THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4611, 8 October 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The showery weather of the past week has given a decided impetus io the pastures on the farms, and has also been welcomed by the kitchen gardener. The Ngatea telephone exchange is now open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. TO celebrate their win in the Paeroa football competitions the West Cl ib held a “smoker” in the Druids’ Hall on Saturday night. A fair number of members and sup potters of the club were present, and also many representing rival clubs. With a full programme of musical items and . a sufficient toast-list a very pleasant gathering was . terminated at midnight. People always welcome a change, and are interested in special features. Commencing to-morrow, Mi- B. Stansfield is arranging a series of auction sales at his mart, particulars of which may be seen in our advertising columns.* Quite a little diversion was caused in Belmont Road on Saturday morning last. The Borough Council employees were engaged in sweeping up the street and loading the refuse into a cart, which was drawn by a draught horse owned by Mr W. Denton. It was raining heavily ait the time, and apparently the animal became weary of standing in the rain, because when he was asked to move on a little further he refused. When encouraged to move by the driver the horse backed the dray over the footpath right into Mr W. J. Ellis’ blacksmith shop. Whether the animal required a set of shoes, or merely shelter from the rain, is not known. The front of the smithy suffered considerably, as about half the frontage was pushed down bodily, the framework of the building resting across the drayIt is .often suggested that one should not “back” a horse, but how aobut when a horse backs itself! Agencies of the National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., will be opened at Netherton on Thursday, October 18, and at Kerepeehi on Thursday, October 11. Particulars are advertised. “ It is a very difficult thing to induce boys to take on a trade,” stated a member of the Napier Technical School Board. “ A boy nowadays will jump on a bakers’ cart and be quite happy so long as he starts at £2 per week. They alt live fori the dollars, and the fact will have a serious effect on trades.—■*' Daily Telegraph,"