LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XI, Issue 908, 31 May 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr S. Lewis, solicicor, Cambridge, has various sums.of money to lend on approved freehold security, at lowest current rates ot interest. The burgesses of Cambridge are invited by His Worship the Mayor, Mr Geo. Dickinson, to observe Friday next, June 3rd, as a public holiday. Mr Alexander Littlejohn, of the firm of W. Littlejohn and Sons, jewellers, died at Wellington on Wednesday morning. He suffered from heart trouble for some years. He was one of the leading chess players in New Zealand. The Wells Memorial Fund has now reached just about £3OO. The committee will meet tomorrow, when the date of closing the lists will be decided upon. Those desirous of subscribing are requested to do so as early as possible, in order to facilitate matters. A skating rink is to be opened in the Alexandra Hall, Cambridge, at an early date. Mr C. Boyce is having the floor specially prepared for the pastime, and during the winter months skating will doubtless be liberally indnlged in. Fred. Capstick, a miner in Ralph's mine, Huntly, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Monday morning through a shot of powder going off twice. He is badly cut about the head and breast. Tui Te Raihi, a native, was charged at the Whitianga Magistrate's Court with a criminal assault upon a halfcaste native girl under the age of 16 years. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court. The following tenders were received for the erection of a creamery and tworoomed cottage at Monavale for the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd.-.-Alfred Jane, £310; F. Potts. £298 10s; P. M. La Tr» ; 'j, £269 ss; Giles Brothers and Lund, £239 1% 6d (accepted). There was a very good attendance at the Musical Society's meeting last night, considering the state of the weather. It was decided to hold the Society's concert on Wednesday, July 6th, in the Town Hall, and the committee is actively at work preparing an excellent programme. As there is still a lot of work to be done on the choruses which the Society will sing it behoves members to be punctual and regular in their attendance at practice. The health officer, Mr Bennett, was in Cambridge yesterday, investigating cases of supposed scarlet fever, and having fumigating work carried out where necessary. The health authorities wish it to be understood that where persons are suspected of suffering from fever the cases must be reported to the local authorities at once. In future in any instance where failure to do so is detected, a prosecution will follow. The trial of Joseph John Powelka, on a charge of murdering Sergeant Maguire concluded on Saturday last, when the jury, after a retirement of an hour and a half, returned a .verdict of not guilty owing to there not being sufficient proof. The prisoner maintained a cool demeanour until the verdict was given, when he was seized with a fit of trembling. A rider was added to the effect that the evidence [Conclusively proved that Detective Quarteoiain's shot did not kill Maguire. The handsome residence situated in King-street, Cambridge, owned by Mr C. Thomas, has been sold to Mr R. Crickett at a satisfactory figure. The house is situated on a three-acre section, and is a property that should show an early rise in value. The sale was effected by Mr E. R. Day, land agent, who reports that enquiries for town residences are much more numerous at present than for some time past. A list of properties will be advertised by him in Thursday's issue. A private cablegram has been received in Hamilton announcing the death in England of Mrs W. Thornton, sen. The deceased lady, who was mother of MrW. Thornton, of Cambridge, was well known in this district, having reHided for many years at Maungakawa, which is now occupied by The Waikato Sanatorium. Mrs Thornton came to Cambridge in 1891. and took up property at Gwynnelands, subsequently building the handsome residence at Maungakawa, which w.is latev purchased by the Govern men l for ust as a sanatorium. She left for England about nine years ago.

