NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12402, 26 October 1903, Page 6

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[FBOM OUR OWN ■ COBBESI'OKDSHIS.i , HAMILTON. - THE welcome social to Mr. and: Hw.-SavaW by -.the. members-of the Hamilton. Band, mi largely attended, visitors being' present from • - all parts of the district. The hall was nicely - decorated. The Hamilton Band, under Band- " ' master garage, supplied the music, which was thoroughly appreciated by the dancers. In the intervals between the dances songs were' " IV "by Mrs. Tilt ton, Miss Stone, ■• Miss Eeid, .Mid Messrs. Brown, St, George, Wallace, 'Pay- . or. and Jordan. -The Ladies'-Comuiittes, to whom the success of the affair is largely w»i are entitled to praise. , ■ • • . WAIHI. TUB Roman Catholic Bazaar, w'ich nu opened on Wednesday evening:, is turning out ft great success, £120 bavin;? been taken, on the first two evenings. On Thursday night ft thoroughly enjoyable concert was given;: '. : . Iho bazaar closed on Saturday. .; borne foolish person has been" engaged for two or three nights past in scaring women / and. others by prowling round the darkest and least frequented thoroughfares clad in a white sheet, springing out suddenly, and thoa ' decamping. He may do this once too often. „■ WHANG AREI. ' ' INDIGNATION is expressed hew at the nwr Licensing Bill not, providing for bottle license lor the sale of New Zealand-made wines. It ' is considered this will greatly affect the cultivation of the vine in the Northern dis* tracts.. ' ■ ' ~Mi'-. Pardic, school inspector, lectured on the management of schools taught by on« .: ? teacher to the Teachers' Association in.the"v : ::■ > -.;■:: wbangarei No. 1 school this (Saturday) morning.:/<:/yy^:y-/':' ■ ' Adjutant Dickens, Salvation Army officer here, reports: that over £100 has been, col- ; lee ted by the self-denial movement iu this ' district in aid of Auckland rescue work. ':.;;■■ The volunteers have been class-firing at th« • :-j. range during this (Saturday) afternoon, tfe» day being well, suited for good shooting. CAMBRIDGE. Messrs. MCNICOb AND CO.'S ordinary monthly stock sale on Friday was well attended, and more than the advertised number of stock were yarded Dairy cows and heifers ' sold well at from £6 to £9. A three-year-old fat , heifer, bred a,nd fattened by Mr.. J. D. P. Morgan, realised £10. Two-year-old- steers -..-.,; made'£7 7a and yearlings £4 to £4 12s. A , pen of shorn hoggets sold for"9s fid, and wellbred pigs brought extreme rates. A" number not so well bred sold at lower values. * , RAGLAN. ' ' AT a meeting of the Sports Committee .a programme was drawn up to lie submitted' - to a public meeting for consideration. . Mr. ,- W J. Smith was appointed secretary. Be- , .•■■?" tween £20 and £30 lias been subscribed to the prize funds. . ,'■■ .■.:.... Miss A. Cox has succeeded her sister,; Alias Rose Cox, as organist to the Congregational Church. The latter young lady has left the i: , district. ■ .-..-■■■ '::■■■■ ■:).. — i ■" ' ..I.—-. ' . ~,*»; i .V..-;-:.: - '-:;'.: [