COROMANDEL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11057, 8 May 1899, Page 6

COROMANDEL NEWS.

[FROM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT-] -l!;) Coromasdei.. Saturday, i Since the opening of the railway from Thames inland, quite a nice little P&M traffic has opened up, with the aid d«»si "Icon, botweon Goromandel and To MRfi Tiio Northern Company's littlo stnimegl usually loaves Coromandel on Saturday <§§ the Thames, returning from that port on §Hg day evening, or Monday morning, hcr.W j being ruled to a great extent by M Persons are thus enabled to spend at le»*j day at the baths at Te Aroha. Il the %' increases sufficiently no doubt a larger K»j will bo put on bv the company. ..j The captain of the Falcon informed me M bo obsorvod a black- fish at tho mouth <A?A Coroinandel Harbour a few days ag» was about 25ft in length, and appeared »J nearly dead. Ho expects to hear of lis M washed ashore. He states that this sp«y whale is fairly numerous in the Hauraw" about, this timo of the year. . ; j Last evening a magic-lantern entertain^ was given by Mr. Waltei (of the W"KI sohool) in the Coromandel public seho"" mg, tho object being to raise funds ;S| cient to ondow a Maori cot in the WW* Owing to the inclemency of tho weather, 1 ? attendance was only moderate. raj Mr. A. J. Litten, tho hcadteacta.«.j| Coromandel sohool, has received well-apM praise from Inspeotor Crowe, who si!i J-j\ " tho school is skilfully organised andj£ directed. Attention is good, and an spirit of work is shown in all the «£}«. Discipline, tone, and behaviour very g°£j, Tho Masonic fraternity intend '°..'S small hall suitable to tho growing m sfa| of the lodge. An excellent site has WHjgl chased in the main street, almost uSSSffil opposite the new Wesleyau Church. fol mo now being considered by tho %{4 Committee, and ample funds are pwlSI , its ereotion, ■ •■">?