LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2304, 27 February 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Cambridge Horticultural Society has decided to hold its annual chrysanthemum and flower show at the Town Hall, Cambridge, on Friday, April 11th.

We are informed that the farm of 174 acres owned by Mr Colebrook, at the north end of Victoria Eoad (in the Bruntwcod district) has been recently sol."

The Postmaster-General announces that the Charity stamps which have been on sale since December 11, 1929, are to be withdrawn at the close of business on February 28.

Twenty-five applications for the position of assistant sanitary inspector have been received by the Hamilton Borough Council. The Mayor and town clerk have been deputed to interview Mr A. Eedman, they being empowered to appoint him if they are satisfied.

In a new display advertisement in to-day's issue Mr W. White, stationer, announces a great stock-taking sale of all his stocks of stationery and fancy goods. All stocks are reduced to cost to clear.

A numbor of Foncourt district farmers were put to considerable inconvenience on Saturday morning last owing to an electric fuse box blowing out, and in consequence milking operations were interrupted, farmers having to revert to their stand-by power plants. Repairs were effected in the shortest possible tiu\e by the local boards' trouble gang, but the delay caused many of the farmers to be very late in getting their milk to the factory.

Eev. E. J. Boyt was last night welcomed as priest in charge of St. George's Anglican Parish, Frankton. There was a good attendance the Old Time dance held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening. All had a most enjoyable time, good music being supplied by Mrs Keating (piano) and Mr Clayton (violin). The Presbyterian Church invites members, adherents.and Sunday School children to attend the annual picnic to be held at Mr Perkins' farm, Pukckura on Saturday next. For particulars see advertisement in this issue.

The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, will return to Wellington tomorrow, says a Press Association telegram. It is reported that he has benefited considerably as a result of hit; treatment at Eotorua.

The district trotting owner, Mr E. A. McMillan, was again successful at the concluding day's trotting of the Otahuhu Club's meeting, his aged gelding Machine Gun winning the Coatcs' Handicap of 1£ miles off 36yds bhd. mark in 2m. 435. Mr McMillan's Te Wahia also ran second in. the saddle event.

Mr Walter Impett, of Auckland, will leave by the Maunganui to-morrow for an extensive tour abroad. He will be joined at Naples by his son, Mr Kenneth Impett, and they will together visit the principal musical centres of Britain and the Continent.

A representative public meeting was held at Te Awamutu on Tuesday cveing to consider the junior high school system and unanimously decided in favour of the scheme.' It was decided to apply at once to the Minister of Education for the selection of Te Awamutu as a suitable centre.

To-day the Empire farmers' party will arrive in Eotorua. Yesterday a representative of the party informed an Independent reporter that the visitors were keenly looking forward to the tour of the thermal regions, and there were soaie who were quite sceptical of the information given them concerning the geysers.

Yesterday afternoon a very diminutive Shetland pony was noticed making its way down Duke Street carrping a human. freight of three small school children. The youngest child was perched high up on the small neck and did the guiding* The middleman was well sandwichod in, while he on the hind-quarters had all his time occupied in remaining on the animal at all. The pony, however, was quite unconcerned and wandered contentedly on down the street, it evidently boing an everyday occurrence.

A young New Zcalander, who is on a world tour, writing friends in this district, states that- he saw more drunkenness in London than in any city he had visited in Canada or the United States. He adds that perhaps the festive season was responsible for much of the drinking, but on. Christmas Eve about one person in every four that he saw on the streets of London showed signs of excessive drinking.

Always to bo depended upon, tho Cambridge district ladies were not found wanting in connection with the catering foi the big party of visitors to Cambridge yesterday. Headed by the Deputy Mayoress, Mrs W. G. Care, the ladies' committee are to be heartily thanked ior.lko good service rendered. They are also grateful to all who in any way assisted in the provision of comestibles or at the function and specially wish to thank the local company of Girl Bangers for their valuable help. That portion of the CambridgeHamilton main roa(] between the cud of the bitumen stretch and the Hamilton Borough boundary is in a shocking condition at present, owing to the heavy traffic. The corrugations and pot-holes make motoring extremely unpleasant, while the dust is also annoying. It is to be hoped that the Waikato County Council will take steps to make permanent improvements to this important highway in the near future. A definite step toward encouraging research work by members of the,New Zealand Society' of Accountants was made on Tuesday, when, at a meeting of tho council of the society, it was decided to award 100 guineas for a thesis in connection with the dairying industry. There were 100 guests at a dinner given by Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., at the Hamilton Hotel last evening in honour of the 45 Australian farmers and their wives who are touring New Zealand. Mr F. H. Clapham welcomed the visitors on behalf of the Mayor of Hamilton. Mr Dynes Fulton, Mr F. H. Anderson (Cambridge), and Mr Goodfellow were among the speakers, while, replies were made by representatives of all the Australian States, who spoke in terms of warm appreciation of the hospitality they had received in New Zealand and of the many scenic beauties they have seen. The speakers said they had been amazed at the wonderful growth and freshness, of the pastures and of the condition of the cows.