LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4444, 24 July 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A rerminden is given of the Benefit Social which is to take place in the Central Theatre to-morrow evening.

A farewell social is to he tendered to the Rev. and Mrs. McDonald in the Methodist Hall to-morrow evening. All friends are cordially invited.

Mr. W. M. Cullen and Co., who were for many years in the drapery business at Paeroa, have just, commenced business as ladies’ outfitters in Te Aroha They have secured temporary premises in Bain’s Buildings peKßing alterations being made to a shop the firm has secured.

In connection with their dancing class, Misses Smales and Lipsey are holding a dance on Wednesday evening next. Children will have the floor from 7 till 9, and adults from 9 o’clock.

At the Court this morning judgment toy default was given in the following cases: W. J. Potter v. W. Smith, £9 123 Bcl, costs £1 10s 6d ; Maxwell and Brash v. A. Langdon, £24 16s 7di, costs £1 1.7 s ; Brenan and Co. v. Foote Bros., £l2. costs £1 4s; Brenan and Co. v. G. Courtney, £7O 18s Bd, costs £2 9s ; H. E. Butler v. J. Stewart, £6, costs £1 10s 6d ; W. Sorensen v. R. Nield, £2l Is 9d. costs £3 Is ; J. Walton v. W. Gray, £2 6s lOd, costs £2 3s 6d ; F. J. Wells v. F. C. Callaghan, ordered to pay £1 9s 6d forthwith, in default two days’ imprisonment in Thames gaol.

A correspondent signing himself “Ratepayer” writes: “Some of our footpaths arc receiving a sprinkle of ‘chips ’ This sprinkle in some cases is so light that it seems almost a pity to waste the metal. The main footpath on Waihi Road, particularly as far as the Catholic Church, is a striking example of a forlorn hope. Had the grass been taken off the side of the path to allow the water to get away.it would have done more to allow the pedestrians, particularly the little school children, to get along with dry shoes. Surely these matters have only to be brought under the no'iee of our Works Committee to be rectified ?”

The establishment of the long-re-quired direct telephonic communication between Auckland and the Hauraki Plains, Paeroa, Thames, and Te Aroha will be available at the end of this month.

It is stated (hat dairy farming in Poveity Bay is rapidly assuming large proportions, and the demand for gooJ quality dairy cows and heifers is increasing beyond the ability of local breeders to supply the demand,

The following nominations for seats left vacant by rotation on the directorate of the New Zealand Co-opera-tive Dairy Co. have been received: Thames Ward. —Edward William Hall and Thomas Richard Williams. North Ward.—W. Heaven, Joseph Henry, and R. H. McKenzie. South Ward.—P. Mulhern and Thpmas Joseph Young. South-East Ward.— Joseph Clark and Samuel Lye. As the’’e is only one vacancy in each ward an election will be necessary in all cases.

Mr. E. J. Walters, of Hikutaia, has just had a red deer doe presented to him for his collection of animals at "Mauriaena.” The animal was bred in Marlborough, and was some time at the Wellington zoo. Its owner then took it to Taranaki, and having sold the farm sent the deer to Mr Walters. It was caught tfhen quite young, and is in consequence very tame. In speaking to our reporter Mr. Walters said he was at all times pleased to see visitors and show them his collection of birds. There is just one request that Mr. Walters makes, and that is that visitors must not bring any dogs.

On Tuesday last Mr. J. Munro, of Nethc-rton, had the misfortune to have his house damaged by fire. He came in for lunch and lighted the fire ’>n the range, afterwards going io a paddock at. the far end of his farm; Some time later a neighbour, Mr. Bay.Hss, saw the building on fire and called to him. With the help of. another neighbour (Mr. Carter) they saved portico of the building, but not until damage to over £3O had But for the timely assistance given the building must have been destroyed. There was an insurance of £lOO on the dwelling, but the contepts were not insured.

The Waihi “Daily Telegraph” states that renewed activity in the kauri gum industry in and around this district is indicated by the number of licenses issued at the Waihi Police Station under the Kauri Gum Industries Act during the past few weeks. Du'•ing this month 1 Senior-Sergeant O’Grady has issued 17 licenses, whic’i, enables the possessor to dig for kauri gum in any part of the Ohinemuii County. These licenses, issued at 5? each, have been obtained chiefly by Macris. Last mopth six licenses wer a issued, and cf the total of 23 only four were issued to Europeans. In. addition to the licenses tor digging gum two licenses were issued to gum buyers, the fee being £l, to residents' in Waikino and Whangamata resepccively.

