SEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13277, 8 September 1906, Page 8

SEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[from OClt OWN ioitnr.sroxu2.Nrs.] HAMILTON'. A MEETING of .the executive committee of the WaiUato Agricultural and Pastoral Association ma held en Thursday morning. It was decided to ft"! apply to the Licensing Committee for two booths mi the show ground for the dispersing of alcoholic liquor. A letter was read front the pro. ,j motets of a national memorial to the late Mr. ■:'■'■■.' Serfdom' It. was decided to leave over its considoralion until a somewhat similar application from an Auckland committee comes to band. rt'lHJ was decided that, subject to certain conditions, the Druids be allowed the use of the show ground s on November 17 for the purpose of holding » fMsport*- gala. If the Hobort . tails, which art under ordei, are on the ground by the Ist ot next month the erection of the new yards will be proceeded with at once, otherwise not till after the show. It was decided to borrow nuffl. cient money from the Union Bank of Australia ' to pay off the trustee* and take over the show '■- ground. Mr. Gordon was deputed tc irrangt for entertainments or concerts to bo held 'on the two show nights in the Town Hall.

CAMBRIDGE. ; ;j At tlif* Alexandra Hall on Thursday evening list : ? Sir. V. Jackson, 8.A., delivered an address under. '■'.'.■':. .'/"> Hie auspices of the Cambridge 5000 dub on th* subject of " Ourselves as Others Sec I if." There : «« a good attendance, the Mayor (Mr. W.-F, Buckland) presiding. The Cambridge. Orchestral Society (under -the baton of Mr. H. . Ttitarhka) contributed two enjoyable selection*, and Madam* Isherwcod, •Miss.Aspmull (Auckland), and Messrs. /<'" '} Baylins and Farnall rendered vocal item*. The xj- '•* civic improvement spirit and the various institulions that; ore working with one common object in view were in turn favourably reviewed, and #~ incidentally certain minor improvement* nir- ',";! jested. The incM*ant talk about, health was i-eiv. demned. lie had never heard such who''?»iM talk about health, and in eucli a healthy r>l*e*, «vji. 3 too. It was the lienltliiMt place lie had *!; -.-.'t •-iw :] in his travel*. The oast, present, and the tu..*ire were dealt with in turn. He was sure tl> .< * tar what, lie had written to hit country! :■:"• i if >' any of them visited New Zealand the fl'rsi thing they would do would be to come to Cambridge. • It wa* not difficult to understand the reference* : \ one heard to the high destiny in store for (he colony. The point on which the lecturer waxeo , mod eloquent was in. regard to the llora How (•'''.! Falls, a few miles out of Cambridge. Their vast- ■': ness and beauty had surprised him, and he could ■ see possibilities of these being opened up in the near future, by reason of these falls' avenues of wealth and usefulness. On' behalf of the JbOOG Club, the' Mayor thanked Mr. Jackson tor hi* ■■';■' kindness in delivering such an interesting lecture, :