LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4607, 28 September 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morro,w will be the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, commonly known as Michaelmas Day, The festival will be observed at St. Paul’s Church on Sunday,, when there will be a celebration of the Blessed Sacrament at 8 a.m., mattins and sermon at 11, and festal evensong at 7 with sermon, and intercessions for the Mission of Healing. There will also be the usual intercessory service in connection with the mission to-night! at 7.30. The hour of meeting of the Netherton farmers to discuss the Dairy Referendum, previously advertised for 2 o’clock,, has been altered to 8 p.m. on Thursday next. The Netherton farmers are asked to note this alteration. The sneak-thief has been paying Paeroa a visit lately, The other morning a firm of bakefls upon going into their harness room discovered that two sets of harness were missing, thus causing them a great deal of inconvenience. This, however, was overcome, and the bread delivery was not much delayed. No trace of the missing harness has been found. In returning thanks for his reelection on the committee of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club Mr J. Clarkin said that he had been a member! of the committee for 21 years, and hoped to be so for another term as equally long. The Paeroa Lawn Tennis Club held another of their popular dances on Tuesday evening, the 25th inst., there being about 50 guests present. Music was supplied by Mrs F. S. Budd in her own inimitable .style. The Club took advantage of, the occasion to show its appreciation of the services so unselfishly rendered at the dances by Mrs Budd, and presented her with a. small token of their esteem —an order on Messrs Eady and Co., Auckland, to procure whatever music she wished. The president, Mr R. L. Miller, made the presentation, Mr W. Marshall replying on behalf of Mrs Budd. At the Jersey Breeders’ Sale in Paeroa yesterday Mr W. J. Hall, of Matatoki, offered a young bull, Orange Dale’s Broncho, the reserve price being 40gns. As the bids were rather slow in coming Mr. Hall announced that he was prepared to donate the bull to the first bona fide returned soldier to mount the rails alongside the auctioneer. Several “Digged” started forward, eager to secure the prize, but were just beaten by Mr A. Bellamy, of Waihi Plains, who was duly handed the bull, or at least the rope attached to the ring in his nose. The generous donation of Mr Hall’s was received with hearty applause by the spectators. In addition to giving the bull away Mr Hall paid the transfer fee for the new owner" as he is not yet a member of the Jersey Breeders’ Club. Orange Dale’s Broncho is a type bred little bull, just rising three years old. He has already taken two prizes as a yearling in the show ring, and Mr Bellamy is very lucky to receive such a generous gift.