NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12000, 24 June 1902, Page 6

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[from OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

HAMILTON.

hiSr™ 1011 ' a3l \ in . g Mr - Greenslade to offer mm&elt as a candidate at the forthcoming Mineral election is being circulated in the Waiaato electorate. No. 1 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifles went into camp at Hamilton East on Saturday. Fortunately the camp was pitched be--1 ore the rain came on. Over 50 of all ranks are in camp. On Sunday there was church parade, ™ when ll l? company attended St.. Peters Church. Captain Hume was in command. The Hamilton Band, under Bandmaster Salmon, beaded the company. The ivev. ii- u. A. Major conducted the service, sermon ?S tS Q interesting and appropriate sermon. In the afternoon there was a large U ?£ s *° the cam when all were Band t^vL by thevolnnteers y The Hamilton Band played selections during the afternoon CAMBRIDGE. THERE was a fair muster at the meet on Wednesday afternoon, the rendezvous being "Twlawney" (Mr. T. W. Hicks' property) life weather was perfect, and a goodl sport was indulged in. Six spills were re corded, but fortunately no one wmhurt fT?# tbose preaeut I noticed Mr H Bui: lock-Webster (master), C. Selby Thi™ ijojikh. j. uanks, C. Shaw, Ashwin Atkinsmi and Dr. Roberts Misses E. Cave Ward Hick"' advan^d C ° nSlderably a^m «nted as the d£y '^in^uSS?v° rdi ? ary -? onthly «* took weref yardedda?™ „£ &< t od nu ™ber of cattle g»ftSS. Cow ß at calvin/fTtched S £5 to fi; SbrVheTfer? s*JS"ft July. £5 to £5 ss; choice heifora j*>ta3*™J n strong calves, mixed •SJTi'.ll'S,? *?!' smaller calves, mixed ™Z a %l 8 £ £ As 6d . : bred steer calves. £2 7s? 2 tyear-ola SeenTi* d ti : on W ed P cows e iriP ft BSR£ cows 12s to £4; fat cows, £5 to goodprices S a q £ a if^ ty I °£ brought £25 t "mkv f« weU \ bre<l baggy horse made The \Va k?LriJ : a, i d , a „ set of harness. £5 10s. wen\ inYo^A° Unted sifles5 ifles - No. 3 Company, drill mSF'&ISS °, n Saturday for a week's ooniimnted L' l "fnded * church parade, acBand at cl )y 4 th ? school cadets and Brass morning fct V m An<i 'S w 8 Church, on Sunday preached an S* v - Archdeacon Willis iSSS7t£ S?*™ 1- swmou ' and ■!»** beena d^ the J"*™ of year, there have thTmsf mnJ}S mber °. visitors here Amme been Ml &?"♦& one bpardinghouee having oeen run for the past six months.