COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14018, 25 March 1909, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

. WAIHI. -. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] "" Waihi, Wednesday. A match between teams of 10 men a-siie from the No. 3 Ohinemuri Rifles and the Waihi Gun Club will be fired on the local range on Saturday afternoon. The examinations for mine managers' and .battery superintendents' certificates under the Mining Act, 1908, are proceeding at the; Waihi Scnool of Mines. Mr. M. Paul, Government inspector of mines, is acting as, supervisor of the written portion, and Messrs. Thos. Gilmour (Waihi), and H. P. Hornibrooke (Coromandel) will conduct the oral examination on practical points. A well-attended meeting of the Waihi Athletic Club was held last evening in the Sterling Hotel, Mr. H. Svvann presiding." Routine business was transacted, and- the secretary's report showed that everything pointed to a successful sports meeting on Saturday, April 10. At the residence of Mr. A. Parry yesterday, Mr. J. Orchard, of Waihi, and Miss Ethel Rough, of Tasmania, were married, Adjutant Gray, of the Salvation Army, conducting the ceremony. The bride was given away by Mr. Speak, and was attended by Miss Speak as "bridesmaid, and the bridegroom was supported by Mr. W. Bice as best man. The quarterly meeting of the Waihi branch of the Hibernian Society was held last evening, and was well attended. A scheme for increasing the membership was. submitted and enthusiastically received, and . alter ordinary business had been transacted the Very Rev. Father Brod'e gave an enjoyable reading on Daniel O'Connell. 1 Owing to want of interest among members of th© Waihi Miners and Workers' Union, two recently-called general meet? , ings have lapsed for want of quorums As a. result the president and vice-presi-dent hav-a re-signed .their offices in protest, i.nd a meeting has been convened for Saturday to. discuss the position. . The. twelfth anniversary of the, Waihi Druids Lodge will be celebrated with a conversazione in the Miners' Union Hall on Friday evening. PAEROA. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]; Paeroa, Wednesday. At Ihe meeting of the Star of Paeroa Lodge of Druids on Monday night, Bli- ' ther Beattie was installed an district president of the No. 10 district, which , reaches from Thames to Waihi. The installation was conducted by Brother H. J, Field. After the ceremony Brother Beattie, on behalf of the lodges in the district, presented Brother Field with a .past district president's collar and dif'onia. A large numler )f visitors wero present from Waihi, Waikino, and Kara : ngahake, and they were entertained at supper by the local brethren. , . , ROTORUA. [FROM our OWN correspondent.] 7 . A regatta and a sports meeting will be held during tho Easter holidays, thus providing attractions for visitors who have seen all the sights. The Courthouse is at present much too email for the amount of work transacted there, and tejiders are being called for alterations and additions to the building. The sittings of the Native Land Court are held in it, and at times the J.P.'s have to deal with the penitent "drunk" in the passage. .' - . ' ■■;;■ CAMBRIDGE. , ■ , ' [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] /" A special meeting of. the Borough Council was held on.Saturday, the Mayor (Mr. ■W. F. Buckland) presiding. Only one, tender was received for the supply of; gravel and sand, to be used in connection with the new town hall building. The price was 2s 5d per yard for sand, and 3s 4d for gravel. Messrs. A. Wilkinson and Co., plumbers and gasfitters,. applied for, a building permit, which was granted on the usual terms. •■ ■ i y ~' The tender of Messrs. Chappell .and Woolley, of Auckland, has been accepted for the town hall. ■' / '• A social gathering of members of the local branch of the Y.M.C.A. was held on Monday evening, the • president (Mr. G. C. Ellis) occupying tho chair. At a prior meeting of the board of managers, it was decided to purchase the gymnasium building from the Methodist trustees ; in terms . of their offer. A pleasant evening |, was spent, the contributors to the programme - being : The chairman, Messrs. J. F. Richards, C. Waterhouse, T. Heron, E. J. Wilkinson, A. Fisher, J. Christie, and Simmons. The committee of collectors for the building fund.i submitted an interim, report of a satisfactory nature. A hearty \ vote "of thanks was passed to Mr. Leslie Stuart, of Auckland, for kindly donating a fram- ■ ed enlargement of the Auckland Y.M.C.A. physical department. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce wag held on Tuesday evening, the president (Mr. G. E. Clark) being in the chair. The following new members were elected: — Messrs. A. Curtain, W. D. Shepherd, J. W. Broad, F. J. Sanders, and A. W. Gane. The matter of a refreshment stall being established at Ruakura was discussed, and it was decided that a deputation should wait upon the Minister for Railways or other Minister of the Crown in reference to the question. It was resolved that' the attention of the district traffic manager be drawn to the fact that the Cambridge railway service has been most irregular for the past month. It was decided to request the Minister for Post and Telegraphs that an independent telephone line be established : between Auckland and Cambridge. HAMILTON. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., presided at the ■ Police Court yesterday morning. Robert Lock, who is under bail, on the" charge of having unlawfully wounded his wife, appeared. The polica applied for a further remand of eight days, on the ground that Mrs. Lock was not sufficiently recovered to give evidence. Mr. Gillies, who appeared for the accused, opposed the remand. He said Mrs. Lock had been injured six weeks ago, and he understood that in any case she would not be a witness against her husband. It had been stated in Court by Sergeant Hastio that Mrs.' Lock was a compellable witness. If the police were prepared to say , that she was a willing witness, and would go into the witness-box on her own ac- ; count, he could not .object, but he con- : sidered that Mrs. Lock was not prepared to go into the box. The magistrate said he knew nothing of the case except that Mrs. Lock is ill. A remand for seven days Was granted. ' ,--' HENDERSON. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] A concert was held in the Town Hall, Henderson, on Tuesday evening, a large and appreciative audience being present. The programme was an interesting one, a feature being the singing of Master R. Casley, a boy soprano, who rendered "Love Me and the World is Mine" and " Lilacs," besides appearing in a number of trios, duets, etc. " Come Back to Erin" was sung by Mrs. Wells, Mr. T. Stackpole sang "Good-bye and God Bless You, Kathleen," and "The Yeoman's Wedding Song." Other items on the programme were: Overture, "The Wreath,", Miss Maud Wells; chorus, ';" Ye .Shepherds Tell Mo;" duet, "Maying," Mies and Master Casley; "Awful Little Scrub," Mr. J. ■■' Wells; "Mary," Mr. J. Casley; • trio, " Memory," Miss, Mr., and Master Casley ; ; song, "Take Me -Back to Bendigo," Miss Mabel Wells; "The Laughing Song,". Mr. Wells; song, " Absent," Miss Nellie Casley; duet, "Life's Dream is O'er," Mr. Wells and Mr. J. Casley; humorous quartette, "Simple Simon," Mrs. Wells, Miss Mabel Wells, and Messrs. Wells aifd : Casley. ; ' /'■■:::'■ . ;■ :w.^-;