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Waikato Independent, Volume VII, Issue 477, 25 February 1908, Page 4

Rev. W. H. Beck left to-day for the Methodist Conference at Auckland. A paper on sugar-beet was read by Mr W. A. Graham before the Hamilton branch of the Farmers’ Union. Messrs Crowther and Bell’s coaches will leave the fountain for the Ohaupo races at 10 a.m. to-morrow. Dr. and Mrs Douglas, who have been on a trip to England, have returned to Hamilton. Pickering’s Bridge, in the Cambridge Eoad Board’s district, is to be temporarily repaired until steps are taken for renewing it. The Cambridge Road Board has decided to call for tenders for gravelling the Matangi and Flume roads as soon as it is decided where the gravel shall be taken from. At the Rotorua races on Saturday, Mr R. Hannon’s stables were very successful, the Hurdles, Cup, and Hack Race falling to it, whilst another locallyowned horse Tera won the Maiden. A meeting of the Pukekura and Cambridge West Domain Boards will be held at the Farmers’ Club-room on Friday next, 28th insb., at 0 p.m. The statement of the Domain receipts and expenditure for 1907 will be read. _Mr C. L. McDiarmid, who has resigned the office of superintendent of tue Presbyterian Sunday School, Hamilton, was the recipient of several gifts from the teachers and scholars. The office will now be taken up by Mr Goodfellow. An election of seven members of the Hautapu Drainage Board was held at Mr T. Hartly’s office yesterday, and resulted in the return of Messrs MeFarlane, Tyler, Ross, Taylor, Hopkirk, and Swayne. There were nine candidates. The pulpit at St. Paul’s Methodist Church next Sunday will be occupied by Rev. S. J. Gibson, of Hawera, and who was formerly stationed here. The service on Sunday evening last was conducted by Mr J. B. Beeche, a candidate for the ministry. In view of the approaching elections, the No-License organisations in various parts of the Dominion are organising an active campaign, and the most notable step they are baking is an agitation for an alteration in the voting arrangements. They will petition Parliament next session to have the liquor question decided by a bare majority vote, and the grounds upon which they base this request are set forth in a form that is at present being circulated throughout the various electorates. At the Cambridge Road Board meeting on Saturday last, the chairman stated that he and Mr Booth had journeyed to the French Pass-road on Monday, the 1/fch inst., for the purpose of meeting Messrs Eendall and Smart, to discuss where the road deviation should bo made, but though they waited from 10 a.m. till 11 a.m. no one turned up.—The Clerk said Mr Smart had told him that both he and Mr Rondall were close to the gate (the place appointed) on that day, but they saw nothing of either Mr Swayne or Mr Booth. Ho (the Clerk) further stated that Mr Smart had changed the site upon which he intended building his house, and now he did not appear in such a hurry to have the deviation made.— The Board decided not to do anything further in the matter, especially as Mr Rendall has a good frontage to the Maungakawa-road. The Government has offered to supply grass seed to all those who have suffered by the recent bush fires, whether they he Crown tenants or freehold or leasehold occupiers. The seed will be supplied free of cost. In addition, instructions have been given to the Railway Department to carry all material, whether for building purposes or for fencing, to those who have lost their homes, outhouses, or fences, free of charge. Further, wherever Crown lands are available and are not under lease to tenants, those suffering will be allowed to turn their stocks upon such lands free of charge. In the case of those who are not settlers, such as those working upon roads, who may have lost their homes, huts, tools or belongings, the Government will convey all material and tools free to them by rail, and in absolutely necessitous cases will consider their position upon full details being furnished by them.

The following is Captain Edwin’s forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day Easterly moderate to strong winds; glass fall slowly. ’ The Premier delivered an address to a large and enthusiastic audience at Whangarei last night. A number of light-fingered gentry were present at the on Saturday last, and it is reported one wellknown Auckland resident had his pocket picked of several pounds in notes. There arc now indications that the drought is breaking up, as welcome rains have fallen in various parts of the Dominion. Some refreshing showers, although not very heavy, fell in Cambridge on Sunday afternoon and also a<*ain today. ° The name of Miss Jessie Brooks, of Cambridge, appears on the list of suecesful candidates in the recent teachers’ examinations. Miss Brooks received special mention for general agriculture Class 0. The names of Miss Gavey and Mr J. Dean also appear in the list. Lake Rotoroa (the Hamilton lake) has fallen fully 30 inches during the recent dry weather. The area of the lake is about 140 acres, and a contemporary takes the well-known formula that one inch of water over an acre equals 101 tons, and computes that the lake at present is deficient by 424,200 tons of water as compared with two months ago. The sculling race for the world’s chamnionship will be rowed on the Wanganui River this afternoon, between W. Webb (the present holder), of Wanganui, and R. Tressider, of N.S.W. The result of the match will be posted up at the Independent Office immediately it comes to hand. Between 45 and 50 students are* now attending the Seventh Day Adventists’ training school at Pukekura, and practically all the available accommodation is occupied. The subjects taught are • —Reading, writing, spelling, advanced geography, arithmetic,grammar, rhetoric, drawing, phonography, type - writing, Latin, algebra, elementery advanced physiology, book-keeping, and the Bible. A correspondent brings under our notice the wonderful sagacity of a native dog at Maungatautari. Some grass had caught fire and the canine, in order to attract the attention of some workmen commenced to bark loudly. No parti-’ cular notice was taken of the animal until a while after, when it was observed to plunge into a creek and afterwards shake itself near the fire. It repeated this performance several times, and there is no doubt, we are assured, that by so dmng it prevented the spread of the fire. Yes, we have heard the phrase, “As cunning as a Maori dog,” but—pass the salt! The public of Cambridge will be treated to two first-class entertainments on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 4th and sth March (Show nights). °A Society of 35 entertainers, from Hamilton, have kindly consented to, give a couple of their unique performances. They style themselves “ The Kentucky Darkies,” and we understand their performances have been well received and hignly appreciated wherever thev have been given. The proceeds arc to "be devoted to the Waikato Central Show debenture fund, and doubtless the Cambridge public will roll up in large numbers on the nights of the entertainment. The box plan is now open at Mr E. J. Wilkinson’s.