THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4580, 29 June 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ ♦ The Auckland “Star” motor service from Frankton Junction to Paeroa is still being maintained. Owing to the bad condition of the roads the company has deemed it advisable to Withdraw the heavy Hudson car fr,om the run and substitute a Ford 5-seater. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Benjamin Greig, hairdresses an I tobacconist,, of Paeroa. The first meeting of creditors will be held in • Auckland on Friday,. July 6. A start, has been made to renovate the refreshment rooms on the Paeroa railway station. New piles arp being, put down, and the kahikatea lining ,s to be removed and replaced with new timber. A fresh coat of paint on the building will considerably improve the appearance, and be more in keeping with the pretty surroundings brought about by the Beautifying Society. During the height of the easterly gale on Wednesday evening some of the electric light wires became entangled and caused a fuse t° blow at the transformer near the Public Works .office. In consequence half Paeroa was thrown into darkness for about an hour, until repairs were effected. The irony of the situation was that while only the house connections were affected the street lamps shed their light uninterruptedly. To-day is the Feast of St. Pater, the Apostle and martyr, and Sunday next being within the octave,, there wi’j be services at St. Paul’z Church. The Blessed Sacrament will be offered at 8 a.m., mattins at 11, and festal evensong at 7 P.m. A few weeks agQ Jerseys in Taranaki sold for sensational prices; now Friesians are having their -turn, and ftjtie popularity of this breed received remarkable demonstration at a, dispersal sale of Mr, John Donald’s famous Westmere herd. The gathering was the most representative ever seen in New Zealand. In addition th.ee Australian States were represented. The weather was perfect, and the Sale was conducted by Messrs Wright, Stephenson* and Company, Ltd., u,nder ideal conditions. Every animal offered was tested for tuberculosis prior to the sale. The total received exceeded £ll,OOO. Foityseven cows averaged 108 guineas, 22 two-year-old . heifers 129 guineas, 6 yearling heifers 93 guineas, 6 bulls 95 guineas, 21 heifer calves 72 guineas. ; ,The top price—s3s guineas —was a record for New Zealand, the previous best being 510 guineas ; the average price also was a record for all breeds. Of a herd of 100 or ove". 21 were sold for export, the balance being distributed to every part of the Dominion. Competition was spirited throughout, a hundred-odd lots selling in four hours and a half. For Children’s Hacking Cough, .Wopds’ Great Peppermint Cure.