NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13202, 13 June 1906, Page 3

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

(FKOII OCR oivn" '.ORBES«iM>i>:-'xs.3 * , A ><* §1 CAMBRIDGE • ! Mi!. .labbi) At.LWiLL, a well-knowu local farmer. , *>> v.ho leaves this v.eelc on * trip to the Old : --y j Country, was Hie recipient of an address and yr-f I travelling bag 011 Thursday last. . " . ;..y A wedding took place at Kcncoyrt on,Wc<lne*day. the contracting parties, being Mima Mary Gu'alt rough and .Mr. Prims Schwar*. The Rev. -; ? ~J \V. 11. Heck officiated at the ceremony. ( . , , . J in tlu> third shooting competition (or Messrs. /-Il llibenstein Heathers' trophy Corporal Jcnkinr * pi.-.rd the winner. HAMILTON*. & A .<?,K'rtKi» was held •in . Hamilton on Thursday { 1 night, for the purpose of forming a united Baud >-i of Hope. The Rev. Mr. Fee was elected prwi- yy*'.- I dent and ail ministers of the Protestant churches "<y ] vice-presidents. The Itev. Mr. Mairs «M appointed ' . ''ij musical conductor and Mr. Harvey secretary. j On Thursday evening a meeting oil the mem- -,i beis of tho Hamilton Fire Brigade and Band. ~r| was held for the purpose of making arrangement*" .. -• i for the holding of -a bazaar and art union in aid '.v ; of the funds of both bodies. It was reported . ~y: ; U that already several works of art had ' been"pre-' . sented. The bazaar will be cold about tho second week in September. ' On Wednesday evening Mr. .1. Vsruey. president i ."! of No. 1 Football Club, ami several if the membeis paid a surprise visit to Mr. 'and Mrs. Radford. Franklori, who hud just returned from (heir ' ,> j marriage trip. Mr. Hadford had been a promt- f lieut member of the No. 1 Club and the oppor- ? - i (unity was availed of to acknowledge hi* service" by presenting him. on behalf of the club, with a. ij handsome clock and set of carvers in coniinemor- • - atiou of his .marriage. ' ~ . .* I, , ;sj At a meeting of lie. WiiiloHn Agricultural and Pastoral Association resolutions were passed • ap- , proving the purchase of the show ground and the borrowing of £2500 to pay for said land and t - make necessary improvements.. A discussion toofc place as to adopting the award of the arbitrators ■ \<ij as between the association and. the South Anfik- >j land Pacing Club. The matter was- eventually. . Si referred to the •executive committee. '' The monthly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was'held last Friday evening. » Uw a committee appointed to. consider- the effect of . taxation on lease values reported that the system ' ji had not been sufficiently long in force to enable ,t - them to judge, and that in their opinion they thought before a conclusion could lie arrived at , the effect of depression must be felt. ' It. wan \ -v. decided to grant £50 towards the fund to allow of the district being properly represented at a. ;>| the International Exhibition. The Mayor sub- y : y-:S;;| milted estimates which anticipated a. total reve- . nue of £2771. This was based on a general lA>. , ; of lid in the £on unimproved value, estimated ■ to yield £1001. ' The Council went into • com- - , t mitlee. On resuming the Mayor said that, the Council in committee had. resolved that a rule of 5 • ljd be levied. The estimates were adopted with this alteration.- A resolution was passed asking ; '.NX tlio Minister for Land* to agree to tho transfer, f i 'JS of domain lands within the borough to the . Council as municipal endowments, tho 'Council ./,S) to pay compensation in accordance with th*' Issfc** ,* * (Jovernmcnt valuation.- It was agreed that the 5 draft of a letter explaining the position by' Mr.. , i Swarbrick be forwarded to the Minister. , VNst At Tattpiri 011 Friday night a valcdictftry . ~ V,:" social to ■ ?.>. and Mrs. 15. Co* and family sva* > ,'theld. The- family are leaving to take up 1 their ; iffi residence at Moanavale. The • hall, which was a prettily decorated, wan too small to accentmodale the company. For upwards of 20 years Mr. Cox, as manager of the Frenhlleld Estate," 1 •] held the position of one of the lending farmers -y • of the Waikato, and was a member of nearly, J every society and association calculated to. ad-,. "j, 1 '! vance the district. Mr. Cox is a (launch church- " , j man, and has for nianv years given his time 'J and energies to upholding the cause of Chris- '.R tiaritv in the district, a task in which he has , , Yffl been ' ablv assisted, by his wife and daughter. ' |i Shortly, the family have, endeared themselves to j all their neighbours.' The chairman, Mr. Waring, il spoke in glowing terms of the services rendered ' ' j| and the personal qualifications of the gnesto of - ... .j! th evening. Mr. John (iordon «aid that -for 19 < -j| years Mr. Cox !id lie*'.. >ic neighl ii.: >.