LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2426, 11 December 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'The monthly meetings of the Matanfata County Council and the Cambridge Electric Power Board arc being held to-morrow.

The other evening one of the Cambridge Motors’ cars left the road in Poplar Gully and came to rest amongst some blackberry bushes. Luckily no damage was done to either car or occupants.

Wprlt is progresing on the deviation on Tucker’s Hill, on the Cambridge-Te Awamutu road and it should not be long until the road is open. The appearance of a spring half way up the incline, has given the contractor a little bother, but is not considered serious

Already the ’Xmas traffic is commencing as is noticeable by the number of cars passing; through rCambridge daily loaded with all manner of camping equipment. Many of these tourists arc making good use of the camping area at Victoria. Square.

Continuing his scries of lantern lectures on Biblical history, Mr Pain, Mission cr for New Zealand Sunday School Union, lectured at Taotaoroa the other evening. Mr Pain’s object is to stimulate Sunday .School activities in the district, and a large attendance of parents and children was exceedingly encouraged.

Good progress is being made with the tar-sealing of the Hamilton end of the Cambridge-Hamilton Main Highway. From the Hamilton-Morrinsvillc turn-off to well across the poplar gully, has been given one coating and it will be but a few days time till the remainder of the un-scaled portion has been treated in a like manner.

Farmers will be specially interested in an advertisement in to-day’s issue regarding a special blackberry and gorse exterminator, ‘ ‘ Externiol, ’ ’ also a specific that destroys the wood boier. We understand a demonstration will shortly be held to; show the effect of these pfeparations. "

Electricity' is to be installed in tlie Taotaoroa School at an early date.

The Railway Department directs attention to an advertisement appearing in another column in connection with the issue of holiday excursion tickets and the running of express trains during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. The excursion tickets will be issued from the 15th December to 15th January, available for return till February 15. Business people are specially reminded of the annual meeting of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, to be held to-night. In addition to election of officers, and general business, the meeting will, we understand, take dclinitc action as to what holidays are to be observed at Christmas and New Year. A full attendance is specially asked for. “I am satisfied that ninety per cent, of the bankruptcies are mainly attributable to the fact that proper books are not kept. If all traders kept their books properly they would know which way they were heading, and this would often be the means of saving them from disaster,” said Mr J. M. Ecliffe, accountant, of Auckland, at a meeting of the creditors of lan B. Macken, formerly school teacher, of Whangarei. In a copy of a recent Devonshire paper the following paragraph appeared: “Devonshire farm butter was offered at a shilling a pound retail at the market to-day, the lowest price since pre-war days. Large quantities remained unsold. The price last October was two shillings and threepence. A splendid crop of grass, decrease"of visitors, and low' purchasing poiver of the unemployed ane responsible for the fall in price.” New Zealand butter was about the same price at this time.

j “As one looks back over the,last 30 years one realises liow the great majority of the developments that have taken place in the various phases of our life arc due to electricity,” said Dr D. E. Hansen, in the course of an address to the Christchurch Electrical Traders and Contractors"' Association. “I am glad to have lived in this period, and I also look for Ward to the next 30 years, as I believe that these 60 years will show extraordinary development in electrical and mechanical engineering. ’ ’ As is the usual custom the local branch of the Barnardo’s Homes Young Helpers’ League will hold their.annual garden party at Mr and Mrs Gane’s residence on .Saturday next. Favoured with a fine afternoon, parents and children alike should spend a most enjoyable time amid the congenial, surroundings of Mr Gane’s garden, which is most suited for the purpose. It is hoped a good number of those interested .will attend and help to make the party a successful one, it being in aid of a most deserving object. ;lt w r ill be remembered that the Waipa and Waikato County Councils recently made protests against the appointment of a member of the Auckland Harbour Board by the Minister, without the interested local bodies being consulted. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Waikato County Council a letter was received from the Minister for Marine, stating that the Council’s views had been /“carefully noted.” The reading of this letter was received with smiles by the Councillors. Of particular interest to recent visitors to the Waikato are cheese crates of heavy cardboard, being tested out by the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company. The ends of tlie crates are of heavy cardboard reinforced with wood, and the body of the crates is cardboard, with wooden slats for extra ventilation. The crates are made to take one and two cheese, respectively, and are expected to effect a considerable saving over the cost of the piesent wooden crates.

Tlie entertainment to be presented at the Leamington Hall on Tuesday evening next promises to be something out of the ordinary, and should attract a very large audience. The programme, by Koto-o-rangi children, includes fairy operetta, in costume, introducing fair ies, water fairies, goblins and pipeis, as well as gay choruses and dainty dancing. Then there will be school choruses, instrumental and vocal items, recitations, part songs, playette, etc. The teachers are devoting much attention to the training of the children, and we can safely look forward to a splendid entertainment. The concert will be followed by supper and a dance. Details are advertised.

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