COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9452, 24 August 1889, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Cambridge, Friday. A charge made by a soldier of the Salvation Army in Hamilton, named Hall, against Thomas Mayes, for assaulting him outside the Barracks, on the night of August 21, when preparing coffee for the Army, was heard to-day. The evidence showed that the defendant threw down the informant after he had been twice struck in the face by the informant with a blazing torch, and had his mouth and ear injured. The Army soldier on getting up challenged defendant to fight. The magistrate dismissed the case. 3 KjHiKiiiijFriday. A petition to Major Jackson at Wellington is being signed by the settlers of Kihikihi and Te Awamutn districts, praying for the formation and grading of the road from here to Waotu. The petition shews that, apart from the reproductive policy of the work, by which a fine pastoral and agricultural country will be opened up, it will be the means of giving a new, easy, and varied route to tourists coming north to the Lakes, as well as affording a good road for the driving of stock overland to the Waikato and Auckland markets.

P.veeoa, Friday. The Land Court business is proceeding slowly. The omnia case, after five dayjr hearing, is adjourned until Monday.

BOMBAY.

On Thursday evening, August 15, Mr. Harding, of Mount, Vernon, Hawke's Bay, delivered a lecture on " Temperance ana the Bible," in the Wesley an Church. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the audience was not very large- Mr. I). B. Allison occupied the chair. The meeting was opened with praise and prayer, after which the chairman introduced Mr. Harding to the audience. The lecturer was listened to with marked attention for a little over an hour, and at the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Harding for his interesting and instructive lecture, which was carried by acclamation. The lecturer briefly returned thanks.

The draught tournament which has been going on for the last three Saturday evenings, under the supervision of Mr. R. S. White, was brought to a close on Saturday evening last. The following was the roll of players : — A. Sturgeon beat J. Farrar ; G. Balme"beat J. Evans; R. S. White beat G. ; G. Balme beat R. S. White; F. Cuthbert beat P. Connolly; A "Sturgeon beat J. Piggott; A. Sturgeon beat G. Balme ; F. Cuthbert beat Balme: and F. Cuthbert beat A. Sturgeon ; thus F. Cuthbert takes first prize, and A. Sturgeon the second. Mr. Farrar, to keep up the interest in draughts, offers as a prize a new table lamp, valued at 15s, to be held by the winner for three months against allcomers. All competitors residing within three miles of the institute must be subscribers to the institute, any outside three miles to be classed as allcomers. Entrance fee for competition, Is; entrance fees to go to institute funds.—[Own Correspondent, August 19.