LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 93, Issue 14411, 14 July 1920, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Anxiety: the poison of human life, the parent of many sins and of more miseries.—Blair.

The Hamilton Municipal Band will give another of its popular concerts at the Theatre Royal on Sunday night.

The Waipa County Council yesterday supported the recent resolution passed by the Hamilton Borough Council in regard to the cement shortage. The annual meeting of the Croquet Club will take place at the pavilion, FranUton, on Saturday next,, at 2.30 p.m.

Tile Waipa County Council yesterday agreed to the allocation of 82 per cent of the cost of adding footways to the Cambridge High Level Bridge. The Waipa County Council declared a special rate of l-180d in the £ over the Hamilton Riding, to provide? for

interest and other charges on a loan of / £3OO, being 10 per cent on the original loan of £3OOO for completing metalling in the Hamilton riding. The date for receiving nominations for the office of director of the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., has been extended to Saturday, July 24, at 10 a.m. The first annual social of the Newstead branch of the N.Z. Farmers’ Union, will be held at the Newstead homestead on Friday, July 23, at 7.30 p.m.

To-day is the 131st anniversary of the Fall of the Bastille. The Parisians attacked that famous prison on the opening of the Revolution on July 14, 1789, and when they captured it there were only seven prisoners within its walls'. A lofty column of bronze dedicated to the memory of the patriots of July, 1789 and 1830, now marks the spot where the old building once stood. In a fifteen rounds professional lightweight contest at Auckland last night, J. Keenan (Auckland) defeated B. Jarvis (Australia) on points. There was little to choose between the men in the first ten rounds. After that Jarvis tired, and Keenan scored well in the last five rounds.

The two prisoners—Willie Chan (a Chinaman, aged 22), and William Somerville, aged 18—who escaped from Waikeria and were subsequently re-captured, were brought before the Police Court at Te Awamutu on Monday, and were sentenced to two years’ hard labour in addition to their present sentences. The Whitiora School Committee has ho- a advised that the Board of Education has accepted the tender of Mr Buchanan for additions to the Whitiora School, and it is hoped that the work will be put in hand without delay. The additions will provide accommodation for a further 200 pupils. The monthly meeting of the Maungakawa Rabbit Board was held on Monday. Present, Messrs Gray (chairman), Hewitt and Bennett. It was resolved that the resignation of Mr H. Lewis as secretary be accepted, and Mr Walter Stopford was appointed to his rjlace. The secretary (Mr Stopford) placed a copy of the new ratepayers’ roll before the Board. It was resolved that the secretary issue “Notices to Destroy Rabbits” on all ratepayers, such work to be carried out between the dates of August 1 and August 7 inclusive, and that the Government Slock Inspector he requested) Jo take proceedings after that dale against .all failing to carry out the work in a satisfactory manner. The Board passed a hearty vote of thanks fo the chairman (Mr A. S. Gray) for his generous offer to give the Board the use of his house in which to hold their meetings.