The Waikato Independent Incorporating "The Cambridge Gazette." THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2580, 3 August 1922, Page 4

The Waikato Independent Incorporating "The Cambridge Gazette." THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Last week’s Gazette contains a proclamation expending the boundaries of the Leamington /Town District to include Flat The monthly meeting of the Cambridge branch of the Farmers’ Union will be held to-morrow afternoon at 1.30 p.m.

A few days aago Mr F. C. Hansen, of Waitoa, kiled a 24-year steer which, with the caul fat, weighed 10641 b dressed.

Among the gum trees felled by the Thames County Council "lately was one at Puriri with a girth of 14ft and one at Totara Point that was Bft in circumference. *'

The Wanganui Borough Council has accepted a tender for £10,1)00 for the erection of 15 municipal dwellings. The buildings will have hollow walls of brick, plastered inside and roughcasted outside.

A man with a horse and cart was gathering cockles on the sands at

Southport, England, when the cart beban to sink in a quicksand. v The man had only time to jump out and cut the horse loose before the cart disappeared.

A contemporary has the following rather disconcerting paragraph in its advertising columns :— ‘ ‘ During our great winter sale you can- buy boys’ winter gloves for 9d per pair. ‘ These will only last a few days.”

Mr F. Shannon kindly supplies us with, the following information concerning the rainfall lit Tirau for the month' of July: The total rainfall was 1.47 inches. Rain fell on 10 days, the maximum fall being .57 inches on the Ist. The rainfall for the same month last year was 4.53 inches. The rainfall for the current year, to date, is 24.52 inches, and for the same period last year, 22.45 inches.

Very little business was transacted at the weekly meeting of the Cambridge Arboreal Committee, held yesterday morning; The Committee has placed an order for trees to replace those felled in Victoria Square, and also to replace vacant spots in the streets. It has been decided to wait for a break ia the frosty weather before planting eucalyptus"* trees on the river bank, near Victoria bridge, and in the Domain.

At a meeting of suppliers at Hairini on Monday it was agreed to recommend the directors to retain the services of the first assistant during the period the factory was separating. It was also agreed that the factory should re-open in the course of the next few days, and should devote the month of August to separating, toward the end of which time Mr Goodfellow will communicate with the London office to ascertain the market prospects. Upon this enquiry will depend the futuro working of the factory—whether it will continue separating during September. commence the manufacture of cheese, or go over to butter.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods 7 Great Peppermint Cure. Thousands know its value. 6 •Thai; ..nasty cough .with thick nvucous cured bydCfazol.—6»

The Dominion Federated Sawmillers, representing 00 per cent, of the mills, raised the price of heart timber 2/ per 100 ft.

The County Engineer (Mr Civil) and Or. J. S. Fisher, intend to make a tour of inspection of the whole of the roads in the Pukckuni riding immediately.

The electoral rolls throughout the Dominion closed on Monday. Any claims for enrolment now coming to hand must be placed on a supplementary roll.

The best pay-out by a dairy company that has come under our notice is that of Waingongoro cheese factory, near Stratford, the figure being 2/1 per lb butterfat for the season (says the Stratford Post.)

We understand that Mr H. St. John Christophers, a well-known Poverty Bay resident, is coming to reside in Cambridge, having purchased through Mr A. D. Hawlcesby, Mr Pollard’s residence in Bowen Street.

During the past four months —April, May, June and July—the rainfall in Cambridge totalled only 7.31 in. With an average yearly fail of about 50in., it will be seen that the past four months have been exceptionally dry. Five and a-half degrees of frost were registered in parts of Auckland yesterday morning, the heaviest experienced for ten years.' On top of Albert Park 14 degrees were registered. In the Henderson district the lemon crop was badly damaged in parts. Enrolling, so far as the Wellington electoral districts are concerned, is practically completed. Registrars are now engaged in revising the rolls, from information collected by postmen, prior to purging and printing them. It is expected that the general rolls will be printed in August for the whole Dominion.

