COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14751, 5 August 1911, Page 4

COUNTRY NEWS.

' TE KDITI. [raou our own correspondsv"^' 1 1 ' The rainfall for the month of J„t' ''t I \ 4.7 m. For July 0 last ,£s;'* 1 fall was 7.40 in. Th c I'! so far this yea has been 23.72 m H' ; I ; average of 3.38 in per month V' " I I singular part of the fall is\w 1 : rained only on 51 days durine th« * * '> I months. These figure dispel 1 rumour that the King Country has I sß ' ' ! I wet climate. * ■?" a *«lJ ' § HUNTLY. [FROM OUR OWN COEBESPONDBkjj . I The central committee connected '*•* '" the ■ Huntly-Ngaruawahia branch H? Presbyterian Church was held in Himl ■ ■< Tuesday, the Home missionary Mr" ' Butler presiding over a rneetinir , of representatives from all parte ] ? , parish. Reports -showed that f^ 3 month the. finances had nearly dSfif while two new stat.ons at Kimihia aS S' kemiro had been opened, and ■»,», * made for extra services at £& The committee decided to purcW ■■*■■■ other horse for the use of the chZ j Over 100 were present at the w«u : meeting of the Presbyterian Yn' ! I People's Guild on Wednesday e w g ' when a mock triala breach of nron,;! gl : took place. Mr. W. McNee acKb while Messrs. J. Butler IE £$' ' • wood appeared as counsel for plaintiff Ti 1 f defendant .respectively the jury being c Sr pesod of six lad.es and lx gentlemen, S '■ Mr. J. Kinson as foreman. The readi , of the letters concerned in the case Si' : much amusement, as also. did the profi ■'■■ turn of the wedding trousseau and therinT Plain'iff after lengthy argument, ft ' . _ awarded 2s 6d as damages,, costs'also hC allowed. ..«».. t s "f a ° We - __ , HAMILTON. [BY TELEGRAPH.— COBBHSPOSnsst.] Hamilton, Friday. At a meeting of the Hamilton Hii-i • School Board a letter was received front : the Department of Education stating;%[ I ■ the application for a grant of £100 d : 1 , fencing and improving the' grounds weuM" I 3 , nave attention. " • : :r£ ■ \ Out of six applicants Mr. J. G Pater : son, M.A., i M.&., of the OtaJ Bo J i High;, School, Dunedin, was 'jinpoiphd science master. * s It was decided to close the, present term on o September 22,' and'reopen on ! : October 2, finishing the year on December ! 15. ! v : ■■■■■' ■?■ "■"\-\f^y-:;^,':?' t ■;:';! I The headmaster reported that on July ' : 31 there were 87 pupils on the rolls, 80 ; "! ; of whom were transferred ?».? »>,, ' Hamilton West District High School and - : seven from other schools; 78 % held fftijf I ■ places and nine were paying pupils. TV I \ average attendance of free-place nunih for July was 68.3. ' - J '" . At a meeting yesterday of the Method- . ! ■-, ist clergy of the South Auckland district % and a number of friends, the Rev. J G Wheen made a powerful appeal on" be*' ihalf :, of missions. In the evening : a mis 1 - sionary. meeting was held, when Mr - ! : Wheen again spoke on the various phases 1 of missionary w.. He paid an especial | tribute to the vrurk being done"bv the I women/ ■ ~" ■ " * | As the result of a social organised by \ the employees of the Hamilton. and oon£ - mercial Hotels in "aid of the wife of a ' ; fellow-employee who has been laid a«d» • . by sickness, the sum of £28 was raised , . Mr. Ellison, representing the National - Dairy Association, met the heads of vari- ;; ous dairy companies doin* business in Waikato and surrounding districts yester- ; j day, the-object;being to discuss matters' , of interest in connection with the dis- ' posal of dairy produce during the ensuing season. No decision was come to in re- , spect to the output of anv of the companies represented, which * will again be considered at a later meeting. , In'the , meantime Mr. Ellison is visiting Wharipjei. and- other, dairying centres in the North. v Over 100 children are at present: absent I from , the ' HamiltonWWestt t School through' {. measles, which are very prevalent in -the town and suburbs. - CAMBRIDGE. , ■ Ifrom ; ..oim ..-:;, OWN cobbespondeni.] _ •' : The annual meeting of Trinity 'Presbv.'. terian Church was held on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, the I Rev. W. Gow presiding. The various re- . .ports were encouraging in tone, showing a .. marked advance in every department of . church work. ■ The annual statement of accounts showed'a credit balance of £213s' : . sd. It was also reported that the debt on • the church property was £200, this having ; been reduced by £100 during the year, mainly as the result of special efforts put forth by t'*W ladies' guild., The following officers were elected : —Cambridge: Messrs.. Anderson, Marshall, ChrJ&tie, J. S. Fisher, W. Fisher, B. Moore. .Cambridge':W«t! - Messrs. W. Gray, N. Macky, and H. Per-'/ kins. Pukerimu: Messrs. J. Scott and McDonald.' Tauwhare : Messrs. Ramsay and Hove. Gorton : Messrs. A. Potts arid I J. Wains. Hautapu : Messrs. W. Thomp- ' son, G. M. Watt, and W. Mills.. During • the eVAiing a presentation of a gold- 1 { mount* .1 foimtain. pen was made by, the Young Men's Bible Class to their ex-leader,'. > Mr. ■ Jas. Dean. ■ In conformity with 's ; recommendation made by the Presbytery » resolution in ~ favour of no-license arid; national prohibition was carried, theft: ; being two dissentients, whilst some fea • refrained from voting. ' . — — - iiP COROMANDEL. -: I [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN COBBESPONWtIirrJi " .. - . ConouASDiTi,, Friday. ; At a public meeting last evening it wal ;: decided : " That the Bank of New Zealand .j ; having closed its branch here, this'roesv-' ■ ing pledges itself to support a bank that will establish a ' permanent office, in Core : mandel, and that a-requisition be got up : : for " signature by business . people -tS*™.}";, settlers pledging • the . signatories to .ay . business solely with that institution, Wife that Messrs. James Gorrie and Rhodes I*; j a committee to carry out the objects, ■ , ."■■■ ' ■ ;.■■■•:.' ■ . ; :'■::,^V:^-'i^^;.■i'•¥-g^f , ?■;;^ - ,> •' ,' t , - ■■ —————~————"?