THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is1 incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4588, 20 July 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is 1 incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The many friends of M? T. Rice, schoolmaster at Netherton, will read with regrdt of the death of his son, Matthew Francis, which took place at Hamilton on Tuesday last after a short illness at the early age of 20 years. Latterly the ' deceased young man had been employed at the Waihou cheese but prior to that was in this district, where he made many friends* who will regret to hear of his early demise, >• Vide a member at Wednesday’s meeting of the Thames Valley Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Club: “ The man who does not test his herd is mad ’. he is only robbing himself.’’ The Mayor (Mr W. M. Wallnutt) and Town Clerk (Mr J. J. Ritchie) of Waihi visited Paeroa on Monday ami interviewed Mr W. Marshall (Mayor) with a view to soliciting public sympathy and support for the Waihi Hospital campaign. The visitors were courteously received, and Mr Marshall undertook to place the matter before the Paeroa Council and to assist canvassers from Waihi as far as possible. This week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review should meet with general approbation* ihe illustrations covering sources of wide variety and being of up-to-date prominence. Racing enthusiasts will be particularly interested in tbe Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting at Trentham, to which liberal space is devoted. The MurrayBlackburn lightweight championship contest is the subject of a telling series of photographs. The centre pages .show an artistic gallery of fashion portraits and prominent Continental celebrities. The orgy scene of "Cairo” occupies a full page. No fewer than six weddings are represented in photographic groups,. ,io that the feminine interest is unusually strong. Amongst a splendid range of miscellaneous pictures are manv in connection with overseas doings. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

It is understood (reports the Waihi “Telegraph”) that the headma'Stership of the Te Papapa school (Onehunga) has been offered to, atid accepted by,. Mr H. T. Gibsou, master bt the Waihi District High School for some years past.

A petition was presented in the House of Representatives on Tuesday by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, on behalf of the Maoris of the King Country, asking that, liquor be not allowed to enter that district. They ob jected to the proposal to legitimise the introduction of liquor by Act of Parliament, and preferred to keep to the arrangement entered into bj’ their elders and Sir George Grey prohibiting its entry.

The pontoon of the Wharepoa ferry, which was closed for repairs early this week, was examined by the county engineer (Mr J. Higgins) on Wednesday and declared unsafe for use. The question of a new pontoon for this ferry was briefly discussed at the last ferry conference at ThamesIt was then suggested that the present pontoon be utilised until a better ferry for Orongo was obtained, when that pontoon could be utilised. As this has not yet materialised, the question of whether the Wharepoa ferry will be reopened is one for the Thames and Hauraki Plains county councils to decide. At the recent conference it was suggested that the wishes of the ratepayers in the vicinity of the ferry be obtained.

The president of the Thames Valley jersey Cattle Club at the annual meeting on Wednesday last counselled farmers to be careful when buying pedigree cattle and make certain that the cattle bore the registered brand of the breeder, and also to ascertain if the stock had been actually registered in the registration books of the association. Instances were known where unsuspecting farmers had purchased alleged pedigree stock from the herd of a well-known breeder on t,he bare word of mouth of a vendor. On investigations being made it had been proved that the cattle thus bought were not pedigree, and had no claims to be, and had never been on the property of the pedigree stock breeder.

The Opunake Times records a peculiar accident at the Oaonui factory on Sunday morning,, as the result" of which a Maori toy named Miki Rewa Te Koha lost his life, it appears that the boy entered the turbine room, and- by some means got caught, in the shafting, being dashed to the floor and killed. The deceased lad resided with his mother on the Kina Road., The accident was witnessed by a youth named Smith, who endeavoured to stop the turbine, but was unable to do so. Mr W. Waswo who was in another part of the factory, was .called, and at great personal risk kicked the hu'ge belt off the main pulley, this stopping the shafting from revolving. He was, however,, too late, for the unfortunate boy had received fatal injuries to the head and died a few minutes later.

The great number of dairy cattle to be seen in different parts of the North Island in comparison with the number in Canterbury impressed an Ashburton resident Avho paid a visit to the north recently (says the “Guardian”). It was apparent, too, he said, that the northern daiiw farmer paid more attention to breed than the average Canterbury man. In the north most, of the dairy farmers concentrated on one or two particular breeds, some on one only. On the other hand, the local man had a very mixed herd; Considerably more attention was being paid by the North Islander to the development of the herd in order to increase the producing capacity than was the case in the south.

“This comes as the result of mixing business and friendship, and originated over teacups,” said Mr Barton, S.M., at Wanganui, in giving judgment at the conclusion of a civil case in which the parties concerned were pf the gentler sex. It was a discussion that led to the importation of a couple'of furs from England, and a sequel was that the buyer was not satisfied that she had got good value for her money when the furs came to hand. ' - ,

Many people possess a certain amount o£ that ingredient in the human “make-up” known as “cheek,” but some possess it to a much greater degree than others (remarks the “Timaru Post”). This fact is vouched by a Timaru greengrocer who is in a good position to judge. He had a very large cauliflower—an unusually fine vegetable—which he proudly displayed in front of his shop. The cauliflower attracted too much attention. Someone took a great fancy to it, and it disappeared. The greengrocer, in the course of the day, wandered down the road for sympathy from his brother-in trade,, the butcher. “Why,” said that worthy when the sad tale had been told, “a woman came in ‘here to-day with a large cauliflower. She said ,she had bought it from you and you were too mean to give her the paper to wrap it up in ; I wrapped it up for her myself.-”

Jazz dancing is reported to have fairly caught Sydney in its grip. There are dozens of dance halls and cabarets resounding to the rhythm of jazz music every day and night, and some even commence at 11 o’clock in the morning and go right on until midnight or 1 a.m. next day. The biggest, jazz hall in Sydney is the. Palais Royal in the Agricultural Society’s building out Randwick way, Recently the management imported Art Hickman’s jazz orchestra (now conducted by Frank Ellis).. Thougn composed of nine. performers only, this band is described as the last thing in jazz orchestras, and the nightly attendance is some 3000 dancers. A recent visitor says that the Palais Royal is quite one of the big sights of Sydney. As much as €lOOO was spent on special decorations for an “Arabian Nights” night recently.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For coughs and colds never fails.