COUNTRY NEWS. S

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9478, 6 April 1894, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS. S

[mo* OCR OWN COR RKS , At the Police Co^ U^ l3 hatßcl4 7. Captain Jackson, two boys 0 7]ft\ of age, named Joseph Johnson and /* 8 Butler, who have been before th. r ame « viously charged with stealing„ sUrt Pre. charged with stealing potatL &gai « Bunting. The boy dug the m ° m Wthe ground, and one of them sold L° 1 " of the theft for Is, the other taking hi. h his parents. ' The theft was proved u" 1 " 10 Magistrate, on account of the V buttt >« thieves declined to commit them ° f tha gain admonishing and discharging °>. A deputation waited on the m ' rnissioners on arriving here asking lading accommodation at the p«5 u r testation, who stated that it was r.n - am , ilto only for show purposes, but so thatch / ot ing of cattle through the streets S \ d ' avoided. The attention of th* r ght be Burners was also drawn to the qu«H™ mi «- du ,? lng the freight on lime and manure ° f re " rally. The deputation were court#* i gene ceived, and though they made no S re the Commissioners stated that t h sesgive the several questions every consid. Would . What a what a Thnr.5 atlon * At a meeting of the Football OlnKi, y ' following officers for the coming seat' the chosen President, Mr. WRd Were vioe-presidents, Messrs. E Nohu p ?° a ; Nay lor; committee, Messrs. A Fer* Jl Te Awamutu, and B. Parke.' Cantlin 80 ?' Livingstone; vice captain, Kenarie Aand treasurer, W. Parke. ' ' ecretar [by telegraph.—own corresponds^] Chas. Lucas, of Huntly^who'w^ree^' a into the hospital a few days ago aufferin! from rheumatic fever, died to-day eriD

; PARUA BAY. It becomes mv duty on this occasion to in form the world in general that the mS pleasing of all our life's ceremonies was a™*?' enacted in the little valley of Ruku« a^P ru» B V ' 00 Wedoeri.,, tb. 28S Sm when Mr. Alexander Stewart, juu took , himself a wife in the person of Miss \' P ] Telfer, fifth daughter of Mrs. Telfer of t 6 place. The ceremony was performed by the *h v u Mr.-Jjm 6B -° Waipu, at the residence of the bride mother, in the presence of most of the members of both families. The worth® couple have been reared in the same valU in which they were made one, so that thev have had every opportunity of thorough knowing each other. I wish them alfthe blessings this world is capable of affording On the evening of the same date a vera pleasing complimentary concert and ball was given to Miss Isabel Harnett, who is about to leave the district. The following r ro . gramme was performed in a very creditable manner : —Pianoforte solo, " Pasquinade" Mrs. Martin; song, " The Slave Chase" Mr Mallabond ; song, "The Summer Shower" Miss Betts; song, "Queen of the Earth'" Mr. Whiteley. In response to an encore, the same gentleman sang "I've Been and Got Married To-day." This was the more amusing on account of the presence of the coupie who had " been and gone and done it. Violin solo, "The Bohemian Girl," Miss East down' vocal duet, " Silver Moonlight," Misses Anderson and Betts; song, "I'm in Love with the Man in the Moon," Miss R. Aubreysong, "The Little Hero," Mr. Mallabond' song, "Not Known," Miss K. Anderson' song, " Eliza," Mr. Chapman. Another song was given by the same gentleman. Song, "Shipwrecked," Mr. Whiteley. This little song was certainly the gem of the evening. It is well suited to Mr. Whiteley's poweifui full-toned voice, and the gentleman himself is in love with it; hence the success. In response to a vociferous encore Mr. Whiteley sang a very humorous song, called the " Frenchman," in which he was quite at home. Song, " Don't Speak to the Man at the Wheel," Mr. H. Aubrey. In conclusion, Mr. Whiteley sang two verses of an original composition, in honour of the occasion, called " Parua Bay." This brought the concert part of the evening's pleasure to an end, when the hall was quickly cleared for dancing, whioh was indulged in till about 11.3 p.m. At this stage of the evening Miss Harnett became the recipient of a present from the district in the form of a magnificent silver cruet-stand and a toast-rack. Mr. Ross, in a tew remarks, made the presentation, which was responded to by Mr. Richard Harnett on behalf of his sister. Dancing was again resorted to for a short time, when refreshments were served, after which dancing was kept up till daylight.—i Own Correspondent.]

