NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12211, 5 March 1903, Page 6

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

» , [from OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) l ■ CAMBRIDGE. ' ■',- THE anniversary services in connection MWg®s St. Paul's Methodist Sunday-school were held on Sunday, special services being held in the church. The Rev. S. J. Gibson officiated-''at the morning service, and Pastor Clark, of th* Auckland Tabernacle, in the evening; gpgr " ' cial hymns and anthems were sung; the choK being under the baton of Mr. Tudehope " ■* An accident happened to Miss Maker of >'' Pukerimu, on Tuesday, afternoon. ■ In com* w*; ; pany with a gentleman ! friend; she wis driving homewards, and when half way down the Duke-street Hill the britching broke. , The vehicle not having a brake attached, the occupants were at the mercy of the horse, waM»|fll became : restive and plunged - into- the i hank t'Z'&i throwing , * the V: occupants ;>' violently '. to the ground; - The gentleman escaped unhurt,, bitt"?«ll! Miss Fisher sustained several nasty cuts abon> the head, which bled profusely. - She was ' veyed .'to i Dr.- Roberts' residence, whera her wounds were attended to. She was conveyed home, and 1 hear is progressing favoura'oiy, although much shaken. - f ~ ' : **tl3B§SKti ':■■■: ":/V..;. TEAWAMUTU. ' ( "' '; : ' A MEETING of the Puniu Domain Board was held on Saturday. Present: Messrs. Jas.'Wal-*.?;,: (chairman), W. Johns,* and M. Turaey. The annual report pointed out i that, the'Tfc'iW&S serve at Te Rahu, about seven acres, -was 01 no use as a recreation ground, and the question ; of , its disposal? was considered, and 1 the following resolution adopted, That asitbiuiljfeft never been used by. the public, "although wejl planted with shade and ornamental trees, arid was never likely to be used' for publicjpW-SS poses, any further expenditure upon it is useless, and that the Governor should 'be: advised to sell it.",. The rates for the year,'"£l',l4£'jjg?gsSijj3 were ordered to be paid. At the conclusion of the meeting Mr. Johns ' said ' that "having i '." sold his farm' he would soon he leaving Ite had been a member of the Board for 20 ycaia. and it was hard to part withhold associates. In deference uo the wishes of his fellbw-ms)!} 1 bers, and as he would visit -the"' dist'rictVs&pEs«jSjj! sionally, he deferred'; tendering bis ■: resignation. OHAUPO. WE have now got a letter box attached fete* Messrs. • Edwards' store. This will proyoi very "great convenience. ■ It .will ho.cleared' daily, at half-past eight "a.m. and half-past one,: p.m. '•.•"■■ \ v ',''•' '■* '" 1 PATEEANGI. ■ -£™ THE funeraj of the late Mrs. Scott took place ; : . : .: on Monday. There was- a large atiendsxijeb. of relatives and friends. The Rev.'Mr. BntrKAyM} can officiated sat the. grave. The ! deceased lady came from Canada about 30 years ago, : and has resided in Paterangi ever since, fihe was a sister of Mr. P. C. Germann. She leaves a family of. ten to mourn their loss, eight girls and two boys. :,? . RAGLAN. ON Saturday afternoon Sergeant-Major Cole-- r man inspected .the local corps of mounted infantry. The; company 'was put through a course of practice on the range; the result was that their figures of merit were very 1 WW After parade a- meeting was held with the.ob- > ject of electing a captain. This matter wai postponed for a. fortnight. • ;., r'itflilH The exports from this port are increasing. The s.s. Kanieri on a recent trip took cargo for Onehunga valued at £700."; Included in her - cargo were 16 tons flax and one ton of butter. The boating fatality fund ; now totals £\%mm 10s. i" The committee have purchased a houSe s|p[ and land just outside the township for ,'Krw™ Ensol, and she and her family are in occupation of the house. - ~,< On Sunday afternoon the funeral ; of**«

