BUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11151, 25 August 1899, Page 6

BUCKLAND.

A VERY pleasant and eninvivt ;vi * ing under the auspic^j'^ial Mutual Improvement Sorio? th# 6 tie room was fairly filled • fte S? *i but fine, witliVgood people Uirned out .13 \TelW?u, anci 01A first part of the eveninr fls° Smi? $ \ fe to ten, was token m, Ju, „ m eight „V%| :i and readings, with mus&S.wdU&l % ing this part of the pro ' 3 out a clever farce ShiS®'Vcal^S After this, refreshnienU !• and partaken of by it,*? 8 *3(3®! : Uioee who do not inLrefo I 1 I home, leaving the ronw left.* » 0 tho room for tte.lSL?? o ® l9 to «2V* i ? Ddvy presided at the piano'aJ^^ l i ; i (knee mußic, wh« E t « t?® 4 tfandTl " the duties of M.C. Ev*rrthW° - pleasantly, keeping the & TCent «CiS ' o'clock, after which a§«&» »P M 2 spective home!.—{Own Cor'®^| ?: _ v

waikumete. -i'-Hl IN response to the social given • the gentlemen, the ladieTf„ J re >Mr'C' committee, and in order to oi-T! 6 ® » «m! they sent out invil nfcione bn?W !l! when fully 80 coaplcs ner*!m/ ar *"4 W the light to the room flung several fl.™ »{,• £■> AtsiS presented a Picturesque aw 1 olll «S ladies looked very charming ir lnc6 ' T> came from the city, besides PeoiS! villager miles away. The verdta was the grandest turnout in .? M %li The ladies presided over tlw . (e----which kept them very busy to wants of the needs of » b« served m relays at 11 pnj Sl' in the hands of Mrs. J »i.»* Messrs. Gorthorp (violin) E 8 deon), and Mr. E. McKes Sfe (Q by Mr. D. Walker, who are to hp mi?*' on the perfect control they eieiS^ numerous dancers throughout fl? The progr.mmc altogether was and started off with the "(1,5 M&-; waltz. There was also the "H d;S( . Chair Polka," etc. Amongsfc# ing items were:-Song bv V. 1 ? 11 *' " Norali. the Village Q Men /' whirl, V rendered. Miss Irwin was welfi&sL her singing of "There's No Oneffiw! to Me, amidst well-merited simi - fLwtt- sang "The Old the Mill m good style. Mis3E H«2 n bi Scenes That Are Brightest'' well received. Mr. E. B&»Jl I Love, and was well received■ TwSw W. Evans, "Half-past Nine," witt M*. again rendered "Tho Man That e P M Bank at Monte Carlo. 1 ' BetS % : everybody took an active par? 1 jls i : very little space being reserved, and fet, past three a.m. each and all d awl/® having spent a pleasant evening On the 9th inst., Mr. E "i.. ; • dancing class, which is to he cwried?' a week, and will tutor free nf .i 0 " 1 *! Correspondent.] 01

PUKEKOHE EAST. :'vM ON the 18th inst., the monthlv «««.• the Band of Hope took place good attendance, Mr. Robinson This being also the annual treasurer read her report, which balance m hand. Offlcers and 3,' w«r» appointed for the vear Tho the prosrramme for the '!!S and song by the chairmanKisses E. and A. Hamilton; Mr tt to C ° mrio: BonE ' C ' Mor^;4)g An attempt was lately nude to start',, creamery he/a, b»t it failed for S? sufficient number of suppliers on? M 1 More co-operation on the part of L? 1 , the settlers would have accomplish? ject. As it is, the building is nSw of no use to anybody. " ■ - Of late, owing to measles and bail S&F' the attoidance at the day school iS very Email. . On Sundav evening, at the JprUn ir tarian Hall, Pastor Bull, from t„fe : preached to a. fall congregation, ffl Christ, the Light of the WoiM.S®i At a Meeting of the School Committee W ! pwwrfcttaaissi

