COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13765, 2 June 1908, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

ROTORUA. [ritOK OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Rotorua, Monday. At the annual smoke concert of the brass band Mr. David Lundon, on behalf of the members, presented the bandmaster, ! Mr. J. Munro. with a travelling comi panion, to mark the subscribers' appre- | ciation of his good services. The baud : has shown great improvement during the last year. _________ WAIHI. [BY TKI.KGWAI'U.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I " Wanil, Monday. Meteorological notes, furnished by Mr. I If 13. Dovereux, F.R.M.S., give the rainI fail for May as 9.62 in- and the number ol I wet- days as 21. The average fall in preI vious years was 7.48 in, and the heaviest i fall for the month of May was. in 1900, ! when 16.19 in were recorded. I Mr. A. J. Black, who is on a visit to i Waihi in connection with the no-license ; movement, delivered addresses in the interests of the party on Saturday and Sunday in the presence of largo gatherings. WHANG [ 11V TKT,JK — OWV ( 011 KSrOKDRNT.] N'«; A KKt, Monday. The intimation that the men of the i Third Regiment, A.M.R., would be at ! home on Sunday afternoon drew a large I crowd of visitors to the camp. Divine I service was held by the _ chaplain, and ; some of the ptamatea native troops gave ! a fine exhibition of physical drill to j music. Afternoon tea was dispensed to j visitors, who spent an enjoyable afternoon. PAKROA. - [MY TKr.KOHAI'II.—OWN" cpUHKSI'OXDKNT.] Pafi'.oa, Monday. At a meeting held in Pacron. it was decided to form' a branch of the Political Labour League, and officers were elected as follows:—President, Mr. McManus ; secretary, Mr. R. L. Olaridge; treasurer, Mr. TT." A. . Campbell. Messrs;. Cohmgh arid McManus were appointed delegates to a conference of branches of Ihe league and the Miners' Union in connection with the selection of a, Labour candidate to contest the Ohincmuri seat at next election. [from off, own' i orrksvoxw.nt.s.] MAT." NO ATI'ROTO. The Kev. Samuel (.iriffitliK, of Devon port. concluded an evangelistic mission <>i eight days' duration on Tuca.Uiy. the. 19tU inst. The meetings were well attended. On two evenings -Mr- Griffiths lectured on " Scenes Anions African Savages," and the attendances on these evenings were the largest during the mission. The lecturer most graphically described the scenes of his travels and labours on the island 'if Fernando I'o, telling manv interesting stories of devotion and fidelity on the part of native Christiana. He also showed a number of quaint curios, and some good photographs, which very much interested the voting people. At the monthly Band of Hope meeting on Wednesday evening. Vr. Griffiths again «poke, dealing chiefly with the evils of intemperance. A good programme, consisting of musical and elocutionary items, was ren- ' The fortnight!v raeeetiug of the Literary end Social Club was held on Thursday evenin"- 21st inst.. Mr. Lewis Smith in the chair. An'interesting paper on " Vegetarianism,' ' was read 'by Mr. V. Owens, followed by a spirited discussion. DRUM'. At the Drnry creamery on Saturday morning Mr" W. Ratelilfe. the manager, who has severed hi- connection with tin.' New Zealand Dairy Association and is leaving for Queensland, was presented with a gold alber. chain and shield. suit'ib'.v inscribed, from the milk-supplier* and a few" friend.". Mr. Fitzgerald, who mad- the presentation, *poke of the amicable relatione wliieh had so lone existed between them and of the esteem in ulib-li Mr. KatHifTc was held in the di.-trie.t. C'AMBJUDiJK. \r a meeting o! the Cambridge J looker Club la-* week it was rwiolvd- to aftiliate with the Waikato Hockey Association, Mew*. (J. Conn and O Simii-nn i« ing appointed delegate*. '.\ man named John MePher.-oii. who ha* been living at (Jli'-Cd:ile tor the past tw« or three rears, died smldenlv op Saturday morning, ■'•'nil' Waiicatn Hounds . had ,i most «neetvtf>d run at Malnngi on the iOtli ins*., tile meet on die iiul being at llruniwocd railway station, and on the 27th at Te Awa.aiitu. The Cambridge Domain Board met on Friday In*}, Mr. John Ferguson presiding. Mr. W. V. [inc'l.land offered to present a garden seat to the Hoard. If five others will donate scats nt a cost of £3 10- each the Hoard will plm-e the order for ttipui Aith Mv-i-. Massey l'.totlis>i>, ui Auckland. Mr Uneklaiid -aid considerable .-hoofing was being done ill the vicinity oi the lake. It wan decided that steps be taken to ill-> cover the of. tender* and pruM-cutc tlirut.