NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11716, 26 July 1901, Page 6

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[FROM our OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] ;'■ HAMILTON. "', '■>< No. 1 Company Waikatc Mounted EiflH, under the icommand of Captain Hume, haw been camped at Kirikiriroa since Saturday last, and have been pat through; a : very .useful S training by Lieutenant Davies. • :Thereji«i| only a small number of the force under, 'ca»Vj vas. Captain and, Adjutant Eeid;inspected! the corps on Tuesday, and expressed himself very well ' pleased with the progress'made since he last saw them on parade. On 'Wednesday afternoon the men were amusing themselves jumping their. horses over varions obstacles, : when the horse ridden .by ■; Troopjr Harold Wilson, ; of Waingaro, • fell upon' no § rider, who has received some interna' injury. He was brought in immediately to the Hamilton Hotel, where Dr. Brewis was . waiting ,-t»| attend to the case. * No bones are broken, but it will be some clays "vet* before the extent of the injuries received will be ascei« tained. ; . -v.;, ~.•■■■■

CAMBRIDGE. TROOPER BOLIiAN'D arrived home from the war on Wednesday. At. St. Andrew's Church, on ' Wednesday, Miss Hjorth was united in the hob-bonds •off matrimony to Mr. Charles A. Care,; both of '% Cambridge." -yil'pifi A football match was played on .Victoria >i Square op "Wednesday between teams rente-1 Renting Cambridge East and- Cambridge West. Owing to the rain which fell during the past S3 few .weeks,- the ground was somewhat Biopsy, but, nevertheless,:there was some very creditable play on both sides. East 'had. the'bestg of the first spell, and West in the second, tie former winning bv 6 points (tries by Shaw and Amier) to nil. For the winners Arraei! ! Pk»f Cawling, Ashwin. and Moon played well,-and| for the losers Montgomery, M. Anderson, Garland, and Bell. ' • ' . ■.* , The first of a scries of winter evenings, in '; connection with St. Andrew's Church, was held on Wednesday. : There was a good attendance|i of parishioners, and a nleasant evening was spent. Archdeacon Willis gave a2O minutes | address. .;■ descriptive of, his trip • to""the; Old Country, which was listened to with evident appreciation. ; Ml. T. Wills explained itneis envelope system, which is about to he"adoj>;g ted, saying it was not introduced to cause ; those who gave to contribute still more, but | rather to establish an . assured system of <;; finance, and thus obviate the wvevitv■'of church officers making periodic calls for special subscriptions. The following muSieala nrogramme was submitted :—Solos." Deaf 0! H* Bobs" and " TCillaloe," Mr. A. . Harvey: To-morrow „Will be Friday" and "They A"? Love ;Jack.'Ofr: R. Ward: instrumental- selections. Mrs. Pilcher's orchestra: : song,sJWfi Night." Miss Pkeet; fugle horn solo, ip}}f Benediction." Mr. C. Stuart. Refreshments were provided during the evening. * V , The . Criterion Hotel is about to chanee hands. Mr. J. Gallagher'* successor beta? M •Jackson, who hails from the Whangarei district. ~■;

' COROMANDEL. IN accordance with", the rermest of several townspeople, a most delightful and instrnefive musical' service was' conducted in m vvesleyan Church on Sunday evening W* when the Rev. A. Mitch?!! preached ("> M fluent sermon, talcing as his subiect. "EHiali. ,S?= the Hero." A noticeable feature throaenonip the service was the > heartv consregationwp singing. During the service the rev. sen!fee, man sang two ; sacred solos from • MeridgS& sohn's favourite oratorio "'Bliiah. ,, '"WW;|; God of Abraham" and "It is Enough." •■*' be excels in this class■ of music, bis interpretation of these two difficult solos left- notnin,;., to he desired. Be was in excellent V'[* and was never heard to better nd™nta?e njvg a Coromandol audience. Judee Kdeer. *W • is at present attending the Lands Court, tins town, and who is a most accompli' ll *'■ musician, plaverl the vinlowelli :nhli?atp ™ each solo. Seldom, if ever, have local restdents heard this popular instrument « 0 a £ tisticaiilv manipulated. The pianoforte«vik companiments were ablv and tastefnllv 8 ° by Mrs. Mitchell. The large cbtigresa»* gave evidence of their appreciation of »£s% service. ; Under the conductors!'in of.'*•*;. "•.-■■ ?.* lßattson; the choir gave a capable rendition of the two beautiful anthems. "Tbe.'Kadi»»|| Morn" (Woodward), and " Hosanna m {"BE Highest" (Stabler). ( " J ,