COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13724, 14 April 1908, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

OTAHUHU. [FROM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT.] The monthly meeting of the Band of Hope took place on Friday, the attendance being very large. .Mr. (4. Havill presided,, and a, good programme was supplied by members of the society. It was decided to inquire about procuring a supply of suitable badges for the members of the society. At the last meeting .of the Luke Memorial Committee the collectors' reports showed that £35 was available, with the expectation of a further amount. It is hoped that at the next meeting a suitable design for the memorial will be placed before the committee, and decisive steps taken to accomplish the object in view. The Rev. R. Taylor, who has made many friends in this district during his term as minister of the Methodist Church, preached his farewell sermon at the last week-night service in the church, a large congregation being present. Members of the Bow Club have reason to be pleased with the financial result of the concert recently held in aid of the club's funds, a sum of about £20 resulting. The green is in capital order, and two new rinks have been laid down. The croquet lawn adjoining has also been sown down, and a healthy take of grass has resulted. A favourable indication of the progress of the district is afforded by the number of new buildings in course of erection, but the contractors are- in many cases delayed in their work by the insufficiency of labour. PAEROA. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONOBNT-] Paeroa, Monday. Mr. Poland, M.P., has written to the Railway Department pointing out the danger to road traffic from the sudden appearance of the train at the tunnel entrance opposite the Crown Company's battery at Karangana.ke, and has received the follow - ing reply from the Minister;—"l have: the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 2 drawing attention to the necessity of an automatic signal being placed at the western entrance to the railway tunnel at Karangahake. In reply, I beg to inform you that I am having inquiries made into the matter, and you will be again communicated with oJI the subject.— faithfully, W. Haix-Jonks." In reply to a request from Mr. H. Poland, M.P., that a delivery of correspondence should be made over the counter at Paeroa between seven and eight p.m v the Prime Minister has replied that lie is making inquiries to see if the request can be complied with.

WAIHI. • [iiY TELEGRAPH. —OWN" CORRESPONDENT.] .... , , Waiht, Monda'v. J he> borough returning officer (Mr. *W. M. WallutJ has notified that a poll on the question of technical _ education in waihi will be taken on the same day as the Mayoral flection. The proposal is as follows 1 hat the Waihi Borough Council contribute a sum (if £500 ' ■>■ the establishment of a technical school in Waihi." Ihe anniversary services Yesterday in connection with St. James" 'Presbyterian Church were a great success. The church was crowded at each service, special sermons being preached bv the Rev. W White, M.A. * / Charge Nurse Shilliagton, late of the Waihi District Hospital, who has been appointed matron of the Waipiro Hospital, left Waihi this. morning lor Auckland, en route to Waipiro.