COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13583, 12 September 1908, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

WAIHI. [BT TELEGRAPH.OWN' CORRESPONDENT.} .'■'. n.;. '.:■ Waihi, Friday. At a meeting of those interested, last , evening, it was decided to form a Waihi corps of the: St. John Ambulance Brigade. .; Mr. E. liowe was elected .superintendent. and Mr. J. Wotherspoon first officer., ? : Steps aw to be taken to procure an anibulanc* Utter. Mi. C. J. Parr '(chairman of the Auck- , land Evocation ■ Board) is on a visit, to 'V Waihi, mainly in connection with the selection of a site for the new ■ school to ' : ' be erected in the south portion of the;||| township, In company with members of the schools committee, Mr.' Parr inspected the site under offer this afternoon. Ihe Vvaihi Liedertafel gave an enjoyable subscription concert in the Miners' fill union Hall last evening, in the presence of a. large- and appreciative audience. The numbers by - the choir evidenced further, improvement on the part of the society ; . trom the musical standpoint; and in this ' connection praise is due to the conductor, ff I'*1'* cKhNl °n- The soloists were Mrs, , *• w « udd ' and Messrs. Morgan and , *_• W. Powell. The accompanist was Miss Morgan. - • ■ r • -•• \;.■:.*;■■ COROMANDEL. .- \- [by TELEGRAPH.-—OWN 00RRBSP0N»ENT.] > -'.'-*_. ' > - Ooromandel, Friday. . " A successful social was held in St. An- : ;; drew s Church last evening, in connection y : with the annual meeting. Mr. R. McSpor- ■": ,.. ran, 8.A.; presided, and addressed the .5 Ik 66 "? 5 ' Mr. E. Kennedy, chairman of i : the Management Committee, gave an out-' ;, line of the past year's operations, showing .; matters in -connection with the church to -.:.; be ini a satisfactory state. An excellent , ■. musical programme was submitted, at-the,* a u '* ° wnicn refreshments were dispens- , : ed by the ladies. The collection amounted to £6 6s.'-",;-.'''.