THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMVRI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4486, 1 November 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMVRI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Many people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

Mr S. S-. Allen, the accepted Reform candidate fpr the Ohinemuri electorate, will address the electors to-mor.-row night at the Central Theatre. The chair will be taken at 8 o’clock.

The following vital statistics for the month of October have been kindly supplied by the .registrar, Afr J. G. McDougall: Births, 4 ; deaths, 2; marriages’,, 1.

It is a curious fact that durijig thi first three months of this year (the summer months) the rainfaiil on the Hauraki Plains has been greater, than during the following six months (the winter period). During January, February, ajid March 16.99 inches were recorded at the Lands Department’s office at Kerepeehi, while during the period from April to September the record showed only 15.32 inches. With October’s figures added, th|e seven mouths’ total is only inches, or just. 1.24 inches more than for the three summer months.

Mr J. T. Wright, of Belmont Road, Paeroa, has an interesting advertisement appearing in. this issue relating to the latest design in footwear, which he has recently unpacked in his new shop opposite Brenan’s smithy. Mr Wright, in addition to stocking only the best and latest lines' of footwear at bedrock prices, has also installed an up-to-date repair shop, where all plasses of repair work will be carefully and expeditiously done. Repairs forwarded by post or mail car from the Hauraki Plains will be done and returned the following day. Mr Wright has the latest stocks of! all classes of footwear, and solicits your patronage when in town.

Three people of the legal and medical professions had a most fortunate escape from serious injury near Ngatea on Monday afternoon. Dr. Norton, of Turua, was drviing with Messrs Bryan and Walker, solicitors of Thames and Turua, respectively, along the.'good stretch of road from Kopuarahi to Parry’s corner. The doctor, at Parry’s corner, attempted to turn the car into the road leading to Ngatea. It is thought that the lines of the tramway interfered with the car making a successful turn, for the vehicle skidded across the road and fell sideways into the deep drain. None of the occupants were injured, and the car, though lying on its side, appeared tcTbe intact. Assistance was obtained from Ngatea and the neighbouring settlers, and at dusk, about four hours later, the car was on the road again- At that time there were four other cars and a motor-lorry congregated at the corner, the occupants having rendered what assistance they could. With the exception of a few cracks in the windscreen the car was in no way damaged, and was able to return to Turua u'nder its own power.

The copcert to be given by the children oC S.t Paul’s Sunday School which is. being held in the Parish Hall this evening promises to be a success, and. some novel items are to be introduced. In addition to the operatta, "The Quest,” being staged, an exhibition of fancy dancing will be given, and also a special feature of Hawaiian dancing in costume is being presented*

Paul C. Callagher, against whom four charges are preferred, appeared at the Police Court this morning before Mr W. Marshall, J.P., and was further remanded on bail until the 6th inst.

A reminder is given of the special meeting called by the Paeroa Tennis Club, which is to be eld in the Borough Council Chambers at 8 o’clock this evening, to consider special resolutions and general business.

The numerous friends of Mr A. E. Fielder will regret to learn that owing to continuous ill-health he has been forced to close his business premises to enable him to enter the Waihi Hospital for treatment. Mr Fielder expects to be away from Paeroa for about four weeks.

The political' campaign was opened at Thames’ last night, when Mr T. WRhodes, M.P.,, addressed the electors in that centre. The chair was occupied by Mr H. Lowe, county chairman. At the conclusion of an interesting address on the politics of the hour a hearty vote of thanks and confidence, proposed by Mr J. Grade, and seconded by Mr A. Rae-, was carried unanimously. A strong committee has been formed to further ’Mr Rhodes’ candidature. He speaks at Ngatea to-morrow (Thursday) evening, and at Kaihere on Friday evening.

Visitors from the Hauraki Plains, and the people of Paeroa in search of Christmas presents, books, stationery, etc., will be interested in the new advertisement of Mrs J. Fallon’s appearing in this issue.

