LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4648, 14 January 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather continued hot and oppressive on Saturday, the temperature at mid-day registering 82 degrees, which was six degrees lower than the previous day. Yesterday, shortly after 1 o’c’ock, a heavy thunderstorm passed over Paeroa, and rain fell until about 3 o’clock, when the storm passed over and the sun shone brilliantly. The rain, although of. rather a heavy nature, was very welcome, and has done much to revive parched gardens and pastures and clear the atmosphere to a certain degree of the muggy conditions that have recently prevailed.

The churchmen of St. Paul’s Church intend holding a social evening in the Parish Hall to-morrow evening.

In view of the good progress made in connection with the construction of the Waihi-Athenree section of the East Coast Railway it is anticipated that service trains will be running on this section by the end of June next. About 120 men are employed on the Waihi-Katikati section of the line.

In-the Junior National Scholarship examination in the Auckland Education district the following local candidates reached the ordinary standard of qualification (59 per cent.) : William Max Litherland (Paeroa D.H.S ) 555, Duncan Davidson Fleming (Paeroa D.H.S.) 496. List 2, under class for additional candidates wL.i qualifyfor scholarships under conditions of clause 4 of the regulations, Joy Fitness (Patetonga) 446, Gsorge Baihard Price (Kerepeehi) 444, and Elsie Alice McDonald (Kaihore) 436.

The reticulation of the Horahia road areas by the Thames Valley Power Board is now almost complete. Poles are being erected along the Orchard East road, and on the Kerepeehi road the sub-mainiiig is nearing completion. The transformer has yet to be installed. A canvass of the Pipiroa asid Waitakaruru roads is being made. .

The attention of the public is drawn to a Barratt and Robinson’s special stock model piano which ie at prseenit on view in the showroom of Mr R- Corringliam’s, Normanby Road, Paeroa. Inquiries will be welcomed, and inspection is cordially invited.*

At the last meeting of the Thames County Council the engineer reported having inspected several of the sharp and dangerous corners along the Coast road with a view to eliminating some of them. He recommended that the approach to Thornton’s Bay in front of. the outlet of the creed should be graded and the curve flattened towards the sea, using the material from the regrading to effect the filling and- facing up the new piece with a rubble wall.

With the formation of a cricket club at Pipiroa there is now sufficient clubs on the Plains to form an association. A meeting for that purpose will be held at Pipiroa on Wednesday next. When, at the colmmencement of this season, the Kopuarahi club decided not to again join up with Thames, but to stimulate interest in the game nearer home, it was thought that cluhls would be formed at Waitakaruru. Pipiroa, Turtm, and Ngatea. However, only two of these materialised, so the Kppiiarahi club decided to divide into two clubs so that more matches could be arranged. It is still hoped that clubs will be formed at other places on the Plains, for with the formation of the association more matches with other centres could he arranged. •They are eating candy, drinking cocktails and ’hootch,’ and substituting ’spars' tor bars,” said Dr. H. T. J. Thacker on his arrival from a tour abroad when interviewed by a Wellington Dominion representative as to conditions in America. Chemically treated gas drinks, ice creams, and so<.’’.i ices were consumed in great quantities. Wholesome food was difficult to obtain in the United States, as most of the food was preserved, stale, or came from cold storage. Furthermore, it was covered over with a kind of sauce, calculated to camouflage it. In regard to "hootch,’’ the United States was in the stranglehold of this illicit alcoholic poison, combined of wopd-alcohol, methylated spirits, flavoured with rum. It could be obtained almost anywhere if one knew how to “pull the strings.” The arrangement of sealing all liquor on shins when within the 12-niile limit was proving effective, but some of the rum-runners, provided excitement. As Christmas approached they had resorted to the seaplane to carry on their work under cover of a mist, but the authorities were watching them very well. HAPPY DINNER PARTY. THE LIGHTS GO OUT. In a country house recently a din ner party was in full swing when suddenly the lights fused. Not a candle in the house, and the nearest electr’ciani miles away ! It was a case of complete darkness until daylight. Always keep a few packets of candles handy in case of emergency—and make sure of the best and cheapest by ordering Golden Ray Candles. Apply Auckland merchants. |