AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Auckland Star, Issue 66, 19 March 1900, Page 7

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

A meeting of the general committ. tof the above Association was held c the Association's Booms on Frida afternoon. Mr J. G. Rutherford, pres dent, was in the chair, and there was good attendance of members, Th sanies of the following gentleme jvere added to the Committee:—Messi & Wallace, R. Hall, J. E. Taylor, J. I Walters, W. D. Holgate, C. Rhodes, .' _L Scott, R. Salmon, E. H. McKenzii A. H. Walker, and the following exec. tire was elected:— Messrs J. Udy, I jlassey, A. Anderson, V. P. Kerr-Taj lor, F. J. Wills, G. Peacocke, I. Gra-< A. S. Thompson, J. R. Walters, L. Ba* lard, T. Coates, and J. Hume. A letter was received from the Wa: Jcato Farmers' Club, re auctioneer: commission, and after a brief discus 6 ion it was resolved on the motion _ Mr Dick that the Association suppoi the Waikato Agricultural Associ. tion in their endeavours to induce th auctioneers to adopt the same scale c charges as those in use in other par! of the colonj-. Some discussion ci sued as to the best site on which t hold the next year's show. On th motion of Mr A. S. Thompson, it was finally decided that the incoming executive be asked to visit the ground belonging to the Government, near the Ellerslie railway station, as well as other grounds in the neighbour-hood-and report to a future meeting. Mr T. Coates and the Secretary were appointed to represent the Executive at a meeting of delegates to be held here next week. The monthly meeting of the Mount Eden Band of Hope was held last evening. The programme was provided by Master E. Hosking, Miss A. Taylor, Mr and Mrs Hemus, Mr Crofts and Master Reg. Harrison, Mr H. Jordan, Miss A. Jackson, Miss A. Hughes, Miss M. Hughes, Mr T. W. Stanton. Rev. Dr. Hosking gave an address on "Prohibition v. Temperance." The best milk for infants and invalids to be had anywhere is Ambury, English and Oo.'s fresh pasteurised chilled milk. Guaranteed absolutely pure; 3d per quart.—(Ad.)

Mr W. Porter, a student of Jesus College, Cambridge, writing from that town to Mr __.. Nordon of this city in » reference to the South African 'war t- says: "Colonials are at present in high favour here, especially Australians and New Zealanders', for the 1 noble way in which, without Mailing : for an appeal they have volunteered J themselves for active service in the 3 hour of need. If the war in South • Africa has done nothing else, it has •shown us what a power of strength 1 hitherto unknown we have in our colonies. We have been doing any- ; thing but well up to now, but it only " ; adds a little more to the account ; j which Messrs Kruger, Steyn, Beit * j and Co. will have to settle later on. |It may interest you to know that , nearly 200 undergraduates have vol- _ unteered and gone from- Cambridge , University alone. I volunteered but . have not yet been accepted. There ; is a report here to-night that Lady- . smith has been relieved, and it only t needs to be confirmed to drive our j students crazy with delight. If the . news be true Cambridge to-night will , be no town for a. man with a head- > ache." Mayfield Sunday school anniversary proceedings were continued on Friday night with a. very successful tea and concert. There was a crowded attendance. The three tea tables were in charge of Mrs MacNicol and Miss Dawson, Miss Binks and Miss Burnett, Mrs Warn and Miss M. Kendall. A large number of friends from a distance attended the subsequent concert, when the Rev. C. E. Beecroft acted as chairman. Songs were sung by Miss Binks, Miss 11. Kendall, Miss Mabel and Nellie Freem, Mr Hayman, and the following little girls: Vera Willcocks, Ethel Grade, Maggie Geddes, and Elsie Read. Recitations were given by the Misses Hilda Wheeler, Connie Read, and Ethel Grade, Miss M. Crooks, and Mr Monstedt, violin solo by Mr E. Horton, harmonium solo, by Miss Horton; reading by Mr Warn, and choruses by a large choir, under the conductorship of Mr MacNicol. Short addresses were given by the Rev. C. E. Beecroft, Messrs Adams and Burr (Northcote),' T. B. Smith and others.

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