COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14564, 29 December 1910, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

WHANGAREI. [BT telegraph.—own CORRESrONI'ENT.] V.' ,j ' '• v'J Whang.uielj Wednesday. : ;-j A roruLAR wedding was celebrated a£i , | Mangapai on Tuesday, the contracting par-> • • j tics being Mr. Hugh Mediate, of Waikatoy , .1 for some time schoolmaster at Mangapai, v and Miss Elsie Coultliard, second daughter : ;tj of Mr. Thomas Coulthard, of Mangapai* .] Rev. J. L. Pattulo was the officiating minis- : ter. j The Whangarei Co-operative Bacon-curing ' and Meat Co.. Ltd., lias incorporated, --'a and so much support has been received from ".yXj tradespeople and settlers that it is eonfi< ; TMi| denfcly hoped the company will commeuca Cj business operations at an early date. A •■■■■]s meeting of the provisional directors was yS held on the 24th inst., when there were _ ■■■ present: MessrS. H. deary (Kaitaia), J. W. ~ '"'O- - (Maungakaramea), R.- Y. Kernoham ' jtfl (Whangarei), J. Harrison (Whangarei), E. ■;.] G. W. Tibbit.s (Whangarei), H. P. Hay ward ;;|cj (Waikiekie), and F. Elliott (Jordan). The Bank of New Zealand, was appointed the H bank of the company. Mr. P. ,B. Smodley " ; V",;j was appointed the company's secretary. The results of the 1910 examinations at the* Whangarei Manual and Technical School ; have Inen notified by George ~ i (director of technical education), as follow:] , -c''| Commercial. English, preliminary grade, ": c j pass: Nessie Berry, Dorothy R. Loveifc. {-,$ Commercial English, clwii-ontal'V, gr&do, yfj second-class: «Tas. V. Neary. Ernest A. Butt.- J'Sl Commercial arithmetic, preliminary grade? ty;);] pass: Nessio Berry, Daisy L. Cou.lioD, • * Ernest A. Butt. Commercial arithmetic, ele- ,v mentary grade, second-class: Jas. "V. Neary* • -~1 Shorthand (speed 80 words per minute), •; >>\ pass: Ernest A. Butt; shorthand, inter- - || mediate grade, first-class, Ernest A. Butt';'' . second-class, Hilda Fleming. Theory and A; practice of cabinetmaking, first grade, / | second-class: Fleming. Theory and practice of carpentry and joinery, second ;1 grade, first-class: Charles S. Loviatt. Theor;-"' and practice of plain cookery, second-class: " Eva Fleming. Freehand drawing, in. oi t« , -. line, first grade, second-class: Daisy ix, ' , . Ooulton,. Margaret K. Hanlon. Freehand ..; - drawing in outline, second grade, first-classj,' . James Y. Neary; second-class, Lenore Mo Kenzie, Eva L. We!l >; model drawing, first : ; grade, : first-class : James V. Neary, Eva -I». Wells. Brush drawing; first-class (excellent): Eva L- Wells; first-class, Margaret -ii K. Hanlon, X<enore McKenzie, Claire B. Scott; second-class, Hazel N. Roberts, ■"3 Phyllis Tibbits. Gorman, first, grade, second- «j | class: Jas. Y. Neary, Annie Neary. 1 ■ i ', ; ; * TE KUITT. J> [from our OWN* COKEKSPOMIVENT.] ,f| Tho second clay's tournament in connect ■ ■>« tion with the local bowling club took place ■ ;'h 011 Tuesday in glorious weather. Six pairs - ' entered r*n"d five games were played, Rosen- r berg and Vothorick (skip) being victorious, ; winning four out of five games. The pairs ' , skipped by Power and Spencer respectively & were second, with three wins each. After- „ /jl: noon tea was provided by lady well-wishers 'if of the club. _ . __ . At the annual certificate examination in ' J connection with the To Kuiti public schcot 1 'ilfS 11 candidates presented themselves, nine? .'V': securing proficiency and two competency oer-i . ._£ tificates. This result is gratifying, net- only* ■. s| to the successful scholars, but to Mr. E. A« '5! Power, headmaster, and his assistants. > ~ ■ ' PAPATOETOE. . 1 ' 1( | [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] j;li Durintr the past month the Otar<L Sunday- "'-["a school celebrated its anniversary with a tea meeting and ent-ort ainraent. The building "'j was crowded, and the following programme t.Hi was rendered:—Pianoforte solo, .Miss Edna,. Hall; action hymn, Misses J. and M. Harri- ■- son: recitation. Miss Gem Pcgler; duet f(vocal), Misses Tremane; duet (piano), Miss- i> Hilda and Master Albert Percy; recitation, Misses Florrie Rout and Edna Hall; ad-> * ; -.r::.": dress, the Rev. C. Porter; duet, (vocal),, Misses Eva Wyllie and G. Ferguson. _ On Monday, J>eceinber 19, th<J pubKcl! '. I ? school held its annual "breaking-tip" enter--tainment. when the following programme* '*-% was rendered:—Song, Mr. Cooper; song,..' ■ ."j Miss Gray; recitation, Mr. C. O'Hara;r -;?% song, Mr. Galloway; duet, Misses E. Wylluj and G-. Ferguson; action song, Miss D. Clow ;;j - recitation, Mr. C. O'Hara; song, Miss Gray ~"'j song, Mr. W. Galloway; song, Mr. Cooper,.: ' £ The school prizes won at the Horticultural > Society's Exhibition and numerous other*, prizes presented by the headmaster and then? .■? chairman of the School Committee wore--dis-tributed. ' ■ HELENSVILLE. [FROM ora OWN CORRESPONDENT.] 4 The new refreshment rooms at the railways " /V| station are nearly completed. This was .*; v ' want which was felt for a long time, as tn-a yft travelling public had to go right into the . S town for light refreshments, and. often there -...■■■<?■? was not sufficient time allowed between the : ', 'i boat and train departures and arrivals. Mr. ~ Joseph Cain is tho successful tenderer fog?' ; che catering. COROMANDEL. * - J [BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT. i T Cor.oitAXDEL, Wednesday. -.1 The athletic sports held in tho Kathleen i paddock yesterday in aid of the Town Band ! were a great success, ail the events being'] well contested. A young Maori boy, 14--, years of age, took the first prize in the high.;, jump, clearing 4ft lOin. The weather was ; all that could be desired, and tho sum_ of: £15 gate money was taken. All the officials ; worked well to ensure the success of theM gathering. The conoert- in aid' of tlio- band funds held"! in tho Caledonian Hall was a great £19 being taken at the door. The Presbyterian Sunday-school picniOi was held in Lillis's paddock, and was wellattended by scholars, parents, and friends. There were also a large number of picnic-, parties out in most of tho numerous bay#* in the harbour.