' NUHAKA NORTH. IT is reported on good authority thai«, rangements are being made with the faj establishing another licensed hotel K rare. The rumour says that a& i negotiating for a freehold property i, commands a splendid view of the TiS Valley, as well as the Hot Spring increase of licenses in the electorate v made, it is intended to get a transfer frts another place, and it is thought that'E will not be any objection from the Ii«n& rm? 1? 3 I' 1 present constituted. The Maoris at Mahia are making Mod w gress with the Anglican Church ffis» are having erected at Kopnawhara; Them renters have only just started with th # w' side, but there is enough to show' that th building will be substantial as well as mental. It will be remembered that a-iarp l sum was raised last summer means of 11 huia given by the Maoris. It 13 mtaiitfV have another large feast to celetatith opening of the building, about neit Janmit, when it is expected that a good nomlri! European church officials will lie jresai.[Own Correspondent.[ tfrJisM

PARTJA BAT. WE have, during the past few days, eis enced one of the severest gales that.fa: passed over this district for a long tine. I : began on Sunday, 13th instant, and■toil (Wednesday) it shows signs of breaEin During those few days the amount of dama j done has been enormous. While I until! can see a few bits of destruction caiid; thereby. Old buildings are wrecled,' fas swept away, forest trees uprooted, and M trees broken down in all directions, ft; amonnt of extra work caused to settleß ljj a gale of this kind is very great. • The rti fall during the gale has been conadenlk' and will tend to stop all farming openfa for some time.-[own Correspondent.] £; ; j:

NORTHERN WAIROA. , V\ THE easterly gale has been very, serwl] these parts, and has done many minora'; mages in the way of blowing dovm.chtaW j fences, and trees, as well as telegraph,® l ; On Monday and Tuesday We had. IS graphic communication with AacklaM.'®: Monday a large tree fall on the hottW® Barlow, of Kaihu, smashing tliOTg}]®: roof, and covering the floor wi&wtE There were three persons in the MPs# fortunately no one was hurt. ' tt'jv." The news of the stranding of tie Sterling caused much regret. , v !:-pk The Hobson County Council have SffflJ to alter the boundaries of the _westeni a ings, and in doing 60 have entirely the claims of the ratepayers to fair .HP sentation. No attempt has been mail .5 the Council to ascertain the ratabl# w'» number of ratepayers in the new .naiffl and the Aratapu people are complain®!.*! say that under the new divisions IMf ™ not receive fair representation.— 11 respondent.] ''■VopS

HORSESHOE BUSH, WADE. FOR the last five days it has been, Jl<# continual hurricane day and ingot, «J"! to the time of writing there seems to »b* likelihood of it abating. Sjo far m J-SjLi to ascertain, there is no damagO.wfj here at present. A number of decays F" are being levelled to the ground/: anj g trees are being uprooted. Delapida'eog ings are receiving a fair amount Of. SIMM but without any disastrous results. Droves of seagulls are to be seen tMs. .. flying backwards and forwards, j sure indication of the boisterous; wWtC'. sea. It iB seldom that they are visit" u ; inland as this. •' '' d Some rich deposits of kauri being obtained here at frequent : db Two prospectors about a fortiignt up l j earthed about fivo cwt in wo .,®ffi:i-tvi hear it stated on good authority tfIJJ have been prospecting again anajffl" efforts as hitherto have been orOT®#■ j success. This time they uneartnea^jw, , in one day, which will give each olwii good cheque for one day's work.-tU"' respondent.] ' V'/Iff

FAIRS URN. ;|S| Tfiß weather of late has been very JLsf the time of year. We have had agj able amount of fine weather, accomp® * many severe frosts, some of tnem 0 heaviest ever seen here. The po:rcn_tn® were in the open were badly inJ The exceptionally dry and c ?™^ 1(in « «{I perhaps favourable to the deraopni taste for public amusement anions dents. Many of the more sedate of tAj £ have no inclination to go at all m Salvation Army and the i* f) meetings that are held in most COW ( 'tricts, but the younger element ((! wider range of diversions. To vw» s j£ our library, which is «till some' st L gji but will be Boon more extensive, i frequent social gatherings and daocojfa and the present agitation for wo of a public hall, where entertain®™ 0 kinds could be given, are makto more enjoyable and better, It is jjjl to acknowledge the enlightened in«e,iy fostering: care and consideration not been wanting among our older , influential men. The building of a g be a somewhat big " n d ta SK„t e rtiri£ | i numbers are so few, but to tho ® $< difficulties exist only to be [Own Correspondent.] 4lsjsg