T. Slade's private hotel on Marine Parade, Napier, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. A cottage of seven rooms and some stables adjoining were also burnt. Mr W. J. White, of Cambridge, has just about completed the erection of a creamery at Motumaoho, to the order of the New Zealand Dairy Association. Ar the request of the Cambridge Borough Council, Mr Mervyn Weils has consented to present that body with an enlarged framed photograph of the late Mr Thos. Wells, the enlargement to be hung in the Council Chambers. Mr Frederick Hills, of Wellington, dropped dead whilst watching a football match, in which his son was playing on Saturday last. At Feilding on the same day a Mr Flyger also droppe dead whilst similarly occupied. Some few weeks ago a number of tests were carried out with a weed destroyer on briars growing in the Learn" ington and Cambridge districts. The results have proved satisfactory in destroying the briars above ground, ?and the patches are now being watched to see if there is any further growth. Reports received at Seattle by the steamer Alameda, which has lately returned from Iditarod, Alaska, state that the rush to the new gold diggings has been some thing the like of which has not been seen since the memorable invasion of Xlondyke. An immense army of prospectors and tradesmen is reported to have gone to the new Alaskan field, taking outfits that are approximately valued at £60,000. Mr Prank W. Beck, who left Cambridge yesterday for Auckland, where he will reside in future, was the recipient of two presentations recently. On Thursday evening last Mr c' Stuart, on behalf of the Methodist choir, presented Mr Beck with a handsome pair of gold sleeve-links as a mark of the esteem in which he was held. Subsequently a musical programme was gone through and a pleasant evening's entertainment terminated with supper, provided by the ladies of the choir, being partaken of. On Sunday afternoon Mr Beck received a beautifully bound copy of the Methodist Hymn Book, from the teachers of the Sunday-school, as a token of their appreciation of his work during the past four years as secretary of that institution. The following telegram from the Prime Minister was received by the Mayor of Cambridge on Saturday last: —"As a number of inquiries have been made regarding the Government intention respecting the observance or non-observance of the King's Birthday, I desire, for your information, to say that I have received a cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies through his Excellency the Governor' intimating that it is the King's wish there should be no observance of his Majesty's Birthday this year. I have therefore instructed that his Majesty's pleasure as far as the Government is concerned is to be given effect to." A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Monday morning to deal with the matter, when it was resolved to observe June 3rd as a holiday. The following letter has been received by Mr F. J. Brooks, Town Clerk, v from Captain h. Goodwyn-Archer' Superintendent of the Veteran's Home' —"Your very kind letter of 21st instant received, and its enclosure of £5 14s 4d, so generously donated by the congregation assembled at the united memorial service in Cambridge on the 20th instant in the affectionate regard borne towards our late beloved King IDdward VII. Please allow me, on behalf of the Veterans' Home Committee, tc render their sincerely grateful thanks for the solid financial assistance rendered to the Veterans' Home Funds by the patriotic and sympathetic good folks of your borough towards the resident veterans of this national institution. It is pleasing to find it recognised that the veterans now resting here have in the past been the pioneers of the Waikato when the sword was prehistoric to the shovel.— Yours faithfully, H. GoodwvnArcher." J A social rally of the members of the local branch of the Y.M.C.A. was held in the Gymnasium on Friday evening, there being a good attendance of members. The members of the physical department, under the directorship of Mr J. J. Collis, indulged in some useful practice on the rings, horizontal bar, etc. The following officers were elected for the physical department:—Captain, Mr C. Reid, jun.; vice-captain, Mr R. Smith; hon. secretary, Mr M. McDermott, jun.; committee, the captain, vice-captain, secretary, and Messrs C. E. Trythall and E. Rowe. It was decided that the practices shall be held on Tuesdays and iFridays, commencing at 7.30 p.m. The matter of the formation of a Parliamentary debating society was then discussed, and warmly commended by Messrs Reid, Trythall, Macky and Wilkinson. Members regarded the suggestion favorably, and the sub-committee which has the matter in hand will doubtless take early steps to give the proposal practical shape. It was decided that the first meetinp on Monday week take the form of prepared fiveminute speeches, half-a-dozen members signifying their willingness to contribute. Refreshments were handed round at the close of the meeting.