W HAN AN AKI. The summer has been very similar to that o! last year. There has been no Ion? spell of dry weather, and some who did not get a burn of their bush clearings last year have again been disappointed. This season's clearings have, however, burnt fairly well, and early sowing will be the order of the day. The summer, moreover, has been a splendid one for dairy-farmers and graziers, and very favourable for general crops. In regard to the Whananaki-Tutukaka Road, answer was received from the Survey Department through Mr. Thompson, iI.H.R., that Mr. Martin and survey party were on this work, also that Mr. W right, engineer, was leaving Auckland to arrange contracts. We have as yet seen no sign of either party at this end of the proposed road. The surveyors, it is surmised, may be working the other side of Tutukaka, in which case the Department is certainly not keeping its implied promise, or doing its duty to the new settlers this side of the abovementioned place. The latter people have paid for the road months back with the 2s (3d extra per acre added to the price of their land. The ignorance prevailing here with regard to the position of surveyors, etc., on this road well illustrates the isolation of the various Northern settlements through want of good roads. The surveyors are presumably only about a dozen miles from here, but they might as well be in Auckland for all the information that filters through the intervening bush. The s.s. Chelmsford continues to takeaway large shipments of puriri posts from Whananaki. There is still an immense quantity of this valuable timber in the district, and it only a fair proportion of the proceeds are spent on improving their holdings, the settlers will benefit very greatly. _ The scow Irene, which at the beginning of the month took away a cargo of logs from Messrs. Lee, also shipped a quantity of puriri posts. On March 20 Professor Hugo gave a lecture on " Physiognomy" in the schoolroom. There was rather a poor attendance, but those present were well repaid by the excellent lecture. The professor's character reading at the close of the lecture caused great interest, and no little amusement, owing to tne genuine vein of humour displayed by that gentleman. The readings were remarkably correct, even as to details. , The monthly meeting of the Settlers Association was held on March 24. The attendance was very good. A programme of musical and literary items was rendered. lie more solid part was supplied by a reading on " Australian Federation," which question seems again coming to the front in Australia, owing to a kind of fellow-feeling in ml9 '° ' tune among the group of financially emt» * rassed colonies. . „ f L. Mr. Seddon has come and gone. At V Hikurangi meeting Mr. J. W. Kerr spo up well for a dray road to this settle l ", from inland—almost a sine qua non, the or • nary mortal would suppose, for a apei , settlement, but not so our legislators, prefer making roads in the interior lor ui unborn millions.—[Own Correspondent. J

RAHOTU (TARANAKI). A dance took place in the hall re ° the purpose of raising funds towards payi t off the debt thereon. There were a _ 8 number present. There were eighty p , present. The provisions were supp^ gratuitously by the ladies of the di . Mr. McCullum as an M.C. takes seat" to none in that capacity. -. ' pleasant evening was spent. Mrs. o lent her piano for the occasion, also n g decoration. The district is to be congra» lated in the possession of such a bo ??J settler, who is always ready to assis. in • thing for the welfare of Rahotu. , A meeting of ratepayers was called w meet Mr. Bewley, the chairman of w Taranaki County, re the state of war and bridges; also to raise a loan oI - the Parinaka Riding under the> ">?" t , Local Bodies Act fewer than twen y turned up. Mr. Bewley took the onai, and explained the state of the °? un su ed, in true colours. A sharp dißeusaion tfl after which a show of hands was tak whether a loan should be raised. o eW i e y, two were held up against it. ■ interin company with Mr. McGlom, was viewed by a great number of se ~l' . w j[] is to be trusted that the other councUlo^vv^ assist to get temporary bridges thrown p o[l . the creeks for the winter.[Own oorit v dent.] -