«*» r .Sunday afternoon „.. »„.™».— „...»»•...--■ Wallis took, place in the i Okete I Cemetery. | Dhere was a large attendance. The Be?, ft. Darr conducted the service. ';' The new post office is now open for busing. [t is a very good building, and will meet tn» probable requirements of , Raglan for some ;ime to come. WAIHI. , 4. MEETING of the Waihi Hospital Tiusteae was held-on'Wednesday evening, when there. , were present: ■ Rev. J. Olphert, Messrs. CampSell, Gilmour, Wood, Newdick. and Benßt r .,-V chairman). It was resolved that commit' ;ee comprising the Eev. J. Olphert and Messrs. jilmour and Benge,- wait upon the Waihi Qom a Mining Company with : a view to haying » arger water pipe ' attached to the. company* , water-race for hosi>ital use. ■ The Very-Eev. Father Brodie, one of the trustees,!.tender*lis resignation owing to pressure of business. Ct was unanimously. resolved, "That the Bey. Father Brodie's resignation be acceptedDW|§§ Seep regret, -with the hope that he may; a* some future time reoccupy the position. J.M 3uilding Committee reported having visited tne -rv_ hospital - and found • everything i going on ' aUright, but very ■■ slowly, and urged ..that \W*mk steps be taken so that the hospital W«J ,a be completed ---speedily,. " rConsiaerMW/M, discussion then ensued, and it was finally, re- , | solved, "That the Building Committee inter-, view both the architect and the contractors, and , inform them. that the .trustees . are dissatisfied with the slow progress in the erection of. the buildings, and they consider that an efforts should he concentrated. upon.the main, ,. building until its completion." ft; was «" solved,- "That Drs. Guines3 and', Slater..to asked to meet the trustees at their, next meeting to confer and advise ; regardmw'the; l j,„ chase of , the necessary: requirements for. t• » operating.room, etc.".-.'•'' A copy of- the a P** *~ cation for the £600 Government grant was rev ceived from Mr., Bartley, architect, the original having been countersigned by the enaw man and forwarded to Wellington. ' V^-pf The monthly meeting of j the., Waihi School g 3f Mines Council was held on Thursday evening W last. Present: Messrs. ! T. ■ Gilrno,ur_. (chaw man), E. Banks. A. H. Benge, Major KenricK,.., E. Morgan. T. Johns, and C. Saunders- <- ine director (Mr. Morgan) reported -■ that were were already 57 students enrolled, an Iw« ' the class attendance totalled 176. The sum of £30 10s had been received, in class ™™°f',M\ ship and assay fees. Messrs. Kennck. Ben*,?, and t Gilmour were appointed a sub-cqmmiw* rag to confer with the i director re jmrcha.sei o» various' articles' urgently required for >«££« cessful working of the school. It--w*Mj-solved - that i the following \ rulei re s™S-sfi' fees take effect from date: .",Students mem . bership fees shall be paid by the year, anu . shall expire on December 31 in each year, jk« ,? vided that if a student joins in the latter »,*£- of the year - he ' shall not be "required to pa. more'than 5s for the .unexpired %VWW ° the term." The sub-committee appointed £ , draw'up rules reported progress. "J™ solved that ■an extraordinary ; general .»S|;lf| be called for Wednesday, March 26, .mo roe . to pass the rules. .: A Visiting Committee wa» , instituted, two members of the council w act in turn, each month. , " t oiiin'e- ;. The following members of [.therijoj 3 gMB-0i muri : Rifle i Volunteers ' have left .• W aim }4&gg| Trentham' (Wellington) to. take ; part inNew: Zealand Bifle Association's chamPW g ship £ meeting .-—Lieutenant,,- Bead j. • i K W Cornea, Morrison, Jackson, and }l^\'J&JM l majority of the above are very fair avei*s .f h The shocking, not to say. scandalous, state of the Puke Road, Paeroa, is a bnrnfflg Wg..,<; »■ tion •in Waihi ; just now, ,as very i" le «, venience is'; being;< experienced W.J* 1 \ ?£* •> tradespeople,: and : mining companies ■ Coim ., recent digging up of a culvert by CountyLgKy&rf cil ; workmen ; has practically P™V traps.- : ;■■ ■ all J -heavy traffic beyond ' two : horsedi»j». . and the delay in i getting supplies *»" > ™}; nig a serious loss to those concerned. -a*»** ; to the responsible 'Ministers re ■ the mfe M| situation have been despatched to of Waihi. but so far no official'■«S£K?§»**«H any ? relief being afforded has -been -rece from the Government by the Waihi JJon, : * -San outcome of the swimming «£«&{•' the recent |Miners' Union sports e^ iC . '■ match : has r been i arranged , between . M donald and Joughin for. £5 a-side, to taKC in on-Saturday ; next. -: " , , ,^ r ,,rSWstlSi| , Mr. :A: W. Mann, our popular .local K„y - ;' master, i has .: departed on ; a:: months no' .; A: , tour. During Mr. Mann's absence. »V i/r*. Moore, of the Thames' Post and Telega" ~ - j parlineiits, will be in charge. /;. '.»