COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15047, 17 July 1912, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

"-;."""." ',' . ."■ "fO* 11 . ;;"" '. ,"; ■' t [FKOJa OtTK OWK COHSESPON-DEJTX3.] .'.. ' ———.. >;..■ ;,;:;.;,,■,,, '';.;W : ;W; ; -;:;;vS CLEVEDON s FLOW Kit SHOW COMMITTEE. _ '■The committee of the annual .lower sho* held during November, in Clevedon, n»i • j on Thursday to arrange tho preliminary/ details. Various special prizes having*, -J'; been kindly donated as before were allotted to the different classes. Although our train serv> in much moiH* frequent, and the bi-weekiy coach, is : ning,' the steamer Hirere still holds her'" '-. • ';? owii. and pays her usual dividend of 7 a per cent., (he Turanga Creek hav:-ng v.ho .- considerably improved of late. PAEROA, ' ijjjjM THAMES VALLEY DAIRY ' v;'; j Th- 3"U of * the Thames Valley Co-operative Dairy Com- .sj!§fc|| pany .-ichl u "«uni»vi Inich «sa ' '-X'li Afv.'A- I'. HuLbrtd { !r>i«'«un of dHoefw*) « ''"./a pic.«idH. On behalf of tho employees Mr. . :..\ C. S. ITostcr, buitermaker to the company' ;.; > for many years', was presented with of I'jiw/i'kx" fn iihu'c'f. Ahd p \ jewailfry ioi Mis F.*wi, ' ''" % /"JUj HAMILTON ' '■ I . : — -■ "r'fll HUKriCOttfUJiAl- BOCIS'fV. , , .. ~'.!j'| .Tho annual meeting ot".the Hamilton ;.'"-! Horticultural Society was held on Monday > .. :.;'. eveuing. The- society has• expcri«nced. •gCKid \xnr. both horticulturally and finanei- : ' \H ally. They have held three shows during. •.'"..: I the year, lind all ' th-. n have bogn. well : •_ I attended, while tho exhibits ehown a ' ■'• - ; ! I marked impwm-u.isut Khinncially ihey '• , atv in a good i>cflition, with a balance at ■• -?J e th-:- bank of £21 4s and assets, worth ■■'£AO'j>&-£sjj& The number of members • at• the end hi,. ''*\>l the year was 117, The following were elected:—President, Dr. Douglas;,--':,' committee, Mesdaraes Bolhird, T. Jolly. • "•> Voider, Burley, Misses Kibblewhite and.; ~ Wattv, Drs. Rogers and Brewin, and , Messrs. Home, Shepherd, N. Uoy,.Biggfi;-: v and C. Potts; auditor, Mr. R;- : Mr. W. H. Paul was appointed ■ v.:., J i'i i\* it U, PROPOSED NEW" RAILWAY. "'..''''■ Tjje immense volume of traffic which i». c-anied on ihe Te Kdli-Awukino Read • renders it «?ea'»Wo ihsi ih& •j&pl46tes> , t f'i' railway from the Ohura through the WaL tevvhena to Te Kuiti should be constructed! at an early date. Settlement along th«, . ; ,/".; proposed route is extending rapidly .and a ■ ' i-j huge extent of lino countiy would . be 1 served by the railway. A.meeting to fur- ! ther the project was held at Aria on Fri-. ■'.') •:-i\ \ day. and it was decided to fi-i!aneap.9tition(; ■'- '•',« j for circulation, in t?E* district, requesting-, j the Government 1o construct the line. '"'t!; Favourable implies have been -received '-A •V'fv !bv ilic Waitomo County Council in respect;,; •:!:-) ;to the proposal to form a back blodrg local ■ ;,' U bodies' a"«.-um.,k"a, ' • ■' ri -, t <:> '\ i Considerable interest iabeinftmanifested.-■•■;■'.' -f\s lin the proposal to form a new hospital db- ';i -: tnd - .■ - ' ■ $ ursiIPELIirKG ACTIVITY.' .' ' . .^j Considerable activity is being ehown, ..-'.'?,.[ locally by bushfellihg partws" and -camM 1 /. <*{ are bVing set up ■rightf;;hlo.ng,'thjßV.migt^i:.';'V'.'. i, v;b Messrs. Cornea and party, who obtained a lease of the hilly portion of tb^.,'. <),'& Thames borough tyidowment at Waiorohg- • ;' . : •". oniai. have now taken up their residence 4 "! '.' \ on the section and expect to winmenc*- r '.r's![ fellinj;, «3n?ost *t oiue. '' - - "-;■;)]' ■'■:: ! "- HAHAJW. '"'!■' ■ '■';;■.■' ! ■*' ZU-^.iy.' :.'■■■ ■;!■!-:■ I ■ ' : :Y.■■;■■':■■■;:• ■■■'.' . ■ , :;v; ;i ;-■■■■'■'.:! '-■ ■■<t\r:\:-- : y)\>-''ii:--\\r.i^f^ 1 imcr jkbkss •mm.lj. < A ladies' plain and fancy dress 3oap vear ball was held in thci Mamaku Aafeiribly Hall, on Friday, July 12. The function v. as most successful, a. la.rgo number of visitors from tho surrounding districts attending. The hall w-is «ecfi>ratod for the occuyioa with fcrac-ry nud Chinese lanterns. __ TUAKAU. : "'■■" : ''S^^-ry- fy : :^<: L^^ PHESKYTERUN iSOCXAIfc ... :. ■';. A social was held in the Tuakaa bvtcrian Church on Friday evening. I»'■■• ; spito of the inclement weather there "WW; <\ t ,\ a largo gathering present. A. ntunbec pt ." j\ musical items werf; rendered. ' ■ '•"■.<-■&} A gun club wa3 formed heiia Jast Xw*sk <i\w\ and an opening is to bo held on iJia fhtyb ; §r'f> Saturday in. August, when the, club 10 have"its gear-ready fb* ttc shooting 'of •,, •')■'•>s} a sweepstake. The office-lstweis\aW; : ' ;"; t; President, Dr. H. H. iCheosmaffi j •• presidents. Messrs. M. Foley and W. J., " »'f-f Deehle; committee, Meesrif, BeeUe, ;' . •'>; Strahan, W. Booker, 3.'McGahan, and Ft " : '"'1 \Vo,>Mp.v ; aecubry ll'.r p. B- Bell; . • " '"'' : The local gymnasium club has been re- . "... '-j started, officers being -elected as -follow :— President, Mr. M. Fo/.cy; vice-presidents. Dr. H. H. Ghoesman arid Mr. C. It. Bell; committee, Messrs. Acton, J. Pirrit, Babralich, W.'Pinit, and Johnson; cecretary, Mr. W. J. Deeble.