NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11149, 23 August 1899, Page 6

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[from our OWN correspondents.]

TAMAHEEE. The last of the winter series of Tamahere socials was held on Friday, and was, as usual, a success. There was a larger attendance than nsual. The following musical items were rendered in the intervals between w d r ces:-Soni The Kver of Years, Miw Bossons; song, • Father O'Flynn," Mr HarMr y: Phtt 10n M solo Mr, Milne' comic' song, r Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are owed a debt of gratitude for the trouble they have havebMn th socials the success they

JIOKANOI. nn T p?i'rtn^ a3 a large ' ten dance at the social pied the chair. The proceedings opened with Wol™) and Sfr M T iSS M Eu!SO l l (piano) ' Mr - Miller ivioiin), and Mr. J. Munro (cornet): Mr Forest \,„ s " K'Uarney, and was very M™• J f,; ? 1 and was very well received Mr jW° Wed " °- Promise me fesnonw £? ™ Sans Ky £! Charlie,' and in response to an encore, "The Thistle;" Miss sm" sa,ve a reading from " Ma ny Cartars ffi? 1 . w Borrowed Plumes;" Messrs. Forest and Honeybun followed with an amusmg sketch, "The Telephonists;" Mr ® SMo Queen of the Earth;" Miss Keid received an encore for her rendering of " We'd Come Bide a Wee," and substitntel " There'll cal Dart nf tli Mr ' GordoD bronght the m"si"The Tlmr Ti?«S amm ft a close with mvo J < lttle Sliamrock. ' Mr. Forest Iry " "'Ph?iv n SI ' "£° lito ExtraordinMni.r „ i m °lS! esome Servant," by Messrs. •miner ana T. Winter, concluded the n™. 1~, Tlle M was than cleared for dancing, which was kept up until an eai'ly hour laree tte nding - that the attend was so large that dancing was a difficult feat.

HAMILTON. Mr. Isaac Coates has on hand an order tn Itla - 1 ? 0rt t o£ ' flas ™ March nest, « is Ins intention to erect a flaxmill at Tan. whare at an early date. iau Last week Mr. 0. Martelli, employed at the Hamilton Gas Works, had a narrow "cane, from suffocation. He was engaged putting in . a service, and tapped the main. The borer was somewhat blunt, and the operation m consequence occupied an unusually lone B ,mLm ar l 6 l' i . inhaled a quantity of gas sufficient to make him unconscious. Tlie man working with.him thought he was joWne and. did nothing to remove him from tha spot" or restore, animation.; Fortunately Mr £" B passed at the time, recognised the gravity of the situation,: and dragged the sufferer on to the road, and in course of % few minutes restored him 'to coSusnLi l r ;.l°. t J n B, states that when he arrived Mr. Martellis tongue was protruding, and : his ■ e , ' 3 °f opinion that had Mi. Maitelli remained in the dangerous position into winch he had fallen a few Ktei .Ififlgfir, dsuUU wojild have result, ■ . , -