COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14240, 10 December 1909, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

OHAKUNE.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Ohakune, Thursday. At a meeting held in the Ohakune Town Hall last night it was decided to form a saleyards company and also to hold an agricultural show here. The convener, of the meeting (Mr. A. H. Wilkie) took the chair and explained the great advantages that the place as a whole must derive if a saleyards were erected and periodical sales of stock held here. It was resolved that a committee, consisting of the chairman, Messrs. Roth, Baird, Allsworth, Goodwin, Cooper, Dunlop, Kiely, Littlewood, O'Driscoll, Sarah, Eddy, and Firman, be appointed to draw up a prospectus and to report at a meeting to be held subsequently. The committee is a particularly strong one, and the success of the project is assured. There was a large attendance at the meeting of Oddfellows held in St. John's Hall last night, when two visiting brethren, the corresponding secretary, I. Silek, of Wellington, and Past Grandmaster Brother Sharman, of Palmerston North, attended. The meeting was held for the purpose of general instruction, and was a great success in every way. It was subsequently announced that the local lodge had acquired a splendid section in a central position, and that a lodgeroom would be erected at an early date. After the business had been transacted a sumptuous supper was laid, and toasts and songs were the order of the evening. The Bishop of Wellington will arrive to-night, and will hold a confirmation service to-morrow. In the evening a conversazione is to be held, at which the Bishop and Mrs. Wall is will attend.

A movement is on foot to form Ohakune into a borough, the Town Board having passed a resolution to that effect at its last meetjng. If the project is carried out it will prove of great advantage to this progressive town. The fortnightly meeting of the Ohakune Town Board was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night, when there were present: Messrs. Baird (chairman), A. H. Wilkie, J. Quinn, and H. Liltlewood.. The town clerk reported that , Mr. A. Morris had been elected to fill the vacancy, and Mr. Morris, on taking his 6eat, was welcomed by the members of the Board. The resignation of Mr. T. Evans* the Board's inspector of nuisances, was accepted with regret. It was resolved that the town clerk be instructed to ascertain if there were the requisite number of ratepayers in the Town Board area to form a borough, and, if so, that steps be immediately taken to form a borough. Mr. Littlewood thought that representations should be made to the Government with iegard to the acquisition of the money for improvement*, and thought that it would be a good idea to send, a deputation to Wellington to interview the Ministers on the matter. Mr. Wilkie said he was quite in accord with the previous speaker's remarks, and said that he would be willing to make one of a deputation for the purpose indicated. It was decided, that Messrs. Littlewood 1 and Wilkie proceed to Wellington as. "soon as a time could be arranged by Mr. Jennings for the Ministers to meet- the deputation. A woman was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness by Mr. A. H. Wilkie, J.P., on Monday, this being her second offence, and a prohibition order was issued against her for 12 months.

TAUMARUNUI. . : [BY telegraph.—own CORRESPONDENT.] . Taumarunui, Thursday. .. This morning the through train -was well patronised. Stock sales are needed here badly by the settlers. Building is brisk, Tourists are getting good baskets of fat tiout. The district is exporting a phenomenal quantity of wool. WAIHI. [RT TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Waihi, Thursday. ■,;■' , The anual meeting of the Pride of Waihi Lodge of Druids was held last' evening, when the following officers were elected aud installed in their, respective offices by D.P. Brother Beattie:—AiD., Bro. Matthews; V.A.D., Bro. Cooper; secretary, Bro. W. Rower .treasurer, Bro. A. Hunter (re-elected); 1.G., Bro. Brooks; 0.G., Bro. A. Polkinghorne; A.D.B.'s, Bros. T. * Gregory and H. Collins; V.A.D.B.'s, Bros. Haines and R. Polkinghorne ; minute secretary, Bro. Hansen; and auditor, Bro. Box. * " ./; / V HUNTLY. [from our own correspondent.] Huntlt, Thursday. On Wednesday the chairman of the School Committee (the Rev. A. J. Beck) presented the prizes won by the pupils of the district! school at , the , Taupiri show. The prize-winners were Agnes Massey and Nellie Exon, who came first and { second respectively in the writing competition open to pupils of Standards V. and VI.; George Davis, who was first among the competitors in Standards 111. and IV., and Agnes Massey, who was second lor button-holing. , A very enjoyable tennis match ,was played on the Huntly courts between teams representative of the local and the Ngaruawahia clubs. The day was beautiful, ' if somewhat hot for 'strenuous play, and a fair number of spectators were present. The match ended in a win for the visitors by seven' matches to ■ five, or 91 points to 85. Appended are the scores, the Ngaruawahia players being mentioned first:— ■...- .:>'•■• ;',, ■'.-.' >' •,■■'■■ iy' '•'■'--■ ■ :