Weather forecast:—Southerly strone winds to gale |prevailing; expeel X showery and changeable weather; glass rise soon. We understand that the tender of Mi W. Hogan, of Leamington, has beer accepted for the erection of Mr C. Channing Buckland's residence al Monavale. A printer named Edwin Wright'attempted to drown himself in the Auckland Harbor, off Orakei Creek, on Sunday morning, by walking from the shore into deep water fully dressed. He was rescued by a party in a motor launch. Messrs H. Neilson, of Auckland, intend showing, at the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition, a collection of kauri gum valued at £SOOO. The products of the Dominion will also be represented by wool, grain, meat, minerals, timber, flax, etc. The W.C.T.U. of Palmerston North has written to the Borough Council of that town, requesting that it should stop the exhibition of pictures depicting the careers of notorious criminals, such as the Kelly Gang, as being likely to injuriously affect the young mind. In the course of his speech at Hoki- .*• tika, the Prime Minister said the Government had asked Lord Kitchener to recommend an officer of high standing and ability to take charge of the territorial forces in New Zealand, and were expecting advice at any time now. Mr R. J. Eckroyd, of Christchurch, secretary of the fund being raised to enable Professor Bickerton to proceed Home to lay his theory of "Partial Im pact" before the scientists of the Old Country, would be pleased to have any subscriptions forwarded noi later than June 6ih. The first of the socials in aid of the funds of the Cambridge Brass Band will be held on Friday evening next in the Alexandra Hall. Every preparation is being made so that the assembly shall be a successful one, and provided that the weather is favorable the funds of the Band should be materially augmented. The death occurred at his sister's residence, at Pukerimu, this morning, of Mr James Muir Fisher, brother of Messrs R and J. Fisher. Deceased, who was seventy years of age, was foi rtiany years associated wich the mining Industry. He came to Cambridge about two years ago. The funeral will leave his late residence for the Pukerimu cemetery on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr C. E. Bartholomew, of the firm of Bryant and May, who i; at present in New Zealand, states that the consumption of matches is, on the whole, increasing largely, in spite of the advent of electric lighting. The increase u mainly duetto the enormous increase in cigarette smoking. New Zealand and Australia use more matches per head of population than any other country in the world. This is attributable to the fact that a large percentage of the f people lead an outdoor life, and that there is a larger proportion of men than women in these countries. An elderly man, who had been fossicking for gold on Coal Island foi seventeen years, was brought to the Bluff by the s.s. Invercargill on Sunday last and taken to Lome Farm Home, states an Invercargill journal. He hac not been in the best of health for some time, and as he was living in a remote locality miners were afraid he would die of starvation, and they arranged for his removal to the Home, where he will be well provided for. The old man was in an emaciated condition, when his friends took him in hand, but they had no little trouble in inducing him tc leave the Island, his impression being s that his mining property would be appropriated by someone else during his absence. At the banquet in connection wit! the Farmers' Union Conference, helc in Marton on Tuesday evening last, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, speaking of the { Moumohaki State Farm, said he was almost afraid to mention that name. He had instructed Mr Gillanders, the late manager, to reduce the expenditure to not more than £IOOO over receipts. That had not been done, and Mr Gillanders had left. Then lately they had had a man named Earnshaw employed there, writing under twenty names to fifty newspapers, and saying that the place was going to the dogs. The Minister said he had certainly stopped experiments m fruit growing, costing £SOO to produce fruit worth £3O. What they wanted on the experiment farms was better value foi their money. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Hamilton, will hold their horse fair in the Hamilton Horse Bazaar on Wednesday and Thursday, June Ist and 2nd, when over 400 horses will be submitted for sale, including 150 draughts. Amongst the light horses to be entered are : The trotting stallion Dauntless, £ years, by Victor from a Merry Bachelor mare, granddam Shales; thqroughbred mare Ladysmith, by Vandguard from a Cocksure mare (the granddam of Ladysmith was a Riddlesworth mare); the well-known thoroughbred mare, Flatr fish, from Flyfish; also firstclass hacks, 4 years old, by Bonafide. The order of the sale, as usual, will be unbroken and draught horses the first day, and all light horses on the second day. Should time allow any light horse 3 that have come forward on the Wednesday will be submitted.