January 1912

F J Marfell made an important announcement to buyers of building sections in Leamington. 'Sunnyside Estate', near the Domain, had been subdivided into large, roomy home sites, which were being offered to the public at the easiest terms in New Zealand viz.; £1 down and 10s a month.
Leamington was rapidly becoming popular as a healthy home site district, and 'Sunnyside' was an excellent opportunity to residents to possess a home of their own. Several of the sections had already been secured by Aucklanders, and as there were only a limited number available early application was necessary to secure them.

Wedding Bells rang out on New Year's Day for Miss Alice Hannah Read and Charles Ernest Jeans at the brides parents' home in 'Thornleigh' French Pass. The bride was dressed in cream voile and carried a bouquet of sweet peas and maidenhair fern. Her sisters Eva and Elsie were the bridesmaids and James Walter Jeans was best man. The guests sat down to a dainty wedding breakfast and after the couple left for Te Aroha the 'call of the herd' came all too soon for the guests.
James Bros, (late W D Shepherd general providers) were looking for a young girl for office work.
Mr Capper was looking for a housekeeper to take full charge of 3 young children.
Accompanying the Huddersfield Bellringers Band was Ella Airlie, the charming young London pianoloquist, mimic and xylophone expert.
Sam Lewis notified the public that he was moving into the Legal Chambers in Duke Street and that he had taken over the practice of W F Buckland.
“Mr Carr has got a new car”, was the catch cry as the former publican of the Central Hotel bought a new Ford. Others joining the motorised trend were Sam Lewis and Hunter & Banks - Land Agents.

The value to Cambridge of the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co was shown by the payout of £7,000 to local milk suppliers in November 1911 and £7,393 in December. The third highest in New Zealand.The first district Boy Scout Camp at The Narrows had a wet time for the first week. Three troops from Hamilton, Frankton and Cambridge had 65 to 100 boys under canvas. Some of the boys cycled to and fro, night and morning, to their work. About 300 visitors watched the sports events and were served afternoon tea under the trees beside the riverbank.
John F Brooks, son of F J Brooks the Town Clerk and former bank manager, took over the chemist of R J Roberts. Forerunner of the Cambridge Pharmacy.
The Mayor, George Dickinson was in the hot seat at a meeting called to further consider the Coronation Baths. Nothing had been done over the holidays about securing a site and the offer of a Government Grant of £250 was going to run out very soon.
Alexander Gow, the genial and obliging Scots station master of eight years, was promoted to Paekakariki, 27 miles north of Wellington.
The Victoria Bridge was causing problems as the water couldn't get away from the deck and some planks were rotten.

The rapids at HoraHora had not only caught the eye of the Waihi Gold Mine, but fishermen were extolling its virtue for trout fishing. Four men in a short time had 140 in their bag – the smallest weighing 2lbs. 'The gateway is through Cambridge.'
F W Butler, Civil Engineer submitted two plans for the Swimming Baths – one on Victoria Square and the other in Duke Street opposite the Salvation Army Hall. Councillor Martin Butler opposed both proposals and supported the Moon Creek idea! 'The councillors thought they were being hoodwinked. The meeting was getting out of hand, and the Mayor vacated the chair without putting the amendment as a substantive motion.'
A gentleman, who took a keen interest in Cambridge remarked that he was rather partial to Scotsmen, “They are braw chaps, ye ken, I'm yin ma'sell, but I canna thole they Scotch thistles growing anent the Coort-hoose. Man it fair scunners me!” With regards to the swimming baths he said, “They maun be a' daft tae pit them doon by Min's creek.”
For one shilling and six pence the Misses Hills, stationers in Victoria Street, produced a booklet of thirty-six views of Cambridge. E B Hill, chemist used a Kodak camera in photographing the originals from which the book was produced.

 

 

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