THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4716, 25 June 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Two fairly lengthy cases were heard at the Paeroa Magistrate’s Court on Monday, before Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., and in each case His Worship reserved his decision. A start was made by the Borough Council this morning to repair Puke Road. A road roller has beejn secured, and it is intended to scarify the road before forming up and metalling is done. ‘‘Can you keep a child for 5s a week ?” asked the Bench of defendant in an Oamaru maintenance case (states the “Oamaru Mail"). “Well, wc can try,” was the answer, “and I think it can be done.” “Well, if. you can dp it you’re a marvel,” rejoined the Bench. .At the Napier Supreme Court the other day a discussion arose between counsel as to the meaning of the word “expert.” His Honour suggested (states the “Telegraph”) that he might help by informing the disputants that he had recently see’rf a definition of the word “expert” and It meant a man who knew nothing else. Apparently ours is an ungrateful community (remarks the “Oamaru Mail”). The secretary of the Oamaru Hospital Trustees reported to his board that out of some 200 out-pa-tients who had been treated at the hospital during the past year only one man had offered to. pay anything for his treatment. A scheme has been launched in Australia to bring the whole interior of the country within range of flying doctor.., said Mr Will Lawson in an address at Wellington. There are to be six centres within a radius of 500 miles, and they will be available for any station where they are required urgently. Two of the medical men have been secured already, and will he piloted aerially to the places where they are called. It is hoped that the whole arrangements will soon have been completed. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails

The last N.Z. Gazette contains the names of 993 licensed land agents in the Dominion.

According to the Mayor of Wanganui, boys, if chivalrous, should take care of their sisters, but his excellence was that sisters mothered and took care of their brothers (says the "Herald").

London possesses a theatre where there is no charge for admission. It is the Chelsea Art Theatre, in Manor Street, near Chelsea Town Hall, and has just been opened by Miss C. A. Arfwcdson. During the interval Miss Arfwcdson goes round the audience with a tray and makes a silver collection. The' theatre, which holds only 130 people , was formerly a chapel. So far the biggest audience has been 70.

In reviewing the conditions undei which the dairy industry was carried on during the past year Mr R. W. D. Robertson, New Zealaud representative of a London firm dealing with Dominion produce, speaking at a meeting of shareholders of the North Taranaki Dairy Company, said that the season had been a most difficult one. The markets from a merchant s point of view had been exceedingly troublesome owing to abnormal fluctuations in prices at Home, due directly to war conditions. The only way to overcome these fluctuations was to pursue the sound policy of selling at the prevailing market price. This practice had been followed by the directors of the North Taranaki Company with complete success, and though bedrock pricqs were interspersed with top prices the average had been better than would be obtained by gambling on the market. Apart from the question of market fluctuations, the quality of the produce was not pleasing the public at Home. Certainly part of the reason lay in the excessive heat of the summer, which had affected the cream. Cream which was two or three days old was neutralised with soda and pasteurised, after which it was> treated like fresh cream. Home-separated cieam had been the pride of the companies for a number of years, but conditions would have to be overhauled, especially during the hot seasons. Suppliers must keep up the quality of the cream theysent to the factories.

Once again has a pretty woman’s smile hurt .the pockets of presumably hard-headed business folk. Paris tradespeople have fallen easy victims to a woman known in certain quarters as "the blonde panther,” who, with only her charm of manner and her good clothes as assets, succeeded in obtaining amazing credit from jewellers, furriers, and others in the luxurious establishments on the Grandes Boulevards. Her method of procedure was tp hire a large private car. dress in expensive clothes, and, wearing, her most winning smile, step into the establishment she intended to victimise. Nothing in the shop was too good or too expensive for her. After making a careful selection of goods she ■would introduce herself to the manager, give a noble name, and ask that the goods be sent to an hotel, where she would pay on delivery. She always selected an hotel with a double entrance. When the messenger arrived she would accept the package, ask him to wait for u moment, and leave the hotel by the second entrance. In a short time she defrauded tradesmen of 100,000 francs. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Yoods’ Great Peppermint Cure.