is to be opened on 17th April.

RAETIHI. At the Druids' Lodge on Tuesday a presentation was lUilile to Dm. W. G. Mcl.eiid, P.A.. and Mrs. Mcl.eod. Uro. A. E. Urwin' as the older member of Miro Lodjfe. made the presentation, ami referred to the excellent work done for the lodge by Bro. Mcl.eod. He was a foundation member find had passed throujrh all the chairs was rast Anii ami a trustee of the lodge. Urn. McLeod suitably replied, and intimated that be would donate a handsome silver cup for the ritual competition of the lodge.

RANGATAUA. Mr. l>. Murray, of Rnngiitaua. who has boon in AVanganul hospital f ( ir several weeks pa<t. returned home on Saturday.

Sawmill work is not plentiful in the-"dis-trict, but there is a good demand fur splitters and other bush workers. Many children in this part are suffering from measles, and the number absent from school in consequence is large.

TATTRANGA. The TanrnnfM Electric Power Eoard met on Thursday, when the secretary. Mr R L. Thomas, tendered his resignation, which was accepted with regret.

A man named Thomas Kelly, with a rocord of 10 convictions, was charged before two justices with bein~ disorderly in a public place, assault, usin? obscene l.insuasp and with wilfully dam.i-in" a plate class window, valued nt £20, the property of Mr. Charles Hartley The accused, who stowed away on the Matand, arrived in the mornins, and. after havinc th" day out. ended by putting his fist through the plate Rlass window. H e plpadpd guilty on two charges and was convicted and discharged, and on the third and fourth was sentenced to two month- , and 12 months' imprisonment with hard lal)our, the sentences to ho concurrent Tho quarterly of the Tauranca hiro Board was held on Tuesday. Mr B Dive, chairman. prrsidinK. It was reported that the water pressure had greatly improved as a result of improvements- earnod out by The horouch engineer. Mr. C. \v. Roak. The superintendent reported rim there had been no calls of .1 serious nature siuoc last meeting.

A committee from the Tinroujrh Council consistinK o£ Messrs. B. Pire. C. T. Clinkard and .T. M. Imincs, mot the members of the hfKird and •liseussw] the fines! ion of tho latter body acqnlrins: tho freehold of ilio site c-n which tin- station stands. An offer from 1 hu hnari] for fhr sir=, which is a hnrnusrh endowment, of £ir,o, to he paid for with interest nt 5 per cpnt, in and this the borough representatives agreed to recommend be accepted.