COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15997, 16 August 1915, Page 4

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

TE AWAMUTU. | WAIPA RACING CLUB. At a meeting of the Waipa Racing Club, held on Wednesday evening, a letter was read from Mr. Edwards, accepting the position of handicapper, and Mr. Mark forwarded particulars in regard to the totalisator staff, and the conditions were considered satisfactory. The club's solicitors, Messrs. Cox" and Luxiord, forwarded agreement for the sale and purchase of the Green Hill racecourse, a deposit of £1000 having been paid on account of the purchase, the deal to be completed during the latter end of 1916- The South Auckland Racing Club wrote in regard to tile proposed use of the Claudelands Racecourse fur the Waipa club's meeting this year, and suggested term.*. It was decided that additional proposals be submitted to the Hamilton club, as outlined in the course of conversation with club officials. Messrs. G. Hunter, M.P., and T. H. Davey, wrote thanking the club for their election as life members. They wished the club continued success, and offered congratulations on the purchase of a splendid course. The New Zealand Racing Conference wrote notifying that December 4 had been allotted to the Waipa club for the holding of the first totalisator meeting. The Department of Internal Affairs wrote confirming its telegram, in which permission was issued for : the holding of the first race meeting only on other than the club's own course. This permission was granted, in view of the fact that the local course could not be put in order by the cine date*. Members spoke in high appreciation of the good work carried out by Mr. Bray, the club's secretary.

Home 50 remounts from this district had been returned from Trentbiun, and after the unloading of the animals at the local railway station, the leaders broke away, and the whole mob was soon in wild gallop along the main Pirongia Road. All efforts to head them off failed. They were finally captured after crossing the Waipa River bridge, on the Kawhia Road. Mr. A. C. Pearman, representing the Kakepuku branch of the Farmers' Lnion, attended a recent meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, and asked the chamber to assist in the matter of obtaining road grants. It was decided to support the re quest. The various committees throughout the district are all working with much energy for their respective candidates in connection with the queen of the carnival contest. The voting closes early next month. The results up to Wednesday morning last gives the position of the candidates as follows: —Sports and societies (Miss Rickit). 1 ; trades and businesses (Miss Middlebrook), 2; Kihikihi (Mrs. W. H. Grace). 3; Hairini (Miss Reid), 4: Pirongia (Miss Peate). 5; Farmers' Union (Mrs. Macky), 6. At a meeting of the Farmers' Union held last . sale day the matter of compulsory registration for active service was discussed. The meeting approved of the proposal, and it was decided to form a district vigilance committee for the purpose of watching the interests of the farmer in connection with compulsory registration, the General Committee to consist of Major Wynyard and C. M. Alexander and the president and secretaries of all the surrounding district branches. Mr. F. Quin was elected president of the General Committee and Mr. A. J. Bray as secretary. At St. John's Anglican Church on Wednesday afternoon a wedding of local interest was celebrated. The contracting parties were Mr. Geo. Teasdale, second* son of Mr. J. B. Teasdale, and Miss Linda Bond, second daughter of Mrs. Thos. Bond, of Te Rahu, near Te Awamntu. The officiating minister was the Rev. F. W. Clark, and the ceremony I was witnessed by a large number of | friends. Subsequently a reception was j held in the Town Hall.

CAMBRIDGE. THE QUEEN CARNIVAL. A meeting; of the Carnival Queen Committee was held last week, the Mayor, Mr. M. Wells, presiding. The Ohaupo representatives were not present, but sent word that they were calling a public meeting to advance the movement. It was agreed to accept the offer of Mr. McLaren to advise the committee in regard to organising the carnival. An executive was appointed as under:—Chairman, Mr. M. Wells; vice-chairman, Mr. E. Veale; executive, Messrs. J. H. Hammond, C. H. Priestley, H. D. Dallimore, with the presidents of the Ladies' War Relief and Patriotic Committees. The desirability of running an art union in conjunction with the affair was discussed, and it was agreed to hold this. Meanwhile, full information is to be obtained from Wellington re side shows, etc. Mr. G. H. OUard was appointed secretary. The following additional men from this district have passed the medical test, and shortly go into training:—R. Ashwin J. Campbell, F. W. Campbell, S. McHayes, H. G. Mudford, B. Seabourn, and R.A. Thomas. At the Magistrate's Court three young men who were engaged on a road contract several miles out, were fined £2 each* for stealing poultry from settlers in the vicinity. An order was also made for payment of £2, the value of the property stolen. A meeting of the Leamington Town Board was held on Friday evening, Mr. W. White presiding. A supply of war stamps was received from the cliairman of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association. The board's help was asked in the direction of disposing of them. After discussion it was decided to adopt the former method of licensing cattle to graze on the public streets. It was reported that several of the sections leased by the board are being neglected by the lessees. It was decided to notify the tenants that, failing compliance with the conditions of lease, proceedings will be taken.