A fatal accident occurred at Burnett’s Face Mine, near Greymouth, cm Friday last. The victim was William; Booth. He was very tall, and had to stoop coming through a lew part of the mine, and evidently thinking he had reached a high, part he stood up, his head coming in violent contact with the roof. His mate, E. Davis, who was in front of Booth, heard hint fall, and, looking back, saw that the man was injured. He obtained assistance and carried him out of the mine. Booth was conveyed to the Denniston Hospital, where he died eit Wednesday. Mr. Mr. Maunseh, Coroner, held an inquest on Thursday, when E. Davis Hewson (mine ma'iager), D. S. Thomas (cheek inspector), and Dr. Menzie gave evidence. A verdict was returned that deceased' met his death from haemorrhage of the spine, caused through his head! coming in contact with rhe roof of the mine, no blame being attachab’e to anyone. Deceased was 35 years of age. He leaves a widow and two children, one four years of age an.fl one seven months old.

The “Gazette” Office was quite a busy centre on Saturday morning after the programmes for the football match had been issued. Ths particular interest was to claim the prize offered. The intentional, mistake was in Mr. D. McWatters’ advertisement, and the prize was first claimed by Mr. R. W. Evans, Mr. Furley coming into the office just a minute later. Then followed quite a large number, both old and young.

At the_Poli.ee Court this morning Shan,cock Hong, a Chinese, was charged with that being an alien he failed to notify the Police of the change of his residence, and was convicted and fined £1 and costs 7s; For failing to attend dri’l a territorial was convicted and ordered to pay 9s costs. For neglecting to return uniform another territorial was ordered to pay 9s court costs.

The roads leading to the Hauraki Plains are now almost impassable; in fact, some are past the motor-car stage. The service cars to Kerepeehi and Ngatea have been forced for some time past to go per the Wharepoa ferry. The road near the ferry is now really dangerous, and almost impassable. The Plains people are surely quite right in their request for roads before bridges.

“A student will do some damage before he .can do good, and. the farmer has to pay for it,” said Mr. J. Costello when referring to the veterinary profession at the Farmers’ Veterinary Club meeting at Ngatea on Friday.

The fact that the metalling of. the Kaihere-Ngatea road is essential is being realised more than ever by tne settlers along that road. The mudholes, especially near where the dredge is working, are very dangerous.

A special committee meeting of the Thames Harbour Board was held on Thursday at Thames; The business dealt with concerned the new Harbour Board Amendment Act, which is to come before Parliament this session. A number off important matters in connection therewith had the attention of the meeting, and these were gone into thoroughly. It was decided that a strong deputation should visit Wellington when the Bill came before the House. The chairman (Mr, Harris) said that he hoped that Mr. Donaldson (Waiii’s representative) would be able to make arrangements that, would permit of him forming one of the deputation.

A remarkable coincidence occurred in connection with the winding-up of No. 2 issue of; the Gisbourne Co-opera-tive Building Society shares (states the Poverty Bay Herald). The practice in winding up an issue is to draw for the order of payment of credit balances, as all the money is not available at the one time. In No. 2 issue .the first and second places were drawn by the two gentlemen who filled the same respective positions as the result of the ballot for the order of payment of credit balances in No. 1 issue.

In order to meet damage to roads the Dannevirke County Council is levying charges on lorry owners as follows : Is per 100 ft of sawn timber, 9d per 100 ft log measurement, 2s 6d per cord of firewood, and 3s per ton on benzine. T,here will be no levy on general goods.

There lived many years ago in this district (states the “Manawatu Herald”) a somewhat eccentric old man, gince dead. He had no relatives in Nev* Zealand, and lived by himself, fie suffered from a. delusion that someone was going to take hrs life. He confided in one man, since deceasr ed, but whose widow is still living here. In conversation with pur representative recently she informed us that the old man accumulated a fairly large sum of money. He buried five hundred sovereigns in a receptacle in a certain locality, and although ne made diligent search for the hidden treasure failed to locate the exact spot. In her opinion the earth still retains its treasure,, and someone will one day discover it. We are not permitted to mention the locality.

Mr. Curt Heckman, the German wool buyer, was indeed curt when approached by pressmen on the arrival of the Orvieto at Sydney the other day (says the Sydney “Sun’’). There was not a subject that he would discuss with them. "No, I have nothing for the press on the wool business,” he said. “Will you tell us something of Germany to-day, commercially or industrially ?” he was asked. “No, I cannot oblige you,” he said. “I want nothing in the papers.” “Will you speak on any phase of business in Europe ?” “No, I will not,” he replied. “There are people on the boat, and that would not do,” Mr. Heckman did not explain his remark. The German was armed with permission from Australia House to land in the Commonwealth. His wife is Austra-lian-born.

A suggestion that the use of the words “Poverty Bay” in connection with the branding of produce sent from this district (says tbe Herald) might be detrimental to the sale thereof, is made in a letter received from a London firm. The writer urges the advisability of discontinuing the use of “Poverty Bay” in connection with produce from that district to the Home market, “as the word ‘poverty’ conveys a meaning o". something poor and.unattractive.”

A Feilding bookseller lately received a letter from a Berlin press agency offering him the Feilding agency for several German newspapers. The writei further offered to send free samples of the papers, and to charge only for those sold, so that the bookseller took no risks 1 The bookseller took no risks. A similar offer was received in Whangarie, jbut in that case also there was “nothing doing.”

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Pepeprmint Cure.