LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 3214, 3 May 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■* A bag of nine cock pheasants was secured on Thursday last, by a, Leamington sportsman.

The annual meeting of the Cambridge Plunket Society, will be held on Thursday next, at 2.30 p.rn., at the Council Chambers.

Messrs G. B. ..Wurman and Sons, Hamilton, have a bold advertisement on our third page re their ‘‘expiration of lease” sale of furniture.

A first offender was aivaigm.“d before Messrs J. Low and A. B. Hodgson, .T’s.lh, this morning, and convicted and (lifleharged, on paying expenses.

The vital statistics for tiie month of April for the Cambridge district, with figures for the-corresponding month of last year in parentheses, were as follows: —Births 8 (12); deaths 4 (3); marriages 4 (3).

A committee, consisting of the Mayor, Mr J. h\ Fow, and Messrs O. I*. Fairer, J. Derr/, and A. K. Webb, was set up by the Hamilton Borough Council on Thursday evening, to consider Iho question of inaugurating a muni-, cipal bus service for the borough.

As showing tin* good work .of the friendly societies in this district, it may lie stated that the Loyal Duke of Cambridge Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U.. apart from medical attendance to members and their families, paid out the sum of no less than £SOO in sick pay for the past year.

The motor lorry which met with an accident on the Cambridge-Hamilt on road on Wednesday last was conveying cream from a N.Z. Co-op. Dairy Co. ’s factory —not from the Cambridge Coop. Dairy Co., as stated in our last issue.

Six nominations have been received for the three veeancies on the Tamahere l’oad Board, viz.. Messrs VY. H. Baker. Alfred Benge; Thomas Clarkin, Poland Gilman, Samuel Lye, and M. J. McKendry. The election will be held on Wednesday, May 7th, and the polling booth will be at Matangi. Polling hours, 9 a.m. to fi [>• m.

Arrangements have been made for the Kiwi 'Bus to run trips from Hamilton to Cambridge immediately after the evening sessions of the Hamilton Competitions, commencing next: Tuesday. Thus competitors or visitors to the Competitions may depeiid on being able to return to Cambridge each night after the performances. Doubtless this convenience will be greatly appreciated.

At the sale, of pedigree Jerseys, on account of Mr V. K. Day. at Tamahere, conducted by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.. Ltd., two valuable animals were knocked down to Cambridge buyers. One bull calf was bought by Mr ,f. W. Garland, of Pukekura.. for 100gns, and another by Mr P. Colvin, at SOgns.

Owing to various reasons the Cambridge Choral Society was considerably 'delayed in its practices For the big choir contest at the Hamilton Competitions. However, the choir has now set down to hard work, and from now on special practices will be held. Tt behoves the members to do their eery best for the honour of Cambridge, and in order to do credit 1o their able and online-', . tic c n.ductor (Mr Alf Boyce).

The first of the

All Black trial \

matches will be played at Auckland this afternoon, between Auckland and Waikato. A. Thompson and I). Bourke will play for Waikato.

We understand that a special meeting of the Cambridge Borough Council was held on Thursday evening last, when important business was transacted. However, as the meeting was not open to the press we are unable to give a report of the proceedings.

At the Auckland Police Court yesterday afternoon Toney Bulto, a restaurant proprietor, was lined £IOO for selling liquor without a license. It was shown in evidence that since January huge quantities of liquor had been supplied accused by wholesale firms.

A Press Association message yesterday states that Thursday’s express from Auckland to Wellington, consisting of 10 cat's, proved too heavy a. load with, which to negotiate the spiral, despite the fact that it was drawn by two locomotives. The train climbed as far as the mouth of the first tunnel when the load was found too severe a pull, and the train was backed to Raurimu, where it. was divided and taken to Waimavino in two sections, and there coupled up again.

A very successful Paddy’s Market and sale of work was held at the Oddfellows’ Hall yesterday, when the surn of nearly £2B was realised for St. Peter’s'Parish Fund. A varied assortment of: goods sold well, while many enjoyed afternoon tea. Competitions were won by Mesdames .T. Armor, son., M. Wells, Schwartz. Parity, Bourke am! Blake. Much credit is due to the following committee responsible for the success of the function, viz., Mosdu'mes Gascoigne, Hart, Stopford, Cahill, Cowling, Cleary, McAsoy, Ilair and Bourke, Misses Hart and McDevitt, and numerous helpers.