THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4699, 16 May 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Building permits were issued dining the month by the Hauraki Plains County Council for one shop and dwelling, four dwellings, four cowsheds, and one implement shed,to the total value of £3565. In his report to the Hauraki Plains County Council on Tuesday last the inspector recommended that all heavy traffic should be stopped on the .roads during the winter months. On Uy. Hayward’s motion it was agreed to enforce the heavy traffic by-laws from date to the end of August. A young man named William Rojcroft, a labourer, employed by the Public Works Department at the Puke, Paeroa,. was arrested this morning by Constable MeCHncliy on a warrant issued at Auckland. Roycroft is to be charged with the theft of a Winchester rifle, valued at £5. Ha was placed on the train this morning by Constable McClinchy and sent under escort to Auckland. To-morrow a combined parade of the local Territorials and Senior Cadets is to be held, commencing at 1.15 mm. If weather permits it is proposed to carry out a tactical scheme in the vicinity of the old Te Arolia road, and judging by the keenness of all ranks displayed on the evening parades when the scheme has been explained in detail an interesting afternoon should result. The operations are to.be carried out on the lines of the movements adopted by ih( British troops in France towards the latter stages of the war. A remarkable offer was leccivcd by a Gillmgham, Kent, ex-naval officer who advertised in a London newspaper for work, “danger being no objection.” Within a few hours of the appearance of the advertisement well-dressed woman, who Fad travelled from London in a motor-car, called at his house. She said she woul 1 pay the ex-naval officer £2o'o if he would accompany her to Italy and, in her presence, thrash her brother-in-law with a hbrse-whip. She added that she wanted to punish her brother-in-law for not treating her sister as he ought to have done. The terms of the offer made by the womaa were that the ex-naval officer would receive £lOO on account, all his expenses, and the balance on completion of the task. He rejected the offer.

The Government Meteorologist, Wellington, advises that strong easterly gales ar eto be expected, with stormy weather and heavy rain.

This week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review profusely illustrated, an interesting feature being the tine selection of photographs in connection with the Special Service Squadron's visit to Auckland. The centre pages are devoted to an animated series of photographs depicting the Prince of Wales and his brothers in the hunting ficl'i. Overseas items arc the start of the feminine cross-country race in Paris, the huge stadium at the British Ernpiro Exhibition, the Grand Carnival at Nice, the opening of the tennis season in England, and many others of ton'cal interest. Sporting is represented by the first “All Black" Rugby trial match at Eden Park, Auckland, the annual University Championships at Athletic Park, Wellington, and boxing ami racing pictures innumerable. The fashions, stage, social, and motion picture world is catered for in the usual liberal way.

On Tuesday evening next the annual meeting of the Paeroa Chamber of Commerce is to be held, and it is pai ticularly desired that there should be a large attendance of members. That there is a real need for the chamber in Paeroa has been clearly made manifest a number of times, and much good has been accomplished. If the town and district are to progress satisfactorily too much support cannot be accorded such an institution. especially when the chamber does not coniine its energies to working for the progress of Paeroa alone, but for the whole district. It has beei rather discouraging to the faithful few the way the chamber meetings have been attended during the latter part of the financial year, and it is to be hoped that a little more interest and enthusiasm will be displayed, not only on Tuesday evening, but at subsequent meetings.