THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4480, 16 October 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of carriers, Chamber of Commerce, and business men is to be held in Wailii to-,night to fully investigate the question of road and railway traffic between Paeroa and Wnihi.

The Wairarapa Age states that mystery surrounds the disappearance of a returned soldier named Collins, who was for.a time relieving manager of a pharmacy at Masterton. On August 30 he left Masterton to go to Dannevirke to visit his wife, but he did not reach his destination. Though the police have had the matter in hand for a fortnight they have found no trace of the missing man.

A mile to the north of the town of Jeddah, in Arabia, lies the reputed tomb O|f Eve, says an exchange. Adam is believed by some to rest at his own peak in Ceylon, -but Eve is said to have spent -her last years at Jeddah, Where she was buried. A common legend attributes to Eve a'height of 118 ft, but this does not correspond with the dimensions of her tomb, which is nearly 400 ft. She must have been of somewhat strange shape, as her grave is only 10ft or lift wide! The tomb belongs tp the Moham l -- medans, and few Christians have entered it.

Is a councillor liable to a fine of £5 if he does not record his vote when the business under discussion is beneficial to his private interests ? This question was asked by a councillor at the last meeting of the Malam.ata County Council, after his application for pennsision to run two pipe lines across the road had been granted. The councillor did not vote.

For the first .time in history since the advent of the motor-car, at least, the demand -for the useful benzine tin has overtaken the supply (states the Manawatu Daily Times). In addition to various familiar domestic purposes they help to form the concrete foundations for all new buildings, where they also serve to make the ascent of the piles by rats and mice impossible. Tins now command a market value of id—small, it is true, but it is a beginning. They are good value at Is, and doubtless cost that to make. They would have been a treasure to the pioneer families, hue had not then been invented.

Judging by a certain advertisement appearing in a metropolitan paper Paeroa is not alpne in the matter of destruction of Prohibition signs. “No less than some six signs were wilfully damaged on a recent Saturday night,” says the paper.

Despite the adverse weatliei; conditions prevailing on Saturday a number.of bowling enthusiasts left per Brenan’s Napier char-a-banc for Thames, where that green was formally opened for the season. A carload also went to Te Arblia to represent the local club at the opening of the Hotsprings Bowling Club. Fortunately the weather was sufficiently fine at the latter greens to enable some en'joyable games to be played.

A most eulogistic report was received from the Education Board s Inspectors with reference to the primary department during their recent visit of inspection. The school committee took the opportunity at Saturday night’s meeting to heartily congratulate the headmaster, Mr G. H. Taylor, and his staff on the very pleasing and satisfactory report received from the Inspectors, and it was most gratifying to learn that such splendid progress and efficient instruction in this department wan being carried on.

At the Paeroa Stock Sale on Thursday last, conducted by Dalgety and Co., the whole of the dairy herd advertised was sold at very satisfactory prices, making from £l2 to £l5. Heifers made from £5 10s to £8 10s, fat cows, £3 10s ; store cows, from £1 to £2 ; store steers, from £1 10s to £3 10s; empty heifers, £4. Practically everything yarded changed hands at satisfactory prices.

Captain W. Thomas Beck, D. 5.0., of Auckland, who petitioned Parliament for compensation for the loss of employment following bis dismissal from 4he Defence forces, has had .his request. referred to the Government for favourable consideration. \

A revaluation of Hawera Borough this year resulted in the total capital value of rateable property within the borough being shown this year as £1,503,74'8, as against £795,801 in 1917. Exempt and non-rateable property is set down at £91,375, making the total capital value of the borough £1,595,123 on the 1922 roll.

"The quality of attractiveness which was so marked a feature of the Founder of Christianity,” said Archbishop Julius during the course of , a sermon at St. Michael’s, "is conspicuous by its absence in modern days. There are a good many Christian people as sour as vinegar itself! who would not attract anybody, let alone a sinner," said the Archbishop.

The Minister of Public Works (Hon. J. G. Coates), during a general reply to' the debate on the Electric lowers Bill, in the House of Reprementatives, said he was not going to admit that the North Island schemes would not pay as-well as the Coleridge’’scheme when they got going. There were two reasons for this: Coleridge Started very slowly, and built up its load gradually, but Mangahao and Arapum would start at a tremendous advantage over Coleridge. There was an instance at Horahora, which, in its second year, had already worked up a load greater than Coleridge secured in its first five years. The load was the controlling factor if the sale price was right.

The Commission which investigated the proposed -construction of a railway from Rotorua to Taupo has reported adversely on the project, being of the opinion that the revenue to be derived would not meet the expenditure involved and pay 4 per cent, interest on the cost of construction.

The description of a new fuel comes from France. It is said to be made by passing linseed and other vegetable oils ■over a special apparatus, removing water and hydrogen. It is then passed over nickel,. The resulting volatile product is claimed to have the qualities of petrol, and to be useful not only as a motor fuel, but as a material for manufacturing explosives, colouring matter, and perfumes. It is stated that various other vegetable and animal oils can be employed for synthetic petrol.