NEWS FROM COUNTRY, DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11712, 23 July 1901, Page 3

NEWS FROM COUNTRY, DISTRICTS.

[FROM CUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] CAMBRIDGE. A MEETING of the Cambridge Road Board was held on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. C. Day, 8. Cowling, M. Butler, and W. H. Thomas. In the absence of Mr. J. Taylor, Mr. Day wan J voted to the chair. . It was decided to act, on Mr. Dougherty's suggestion, to cut a drain and make a shoot across the road adjoining his place, the work to be done as soon as the weather permits. ' The financial report showed a credit, balance of £42 19s 7d. The surfaceman was authorised to redeck the bridge on the Fencourt Road, and also to fill in. some holes in the Hamilton Road. It was reset-red to let next meeting lapse, unless something urgent turns up. There has been a spell of rainy and cold weather here for the past six weeks, but this week broko beautifully fine. The willows are already pushing out their leaves, and there seem indications of an early spring. ■ TE AWAMUTU. A MEETING of the Waipa Rugby Union was held on Saturday. A letter of apology was received from the Pinko Union for not keeping an engagement. The ■. apology: was received, but as this was the second occasion, on which the same thing had happened, it was decided not to make any more arrangements with the union. It was decided to send a team to Rotoru.v , for - a return match, on August 10. The secretary of the Otorohauga Club wrote that his club would not be able to play at Paterang_i on the date fixed. The match was awarded to Patcrangi. The union was unable to accept a challenge from the Waikato Union to play at Tanpiri, owing to previous arrangements. It was decided to play a match at Hamilton with the Hamilton \ Union, provided that Hamilton plays the Waipa reps, at Te Awamutu afterwards, > On..Thursday. Mr. Hunter held a sale at Te Awamutu, when over 200 cows were yarded. I There was a large attendance, and prices I i! ranged from £6 10s to £9. ■ i ; ' J OHAUPO. ON Friday, at Ohaupo, there was a good mustor or over 500 animals yarded for Mr. Hunter dairy cow sale, many of them of choice , quality. There was a good demand at. * ; marked advance in prices, compared with last ! year. There was a large attendance, oi th»T public. The following are the quotations :— Extra good cows, to calve early, from £7 to £9, a considerable number sold at an average of £8. Ordinary quality cows,.coming to profit late in August, from £5 to £6 ss. Well- ■ grown three-year heifers from £6 to £7 5s ; well-bred two-year heifers, from £4 10c to £6 5s ; small heifers, from £3 10s to £4 10s. . . r '; WAIHI. -' ON Friday night, in the Miners" Union Hall, a farewell social was tendered to Mrs. Whelan, of St. John's Sunday-school, and to Mr. F. J. Sanders, vicar's warden, by the members of ; the congregation. The Rev. T. Eykyn presided, and referred in eulogistic terms to the many , good qualities possessed by both the guests of the evening. The girls of Mrs. Whelan's class presented her, per medium of the Misses E. Scott and Rita Graham,\ with a pretty silver-mounted cut-glass cruet. The boys' class also presented a set of serviettes and rings, and a nicely-framed photograph of the scholars, Masters C. Hunt and W. Dane© making the presentation. Mr. F. J. Sanders was the recipient of a handsome church service, given by the vicar oil behalf of St.,• John's vestry. During the evening the following items were contributed and highly appreciated :—Pianoforte solo, Miss Mellor ; " ■ Tommy's Guardian Angel " was " capably, rendered by Mona Mellor, a mite of five yeara old; a violin solo was given with excellent' taste, by Master Strauss Mellor; the vicar, sang two of his popular nursery songs, to the delight of the youngsters; Mr. A. H. Bong© ■ contributed Mark Twain'o humorous tale of George Washington ; Mrs. Holmes rendered. "Daddy" with fine expression ; a recitation ' by Mr. J. Rea was highly successful, as was also the song, " The Goblins in the Chnroh-', yard ■■•" " Grace Darling " was nicely sung by Miss Gregory; and little Miss Rycroft«. danced a Highland .fling in first-rate style. Miss Ethel Ryan played the accompaniments in her usual accomplished manner. Refresh-"' ments were handed round by the ladies, and wore much enjoyed. r A meeting of the Waihi Hospital"Oommitteo was held on Friday night in Lawless' clubroom, when there were present : — The. Rev. Father Brodie (chairman), Messrs. Max. D. King (secretary), T. Gilmour, Elliott, D. : . Campbell, Ready, Haszard, Haslett, Hind, Cathey, Locke, Roche. Collins, Robertson, •Murray, and Robson, the Revs. J. J. Bates- ; and J. . Olphert, Drs. Forbes, i Quiness, and Porter. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, it was resolved that the following means be adopted to raise funds for the hospital : A systematic canvass of the town to be made for subscriptions, the various religions denomiwa- • tions to he asked to arrange a hospital Sunday at an early date ; the friendly societies to be asked to arrange grand carnival and floral fete, to be held early in the summer, to be followed by a ball in : the evening ; the Waihi Rugby Union to be asked ~< to arrange •a football match for the benefit : of ; the hospital funds. Messrs. W. Co'rbett and M. J. ;< Stewart were elected members of the -committee. ' As the Waikino representatives stated they were present merely to gain in-* • formation, it was decided that Mr. Murray, be jk? asked to call a public meeting at Waikino, and that Waihi delegates attend and fully. > explain the hospital movement. Mr. T. Colj lins offered to attend the next Druids' Lodge meeting at Waikino, on behalf , of the Waihi' Hospital. Mr. Locke-also offered to attend the next; Oddfellows' meeting at .Raranga- ■ hake, for the same purpose. Both offers were accepted with thanks. : Twelve guineas were subscribed towards the funds by members of the committee who were not present at the last meeting, when £35 odd was subscribed. In the Academy of. Music, on Friday night, a very largely-attended social was held to ac- i cord a hearty welcome to Mr. Mellor, the new bandmaster of the Waihi Brass Band. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. W. H. Phillips (the band's president), the Rev. ■ Father Brodie was asked to preside. The Chairman mentioned that, t,the. Newtown (N.S.W.) Band, of which Mr. Mellor was formerly conductor, held . the excellent record of securing 13 first prizes out of 19 contests. The opening selection, Gems of Scotia," was well played by the band, after which dancing.oommenced in earnest, to the strains of the hand. Mr. W. Corbett capably officiated as M.C. During the evening the following contributed se- * lections:— Mona:Mellor, a child of-five years, displayed remarkable talent in singing "Tommy's Guardian Angel." Miss Moore,, ; whose vocal contributions are always enjoyed, sang very nicely." Flight of Ages. A- euphonium solo was very well rendered by Toni ." t Pezzigher. Miss McQuaid contributed a pleasing vocal item.' Waltz extras were played 'in. ; splendid, time by Mr. Mellor, Miss and Master , Mellor. and Miss Williams. :; Mr. John MacDonnell, secretary to the band, and members of the committee, are deserving of great praise for the unqualified success that attended their untiring efforts. WHATAWHATA. # , A WEDDING which caused some stir in. the neighbourhood took place at St. Barnabas Church on the 17th inst., when Mi> Christopher Marwood and Miss Mary Evelyn Dimmer were united in marriage by the Rev. H. D. A. Major. The church was completely tilled with the relatives and friends of.the contracting parties. The bride, who was most t tastefully arrayed in a fawn-coloured dress, , with wreath and veil, looked very pretty. She was-attended' to the altar by her two i sisters, Grace and Alice, who looked ; very nice 7 m pink costumes. After the ceremony, the ' parents of the bride entertained a large num--3 ber of friends at their residence. The bride ' received a large number of tasty and valuable I presents. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Dim--5 mer gave a dance in the Te Kowhai schoolf room. ' _ . , HAMILTON. . THE Hamilton Rugby Union played the Wai- ' kato Union at Taupiri on Saturday. A well 1 contested and very friendly game resulted in a win for Hamilton by 8 points to o. -- MERCURY BAY. ON July 5 a football match, the first of the season, was played in Mr. Eyers' paddock, Whitianga, Coromandel, which resulted in an. easy win for our boys, the score being: Whitianga 20, Coromandel 5. ' The Kauri Timber Company s mill resumed work on the 2nd, there being a few logs brought down by the recent freshes. The timber vard shows a bare appearance, some ' sizes of timber being exhausted. The bushes ■ are in full swing, and several contracts . let. Mr. Black, of Wairoa, has taken the large contract. . Mr. A. White, who has charge of. ■" the work, informs me it will take three years i to complete the work. ~ •■ ' "*! , The new assistant doctor for the Mercury ' Bay. Hospital has arrived and taken up his , : duties. , , , ' "■ Messrs. Hoy and Lee have finished their con- , tract of metalling the Kaimarama Road, and i. deserve credit for the way they complied with , ths specifications in putting on the required c depth and size of metal. ; ■ . OTAMATEA BY the last company, orders issued by Cap- } tain Colbeck on June 20, it is pleasing to note * some of his remarks, .viz., "I wish; to thank 1 the officers, non-commissioned officers, and 3 men of the Otamatea Mounted Rifles for the i splendid way they behaved, during our recent visit to Auckland. I am proud to com--1 mand such a body of men. The thanks of the corps are specially due tc Quartermasters Sergeant Collas, for the way in which he i worked for our comfort." Captain Colbeck 1 can certainly defy any person te say that he - saw any one of his men misbehave them- > selves whilst down at tlw Royal reception. 1 The quartermaster-sergeant ■;. had charge of the commissariat department, and he spared " no pains in having everything in the best pos--1 Bible order that he could. Of course, under ) the circumstances, he had a rathe; trying t time of it. He engaged the services of a well- •!■; t known " chef " from these parts (Mr. Peter i Irwin), who, with his assistant, and in Bpite " of the mud and rain, kept a smiling face, and ' in a good humour through all the encampk ment, and did not treat the men to anything ) like the Newtown Park . scandal. The men , would like to tendei their best thanks to the r people along the different routes they travel- '. led, to and from Auckland, for the generous ' and kindly way in which they were treated, and especially to Mr. J. Stewart, of 'Helens- * ville, for his very kindly treatment of them. t on their way through Helensville. lam sorry - to say that several men are still suffering 5 from bad colds contracted sleeping in the . damp tents at Alexandra Park.— Correspondent.] , *'.

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