THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4513, 10 January 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford raised £l4oo’ for its band by means of a Mardi Gras, and Opunake over £lOOO for beach improvements by its carnival.

There is one word in the English language which can appear six times consecutively in a sentence and make correct English. A' boy wrote on the blackboard, “The man that, lies does wrong.” The teacher, objected to the word' “that,” so the word “who” was substituted. And yet it must be evident to the reader, for all that, that that, that “that” that teacher objected to was right after all.

A Wanganui business man in the undertaking line received an application the other day from a person in quest of employment, indicating in his letter th'a.t he had been in that, particular line of business some years ago in Wanganui, and had made many friends, and if he could “dig” some o-l them up it would be to the mutual advantage of the applicant and his prospective employer. The practice of applying to the Court for the suppression of the names of personal appearing in various charges received discouragemem at Gisborne last week (states an-ex-change). A case concerning the disobedience of a maintenance order was being heard, and counsel applied for the suppression of the name of the accused. “I am going to stop this practice,” declared Mr E. C. Levvey, SM., who was on the bench. “I am distinctly against it. I cannot and will not dp it.”

A gentleman familiar with the East, who is at present visiting Wanganui expressed to a Chronicle representa tive 'his. personal opinion .that the Turkish trouble would hot. culminate in war. “The situation,” he said, “appears to be critical, but I cannot imagine perpetrating the suicidal folly* of inviting their own extinction. If it came to a conflict the Allies would assuredly stand together, while the only support Turkey could hope for, mid that not with, absolute certainty, would lie such as Bolshevik Russia might i><- disposed Io remb’i. As for Germ,any, it is, in my estimation, impossible Io conceive oP her taking a hand in th'j game on the side of Turkey. Some of th" younger generation of lire eaters miglit offer their services as officers but. the German people as a. whola have had all the war they want. If It should Some to a. scrap, which I very much doubt, I cannot imagine it lasting more than a few weeks.” .

A small fire-proof safe is advertised flor. A gentlemans’ bicycle is advertised for sale.‘> Messrs Holes Bros, have an Intelesting replace advertisement in this issue. The Hauraki Plains County Council has taken a lease of a room for some months in the Criterion Buildings, Paeroa, which will be used by Mr J. Higgins, engineer for the county, as his office until new offices are erected i*n Ngatea. Mr Blakeway, secretary of the local branch pf> the N.Z. Dairy Co., advises that the following advance prices will be paid for butter-fat on t,he v 2oth just. (December supply): Butter; First grade, Is P/id; superfine, 1/2; superfine, direct delivery, Is 2 1 Ad. Cheese : Is 4d. When the engineer spoke ofi some necessary repairs to his car at the Hauraki Plains County Council meeting at Ngatea on Monday members said that apparently it had outlived its usefulness and that its would probably be cheaper to buy a new bne. It was decided that, provided a certain firm would take the car, as agreed awhile ago, the engineer could purchase a new one of the same make. “The finest thing in England that came under our notice was the daylight saving,” said Mr W. W. Parkin, who has just returned to Wellington from a trip to the Old Country. ‘‘How do you think it would work out in New Zealand ?” he was asked. “Splendidly,” said Mr Palkin. “Indeed, it would be. much more advantageous in New Zealand, as we have less, daylight than they have in England. It is practically dark here at 8 p.m. in mid-summer, whilst in England it. is light until 10 p.m.”

In the course of his address to the C.E.M.S. at Christchurch, Mr W. Nash outlined the work being done by Mr R. Semple and his co operative workers in putting through the Orpngoorongp tunnel for the etxensipn of Wellington’s water supply system. These men,, said Mr Nash, had beaten all previous world tunnelling r.ecoids, and not one of them had left his employment during the lengthy peiiod they had been engaged upon the work. All their wages were equal, even from the man who fed the horses t.p Mr Semple himself.

A returned soldier recently congratulated himself on a very acceptable and unexpected Christmas box (states the Marlborough Express). While going through his effects the other day he came across a silver cigarette case, which, on being opened, was found to contain five-sov-ereigns, each neatly wrapped up In paper. In 1915, while at Shanghai, the retruned soldier obtained them from a bank prior .to, going on active service, and put them away in his cigarette case for a “rainy day.” He had forgotten all about them until he opened his cagarette, case.

A Gisborne resident r.eceived a rude shock recently (says the Herald). He was engaged in mowing his lawn when an explosion occurred under the mowing machine and <i scrap of metal struck the mower on the elbow, causing a wound which bled copiouslySubsequently an examination of the lawn revealed the shattered brass cf a detonator, and later several unexploded ’detonators were found. It is presumed that someone must have thrown the detonators over the fence as a means’ of getting rid of them, thoughtless of the risk which the action involved to others. /

A .tall, .well-set-up se.aman, who rather fancied he was a boxer, received the surprise of his life the other evening when he refused tp obey the commands of .the second officer of the Kini, to which vessel .he belonged (states the Napier Telegraph). The second officer, who in stature is about half as- tall as the seaman, ordered the man aboard ship. ..The sejjman used unseemly language, and refused to move, whereupon the officer became a, whirlwind of fists and in a very short time a badly bruised and very surprised “boxer” crawled on to his ship.

The building trade in Waihi is likely to improve'materially this year (says the Telegraph). For years past the tendency has been 'to sell dwellings’ for removal, and the housing question has now become quite a serious problem. Additional workers are wanted in and about the mines, but difficulty is being experienced in finding homes for them. A start has been made in the building line to meet, the demand, timber for the erection of two cottages, having been ordered. If the mining industry continues to improve, and the indications point that way, no doubt quite a number of i.ew houses will be required during the year.

An amusing story was told of a New Zealander's experiences in America by Mr Moran, American Consul, at the civ'c reception to t.ho American athletes. On being asked by an American from what country he came, the colonial replied, “New Zealand.” The American did not know where this place was situated, so they adjourned to a public library, and after a perusal of an old map they found that New Zealand was indicated by two small dots in the middle of the ocean. “That’s where I come from.” said the New Zealander proudly. The American looked at the map for a minute —“Alicin .' What do you do when .the tide comes in ?"