Mr Plunkett ’had just paid for a beautiful skunk fur coat. “And to think,” mused Mrs Plunkett, as she stroked and handled the costly coat on her lap, "that such a lovely fur coat should come from such a lowdown, objectionable creature.” Mr Plunkett looked over his papers: "I don’t ask for thanks, but you might show a. little respect for me before the children I”

The following rainfall statistics have been kindly—supplied by the local Public Works Office. During the month of October rain fell on 18 days, the heaviest fall being on the 7th, when .50 inches was recorded. The total lainfall for the month wag 3.52 inches, compared to 5-97 .inches for the corresponding month last year.

At the Waihi Borough Council's last monthly meeting the Mayor (Mr D, Donaldson) gave details of the discussion between representaives of the Council and the Ohinemuri County Council relative to the repairing and upkeep of the Waihi Beach Road. He said that the problem was hedged about by difficulties both with regard to the apportionment of the cost and as to the amount ofi money required for the work. Oh the speaker's motion it was decided to delay any action pending inquiries as to the establishment of toll-gates as a means of raising funds towards the maintenance of the road, and to seek other information, including a return from the County Council showing the rates received on the area served by the road and the amount expended thereon by the Council for upkeep.

Many fortunes have been made in Johannesburg, but in the days when they were being piled up it was necessary to be up bright and- early in the morning with, your new idea. One subsequently famous gentleman is said to have arrived in Johannesburg years ago with absolutely no assets except a tin of condensed milk and a needle. He spread a report that, smallpox was oh its way through the country, gave out that he was a surgeon, and vaccinated' the entire community with his needle and condensed milk at 5s a bead- From this beginning he rose to be a wealthy capitalist.

Speaking to a Wellington Times reporter on his return from .the Old Country, Mr M. A. Carr, of Wellington, said: “A traveller through Europe is impressed with the fact that it is considered fair game to pluck the English and American traveller. This is becoming sc 'hot that there is a danger of killing the goose. Even at the present time it is felt that the Continent is' not being availed of to the extent that it '.was formerly fpr.holiday-making on the part of tourists from other" countries. During the holiday season in Ostend, Brussels, and Paris there was ample accommodation -to be obtained, and many were complaining that the season v as not up to the previous standards. This has, to my mind, been ’due to the fact that the cost of living has been prohibitive. My own experience was that the man of moderate means' travelling through- the Continent would be afraid to eat.”

At a country home visited by a Manawatu “Times” reporter recently was seen a practical demonstration in bulb growing, which will be a revelation to many garden lovers. On both sides of the winding pathway, a quarter of a mile long, beneath the grove of walnut and oak, were thousands of splendid specimens of many coloured tulips, narcissi, > and lilies, intermingled with cowslips and buttenups, all growing in the grass. The only “cultivation” given them in the past eight years was to mow the pasture after the flowers had died off, and turn in the calves and sheep occasionally. The best show blooms are gathered from this beauty spot. Evidence that these flowers thrive best under nature’s own plan of growing is afforded by the fact that in the same garden where they"were under careful cultivation over a term oLyears disease and deterioration set in. Those in the grass were mostly taken in the first place from the surplus thrown out of the garden.

Mr R. W. McVilly, General Manager for New Zealand Railways, together -with the chief Traffic -Manager and chief Mechanical Engineer, are expected to arrive in Paeroa this afternoon on an official departmental tour of inspection.

Nominations for the eletcion of a councillor for the Nethertpn riding to fill the vacancy oh the Hauraki Plains County Council occasioned by the resignation of Cr. G. Death, closed with the returning officer, Mr E. Walton, on Monday. The following three have been nominated : Messrs H. JHare, P. R. Henry, and V. Youpg.

Mr W. H. Blakeway, local secretary of the N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., advises that the amount of some £79,000 has been paid out to suppliers to the company from the local office during the past ten days. In addition to an amount of £54,000 paid out for the September supply on October 21 a further l%d per lb butter-fat, representing an additional bonus for butter-making only, for the period October, 1921, to April, 1922, and totalling a sum of £25,000 gross, was paid out by the local office yesterday. This bonus applies only tp suppliers to the Paeroa, Waihou, and Ngatea butter factories. Surely, with so much outside capital coming regularly into the district, Paeroa should quickly recover from the financia. depression of which so much has been heard during the past few months.

