THE COUNTRY.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15318, 4 August 1915, Page 5

THE COUNTRY.

NEWS AND NOTES, HAMMER SPRINGS. A nesting of tho residents of Hanmer Springs convened ky Mr D. 1 Rutharford, was held in the Hall on Holiday night Mr James Ash ton preI siding. && IXmc&n Rutherford oxplained the object of the meeting, which was to a representative on the Amuri Execute Committee and a local committee to cot up ditertainmeats, snorts, etc.. tor tho benefit of i.tho funds of the Red Cross Hospital. Mrs Turton ir» 8 elected to represent Hanmer Spring on the Amnri Eacecil- | tive Committee, and a local committee ! wag elected as nnder - —Alesdamof Atkinson, Ashion, Dodda. Thomas, and Miss Fawcntt. Messrs Ashton. Graves, | Morrison, Smitji, and Turton. SOOTHSOTOGE. , t Th» .Southbthjge High School Committer met on Monday | evening. Present:—Rov. H. G. HawIdnß (chairman), Messrs R. B. B. Willie, EL Sutton, M. Cni-ran, 11. Rmro, and IS. A. Inirood. Correspondence v,as received from the Board, and the I>irector of Education with regard to the presentation of a plaque, suitably engraved, to John T. Brady, who was the successful competitor for the South Island in the essay totopeti* tioti on "Who, in your judgment, is tho createst sailor next to Nelson, and why do you think so?" It'was stated, that tho British and Foreign Sailors' Society had asked that the plaquo bo pnbfroty presented, in the name of Queen Alexandra. Tho chairmen of the Board announced his intention to visit Southhridge to make the presentation. The headmaster, in iiis reoort. gar© the evcrage weeklv toll in the primary department *8 155.25. and ; in the secondary department as 39. • i