THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1924. GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4774, 10 November 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1924. GENERAL ELECTIONS.

The results of the elections in Britain and America indicate that there is hope of stable administration In these two countries for some years. Interest is now centred on Germany, where a general election is pending. The Chancellor has appealed to the country owing to the failure of his efforts to give the Government a more representative character. The Democrats, and probably the other parties of the Left, the SocialHsts and the Communists, refused to agree to the inclusion in the Government of four Nationalist members, and Dr. Marx was consequently deprived of a great measure of his support. The degree of Nationalist support, that was given to the Dawes ratification scheme, which assured its ratification in the Reichstag, was governed by the stipulation that the Nationalists should be represented in the Cabinet. The People’s Party, which is largely representative of the great industrialists, and is led by Dr. Stresemann, agreed to* this course, and the Centre, under Dr. Marx, somewhat reluctantly, did likewise. But the parties to .this arrangement have had their calculations upset by the Republican fear of Monarchist influence. It has been predicted that the appeal to the elec-

tors will show a revulsion of opinion from Nationalism on the one hand and from Communism on the other. Whether it will be so or not depends upon the extent to which the German people have recovered their sanity. It is hoped for the prosperity of Europe that Germany will follow the example of the other two countries and return a party that, will carry on the affairs of the nation with wisdom. TOWN BEAUTIFYING. Visitors to Paeroa usually pass favourab'e comments on the work of the enthusiastic few who spend time in beautifying the place by attending to the various plots of flowers and shrubs. Individual effort can accomplish much ijn the brightening up of a town’s appearance. Neat surroundings inculcate a spirit of tidiness m moct people. There are many wellkept, iawns and gardens >n this district, and a few such homes give prestige to a street and make the locality more desirabie from a homeseeker's point of view. Here ijs an opportunity for community co-opera-tion. The Mayor at the opening of the Tennis Club’s court on Saturday pointed out that a good playing ground w r as an asset to the borough as it enticed visitors, and that was good thing for the business people. In theise days of commercialism the value of street beautifying is worth considering. A well-kept town invites people to start business .and brings visitors and everyone must spend some money. A property in a street where the surroundings are attractive will possess greater iselling possibilities than a like property in a neglected area. It would be a paying proposition for the residents in any one street to set out to endeavour to make it the most beautiful in Paeroa. Simplicity is the keystone of beauty. There is no need to go to great expense. Co-operation of the residents and a little work for the good of the town are all that are needed, and judging by the results in other places the effort is worth the expenditure.