LECTURE AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8003, 7 September 1906, Page 2

LECTURE AT CAMBRIDGE.

At the Alexandra Hall, Cambridge, last evening, Mr V. Jackson, 8.A., delivered a lecture before a fairly large audience, the suoject being " Ourtelvos as others see us." The Mayor (Air YV. F. Buckland, presided, ihe Cambridge Orchestral Society, under the b<*ton of Mr H. i'utschka, of Hamilton, contributed greatly to the evening's eujoying Oy their accopt'ib.e rendering of two selections. Madame Isherwood, Aliss Aspinail (Auckland), Air Bayliss and Air Farnau contributed vocal items. subject dealt with by Mr Jackson allawed of considerable latitude in the way of Qumour and an-iC-iote, and iu both these connections ample advantage was taken, the audience rippiiug over with laughter throughout the cjurse ot the address. He commended tho spirit of civic improvement, and the aims of luooOjU Club, and suggested that as first impressions were so lasting, various minor improvements be inaugurated. He deprecated tho mcessant health talk that lie haul encountered He had never heard such wnolesala talk of health in such a healthy place; it was the healthiest place he had ever struck. The past, present and future ot the town aid district were dealt with in order. Cambridge, said he,possesses a natural beauty which it might well boast of. It anyone came to New Zealand from America, and happened hrst to see what he had written home to his countrymen. hQ was sure they would come to Cambridge the very first tiling, its reputation as a dairying country was amply borne out by the good quality of its butter, while the meat supplied here was unsurpassed. The town had excellent stores, and he could not understand the talk of the " oity," it would be more oommendable if in respect of trading the inhabitants looked to 110 town but their own. His inspection of a merchant s store the other day (and tflr purity of seed and the excellence of iti manure he had seen nothing to equil it), convinced him that there was a genuineness and a wealth below the surface so far as the colony was concerned, that was not perhaps apparent on the surface, and he now understood the references one heard regarding the desiiny of New Zealand, ihe up-to-date new saloyards, the go-ahead Mayor, and the domain iu turn received attention. The point, however, on whiijb the lecturer waxed most eloquent was that of the flora Hora falls, situated a few miles east of Cambridge. 'I heir beauty had surprised him, while the possibilities that surrounded them were enormous, and he could quite imagine a tow enterprising Yankees corniug over and securing the right to these falls and opening up enormous avenues of wealth and usefulness. The lecture was listened to very attentively and was greatly appreciated. On behalf of the Cambridge iiUJO Club (under whose auspices tho lecture wa3 delivered), Mr Bucidand tendered thanks to Mr Jackson for his kindness in giving such an interesting address.