>id ati-;. v .-• J "leighbour he htJ y.rovii'. ;• T. Poterson, w. .- > tjl was the renresenwlive 0, the Ngaruawnhia eil'», & [ of the district, bc.M testimony to the good wort* • r ■ | performed bv the familv and their universal« - .e popularity.. Mr. T. Bailey, of lfuntly, spoke in.' ,'M the same" strain. The Rev. A.' J. Beck expressed" ",-jl regret at the great lose the local church would r.-M suffer hv the. departure of Mr. Cox, and his I,t ,1" | family. ''M. Cos feelingly replied. • f. j .way hi. - '• t ** - have had a week of very oid wester]* * j-f I she vets, followed by one or: two frosts, with _'», lovely bright days. ' ; ".-.:Xh' ' The service road for the railway traffic w m,, 1 .ft places up to the saddle girths in mud. sever,d 5 of the. navvies left after Inst pay day, and thern . i? .mu-.<h gciimbling• owing to their not. being» ( able to make snnicien* \v.ige». The -storekeeper*?: i ii"ve suffered considerably in coiweotienw of the 4Pj j 'j men leaving and not paying their store bills. ' ' j Some of the young grass is looking nice.' and ' ■;< green, and the stock generally speaking look-, > s well. ' „ ~ - • : The School Committee met on Friday, and- ~■ ' confirmed the ajipointment of tic. new, teacher _ ' t ~<f\ who takes charge of the district. school oil Moil-'' . K day next.. ru,SSK;J.. - - ,| A i,Alien shark was caught near the whir! "'i "/ ■ Thursday morning last by Mr. llavid Forsyth?., „ I It. is cyw lying on the beach, and measure* ' 1 about lift in length. „ „ " .«' I ' (Wi Mr. (iiieison inspected the Russell pub.ic . ; 1 . school a few days ago. All the scholars ]wtw(l ( j J with the. exception of two—.t satisfactory remit 1 for teachers' and scholars alike. ' >• • f y "i The schooner Saucy Kate, laden with coal '.J from Ngunguru for Opus and Kawalra'va, ' fii'*.*.''• -. '4 rived in the harbour on Wednesday last.- - ; , . : ONEWHEKO. - ""'7| The annual meeting of householders was held , , in the schoolhouse on June 5. Mr. C. J. Liulierg„ was voted to the chair. After the outgoing cominittee's report had been received and eouflimer" ,<•. -J the election of a new committee was p 101' cede.! . ~ '! with. When the ballot wan declared it wo* ' found that the new committee was composed en- ... .Is i rely of memlKi-! of the Otiewhera branch of the _ * ; Opposition Reform League. •'f •' I'OKENO. O.v Monday evening, •Tunc 4, the monthly - ] ' s '. meeting of the Band of Hope was held in - the .'..'cj Public Hall. The Key. T. A. Nome, who v.ai ' v -"d in the chair, gave a short address on .temperance, 1 - - A specially-attractive programme was well If», ' dered. Miss Chiplin saug "Tired" and "Father. *sjS| Dear Father:" Mrs. Johansson gave a. pianoforte | solo; Miss La wry sang "Won't You Buy My ■ Pretty Flowers:" Mrs. T. A. Xorric sarc "River ", 4 ,a,*?, of Years" and "Flight of Age* Miss Mackenzie- $ sang Robin A'dair" and " Comin' thro' - the ".IT' Rye:" and Miss ,T. Brown, "White Wings," Mr. .*5 Craig concluded the evening with » reading. ! 'Hie monthly meeting of the t'okeno Road Board was held 011 June 2 in the Public Hall." .-•» The members present were Messrs. Brov ulie, Clark, Havward. and R. Prendcrgast. The chair- V ; man being absent, Mr. I'rendergasi, wan op- -' pointed chairman for the meeting. It- wns ri« ' ported that the sledging of heavy loads of limber (posts) was being carried oil through one t J' >*"' of tho district- roads, and the Board decided to ; caution the offender, and should that not prove,, 1/ ' , sufficient, to enforce the by-law,, which provides a penalty of £5 tor each offence. It was decided to lew ii general rate of Id in the £. .. Account* amounting to £81 17s 7d were passed for pay- 1 n:ent. . On Saturday, June 2, a football match v«« laved in Mr. I ; lies' paddock, between the " I'okeno and Waiuit senior teams. The game re- (' 'V nulled in i win. for the home team by 20 points sjiffl »c 3. ■ '■ i'ssifcrsE ______ 1