Last month’s rainfall on the Hauraki Plains was not particularly heavy, only 2.91 inches being recorded by the Lands Department’s gauge at Kerepeehi. Rain fell on 13 days, the heaviest fall being .67 inches on the 29t.h. The fall for the year to date is 35.22 inches.

Mr Justice Herdman and the parties interested .in a compensation case, William Deeble v. the Crown, visited the land at Kerepeehi on Monday. On the way the party had lunch at the Ngatea boardinghouse.

“Pussyfoot” Johnson, when leaving Blenheim for Nelson on his visit, entered the Club Hotel before 9 o’clock and purchased fwp cigars. The local paper featured the fact that Mr Johnson was not above entering licensed premises during prohibited hours. The latter, in a letter to the editor, admits the fact, as stated, and demands if he violated the law that he be prosecuted, or that the accusation contained in the newspaper te withdrawn.

The Mayor of Wellington ;(Mr Ri. A. Wright) is indignant over a paragraph in the “Commercial Appeal,” published at Mpphis, Tennessee, on September 26 last. This paper made the startling, announcement that “New Zealand was founded by murderers, crooks, and men from England banished, and from this human mass there has been .evolved a very high and orderly civilisation.” This statement carries its own refutation in New Zealand; but in case there ai\e still left in America a few people w,'ho may take as gospel what appears in their papers, Mr Wright intends to write formally to ths “Appeal” pointing out the gravity of the error made, ai|d asserting that, the stock which came to New Zealand in the beginning were the fines! any country could desire. Never was a criminal in England sentenced tb be transported to New Zealand, which the writer has evidently contused with Van Diemen’s Land, the original name of Tasmania. —Dominion,

- Extraordinary dexterity and quickness of eye and mind have been displayed by Miss Nina E. Holmes, who at the Detroit-Post Office the other day sorted and distributed in eight hours 20,610 letters. Miss Holmes, who is 20 years old, claims to be the champion mail handler of the United States, and no one contests her right to the title. She is wondering whether any p.ost office employee in England can go one better, and whether she is not champion of the world. “It’s a sporting proposition,” says Miss Holmes. “Let any Englishman or woman see how many letters in eight, hours' he or she can pick up, and after deciphering the addresses, put in their proper places for sending to their destinations without a mistake.”

“To those wlio speak of developing the tropical and sub-tropical parts, of Australia by coloured labour,” Mr Hughes, the Commonwealth Prime Minister, said at North; Sydney, “I would only say this: the White Australia principle is part of the very warp and woof of our national life. We are pure, and we have bred true to type. It is because of this that we are what we are to-day; that we figure to the woild as we do. If ever we become a nation of mongrels our virtue and our strength will flow from us 1 . America, sold her heritage for a mess of ppttage. The planters became rich; but there was raised a crop of everlasting woe. South Africa has a similar experience. We arc pure white —purer British than the British themselves. Barring only New Zealand, we are the purest British race in the world.”

Mapy classes of New Zealand woollens are cheapening, reports a Christchurch correspondent. Quotations are being received by softgoods warehouses for February-March delivery, the materials concerned being intended for the next winter trade. These quotations show- a slight reduction for mens’ knitted socks and underwear, and. prices are lower for tweeds. Moreover, most of the mills are now in a position to supply larger quantities of materials. The demand is mainly for the better class tweeds; indeed, trade in all classes of men’s wear, which was most affected by slump conditions, is livening up. Inquiry is particularly keen for worsteds, most classes of which are imported. Prices for imported worsteds for the winter season, for which orders are now. being lodged, show no great change. They are, however, muejh- lower than a year ago. Worsteds, which 12 months ago sold in England at 15s, can now’ be obtained at about 10s 6d. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Pepeprmint Cure.