June 1908

Opening of the new Maungatautari meeting house 'Te au ope kanohi' was performed by Hon. Mahutu.
Thirteen patients left Te Waikato (TB) Sanatorium for Rotorua where they were to be employed in tree planting. The Government (at the suggestion of the matron Nurse Rochefort) formed a camp for patients who were well enough to do light work.
A recent thunderstorm lasted from four o'clock in the afternoon until about half past seven in the evening and at times the thunder was most deafening and the lightening dazzling in its intensity. Duke Street was a sheet of water filling the cellar and lapping the doors of the Central Hotel. Shortly afterwards the council began laying gravel.
The St Andrew's Bellringers held another social, items included piano, violin, songs, recitations, and gramophone selections. Games were played and the evening ended with light refreshment.
The Cambridge Ratepayers Association - set up in opposition of W F Buckland's Council - met with James Hally in the chair. They planned to oppose the upcoming loan for the Town Hall and Baths, decried the lack of gravel on their streets and the approaches to the Victoria Bridge, and the grossest mismanagement of Wharf Street.

Deer were very numerous in the ranges about Cambridge and bushmen on one property had bagged 16 head.
Bee-keepers were having a good season and output was reported as 20 tons of honey for the local area.
Mr W M F Coates of the Fencourt Homestead sold the goodwill of his farm to Mr Robert Simpson.
The fifth annual Cambridge Show was a great success. There were horses, cattle and sheep; displays of farming equipment, manures, wheat and oats; and home industries of all kinds.
Frederick James Sanders and Emma Kate nee Kingdon celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and received many valuable and useful gifts from their many friends.
The caretaker of the Cambridge Primary School wrote to the committee asking for a raise in wages from 12s 6d to 17s 6d per week. It was decided to raise his wages to 15s per week, that sum to include all extras such as washing towels, etc.
Father Holbrook was appointed the new parish priest of St Peters Catholic Church when Cambridge was formed into a new parish. Father Darby was congratulated on acquiring a convent site, a school site and introduced the Sisters of the Mission.

'A very successful Band of Hope (Temperance) meeting was held at Leamington, the Church being crowded, many not being able to get seats, which speaks well for the movement in the district.' The programme of recitations, singing solos and duets, a reading and a dialogue was very much appreciated.
Councillors Tudehope, Dickinson and Reid were appointed to deal with a flag (saying 'Welcome from Cambridge') to fly in Auckland when the American Fleet visited in August.
At Fencourt Mr C Lake disposed of his farm to Mr McGeechie and Mr Lund sold his farm to Mr W Harbutt. Mr J Webb of Morrinsville took over the butchery business of W Vaughan in Duke Street.
A conference was held between the Pukekura Road Board and the new Leamington Town Board to sort out assets and liabilities existing between the two bodies.
The Cambridge Hockey team travelled to Hamilton for a game and came away the winners - 3 goals to 2. 'Hamilton scored their goals in the first spell and had Cambridge on the defence continually. Cambridge started to make things lively in the second spell and Simpson shot three beautiful goals.'

The Waikato Mounted Rifles Cambridge team who competed for, and won the Auckland Regimental Shield consisted of Sergeant Major Bruce, Sergeants R Simpson and Peake, Corporals Millar and Jeans, Privates Ferguson and Ormiston, Troopers Robt Ferguson, Haylock and Bartlett.
'The frost on Sunday morning was the hardest experienced in the Cambridge district for several years; the ice on pools of water averaging nearly half an inch in thickness.'
The Shakespeare Club had its first rehearsal of 'Julius Caesar' and marked improvement was shown by some of the younger readers.
Mr Connolly, a railway wheeler-patter, had his leg crushed as a truck was accidentally bumped while he was working under a carriage.
Messrs Brockelsby and Carr were given authority by the Cambridge Rugby Union to procure a new set of jerseys for the rep. team. The colours were blue and white and 'the appearance of the team should be considerably enhanced by the new uniforms.'
Hicks Bros of Maungatautari displayed a perfect Hurst Monarch swede which measured 27 inches in circumference.
Three more black swans were given to the Cambridge Domain Board to join the two already donated by E B Hill.

 

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