CAMBRIDGE LITERARY SOCIETY.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 489, 8 July 1875, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE LITERARY SOCIETY.

The weekly meeting of the above society took place in the schoolroom on Tuesday last. The chair was occupied by tKfeJPresident, who, in a lew well chc sen remarks, %jin l rod ucejk, thia^ Lecturer to the meetiHg. ' Kr» v ßeyholds Very interesting account of the £reaß pnogresl* of Mhe telegraph, and a detailed s description of the various instruments at present in use. and exhibited, by the means of the tape, the manner in which the instru. ments in use in this colony are worked. The lecture, whii'h lasted nearly an hour, was listened to with marked attention by the members present. At its clo^ethe^foll^nng g£bslemen asked questions anti wfcte s^bistaotortkr answered by the lecturers : JVle^srs»As!BiWell Ancre^on^and S. E. Smith. It was pronged bjNihe Key J7 Smith and seconded by Mr Ash-vetl, that the best thanks of the meeting be accorded to Mr Reynolds, for his very interesting and unstructive lecture. The President, in conveying the thanks of the meeting to Mr Reynolds, complimented him on the interest he took in the society in preparing his paper with such oare. The programme on Tuesday next will consist of readings and recitations. 1 ,