LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4403, 19 April 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of; the Rotokohu Ratepayers’ Association is called for Friday night, to discuss matters in re< spect to the visit of the Minister of Public Works. Misses Lipsey and Smales’ dancing classes will commence in. Paeroa oh Wednesday next. April 26. v | The capital value of the Thames Hospital District'is, £4,119,61©,. made up as follows: Hauraki Plains County, £1,ti1,325 ; Thames Borough, £774,460; Ohinemuri County, £688,513 ; Thames County, £582,198; Paeroa Borough, The population is 15,606, including 1338 natives-

At the Police Court, on Monday, before Mr Arch. White, J.P., Waltpr Pollard was convicted and fined £5 and costs for being drunk and disorderly in a railway carriage between Te Aroha and Paeroa. Several other cases of a similar nature are to follow.

A lecture on “Russia's Starving Millions” will be given in the Central Theatre at 8.15 p.m. pn Sunday, in aid of the Russian Famine Relief Fund. A collection W’ill be taken up.

A petition was in circulation at the Kerepeehi Sports on Easter Monday, with the object of getting horse racing started in that centre.

A curious mistake occurred at the Kerepeehi Sports on. Easter Monday. A. protest against a certain winning horse in a race was entered, under the impression that the equine. was “General Rose,” and ineligible. All that the horse had of “General Rose’’ about him was that racing mount's bridle —case of mistaken identity.

At their mart to-morrow afternoon at. 2 o’clock Messrs Parker and Marks will, sell a quantity of household furniture; particulars of which, are advertised.

A letter has been received by Mr W. D. Keys,' secertary of the Rotokohu. Ratepayers’ Association, from Mr F. W. Furkett, Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department, stating that the Minister had agreed to brake a start, with the left stop! bank of the Ohinemuri, and that some of the work would be offered to the settlers.

The call for guarantors for the next Chautauqua season met with a cold response at Picton (states the “Express”). It was immediately apparent that the musical people of the town,, many of whom had “ signed up ” for three years and suffered financial loss on each occasion, were unwilling to continue. The twodays’ session ip Picton this year cost the guarantors over £loft, and this is considered too great, an amount for a small cojnmunriy to bear year after year.

The following quaint, specimen of "English as she is wrote,” came before the Thames Hospital Board at the last meeting from a menial member of the s|aff who was packing ud his bluey: “I am very sorrey to have to resine from tihe staff owing 111heltr sufring from loung truble and i thank yous for all your Kindness to me for the last 7 years that i have been under the board, and i hope i have carrid out my duty to your satisfon. I reman yours sinseorly.”

The road in the vicinity of the Ngarua dredge was said to have been in a very slippery and dangerous condition recently. A motorcar one day last week was nearly precipitated into the canal, but was fortunately able to stick in the mud and so avoid disaster. With the aid of the dredgemen the car was extricated from the unenviable position. A few nights later another car got stuck in the clinging mud about ha l ! a mile further on, but in the region of the rdedge’s operations. This car was over half ah hour making frantic efforts to free itself before it was successful.

Creditors of the Waihi River Gold Extraction Company, Ltd., are requested by the liquidator, Mr J.> W. Nichol, per medium of advertisement in this issue! to make claims on or before May 3. In connection with the visit to the district by the Hon. J, G. Coates, whose itinerary provided for liis .passing through Waihi on AnZac Day, the Mayor, in view of the important. questions which he propose! to bring under the Minister’s notice, telegraphed asking hijn if a day earlier or a day later could be arranged. The Minister replied, intimating that :he was very sorry, but it was not possible to receive deputation? on Anzac Day, but that he would be please’d .to meet the Mayor when passing through Waihi. "Possibly,” the Minister added, “arrangements could be made for a deputation to be heard at Paeroa on the following day.” It is understood that the mining companies will also approach the Minister in regard to what they consider the heavy assessment recommended to be placed upon them by the recent Royali Commission towards the costs of the improvements to the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers. Notice of penalty on overdue rates is advertised by the Hauraki Plains County Council. A circus arrived in Ngatea yesterday and with it came a few lions, but it was none of these animals which caused people to scatter in all directions and seek safety on the opposite side of the drain. The cause of the disturbance was a pig, which broke away from a cart. The animal evidently went mad, for it careered down the road from the Ngatea stockyards and through the township, charging all, whom it encountered. More than one person was seen to jump a drain with agility which would have made a trained athlete envious. Had some smart sprints been timed it might possibly have been found that G. Davidson’s time of 9 4"ssec. for the hundred yards paled into insignificance. The maddened beast kept on its headlong rush, and was last seen racing along the canal road.

Totmorrow is the last day of Dales’ boot sale. ' The Thames Valley Drainage Reference Board meets . to-imorrow at Paeroa. Messrs Stansfield and Co. will hold a special auction sale on Friday next at their mart, .when they will offer for disposal a large quantity of household furniture. Particulars are advertised. Tenders for the conveyance of poles by punts to various centres on the Hauraki Plains are advertised foi\ by the Thames Valley Electric Power Board At the athletic sports meeting held on Easter Monday at Te Aroha <wo teams from the Paeroa District High School competed in the Primary Schools’ Relay Race. One team (Sauthby, Byrne, Helling, and Swann) came second in their heat. The other (Spinks, Couper, Kllgour, and Wells) won their.heat, and were successful in t;he final with the Te Aroha District High School team. Trophies will be presented in due course. ■ Wells was also the winner of the Schoolboys’ Championship. - A SAFE MEDICINE. Mothers of small children need not hesitate to administer Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate or narcotic in any form, and may be given to a baby with as much confidence as to an adult. It always relieves and/relieves quickly.. Sold by oil chemists and storekeepers.