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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4789, 15 December 1924, Page 2

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

An area of one acre in the Kerepeehi township, section 4, block 7, has been gazetted a reserve for a public pound site.

In connection with the half-holiday question, which has always been a burning one in Eltham, Mr C. A. Wilkinson, in the course of an address before the Chamber of Commerce, said tl at in Paris the shops closed on Monday morning. He considered that a splendid idea.

Sparrows, it was stated at a recent meeting of the Farmers' Union in Timaru have become so well educated in recent years that they can tell poisoned from non-poisoned wheat and that when they get the former they shell it, and, discarding the poisoned shell, eat the grain.

As the new post office in Ngatea is to be erected on the site occupied by the present office the latter building has had to be shifted. So that there will be no interruption with the telephone and telegraph cables it has been moved forward on to skids placed over the drain. Business was carried on as usual during the removal.

The Waihi Telegraph of Saturday states that the Waihi Beach road stood the- recent heavy rains very well, and as the metalling of the parts likely to suffer in the event of wet weather will be shortly completed there is every reason to anticipate that the road will stand up to all demands upcni it by vehicular traffic dining the coming holidays.

Owing to the boisterous weather experienced on Wednesday evening tire attendance at the social evening held at Ngatea to present the football trophies won during the past season was very small, being practically confined to Ngateaites, with a few from Kerepeehi and Waitakaruru. The presentations were made by Mr W G. Hayward. Mr J. Ad’lum received the Frank Poland Memorial Cup on behalf of the representative team, Mr C. Clark (Waitakaruru Club) the Stretton-Pinchess Cup, and Mr H. Stone (Ngatea juuiors) the Patetonga Shield. Mr L. C. Masters was present to receive the gold medal of the best back in the Union tor the season. Only eight representative players were present to receive their caps.

“He was not an energetic worker, by any means, Your Worship,” said a witness- of a labourer in the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch. “For instance, when he was in my employ I sent him out into a paddock to dig some potatoes, and it took him tour days to dig two sacks. The only thing he was good at was breaking tools and implements —he was excellent a" tint!”

The question of the weekly halfhoi iday has been exercising the minds of the Morrinsville business men of late. It was well thrashed out at a public meeting, and on Thursday last a petition signed by 60 shoo assistants was presented to the Borough Council requesting the council not to change from Saturday to Wednesday. The reason given for the petition was that it was only a matter of time when Saturday would be the universal holiday.

“New Zealand has come into pos* session of something more valuable than the biggest gold mine,” remarked the captain of an American liner the other day when sampling some of our local tobacco. "And 1 predict,’ lie went on, "that in years to come tobacco-growing here will be just as flourishing as in Virginia, my native count: y.” It is gratifying to see that some enterprising people in this Dominion are realising the huge possibilities of the tobacco industry, but even the most sanguine were surprised when the local article made its fiist appearance. Such was the success that the manufacturers could hardly cope with the demand. And no wonder, because this tobacco represents quite a new type with a distinctive flavour of its own, due, it is said, to the toasting process which has been adopted in its manufacture. But its greatest virtue is its small percentage of nicotine, and thi»s Is why it does not affect the heart and nerves or the eyesight. Smokers should not fail to give It a trial. ObtainalPe in three strengths: Riverhead Gold, mild; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium ; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead), full body.*