THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4462, 4 September 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A reminder is given of the community singing to be held in the Central Theatre to-morrow at, 8 p.m., when a bumper house is expected. Mr F. E. Flatt has consented to act as chairman, and the singing will be led by Mr Leo Foster, who is already well known and an established favourite at the sing-songs, The committee still has a number Of booklets for. sale at. the modest price of sixpence each. These books contain all the latest songs, together with many of the old favourites.

While travelling between Te Arpha and Paeroa opposite Endean’s farm. Tirolbia, a picture motor-bus overturned. It was feared that, one of the passengers was injured and the police and doctor, were communicated witn, who went out to the scene of the accident. It was discovered that the injured man was suffering more from alcohol than injury,, and the police took him in hand, with the result that he was brought before the Court this morning, before Mr G. Lamb, J.P-, and, plead’ng guilty to the offence, was fined 5s and ordered to pay £1 10s medical expenses.

Advice' has been received by the local branch of the N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., to increase the price of butter by one penny per lb. The retail price in Paeroa will be Is lid cash, and 2s per lb booked.

The usual monthly meeting and conference of the Church, of England ministers, representing Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Waihi, Thames, and Paeroa, is being held in Paeroa today, when parochial and general matters affecting the respective parishes will be discussed.

As Brenan and Co's, passenger car was on the return trip from Ngatea on Saturday the driver noticed a car stuck hard and fast on the unmetalled portion of the Netertpn-Turua road. Oh ! the irony of things ; for the occupant of that car, breathless with exertion, and bespattered liberally with yellow clay, proved to be no less a, personage than tlhe Hauraki Plains county engineer. The Waikato Valley Dairy Co., Ltd., advise per advertisement in this issue that they are buyers of cream at their Frankton Junction factory, and point out it is not necessary for farmers to take up shares to entitle them to become suppliers to this 'company.

Feeling ran high in the football final at Ngatea On Saturday, when Turua defeated Ngatea by 12 points to 0. It appeared as though the participants were attempting to play the man rather than the ball. Just after half-time Ivan, a Ngatea player, evidently resenting a word of caution given by the referee, .walked off the field, while at another stage Elvidge, also of Ngatea., was ordered off.

In connection with the recent inspection of the Hikutaia creek by the chairman and engineer of the Hauraki Plains County Council, to endeavour to ascertain whether it womd be suitable to float metal barges, the creek has again to be inspected at the lowest neap tides.