COUNTRY' NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14359, 2 May 1910, Page 8

COUNTRY' NEWS.

PUKEKOHE. '« [from . OUR OWN correspondent.] : THE-I'ukekohe West Presbyterian Church was well filled on Tuesday afternoon, on the occasion of tho ordination and indue* ■ tion of the>Rev. S. Ni£on to the Pukekohe Church. <■' The Rev. Isaac Jolly, Moderator of the General Assembly, preached from Isaiah vi. 8. The congregation and minister were asked the usual questions by the Rev. R. Sommerville, clerk of Auckland Presbytery, and the Rev. -A. Doull offered up prayer. The Rev. S. Nixon was then ordained by the laying on of hands by the Presbytery and received the right hand of fellowship from the members. The Rev. Smellie then addressed the newly-ordained minister and- the Rev. A. Doull the congregation. At the close of the service the newly-inducted minister was introduced"; to the congregation at the door of the church by the Rev. A. Doull. This ordination service was the first in the Presbyterian Church since the ordination of the late Rev. Dunn, nearly 20 years ago. A welcome social was extended to the Rev. S. Nixon in the-church in the evening, when the church was again filled. The. Rev. A. Doull occupied the chair. Musical items were given by the choir, and Messrs. A. D. Young and R. A. Davys. Miss- Penman accompanied the musical items. Addresses of welcome were given by Mr. A. Steveneon, on behalf of the Sabbath schools; Mr. M. Allan, on behalf of the congregation,•• Mr. J: Comrie, on behalf of the outside districts the Rev. Dukes, :on behalf of the Methodist congregation; the Revs. Jolly, Smellie, and Simpson. On Wednesday evening, in Mr. W. Roulston's premises, . Mr. P., J.. Deane" was the recipient of a solid rimu sideboard on behalf of his fellow employees, conjointly with his fellow workers in the English Church. Mr. Deane has been on the office staff of the firm for some years,* and also occupied -the position of organist in the' English Church. ' The Rev'. F. B. Dobson made a few appropriate remarks, and Mr. R. A. Davys made the presentation, and referred to the esteem in which the recipient was held. / ' : WHANGAREI. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WnwoAßEi, Saturday. .' • At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A.M. Mason, J.P., Thos. Bowden and Jeremiah Hayes were each fined £4, and costs, in default one months' imprisonment, for using obscene language in a railway carriage. George Ingwood was fined £4 in default one month's imprisonment, for using threatening behaviour in a railway ' carriage. The evidence showed that the three accused; got into a carriage at Hukerenui, and oh- the way to Whangarei consumed a considerable amount of whisky, and became, quarrelsome. The guard remonstrated, but was insulted. His Worship emphasised - the seriousness of drunkenness and, obscenity in public places, especially in public conveyances," where ladies, as in this case, were forced to sit. The ordinary meeting of the Whangarei High School Board of Governors' was held yesterday. The primary object of the meeting was to consider a notice of mot ion standing in Mr. Thompson's name as follows:— "That the resolution to acquire land for the purpose of erecting a boarding school thereon be rescinded.'V The motion to rescind the resolution was negatived by three votes to two. .;•./ WAIHI. ; LBV TELEGRAM*.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] i»i"i '■'-■' ;/ Waihi, Saturday. The Waihi Hospital and Charitable ! Aid Board met last evening. The medical superintendent (Dr. C. H. Robertson) reported the "following" statistics for the month:—Admitted, 39; discharged, .38 ; deaths, three ; operations, 10 ; at present in hospital, 47. A discussion took place regarding the still overcrowded state of the institution and the urgent necessity of extension to the hospital. It was resolved to forward another telegram to Dr. Valintine (Inspector-General of Hospitals)) inviting him to visit the institution. It was also decided to telegraph to the Minister in charge of Hospitals (Hon. G. Fowlds) requesting his assistance in the matter. Accounts totalling £173 were passed. At the Police Court this morning, "before Mr. W. M. Wallnutt, J.P., a Maori named Hira Ngarae was charged with breaking and entering the premises of Stewart Rae at Katikati about September 18, 1909, and stealing therefrom a watch.and chain valued I at £5. ;■: The accused was remanded till Tuesday next." " ' .. .' . ]-. HUNTLY. . > pIY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Hdntlt,- Saturday.; ;- The Huntly Literary and Debating. Society met: last night, when the subject for discussion '■. was "Does Compulsory Military Training Conduce to the Moral Advancement'of Nations?" Mr. Th'os. Robinson presided. The affirmative was taken by Messrs. E. Hunter and H. E. Kruger, and the negative by Messrs. H. Adams and F. Grey. '-~._ •'.•...._.:, - ' \ % For the five vacancies on the Huntly Road Board the following nominations have been received:--Messrs. y John ~ Powell Bailey, Louis Bassiere Harris, jun., Ralph Thomas Hill, Angus McKinnon, and William David Thompson. No election will thus be necessary, the above candidates being duly elected. """,", The.first of a series of socials in aid of the Rowing Club's boat fund was held last night. Excellent music was provided by Messrs. Webster (piano)- and Wm, Darby (violin). Mr. Wm. Kirkwood was M.C. ' '* ; For the maintenance of the Hamilton Hospital, as well as for charitable aid distribution in the Waikato hospital district, the contribution to be paid by the Huntly Town Board has been assessed at £44 lis 9d, on a valuation of £102,779. The Board's contribution last year was £72, while in 1908 it was nearly £100, thus showing a steady decrease. '/."-'',. The sittings of the Native .Land Court at Ngaruawahia; concluded to-day. The supporters of Mahuta will shortly be summoney to attend a large meeting to.be held at Waahi in order to discuss matters connected with native lands. ", EAST TAMAKI; [FROM OCR OWN correspondent.] The anniversary services in connection with the Flat Bush 'Methodist '■' Sundayschool were held on April 17. The preacher • was Mr. Beeche, who gave two "interesting sermons. The annual entertainment was held the following evening, when musical items, etc., were given and were well received by a large gathering of parents and friends. The secretary's report was satisfactory and showed the progress made throughout the year. Reference was made during, the evening .to the. Joss the Sundayschool and church had sustained by the departure' from the district of Miss Angove," who was married to Mr. Edwin Baverstock on March 30. ; ' ' EVERY MOTHER'S DUTY. So much prominence has been given to the danger lurking in a.bottle of medicine containing opium or other narcotics that it is the duty of every mother to know something about the medicine she is giving her child. We; want every mo/ther to know-that she can give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to her.youngest child with as much confidence as to the oldest member of -the family, for it contains no opium or other narcotics. •<• This is riot merely, an assertion of our own, but each bottle bears the Government' : analysis, showing that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been officially declared free from all narcotics.