MORRINSVILLE. PROTEST BY FARMERS. The following resolution lias been passed by the executive of the Fanners' Onion : —" That the action of the Government embargo on the export of live stock was unnecessary, being in the interests of a small ring of butchers rather than that ot the consumers, and urges that the embargo bo at once removed : further, that the farmers", having suffered for many months from lack of facilities for marketing their fat stock, should not "be further penalised by this embargo : and, further, that cattle having already been bought for export, it was unjust at the last moment to prevent the buyers from delivering thei" stock." WHANGARF.I. BOROUGH COUNCILA report submitted by the engineer to the fortnightly meeting 'of the Whangarei Borough Council stated that all the work in connection with the supplementary water and drainage schemes had been seriously hampered through lack of cement, which was very difficult to procure. With the expected early arrival of a shipment ot cement, constructional work at the resenoir would be resumed. Twelve-inch piping, for conveyance of the additional water supply, had been laid over a distance of nine miles from the head works and had reached a point within one mile of the borough boundary. Tn regard to the drainage extension, which terminates at , the District Hospital, it was decided to SS nf Hos P lt fl .Board to postpone the Sie n o?s,;teS. ed mm **ttE middle of September The municipal abattoir manager reported that 143 head of cattle, 431 sheep" r.nd 45 pigs had been slaughtered fi £78 P 5 n s V U,e char e« amounfig t 0 Sr ? f' J k leC CCWS ' two bullocks, and one pig had been condemned as unfit for human consumption. The report also mentioned a number of vandal acts at t£

abattoir, these including the severing of the tackle used for loading, the demolition of a notice board, and the theft of a quartering knife. As an outcome of complaints respecting the rough condition of the Bay of Islands road surface, the council authorised the carrying out of temporary repairs. The ' effective disposal of borough rubbish, , which is at present carted to a dumping ground within the borough, has led to the council seeking information from places where destructors ar«* in use. A reply from the town clerk of Gisborne stated that the destructor there was only suitable for the incineration of light material, such as paper and straw. In a communication to the council the Minister for Public Health stated his intention of inquiring fully into the proposed purchase of the Kamo Springs property by the Whangarei Hospital Board. A general resolution authorised the engineer to take action in respect of quick hedges and barbed wire overhanging the alignment of footpaths, and in directing the clearing of gorse from borough properties. ROTORUA. VALEDICTORY. At a meeting held in the Victoria Institute, presided over by Mr. W. Hill, resi- ! dent officer, it was decided to present a j farewell address and a purse of sovereigns to Mr. C. M. Innes, editor and manager : of the Rotorua Times, who is about to ' leave Rotorua, having obtained a position j on the literary staff of the New Zealand sHeraj.d. It was agreed that the presen- j tation should bo made at a social, to be j given to Mr. and Mrs. Innes on August 25. and a committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements. PIRONGIA. I MEN FOR THE FRONT. On Wednesday evening a farewell social, was given to Messrs. Finn and Baldry, who are leaving for the Trentham training camp. Mr. Chappell, on behalf of the Pirongia district, presented them with a leather belt and pocket-knife, and to Mr. Finn, on behalf of the Anglican Church, Farmers' Union, and Sports Club, a safety razor- Both men have been splendid workers in the district, and will be much missed. Mr. Finn has done yeoman service in all the clubs, and has been a prominent lay reader in the Anglican Church, and secretary to the Farmers' Union. KAIPAKJ. HOCKEY CLUBS SUCCESSThe Kaipaki Hockey Club's team, winners of the Cambridge Association's shield, | received the trophy at a social gathering I j held in the Kaipaki Hall on Friday even- j i ing. The presentation was made by Mr. ! I L. Isherwood. president of the association, : who congratulated the team on their win. j } During the course of the evening Mr. W. Fisher, on behalf of the settlers, presented i wristlet watches to Messrs. T. Searle, E. j Searle, and W. Smith, all of whom have I enlisted. T. Searle received in addition a j set of militarv brushes and a wallet, the gift of the Hockey Club. ' About sixty young people were present, and a dance followed. Several pounds were raised for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. TUAKAU. PATRIOTIC SOCIAL. ; A patriotic social was held in the Tuakau ! I Hall on Friday, organised by the Women's j Knitting Guild, to bid farewell to our | I latest recruits, Messrs. Boyle, Poole, i ! Johnston, Stuart. Cruickshank, Glasgow and Cranston. Various items were rendered by local artists, which were much appreciated by the audience, and the ladies' efforts were amply rewarded bv a large sum being added to the funds of "the guild for supplying material for workers. HAHtINI. CREAMERY OPENED. The creamery has opened with six suppliers. Good progress is being made towards the erection of the cheese factory. Mr. Cowan, of Taraniki, has been appointed the cheese factory manager. A successful euchre party and dance was held in the Settlers' Hall on Tuesday evening. The ladies' prize was won by Miss Bertram and the second prize was won by Miss Reid. The gentlemen's first prize was won by Mr. Coxhead and the second was won by Mr. Coyle. The early plum trees are now in full blossom. • TE RORE. RED CROSS TEA. A Red Cross tea in aid of the queen of the carnival, and organised 'by a committee of ladies, was held in the schoolroom on Tuesday. Over £8 was collected. Prizes for the various competitions were donated by Mesdames James and Marx j and the Misses Munro, Hodgson, James, i and Bell, and Messrs. Wright, James, and | Allcock. In the evening a euchre and j dance party took placeA }