NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11203, 25 October 1899, Page 6

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS

[from our own CORRESPONDENTS.] '0 HUNTLY. M MR. wm. TATTIET, mining engineer in : l charge of UteTanpiri .Extended coal mines, has resigned his position. During the last "tM en years My. Tattiey has managed tHu.eitenvl; coal mines of the company here with a most satisfactory result. He is credited ' V lis rrioTw en S' he « r . and under coal T ™ 5T , a great output "I coai. iam informed by Mr Tattlev (hit liei K^ 6tar , n > DB t0 Auckland, where he COT sn fh 118 as a surveyor, consulting, and mining engineer Thp nramuch^K 111 ° ¥ W - Tafct iey lias done' % i?« i devßop c . oal - m:ni hore, for which" ladd tlnt 'iit i^r? 103 - praise - 1 not: g tlio n i al^ et ° lub are arran ßing to join fix mm ~, , , ! form .a? association, so as to *W and nrmrf? T lth neighbouring places, - and prov.de general work For the cricketing .f ft _ „, , KAIHU. ''£#1 rwt I£l « vell !ns a most successful con* it® nf tk! ? , 'J 1 { ho Waikaraka Hall, in aid .< ! tohSJ. f !' nda 0 'ho local cricket club. The ;_ri ™ lt . emß were splendidly rendered, and S ™ch appreciated by a very large audi"?*# mo «■ B -i > be,ns Packed. The meeting WU rnesided over by Mr. E. Nicholson, ihovM popular and enthusiastic president of the ???"•.. The programme was varied and in* 1 :".: terestmg consisting of tableanx, solos, reci- v V.i tations, duets, which were rendered by Mrs. SS I Stevens and Messrs. Griffiths, G. Duckling, <W£® Stewart, Brown, Snowdon, Stephens, Jones, i. Hare, Hook, Trayes, and Olliver. The-.fe'f; •Maropiu Brass Band gave several selections.. •!'. the concluding item on the programme was a .«;£ farce entitled " A Bilious Attack," which was '>■ well rendered by Mrs. Stevens. Miss Fraser. p* and Messrs. Trayes and Moore, and which, elicited much laughter and applause from the. ■ audience. Thanks to the liberal patronage V of the public, a considerable sum of money .■;« was handed over to the secretary of the . .l'*: cmh- This should go a good way towards J-fs, liquidating the debit balance which has been ,v' hanging over the club. Too much praise cannot be given to those ladies and gentlemen who worked so hard to make the concert a huge success. The Maropiu Band, and other • performers also deserve a meed of praise for coming so far to assist.