COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10426, 26 April 1897, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FROM 008 OWS CORRESPONDENTS,] ' ;■■ Hamilton, Saturday, % The Magistrate's Court, before fW- ■* Jacknon, S.M., was held here yaffi • There were a few small cases set flown ?' hearing. Coates and Metcalfe v. ff «.; Garland, claim £7 10s : Judgment for pl'J; • tiffs, with costs £1 6d. Bell v. Jaefesi ? claim, £2 16s lid: Judgment for' nl»;„«» with costs £1 2*. Soper v. Coo n M Hodgson v. Scarborough wore adjourn.! until next court day. j-utuea I The monthly meeting of the Hospital R»,j was held on Thursday. There were nS ' Messrs. A. Primrose (chairman). Allen nS' Bailey, Day, Hunt, McGuirk, Ring » Steele, Teasdale, and Vickers. An aX„V was received from the Auckland Hospital fS several Waikato patients treated there * il a notification that three more Walk S patients had just been admitted Oath motion of Mr. Dey the rule referring to th! non-admission of patients on Sundays eicm accidents or urgent casts, was tevoSSt and tho Hospital is now open f 1 the admission of patients on Sundat just the same as on week days. The J . nation of Nurse Deacon was" received and accepted by the Board with regret Th financial state of the Board, inclndiV C on tributions and subsidies due, showed a oredli balance of £2471. Accounts amounting »!! £ISS were passed for payment. . A little boy about four years of age m 0 i Mr. Matherson, of Hamilton East, received a severe kick on the forehead yeaterdav afternoon from a horse. The little suffer., was taken to the Hospital, and his ininri« attended to by Dr. Kenny. mm The Waikato Hospital is at present neatlv full, there being 34 patients, including eiiht in the fever ward. * '

The annual general meeting of the Waikatt Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club was held last night. Mr. George Edgecumbe occupied the chair. The treasurer's statement showed the total receipts for the Club's first meeting to have been £53 16s 3d (including member* fees) ; the expenditure totalled up to £49 lfc Id, leaving a credit balance in hand of £42! Id, with a few more subscriptions still U come in. Tho following names were added to the list of vice • presidents ■- Messrs. Wilson (New Zealand Herald) Farrer, Atkinson, and Dr. Brewis. Mr. A E. Manning was elected as a member of the committee. It was decided to organise a series of bicycle races. Mr. J. Hammond was elected captain, and Mr. C. Blackburn deputy-captain. It was decided to hold » cross-country steeplechase race on the first Saturday in Juue. The second sports meeting of the club was arranged to be held in October, but the date was not fixed. The discussion of forming a quarter mile bankedup bicycle track, with a running track on the outer edge occupied a considerable time, and was finally left to a couple of the members to see what success they would meet with ii regard to raising funds for the work. Mr. Blackburn was re-elected hon. secretary and treasurer, and a vote of thanks passed him for his efforts during the oast on behalf of the club.

Te Awamoto, Saturday. At the Magistrate's Court held here o*. Wednesday, before Captain Jackson, S.M., near the whole day was occupied in heariM the evidence of the Te Kuiti stabbing cue, The two men, Carlson and White, were charged with stabbing a man named Kenneth Bayne at Kuiti on the 16th of December last The Hon. J. A. Tole appeared for the prosecution, and the acoused were defended by Mr. Gresham. The evidence of Bayne wsi taken fully, also of several other witnesses, including the landlord of the house in which the alleged assault took place. The prisoners, who reserved their defence, were committed to take their trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, to be held is Auckland at the end of next month.

Cambridge, Saturday, v The Chrysanthemum Show was attended last night and again this afternoon by a lain number of visitors. The weather agf> to-day was perfect, and has assisted largS] in contributing to the general success of tit; show. Splendid music is heing supplied bj: a large orchestra of Auckland and loci musicians, who will give a concert on Mondaj evening in the hall. Rotorua, Friday. The bath receipts for the month of March amounted to £8714s 6d, as against £63 las 6d for the corresponding month of last year, The quarterly receipts amount to £260 3s 3d, compared with £1227 7s 9d for the first three months of 1896.

Mr.Reaney, district road surveyor, left on Wednesday on a tour of inspection of the Tnupo-Napier Road. He will go from Napier to Wellington, and probably return via Tokaami.

Most of our Easter visitors have left, but there are still many tourists and invalid! here. There are indications that the season will be extended beyond its usual limits toil year. A concert took place in the Sanatorium Grounds last night, in aid of the Hawke'i Bay Flood Relief Fond. Upwards of £4 was collected. Subscription lists have also been issued by Mr, Dansey, chairman of the Tow Board. RAGLAN. Mb. Vickerman has been laving of! ami grading a road from Te Mata, leading through the homestead of Messrs. Vernon, Jerome, etc. When made it will give these settlers a good road, which is verj much needed.

lhere was very little excitement hen over the licensing elections, and polling day 1 was unusually quiet. Mr. Grierson inspected the Te Mata school on Friday, when, 1 understand, everything was fpund on a satisfactory footing. Two shipments of cattle per s.s. Kanieri have been landed at Raglan within the last three days. The cattle are principally forward stores, and arrived in capital conditio! They are now en route for the Thama Valley. The Northern S.S. Company's Gleuelg arrived here on the 31st jvitli a large cargo, among which was nearly 300 sacks of pasi seed. The main part went up the harbour to Waingaro. 1 _ One European and about six natives are implicated in the Kawhia sly-grog case." [Own Correspondent.]

HASTINGS. Heavy blue sum piling has been found necefr sary to protect the banks of the Ngaroaroa River opposite Mr. Cushin's property. During the lrvpt heavy rains the flood waters havi done considerable damage to the protection works on this part of the river. In spite of the scarcity ot money in circa* lation, large sums changed hands oyer the various events that the sporting public took pai t it) during the last few weeks. The .Native Lands Court, under Judgt Gudgeon, has commenced business in tbl Borough Chambers. The most successful social function of th« season took place in the Gaiety Theatre, Napier (last week). The celebration, which took the form of a grand ball and supper was given by Mr, G. P. Donnelly, the pop"' lar owner of tin: Dressage estate, on the coming of age of his daughter, Miss Maud Donnelly, Over 250 guests were present, who represented the elite of the province. ( One Chevalier d'ludustrie got six months " hard" from our local J.P.'s for annexing I purse containing seven pence from a native belle at the races. It was an unlucky spec, for the thief. Mr. E. J. Whibley's mare, Bonnie Dundee, which received a gunshot wound in the grow some weeks ago, died from its effects, a criminal prosecution is being institutes against the lad who fired the shot. Directly opposite the Council Chambers and beside the footpath is a gully, former.? part of an ancient river course, in which'' quantity of stagnant water is lodged. The stench from decomposed vegetable matter, together with a collection of dogs and cstl eushrouded in ganny bags that have fron time to time met a watery grave in tort savoury spot, is not at all an improvement to the healthy surroundings of the neighbour* hood. When will the nuisance be removed! A well-known Napier medico has ordered a mail-cart motor from Paris of the latest type. It will carry four, and can be driven at a speed of 30 miles an hour. The new tariff for the parcel post whicD comes in vogue next month will be a great boon to residents in the country who no shopping by post. Mr. E. S. Goldsmith, the popular manage! of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, has been promoted to the managership of tM Blenheim branch. This chanee means a substantial rise for Mr. Goldsmith, whose numerous friends here are heartily pleased wl'" his good lnck. ... Crabb and Co. have paid a flying visit to the town. He treated the residents to several orations,— Correspondent.]