THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 2, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4581, 2 July 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 2, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local office of the Public Works Department advises that the total rainfall in Paeroa for last month was ‘6.15 inches. Rain fell on 27 days, the heaviest fall being on Saturday, June 9, when .82in was recorded. For the same month last year only 2.97 in of rain fell, the heaviest being on June 2, when ,92in was registered. gir Harry Lauder’s appearance at the Theatre Royal, Timaru, drew a house which broke all records for that town. It was one of the largest audiences that have ever been accommodated in the building, ar.d the takings—£sl2—were a record for the present tour for a pne-night performance. Christchurch was not far behind with £soo' for one performance. Mr H. Poland gave notice in the House on Thursday atfernoqn to ask the Minister for Agriculture if lie would immediately confer with his colleague, the Minister for Railways, wil.h the object of inducing the latte? to agree to a reduction in railway freight on dairy produce, which is at present 156 per cent, higher than in 1914'. Mr Poland said that in 1922 the then Minister for Railways promised him that he would consult the Minister for Agriculture with a view to giving effect. Ao the request for a substantial reduction in railway freight on dairy produce. Unpleasant smells from a meat works at Petone had a decidedly important bearing on a recent property deal at Koro Koro, according to an oral judgment delivered by His Honour Mr Justice Salmond in the Supreme Court at Wellington last week. The case under review was that in which George Samuel Hooper had proceeded against Charles Ridding for rescission of contract in connection with the purchase of a property at Koro Koro, Petone, and the return of a deposit of £lOOl The defendant, or his .agent, held his Honour, had represented that smells from the Gear Meat works were not noticeable at the house, and for that reason the plaintiff was entitled to rescind the contract. . Judgment was accordingly given for the return of the deposit. For Coughs and Colds, never fails. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Mr J. G. McDougall, registrar, has supplied the follo.wing vital statistics for the month of June: Birth, 4; marriages, 1; deaths, 1.

The N.Z. Co-operaitve Dairy Co., Ltd . is now exporting butter to England, America, Canada, Honolulu, China, and Japan, and reports from these countries speak very highly of the quality. China is also taking a fair amount of the dried milk powder.

The committee of the Te Aroha Jockey Club'has decided to appoint Mi A. W. Edwards assistant secretary, owing to the illness of Mr E. O'. Nash, secretary. The dates allotted to Thames (February 23 and 24) are considered by the committee too close to Te Aroha’s annual fixture (March 1 and 3). The secretary has been instructed to oppose the fixture.

Advertising is telling who you are, where you are, and what you have to offer the district in the way of service or commodity. The only man who should not advertise i,s the man who has nothing to offer.—Elbert Hubbard, in “The Link.”

In reply to the request of the Te Aroha, Thames, and Cambridge trotting clubs for a permit to hold a two days’ race meeting the Mniister of Internal Affairs stated that he regretted there was no totalisator ‘ license available which could be granted for the proposed combined two days’ trotting meeting.

The pupils of the Waihi South School, having heard of the great, success of the Paeroa school children in their bottle gathering campaign, have now started on a similar campaign, hoping to be able to equal, if not beat their Paeroa neighbours. With this end in view a start has been made, about one thousand bottles being the first day’s harvest,

Sir John Luke said in the House : I am an old maker of speeches, but, unlike many singers and reciters, I notice that I never get an encore. (Laughter.) Mr Rhodes (Thames) : But you always speak again. (Lauglu ter.)

In the latest Defence Gazette the existing designations of New Zea- 1 land Infantry units have been abolished and new designations have been adopted. The following information regarding the Hauraki Regiment is supplied :—Hauraki Regiment, with headquarters at, Morrinsville: First battalion (late 2nd battalion, Auckland Regiment),, with headquarters : at Morrinsville ; First and second Cadet battalions (late 9th and 10th Cadet battalions, Auckland Regiment), with headquarters at Paeroa and Gisborne.

Mr T. W. Rhodes, M.P. for Thames, will ask the Prime Minister whether he will arrange for legislation to be introduced this session to compel packers and manufacturers of foodstuffs to print the year in which the goods are placed in the containers upon the labeis of the tin, bottle, or package in order to protect the public from having footstuff that has deteriorated being foisted upon them.

“We have now attained manhood, and as men we must be prepared to take a. man’s share in the cost of defending the Empire,” said Mr Sykes, M.P., in Masterton, when speaking of the important matters concerning tho defence of the Empire, which will be discussed at the forthcoming conference in England.—“Wairarapa Age.”

The need for first-class accommodation on the* Frankton-Paeroa train which arrives at Paeroa at, 7.15 p.m,, and which is commonly known as the “Wild Cat,” was mentioned by Mi; W. J. Moore at the last meeting of the Te Aroha Chamber of Commerce, He said that despite the face that the journey by this train was a tedious one, the train was a very useful one, especially to commercial travellers and business men. The very fact of so much shunting being done along the route, thus making the trip so tiresome, should be sufficient'cause to ask the Department to provide on this service a coach with a first-class compartment, instead of, as at present, two or three and all With second-class accommodation!. He moved that the Paeroa,, Morrinsville, and Hamilton chambers, and the Auckland Commercial Travellers’ Ascociation be requested to support an apj.lication to the Department to grant this request. The motion was cai ried.

Four hundred and twenty-five children and a large gathering of parents and friends assembled at the local drill hall this morning .to hear the King’s and Queen’s Empire Day message to the school children of New Zealand. Through the generosity of Mr F. E. Flatt several appropriate records were rendered prior to the King’s message. The voices of Their Majesties could be clearly heard, t,lie voice of the King being particularly distinct. The messages are simple and brief, and the words used could be understood by the youngest school child. Thanks are also due to Mr Flatt for lending a large La Gloria gramophone for the occasion. Tho headmaster (Mr G. H. Taylor), in apologising for the absence of the chairman of the School Committee (Mr W. H. Taylor),, briefly welcomed tho public to the ceremony. He explained to the children that they were about to hear for the first time the voices of Their Majesties in New Zealand as King and Queen. After tho records had been heard the children were inarched back to the playground, where the flag was saluted and the National Anthem sung.

A bequest of £3OOO has been made to the Methodist Home Mission Fun.l under the will of the late Mr. Wesley James Gordon. Information to this effect was received at a meeting of the Methodist, Home Mission Executive at Auckland ‘a feW days ago, when the general secretary, the Rev. T. G. Brooke, announced that he had received notice from the Public Trustee at Feilding, executor of the will, that £3ooo' had been bequeathed for investment on behalf of the fund. Mr Gordon was a successful farmer in the Waituna West district, and, upon retirement, made his home in Feilding. He was unmarried and died in England on May 27.