COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13782, 22 June 1908, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

WAIHI. .* [BT ' TKIjGGHAFK.—OWN' CORRESrOXPEXT.] W.uht, Saturday. •'At. the Police Court this morning (.Messrs. J. Slevin and Win. Wallnutt. J.P.'s, pre--4- ; siding) an elderly man named John, Wallace, with several previous convictions against him, was found guilty of being ; an idle and disorderly person, and was .7-'' : sentenced to one month's imprisonment at ; the Thames gaol. ";-.{'■ The Waihi Bowling Club's annual social Was. held in the Miners' Union Hall last evening, and proved one of the most suc- ?';' cessful functions held by the club since jAy its inception. The floor was in capital ]■'■'■' order, and the music was excellent. Mr. ;6 Davey acted as M.C. During the evening ; ,V the president (Mr. K. S. Heady) presented ■ ' the trophies won during the season as fol- ■•'./ lows: —President's medal, Mr. J. A. Wil- .: liams (second successive year); champion •"' pairs, Masses. E. S. Heady and D. Ani/A'iv* drews; novice pairs, Messrs. J. .Murray ;- : B.nd Evan Morgan ; handicap pairs, Messrs. R. McWhirter and 0. M units'; novice handicap singles, J. J. Box. , * A meeting of the Waihi Technical ; ' , School Committee was held last evening, Mr. F. H. Mueller presiding. The chairman intimated that the meeting had been convened to*receive the report in connection with the recent conference between the Technical School Committee and the Council of the Waihi School of Mines, and to appoint three delegates to confer with the School of Mines, with a view .'. of arranging a syllabus in connection with the two schools, so that there should lie : no . overlapping in these classes. It was resolved that Messrs. Nicholson, Maekay, and Donaldson be the delegates t<* meet the Council of the School of ' Mines. . Tenders 'were received for making the necessary benches for the carpen- ■.'.-'. try and plumbing classes, 'and it was resolved to leave them in the hands of Messrs. Nettlingham, Maekay, and Nicholson for selection, pending the receipt of certain information from the Auckland Board of Education. Mr. Taylor, tho instructor for the carpentry and wood-turn-ing classes, intimated to the committee . • 'that £!■ a number of pupils were desirous .' ci learning wood-turning and as no provisions could yet be made by the school % he offered to allow them the use of his own workshop and plant to commence .;•'-■ operations. The offer was accepted with : thanks. AERO A. \ [FEOIT OTJB OWN CORRESrOXDENT.] ./- Paeroa, Saturday. A short Hitting of the Assessment Court was held yesterday morning to hear objections to the fresh valuation of the Ohinemuri County. Mr. F. J. Burgess, S.M., presided, and the 'assessors were Messrs. J. Kennedy and R. Craig. There were very few objections,, and a few small, reductions were made.