The local Y.M.C.A. Board of Gover-

nors is engaged in making preparations for the social to be held on September 12th to welcome Mr S. J. Gilbert (the new secretary) to Cambridge. It is hoped to have a very large and enthusiastic gathering that evening. One of the leading Y.M.C.A. officers, from Welling, will be present.

Mr Wm. Goodfellow, as a result of his recent visit to London,. states that the cheese factories under the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., must make an improvement in the quality of their product. In that direction, it is interesting to know that as a result of scientific research at the Company’s laboratory, a uniform "starter” of high quality has been produced, which, it is confidently anticipated, will result in raising the grade by two points at least.

Some despicable person has been busy of late removing and stealing electric light bulbs placed under street verandahs and other places accessible to the public, in Cambridge. A local resident set a trap the other day, smearing the shade with some coloured material, and thus secured a finger print, from which it is hoped to sheet home a charge against the culprit. It is hoped that the offender will be detected and severely punished.

This week's issue of the New Zealand Sporting and Dramatic Review has a wide range of illustrations that should find special favour with its readers. No illustrated journal makes a more direct appeal to the public than the Review. The proprietors particularise week by week in up-to-date features. The current number is a tribute to the excellent supervision of the pictures which are obtained from the world’s best sources, not forgetting, the best photographic mediums nearer home. Snapshots at the Gisborne Racing Club’s Meeting and the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club’s Meet, stand out attractively, while the photographs of the Auckland and the North Auckland Rugby representative teams and stewards of the Manawatu E-acing Club supply individual interest. A unique series is devoted to the Swankor’s Gala at Wanganui in aid of the unemployed, and another outstanding page depicts incidents in the White Horse Hockey Cup Tournaments, and Ladies’ Provincial Cup matches at Auckland. Among other diversified subjects that are attractively set out and should create widespread interest arc Hunters’ jumping competitions in England; views of the largest painting in the world; thrilling motor contests at Brooklands tracks; Ladies’ Day at the Derby; the Australian Sheep Show; transport in Paris, and English and American happenings. The ‘ * Three Musketeers” forms a striking frontispiece and stage, screen and social have a special showing of portraits in their respective classes. The paper is now on sale at all newsagents.

It costs three-eights of a penny to one penny per dozen to preserve Eggs in Sharland’s “Moa” Brand Egg Preservative. Sold in Small Tins to preserve 14-doz. Eggs; 4-gal. tins, OOdoz.; 1-gal. tins, ISO (loz., and 4-gal. tins, 720 dozen. It is wonderfully cheap and reliable.—2.

At the first signs of the 1 4 Flu” use Nnzol vory freely.—3.

The To Puke County Bill, to constitute the proposed new county, was introduced in the House oil Tuesday by Mr F. F. Hockly (Rotorua). The Bill alters the boundaries of the Tauranga County, providing a new county with an area of 147,000 acres and excluding the Tc Puke town district.

The frost yesterday morning is generally considered to be the most severe experienced in Cambridge this winter, about 15 degrees of frost being Registered, Quite a number, of wqH'r-pipes were burst, and the plumberß'wcre kept busy repairing the damage done. No less than. 36 frosts have been experienced during the past two months.

The Pihama Dairy Company has planted .15,000 trees this season, mostly gums and wattles. An indication of how the Pihama settlers are taking up tree planting is shown by the fact that over .40,000 trees are being planted this winter within a radius of two miles of Pihama. —Manaia Witness,

Great interost centred in a woodchopping contest for £IOO aside, between Dave Pretty, who was billed as the champion of the world, and G. B. Whyte, champion of Tasmania. Pretty won the first chop, for a 15-inch Poplar log, which he cut in 31 l-ssee, thus beating his own world’s record of 35 sec. Whyte won the second chop, a 12in. log, in 22 2-ssoc. In the final chop Pretty won easily,, the Tasmanian having bad luck in striking a knotty log and splintering his axe-handle. Pretty intends to proceed to America and Great Britain to defend the title of champion of the world against all comers. .' -T ; L !