THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4514, 12 January 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In future no charge will be m,ade for the conveyance of the ambulance over the Kppu Ferry. Dining last year 1150 operations were performed at, the Waikato Hospital. ; It is anticipated that the Arthur’s Pass Tunnel will be completed and ready for opening in May. The Matamata County Council is contemplating the adoption of bitumen for road making. It is estimated .that the net proceeds of the Auckland-Wellington Plunkct Shield cricket match will amount to £370. Tenders for the erection of a residence in Orchard East Road, Ngatea, are invited by Mr E. E. Gillman, architect.* Stansfield’s Mart will be closed for one week from to-morrow, but messages may be left with Miss* Clark, at Mr Cadman’s shop.* Special lines in suit cases, brief bags, diaries, etc., are included ;n a new consignment of goods just, received by Mr F. E. Fla.tt, “The House for Value.”* The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has been advised that IOKd is now being definitely offered by the pound in Canterbury for prime lambs, 4 , 21 b and under. At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs W. Marshall and E. JWalters, J’s-P-, a man named Thomas Tucker was committed for trial on a charge of having committed an unnatural offence. On Wednesday Mr Skitrop, of the Union Asphalt Co., who is reporting on bitumen roiids for various parts of 1 the Plains, inspected the Turua Town Board district, and subsequently addressed a meeting of latepayeis. •Thus. Borthwick and Sons, for whom Mr Fred Pratt (phone 88, Mor-, rinsville) is agent, will receive prime baconers and porkers at Hikutaia on Friday, 19th instant, the prices (subject to fluctuation) being: Porkers (60 to 1101 b) sd, baconers (up to 1601 b) 4%d*

[ New telegraph messenger, .entering (head office of the New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company (to clerk): “Have you got a bloke named Goodfellow working here ?” (Collapse of the junior.)—Waikato Times. The Paeroa Borough. Council has accepted the tender of Mr E. Hines, of Hamilton, for the sewerage 'contract in the Corbett, Bradley, and King Streets area. The contract price was £842 6s, beipg approximately £230 less than the next nearest tender.

The secretary of the Hikutaia Athletic and Axemen’s Carnival (Mr J. M. Robinson) invites tenders for the luncheon and refreshment booth in connection with the sports to be held on Anniversary Day, 29th instant. Tenders clpse on .the 20th instant.*

Under instructions from Mrs W. Moore, who is leaving Paeroa, Mr H. A. Marks, auctioneer, will hold a special clearing sale of household furniture, etc., at. the residence, Moore Street, bn Thursday next, 18th instant.

In reply to an inquiry as to why the Sistine Choir had omitted to give a performance at. Paeroa, Mr H. B. Woods, of the Central Theatre, has received a tetter from the manager expressing regret that the choir .had been unable at present to play at Paeroa, and stating that there may be a* possibility of the choir appearing here at a later date.

Continuous increase of business has compelled Mr R. Corringham to seek larger premises. He has therefore removed to the building formerly occupied by Mr D. A'- Vincent, Normanby Road, where he has opened up with exceptionally complete stocks of household furniture. In addition Mr Corringham, who has just secured the agency for the E. and F. Pi,ano Co., sells at Auckland prices.*

In his zfeport to a. meeting of ratepayers at Turua, Mr Skitrop, representative of the Union Asphalt Co., estimated the cost of the road works proposed as under. —Hauraki Road (Willow Drain to Post Office), £1939 ; Hauraki Road (Post Office to North Boundary), £1053; Ratatuna tS'reet Hauraki Road to Oparia Road), £429 ; Oparia Road (Gisler’s to Johnston’s), £285 10s ; Piako Road (Post Office to Hicks’ Corner), £1863 10s; total, £5570.

Mr P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, who had been presiding at a sitting of the Conciliation Council at Waihi in connection with the mine engine-drivers’ dispute passed through Paeroa this mbyning en route to Auckland. On several occasions when Mr Hally has publicly beeij congratulated on his work as Conciliation Commissioner it has been, said that he has settled more industrial disputes than any other man in Australasia. His successful efforts in connection with the miners’ strike in Waihi are well remembered in this district.

"A pictorial racing souvenir” practically sums up the contents of this week’s issue of the “N-Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review.” But this is not all. Though pride of place is given the sport of kings, a cosmopolitan selection of other subjects finds happy treatment in the profusely illustrated pages, so that every taste is catered to. A special achievement is the magnificent dpuble-page picture printed in Rembrandt brown .ink showing well-known patrons at the Auckland Racing Club’s recent meeting. This is the finest specimen of photographic work that has ever been published by any paper in the Southern Hemisphere, and is another instance of the resolution of the proprietors to set up new standards. The Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting is given significance in a comprehensive series, of snapshots showing stirring stages of the racesband the Manawatu meeting is represented in photographs of tlie appointments, the crowds, and principal events.