July 1907

Frederick William Adams was found in the Masonic Hotel while under a prohibition order. He told the Magistrate that he was greatly worried about a bull and got a little whisky to cheer himself up. The Magistrate thought some excuses were just wonderful.
The Waikato Hounds finished their hunt at Hautapu with the 'clinking good run' over Bardowie, Messrs Swayne's and Qualtrough's farms. The hares were safe.
Architects Rigby and Warren called tenders for a Creamery at Fencourt.
F Potts' tender for £256 10 shillings was accepted.
Miss Martha Alice Cubis looked handsome in a dress of cream silk, pin-tucked, and relieved with silk insertions when she married David Williamson at St Paul's Methodist church. She also carried a bouquet and wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms.
Miss Amy Qualtrough was attired in a stylish white box dress, and wore the orthodox veil and orange blossom when she married Chas Shaw at her parents' residence at Fencourt.

A pair of horses ran away with a wagonette in Victoria Street. Fortunately Mr D Hannon was on the scene, and he at once galloped after the fleeting pair; managed to pick up the reins and gamely held on to the runaways as they careered and zig-zagged down the street. When they got down almost opposite the Bank of New Zealand, Mr Hannon, seeing a trap and horse in front made, as they dashed towards it, one last effort to pull them up - this he succeeded in doing. Mr Hannon's horsemanship and pluck were much admired.
The chairman of the Pukekura Road Board was to make arrangements with the Bank of NZ for raising a loan for their share of the Victoria Bridge.
The Fire Brigade erected a bell opposite Victoria Square but it was of very little use as it was hung too close to the roof and the sound was muffled. Captain Bell had the fire station telephone connected to the waterworks.
A disgraceful act of vandalism was perpetrated some time during Tuesday night when a clothes line of ladies wearing apparel belonging to Mrs Young was torn and thown onto the street.

The North Island Egg Laying Competition was in its ninth week and the total number of eggs laid was 7097 from 82 pens. The highest for the week was A C Jones' Silver Wyandottes with 32 eggs.
The Minister of Justice wrote to the Chamber of Commerce acknowledging a letter in which they urged the erection of a new courthouse. The Chamber were to ask their member Mr Greenslade to see that a brick building was provided.
The Rev. R M Laverty lectured at the St Paul's Methodist church on 'The Story of the Mutineers of the Bounty'. Dr Rev. Nathan said the lecture was 'instructive, pathetic, humorous, eloquent and highly effective.'
The examination for Pupil Teachers was exceptionally hard but all those from the Cambridge District High School passed, viz.:- Misses L Bell, E Carr and B O'Neill.
Cr F J Marfell spoke to Council on asking Andrew Carnegie for a £1000 grant to erect a new library and reading room. He condemned the present building which he thought was not at all in keeping with a place like Cambridge. (Hear hear.)

'The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. today : - Heavy easterly gale soon. Glass fall; probably rain. Probably very heavy river, heavy flood.'
At the Cambridge Borough Council meeting Councillor Reid, in a vigorous speech where he often emphasised his remarks by vigorously pounding on the table, said he could not understand how men of honour and integrity could approach Mr Carnegie for money. Cambridge people were willing to provide their own library and not go a-begging to a multi millionaire with ill gotten gains. Letters to the Editor came thick and fast.
A very depleted 5000 Club met to discuss the distribution of their Cambridge booklet. They bought 180 copies to be given away to promote Cambridge. The club was then wound up. The instigator, C C Buckland, had moved back to Vancouver.
The Taylor - Carrington Dramatic Company paid another visit to Cambridge and presented Boucicault's famous play 'Rip Van Winkle'.
The committee of the proposed Town Board for Cambridge West was getting close to its goal.

 

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