THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4751, 15 September 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mission Services, —Mr W. J. Mains. Presbyterian Church, every evening, 7.45 p.m. During the month of August the estates of John Alexander McWay, late of Waitawheta, and Thomas Bullard, late of Maratoto, were accepted for administration by the Public Trustee. Messrs Gordon and Bennett, Australian mining experts, returned to Sydney last week. During their last visit to Auckland they successfully formed the Argo tailings claim into a £12,000 company. They are also interested in an application for a dredging claim on the Ohinemuri River near Paeroa. If the application is granted it Is proposed to treat the deposits with the Gordon-Leach patent separator. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

j. Mathieson, Rye Land, Paeroa, who played wing-threequarter for West on Saturday, was unfortunate enough to sustain two fractured ribs and a dislocated shoulder during the game. After receiving medical attention he was conveyed to his home, where he is reported to be progressing satisfactorily.

The concrete bridge on the road across the Kerepeehi block is now completed, and little remains to be done to complete the road. Although the route of the railway has been fixed, the erection of the traffic bridge, which will be constructed near the railway bridge, will probably be deferred until more dredging of the Await! Canal is undertaken. The opening up of the sections on the Kerepeehi block is still a long way i>ff.

Some time ago the Farmers’ Veterinary Club decided to invite Messrs Lyons and Patterson, of the Department of Agriculture, to visit Ngatea and give lectures and demonstrations similar to those given last year. A letter was received recently stating that a visit could be made on September 24. The executive of the club, at a special meeting on Friday evening, decided to accept the date and ask Mr Lyons to give a demonstration at Mi Hayward’s yard at 11 a.m. on the diseases of dairy cattle and pigs and Mr Patterson a fields demonstration, and that lectures be given in the Ngatea Hall during the evening.

Word has been received that Mr M. Crimmins, Waikino, an enthusiastic Jersey cattle breeder, had the misfortune to Ipse the valuable Jersey bull Waipiko Jollification last week. Mr Cummins purchased this animal from Mr C. G. C. Denner, Feilding, in May last at a cost of 162 guineas. The sire of Waipiko Jollification was Waipiko Lionello, who was by Eminent Fcntaine, the leading sire of New Zealand, and the dam was Waipiko Jolly, which gave 6101 b of butter-fat as a two-year-old. Thus it will be seen that the loss of so valuable a sire is a big bne, not only to Mr Crimmins, but to breeders throughout this district.

Messrs Benson and McClinchy announce by advertisement that they have been appointed local agents for Ford rare, trucks, and tractors, and that a ful.l range of genuine Ford spare parts and tyres is stocked by them at their spacious garage opposite the Criterion Hotel, Normanby Road, Paeroa. This enterprising firm has established a record for the number of Ford cars and trucks sold in one month. They undertake repairs to all classes of cars and machinery, and workmanship and materials are guaranteed. Messrs Benson and McClinchy are also district agents for the Simplex Milking Machine, rubberware, and spare parts*

To celebrate the winning of the Sharebrokers’ Cup a few supporters of the East Football Club entertained the victorious junior team to a “smoker” in the-Druids’ Hall on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance, including supporters and members of other clubs, who heartily congratulated the team on the splendid record it had established. A number of musical items were contributed, and the toast-list was enthusiastically honoured and complimentary references exchanged. The gathering dispersed shortly before midnight after spending a most enjoyable evening.

Something of that old-time enmity between wind-jammer sailors and steamship sailors was demonstrated at Kopu on Monday afternoon, when the barquentine Louis Theriault, with a full cargo' of hardwood poles and arms for the Thames Valley Power Board, arrived from Port Stephens, New South Wales.. There was a strong tide running, and the barquentine with sails set fore and aft was beating up the stream assisted by a .launch, and was about to berth when a little river steamer cut in under her stern and tied up at the wharf. As he swung the wheel over and gave orders to strike sail the deep sea skipper in language more vitriolic than polite voiced his opinion of steamers in general and “mud pilots” in particular. The barquentine was anchored in the stream until the steamer had picked up its passengers and departed, and was then hauled into the wharf by a hand capstan.

For the weary brain-worker there are worse ways of spending a welcome “night off” than by the fireside, with pipe ’and book for company. But the tobacco for such occasions should be a brand that can be smoked with enjoyment for three or four hours at a stretch without burning the tongue or orther unpleasant consequences. Where is such tobacco to be found ? Why, right here in New Zealand. And it owes its excellence to two things, principally. Firstly, it contains only a minimum amount of nicotine, and, secondly, it is toasted in the process of manuafeture. That’s why the flavour is so good. In these two important respects it differs altogether from the imported brands which often contain as much as flee or six per cent, of nicotine, and are not toasted. For purity, delicacy, flavour, aroma, and wholesomeness, New Zealand tobaccos are unrivalled. If you like a mild aromatic smoke try Riverhead Gold ; if you prefer a medium strength there ijs Navy Cut (Bulldog), and if you are accustomed to a full-flavour-ed brand ask for Cut Plug No. 1.0 (Bull’s Head).*