Ladies' Doubles: Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Morris, 6, v. Misses Ruston and Millington, 9; Mrs. Paterson and Miss-[Burnett, 9, v. Misses Herd and Skellern, 3; Mesdames Hutt and Gould, 4, v. Mesdames Swain and Beck, 9. Men's Doubles: S. Gleeson and Quintal v. Clinch and Green, —4, 6—l; Gould and Thorpe v. C. Gleeson and Elliot, 6—5, 6—3; Hill and Rogers v. Bailey and Ruston, o—6, I—6. - Combined Doubles: S. Gleeson and Mrs. Hall. 9, v. Clinch and Miss Millington, 4; Quintal and Mrs. Morris, 9, v.- Green and Miss Ruston, 4; Rogers and Mrs. Hutt, 8, v. Bailey and Miss Skellern, 9; Gould and Mrs. Paterson, 9, v. C. Gleeson and Mrs. Swain, 8; Thorpe and Miss Burnett, 3, v. Elliot and Miss Herd, 9; Hill and Mrs.' Gould, 9, v. Ruston and Mrs. Beck, 5.',;,.; , ;,..,.. .■:■,..,.:. . m m Trout are more plentiful in the Waikato in this neighbourhood this season than has been the case since the flood, and future angling prospects * appear bright. Those placed in the, neighbouring lakes also appear to have done well. Catches, however, have been, and still are, small, due, no doubt, to the quantity of food easily obtained. , ; s r

A shortage in the supply of waggons has been responsible for some, broken time at the mines this week. .

HAMILTON. '/; [FROM OCR own correspondent.] Hamiltov, Thursday. Last night the social tendered to the Rev. A. and Mrs. Gow, by members and odherents of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, was largely attended. The Rev. W. Woollass, who presided, congratulated the congregation on the happy settlement of the charge, and expressed, the hope -, that Mr. and Mrs. Grow would build a worthy superstructure on the foundation so well and truly laid by the former minister, the Rev. Mr. Adams. Mr. Ramsay,'session clerk, on behalf of. the session .and. con-j gregation, and Dr. Douglas, on behalf of the managers and Bible-classes, extended a j hearty welcome, as also did the s Rev. H. L. Blamires, . the Wesleyan' minister. > Mr. Gow, in reply, thanked them heartily j for the warm reception they hjtd accorded' him and his wile. He felt the difficulty

in following Mr. < Adams, but assured them ' of his desire to work for the common weal. Both he and Mrs. Gow would take an early opportunity of becoming acquainted with '; : them in . their homes. ~ Musical items were ' ■ | rendered by Mesdames J. Smith and Wool- 1;„ ; lass, Miss Slade, and Messrs. Fox and ': Northcroft. ' :'/, . : J ": \ '■ : • '•■-■ '

CAMBRIDGE.

[FROM OUR own correspondent.]

A cricket match was played here on Wednesday between a combined Cambridge and * Hautapu team and a team from Morrins- \ ville. Cambridge put together 43 in the [ first innings, and 23 in the second. Mor- * rinsville compiled 36 in the first innings, -; and got the required number of runs to ■'!■ win in the second innings for the loss of two Wickets, thus winning the match by eight wickets. / •