COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8264, 24 May 1890, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[by TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Hamilton, Friday. There were ten tenders received by Mr. T. H. White, architect, for the proposed new building to replace the old Royal Hotel in East Hamilton. The tenders were for alternative plans : —Mathewson, £1385 and £1335 ; Roth, £1232 and £1152; Cameron, £1091 and £967; Wrigley, £1071 and £961; Chappell, £906 and £879; Ritchie, £957 and £855; Evans, £938 and £832; Worthington, £903 and £765; Boyle, £765 and £690. Cambridge, Friday. Messrs. McNicol and Co. held a very successful sale here yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the district, and prices showed an upward tendency. Medium draughts, £9 to £11; heavy draughts, £20 offered, £22 wanted ; good farm horses, £10 to £14 10s ; good hacks, £15 10s. An unbroken filly was sold for £12. Mr. H. Gillett, who has been the licensee of the National Hotel for alxmt seven years has sold out to Mr. Bach. Nearly the whole of the time that Mr. Gillett has been a resident in the town he has been a member of the Town Board and Borough Council respectively, and lias at all times taken a lively interest in the welfare of the place. Mr. Gillett has arranged to leave Cambridge per train this morning, but he was taken ill last night and is now unable to leave his room. Mr. Gillett's son Frank is very seriously ill with congestion of the lungs. Quite an epidemic of severe colds accompanied with the symptoms attributed to la grippe, is passing through the town, and scarcely a family has escaped. Tauranga, Friday. Major Gudgeon, Commissioner of Police, arrived here overland yesterday evening on a tour of inspection. There is little or no likelihood of the headquarters of the police being removed, as from various causes Tauranga is found to be the most convenient and central point in the district for headquarters. The Tauranga police district extends from Hikutaia at the Thames to Mercer on the Waikato on the one side, and the East Cape to Mokau on the other. Yesterday afternoon a painful accident happened to Mrs. T. 'W. Watts, wife of the proprietor of the local rink. Whilst rinkin" she fell heavily and dislocated her wrist and broke one of the small bones. The accident, which was promptly attended to by Dr. Bullen, though painful, is not very serious. Considerable interest is being manifested in the illustration in the latest Australasian of the new Australian cruiser named the Tauranga. Speculation is rife as to how she came to have the honour of being named the Tauranga. Some put it down to the beauty of the girls here, but others of a more local turn of mind think it is in return for the highly complimentary cablegram sent to the Queen direct on the occasion of the Jubilee. Anyhow, Tauranga has been singled out as the most worthy place in the colony to be the godmother of one of Australia's new and latest designed cruisers. Te Aroha, Friday. The influenza epidemic has made its appearance here, and a considerable number of cases are reported, but none of a very severe nature. In some families as many as two and three have been prostrated at one time. The attendance at the district school has in consequence fallen off very largely, the present number of pupils being about 50 under the average.